2008–09 Taça da Liga

Taça da Liga 2008–09 Portugal 2 August 2008 – 21 March 2009 32 Benfica 1 Sporting CP 53 124 Liédson (4) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Taça da Liga was the second edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 2 August 2008 and the final was held on 21 March 2009 at the Estádio Algarve in Faro. Present for the second time in the final of this competition, Sporting CP were once again defeated 3–2 on penalties, this time by rivals Benfica. Format After the first season, a change in the format was approved by the Portuguese League for Professional Football.Carlsberg Cup vai ter novo modelo: competição terá 55 jogos https://web.archive.org/web/20080420235224/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/noticia.php?div_id=3892&id=942342 2008-04-20 pt The Cup began with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra (2nd level). Winners were joined by the clubs classified 7th–14th from last season's Primeira Liga (1st level) plus two promoted to this season's Liga. There were six groups of three clubs each, and every team played two matches (once home and once away). Winners of the groups joined the top-six teams from the last season's Primeira Liga and there were three groups of four teams, each club playing three matches. Winners of the groups and the best second-placed club competed in the one-legged semi-finals, with the winners advancing to the final. Participating clubs This is a list of clubs participating in the 2008–09 Portuguese League Cup: Clubs starting from the first round: Boavista (excluded),Boavista were excluded from the League Cup due to missing players' inscription deadline: Clube excluído da Taça da Liga https://web.archive.org/web/20080805183932/http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=797344&idCanal=12 August 5, 2008 pt União de Leiria, Vizela, Gil Vicente, Olhanense, Beira-Mar, Estoril, Desportivo das Aves, Varzim, Santa Clara, Portimonense, Gondomar, Freamunde, Feirense, UD Oliveirense, Sporting da Covilhã Clubs starting from the second round: Braga, Belenenses, Nacional, Naval, Académica, Estrela da Amadora, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Trofense, Rio Ave Clubs starting from the third round: Porto, Sporting CP, Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica, Marítimo, Vitória de Setúbal First round The matches were played on August 2 (first legs) and August 9 and 10, 2008 (second legs). Feirense 1–2 Vizela 1–2 0–0 Santa Clara 1–2 Olhanense 0–0 1–2 Estoril 2–1 U.D. Oliveirense 1–0 1–1 Varzim 0–1 União de Leiria 0–0 0–1 Sporting da Covilhã w/o Boavista / / Freamunde 3–3 4–2 Desportivo das Aves 3–1 0–2 Portimonense 1–4 Gil Vicente 0–2 1–2 Gondomar 3–3 5–4 Beira-Mar 3–1 0–2 Second round The matches were played from August 16 to November 5, 2008. Group A main WDL Q RAV BRA LEI 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 6 green1 Advance to third round A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Braga 4–0 null Leixões null 1–2 Rio Ave 1–0 null complete lpfp.pt pt Group B main WDL Q BEL GVI SCO 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 green1 Advance to third round A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Belenenses null 0–0 Gil Vicente 0–1 null Sporting da Covilhã null 1–2 complete lpfp.pt pt Group C main WDL Q PAÇ EST VIZ 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 2 1 6 green1 Advance to third round A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Estrela da Amadora null 4–1 Paços de Ferreira 2–1 null Vizela null 0–2 complete lpfp.pt pt Group D main WDL Q NAC ULE TRO 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 green1 Advance to third round A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Nacional 2–0 null Trofense null 1–0 União de Leiria 1–0 null complete lpfp.pt pt Group E main WDL Q OLH ESP NAV 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 3 4 green1 Advance to third round A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Estoril null 2–1 Naval 1º de Maio 3–2 null Olhanense null 2–0 complete lpfp.pt pt Group F main WDL Q ACA GND FRM 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 green1 Advance to third round A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Académica 1–1 null Freamunde null 0–1 Gondomar 0–2 null complete lpfp.pt pt Third round The matches were played from December 14, 2008 to January 18, 2009. Group A main WDL Q POR NAC ACA 2 VSE 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 green1 Advance to knockout phase A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Académica 1–1 null null Nacional null 2–1 null Porto 1–0 null 2–1 Vitória de Setúbal 1–2 1–0 null complete lpfp.pt pt Group B main WDL Q SCP RAV MAR PAÇ 3 0 0 9 1 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 2 3 6 1 0 2 4 8 green1 Advance to knockout phase A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Marítimo 2–1 1–2 null Paços de Ferreira null 2–1 null Rio Ave null null 0–1 Sporting CP 3–0 5–1 null complete lpfp.pt pt Group C main WDL Q BEN VGU BEL OLH 3 0 0 7 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 9 green1 Advance to knockout phase A A 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. y FBR grey Belenenses null null 0–0 Benfica 1–0 4–1 null Olhanense 0–2 null null Vitória de Guimarães null 0–2 3–0 complete lpfp.pt pt Knockout phase Semi-finals The semi-finals were held as one-legged matches with the two teams that had the highest number of points in the third round being given the home ground advantage.Regulamento de Competições pt The draw was held at the LPFP headquarters on 20 January 2009, 12:30 UTC. The matches were played on 4 February 2009.Apurados para as meias-finaisAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot pt 4 February 2009 21:15 UTC Benfica 2–1 Vitória de Guimarães Arnolin 69 o.g.Aimar 87 Desmarets 89 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Artur Soares Dias 4 February 2009 19:00 UTC Sporting CP 4–1 Porto Romagnoli 35 pen. 48 pen.Derlei 65 80 Sektioui 9 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Carlos Xistra Final 2009 Taça da Liga Final 21 March 2009 19:45 UTC Sporting CP 1–1 Benfica Pereirinha 48 Reyes 75 pen. Estádio Algarve, Faro Lucílio Baptista Romagnoli Rochemback Moutinho Derlei Postiga 2–3 Aimar Cardozo Katsouranis David Luiz Martins References External links Official page pt 2008-09 Category:2008–09 in European domestic association football cups Category:2008–09 in Portuguese football