2007–08 Taça da Liga
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 4 August 2007 – 22 March 2008 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vitória de Setúbal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sporting CP |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 76 (1.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Matheus (5) |
The 2007–08 Taça da Liga was the first edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons.
For the first round (4 and 5 August), only the Liga de Honra teams competed. In the second round (12 August), Portuguese Liga teams entered. The competition was won by Vitória de Setúbal, who beat Sporting Clube de Portugal 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 (away):
- Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves, who were relegated from the top division;
- 3rd to 8th position of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra.
- Pot B (home):
- 9th to 14th position of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra;
- Fátima and Freamunde, who were promoted from II Divisão.
| Pot A | Pot B |
|---|---|
| Beira-Mar | Olhanense |
| Desportivo das Aves | Estoril-Praia |
| Rio Ave | Trofense |
| Santa Clara | Gil Vicente |
| Gondomar | Vizela |
| Feirense | Portimonense |
| Varzim | Fátima |
| Penafiel | Freamunde |
Games
| Date | Hour | Local | (League)Team 1 | Result | Team 2(League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | 17:00 | Trofa | (LH) Trofense | 2-1 | Feirense (LH) |
| 4 August | 17:00 | Vizela | (LH) Vizela | 1-3 | Varzim (LH) |
| 5 August | 16:00 | Freamunde | (LH) Freamunde | 0-0 (2-4 decided in penalties) |
Beira-Mar (LH) |
| 5 August | 16:00 | Estoril | (LH) Estoril-Praia | 2-1 | Desportivo das Aves (LH) |
| 5 August | 16:00 | Fátima | (LH) Fátima | 2-0 | Santa Clara (LH) |
| 5 August | 17:00 | Portimão | (LH) Portimonense | 1-0 | Rio Ave (LH) |
| 5 August | 17:30 | Olhão | (LH) Olhanense | 0-1 | Gondomar (LH) |
| 5 August | 19:45 | Barcelos | (LH) Gil Vicente | 2-2 (4-5 decided in penalties) |
Penafiel (LH) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
Games results in detail
5 August 2007 16:00 |
| Freamunde | 0 – 0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Evandro:  Bertinho: Marcão:  Heslley: |
2 – 4 | Vidigal Artur Fernando Ratinho |
5 August 2007 19:45 |
| Gil Vicente | 2 – 2 | Penafiel |
|---|---|---|
| Hermes 32' Tiago André 90' |
47' João Pedro 53'(penalty) Nélson Campos | |
| Penalties | ||
| João Vilela: Pedro Ribeiro: Diego Gaúcho: Luís Miguel: Hermes: |
4 – 5 | Lourenço João Pedro Hélder Sousa Pedro Araújo Nelson 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 (home):
- winners teams of first round;
- Pot D (visitors):
- 9th to 14th placed teams of the 2006–07 Portuguese Liga, and the 1st and 2nd placed teams of the 2006/07 Liga de Honra (Leixões and Vitória de Guimarães) ;
| Pot C | Pot D | |
|---|---|---|
| Trofense | Estrela da Amadora | |
| Varzim | Boavista | |
| Beira-Mar | Marítimo | |
| Estoril-Praia | Naval | |
| Fátima | Académica | |
| Portimonense | V. Setúbal | |
| Gondomar | Leixões | |
| Penafiel | V. Guimarães | |
(LH) - Liga de Honra (PL) - Portuguese League
Games
| Date | Hour | Local | (League)Team 1 | Result | Team 2(League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August | 16:00 | Estoril | (LH) Estoril-Praia | 0-1 | Estrela da Amadora (PL) |
| 12 August | 16:00 | Penafiel | (LH) Penafiel | 0-0 (5-4 decided in penalties) |
Marítimo (PL) |
| 12 August | 17:00 | Fátima | (LH) Fátima | 1-0 | Académica (PL) |
| 12 August | 17:00 | Portimão | (LH) Portimonense | 0-0 (4-3 decided in penalties) |
Naval (PL) |
| 12 August | 17:15 | Póvoa de Varzim | (LH) Varzim | 0-4 | Leixões (PL) |
| 12 August | 17:30 | Gondomar | (LH) Gondomar | 0-3 | V. Setúbal (PL) |
| 12 August | 18:00 | Trofa | (LH) Trofense | 0-1 | V. Guimarães (PL) |
| 12 August | 19:45 | Aveiro | (LH) Beira-Mar | 1-0 | Boavista (PL) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League
Games results in detail
12 August 2007 16:00 |
| Penafiel | 0 – 0 | Marítimo |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Nélson Campos Lourenço Guedes Diego Mourão Kelly Ferreira |
5 – 4 | Kanu Fábio Felício Bruno Marcinho van der Linden Wênio |
12 August 2007 17:00 |
| Portimonense | 0 – 0 | Naval |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Ricardo Pessoa: Gonzalo: Miguel Ângelo: Tarantini: Emídio Rafael: |
4 – 3 | Marcelinho Saulo Mário Sérgio Gaúcho Elivelton |
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 Portuguese Liga 2006-07
| Pot E | Pot F | |
|---|---|---|
| Estrela da Amadora | Nacional | |
| Penafiel | União de Leiria | |
| Fátima | Paços de Ferreira | |
| Portimonense | Belenenses | |
| Leixões | Sp. Braga | |
| V. Setúbal | Benfica | |
| V. Guimarães | Sporting | |
| Beira-Mar | Porto | |
Games
| Date | Hour | Local | (League)Team 1 | Result | Team 2(League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September | 16:00 | Leixões | (PL) Leixões | 0-2 | União de Leiria (PL) |
| 26 September | 17:00 | Penafiel | (LH) Penafiel | 1-0 | Nacional (PL) |
| 26 September | 18:00 | Portimão | (LH) Portimonense | 1-1 (4-3 decided in penalties) |
Belenenses (PL) |
| 26 September | 19:00 | Aveiro | (LH) Beira-Mar | 0-0 (4-3 decided in penalties) |
Paços de Ferreira (PL) |
| 26 September | 19:15 | Setúbal | (PL) V. Setúbal | 2-0 | Sp. Braga (PL) |
| 26 September | 19:15 | Fátima | (LH) Fátima | 0-0 (4-2 decided in penalties) |
Porto (PL) |
| 26 September | 20:30 | Amadora | (PL) Estrela da Amadora | 1-1 (4-5 decided in penalties) |
Benfica (PL) |
| 26 September | 20:45 | Guimarães | (PL) V. Guimarães | 0-0 (6-7 decided in penalties) |
Sporting (PL) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League
Games results in details
26 September 2007 18:00 |
| Portimonense | 1 – 1 | Belenenses |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Sérgio 83' |
66' Fernando | |
| Penalties | ||
Tarantini  Wellington  Gonzalo Raphael Paulo Sérgio |
4 – 3 | Rúben Amorim Roncatto Gabriel Gómez Weldon Rolando |
26 September 2007 19:00 |
| Beira-Mar | 0 – 0 | Paços de Ferreira |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Roma Vasco Matos Mateus Emerson Diogo Luís |
4 – 3 | Luiz Carlos Pedrinha Furtado Edson Di Fernando Pilar |
26 September 2007 19:15 |
| Fátima | 0 – 0 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Miguel Xavier Saleiro Moreira Marinho |
4 – 2 | João Paulo Leandro Lima Lino Mariano González |
Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima Referee: Carlos Xistra, Castelo Branco |
26 September 2007 20:30 |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1 – 1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Maurício 36' |
90+3' (pen.) Freddy Adu | |
| Penalties | ||
| Maurício Mateus Tiago Gomes Cardoso Fernando |
4 – 5 | Adu Rodríguez Butt Luisão F. Coentrão Díaz |
26 September 2007 20:45 |
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 - Portuguese League
Games
First leg
| Date | Hour | Local | (League)Team 1 | Result | Team 2(League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October | 19:00 | Lisboa | (PL) Sporting CP | 1-2 | Fátima (LH) |
| 21 October | 21:00 | Lisboa | (PL) Benfica | 1-1 | Vitória de Setúbal (PL) |
| 22 October | 16:00 | Portimão | (LH) Portimonense | 1-0 | Beira-Mar (LH) |
| 22 October | 16:00 | Penafiel | (LH) Penafiel | 3-1 | União de Leiria (PL) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League
2nd Leg
| Date | Hour | Local | (League)Team 1 | Result | Team 2(League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October | 19:45 | Fátima | (LH) Fátima | 2-3 | Sporting CP (PL) |
| 31 October | 20:45 | Setúbal | (PL) Vitória de Setúbal | 2-1 | Benfica(PL) |
| 31 October | 20:00 | Aveiro | (LH) Beira-Mar | 3-1 | Portimonense (LH) |
| 31 October | 19:45 | Leiria | (PL) União de Leiria | 1-0 | Penafiel (LH) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League
Overall results of 4th round
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| (PL) Sporting CP | 4 (a) - 4 | Fátima (LH) |
| (PL) Vitória de Setúbal | 3 - 2 | S.L. Benfica (PL) |
| (LH) Beira-Mar | 3 - 2 | Portimonense (LH) |
| (LH) Penafiel | 3 - 2 | União de Leiria (PL) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League
Group stage
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.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitória de Setúbal (PL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Sporting CP (PL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Penafiel (LH) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Beira-Mar (LH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League
Games results in detail
30 January 2008 21:00 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3 – 0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Robson 52' Ricardo Chaves 71' Kim Byung 90+3' |
Final
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0 – 0 | Sporting 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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