2016–17 Taça da Liga

The 2016–17 Taça da Liga was the tenth edition of the Taça da Liga, a football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. The competition was sponsored by CTT and, therefore, was known as Taça CTT for a second season.[1][2]

2016–17 Taça da Liga
Taça CTT
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates30 July 2016 – 29 January 2017
Teams35
Final positions
ChampionsMoreirense (1st title)
Runners-upBraga
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored103 (2.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)Welthon (4 goals)

A total of 35 teams contested the tournament, including 18 teams from the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and 17 non-reserve teams from the 2016–17 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes for the second consecutive year, with the number of teams being reduced and the semi-finals being played on the same week of the final, in late January.

Benfica were the three-time defending holders but failed to defend their title, losing to Moreirense in the semi-finals. This result marked Benfica's first defeat in the competition since 31 October 2007 and put an end to a 42-game unbeaten run. Moreirense beat Braga 1–0 to win their first domestic cup in their first ever appearance in a cup final.

Format

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On 19 June 2015, the LPFP announced that the number of teams in the 2016–17 LigaPro season would be reduced to 22, thus reducing the number of teams that would play in the Taça da Liga from 37 to 35.[3]

On 28 June 2016, the LPFP approved some changes in relation to the semi-finals matches. Both the semi-finals and final match will be played in the same week, and on the same stadium.[4]

Seventeen teams competing in the 2016–17 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between sixteen teams, with the seventeenth team receiving a bye to the next round.

In the second round, the nine teams advancing from the previous round (eight winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2016–17 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between 22 teams, with the 23rd team receiving a bye to the next round.

The third round featured the twelve teams advancing from the previous round (eleven winners plus the team with a bye) and the four best-placed teams in the 2015–16 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups that were contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing at least one game at home. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals, which were played as single-legged ties. The semi-finals and final were played at a neutral venue.[5]

Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First round
(17 teams)
Second round
(23 teams)
  • 8 winners from the first round
  • 1 team that received a bye
Third round
(16 teams)
  • 4 teams ranked 1st–4th in the 2015–16 Primeira Liga
  • 11 winners from the second round
  • 1 team that received a bye
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the third round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Tiebreakers

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[citation needed]

In the third round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. highest goal difference in all group matches;
  2. highest number of scored goals in all group matches;
  3. lowest average age of all players fielded in all group matches (sum of the ages of all fielded players divided by the number of fielded players).

In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest a penalty shootout to determine the winner.

Teams

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Thirty-five teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2016–17 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final league position in the previous season determined in which round they enter the competition.

Third round (Primeira Liga)
Benfica (1st) Sporting CP (2nd) Porto (3rd) Braga (4th)
Second round (Primeira Liga)
Arouca (5th) Rio Ave (6th) Paços de Ferreira (7th) Estoril (8th)
Belenenses (9th) Vitória de Guimarães (10th) Nacional (11th) Moreirense (12th)
Marítimo (13th) Boavista (14th) Vitória de Setúbal (15th) Tondela (16th)
Chaves (P1) Feirense (P1)
First round (LigaPro)
União da Madeira (R1) Académica (R1) Portimonense (4t) Freamunde (5th)
Famalicão (6th) Olhanense (7th) Desportivo das Aves (8th) Varzim (9th)
Gil Vicente (11th) Penafiel (12th) Sporting da Covilhã (14th) Santa Clara (16th)
Académico de Viseu (17th) Leixões (18th) Cova da Piedade (P2) Vizela (P2)
Fafe (P2)
Key
  • Nth: League position in the 2015–16 season
  • P1: Promoted to the Primeira Liga
  • P2: Promoted to the LigaPro
  • R1: Relegated to the LigaPro

Schedule

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All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters in Porto, except for the draw for the first and second rounds, which took place in Santa Maria da Feira.

Round Draw date Match date(s) Teams Fixtures
First round 15 July 2016 31 July 2016 35 → 27 8
Second round 25–27 October 2016 27 → 16 11
Third round Matchday 1 9 November 2016 30 November–1 December 2016 16 → 4 24
Matchday 2 29–30 December 2016
Matchday 3 3–5 January 2017
Final four Semi-finals 25–26 January 2017 4 → 2 2
Final 29 January 2017 2 → 1 1

First round

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The 17 non-reserve teams competing in the 2016–17 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Sixteen teams were paired against each other for eight single-legged ties, while the seventeenth team (Académico de Viseu) was given a bye to the next round.[5] The draw took place on 15 July 2016, and matches were played on 30 and 31 July 2016.

30 July 2016 Gil Vicente 0–0
(5–4 p)
AcadémicaBarcelos
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 704
Referee: Pedro Vilaça
Penalties
Reko  
Paulinho  
Ricardinho  
Avto  
Luiz Eduardo  
  Makonda
  Rui Miguel
  Yuri
  Alexandre
  Marreco
30 July 2016 Portimonense0–1 Santa Clara Portimão
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Clemente   27' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 980
Referee: Bruno Vieira
31 July 2016 Fafe0–1 Vizela Felgueiras
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Cláudio   67' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos[note 1]
Attendance: 994
Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues
31 July 2016 Olhanense1–2 Varzim Olhão
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Barros   31' Report Coentrão   18', 71' Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo
Attendance: 339
Referee: António Nobre
31 July 2016 Cova da Piedade 1–1
(4–3 p)
LeixõesSeixal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Danielson   65' Report Lamas   42' (pen.) Stadium: Caixa Futebol Campus[note 2]
Attendance: 595
Referee: Luís Máximo
Penalties
Miguel Ângelo  
Danielson  
Robson  
Carvalhas  
Chico  
  Lamas
  Manuel José
  Shihao
  Cadú
  Cardoso
31 July 2016 Famalicão0–3 Penafiel Vila Nova de Famalicão
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Fortes   46'
Fernando   78', 90+5'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 2,154
Referee: Ioan Vasilica
31 July 2016 Freamunde0–1 União da Madeira Freamunde
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Breitner   5' Stadium: Campo do SC Freamunde
Attendance: 616
Referee: Carlos Macedo

Second round

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In the second round, the eight first-round winners and Académico de Viseu, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro. Twenty-two teams were paired against each other for eleven single-legged ties, while the 23rd team (Vitória de Guimarães) was given a bye to the next round.[5] The draw took place on 15 July 2016, and matches were played on 8, 9, 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.

8 October 2016 Boavista0–1 Belenenses Porto
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Almeida   62' Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
9 October 2016 Feirense 3–0TondelaSanta Maria da Feira
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Fabinho   10' (pen.)
Etebo   64'
Crislan   79' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 1,195
Referee: Bruno Paixão
25 October 2016 Paços de Ferreira 4–0NacionalPaços de Ferreira
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Ricardo   15', 90+2'
Welthon   51', 75'
Report Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 679
Referee: Gonçalo Martins
26 October 2016 Vizela 1–0Gil VicenteVizela
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Lamelas   51' Report Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela
Attendance: 548
Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues
26 October 2016 Arouca 2–1Cova da PiedadeArouca
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Kuca   3'
Carleto   39' (pen.)
Report Nunes   11' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 286
Referee: Tiago Antunes
26 October 2016 Moreirense 1–0EstorilMoreira de Cónegos
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Maciel   53' Report Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 345
Referee: João Matos
26 October 2016 Marítimo 3–1União da MadeiraFunchal, Madeira
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Costa   41'
Sousa   47'
Ghazaryan   55'
Report Nsor   1' Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 3,669
Referee: Jorge Ferreira
26 October 2016 Varzim 2–0Académico de ViseuPóvoa de Varzim
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Tomé   45+2' (o.g.)
Díez   79'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Attendance: 650
Referee: Bruno Vieira
26 October 2016 Vitória de Setúbal 2–0Santa ClaraSetúbal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Cardoso   26'
Zé Manuel   27'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 864
Referee: João Mendes
27 October 2016 Rio Ave 1–1
(3–1 p)
ChavesVila do Conde
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Ronan   82' Report Martins   43' Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 932
Referee: Rui Oliveira
Penalties
Novais  
Pedrinho  
Monte  
Ronan  
  Battaglia
  Lopes
  Luís Alberto
  Elhouni

Third round

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In the third round, the 11 second-round winners and Vitória de Guimarães joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Sporting CP (2nd), Porto (3rd) and Braga (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams. Group matches were played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team played at least one match at home.[5] The draw took place on 9 November 2016, and matches were played on 29 November–1 December, 29–30 December 2016, 2–4 January and 10–11 January 2017.[9]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vitória de Setúbal 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Advance to knockout phase
2 Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3 Arouca 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3
4 Varzim 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 November 2016 Varzim 1–0 Vitória de Setúbal Póvoa de Varzim
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Jeferson   90+3' Report Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Attendance: 682
Referee: Luís Ferreira
30 November 2016 Sporting CP 1–0 Arouca Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) A. Ruiz   44' Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 10,698
Referee: Hugo Miguel
29 December 2016 Vitória de Setúbal 1–0 Arouca Setúbal
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Costa   20' Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 1,641
Referee: Luís Ferreira
30 December 2016 Sporting CP 1–0 Varzim Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Martins   19' Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 24,752
Referee: Bruno Paixão
4 January 2017 Vitória de Setúbal 2–1 Sporting CP Setúbal
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Venâncio   19'
Edinho   90+4' (pen.)
Report Elias   79' Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 4,231
Referee: Rui Oliveira
4 January 2017 Arouca 3–0 Varzim Arouca
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) De Jesús   4'
Kuca   79'
Crivellaro   90'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 410
Referee: Nuno Almeida

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Moreirense 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Belenenses 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
3 Feirense 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 Porto 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 November 2016 Porto 0–0 Belenenses Porto
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 14,228
Referee: Nuno Almeida
1 December 2016 Feirense 1–2 Moreirense Santa Maria da Feira
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Platiny   49' Report Fati   22'
Boateng   45+2'
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
29 December 2016 Moreirense 3–3 Belenenses Moreira de Cónegos
17:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Roberto   38', 84'
Cauê   76' (pen.)
Report Roberto   65' (o.g.)
Sousa   70'
Rosa   74'
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 587
Referee: Carlos Xistra
29 December 2016 Porto 1–1 Feirense Porto
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Marcano   49' Report Flávio   73' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 41,305
Referee: João Pinheiro
3 January 2017 Moreirense 1–0 Porto Moreira de Cónegos
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Geraldes   49' Report Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: Luís Godinho
3 January 2017 Belenenses 2–2 Feirense Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Caeiro   64'
Rosa   86'
Report Fabinho   12'
Karamanos   90+6'
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Vasco Santos

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Braga 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout phase
2 Rio Ave 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Marítimo 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Sporting da Covilhã 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 December 2016 Sporting da Covilhã 1–1 Marítimo Covilhã
14:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Moura   20' Report Djoussé   45' Stadium: Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto
Attendance: 668
Referee: Tiago Antunes
29 December 2016 Braga 1–2 Rio Ave Braga
19:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Fonte   10' Report Roderick   19' (pen.)
Héldon   43'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 6,967
Referee: Bruno Esteves
2 January 2017 Braga 4–0 Sporting da Covilhã Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Horta   26', 81'
Fonte   55'
Pinho   66'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 3,464
Referee: Jorge Sousa
3 January 2017 Marítimo 1–0 Rio Ave Funchal, Madeira
18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Sousa   89' Report Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: João Capela
11 January 2017 Marítimo 0–1 Braga Funchal, Madeira
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Velázquez   90+4' Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 9,812
Referee: Bruno Paixão
11 January 2017 Rio Ave 2–0 Sporting da Covilhã Vila do Conde
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Dias   4', 65' Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 1,251
Referee: Manuel Mota

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Vitória de Guimarães 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3 Paços de Ferreira 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 Vizela 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 December 2016 Benfica 1–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Cervi   39' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 32,945
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
30 December 2016 Vizela 1–2 Vitória de Guimarães Vizela
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Elízio   26' Report Hernâni   31'
Hurtado   90+3'
Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela
Attendance: 3,878
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
3 January 2017 Vitória de Guimarães 2–2 Paços de Ferreira Guimarães
17:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Texeira   59'
Zungu   90+3'
Report Gleison   18'
Mateus   48'
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 3,962
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
3 January 2017 Benfica 4–0 Vizela Lisbon
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Mitroglou   27'
López   48'
Jonas   57', 60'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 18,472
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
10 January 2017 Paços de Ferreira 2–2 Vizela Paços de Ferreira
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Welthon   82', 86' Report Ronaldo   20'
Okoli   77'
Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 286
Referee: Tiago Antunes
10 January 2017 Vitória de Guimarães 0–2 Benfica Guimarães
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Guedes   34', 40' Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 15,151
Referee: Carlos Xistra

Knockout phase

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In the knockout phase, the four teams advancing from the third round contested one-legged semi-final matches for a place in the competition final. The winners of Groups A and B played the winners of Groups C and D, respectively.[5] The semi-finals were played on 25 and 26 January, and the final was played on 29 January 2017. All knockout phase matches were played at Estádio Algarve, in Faro/Loulé.[10]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 January – Estádio Algarve
 
 
Vitória de Setúbal0
 
29 January – Estádio Algarve
 
Braga3
 
Braga0
 
26 January – Estádio Algarve
 
Moreirense1
 
Moreirense3
 
 
Benfica1
 

Semi-finals

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Vitória de Setúbal0–3Braga
Report Pedro Santos   13' (pen.)
Stojiljković   66'
Pinho   87'
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Carlos Xistra

Moreirense3–1Benfica
Dramé   46'
Boateng   54', 71'
Report Salvio   6'
Attendance: 8,935
Referee: Tiago Martins

Final

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Braga0–1Moreirense
Report Cauê   45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,713

Notes

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  1. ^ Fafe played their home match at Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos, Felgueiras, instead of their regular stadium Parque Municipal dos Desportos, Fafe, due to renovations.[6][7]
  2. ^ Cova da Piedade played their home match at Caixa Futebol Campus, Seixal, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, Cova da Piedade, due to renovations.[6][8]

References

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  1. ^ "CTT são "naming" sponsor da Taça da Liga" [CTT are the naming sponsor of the Taça da Liga] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ^ "CTT apostam no futebol como eixo estratégico de comunicação" [CTT bet in football as a strategic axis of communication] (in Portuguese). CTT. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Cinco equipas descem em 2015/16 na 2.ª Liga" [Cinco teams are relegated from the Segunda Liga in 2015/16]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "TAÇA CTT COM 'FINAL FOUR'" [TAÇA CTT WITH 'FINAL FOUR']. Record (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Regulamento das Competições organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional" [Regulations of the Competitions organized by the Portuguese Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Comunicado Oficial Nº 13" [Official Communicate No. 13] (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Fafe vai estrear-se com quatro reforços" [Fafe will debut with four new entries] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Cova da Piedade arranca a época a jogar no Seixal" [Cova da Piedade start season playing in Seixal] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Comunicado Oficial Nº 109" [Official Communicate No. 109] (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Final-four da prova será disputada no Estádio Algarve" [Competition's final-four will be held at Estádio Algarve]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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