2009–10 Taça da Liga

The 2009–10 Taça da Liga was the third edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 1 August 2009. The final was played on 21 March 2009, with Benfica defeating Porto 3–0 to win their second Taça da Liga.[1] The final was played at the Estádio Algarve, Faro.

2009–10 Taça da Liga
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates1 August 2009 – 21 March 2010
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsBenfica (2nd title)
Runners-upPorto
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored104 (1.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)Carlão (3)

Format

The 2009–10 Taça de Liga began with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra, the second level of Portuguese football. Winners join the clubs classified 7th–14th from the previous season's Primeira Liga (first level) plus two promoted to the 2009–10 Primeira Liga. There were six groups of three teams each, and every team play two games (once home and once away). Winners of the groups joined the top six teams from the previous season's Primeira Liga in three groups of four teams, each team playing three matches. Winners of the groups and the best second-placed team competed in the one-legged semifinals, with the winners advancing to the final.

Participating clubs

This is a list of clubs participating in the 2009–10 Portuguese League Cup:

Boavista was first included in the draw, but the club was excluded from professional competitions on 13 July 2009 due to financial debts. Boavista was scheduled to play against Sporting da Covilhã. On the following day, Penafiel and Carregado were invited to the professional leagues and, after both accepting, they officially joined the league on July 28.

First round

The matches will be played on August 1 and 2 (first legs) and August 8 and 9, 2009 (second legs).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Carregado 1–2 Covilhã 0–1 1–1
Desportivo das Aves 1–2 Estoril 1–1 0–1
Beira-Mar 5–4 Freamunde 5–1 0–3
Oliveirense 0–1 Gil Vicente 0–1 0–0
Fátima 2–1 Varzim 2–0 0–1
Chaves 3–3 (2–4 p) Santa Clara 1–0 2–3
Portimonense 1–1 (6–5 p) Feirense 1–1 0–0
Penafiel 2–2 (2–3 p) Trofense 2–0 0–2

Second round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ACA POR BEI
1 Académica[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Advance to third round 0–0
2 Portimonense (II) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0–0
3 Beira-Mar (II) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. The rules state that the team with the lowest age average of players used in the second round advances to the third round.[2]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VTG COV VTS
1 Vitória de Guimarães 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to third round 2–0
2 Sporting da Covilhã (II) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 2–0
3 Vitória de Setúbal 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 1–2
Source:

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TRO FAT MAR
1 Trofense (II) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to third round 3–1
2 Fátima (II) 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 2–1
3 Marítimo 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 1–1
Source:

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST PFE OLH
1 Estoril (II) 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to third round 2–0
2 Paços de Ferreira 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 0–0
3 Olhanense 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 0–1
Source:

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIO GVI BEL
1 Rio Ave 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third round 1–0
2 Gil Vicente (II) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0
3 Belenenses 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 1–1
Source:

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEI NAV SCL
1 Leiria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to third round 1–1
2 Naval 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1–1
3 Santa Clara (II) 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 1–2
Source:

Third round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Porto 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Académica 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3 Leixões 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
4 Estoril 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:

Académica qualified as best runner-up of all groups.

All times: UTC+0

Porto1–0Leixões
Varela 45+2' Report
Referee: Vasco Santos
Académica2–1Estoril
Eder 11'
Lito 41'		 Report Antchouet 68'
Attendance: 829
Referee: João Capela
Académica0–0Porto
Report
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: João Ferreira
Estoril1–1Leixões
Erick 59' Report Cintra 9'
Attendance: 345
Referee: André Gralha
Leixões0–1Académica
Report Sougou 63' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,192
Estoril0–2Porto
Report Belluschi 54'
Sá 78'
Attendance: 3,834
Referee: João Capela

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Trofense 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Braga 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4 União de Leiria 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source:

All times: UTC+0

Sporting CP2–1Braga
Saleiro 36'
Veloso 65'		 Report Alan 50'
Referee: Jorge Sousa
União de Leiria1–1Trofense
Tiago Luís 81' Report Silas 3'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Jorge Tavares
União de Leiria1–2Sporting CP
Carlão 70' Report Pereira 16'
Veloso 36'
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
Trofense1–0Braga
Mércio 38' Report
Attendance: 857
Referee: Bruno Paixão
Braga4–1União de Leiria
Bastos 22'
Peña 38'
Matheus 42'
Paulão 68'		 Report Cássio 9'
Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Bruno Esteves
Trofense0–1Sporting CP
Report Liédson 36'
Attendance: 4915
Referee: Paulo Costa

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Nacional 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Vitória de Guimarães 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:

All times: UTC+0

Benfica1–0Nacional
Saviola 79'
Attendance: 36,521
Vitória de Guimarães1–2Rio Ave
Moreno 30' Wesllem 72'
Tomás 77'
Attendance: 6,842
Referee: João Ferreira
Vitória de Guimarães1–1Benfica
Douglas 59' Coentrão 75'
Referee: Carlos Xistra
Rio Ave1–1Nacional
Costa 15' Tomás 20'
Referee: Duarte Gomes
Rio Ave1–2Benfica
Gama 54' (pen.) Di María 49'
Martins 76'

Knockout phase
Semifinals Final
      
Sporting CP 1
Benfica 4
Benfica 3
Porto 0
Porto 1
Académica 0

Semi-finals
Sporting CP1–4Benfica
Liédson 37' Report David Luiz 8'
Ramires 29'
Luisão 68'
Cardozo 90+4'
Attendance: 20,000
Porto1–0Académica
González 81' Report
Attendance: 22,000

Final
Main article: 2010 Taça da Liga Final
Benfica3–0Porto
Amorim 10'
Martins 45'
Cardozo 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 23,430
Referee: Jorge Sousa
Benfica
Porto
 2009–10 Taça da Liga winners 
Benfica
2nd title

References
  1. "Benfica thrash Porto in League Cup final". Soccerway. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. Taça da Liga rules (in Portuguese)
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