Taça da Liga
Organising bodyLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
Founded2007
RegionPortugal
Number of teams36 (2021–22 season)
Current championsPorto (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Benfica (7 titles)
Television broadcastersSIC (final)
Sport TV
WebsiteTaça da Liga
2023–24 Taça da Liga

The Taça da Liga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtasɐ ðɐ ˈliɣɐ]), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the Primeira Liga and Liga Portugal 2.[1] Unlike Portugal's other domestic cup competition, the Taça de Portugal, the winners of the Taça da Liga do not qualify for European competitions.

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 successful team in the competition, having won seven trophies (four of which consecutively between 2008 and 2012). The current holders are Porto, who defeated Sporting CP in the 2023 final to secure their first title.

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.

For 2022–23, due to fixture congestion surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup, all Segunda Liga and Primeira Liga teams (except reserve or B teams) were placed into 8 groups (6 groups of 4 teams and 2 groups of 5 teams), with the group winners advancing to the knockout phase, consisting of quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. All knockout stage games are one-legged fixtures, with the semi-finals and finals still played in a neutral ground. All group stage games and the quarter-finals were played during the international break surrounding the World 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
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
2022–23 Porto 2–0 Sporting CP 28 January 2023
Upcoming finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Date Venue
2023–24 27 January 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

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 3 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 2008, 2009, 2023
Braga 2 2 2013, 2020 2017, 2021
Porto 1 4 2023 2010, 2013, 2019, 2020
Vitória de Setúbal 1 1 2008 2018
Moreirense 1 0 2017
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
1BenficaLisbon172008202471
2Sporting CPLisbon172008202443
3BragaBraga172008202422
4PortoPorto172008202414
5Vitória de SetúbalSetúbal132008202011
6MoreirenseMoreira de Cónegos132011202410
7MarítimoFunchal162008202402
8Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira172008202401
9Rio AveVila do Conde162008202401
10Gil VicenteBarcelos152008202401
11EstorilEstoril172008202400
11Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarães172008202400
13FeirenseSanta Maria da Feira162008202400
13LeixõesMatosinhos162008202400
13NacionalFunchal162008202400
13PortimonensePortimão162008202400
13Santa ClaraPonta Delgada162008202400
18PenafielPenafiel152008202400
19AcadémicaCoimbra142008202200
19Sporting da CovilhãCovilhã142009202300
21Desportivo das AvesVila das Aves132008202000
21OliveirenseOliveira de Azeméis132009202400
23BelenensesLisbon122008202400
23AroucaArouca122011202400
25ChavesChaves112010202400
25TondelaTondela112013202400
27OlhanenseOlhão102008201700
27VarzimPóvoa de Varzim102008202200
27TrofenseTrofa102008202300
27BoavistaPorto102008202400
27Académico de ViseuViseu102014202400
32Beira-MarAveiro82008201500
32FreamundeFreamunde82008201700
32FarenseFaro82014202400
32FamalicãoVila Nova de Famalicão82016202400
36União da MadeiraFunchal72012201800
36MafraMafra72016202400
38NavalFigueira da Foz62008201300
38União de LeiriaLeiria62008202400
38VizelaVizela62008202400
41Atlético CPLisbon52012201600
41Estrela da AmadoraAmadora52008202400
43Cova da PiedadeCova da Piedade42017202000
43B-SADLisbon42019202300
43Casa PiaLisbon42020202400
46FátimaFátima32008201100
46VilafranquenseVila Franca de Xira32020202300
48GondomarGondomar22008200900
48OrientalLisbon22015201600
48TorreenseTorres Vedras22023202400
51CarregadoCarregado12010201000
51FafeFafe12017201700
51RealQueluz12018201800
51AVSVila das Aves12024202400
51Länk VilaverdenseVila Verde12024202400

Players statistics

Appearances

As of 2022–23 season[2]
Rank Nat. Player Apps Goals Years Clubs
1 Brazil Jardel 43 1 2009–2021 Estoril, Olhanense, Benfica
2 Portugal Tarantini 41 5 2007–2021 Portimonense, Rio Ave
3 Portugal Filipe Gonçalves 36 3 2007–2020 Vitória Setúbal, Paços Ferreira, Trofense, Moreirense, Estoril, Oliveirense
Portugal Gilberto Silva 36 3 2007– Boavista, Covilhã
5 Portugal Ricardo Pessoa 35 7 2007–2018 Portimonense, Moreirense
Portugal João Pedro 35 4 2007–2022 Beira-Mar, União de Leiria, Oliveirense, Naval, Braga Belenenses, Moreirense, Académica
7 Portugal Jorge Pires 34 7 2008–2020 Portimonense, Desportivo das Aves, Feirense, Moreirense, Penafiel
Portugal Hélder Guedes 34 9 2007–2018 Penafiel, Paços de Ferreira, Rio Ave, Vitória Setúbal
Portugal Ukra 34 3 2007–2022 Varzim, Olhanense, FC Porto, Braga, Rio Ave, Santa Clara
Portugal Paulinho 34 20 2012– Trofense, Gil Vicente, Braga, Sporting CP

Bold = Still active and playing in Portugal

Goalscorers

All-time top scorers

As of 2022–23 season[3]
Rank Nat. Player Goals Games Years Clubs
1 Portugal Paulinho 20 34 2012– Trofense, Gil Vicente, Braga, Sporting CP
2 Portugal Tozé Marreco 12 25 2010– Desportivo das Aves, União da Madeira, Naval, Tondela, Académica
3 Brazil/Portugal Liédson 11 13 2007–2013 Sporting CP, Porto
4 Brazil Jonas 10 15 2014–2019 Benfica
5 Portugal Hélder Guedes 9 34 2007–2018 Penafiel, Paços de Ferreira, Rio Ave, Vitória Setúbal
Brazil Lima 9 16 2009–2015 Belenenses, Braga, Benfica
Portugal Rabiola 9 16 2007–2015 Porto, Desportivo das Aves, Penafiel
Brazil/Portugal Dyego Sousa 9 21 2010–2019 Leixões, Tondela, Portimonense Marítimo, Braga
Portugal Edinho 9 22 2007–2020 Marítimo, Académica, Braga, Vitória de Setúbal, Feirense
Portugal Miguel Rosa 9 25 2008– Estoril, Carregado, Belenenses, Cova da Piedade, Estrela da Amadora
Portugal 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 Brazil Vitória de Setúbal 5
2008–09 Liédson Brazil Brazil Sporting CP 4
2009–10 Carlão Brazil Brazil União de Leiria 3
2010–11 Hugo Vieira Portugal Portugal Gil Vicente 5
2011–12 Baba Diawara Senegal Senegal Marítimo 4
Rodrigo Spain Spain Benfica
Miguel Rosa Portugal Portugal Belenenses
2012–13 Fabrício Brazil Brazil Sporting da Covilhã 5
Josué Portugal Portugal Paços de Ferreira
Rafael Porcellis Brazil Brazil Santa Clara
Rabiola Portugal Portugal Desportivo das Aves
2013–14 Tozé Marreco Portugal Portugal Tondela 3
Jackson Martínez Colombia Colombia Porto
Moreira Portugal Portugal Leixões
Ricardo Pessoa Portugal Portugal Portimonense
Wágner Brazil 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
2022–23 Paulinho  Portugal Sporting CP 8

Sponsorship

Since its inception (except in the period between 2011 and 2015) 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. 1 2 "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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