2011–12 Taça da Liga
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 31 July 2011 – 14 April 2012 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Benfica (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Gil Vicente |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 67 |
| Goals scored | 160 (2.39 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Miguel Rosa Baba Diawara Rodrigo (4 goals each) |
The 2011–12 Taça da Liga is the fifth edition of the Portuguese Taça da Liga. The first matches were played on July 31, 2011. The final was played on 14 April 2012 in which Benfica defeated Gil Vicente 2–1. Benfica won their fourth consecutive Taça da Liga competition since its establishment in 2007.
Format
This seasons' format consists of 3 rounds, plus knockout stages. In the first round, only second division teams play. All 16 teams are allocated into 4 groups of 4 teams each. Each team plays 3 matches and top two of each group advances. In the second round, teams that qualified from previous round are joined by the two Liga Sagres promoted teams and also the 6 worst in the top league in the previous season. There will be two-legged fixtures in which the winners will advance. The third round is where the remaining top 8 teams from previous season first division enter the competition. Again, as in the first round, the 16 teams are divided into 4 groups and each team will play 3 matches. However this time, only group winners advance. Both semi-finals and finals are one-legged fixtures.
Participating clubs
- Clubs starting from the First Round: Arouca, Atlético CP, Belenenses, Covilhã, Desportivo das Aves, Estoril, Freamunde, Leixões, Moreirense, Naval, Oliveirense, Penafiel, Portimonense, Santa Clara, Trofense, União da Madeira
- Clubs starting from the Second Round: Académica, Beira-Mar, Feirense, Gil Vicente, Marítimo, Olhanense, União de Leiria, Vitória de Setúbal
- Clubs starting from the Third Round: Benfica, Braga, Nacional, Paços de Ferreira, Porto, Rio Ave, Sporting CP, Vitória de Guimarães
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
The 2011–12 Taça da Liga Second Round matches were played on 8, 9, 26 and 27 October 2011 for the first legs whilst the second legs took place on 9, 12 and 13 November 2011. The winners over the two legs progressed to the Third Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| União da Madeira | 2–5 | Marítimo | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Penafiel | 2–1 | Académica | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Santa Clara | 3–2 | União de Leiria | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Naval | 3–4 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Moreirense | 4–3 | Beira-Mar | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Portimonense | 2–2(5–4p) | Feirense | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Estoril | 4–3 | Olhanense | 4–3 | 0–0 |
| Belenenses | 2–3 | Gil Vicente | 2–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
8 October 2011 16:00 |
| União da Madeira | 2–3 | Marítimo |
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Marreco  28', 61' |
Report | Pouga 21' Marquinho 22'Diawara 84' |
26 October 2011 16:00 |
| Moreirense | 2–2 | Beira-Mar |
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| Pintassilgo 48' Wágner 74' |
Report | Douglas 8' Élio 13' |
Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal Attendance: 466 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
26 October 2011 19:00 |
| Estoril | 4–3 | Olhanense |
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| Moreno 24', Vitória 37', 65'Carlos Eduardo 85' |
Report | Toy 31' Ivanildo 32'Djalmir 51' |
27 October 2011 16:00 |
| Belenenses | 2–1 | Gil Vicente |
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| Rodrigo António 5' Victor Bolt 88' |
Report | Guilherme 16' |
Second leg
9 November 2011 16:00 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2–2 | Naval |
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| J. Silva 57' R. Silva 77' |
Report | Carlitos 20' João Pedro 39' |
Vitória de Setúbal won 4-3 on aggregate.
9 November 2011 16:00 |
| Feirense | 2–1 | Portimonense |
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| Buval 20' Eliézio 41' (pen.) |
Report | Pessoa 33' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 |
Feirense 2-2 Portimonense on aggregate. Portimonense won 5-4 on penalties.
Estoril won 4-3 on aggregate.
Moreirense won 4-3 on aggregate.
Marítimo won 5-2 on aggregate.
Gil Vicenre won 3-2 on aggregate.
Santa Clara won 3-2 on aggregate.
Penafiel won 2-1 on aggregate.
Third round
The 2011–12 Taça da Liga Third Round group stage matches are to be played in January and February 2012. The eight winners of the two legged Second Round matches progressed to this round and are joined by the teams who finished in the top eight of the 2010–11 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams will be seeded depending on their league position from the previous season. The sixteen teams involved in this round would be split into four groups from group A to D. The first round matches of the group stage will take place on 21 December 2011 and 2–3 January 2012, the second round games will take place on 18 January and the third round matches will take place on 2–3 February 2012.[1] The winners of each group would progress to the semi final stage to be played on the 21 March 2012.
Participating teams
Names in bold are the colloquial names of the clubs. Estoril, Gil Vicente, Marítimo, Moreirense, Penafiel, Portimonense, Santa Clara, Vitória de Setúbal all progressed from the Second Round to this phase. Benfica, Nacional, Paços de Ferreira, Porto, Rio Ave, Sporting CP, Braga and Vitória de Guimarães started their campaign at this stage.
Draw
The draw for the Third Round took place on the 23rd of November 2012 at 12:00 at the LPFP headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal.[2] The teams involved in this round were seeded according to their league position from either the 2010-11 Primeira Liga or the 2010-11 Liga de Honra depending in which division they played in last season.[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Groups
Group A
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4 February 2012 20:30 |
| Moreirense | 1–0 | Rio Ave |
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| Pinto 79' |
Report |
Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal Attendance: 372 Referee: Hugo Pacheco |
Group B
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3 January 2012 20:45 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–4 | Benfica |
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| João Paulo 48' |
Report | Witsel 11' Cardozo 65', 83'Rodrigo 88' |
Group C
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Group D
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Knock-out Stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Gil Vicente | 2(4) | ||||||||
| Braga | 2(2) | ||||||||
| Gil Vicente | 1 | ||||||||
| Benfica | 2 | ||||||||
| Benfica | 3 | ||||||||
| Porto | 2 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
22 March 2012 20:15 |
| Gil Vicente | 2–2 | Braga |
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| Vieira 16' Júnior Caiçara 89' |
Report | Lima 25' Barbosa 31' |
| Penalties | ||
Vilela  Cláudio Galo Júnior Caiçara |
4–2 | Lima Custódio Barbosa  Ukra |
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
As of the 14 April 2012 23:19 (UTC)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
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| 1 |  Miguel Rosa |
Belenenses | 4 |
 Baba Diawara |
Marítimo | 4 | |
 Rodrigo |
Benfica | 4 | |
| 4 |  Wágner |
Moreirense | 3 |
| Ricardo Pessoa |
Portimonense | 3 | |
| Pintassilgo |
Moreirense | 3 | |
| Luís Carlos |
Gil Vicente | 3 | |
| Hugo Viana |
Braga | 3 | |
 Óscar Cardozo |
Benfica | 3 |
References
- ↑ "BWIN CUP - 2011/2012 - 3.ª FASE" [2011-12 - Bwin Cup - Third Round] (in Portuguese). 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Sorteio da terceira fase da bwin cup" [Draw for the Third Round of the Bwin Cup] (in Portuguese). 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ↑ "Sorteio da 3.ª fase" [Third Round Draw] (in Portuguese). 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ "Melhor marcador - bwin cup 2011-2012" [Top Goalscorer - bwin cup 2011-2012] (in Portuguese). 13 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
External links
- Official webpage (Portuguese)
- Official regulation (Portuguese)
- Official statistics (Portuguese)