2007–08 Taça da Liga

The 2007–08 Taça da Liga was the first edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons.

2007–08 Taça da Liga
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates4 August 2007 – 22 March 2008
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsVitória de Setúbal (1st title)
Runners-upSporting CP
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored76 (1.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)Matheus (5)

For the first round (4 and 5 August), only teams competing in the Liga de Honra participated. In the second round (12 August), Primeira Liga teams entered.

The competition was won by Vitória de Setúbal, who defeated Sporting CP 3–2 in the penalty shootout after a goalless draw at the Estádio Algarve, Faro.

First round

Drawing

Teams had been distributed by two pots, being based on the position of the previous championship.


Pot A Pot B
Beira-Mar Olhanense
Desportivo das Aves Estoril
Rio Ave Trofense
Santa Clara Gil Vicente
Gondomar Vizela
Feirense Portimonense
Varzim Fátima
Penafiel Freamunde

Games
Team 1  Score  Team 2
(LH) Trofense 2–1 Feirense (LH)
(LH) Vizela 1–3 Varzim (LH)
(LH) Freamunde 0–0 (2–4 p) Beira-Mar (LH)
(LH) Estoril 2–1 Desportivo das Aves (LH)
(LH) Fátima 2–0 Santa Clara (LH)
(LH) Portimonense 1–0 Rio Ave (LH)
(LH) Olhanense 0–1 Gondomar (LH)
(LH) Gil Vicente 2–2 (4–5 p) Penafiel (LH)

(LH) - Liga de Honra

Games results in detail
Trofense2–1Feirense
Marcos Antônio  41'
Borges  53'		 Leitão  61'
Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense, Trofa
Referee: Luís Reforço, Setúbal
Vizela1–3Varzim
N. Sousa  7' Roberto  20'
Chico  57'
Ukra  90'
Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, Vizela
Referee: Rui Silva, Vila Real
Estoril2–1Desportivo das Aves
Dorival  44'
Dagil  48'		 Gouveia  11'
Referee: Marco Ferreira, Porto
Freamunde0–0Beira-Mar
Penalties
Evandro
Bertinho
Marcão
Heslley 		2–4 Vidigal
Artur
Fernando
Ratinho
Referee: Vasco Santos, Porto
Fátima2–0Santa Clara
Marinho  56'
Saleiro  60'
Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima
Referee: Bruno Paixão, Setúbal
Portimonense1–0Rio Ave
Bevacqua  4'
Referee: Hugo Miguel, Lisboa
Olhanense0–1Gondomar
Nelsinho  58'
Referee: João Capela, Coimbra
Gil Vicente2–2Penafiel
Hermes  32'
Tiago André  90'		 João Pedro  47'
Campos  53' (pen.)
Penalties
Vilela
Ribeiro
Diego Gaúcho
Luís Miguel
Hermes 		4–5 Lourenço
João Pedro
Sousa
Araújo
Campos

Second round

Drawing

Teams were divided for two pots, one with the lower ranked Portuguese Liga teams and the other with the first round winners, who played at home.

Pot C Pot D
Trofense Estrela da Amadora
Varzim Boavista
Beira-Mar Marítimo
Estoril Naval
Fátima Académica
Portimonense Vitória de Setúbal
Gondomar Leixões
Penafiel Vitória de Guimarães

(LH) – Liga de Honra (PL) – Primeira League

Games
Team 1  Score  Team 2
(LH) Estoril 0–1 Estrela da Amadora (PL)
(LH) Penafiel 0–0 (5–4 p) Marítimo (PL)
(LH) Fátima 1–0 Académica (PL)
(LH) Portimonense 0–0 (4–3 p) Naval (PL)
(LH) Varzim 0–4 Leixões (PL)
(LH) Gondomar 0–3 Vitória de Setúbal (PL)
(LH) Trofense 0–1 Vitória de Guimarães (PL)
(LH) Beira-Mar 1–0 Boavista (PL)

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League

Games results in detail
Estoril0–1Estrela da Amadora
Cardoso  45'
Referee: Cosme Machado, Braga
Penafiel0–0Marítimo
Penalties
Campos
Lourenço
Guedes
Mourão
Berville
Ferreira 		5–4 Kanu
Felício
Bruno
Marcinho
Van der Linden
Wênio
Referee: João Vilas Boas, Braga
Fátima1–0Académica
Ricardo Jorgue  27'
Estádio Municipal de Fátima, Fátima
Referee: Augusto Duarte, Braga
Portimonense0–0Naval
Penalties
Pessoa
Marronkle
Miguel Ângelo
Tarantini
Emídio Rafael 		4–3 Marcelinho
Saulo
Mário Sérgio
Gaúcho
Elivelton
Referee: Rui Costa, Porto
Varzim0–4Leixões
Vieirinha  5', 53' (pen.)
China  7'
Roberto  58'
Referee: Paulo Baptista, Portalegre
Gondomar0–3Vitória de Setúbal
Kim  44'
Matheus  77'
Edinho  80'
Referee: Paulo Pereira, Viana do Castelo
Trofense0–1Vitória de Guimarães
Mrdaković  30'
Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense, Trofa
Referee: Carlos Xistra, Castelo Branco
Beira-Mar1–0Boavista
Roma  81'
Referee: Elmano Santos, Madeira

Third round

Drawing

Teams were divided in two pots, one with the higher ranked Portuguese Liga teams and the other with the second round winners, who played at home.

  • Pot E (home):
    • winners teams of Second round;
  • Pot F (visitors):
    • 1st to 8th placed teams of the 2006–07 Primeira Liga
Pot E Pot F
Estrela da Amadora Nacional
Penafiel União de Leiria
Fátima Paços de Ferreira
Portimonense Belenenses
Leixões Braga
Vitória de Setúbal Benfica
Vitória de Guimarães Sporting CP
Beira-Mar Porto

Games
Team 1  Score  Team 2
(PL) Leixões 0–2 União de Leiria (PL)
(LH) Penafiel 1–0 Nacional (PL)
(LH) Portimonense 1–1 (4–3 p) Belenenses (PL)
(LH) Beira-Mar 0–0 (4–3 p) Paços de Ferreira (PL)
(PL) Vitória de Setúbal 2–0 Braga (PL)
(LH) Fátima 0–0 (4–2 p) Porto (PL)
(PL) Estrela da Amadora 1–1 (4–5 p) Benfica (PL)
(PL) Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 (6–7 p) Sporting CP (PL)

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League

Games results in details
Leixões0–2União de Leiria
Maciel  15'
Jessui  76' (pen.)
Referee: Cosme Machado, Braga
Penafiel1 – 0Nacional
Guedes  21'
Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel
Referee: Paulo Costa, Porto
Portimonense1–1Belenenses
Paulo Sérgio  83' Fernando  66'
Penalties
Tarantini
Wellington
Gonzalo
Raphael
Paulo Sérgio 		4–3 Amorim
Roncatto
Gómez
Weldon
Rolando
Referee: Hugo Miguel, Lisboa
Beira-Mar0–0Paços de Ferreira
Penalties
Roma
Matos
Lopes
Emerson
Luís 		4–3 Luiz Carlos
Pedrinha
Furtado
Édson Di
Fernando Pilar
Referee: João Vilas Boas, Braga
Vitória de Setúbal2–0Braga
Matheus  80'
Branco  88'
Referee: Elmano Santos, Madeira
Fátima0–0Porto
Penalties
Miguel Xavier
Saleiro
Moreira
Marinho 		4–2 João Paulo
Lima
Lino
M. González
Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima
Referee: Carlos Xistra, Castelo Branco
Estrela da Amadora1 – 1Benfica
Maurício  36' Adu  90+3' (pen.)
Penalties
Maurício
Mateus
Gomes
Cardoso
Fernando
Yoni 		4–5 Adu
Rodríguez
Butt
Luisão
Coentrão
Díaz
Vitória de Guimarães0–0Sporting CP
Penalties
Ghilas
Rabiola
Andrezinho
Desmarets
Fajardo
Targino
Amaral
Geromel
Sereno
Alves 		6–7 Romagnoli
Polga
Moutinho
Ronny
Veloso
Paredes
Tonel
Abel
Djaló
Tiago

Fourth round

The winning teams of the third round will be in only one pot and will play in two legs.

Clube League
Sporting CP PL
Benfica PL
União de Leiria PL
Vitória de Setúbal PL
Beira-Mar LH
Penafiel LH
Portimonense LH
Fátima LH

LH – Liga de Honra PL – Primeira Liga

Games
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(PL) Sporting CP 4–4 (a) Fátima (LH) 1–2 3–2
(PL) Benfica 2–3 Vitória de Setúbal (PL) 1–1 1–2
(LH) Portimonense 2–3 Beira-Mar (LH) 1–0 1–3
(LH) Penafiel 3–2 União de Leiria (PL) 3–1 0–1

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League

First leg
Sporting CP1–2Fátima
Liédson  52' Cícero  15' (pen.)
Falardo  82'
Benfica1–1Vitória de Setúbal
Adu  90+4' Matheus  12'
Referee: Jorge Sousa, Porto
Portimonense1–0Beira-Mar
Melo  71'
Referee: Pedro Henriques, Lisbon
Penafiel3–1União de Leiria
João Pedro  3'
Bakero  68', 78'		 Sougou  90+2'
Referee: Pedro Proença Lisbon

Second leg
Fátima2–3Sporting CP
Saleiro  16'
Falardo  49'		 Liédson  35', 82'
Purović  62'
Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima
Vitória de Setúbal2–1Benfica
Matheus  67'
Edinho  82'		 Adu  45' (pen.)
Referee: Paulo Costa, Porto
Beira-Mar3–1Portimonense
Jessé  48'
Vitinha  65'
Roma  79'		 Bevacqua  6'
Referee: João Ferreira, Setúbal
União de Leiria1–0Penafiel
João Paulo  91'
Referee: Paulo Paraty, Porto

Fifth round

The four winners from the fourth round will play in a group stage with a single round-robin format. The teams that finish first and second in the group will advance to play each other in the final.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vitória de Setúbal (PL) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to final
2 Sporting CP (PL) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3 Penafiel (LH) 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
4 Beira-Mar (LH) 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source:
Rules for classification: (LH) - Liga de Honra , (PL) - Portuguese League

Games results in detail
Beira-Mar1–1Penafiel
Vitinha  19' Bakero  44'
Referee: Jorge Sousa, Porto
Vitória de Setúbal1–0Sporting CP
Gonçalves  30'
Referee: Pedro Henriques, Lisbon
Penafiel1–1Vitória de Setúbal
Guedes  43' (pen.) Matheus  18'
Sporting CP3–0Beira-Mar
Liédson  68'
Vukčević  74', 80'
Sporting CP3–1Penafiel
Romagnoli  21'
Izmailov  29', 85'		 Guedes  66'
Referee: João Ferreira, Setúbal
Vitória de Setúbal3–0Beira-Mar
Robson  52'
Chaves  71'
Kim  90+3'
Referee: Rui Costa, Porto

Final
Main article: 2008 Taça da Liga Final
Vitória de Setúbal0–0Sporting CP
(Official report)
Penalties
Auri
Pitbull
Elias
Jorginho
Paulinho 		3–2 Romagnoli
Polga
Moutinho
Liédson
Izmailov

Coin toss determined Vitória to be the first on the penalty shootout series. Except for Jorginho's shot at his right post (inner side), all other shots were saved by the goalkeepers.

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