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.
Event | 2021–22 Taça da Liga | ||||||
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Date | 29 January 2022 | ||||||
Venue | Estádio Municipal de Leiria, Leiria | ||||||
Referee | Manuel Mota | ||||||
Attendance | 20,622 | ||||||
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
editThe 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
editNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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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
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Final standings | Group A winners
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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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editBenfica | 1–2 | Sporting CP |
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Match rules
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References
edit- ^ "Quim the hero of Benfica triumph". UEFA. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "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.