| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 4 August 2007 – 22 March 2008 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vitória de Setúbal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sporting CP |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 76 (1.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Matheus (5) |
The 2007–08 Taça da Liga was the first edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons.
For the first round (4 and 5 August), only teams competing in the Liga de Honra participated. In the second round (12 August), Primeira Liga teams entered.
The competition was won by Vitória de Setúbal, who defeated Sporting CP 3–2 in the penalty shootout after a goalless draw at the Estádio Algarve, Faro.
First round
Drawing
Teams had been distributed by two pots, being based on the position of the previous championship.
- Pot A (away):
- Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves, who were relegated from the top division;
- 3rd to 8th position of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra.
- Pot B (home):
- 9th to 14th position of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra;
- Fátima and Freamunde, who were promoted from II Divisão.
| Pot A | Pot B |
|---|---|
| Beira-Mar | Olhanense |
| Desportivo das Aves | Estoril |
| Rio Ave | Trofense |
| Santa Clara | Gil Vicente |
| Gondomar | Vizela |
| Feirense | Portimonense |
| Varzim | Fátima |
| Penafiel | Freamunde |
Games
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (LH) Trofense | 2–1 | Feirense (LH) |
| (LH) Vizela | 1–3 | Varzim (LH) |
| (LH) Freamunde | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Beira-Mar (LH) |
| (LH) Estoril | 2–1 | Desportivo das Aves (LH) |
| (LH) Fátima | 2–0 | Santa Clara (LH) |
| (LH) Portimonense | 1–0 | Rio Ave (LH) |
| (LH) Olhanense | 0–1 | Gondomar (LH) |
| (LH) Gil Vicente | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Penafiel (LH) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
Games results in detail
| Freamunde | 0–0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Evandro  Bertinho Marcão  Heslley |
2–4 | Vidigal Artur Fernando Ratinho |
Referee: Vasco Santos, Porto
| Fátima | 2–0 | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
Marinho  56' Saleiro 60' |
| Portimonense | 1–0 | Rio Ave |
|---|---|---|
| Bevacqua 4' |
Referee: Hugo Miguel, Lisboa
| Gil Vicente | 2–2 | Penafiel |
|---|---|---|
| Hermes 32' Tiago André 90' |
João Pedro 47' Campos 53' (pen.) |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Vilela Ribeiro Diego Gaúcho Luís Miguel Hermes |
4–5 | Lourenço João Pedro Sousa Araújo Campos |
Second round
Drawing
Teams were divided for two pots, one with the lower ranked Portuguese Liga teams and the other with the first round winners, who played at home.
- Pot C (home):
- winners teams of first round;
- Pot D (visitors):
- 9th to 14th placed teams of the 2006–07 Primeira Liga, and the 1st and 2nd placed teams of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra (Leixões and Vitória de Guimarães) ;
| Pot C | Pot D | |
|---|---|---|
| Trofense | Estrela da Amadora | |
| Varzim | Boavista | |
| Beira-Mar | Marítimo | |
| Estoril | Naval | |
| Fátima | Académica | |
| Portimonense | Vitória de Setúbal | |
| Gondomar | Leixões | |
| Penafiel | Vitória de Guimarães | |
(LH) – Liga de Honra (PL) – Primeira League
Games
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (LH) Estoril | 0–1 | Estrela da Amadora (PL) |
| (LH) Penafiel | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Marítimo (PL) |
| (LH) Fátima | 1–0 | Académica (PL) |
| (LH) Portimonense | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Naval (PL) |
| (LH) Varzim | 0–4 | Leixões (PL) |
| (LH) Gondomar | 0–3 | Vitória de Setúbal (PL) |
| (LH) Trofense | 0–1 | Vitória de Guimarães (PL) |
| (LH) Beira-Mar | 1–0 | Boavista (PL) |
(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League
Games results in detail
| Estoril | 0–1 | Estrela da Amadora |
|---|---|---|
| Cardoso 45' |
Referee: Cosme Machado, Braga
| Penafiel | 0–0 | Marítimo |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Campos Lourenço Guedes Mourão Berville Ferreira |
5–4 | Kanu Felício Bruno Marcinho Van der Linden Wênio |
Referee: João Vilas Boas, Braga
| Portimonense | 0–0 | Naval |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Pessoa Marronkle Miguel Ângelo Tarantini Emídio Rafael |
4–3 | Marcelinho Saulo Mário Sérgio Gaúcho Elivelton |
Referee: Rui Costa, Porto
| Gondomar | 0–3 | Vitória de Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Kim 44' Matheus 77' Edinho 80' |
Referee: Paulo Pereira, Viana do Castelo
| Trofense | 0–1 | Vitória de Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| Mrdaković 30' |
Referee: Carlos Xistra, Castelo Branco
Third round
Drawing
Teams were divided in two pots, one with the higher ranked Portuguese Liga teams and the other with the second round winners, who played at home.
- Pot E (home):
- winners teams of Second round;
- Pot F (visitors):
- 1st to 8th placed teams of the 2006–07 Primeira Liga
Games
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (PL) Leixões | 0–2 | União de Leiria (PL) |
| (LH) Penafiel | 1–0 | Nacional (PL) |
| (LH) Portimonense | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Belenenses (PL) |
| (LH) Beira-Mar | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Paços de Ferreira (PL) |
| (PL) Vitória de Setúbal | 2–0 | Braga (PL) |
| (LH) Fátima | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Porto (PL) |
| (PL) Estrela da Amadora | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Benfica (PL) |
| (PL) Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 (6–7 p) | Sporting CP (PL) |
(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League
Games results in details
| Portimonense | 1–1 | Belenenses |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Sérgio 83' |
Fernando 66' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Tarantini Wellington Gonzalo Raphael Paulo Sérgio |
4–3 | Amorim Roncatto Gómez Weldon Rolando |
Referee: Hugo Miguel, Lisboa
| Beira-Mar | 0–0 | Paços de Ferreira |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Roma Matos Lopes Emerson Luís |
4–3 | Luiz Carlos Pedrinha Furtado Édson Di Fernando Pilar |
Referee: João Vilas Boas, Braga
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2–0 | Braga |
|---|---|---|
| Matheus 80' Branco 88' |
Referee: Elmano Santos, Madeira
| Fátima | 0–0 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Miguel Xavier Saleiro Moreira Marinho |
4–2 | João Paulo Lima Lino M. González |
Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima
Referee: Carlos Xistra, Castelo Branco
| Estrela da Amadora | 1 – 1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Maurício 36' |
Adu 90+3' (pen.) |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Maurício Mateus Gomes Cardoso Fernando Yoni |
4–5 | Adu Rodríguez Butt Luisão Coentrão Díaz |
Referee: Duarte Gomes, Lisboa
| Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Ghilas Rabiola Andrezinho Desmarets Fajardo Targino Amaral Geromel Sereno Alves |
6–7 | Romagnoli Polga Moutinho Ronny Veloso Paredes Tonel Abel Djaló Tiago |
Fourth round
The winning teams of the third round will be in only one pot and will play in two legs.
| Clube | League |
|---|---|
| Sporting CP | PL |
| Benfica | PL |
| União de Leiria | PL |
| Vitória de Setúbal | PL |
| Beira-Mar | LH |
| Penafiel | LH |
| Portimonense | LH |
| Fátima | LH |
LH – Liga de Honra PL – Primeira Liga
Games
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PL) Sporting CP | 4–4 (a) | Fátima (LH) | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| (PL) Benfica | 2–3 | Vitória de Setúbal (PL) | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| (LH) Portimonense | 2–3 | Beira-Mar (LH) | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| (LH) Penafiel | 3–2 | União de Leiria (PL) | 3–1 | 0–1 |
(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League
First leg
| Sporting CP | 1–2 | Fátima |
|---|---|---|
| Liédson 52' |
Cícero 15' (pen.) Falardo 82' |
Referee: Artur Soares Dias, Porto
| Benfica | 1–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Adu 90+4' |
Matheus 12' |
Referee: Jorge Sousa, Porto
| Portimonense | 1–0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Melo 71' |
Referee: Pedro Henriques, Lisbon
| Penafiel | 3–1 | União de Leiria |
|---|---|---|
| João Pedro 3' Bakero 68', 78' |
Sougou 90+2' |
Referee: Pedro Proença Lisbon
Second leg
| Fátima | 2–3 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Saleiro 16' Falardo 49' |
Liédson 35', 82' Purović 62' |
Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima
Referee: Olegário Benquerença, Leiria
| Beira-Mar | 3–1 | Portimonense |
|---|---|---|
| Jessé 48' Vitinha 65' Roma 79' |
Bevacqua 6' |
Referee: João Ferreira, Setúbal
| União de Leiria | 1–0 | Penafiel |
|---|---|---|
| João Paulo 91' |
Referee: Paulo Paraty, Porto
Fifth round
The four winners from the fourth round will play in a group stage with a single round-robin format. The teams that finish first and second in the group will advance to play each other in the final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória de Setúbal (PL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Sporting CP (PL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Penafiel (LH) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Beira-Mar (LH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: (LH) - Liga de Honra , (PL) - Portuguese League
Rules for classification: (LH) - Liga de Honra , (PL) - Portuguese League
Games results in detail
| Beira-Mar | 1–1 | Penafiel |
|---|---|---|
| Vitinha 19' |
Bakero 44' |
Referee: Jorge Sousa, Porto
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Gonçalves 30' |
Referee: Pedro Henriques, Lisbon
| Penafiel | 1–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Guedes 43' (pen.) |
Matheus 18' |
| Sporting CP | 3–0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Liédson 68' Vukčević 74', 80' |
Referee: Duarte Gomes, Lisbon
Final
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| (Official report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Auri Pitbull Elias Jorginho Paulinho |
3–2 | Romagnoli Polga Moutinho Liédson Izmailov |
Referee: Pedro Proença
Coin toss determined Vitória to be the first on the penalty shootout series. Except for Jorginho's shot at his right post (inner side), all other shots were saved by the goalkeepers.
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