2024 Taça da Liga final

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2024 Taça da Liga Final
Event2023–24 Taça da Liga
Braga Estoril
1 1
Braga won 5–4 on penalties
Date27 January 2024
VenueEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
RefereeFábio Veríssimo
Attendance18,998

The 2024 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2023–24 Taça da Liga, the seventeenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 27 January 2024 at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.

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 2022–23 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams that played in the 2023–24 Primeira Liga were excluded from the competition.

Braga and Estoril faced off for the first time in the first final involving both teams, with Estoril making into their first cup final since the 1944 Taça de Portugal final. In the final, Braga won the final 5–4 after a penalty shootout, thus becoming only the third team (after Benfica and Sporting CP) in the competition's history to win the Taça da Liga for their third time.

Background

This season featured 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. Braga made their fifth appearance in the Taça da Liga final after their last final in 2021, where they were defeated by Sporting CP 2–1.[1][2] Estoril made into their first appearance in any national competition final in the club's history in 80 years, with their last cup final being in the 1944 Taça de Portugal final, where they lost to Benfica.[3]

Route to the final

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

Braga Round Estoril
Opponent Result Stadium First round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Paços de Ferreira 2–0 (H) Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Opponent Result Stadium Second round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Belenenses 5–1 (H) Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Opponent Result Stadium Third round Opponent Result Stadium
Casa Pia 1–1 (H) Estádio Municipal de Braga Matchday 1 Leixões 2–1 (A) Estádio do Mar
Nacional 3–1 (A) Estádio da Madeira Matchday 2 Porto 3–1 (H) Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Braga 211042+24
Casa Pia 211032+14
Nacional 200225-30
 Final standings Group D winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Estoril 220052+36
Porto 210134-13
Leixões 200224–20
Opponent Result Stadium Knockout phase Opponent Result Stadium
Benfica 1–1 (5–4p) (N) Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Semi-finals Sporting CP 1–0 (N) Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Match

Summary

Details

Braga1–1Estoril
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 18,989
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
Braga
Estoril
GK1Brazil Matheus
RB2Spain Víctor Gómezdownward-facing red arrow 76'
CB6Portugal José FonteYellow card 5'downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB15Portugal Paulo Oliveira
LB26Colombia Cristian Borja
CM18Brazil Vitor Carvalhodownward-facing red arrow 67'
CM28'Portugal João Moutinho
RW14Spain Álvaro DjalóYellow card 22'downward-facing red arrow 56'
AM16Uruguay Rodrigo Zalazardownward-facing red arrow 67'
LW21Portugal Ricardo Horta (c)Yellow card 64'
CF9Spain Abel Ruiz
Substitutes:
GK12Portugal Tiago Sá
DF17Sweden Joe Mendesupward-facing green arrow 76'
DF5Turkey Serdar Saatçıupward-facing green arrow 76'
DF55Portugal Francisco Chissumba]
MF8Libya Ali Musratiupward-facing green arrow 67'
MF90Senegal Djibril Soumaré
MF22Portugal Pizziupward-facing green arrow 67'
FW20Portugal Rony Lopes
FW11Guinea-Bissau Roger Fernandesupward-facing green arrow 56'
Manager:
Portugal Artur Jorge
GK14Portugal Dani Figueira (c)Yellow card 83'
CB23Portugal Pedro Álvarodownward-facing red arrow 63'
CB3Portugal Bernardo Vital
CB22France Eliaquim Mangala
LM79Portugal Wagner PinaYellow card 45+1'
CM82Portugal Mateus FernandesYellow card 43'
CM83France Koba Koindredidownward-facing red arrow 59'
RM78Portugal Tiago AraújoYellow card 37'
RW10France Rafik GuitaneYellow card 62'downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF11Brazil Cassianodownward-facing red arrow 59'
LW33Portugal João Marques
Substitutes:
GK31Brazil Marcelo Carné
DF2Spain Raúl Parra
DF5Brazil Volnei Feltesupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF64Nigeria Mor Ndiaye
MF8Scotland Jordan Holsgroveupward-facing green arrow 59'
FW91Portugal Heriberto Tavaresupward-facing green arrow 85'
FW9Venezuela Alejandro Marquésupward-facing green arrow 59'
FW20Brazil João Carlos
FW29Serbia Nemanja Jović
Manager:
Portugal Vasco Seabra Yellow card 43'

Assistant referees:
Pedro Martins
Hugo Marques
Fourth official:
Hélder Carvalho
Video assistant referee:
Luís Godinho
Assistant video assistant referee:
Hugo Miguel

Match rules

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

See also

References

  1. "Spanish Pedro Porro gives Sporting de Portugal the League Cup". La Vanguardia. January 23, 2021. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "Taça da Liga: Estoril Praia chega à segunda final 80 anos depois ao afastar 'besta negra'". O Jogo. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.