2008–09 Taça da Liga

The 2008–09 Taça da Liga was the second edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 2 August 2008 and the final was held on 21 March 2009 at the Estádio Algarve in Faro. Present for the second time in the final of this competition, Sporting CP were once again defeated 3–2 on penalties, this time by their rivals Benfica.

2008–09 Taça da Liga
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates2 August 2008 – 21 March 2009
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsBenfica (1st title)
Runners-upSporting CP
Tournament statistics
Matches played53
Goals scored124 (2.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Liédson (4)

Format

After the first season, a change in the format was approved by the Portuguese League for Professional Football.[1] The Cup began with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra (2nd level). Winners were joined by the clubs classified 7th–14th from last season's Primeira Liga (1st level) plus two promoted to this season's Liga. There were six groups of three clubs each, and every team played two matches (once home and once away). Winners of the groups joined the top-six teams from the last season's Primeira Liga and there were three groups of four teams, each club playing three matches. Winners of the groups and the best second-placed club competed in the one-legged semi-finals, with the winners advancing to the final.

Participating clubs

This is a list of clubs participating in the 2008–09 Portuguese League Cup:

First round

The matches were played on August 2 (first legs) and August 9 and 10, 2008 (second legs).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Feirense 1–2 Vizela 1–2 0–0
Santa Clara 1–2 Olhanense 0–0 1–2
Estoril 2–1 U.D. Oliveirense 1–0 1–1
Varzim 0–1 União de Leiria 0–0 0–1
Sporting da Covilhã w/o Boavista[2] / /
Freamunde 3–3 (4–2 p) Desportivo das Aves 3–1 0–2
Portimonense 1–4 Gil Vicente 0–2 1–2
Gondomar 3–3 (5–4 p) Beira-Mar 3–1 0–2

Second round

The matches were played from August 16 to November 5, 2008.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAV BRA LEI
1 Rio Ave 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to third round 1–0
2 Braga 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3 4–0
3 Leixões 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 1–2
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEL GVI SCO
1 Belenenses 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third round 0–0
2 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 0–1
3 Sporting da Covilhã 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 1–2
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAÇ EST VIZ
1 Paços de Ferreira 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to third round 2–1
2 Estrela da Amadora 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3 4–1
3 Vizela 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 0–2
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAC ULE TRO
1 Nacional 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Advance to third round 2–0
2 União de Leiria 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1–0
3 Trofense 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 1–0
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLH ESP NAV
1 Olhanense 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Advance to third round 2–0
2 Estoril 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 2–1
3 Naval 1º de Maio 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 3–2
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ACA GND FRM
1 Académica 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to third round 1–1
2 Gondomar 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 0–2
3 Freamunde 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 0–1
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third round

The matches were played from December 14, 2008 to January 18, 2009.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR NAC ACA VSE
1 Porto 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–1
2 Nacional 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 2–1
2 Académica 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–1
4 Vitória de Setúbal 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 1–0 1–2
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCP RAV MAR PAÇ
1 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 5–1
2 Rio Ave 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 0–1
3 Marítimo 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 1–2 2–1
4 Paços de Ferreira 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 2–1
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN VGU BEL OLH
1 Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 4–1
2 Vitória de Guimarães 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 0–2 3–0
3 Belenenses 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4 0–0
4 Olhanense 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 0–2
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held as one-legged matches with the two teams that had the highest number of points in the third round being given the home ground advantage.[3] The draw was held at the LPFP headquarters on 20 January 2009, 12:30 UTC. The matches were played on 4 February 2009.[4]

Benfica2–1Vitória de Guimarães
Arnolin  69' (o.g.)
Aimar  87'		 Desmarets  89'
Sporting CP4–1Porto
Romagnoli  35' (pen.), 48' (pen.)
Derlei  65', 80'		 Sektioui  9'
Referee: Carlos Xistra

Final
Main article: 2009 Taça da Liga Final
Sporting CP1–1 (a.e.t.)Benfica
Pereirinha  48' Reyes  75' (pen.)
Penalties
Romagnoli
Rochemback
Moutinho
Derlei
Postiga 		2–3 Aimar
Cardozo
Katsouranis
David Luiz
Martins

References
  1. Carlsberg Cup vai ter novo modelo: competição terá 55 jogos (in Portuguese)
  2. Boavista were excluded from the League Cup due to missing players' inscription deadline: Clube excluído da Taça da Liga Archived August 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  3. Regulamento de Competições (in Portuguese)
  4. Apurados para as meias-finais (in Portuguese)
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