2014–15 Taça da Liga

The 2014–15 Taça da Liga was the eighth edition of the Taça da Liga, a Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP). It was contested by a total of 36 clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football – 18 teams from the 2014–15 Primeira Liga plus 18 non-reserve teams from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga.

2014–15 Taça da Liga
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates26 July 2014 – 29 May 2015
Teams36
Final positions
ChampionsBenfica (6th title)
Runners-upMarítimo
Tournament statistics
Matches played83
Goals scored200 (2.41 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jonas (5 goals)[1]

Title holders Benfica beat Marítimo 2–1 in the final and lifted the trophy for a sixth time.[2]

Format

The competition format for the 2014–15 edition consists of three rounds plus a knockout phase. In the first round, only teams competing in the 2014–15 Segunda Liga (excluding reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs) take part. The eighteen teams are drawn into four groups (two with four teams and two with five), where each team plays against the others in a single round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the second round. In the second round, the eight teams that qualified from the previous round are joined by the five teams placed 11th–15th in the 2013–14 Primeira Liga and the three teams promoted to 2014–15 Primeira Liga. Two-legged ties are played between Primeira Liga and Segunda Liga teams, in a home-and-away system, and the winner advances to the third round. The third round features the eight winners of the previous round and the ten teams ranked 1st–10th in the 2013–14 Primeira Liga. Similarly to the first round, the eighteen teams are drawn into four groups (two with four teams and two with five) and play each other in a single round-robin format. The four third-round group winners qualify for the knockout phase, which consists of two semi-finals and one final, both decided in one-legged fixtures. The final is played at a neutral venue.[3]

Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First round
(18 teams)
Second round
(16 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the first round
  • 4 group runners-up from the first round
Third round
(18 teams)
  • 8 winners from the second round
Knockout phase
(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the third round

Tiebreakers

In the first and third rounds of the competition, 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. In the second round, teams are considered to be tied when they have equal aggregate scores at the end of both legs.

Teams

The 36 teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2014–15 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final league position in the previous season determines if they enter in the second or third round of the Taça da Liga.

Third round (Primeira Liga)
Benfica (1st)Sporting (2nd)Porto (3rd)Estoril (4th)
Nacional (5th)Marítimo (6th)Vitória de Setúbal (7th)Académica de Coimbra (8th)
Braga (9th)Vitória de Guimarães (10th)
Second round (Primeira Liga)
Rio Ave (11th)Arouca (12th)Gil Vicente (13th)Belenenses (14th)
Paços de Ferreira (15th)Moreirense (P1)Penafiel (P1)Boavista (P1)
First round (Segunda Liga)
Olhanense (R1)Desportivo das Aves (4th)Portimonense (7th)Chaves (8th)
Tondela (9th)Farense (10th)Académico de Viseu (11th)Beira-Mar (12th)
União da Madeira (13th)Feirense (14th)Santa Clara (15th)Sporting da Covilhã (16th)
Leixões (17th)Oliveirense (18th)Trofense (19th)Atlético CP (22nd)
Freamunde (P2)Oriental (P2)
Key
  • Nth: League position in the 2013–14 season
  • P1: Promoted to the Primeira Liga
  • P2: Promoted to the Segunda Liga
  • R1: Relegated to the Segunda Liga

First round

Kick-off times are in WEST (UTC+01:00).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chaves 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to the second round
2 União da Madeira 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3 Oliveirense 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Farense 3 0 0 3 0 6 6 0
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 July 2014 União da Madeira 3–0 Oliveirense Funchal, Madeira
16:00 Talles Cunha 24', 44'
Mendy 26'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 848
Referee: João Pinheiro
27 July 2014 Farense 0–2 Chaves Faro
19:00 Report João Patrão 2'
João Reis 51'
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 711
Referee: André Narciso
30 July 2014 Oliveirense 3–0 Farense Oliveira de Azeméis
20:00 Carlitos 46'
Yéro 52' (pen.)
Rui Lima 86'
Report Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório
Attendance: 448
Referee: Luís Ferreira
30 July 2014 União da Madeira 0–1 Chaves Funchal, Madeira
20:00 Report Hugo Santos 9' Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 652
Referee: Luís Godinho
3 August 2014 Chaves 2–2 Oliveirense Chaves
16:00 Luís Pinto 40', 42' Report Ícaro 8' (o.g.)
Rui Lima 90+3'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 660
Referee: Cosme Machado
3 August 2014 Farense 0–1 União da Madeira Faro
16:00 Report Mendy 25' Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 419
Referee: Bruno Esteves

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting da Covilhã 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to the second round
2 Académico de Viseu 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3 Freamunde 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 4
4 Portimonense 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 July 2014 Académico de Viseu 4–1 Portimonense Viseu
16:00 Dalbert Henrique 10', 58'
Wendel 42'
Tiago Gonçalves 78'
Report Kanazaki 54' Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo
Attendance: 446
Referee: Tiago Antunes
27 July 2014 Sporting da Covilhã 2–0 Freamunde Covilhã
17:00 Djikiné 23'
Adriano Castanheira 60'
Report Stadium: Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã
Attendance: 396
Referee: Pedro Vilaça
30 July 2014 Freamunde 1–0 Académico de Viseu Freamunde
19:00 53' Report Stadium: Campo SC Freamunde
Referee: Ricardo Lourenço
30 July 2014 Sporting da Covilhã 1–0 Portimonense Covilhã
20:00 Gilberto 37' Report Stadium: Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã
Attendance: 498
Referee: Bruno Paixão
3 August 2014 Portimonense 0–0 Freamunde Portimão
17:00 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 543
Referee: Paulo Baptista
3 August 2014 Académico de Viseu 0–0 Sporting da Covilhã Viseu
17:00 Report Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo
Attendance: 672
Referee: Manuel Mota

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oriental 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3 9 Advance to the second round
2 Tondela 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
3 Santa Clara 4 2 0 2 5 8 3 6
4 Leixões 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4
5 Olhanense 4 0 2 2 3 6 3 2
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 July 2014 Santa Clara 2–1 Olhanense Ponta Delgada, Azores
17:00 Clemente 12' (pen.), 68' Report Celestino 52' Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 456
Referee: João Malheiro Pinto
27 July 2014 Tondela 1–0 Leixões Tondela
17:00 Joel 8' Report Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 475
Referee: André Moreira
30 July 2014 Leixões 3–0 Santa Clara Matosinhos
17:00 Moedas 53' (pen.)
Valente 55'
Mendes 88'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 459
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
30 July 2014 Tondela 4–2 Oriental Tondela
19:00 Amado 10'
Žildžović 29'
Joel Silva 43'
Luís Machado 73'
Report Valdo Alhinho 75'
Carlos Saleiro 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 412
Referee: Vasco Santos
3 August 2014 Olhanense 1–1 Tondela Olhão
17:00 André Pires 86' Report Amar 90+4' Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo
Attendance: 568
Referee: João Capela
3 August 2014 Oriental 2–1 Leixões Lisbon
17:00 Evandro Roncatto 55'
Carlos Saleiro 72' (pen.)
Report Valente 89' Stadium: Campo Eng.º Carlos Salema
Attendance: 301
Referee: Nuno Almeida
13 August 2014 Leixões 0–0 Olhanense Matosinhos
17:00 Report Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 448
Referee: Jorge Tavares
13 August 2014 Oriental 3–1 Santa Clara Lisbon
17:00 Paixão 18'
Bastos 76'
D. Almeida 84'
Report Evandro Roncatto 58' Stadium: Campo Eng.º Carlos Salema
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tiago Martins
20 August 2014 Olhanense 1–3 Oriental Olhão
16:00 Aguilar 1' Report Saleiro 30'
Córdoba 39'
D. Almeida 85'
Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo
Attendance: 345
Referee: Bruno Paixão
20 August 2014 Santa Clara 2–1 Tondela Ponta Delgada, Azores
16:00 Clemente 58' (pen.), 60' Report Barros 87' Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 275
Referee: Manuel Mota

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trofense 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4 12 Advance to the second round
2 Atlético CP 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
3 Desportivo das Aves 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
4 Feirense 4 0 2 2 3 7 4 2
5 Beira-Mar 4 0 1 3 2 6 4 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 July 2014 Beira-Mar 2–2 Feirense Aveiro
17:00 Edú 39'
Sebaihi 48'
Report Tonel 22'
Cafú 90+7'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 433
Referee: Iancu Vasilica
27 July 2014 Atlético CP 0–0 Desportivo das Aves Lisbon
17:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
Attendance: 390
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho
30 July 2014 Feirense 0–3 Atlético CP Santa Maria da Feira
19:00 Report Johnsen 60'
Ouattara 74'
Manuel Liz 85'
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 283
Referee: Rui Oliveira
30 July 2014 Beira-Mar 0–1 Trofense Trofa
19:00 Report Rateira 34' Stadium: Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense
Attendance: 477
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta
3 August 2014 Desportivo das Aves 1–0 Beira-Mar Vila das Aves
16:00 Pedro Pereira 73' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio do CD das Aves
Attendance: 398
Referee: Luís Ferreira
3 August 2014 Trofense 1–0 Feirense Trofa
17:00 Dudu 90+4' Report Stadium: Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense
Attendance: 652
Referee: Marco Ferreira
13 August 2014 Trofense 2–1 Atlético CP Trofa
17:00 Riascos 75'
Nani 89'
Report Liz 64' Stadium: Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense
Attendance: 651
Referee: Carlos Xistra
20 August 2014 Atlético CP 2–0 Beira-Mar Lisbon
17:00 Johnsen 69' (pen.)
Jajá 90+3'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
Attendance: 234
Referee: Vasco Santos
20 August 2014 Desportivo das Aves 0–1 Trofense Vila das Aves
17:00 Report Riascos 68' Stadium: Estádio do CD das Aves
Attendance: 418
Referee: Paulo Baptista

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 3 September 2014 at 12:00. The sixteen teams involved in this draw were divided in two pots: one pot contained the eight teams progressing from the first round, and the other pot included the five teams that finished 11th–15th in the 2013–14 Primeira Liga and the three teams promoted to the top flight from the 2013–14 Segunda Liga. The first-leg matches were played on 24 September, and the second-leg matches were played on 29 October and 16 November 2014.[4][5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
União da Madeira 6–4 Paços de Ferreira 4–2 2–2
Trofense 3–3 (4–5 p) Moreirense 1–2 2–1
Atlético CP 1–3 Gil Vicente 0–2 1–1
Tondela 1–2 Arouca 1–1 0–1
Oriental 0–5 Boavista 0–0 0–5
Sporting da Covilhã 3–2 Penafiel 3–1 0–1
Chaves 1–1 (2–4 p) Rio Ave 1–1 0–0
Académico de Viseu 3–3 (1–4 p) Belenenses 3–1 0–2

Third round

Kick-off times are in WET (UTC+0).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advances to the knockout phase
2 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Arouca 3 1 0 2 1 6 5 3
4 Nacional 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 December 2014 Moreirense 2–0 Arouca Moreira de Cónegos
16:00 Cardozo 3'
Battaglia 13'
Report Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 809
Referee: Rui Rodrigues
30 December 2014 Benfica 1–0 Nacional Lisbon
21:15 Jonas 10' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Nuno Almeida
14 January 2015 Nacional 1–1 Moreirense Funchal
16:00 Witi 23' Report Gerso 45' Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 317
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
14 January 2015 Benfica 4–0 Arouca Lisbon
20:45 Pizzi 31' (pen.)
Cristante 42'
Salvio 83'
Jonas 84'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 11,955
Referee: Bruno Esteves
21 January 2015 Arouca 1–0 Nacional Arouca
16:00 Oliveira 56' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 252
Referee: Bruno Paixão
21 January 2015 Moreirense 0–2 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
20:30 Report Jonas 64'
Derley 67'
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 2,818
Referee: Jorge Tavares

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Marítimo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advances to the knockout phase
2 Sporting da Covilhã 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 Estoril 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4 Gil Vicente 3 0 0 3 1 6 5 0
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 December 2014 Estoril 1–1 Marítimo Estoril
16:00 Kléber 53' Report Dyego Sousa 2' Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 725
Referee: Duarte Gomes
13 January 2015 Estoril 3–0 Gil Vicente Estoril
18:15 Kléber 15'
Cabrera 45'
Sebá 81'
Report Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 506
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
14 January 2015 Marítimo 2–1 Sporting da Covilhã Funchal
16:00 Moreira 6' (o.g.)
Ebinho 50'
Report Bilel 7' Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Paulo Baptista
21 January 2015 Gil Vicente 0–1 Marítimo Barcelos
15:00 Report Maâzou 44' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 361
Referee: Rui Costa
21 January 2015 Sporting da Covilhã 3–2 Estoril Covilhã
15:00 Erivelto 49'
Bilel 56'
Cruz 90+3'
Report Miguel 47', 90' Stadium: Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã
Attendance: 404
Referee: Jorge Ferreira

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vitória de Setúbal 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8 Advances to the knockout phase
2 Sporting CP 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
3 Belenenses 4 1 2 1 5 6 1 5
4 Vitória de Guimarães 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 4
5 Boavista 4 0 2 2 2 6 4 2
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 December 2014 Boavista 0–0 Belenenses Porto
19:15 Report Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Cosme Machado
29 December 2014 Vitória de Guimarães 0–2 Sporting CP Guimarães
20:45 Report Héldon 5'
Dramé 90+4'
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 7,844
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
14 January 2015 Belenenses 2–2 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
19:00 Camará 21'
Rosa 82'
Report Tavares 19' (pen.)
Lourenço 23'
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Nuno Almeida
14 January 2015 Sporting CP 1–0 Boavista Lisbon
19:15 Tanaka 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: Luís Ferreira
21 January 2015 Vitória de Setúbal 2–0 Vitória de Guimarães Setúbal
17:15 Schmidt 71' (pen.)
Pelkas 76' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 798
Referee: João Capela
21 January 2015 Belenenses 3–2 Sporting CP Lisbon
19:15 Camará 38', 61' (pen.)
Dálcio 55'
Report Gauld 6', 19' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 2,243
Referee: Rui Rodrigues
28 January 2015 Sporting CP 1–1 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
19:45 Santos 13' (o.g.) Report Lourenço 54' Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 9,084
Referee: Manuel Mota
28 January 2015 Boavista 2–2 Vitória de Guimarães Porto
19:45 Pouga 10'
Abeyie 58'
Report Caiado 51'
Ricardo 88'
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Jorge Sousa
4 February 2015 Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 Boavista Setúbal
20:15 Suk Hyun-jun 5'
Pelkas 9'
Schmidt 53'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 1,172
Referee: Carlos Xistra

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Porto 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Advances to the knockout phase
2 Braga 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
3 Académica de Coimbra 4 2 0 2 5 6 1 6
4 União da Madeira 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 6
5 Rio Ave 4 0 0 4 1 6 5 0
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
30 December 2014 Rio Ave 0–1 Porto Vila do Conde
19:15 Report Aboubakar 61' Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 4,230
Referee: Rui Costa
13 January 2015 Porto 3–1 União da Madeira Porto
20:15 Quintero 24'
Quaresma 54'
Evandro 86' (pen.)
Report Martins 56' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 11,510
Referee: Rui Rodrigues
14 January 2015 Braga 1–0 Académica de Coimbra Braga
16:30 Sasso 54' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Marco Ferreira
21 January 2015 Académica de Coimbra 1–0 Rio Ave Coimbra
16:00 Magique 65' Report Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 582
Referee: Carlos Xistra
21 January 2015 Braga 1–1 Porto Braga
20:45 Alan 52' (pen.) Report Evandro 25' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 8,393
Referee: Cosme Machado
28 January 2015 União da Madeira 2–1 Rio Ave Ribeira Brava
20:45 Chaby 59'
Ayrton 72'
Report Boateng 36' Stadium: Centro Desportivo da Madeira
Attendance: 203
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
28 January 2015 Porto 4–1 Académica de Coimbra Porto
20:45 Martínez 6', 59'
Paciência 75'
Evandro 80' (pen.)
Report M'Bala 72' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 14,609
Referee: Tiago Martins
4 February 2015 Rio Ave 0–2 Braga Vila do Conde
16:00 Report T. Gomes 27'
Martins 45+2'
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 630
Referee: João Capela
4 February 2015 Académica de Coimbra 3–1 União da Madeira Coimbra
16:00 Olascuaga 27'
Capela 57'
Marinho 78'
Report Chaby 10' Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 443
Referee: Vasco Santos

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, the four third-round group winners contested a one-legged semi-final match for a place in the competition final.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 February – Estádio da Luz
 
 
Benfica3
 
29 May – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
 
Vitória de Setúbal0
 
Benfica2
 
2 April – Estádio dos Barreiros
 
Marítimo1
 
Marítimo2
 
 
Porto1
 

Semi-finals

Benfica3–0Vitória de Setúbal
Talisca 41' (pen.)
Pizzi 45' (pen.)
Jonas 73'
Report
Attendance: 13,101
Referee: Rui Costa

Marítimo2–1Porto
Gallo 37' (pen.)
Marega 45'
Report Evandro 32'
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Carlos Xistra

Final

Benfica2–1Marítimo
Jonas 37'
John 80'
Report Diogo 56'
Attendance: 28,517
Referee: Carlos Xistra

References

  1. "Taça da Liga 2014/2015". zerozero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. "Benfica reforça hegemonia na Taça da Liga" [Benfica reinforce hegemony in league cup] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. "Regulamento das Competições organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-30. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. "Sorteio da 2ª Fase da Taça da 0 20142015" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  5. "Já são conhecidos os jogos da 2ª Fase da Taça da Liga" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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