Taça da Liga

Taça da Liga
Founded	2007
Region	Portugal
Number of teams	8 (2020–21 season)
Current champions	Sporting CP (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)	Benfica (7 titles)
Television broadcasters	SIC (final); Sport TV
Website	Taça CTT
	2020–21 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.

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

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

Other websites

Official website (in Portuguese)
Portugal - List of League Cup Finals, RSSSF.com

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

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