2022 Taça da Liga final

The 2022 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2021–22 Taça da Liga, the fifteenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 29 January 2022 at Estádio Municipal de Leiria.

2022 Taça da Liga final
Event2021–22 Taça da Liga
Date29 January 2022
VenueEstádio Municipal de Leiria, Leiria
RefereeManuel Mota
Attendance20,622
2021
2023

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 Liga Portugal 2 – during the 2021–22 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams that played in the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 were excluded from the competition. The competition format suffered changes for a to accommodate a reduction in the number of participating teams, particularly from the Liga Portugal 2.

Benfica and Sporting CP faced off for the second time in a rematch of the 2009 final.[1][2] In the final, Sporting defeated Benfica 2–1 to earn its fourth title in their sixth fina, with Benfica losing their first final. Sporting became the second team (after Benfica) in the competition's history to win the competition four times.[3]

Background

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The competition format suffered changes this season featuring the return of the 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 Dr. Magalhães Pessoa hosted all matches. The two teams had played in the second final in 2009 with Benfica winning on penalty kicks.[4]

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).

Benfica Round Sporting CP
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
Vitória de Guimarães 3–3 (A) Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Matchday 1 Famalicão 2–1 (H) Estádio José Alvalade
Sporting da Covilhã 3–0 (H) Estádio da Luz Matchday 2 Penafiel 1–0 (A) Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Group B winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Benfica 2 2 1 1 6 3 +3 4
Vitória de Guimarães 2 2 1 1 5 3 +2 4
Sporting da Covilhã 3 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Final standings Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sporting CP 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
Famalicão 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
Penafiel 2 0 0 2 0 6 –6 0
Opponent Result Stadium Knockout phase Opponent Result Stadium
Boavista 1–1 (3–2p) (N) Estádio Municipal de Leiria Semi-finals Santa Clara 2–1 (N) Estádio Municipal de Leiria

Match

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Summary

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Details

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Benfica1–2Sporting CP
  • Everton   23'
Report
Attendance: 20,622
Referee: Manuel Mota
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benfica
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sporting
GK 99   Odysseas Vlachodimos
RB 22   Valentino Lazaro
CB 5   Jan Vertonghen (c)   53'
CB 91   Morato   83'
LB 3   Álex Grimaldo
CM 28   Julian Weigl
CM 11   Soualiho Meïté   83'
CM 20   João Mário   90+2'
RW 17   Diogo Gonçalves   74'
CF 15   Roman Yaremchuk   61'
LW 7   Everton   58'   83'
Substitutes:
GK 77   Helton Leite
DF 34   André Almeida
DF 97   Ferro
MF 55   Paulo Bernardo
MF 21   Pizzi   83'
MF 49   Adel Taarabt   83'
FW 29   Henrique Araújo   83'
FW 88   Gonçalo Ramos   61'
FW 31   Gil Dias   74'
Manager:
  Jorge Jesus
GK 1   Antonio Adán
CB 13   Luís Neto (c)   31'   66'
CB 52   Gonçalo Inácio
LB 3   Zouhair Feddal
RM 47   Ricardo Esgaio   77'
CM 6   João Palhinha
CM 8   Matheus Nunes   59'   85'
LM 2   Matheus Reis
RW 28   Pedro Gonçalves
CF 21   Paulinho   53'   88'
LW 17   Pablo Sarabia   88'
Substitutes:
GK 31   João Virgínia
DF 24   Pedro Porro   66'
MF 15   Manuel Ugarte   85'
MF 68   Daniel Bragança
FW 11   Nuno Santos   88'
FW 7   Bruno Tabata
FW 10   Jovane Cabral
FW 57   Geny Catamo
FW 19   Tiago Tomás   88'
Manager:
  Rúben Amorim

Assistant referees:
Jorge Fernandes
Luciano Maia
Fourth official:
Manuel Oliveira
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rui Costa

Match rules

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

References

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  1. ^ "Quim the hero of Benfica triumph". UEFA. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Quique Flores: "Jesus trabalhou muito para que os títulos voltassem"" [Quique Flores: "Jesus worked hard to make titles come back"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "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.