2015 Taça da Liga final

2015 Taça da Liga final
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Event2014–15 Taça da Liga
Date29 May 2015
VenueEstádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Man of the MatchJonas (Benfica)[1]
RefereeCarlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)[2]
Attendance28,517[3]
WeatherDry
2014
2016

The 2015 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2014–15 Taça da Liga, the eighth season of the Taça da Liga.

Trophy holders Benfica beat Marítimo (2–1) to win a record sixth title in the competition.[4] Goal-line technology was introduced in the final, for the first time in Portugal.[5]

Route to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Benfica Round Marítimo
Opponent Result Stadium First round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Bye
Opponent Result Stadium Second round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Bye
Opponent Result Stadium Third round Opponent Result Stadium
Nacional 1–0 (H) Estádio da Luz Matchday 1 Estoril 1–1 (A) Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Arouca 4–0 (H) Estádio da Luz Matchday 2 Sporting da Covilhã 2–1 (H) Estádio dos Barreiros
Moreirense 2–0 (A) Parque de Jogos Almeida Freitas Matchday 3 Gil Vicente 1–0 (A) Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
Moreirense 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Arouca 3 1 0 2 1 6 –5 3
Nacional 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Final standings Group B winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Marítimo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Sporting da Covilhã 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Estoril 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
Gil Vicente 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Opponent Result Stadium Knockout phase Opponent Result Stadium
Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 (H) Estádio da Luz Semi-finals Porto 2–1 (H) Estádio dos Barreiros

Match

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Details

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Benfica2–1Marítimo
Jonas 37'
John 80'
Report João Diogo 56'
Attendance: 28,517[3]
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)[2]
Benfica
Marítimo
GK 20 Brazil Júlio César
RB 14 Uruguay Maxi Pereira Yellow card 85'
CB 4 Brazil Luisão (c) Yellow card 90+3'
CB 33 Brazil Jardel
LB 19 Portugal Eliseu
RM 8 Serbia Miralem Sulejmani downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 7 Greece Andreas Samaris
CM 21 Portugal Pizzi downward-facing red arrow 68'
LM 20 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán
CF 11 Brazil Lima downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 17 Brazil Jonas Yellow card 86'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Portugal Paulo Lopes
DF 2 Argentina Lisandro López
DF 28 Portugal Sílvio
MF 5 Serbia Ljubomir Fejsa upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 30 Brazil Talisca upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 15 Netherlands Ola John Yellow card 81' upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 9 Brazil Derley
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Jesus
GK 78 France Romain Salin
RB 21 Portugal Briguel Yellow card 32'
CB 5 Germany Patrick Bauer
CB 34 Brazil Raul Silva Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 48'
LB 26 Portugal Rúben Ferreira Yellow card 67'
CM 8 Portugal Danilo Pereira
CM 7 Portugal Alex Soares downward-facing red arrow 51'
CM 20 Brazil Bruno Gallo Yellow card 59'
FW 2 Portugal João Diogo
FW 32 Mali Moussa Marega Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 50 Portugal António Xavier downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Brazil Wellington
DF 4 Brazil Igor Rossi upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 92 Brazil Éber Bessa Yellow card 85' upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 37 Brazil Cristian Alex
MF 35 Brazil Fransérgio Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 51'
FW 57 Brazil Ebinho
FW 93 Portugal Fábio Abreu
Manager:
Portugal Ivo Vieira
Man of the match
Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Vasco Santos (Porto)[2]
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jonas eleito o Man of the Match" [Jonas elected Man of the Match] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Carlos Xistra vai apitar final" [Carlos Xistra is going to referee the final] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Taça da Liga - Final" [League Cup - Final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Benfica vence Taça da Liga" [Benfica wins the league cup] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Final da Taça da Liga com sistema GLT" [Taça da Liga final with GLT system] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.