Portuguese League Cup
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The Taça da Liga (ˈtasɐ dɐ ˈliɣɐ, League Cup), officially known as bwin Cup, is a competition organized by the Portuguese League for Professional Football
started in the 2007–08 football season. For the first three seasons it was known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was proposed by Sporting Clube de Portugal and Boavista in 2006 and approved by all clubs from the Portuguese professional leagues in a meeting in Porto
on 28 November 2006. All teams of the two levels of professional football, Primeira Liga and Liga de Honra
, participate in this competition. It is unanimously considered the least important professional competition in Portugal. Most of the clubs take the chance to rotate their main squad and also give opportunities to the youngsters. The current holder is Benfica, who defeated FC Paços de Ferreira 2–1.
This adopted format results in 67 matches being played.
Portuguese League for Professional Football
Portuguese League for Professional Football is the main organizing entity for professional football in Portugal, headquartered in the city of Porto....
started in the 2007–08 football season. For the first three seasons it was known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was proposed by Sporting Clube de Portugal and Boavista in 2006 and approved by all clubs from the Portuguese professional leagues in a meeting in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
on 28 November 2006. All teams of the two levels of professional football, Primeira Liga and Liga de Honra
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
, participate in this competition. It is unanimously considered the least important professional competition in Portugal. Most of the clubs take the chance to rotate their main squad and also give opportunities to the youngsters. The current holder is Benfica, who defeated FC Paços de Ferreira 2–1.
Format
The Taça da Liga saw changes in its format since the debut season in order to increase the number of matches and also incomes for both clubs and league. For the 2010–11 season, the approved format is the following:- First Round: Liga de Honra teams separated into four groups of four teams each with each team playing three games. Top two will advance to next round.
- Second Round: Two-legged matches between the eight First Round survivors, the two Primeira Liga promoted teams and six worst from the previous Primeira Liga season.
- Third Round: four groups of four teams each, containing the winners of the Second Round and eight top-placed teams in the previous Primeira Liga season. Only the group winners advance.
- Knockout: Both semi-finals and final are one-legged fixtures.
This adopted format results in 67 matches being played.
League Cup finals
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Date | Venue |
| 2007–08 | Vitória de Setúbal Vitória F.C. Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72... |
0 – 0 2008 Taça da Liga Final The 2008 Taça da Liga Final was the first edition of the Taça da Liga. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro on 22 March 2008 between Vitória de Setúbal and Sporting Clube de Portugal.-Route to the final:-Details:... (3 – 2 pso) |
Sporting CP | March 22, 2008 | Estádio Algarve Estádio Algarve The Estádio Algarve is an association football stadium in Loulé, Portugal. The home teams are Sporting Clube Farense, who play in the Portuguese Third Division and Louletano Desportos Clube, who play in the Portuguese Second Division Serie D... , Faro Faro, Portugal Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region... |
| 2008–09 | Benfica | 1 – 1 (3 – 2 pso) | Sporting CP | March 21, 2009 | Estádio Algarve Estádio Algarve The Estádio Algarve is an association football stadium in Loulé, Portugal. The home teams are Sporting Clube Farense, who play in the Portuguese Third Division and Louletano Desportos Clube, who play in the Portuguese Second Division Serie D... , Faro Faro, Portugal Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region... |
| 2009–10 | Benfica | 3 – 0 2010 Taça da Liga Final - External links :** *... |
Porto | March 21, 2010 | Estádio Algarve Estádio Algarve The Estádio Algarve is an association football stadium in Loulé, Portugal. The home teams are Sporting Clube Farense, who play in the Portuguese Third Division and Louletano Desportos Clube, who play in the Portuguese Second Division Serie D... , Faro Faro, Portugal Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region... |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Taça da Liga The 2010–11 Taça da Liga was the fourth edition of the portuguese Taça da Liga. The first matches were played on August 8, 2010. The final was scheduled on April 23, 2011 where Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira 2-1, and won their third title. The final was played at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra,... |
Benfica | 2 – 1 2011 Taça da Liga Final - External links :** * *... |
Paços de Ferreira | April 23, 2011 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra The Estádio Finibanco Cidade de Coimbra is a stadium in Coimbra, Portugal. This stadium belongs to the Municipality of Coimbra and is mainly used by the Académica de Coimbra's football team... , Coimbra Coimbra Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the... |
Performance by club
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Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years and Runner-Up Years Benfica 3 - 2009, 2010, 2011 Vitória de Setúbal Vitória F.C.Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...1 - 2008 Sporting CP - 2 2008, 2009 Porto - 1 2010 Paços de Ferreira - 1 2011
Participating clubs
| Team | City | Years | First season | Last season | Cups Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | 3 |
| 2 | Vitória de Setúbal Vitória F.C. Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72... |
Setúbal Setúbal Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants.... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | 1 |
| 3 | Académica de Coimbra | Coimbra Coimbra Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Beira-Mar | Aveiro | 5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Belenenses | Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... |
4 | 2008 | 2011 | |
| 3 | Braga | Braga Braga Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Desportivo das Aves | Vila das Aves Vila das Aves Vila das Aves, population 8492 , 6 km², is an industrial town and parish in northern Portugal. It is located in the municipality of Santo Tirso, 6 km to the northeast of the municipality seat, the city of Santo Tirso proper, bordering the parish of Lordelo in the municipality of Guimarães... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Estoril-Praia | Estoril Estoril Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Feirense | Santa Maria da Feira | 5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Freamunde S.C. Freamunde Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese football team based in Freamunde, Porto District. Founded in 1933, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home games at Campo SC Freamunde, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators.... |
Freamunde Freamunde Freamunde is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira. It has a population of 7,452 and an area of 4.68 km².-Sports:The main sport in Freamunde is football and the main team is S.C. Freamunde.-References:... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Gil Vicente | Barcelos Barcelos, Portugal Barcelos is a city in Barcelos Municipality in Braga District. The city has a population of 20,625.-History:Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | União de Leiria | Leiria Leiria Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Leixões | Matosinhos Matosinhos Matosinhos Municipality is located in Porto District, Portugal. The main city is Matosinhos. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The municipality has a population of 168,451 in 10 parishes. Many people have recently moved from the... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Marítimo | Funchal Funchal Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Nacional | Funchal Funchal Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.Naval is... |
Figueira da Foz Figueira da Foz Figueira da Foz , also known as Figueira for short, is a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills .... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Olhanense | Olhão Olhão Olhão , or Olhão da Restauração, is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region, in Southern Portugal. It is located near Faro, which is the district's capital and the capital of the Algarve. It is mostly a fishing port city... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Paços de Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira is a city in Portugal. It is sometimes also called Capital do Móvel , since the city is home to numerous furniture manufacturing plants. Besides older Portuguese furniture companies, Portugal's major industrial operations of IKEA are also located there... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Portimonense Portimonense S.C. Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division.... |
Portimão Portimão Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Porto | Porto Porto Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Rio Ave | Vila do Conde | 5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Santa Clara C.D. Santa Clara Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They are the most successful football team from the Azores islands. To date, it is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently... |
Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,... |
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| 3 | Sporting CP | Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Trofense | Trofa Trofa Trofa Municipality is located in the north of the Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal. The city of Trofa is composed of two parishes with a population of 20,692; the municipality made of 8 parishes has a population of 37,416 .... |
5 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Vitória de Guimarães | Guimarães Guimarães Guimarães Municipality is located in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the Braga District. It contains the city of Guimarães.The present Mayor is António Magalhães Silva, elected by the Socialist Party.-Parishes:-Economy:... |
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| 26 | Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality is located in Oporto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. It has a total area of 163.5 km² and a total population of about 70,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of more than 15,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located... |
4 | 2009 | 2012 | |
| 26 | Penafiel | Penafiel Penafiel Penafiel Municipality is located in Porto District in the North of Portugal.The municipal areas surrounding Penafiel City have a population of 71,801 and are made up of 38 parishes, comprising 212,82 km².... |
4 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| 26 | Sporting da Covilhã | Covilhã Covilhã Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of... |
4 | 2009 | 2012 | |
| 26 | Varzim | Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in the Norte Region and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2011 estimated population of 63,364. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper. The urban area expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there... |
4 | 2008 | 2011 | |
| 30 | Fátima C.D. Fátima Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home matches at Estádio Municipal de Fátima, with a capacity of 1,545 spectators.Club's... |
Fátima Fatima -People:* Fatima , a female given name of Arabic origin* Fatima bint Muhammad, daughter of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad* Fatima Jinnah, the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah... |
3 | 2008 | 2011 | |
| 31 | Arouca F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca is a Portuguese football club based in Arouca, Aveiro District. Founded on 25 December 1951, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 2,500-seat capacity.-History:... |
Arouca Arouca -Portugal:* Arouca Municipality, a municipality in the district of Aveiro* Arouca , a civil parish in the municipality of Arouca-Trinidad and Tobago:* Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago, a town in Regional Corporation of Tunapuna-Piarco... |
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| 31 | Estrela da Amadora | Amadora Amadora Amadora is a city and a municipality in Portugal, in the northwest of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The city and municipality population is 175,872 in eleven freguesias . With an area of 23.77 km², it is the most densely populated municipality of Portugal... |
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| 31 | Gondomar Gondomar S.C. Gondomar Sport Clube is a Portuguese football club based in Gondomar, Porto District. Founded on 1 May 1921, it currently plays in the Portuguese third division, holding home games at Estádio de São Miguel, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators.-History:... |
Gondomar Gondomar Gondomar may refer to:*Gondomar, Portugal, a city in Portugal*Gondomar Municipality*Gondomar, Pontevedra, a town in Galicia, Spain*Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar , Spanish diplomat... |
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| 31 | Moreirense | Moreira de Cónegos Moreira de Cónegos Moreira de Cónegos is a Portuguese parish and town in the municipality of Guimarães. It has an area of 4.45 km² and a population of 5,828 .-Sports:Football club Moreirense F.C. plays in the Second Division.... |
2 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| 31 | Vizela F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in the Vizela Municipality, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the third division, holding home games at Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a 3,500-spectators capacity.... |
Vizela Vizela Vizela is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 24.7 km² and a total population of 23,528 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 7 parishes, and is located in the Braga District.... |
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| 36 | Atlético CP Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese football team from Alcântara, Lisbon, founded on 18 September 1942. The club was formed with the union of two clubs – Carcavelinhos Football Clube and União Foot-ball Lisboa. They currently play in the Liga de Honra after gaining promotion in the 2010-11... |
Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... |
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| 36 | Boavista | Porto Porto Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes... |
1 | 2008 | 2008 | |
| 36 | Carregado A.D. Carregado Associação Desportiva do Carregado, commonly known as just Carregado, is a Portuguese football club based in Carregado, a parish of Alenquer, Lisbon... |
Carregado Carregado Carregado is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Alenquer. It has a population of 9,066 inhabitants and a total area of 15.52 km². The town is a north-east exurb of Lisbon.... |
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| 36 | Chaves | Chaves Chaves (Portugal) Chaves is a municipality and municipal seat of an area 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín in the north of Portugal. The municipality is the second most populous of the district of Vila Real... |
1 | 2010 | 2010 | |
| 36 | União da Madeira | Funchal Funchal Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:... |
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See also
- Taça Ribeiro dos ReisTaça Ribeiro dos ReisThe Taça Ribeiro dos Reis, was a competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation started in the 1961 football season and which had its last edition on the 1970/71 season. The competition was played at the end of the season between teams from first and second divisions...
(predecessor organized by the Portuguese Football Federation ) - List of football clubs in Portugal by major honours won