Taça da Liga

Taça da Liga
Founded 2007
Region Portugal
Number of teams 37 (2015–16 season)
Current champions Benfica (6th title)
Most successful club(s) Benfica (6 titles)
Television broadcasters TVI[1]
Sport TV
Website http://www.ligaportugal.pt/
2015–16 Taça da Liga

The Taça da Liga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtasɐ dɐ ˈliɣɐ]), known outside Portugal as the Portuguese League Cup, is a football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) that is contested by the clubs competing in the Primeira Liga and Segunda Liga, the top two tiers of Portuguese football.[2] Unlike the French and English league cups, the winners do not qualify for European competitions.

The competition was established in the 2007–08 season,[2] after a proposal by Sporting CP and Boavista was approved by LPFP member clubs at a meeting in Porto, on 28 November 2006. Due to sponsorship reasons, it was known as Carlsberg Cup during the first three seasons, and as bwin Cup in 2010–11. From the 2015–16 season, it will be known as Taça CTT. Most of the participating clubs take the chance to rotate their main squad and give opportunities to youngsters.

The current holders are Benfica who defeated Marítimo 2–1 in the 2015 Taça da Liga Final to secure a record sixth title in the competition.

Format

The Taça da Liga format has suffered changes every season since the competition's debut in order to increase the number of matches and also revenue for both clubs and LPFP. Since the 2015–16 season, the approved format is the following:

Finals

Season Winners Score Runners-up Date Venue
2007–08 Vitória de Setúbal 0–0 (3–2, pso) Sporting CP 22 March 2008 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
2008–09 Benfica 1–1 (3–2, pso) Sporting CP 21 March 2009 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
2009–10 Benfica (2) 3–0 Porto 21 March 2010 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
2010–11 Benfica (3) 2–1 Paços de Ferreira 23 April 2011 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
2011–12 Benfica (4) 2–1 Gil Vicente 14 April 2012 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
2012–13 Braga 1–0 Porto 13 April 2013 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
2013–14 Benfica (5) 2–0 Rio Ave 7 May 2014 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
2014–15 Benfica (6) 2–1 Marítimo 29 May 2015 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up
Benfica 6 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Vitória de Setúbal 1 (2008)
Braga 1 (2013)
Sporting CP 2 (2008, 2009)
Porto 2 (2010, 2013)
Paços de Ferreira 1 (2011)
Gil Vicente 1 (2012)
Rio Ave 1 (2014)
Marítimo 1 (2015)

Participating clubs

Team City Years First season Last season Titles Runners-up
1BenficaLisbon92008201660
2Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal92008201610
2BragaBraga92008201610
4Sporting CPLisbon92008201602
4FC PortoPorto92008201602
6Gil VicenteBarcelos92008201601
6Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira92008201601
6Rio AveVila do Conde92008201601
6MarítimoFunchal92008201601
10Académica de CoimbraCoimbra92008201600
10BelenensesLisbon92008201600
10Desportivo das AvesVila das Aves92008201600
10Estoril-PraiaEstoril92008201600
10FeirenseSanta Maria da Feira92008201600
10LeixõesMatosinhos92008201600
10NacionalFunchal92008201600
10OlhanenseOlhão92008201600
10PortimonensePortimão92008201600
10Santa ClaraPonta Delgada92008201600
10Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarães92008201600
21PenafielPenafiel82008201600
21Beira-MarAveiro82008201500
21TrofenseTrofa82008201500
21OliveirenseOliveira de Azeméis82009201600
21Sporting da CovilhãCovilhã82009201600
26FreamundeFreamunde72008201600
27Naval 1º de MaioFigueira da Foz62008201300
27AroucaArouca62011201600
27MoreirenseMoreira de Cónegos62011201600
30VarzimPóvoa de Varzim52008201600
30União de LeiriaLeiria52008201200
30Atlético CPLisbon52012201600
30União da MadeiraFunchal52012201600
34ChavesChaves42010201600
34TondelaTondela42013201600
36BoavistaPorto3[3][4]2008201600
36FátimaFátima32008201100
36Académico de ViseuViseu32014201600
36FarenseFaro32014201600
40Estrela da AmadoraAmadora22008200900
40GondomarGondomar22008200900
40VizelaVizela22008200900
40OrientalLisbon22015201600
44FamalicãoVila Nova de Famalicão12016201600
44MafraMafra12016201600
44CarregadoCarregado12010201000

See also

References

  1. "TVI garante Taça da Liga até à época 2015/2016" [TVI secures Taça da Liga until 2015–2016 season]. A Televisão (in Portuguese). A Televisão. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Taça da Liga – Acerca desta Competição" [About this competition]. lpfp.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese League for Professional Football. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. Boavista excluded from 2009 League Cup after missing players inscription deadline (Portuguese)
  4. Boavista excluded from professional competitions after failing to pay debts (Portuguese)

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