Taça da Liga

The Taça da Liga, commonly known outside Portugal as the Portuguese League Cup, is an association football competition. It is organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP), and is played between teams that play in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top 2 divisions of Portuguese football.[1] The Taça de Portugal winner does not qualify for European competitions.

Taça da Liga
Founded2007
RegionPortugal
Number of teams8 (2020–21 season)
Current championsSporting CP (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Benfica (7 titles)
Television broadcastersSIC (final)
Sport TV
WebsiteTaça CTT
2020–21 Taça da Liga

It was established during the 2007–08 season, and became the third official competition for professional clubs in Portugal.[1] For sponsorship reasons, it is currently known as Allianz Cup.

Finals

Season Winners Score Runners-up Date Venue
2007–08 Vitória de Setúbal 0–0 (3–2 p) Sporting CP 22 March 2008 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
2008–09 Benfica 1–1 (3–2 p) 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
2015–16 Benfica (7) 6–2 Marítimo 20 May 2016 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
2016–17 Moreirense 1–0 Braga 29 January 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
2017–18 Sporting CP 1–1 (5–4 p) Vitória de Setúbal 27 January 2018 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
2018–19 Sporting CP (2) 1–1 (3–1 p) Porto 26 January 2019 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
2019–20 Braga (2) 1–0 Porto 25 January 2020 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
2020–21 Sporting CP (3) 1–0 Braga 23 January 2021 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Upcoming finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Date Venue
2021–22 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
2022–23 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years
Benfica 7 0 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Sporting CP 3 2 2018, 2019, 2021 2008, 2009
Braga 2 2 2013, 2020 2017, 2021
Vitória de Setúbal 1 1 2008 2018
Moreirense 1 0 2017
Porto 0 4 2010, 2013, 2019, 2020
Marítimo 0 2 2015, 2016
Paços de Ferreira 0 1 2011
Gil Vicente 0 1 2012
Rio Ave 0 1 2014

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Taça da Liga – Acerca desta Competição" [About this competition]. lpfp.pt (in português). Portuguese League for Professional Football. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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