Taça da Liga

The Taça da Liga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtasɐ dɐ ˈliɣɐ]), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tiers of Portuguese football.[1] Unlike Portugal's other domestic cup competition, the Taça de Portugal, the winners do not qualify for European competitions.

This article is about the men's football tournament in Portugal. For the women's football tournament in Portugal, see Taça da Liga Feminina.
Taça da Liga
Organising bodyLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
Founded2007
RegionPortugal
Number of teams36 (2021–22 season)
Current championsSporting CP (4th title)
Most successful club(s)Benfica (7 titles)
Television broadcastersSIC (final)
Sport TV
WebsiteTaça CTT
2021–22 Taça da Liga

The Taça da Liga was established in the 2007–08 season, thus becoming the third official competition for professional clubs in Portugal,[1] after a proposal by Sporting and Boavista was approved by LPFP members on 28 November 2006. For sponsorship reasons, it is currently known as Allianz Cup (with the English word cup).

Benfica are the most decorated team, having won a record seven trophies, four of which consecutively. The current holders are Sporting who defeated Benfica in the 2022 final to secure their fourth title in the competition, making Sporting the second most successful club in the competition after Benfica.

Format

The Taça da Liga format has suffered changes throughout the competition's history in order to increase the number of matches and also revenue for both clubs and LPFP. Starting in the 2021–22 season, the format is the following:

  • First round – One-legged ties between all Segunda Liga teams (except reserve or B teams), the ten Primeira Liga teams ranked 7th–16th in the previous season, and the two teams promoted from the Segunda Liga, with the winner advancing to the next round.
  • Second round – One-legged ties between the first-round winners and the two Primeira Liga teams ranked 5th and 6th in the previous season. The winners advance to the next round.
  • Third round – Four groups of three teams played in a single round-robin format, each containing two second-round winners and one of the four top-placed Primeira Liga season teams of the previous season. The group winners advance to the next round.
  • Knockout phase – Semi-finals and final played as one-legged fixtures played in a neutral ground.

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
2009–10 Benfica (2) 3–0 Porto 21 March 2010
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
2012–13 Braga 1–0 Porto 13 April 2013
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
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
2019–20 Braga (2) 1–0 Porto 25 January 2020
2020–21 Sporting CP (3) 1–0 Braga 23 January 2021 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
2021–22 Sporting CP (4) 2–1 Benfica 29 January 2022
Upcoming finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Date Venue
2022–23 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
2023–24

Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years
Benfica 7 1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 2022
Sporting CP 4 2 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 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

Participating clubs
Team City Years First season Last season Titles Runners-up
1BenficaLisbon152008202271
2Sporting CPLisbon152008202242
3BragaBraga152008202222
4Vitória de SetúbalSetúbal132008202011
5MoreirenseMoreira de Cónegos112011202210
6PortoPorto152008202204
7MarítimoFunchal142008202202
8Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira152008202201
9Rio AveVila do Conde142008202201
10Gil VicenteBarcelos132008202201
11EstorilEstoril152008202200
11Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarães152008202200
13AcadémicaCoimbra142008202200
13FeirenseSanta Maria da Feira142008202200
13LeixõesMatosinhos142008202200
13NacionalFunchal142008202200
13PortimonensePortimão142008202200
13Santa ClaraPonta Delgada142008202200
19Desportivo das AvesVila das Aves132008202000
19PenafielPenafiel132008202200
19Sporting da CovilhãCovilhã132009202200
22BelenensesLisbon112008201800
22OliveirenseOliveira de Azeméis112009202000
24OlhanenseOlhão102008201700
24AroucaArouca102011202200
24VarzimPóvoa de Varzim102008202200
27TrofenseTrofa92008202200
27ChavesChaves92010202200
27TondelaTondela92013202200
30Beira-MarAveiro82008201500
30FreamundeFreamunde82008201700
30BoavistaPorto82008202200
30Académico de ViseuViseu82014202200
34União da MadeiraFunchal72012201800
35NavalFigueira da Foz62008201300
35FarenseFaro62014202200
35FamalicãoVila Nova de Famalicão62016202200
38União de LeiriaLeiria52008201200
38Atlético CPLisbon52012201600
38MafraMafra52016202200
41Cova da PiedadeCova da Piedade42017202000
41VizelaVizela42008202200
43FátimaFátima32008201100
43Estrela da AmadoraAmadora32008202200
43Belenenses SADLisbon32019202200
46GondomarGondomar22008200900
46OrientalLisbon22015201600
46Casa PiaLisbon22020202200
46VilafranquenseVila Franca de Xira22020202200
50CarregadoCarregado12010201000
50FafeFafe12017201700
50RealQueluz12018201800

Players statistics

Appearances
As of 2021–22 season[2]
Rank Nat. Player Apps Goals Years Clubs
1 Jardel 43 1 2009–2021 Estoril, Olhanense, Benfica
2 Tarantini 41 5 2007–2021 Portimonense, Rio Ave
3 Filipe Gonçalves 36 3 2007–2020 Vitória Setúbal, Paços Ferreira, Trofense, Moreirense, Estoril, Oliveirense
Gilberto Silva 36 3 2007– Boavista, Covilhã
5 Ricardo Pessoa 35 7 2007–2018 Portimonense, Moreirense
João Pedro 35 4 2007–2022 Beira-Mar, União de Leiria, Oliveirense, Naval, Braga Belenenses, Moreirense, Académica
7 Jorge Pires 34 7 2008–2020 Portimonense, Desportivo das Aves, Feirense, Moreirense, Penafiel
Hélder Guedes 34 9 2007–2018 Penafiel, Paços de Ferreira, Rio Ave, Vitória Setúbal
Ukra 34 3 2007–2022 Varzim, Olhanense, FC Porto, Braga, Rio Ave, Santa Clara

Bold = Still active and playing in Portugal

All-time top scorers
As of 2021–22 season[3]
Rank Nat. Player Goals Games Years Clubs
1 Tozé Marreco 12 25 2010– Desportivo das Aves, União da Madeira, Naval, Tondela, Académica
Paulinho 12 28 2012– Trofense, Gil Vicente, Braga, Sporting CP
3 / Liédson 11 13 2007–2013 Sporting CP, Porto
4 Jonas 10 15 2014–2019 Benfica
5 Hélder Guedes 9 34 2007–2018 Penafiel, Paços de Ferreira, Rio Ave, Vitória Setúbal
Lima 9 16 2009–2015 Belenenses, Braga, Benfica
Rabiola 9 16 2007–2015 Porto, Desportivo das Aves, Penafiel
/ Dyego Sousa 9 21 2010–2019 Leixões, Tondela, Portimonense Marítimo, Braga
Edinho 9 22 2007–2020 Marítimo, Académica, Braga, Vitória de Setúbal, Feirense
Miguel Rosa 9 25 2008– Estoril, Carregado, Belenenses, Cova da Piedade, Estrela da Amadora
Clemente 9 27 2007–2019 Chaves, Oliveirense, Santa Clara

Bold = Still active and playing in Portugal

Goalscorers by seasons
Season Player Country Club Goals
2007–08 Matheus Brazil Vitória de Setúbal 5
2008–09 Liédson Brazil Sporting CP 4
2009–10 Carlão Brazil União de Leiria 3
2010–11 Hugo Vieira Portugal Gil Vicente 5
2011–12 Baba Diawara Senegal Marítimo 4
Rodrigo Spain Benfica
Miguel Rosa Portugal Belenenses
2012–13 Fabrício Brazil Sporting da Covilhã 5
Josué Portugal Paços de Ferreira
Rafael Porcellis Brazil Santa Clara
Rabiola Portugal Desportivo das Aves
2013–14 Tozé Marreco Portugal Tondela 3
Jackson Martínez Colombia Porto
Moreira Portugal Leixões
Ricardo Pessoa Portugal Portimonense
Wágner Brazil Moreirense
2014–15 Jonas  Brazil Benfica 5
2015–16 Raúl Jiménez  Mexico Benfica 4
Talisca  Brazil Benfica
2016–17 Welthon  Brazil Paços de Ferreira 4
2017–18 Gonçalo Paciência  Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 5
2018–19 Paulinho  Portugal Braga 4
Dyego Sousa  Portugal Braga
2019–20 Ricardo Horta  Portugal Braga 4
Soares  Brazil Porto
2020–21 Paulinho  Portugal Braga 3
2021–22 Gustavo Sauer  Brazil Boavista 4

Sponsorship

Since its inception (except in the period between 2011–15) the Taça da Liga has had the following naming sponsors meaning it has been known by different names:

Period Sponsor Name
2007–2010 Carlsberg Carlsberg Cup
2010–2011 Bwin Bwin Cup
2011–2015 No main sponsor Taça da Liga
2015–2018 CTT Taça CTT
2018– Allianz Allianz Cup

Records

As of 30 January 2020[4]

See also

References
  1. "Taça da Liga – Acerca desta Competição" [About this competition]. lpfp.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese League for Professional Football. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. "Taça da Liga: Estatísticas". zerozero.pt.
  3. "Taça da Liga: Estatísticas". zerozero.pt.
  4. "Stats". thefinalball. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. "Cardozo? Jonas? Jackson? Golos na Taça da Liga é mais com Tozé Marreco" [Cardozo ? Jonas ? Jackson? Goals in the League Cup is More with Toze Marreco] (in Portuguese). zerozero. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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