2020 Taça da Liga final

The 2020 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2019–20 Taça da Liga, the thirteenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 25 January 2020 at Estádio Municipal de Braga.

2020 Taça da Liga final
Event2019–20 Taça da Liga
Date25 January 2020
VenueEstádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Man of the MatchRicardo Horta
RefereeLuís Godinho
Attendance23,794
2019
2021

The competition involved the 34 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 16 from LigaPro – during the 2019–20 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams that played in the 2018–19 LigaPro were excluded from the competition.

Braga and Porto faced off for the second time in a rematch of the 2013 final.[1] In the final, Braga defeated Porto 1–0 to earn its second title in their third final. Braga became the third team (after Benfica and Sporting CP) in the competition's history to win multiple Taças da Liga.[2] Porto lost their fourth consecutive league cup final, after appearances in the 2010, 2013, and 2019 finals.

Background

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For the third consecutive season, this competition featured a final four format with both the semi-finals and the final being played over a space of a few days in the same venue. The Estádio Municipal de Braga hosted all matches.[3][4][5]

Route to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Braga Round Porto
Opponent Result Stadium First round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Bye
Opponent Result Stadium Second round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Bye
Opponent Result Stadium Third round Opponent Result Stadium
Penafiel 3–1 (A) Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Matchday 1 Santa Clara 1–0 (H) Estádio do Dragão
Marítimo 2–1 (H) Estádio Municipal de Braga Matchday 2 Casa Pia 3–0 (A) Estádio Pina Manique
Paços de Ferreira 4–1 (A) Estádio Capital do Móvel Matchday 3 Chaves 4–2 (A) Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Braga 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Paços de Ferreira 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4
Marítimo 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Penafiel 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Final standings Group D winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Porto 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Chaves 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Casa Pia 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
Santa Clara 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Opponent Result Stadium Knockout phase Opponent Result Stadium
Sporting CP 2–1 (N) Estádio Municipal de Braga Semi-finals Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 (N) Estádio Municipal de Braga

Match

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Summary

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Details

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Braga1–0Porto
  • R. Horta   90+5'
Report
Attendance: 23,794
Referee: Luís Godinho
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Braga
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Porto
GK 1   Matheus
RB 47   Ricardo Esgaio
CB 3   Vítor Tormena   56'
CB 34   Raul Silva   67'
CB 36   Bruno Viana   81'
LM 5   Nuno Sequeira
CM 60   João Palhinha   64'   90'
CM 27   Fransérgio (c)
RW 21   Ricardo Horta
LW 90   Galeno   50'
CF 20   Paulinho
Substitutes:
GK 12   Tiago Sá
DF 11   Diogo Viana
DF 13   Wallace   56'
MF 17   João Novais   90'
FW 77   Francisco Trincão   50'
FW 18   Rui Fonte
FW 7   Wilson Eduardo
Manager:
  Rúben Amorim
GK 31   Diogo Costa
RB 17   Jesús Corona   73'
CB 19   Chancel Mbemba
CB 5   Iván Marcano
LB 13   Alex Telles
CM 25   Otávio   30'
CM 22   Danilo Pereira (c)   74'
CM 27   Sérgio Oliveira   19'   72'
RW 11   Moussa Marega   78'
CF 29   Francisco Soares
LW 7   Luis Díaz
Substitutes:
GK 32   Agustín Marchesín
DF 18   Wilson Manafá   78'
DF 4   Diogo Leite
MF 8   Romário Baró   72'   80'
MF 16   Mateus Uribe   74'   90+3'
MF 77   Vitinha
FW 9   Vincent Aboubakar
Manager:
  Sérgio Conceição

Man of the match

Assistant referees:
Rui Teixeira
Valter Rufo
Fourth official:
Cláudio Pereira
Video assistant referee:
Tiago Martins
Assistant video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ Kundert, Tom (13 April 2013). "Braga win Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Regulamento das competições organizadas pela Liga Portugal" [Regulations of the competitions organized by Liga Portugal] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Allianz CUP sagrará Campeão de Inverno em 2019" [Allianz CUP will honor the Winter Champion in 2019] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Sorteio com os 'grandes' a 3 de setembro" [Draw with the 'biggest' on 3rd September]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.