2017–18 Taça da Liga
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| Taça CTT | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Dates | 23 July 2017 – 27 January 2018 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sporting CP (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Vitória de Setúbal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 112 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Gonçalo Paciência (5 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 27 January 2018. | |
The 2017–18 Taça da Liga was the eleventh edition of the Taça da Liga (also known as Taça CTT for sponsorship reasons), a football cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. It began on 23 July 2017 and concluded on 27 January 2018 with the final at Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga.
A total of 33 teams entered this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2017–18 Primeira Liga and 15 non-reserve teams from the 2017–18 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes for a third consecutive season to accommodate a reduction in the number of participating teams, particularly from the LigaPro.
Moreirense were the title holders, beating 2012–13 winners Braga 1–0 in the previous final to win their first-ever title in a national competition, but were eliminated in the third round. In a repeat of the competition's first final held 10 years previously, Sporting defeated Vitória de Setúbal 5–4 on penalties (1–1 after ninety minutes) in the final to win the title for the first time in the club's history.
Format[edit]
Fifteen teams competing in the 2017–18 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between fourteen teams, with the fifteenth team receiving a bye to the next round.
In the second round, the eight teams advancing from the previous round (seven winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2017–18 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between 20 teams, with two teams receiving a bye to the next round.
The third round featured the twelve teams advancing from the previous round (ten winners plus the two teams with a bye) and the four best-placed teams in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams are drawn into four groups that will be 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.[1]
| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
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| First round (15 teams) |
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| Second round (22 teams) |
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| Third round (16 teams) |
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| Semi-finals (4 teams) |
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| Final (2 teams) |
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Tiebreakers[edit]
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:
- highest goal difference in all group matches;
- highest number of scored goals in all group matches;
- 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[edit]
Thirty-three teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2017–18 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final position in the previous league season determined in which round they enter the competition.
| Third round (Primeira Liga) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica (1st) | Porto (2nd) | Sporting CP (3rd) | Vitória de Guimarães (4th) |
| Second round (Primeira Liga) | |||
| Braga (5th) | Marítimo (6th) | Rio Ave (7th) | Feirense (8th) |
| Boavista (9th) | Estoril (10th) | Chaves (11th) | Vitória de Setúbal (12th) |
| Paços de Ferreira (13th) | Belenenses (14th) | Moreirense (15th) | Tondela (16th) |
| Portimonense (P1) | Desportivo das Aves (P1) | ||
| First round (LigaPro) | |||
| Arouca (R1) | Nacional (R1) | União da Madeira (3rd) | Penafiel (5th) |
| Académica (6th) | Sporting da Covilhã (8th) | Varzim (9th) | Santa Clara (10th) |
| Gil Vicente (13th) | Famalicão (15th) | Cova da Piedade (16th) | Académico de Viseu (17th) |
| Leixões (18th) | Oliveirense (P2) | Real (P2) | |
- Key
- Nth: League position in the 2016–17 season
- P1: Promoted to the Primeira Liga
- P2: Promoted to the LigaPro
- R1: Relegated to the LigaPro
Schedule[edit]
All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters in Porto.
| Round | Draw date | Match date(s) | Teams | Fixtures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 7 July 2017 | 23 July 2017 | 33 → 26 | 7 | |
| Second round | 29–30 July, 1–3 September 2017 | 26 → 12 | 10 | ||
| Third round | Matchday 1 | 7 September 2017 | 19–20 September, 7–8, 10, 26 October, 28 November 2017 | 16 → 4 | 24 |
| Matchday 2 | 24 October, 11 November, 20–22 December 2017 | ||||
| Matchday 3 | 29–30 December 2017 | ||||
| Final four | Semi-finals | 23–24 January 2018 | 4 → 2 | 2 | |
| Final | 27 January 2018 | 2 → 1 | 1 | ||
First round[edit]
The 15 non-reserve teams competing in the 2017–18 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Fourteen teams were paired against each other for seven single-legged ties, while the fifteenth team (Real) was given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 7 July 2017, and matches were played on 23 July 2017.
| 23 July 2017 | Sporting da Covilhã | 1–1 (3–4 p) | União da Madeira | Covilhã |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Seidi  49' | Report | Gonçalo 2' | Stadium: Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã Attendance: 339 Referee: Bruno Rebocho |
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 July 2017 | Cova da Piedade | 3–2 | Nacional | Cova da Piedade |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Gomes 1', 45' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira Attendance: 737 Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta |
| 23 July 2017 | Famalicão | 1–2 | Santa Clara | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Meneses 45+2' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 1,506 Referee: Claúdio Pereira |
| 23 July 2017 | Leixões | 2–0 | Académico de Viseu | Matosinhos |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Mar Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Fábio Piló |
| 23 July 2017 | Penafiel | 0–1 | Oliveirense | Penafiel |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | J. Amorim 50' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Attendance: 506 Referee: Carlos Espadinha |
| 23 July 2017 | Varzim | 1–2 | Gil Vicente | Póvoa de Varzim |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Nelsinho 50' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC Attendance: 1,144 Referee: André Moreira |
| 23 July 2017 | Académica | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Arouca | Coimbra |
| 19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Jorge Costa | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Second round[edit]
In the second round, the seven first-round winners and Real, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro. Twenty teams were paired against each other for ten single-legged ties, while Feirense and Leixões were given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 7 July 2017, and matches were played between 29 July 2017 and 3 September 2017.[2]
| 29 July 2017 | Belenenses | 0–1[A] | Real | Lisbon |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Carlos Vinícius 58' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Humberto Teixeira |
| 30 July 2017 | Oliveirense | 2–1 | Santa Clara | Santa Maria da Feira |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Santana 8' | Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro Attendance: 495 Referee: Fábio Piló |
| 30 July 2017 | Arouca | 1–2 | Paços de Ferreira | Arouca |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Cícero 7' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 1,145 Referee: Carlos Espadinha |
| 30 July 2017 | União da Madeira | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | Funchal |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Luan 75', 86' | Report | Rubio 76' | Stadium: Centro Desportivo da Madeira Attendance: 727 Referee: Daniel Cardoso |
| 30 July 2017 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | Tondela | Setúbal |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Willyan 55' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta |
| 30 July 2017 | Moreirense | 1–0 | Desportivo das Aves | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Costa 55' | Report | Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 2,260 Referee: André Narciso |
| 1 September 2017 | Marítimo | 1–0 | Estoril | Funchal |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Pinho 30' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 4,394 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| 2 September 2017 | Rio Ave | 2–0 | Cova da Piedade | Vila do Conde |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Vítor Ferreira |
| 2 September 2017 | Portimonense | 3–1 | Chaves | Portimão |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Tiba 4' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 3 September 2017 | Boavista | 1–2 | Braga | Porto |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Santos 11' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 4,185 Referee: Rui Oliveira |
Notes:
Third round[edit]
In the third round, the 10 second-round winners plus Feirense and Leixões, who were given a bye to this round, joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2016–17 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Vitória de Guimarães (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams who each hosted their first two group matches. Group matches were played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team plays at least one match at home.[1] The draw took place on 7 September 2017, and matches were played between 19 September and 30 December 2017.[4]
Real, who had eliminated Belenenses in the previous round, were disqualified after it was determined that they fielded irregularly a punished player during their second-round match. As a result, Belenenses were repechaged and allocated into Group B, with Portimonense reallocated into Group A to occupy Real's vacancy.[3]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória de Setúbal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout phase |
| 2 | Benfica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Braga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Portimonense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| 20 September 2017 | Benfica | 1–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Jiménez 10' | Report | Ferreira 68' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 24,160 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 26 October 2017 | Portimonense | 1–2 | Vitória de Setúbal | Portimão |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Pires 54' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 1,610 Referee: Gonçalo Martins |
| 20 December 2017 | Benfica | 2–2 | Portimonense | Lisbon |
| 16:00 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 21,355 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 22 December 2017 | Vitória de Setúbal | 2–1 | Braga | Setúbal |
| 16:00 WET (UTC+00:00) | Paciência 31', 49' | Report | Costinha 45+2' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 1,495 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 29 December 2017 | Braga | 2–2 | Portimonense | Braga |
| 16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| 29 December 2017 | Vitória de Setúbal | 2–2 | Benfica | Setúbal |
| 21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 2,736 Referee: Luís Ferreira |
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Advanced to knockout phase |
| 2 | Marítimo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Belenenses | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | União da Madeira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
| 19 September 2017 | Sporting CP | 0–0 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 22,127 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| 28 November 2017 | União da Madeira | 1–1 | Belenenses | Funchal |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Júnior 72' | Report | Hernández 12' | Stadium: Centro Desportivo da Madeira Attendance: 336 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| 20 December 2017 | Sporting CP | 6–0 | União da Madeira | Lisbon |
| 21:15 WEST (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 8,713 Referee: Vasco Santos |
| 21 December 2017 | Belenenses | 0–0 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 16:00 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 747 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 29 December 2017 | Marítimo | 3–2 | União da Madeira | Funchal |
| 19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 4,581 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 29 December 2017 | Belenenses | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
| 19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Coates 75' (o.g.) | Report | Acuña 74' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 6,897 Referee: João Pinheiro |
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliveirense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to knockout phase |
| 2 | Moreirense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Feirense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
| 7 October 2017 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–1 | Feirense | Guimarães |
| 15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Raphinha 38' | Report | Luís Henrique 50' | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 9,071 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 10 October 2017 | Oliveirense | 0–0 | Moreirense | Oliveira de Azeméis |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório Attendance: 128 |
| 11 November 2017 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–4 | Oliveirense | Guimarães |
| 15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Rincón 12' | Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 7,423 Referee: António Nobre |
| 11 November 2017 | Moreirense | 2–1 | Feirense | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Valencia 18' | Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 569 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 30 December 2017 | Moreirense | 3–3 | Vitória de Guimarães | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 30 December 2017 | Feirense | 2–2 | Oliveirense | Santa Maria da Feira |
| 18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro Attendance: 1,596 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout phase |
| 2 | Leixões | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Rio Ave | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| 20 September 2017 | Leixões | 1–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Matosinhos |
| 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Belima 55' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Mar Attendance: 756 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 8 October 2017 | Paços de Ferreira | 1–1 | Rio Ave | Paços de Ferreira |
| 15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Mabil 54' | Report | Barreto 90+3' | Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel Attendance: 753 Referee: João Capela |
| 24 October 2017 | Porto | 0–0 | Leixões | Porto |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 26,207 Referee: Vasco Santos |
| 21 December 2017 | Porto | 3–0 | Rio Ave | Porto |
| 21:15 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 27,911 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 30 December 2017 | Rio Ave | 3–2 | Leixões | Vila do Conde |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 2,253 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 30 December 2017 | Paços de Ferreira | 2–3 | Porto | Paços de Ferreira |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
Knockout phase[edit]
The knockout phase is contested as a final-four tournament by the four third-round group winners. The winners of Groups A and B play the winners of Groups C and D, respectively, in one-legged semi-finals, to determine the two finalist teams.[1] All matches are being played at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in Braga, with the semi-finals played on 23 and 24 January, and the final scheduled for 27 January 2018.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga | ||||||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2 | |||||
| 27 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga | ||||||
| Oliveirense | 0 | |||||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1 (4) | |||||
| 24 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga | ||||||
| Sporting CP (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| Sporting CP (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Porto | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals[edit]
| Sporting CP | 0–0 | Porto |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Final[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "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 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Calendarização da segunda fase da Taça CTT" (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal.
- ^ a b "Real desclassificado da Taça da Liga por decisão do Conselho de Disciplina". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Taça CTT: grelha e datas dos jogos da 3ª Fase" [Taça CTT: fixture list and dates for third-round matches] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
External links[edit]
- LPFP page (in Portuguese)