2009–10 Taça da Liga
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 1 August 2009 – 21 March 2010 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Benfica (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Porto |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 104 (1.89 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carlão (3) |
The 2009–10 Taça da Liga was the third edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 1 August 2009. The final was scheduled on 21 March 2009 where Benfica beat Porto 3–0, winning their second Taça da Liga. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve, Faro.
Format
The Cup begins with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra (second level). Winners join the clubs classified 7th–14th from last season's Portuguese Liga (first level) plus two promoted to this season's Liga. There are six groups of three teams each, and every team play two games (once home and once away). Winners of the groups join the top six teams from the last season's Portuguese Liga and there will be three groups of four teams, each team playing three games. Winners of the groups and the best second-placed team compete in the one-legged semifinals, with the winners advancing to the final.
Participating clubs
This is a list of clubs participating in the 2009–10 Portuguese League Cup:
- Clubs starting from the First Round: Gil Vicente, Beira-Mar, Estoril Praia, Desportivo das Aves, Varzim, Santa Clara, Portimonense, Freamunde, Feirense, Oliveirense, Covilhã, Trofense, Fátima, Chaves, Carregado, Penafiel
- Clubs starting from the Second Round: Belenenses, Naval, Académica, Paços de Ferreira, Rio Ave, União de Leiria, Olhanense, Vitória de Guimarães, Vitória de Setúbal, Marítimo
- Clubs starting from the Third Round: Porto, Sporting CP, Benfica, Nacional, Leixões, Braga
Boavista was first included in the draw, but the club was excluded from professional competitions on July 13, 2009 due to financial debts. Boavista was scheduled to play against Sporting da Covilhã. On the following day, Penafiel and Carregado were invited to the professional leagues and, after both accepting, they officially joined the league on July 28.
First round
The matches will be played on August 1 and 2 (first legs) and August 8 and 9, 2009 (second legs).
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Carregado | 1–2 | Covilhã | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Desportivo das Aves | 1–2 | Estoril Praia | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Beira-Mar | 5–4 | Freamunde | 5–1 | 0–3 |
| Oliveirense | 0–1 | Gil Vicente | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Fátima | 2–1 | Varzim | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Chaves | 3–3p | Santa Clara | 1–0 | (2)2–3(4) |
| Portimonense | 1–1p | Feirense | 1–1 | (6)0–0(5) |
| Penafiel | 2–2p | Trofense | 2–0 | (2)0–2(3) |
Second round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Third round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Porto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Académica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Leixões | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Estoril Praia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Académica qualified as best runner-up of all groups.
All times: UTC+0
5 January 2010 19:45 |
| Porto | 1–0 | Leixões |
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Varela  45+2' |
Report |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto Referee: Vasco Santos |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Sporting CP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 |
| Trofense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 4 |
| Braga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| União de Leiria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
All times: UTC+0
3 January 2010 21:15 |
| Sporting CP | 2–1 | Braga |
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| Saleiro 36' Veloso 65' |
Report | Alan 50' |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa Referee: Jorge Sousa |
13 January 2010 16:00 |
| União de Leiria | 1–2 | Sporting CP |
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| Carlão 70' |
Report | Pereira 16' Veloso 36' |
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
23 January 2010 16:00 |
| Braga | 4–1 | União de Leiria |
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| Bastos 22' Peña 38'Matheus 42'Paulão 68' |
Report | Cássio 9' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Benfica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Rio Ave | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nacional | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
All times: UTC+0
13 January 2010 16:00 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–1 | Benfica |
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| Douglas 59' |
Coentrão 75' |
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Referee: Carlos Xistra |
13 January 2010 16:00 |
| Rio Ave | 1–1 | Nacional |
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| Costa 15' |
Tomás 20' |
Estádio dos Arcos, Vila do Conde Referee: Duarte Gomes |
Knock-out Stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Sporting CP | 1 | ||||||||
| Benfica | 4 | ||||||||
| Benfica | 3 | ||||||||
| Porto | 0 | ||||||||
| Porto | 1 | ||||||||
| Académica de Coimbra | 0 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
9 February 2010 20:15 UTC |
| Sporting CP | 1 – 4 | Benfica |
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| Liédson 37' |
Report | David Luiz 8' Ramires 29'Luisão 68'Cardozo 90+4' |
Final
          S.L. Benfica
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   F.C. Porto
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| 2009–10 Taça da Liga Winners |
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| S.L. Benfica 2nd Title |
References
- ↑ The rules state that the team with the lowest age average of players used in the second round advances to the third round.
- ↑ Taça da Liga rules (Portuguese)
External links
- Official site
- Official regulation (Portuguese)
- Official Statistics (Portuguese)
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