2015–16 Taça da Liga

Taça da Liga 2015–16 Taça CTT Portugal 1 August 2015 – 20 May 2016 37 Benfica 7 Marítimo 48 127 Raúl JiménezTalisca(4 goals each) 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Taça da Liga was the ninth edition of the Taça da Liga, a football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. The competition was sponsored by CTT and, therefore, was known as Taça CTT.CTT são "naming" sponsor da Taça da Liga CTT are the naming sponsor of the Taça da Liga http://www.ligaportugal.pt/noticias/taca-ctt-apresentada-hoje/ 22 July 2015 Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) 15 July 2015 ptCTT apostam no futebol como eixo estratégico de comunicação CTT bet in football as a strategic axis of communication http://www.ctt.pt/ctt-e-investidores/comunicacao-e-patrocinios/media/noticias/ctt-apostam-no-futebol-como-eixo-estrategico-de-comunicacao 22 July 2015 CTT 15 July 2015 pt A total of 37 teams contested this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and 19 non-reserve teams from the 2015–16 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes relative to the previous season, with the first round (round-robin group stage) and second round (two-legged ties) being converted into single-legged knockout rounds. Trophy holders Benfica defeated previous runners-up Marítimo in the final to extend their record in the competition to seven wins. Format The competition format for the 2015–16 season consisted of three rounds followed by a knockout phase (semi-finals and final), but presents changes relative to the previous season. Nineteen teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between eighteen teams, with the nineteenth team receiving a bye to the next round. In the second round, the ten teams advancing from the previous round (nine winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2015–16 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between the twenty-four teams, with the winners advancing to the third round. The third round featured the twelve winners of the previous round and the four best-placed teams in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups that were 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 final was played at a neutral venue.Regulamento das Competições organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional Regulations of the Competitions organized by the Portuguese Professional Football League http://www.ligaportugal.pt/media/69725/regulamento-das-competicoes-2015-2016.pdf LPFP 14 July 2015 pt PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20151124163747/http://www.ligaportugal.pt/media/69725/regulamento-das-competicoes-2015-2016.pdf 2015-11-24 dead RoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundFirst round<br/ >(19 teams)19 teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaProSecond round(24 teams)12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga 2 teams promoted to the 2015–16 Primeira Liga9 winners from the first round 1 team that received a byeThird round(16 teams)4 teams ranked 1st–4th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga12 winners from the second roundSemi-finals(4 teams)4 group winners from the third roundFinal(2 teams)2 winners from the semi-finals Tiebreakers 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 Thirty-seven teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2015–16 season were eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final league position in the previous season determined in which round they enter the competition. Third round (Primeira Liga)Benfica (1st)Porto (2nd)Sporting CP (3rd)Braga (4th) Second round (Primeira Liga)Vitória de Guimarães (5th)Belenenses (6th)Nacional (7th)Paços de Ferreira (8th)Marítimo (9th)Rio Ave (10th)Moreirense (11th)Estoril (12th)Boavista (13th)Vitória de Setúbal (14th)Académica (15th)Arouca (16th)Tondela (P1)União da Madeira (P1) First round (LigaPro)Gil Vicente (R1)Penafiel (R1)Chaves (3rd)Sporting da Covilhã (4th)Feirense (7th)Freamunde (8th)Farense (11th)Académico de Viseu (12th)Portimonense (14th)Oriental (15th)Olhanense (16th)Oliveirense (17th)Desportivo das Aves (18th)Santa Clara (19th)Leixões (20th)Atlético CP (22nd)Mafra (P2)Famalicão (P2)Varzim (P2) Key Nth: League position in the 2014–15 season P1: Promoted to the Primeira Liga P2: Promoted to the LigaPro R1: Relegated to the LigaPro Schedule All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters in Porto, except for the draw for the first and second rounds, which took place in Loulé. RoundDraw dateMatch date(s)TeamsFixturesFirst round 4 July 20151–2 August 201537 → 289Second roundSeptember – October 201528 → 1612Third roundMatchday 128 October 201529–30 December 201516 → 424Matchday 219–21 January 2016Matchday 326–28 January 2016Knockout phaseSemi-finals9–11 February 20164 → 22Final20 May 20162 → 11 Source: LPFPCalendário Taça da Liga – Época 2015-2016 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/calendario/mensal/20152016/0/tacadaliga LPFP 2 August 2012 pt https://web.archive.org/web/20150707173007/http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/calendario/mensal/20152016/0/tacadaliga 7 July 2015 dead First round The 19 non-reserve teams competing in the 2015–16 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Eighteen teams were paired against each other for nine single-legged ties, while the nineteenth team (Famalicão) was given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 4 July 2015, and matches were played on 1–2 August 2015. 1 August 2015 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Oliveirense 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/4 Farense Carlitos 90+3 Rashid 6 pen. Estádio Carlos Osório Oliveira de Azeméis 547 Hélder Lamas Mendonça Godinho Renan Carlitos Carela 5–3 Gomes Rashid Edinho Irobiso yes 2 August 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Mafra 0–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/5 Leixões Lamas 85 pen. 90+3 Estádio Municipal de Mafra Mafra 420 João Bento yes 2 August 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Gil Vicente 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/7 Académico de Viseu Ebralidze 27 Carvalho 45 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Barcelos 501 Rui Silva S. Costa Mahamat João Pedro Gonçalves Cadú Soares Lemos 4–5 Carvalho Borges Porto Bura Fábio T. Costa Ferreira yes 2 August 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Feirense 2–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/9 Sporting da Covilhã Erivaldo 58 73 Mailó 7 Estádio Marcolino de Castro Santa Maria da Feira 706 Pedro Campos yes 2 August 2015 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Santa Clara 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/1 Atlético CP Clemente 11 Vouho 68 Estádio de São Miguel Ponta Delgada, Azores 382 Duarte Oliveira Carraça Ronaldo Marocas Batatinha Silva Pacheco Freitas 5–6 Mbemba Vouho Malele Pires Ribeiro Au Yeung Djikiné yes 2 August 2015 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Penafiel 2–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/2 Olhanense Barros 40 42 Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Penafiel 434 Daniel Cardoso yes 2 August 2015 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Portimonense 3–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/3 Desportivo das Aves Clemente 13Candé 24Fabrício 44 Estádio Municipal de Portimão Portimão 756 Bruno Rebocho yes 2 August 2015 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Chaves 0–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/6 Varzim Mourão 50Nelsinho 71 Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira Chaves 0note Chaves vs Varzim The match between Chaves and Varzim was played behind closed doors due to punishment by FPF. João Matos yes 2 August 2015 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Oriental 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/1/8 Freamunde Gomes 47 Ansumane 61 Campo Eng. Carlos Salema Lisbon 437 João Mendes Grilo T. Tavares Firmino Gomes 4–2 Raínho Pereira Bruno Cafú Second round In the second round, the nine first-round winners and Famalicão, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. These 24 teams were paired against each other into 12 single-legged ties, with the winners advancing to the next round. The draw took place on 4 July 2015, and matches were played through September and October 2015. 16 September 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Marítimo 2–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/9 Académica Costa 47João Diogo 57 Lopes 35 pen. Estádio dos Barreiros Funchal, Madeira 2,322 Vasco Santos yes 23 September 2015 15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Oliveirense 1–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/10 Famalicão Léléco 36 Silvério 5Feliz 76 Estádio Carlos Osório Oliveira de Azeméis 529 Hélder Malheiro yes 23 September 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Oriental 3–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/2 Estoril Mendes 32Varela 35Gomes 50 Luiz Phellype 18Bonatini 72 pen. Campo Eng. Carlos Salema Lisbon 422 André Moreira yes 23 September 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Leixões 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/3 Académico de Viseu Guo 72 Carvalho 58 pen. Estádio do Mar Matosinhos 521 Bruno Jesus Cadinha Pedras Lamas Graça Barros Tandjigora 5–4 Carvalho Kiko Gradíssimo Porto Bura Costa yes 23 September 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) União da Madeira 0–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/6 Paços de Ferreira Martins 82 Centro Desportivo da Madeira Ribeira Brava, Madeira 443 João Pinheiro yes 23 September 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Penafiel 1–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/12 Portimonense Mbala 90+4 pen. Fidélis 8Fabrício 90+2 Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Penafiel 207 Gonçalo Martins yes 10 October 2015 15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Atlético CP 0–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/8 Belenenses Silva 11 pen.Sturgeon 50 Estádio da Tapadinha Lisbon Luís Godinho yes 10 October 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Tondela 0–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/7 Nacional Estádio João Cardoso Tondela 534 Bruno Esteves Monteiro Wágner L. Machado Nascimento Berger E. Machado Baldé Menga 6–7 Sequeira Soares Agra Gustavo Washington L. Aurélio J. Aurélio Ghazal yes 10 October 2015 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Rio Ave 3–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/11 Vitória de Guimarães Capela 25Guedes 74 90+1 Licá 54Valente 86 Estádio do Rio Ave FC Vila do Conde Manuel Oliveira yes 11 October 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Varzim 0–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/5 Arouca Estádio do Varzim SC Póvoa de Varzim 849 Sérgio Piscarreta Organista Hernâni Cunha Coentrão Sá 3–4 Simão Adilson Nildo Petrolina Nelsinho yes 12 October 2015 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Feirense 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/4 Boavista Fabinho 13 Luisinho 2 Estádio Marcolino de Castro Santa Maria da Feira 1,270 Nuno Almeida Cris Ícaro Platiny Erivaldo Porcellis 4–3 Tengarrinha Luisinho R. Santos Inkoom Figueiredo yes 21 October 2015 16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Moreirense 1–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/2/1 Vitória de Setúbal Martins 90 Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Moreira de Cónegos 518 Tiago Antunes Third round In the third round, the 12 second-round winners joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2014–15 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Braga (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams. Group matches are played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team plays at least one match at home. The draw took place on 28 October 2015, 12:00 WET, and matches were played on 15 November, 28–30 December 2015, 19–20 January and 26–27 January 2016.Conheça os resultados do sorteio da Taça CTT http://www.ligaportugal.pt/noticias/conheca-o-resultado-do-sorteio-da-3%C2%AA-fase-da-taca-ctt/ 28 October 2015 LPFP 28 October 2015 pt Group A main WDL complete LPFP Tiebreakers MAR FEI FAM POR 0 0 3 1 6 2 1 0 7 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 Porto Marítimo Feirense Famalicão Q KO green1 Advance to knockout phase 15 November 2015 17:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Feirense 2–4 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/2 Marítimo Ícaro 20Porcellis 77 Fransérgio 18Rodrigues 24 45 pen.Dirceu 79 Estádio Marcolino de Castro Santa Maria da Feira 836 Jorge Sousa no 29 December 2015 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Porto 1–3 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/1 Marítimo Aboubakar 90+5 Fransérgio 48Soares 70Marega 90+3 Estádio do Dragão Porto 31,219 Vasco Santos no 30 December 2015 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Famalicão 0–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/2 Feirense Micael 50 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Vila Nova de Famalicão 650 Tiago Antunes no no 20 January 2016 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Famalicão 1–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/1 Porto Alonso 58 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Vila Nova de Famalicão 3,491 Luís Ferreira no 27 January 2016 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Feirense 2–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/1 Porto Castro 39 pen.Porcellis 81 Estádio Marcolino de Castro Santa Maria da Feira 1,422 Cosme Machado no 27 January 2016 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Marítimo 0–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/2 Famalicão Estádio dos Barreiros Funchal, Madeira 3,072 Rui Oliveira no no Group B main WDL complete LPFP Tiebreakers BEN NAC MOR ORI 3 0 0 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 0 0 3 2 6 Benfica Nacional Moreirense Oriental Q KO green1 Advance to knockout phase 29 December 2015 15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Oriental 2–4 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/4 Moreirense T. Tavares 35Fernando 90+2 D. Tavares 6 o.g.Boateng 45+2Martins 86 pen. 90 Campo Eng. Carlos Salema Lisbon 442 Bruno Paixão no 29 December 2015 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 1–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/3 Nacional Jiménez 90 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 20,107 João Capela no 19 January 2016 15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Oriental 0–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/3 Benfica Talisca 74 Campo Eng. Carlos Salema Lisbon 3,409 Tiago Antunes no 20 January 2016 15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Moreirense 0–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/4 Nacional Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Moreira de Cónegos 514 Jorge Ferreira no no 26 January 2016 16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Nacional 1–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/4 Oriental Agra 90+4 Estádio da Madeira Funchal, Madeira 127 Luís Godinho no 26 January 2016 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Moreirense 1–6 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/3 Benfica Medeiros 25 Talisca 12 pen. 14 83Gaitán 20 90Jiménez 30 Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Moreira de Cónegos 4,206 Sérgio Piscarreta no no Group C main WDL complete LPFP Tiebreakers PTM SCP PAÇ ARO 2 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 4 7 0 1 2 2 6 3 0 0 9 3 Sporting CP Paços de Ferreira Arouca Portimonense Q KO green1 Advance to knockout phase 28 December 2015 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Portimonense 4–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/6 Arouca Carvalhas 16 pen. 47 57 pen.Nelsinho 39 o.g. Roberto 35 Estádio Municipal de Portimão Portimão 895 Luís Ferreira no 29 December 2015 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Sporting CP 3–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/5 Paços de Ferreira Aquilani 8G. Martins 52Ruiz 72 Christian 45+2 Estádio José Alvalade Lisbon 23,462 Manuel Mota no no 19 January 2016 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Portimonense 2–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/5 Sporting CP Ewerton 36 90+2 pen. Estádio Municipal de Portimão Portimão 4,673 Manuel Oliveira no 20 January 2016 16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Arouca 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/6 Paços de Ferreira Mateus 57 J. Silva 54 Estádio Municipal de Arouca Arouca 314 Tiago Martins no 26 January 2016 18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Arouca 0–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/5 Sporting CP Zeegelaar 81 Estádio Municipal de Arouca Arouca 956 Fábio Veríssimo no 26 January 2016 18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Paços de Ferreira 2–3 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/6 Portimonense Costa 6Manuel José 27 Fidélis 44Cícero 71 o.g.Fabrício 74 Estádio Capital do Móvel Paços de Ferreira 419 Bruno Esteves no Group D main WDL complete LPFP Tiebreakers BRA RAV BEL LEI 2 1 0 6 1 1 1 1 6 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 3 1 10 Braga Belenenses Rio Ave Leixões Q KO green1 Advance to knockout phase 28 December 2015 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Braga 2–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/7 Belenenses Pedro Santos 13Fonte 31 Caeiro 89 Estádio Municipal de Braga Braga 4,863 Jorge Ferreira no 29 December 2015 15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Leixões 1–2 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/8 Rio Ave Nunes 90+2 Kayembe 4Tarantini 38 Estádio do Mar Matosinhos 1,010 Rui Oliveira no no 20 January 2016 15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Leixões 0–4 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/7 Braga Pedro Santos 10Hassan 53Fonte 84Eduardo 90+2 pen. Estádio do Mar Matosinhos 932 João Pinheiro no 20 January 2016 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Rio Ave 1–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/8 Belenenses Krovinović 58 Silva 79 Estádio do Rio Ave FC Vila do Conde 1,613 Artur Soares Dias no no 27 January 2016 16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Belenenses 4–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/8 Leixões Tonel 9Betinho 69Juanto 78 86 Estádio do Restelo Lisbon 584 André Moreira no 27 January 2016 18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Rio Ave 0–0 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/7 Braga Estádio do Rio Ave FC Vila do Conde 2,493 João Capela no no Knockout phase In the knockout phase, the four teams advancing from the third round contested one-legged semi-final matches for a place in the competition final. The winners of Groups A and B host the winners of Groups C and D, respectively. The semi-finals were played on 10 February and 2 May, and the final was played on 20 May at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, in Coimbra. 10 February – Estádio dos Barreiros Marítimo 3 Portimonense 1 2 May – Estádio da Luz Benfica 2 Braga 1 20 May – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Marítimo 2 Benfica 6 Semi-finals 10 February 2016 17:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Marítimo 3–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/6/1 Portimonense Costa 17Bessa 31Diawara 90+4 Pires 4 Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira 5,237 João Capela 2 May 2016 19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 2–1 http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/6/2 Braga Jonas 58Jiménez 71 Silva 19 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 24,933 Tiago Martins Final 2016 Taça da Liga Final Notes note References External links Competition page at LPFP pt Category:Taça da Liga Taca da Liga Taca da Liga