This article is about the men ‘s football tournament in Portugal. For the women ‘s football tournament in Portugal, see Taça district attorney Liga Feminina Football tournament
The Taça da Liga ( portuguese pronunciation : [ ˈtasɐ dɐ ˈliɣɐ ] ), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club contest organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional ( LPFP ) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tiers of Portuguese football. [ 1 ] Unlike Portugal ‘s other domestic cup competition, the Taça de Portugal, the winners do not qualify for european competitions. The Taça district attorney Liga was established in the 2007–08 season, thus becoming the one-third official rival for master clubs in Portugal, [ 1 ] after a marriage proposal by Sporting and Boavista was approved by LPFP members on 28 November 2006. For sponsorship reasons, it is presently known as Allianz Cup ( with the English word cup ).

Benfica are the most decorate team, having won a read seven trophies, four of which consecutively. The current holders are Sporting who defeated Braga in the 2021 final examination to secure their third title in the rival, making Sporting the second most successful club in the competition after Benfica .

format [edit ]

The Taça district attorney Liga format has suffered changes throughout the rival ‘s history in order to increase the number of matches and besides gross for both clubs and LPFP. Starting in the 2021–22 season, the format is the succeed :

  • First round – One-legged ties between all Segunda Liga teams (except reserve or B teams), the ten Primeira Liga teams ranked 7th–16th in the previous season, and the two teams promoted from the Segunda Liga, with the winner advancing to the next round.
  • Second round – One-legged ties between the first-round winners and the two Primeira Liga teams ranked 5th and 6th in the previous season. The winners advance to the next round.
  • Third round – Four groups of three teams played in a single round-robin format, each containing two second-round winners and one of the four top-placed Primeira Liga season teams of the previous season. The group winners advance to the next round.
  • Knockout phase – Semi-finals and final played as one-legged fixtures played in a neutral ground.

Finals [edit ]

performance by club [edit ]

Participating clubs [edit ]

Players statistics [edit ]

Appearances [edit ]

As of 2018–19 season[2]

Bold = still active agent and play in Portugal

Goalscorers [edit ]

all-time lead scorers [edit ]

As of 2018–19 season[3]

Bold = hush active and play in Portugal

Goalscorers by seasons [edit ]

Since its origin ( except in the period between 2011–15 ) the Taça district attorney Liga has had the following appoint sponsors meaning it has been known by different names :

Period Sponsor Name
2007–2010 Carlsberg Carlsberg Cup
2010–2011 Bwin Bwin Cup
2011–2015 No main sponsor Taça da Liga
2015–2018 CTT Taça CTT
2018– Allianz Allianz Cup

Records [edit ]

As of 25 January 2021 [ 4 ]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]