2017–18 Taça da Liga
Taça CTT
Tournament details
CountryPortugal
Dates23 July 2017 – 27 January 2018
Teams33
Final positions
ChampionsSporting CP (1st title)
Runner-upVitória de Setúbal
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored112 (2.6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gonçalo Paciência
(5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2018.

The 2017–18 Taça da Liga was the eleventh edition of the Taça da Liga (also known as Taça CTT for sponsorship reasons), a football cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. It began on 23 July 2017 and concluded on 27 January 2018 with the final at Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga.

A total of 33 teams entered this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2017–18 Primeira Liga and 15 non-reserve teams from the 2017–18 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes for a third consecutive season to accommodate a reduction in the number of participating teams, particularly from the LigaPro.

Moreirense were the title holders, beating 2012–13 winners Braga 1–0 in the previous final to win their first-ever title in a national competition, but were eliminated in the third round. In a repeat of the competition's first final held 10 years previously, Sporting defeated Vitória de Setúbal 5–4 on penalties (1–1 after ninety minutes) in the final to win the title for the first time in the club's history.

Format

Fifteen teams competing in the 2017–18 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between fourteen teams, with the fifteenth team receiving a bye to the next round.

In the second round, the eight teams advancing from the previous round (seven winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2017–18 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between 20 teams, with two teams receiving a bye to the next round.

The third round featured the twelve teams advancing from the previous round (ten winners plus the two teams with a bye) and the four best-placed teams in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams are drawn into four groups that will be contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing at least one game at home. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals, which were played as single-legged ties. The semi-finals and final were played at a neutral venue.[1]

Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First round
(15 teams)
Second round
(22 teams)
  • 7 winners from the first round
  • 1 team that received a bye
Third round
(16 teams)
  • 4 teams ranked 1st–4th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga
  • 10 winners from the second round
  • 2 teams that received a bye
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the third round
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Tiebreakers

In the third round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. highest goal difference in all group matches;
  2. highest number of scored goals in all group matches;
  3. lowest average age of all players fielded in all group matches (sum of the ages of all fielded players divided by the number of fielded players).

In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest a penalty shootout to determine the winner.

Teams

Thirty-three teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2017–18 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final position in the previous league season determined in which round they enter the competition.

Third round (Primeira Liga)
Benfica (1st)Porto (2nd)Sporting CP (3rd)Vitória de Guimarães (4th)
Second round (Primeira Liga)
Braga (5th)Marítimo (6th)Rio Ave (7th)Feirense (8th)
Boavista (9th)Estoril (10th)Chaves (11th)Vitória de Setúbal (12th)
Paços de Ferreira (13th)Belenenses (14th)Moreirense (15th)Tondela (16th)
Portimonense (P1)Desportivo das Aves (P1)
First round (LigaPro)
Arouca (R1)Nacional (R1)União da Madeira (3rd)Penafiel (5th)
Académica (6th)Sporting da Covilhã (8th)Varzim (9th)Santa Clara (10th)
Gil Vicente (13th)Famalicão (15th)Cova da Piedade (16th)Académico de Viseu (17th)
Leixões (18th)Oliveirense (P2)Real (P2)
Key
  • Nth: League position in the 2016–17 season
  • P1: Promoted to the Primeira Liga
  • P2: Promoted to the LigaPro
  • R1: Relegated to the LigaPro

Schedule

All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters in Porto.

Round Draw date Match date(s) Teams Fixtures
First round 7 July 2017 23 July 2017 33 → 26 7
Second round 29–30 July, 1–3 September 2017 26 → 12 10
Third round Matchday 1 7 September 2017 19–20 September, 7–8, 10, 26 October, 28 November 2017 16 → 4 24
Matchday 2 24 October, 11 November, 20–22 December 2017
Matchday 3 29–30 December 2017
Final four Semi-finals 23–24 January 2018 4 → 2 2
Final 27 January 2018 2 → 1 1

First round

The 15 non-reserve teams competing in the 2017–18 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Fourteen teams were paired against each other for seven single-legged ties, while the fifteenth team (Real) was given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 7 July 2017, and matches were played on 23 July 2017.

23 July 2017 Sporting da Covilhã1–1
(3–4 p)
União da Madeira Covilhã
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Seidi 49' Report Gonçalo 2' Stadium: Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã
Attendance: 339
Referee: Bruno Rebocho
Penalties
23 July 2017 Cova da Piedade 3–2NacionalCova da Piedade
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Gomes 1', 45' Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira
Attendance: 737
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta
23 July 2017 Famalicão1–2 Santa Clara Vila Nova de Famalicão
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Meneses 45+2' Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 1,506
Referee: Claúdio Pereira
23 July 2017 Leixões 2–0Académico de ViseuMatosinhos
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Fábio Piló
23 July 2017 Penafiel0–1 Oliveirense Penafiel
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report J. Amorim 50' Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 506
Referee: Carlos Espadinha
23 July 2017 Varzim1–2 Gil Vicente Póvoa de Varzim
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Nelsinho 50' Report
Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Attendance: 1,144
Referee: André Moreira

Second round

In the second round, the seven first-round winners and Real, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro. Twenty teams were paired against each other for ten single-legged ties, while Feirense and Leixões were given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 7 July 2017, and matches were played between 29 July 2017 and 3 September 2017.[2]

29 July 2017 Belenenses 0–1[upper-alpha 1]RealLisbon
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Carlos Vinícius 58' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Humberto Teixeira
30 July 2017 Oliveirense 2–1Santa ClaraSanta Maria da Feira
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Santana 8' Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 495
Referee: Fábio Piló
30 July 2017 Arouca1–2 Paços de Ferreira Arouca
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Cícero 7' Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Carlos Espadinha
30 July 2017 União da Madeira 2–1Gil VicenteFunchal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Luan 75', 86' Report Rubio 76' Stadium: Centro Desportivo da Madeira
Attendance: 727
Referee: Daniel Cardoso
30 July 2017 Vitória de Setúbal 1–0TondelaSetúbal
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Willyan 55' Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta
1 September 2017 Marítimo 1–0EstorilFunchal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Pinho 30' Report Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 4,394
Referee: Manuel Mota
2 September 2017 Rio Ave 2–0Cova da PiedadeVila do Conde
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Vítor Ferreira
2 September 2017 Portimonense 3–1ChavesPortimão
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Tiba 4' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 1,257
Referee: Bruno Esteves
3 September 2017 Boavista1–2 Braga Porto
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Santos 11' Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 4,185
Referee: Rui Oliveira

Notes:

  1. Real were later disqualified from the tournament for fielding a suspended player in this match.[3]

Third round

In the third round, the 10 second-round winners plus Feirense and Leixões, who were given a bye to this round, joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2016–17 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Vitória de Guimarães (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams who each hosted their first two group matches. Group matches were played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team plays at least one match at home.[1] The draw took place on 7 September 2017, and matches were played between 19 September and 30 December 2017.[4]

Real, who had eliminated Belenenses in the previous round, were disqualified after it was determined that they fielded irregularly a punished player during their second-round match. As a result, Belenenses were repechaged and allocated into Group B, with Portimonense reallocated into Group A to occupy Real's vacancy.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vitória de Setúbal 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Benfica 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
3 Braga 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 2
4 Portimonense 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 2
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 September 2017 Benfica 1–1 Braga Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Jiménez 10' Report Ferreira 68' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Bruno Esteves
26 October 2017 Portimonense 1–2 Vitória de Setúbal Portimão
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Pires 54' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 1,610
Referee: Gonçalo Martins
20 December 2017 Benfica 2–2 Portimonense Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 21,355
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
22 December 2017 Vitória de Setúbal 2–1 Braga Setúbal
16:00 WET (UTC+00:00) Paciência 31', 49' Report Costinha 45+2' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
29 December 2017 Braga 2–2 Portimonense Braga
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Manuel Mota
29 December 2017 Vitória de Setúbal 2–2 Benfica Setúbal
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Luís Ferreira

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting CP 3 1 2 0 7 1 +6 5 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Marítimo 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Belenenses 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4 União da Madeira 3 0 1 2 3 10 7 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
19 September 2017 Sporting CP 0–0 Marítimo Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 22,127
Referee: Manuel Mota
28 November 2017 União da Madeira 1–1 Belenenses Funchal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Júnior 72' Report Hernández 12' Stadium: Centro Desportivo da Madeira
Attendance: 336
Referee: Manuel Mota
20 December 2017 Sporting CP 6–0 União da Madeira Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 8,713
Referee: Vasco Santos
21 December 2017 Belenenses 0–0 Marítimo Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC+00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 747
Referee: Luís Godinho
29 December 2017 Marítimo 3–2 União da Madeira Funchal
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 4,581
Referee: Tiago Martins
29 December 2017 Belenenses 1–1 Sporting CP Lisbon
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Coates 75' (o.g.) Report Acuña 74' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: João Pinheiro

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oliveirense 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Moreirense 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3 Feirense 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 2
4 Vitória de Guimarães 3 0 2 1 5 8 3 2
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 October 2017 Vitória de Guimarães 1–1 Feirense Guimarães
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Raphinha 38' Report Luís Henrique 50' Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 9,071
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
11 November 2017 Vitória de Guimarães 1–4 Oliveirense Guimarães
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Rincón 12' Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 7,423
Referee: António Nobre
11 November 2017 Moreirense 2–1 Feirense Moreira de Cónegos
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Valencia 18' Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 569
Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Porto 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advanced to knockout phase
2 Leixões 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 4
4 Paços de Ferreira 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 September 2017 Leixões 1–0 Paços de Ferreira Matosinhos
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Belima 55' Report Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Attendance: 756
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
8 October 2017 Paços de Ferreira 1–1 Rio Ave Paços de Ferreira
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Mabil 54' Report Barreto 90+3' Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 753
Referee: João Capela
24 October 2017 Porto 0–0 Leixões Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 26,207
Referee: Vasco Santos
21 December 2017 Porto 3–0 Rio Ave Porto
21:15 WET (UTC+00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 27,911
Referee: Nuno Almeida
30 December 2017 Rio Ave 3–2 Leixões Vila do Conde
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
30 December 2017 Paços de Ferreira 2–3 Porto Paços de Ferreira
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Bruno Esteves

Knockout phase

The knockout phase is contested as a final-four tournament by the four third-round group winners. The winners of Groups A and B play the winners of Groups C and D, respectively, in one-legged semi-finals, to determine the two finalist teams.[1] All matches are being played at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in Braga, with the semi-finals played on 23 and 24 January, and the final scheduled for 27 January 2018.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga
 
 
Vitória de Setúbal2
 
27 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga
 
Oliveirense0
 
Vitória de Setúbal1 (4)
 
24 January – Estádio Municipal de Braga
 
Sporting CP (p)1 (5)
 
Sporting CP (p)0 (4)
 
 
Porto0 (3)
 

Semi-finals

Vitória de Setúbal2–0Oliveirense
Report
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Manuel Mota

Final

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Regulamento das Competições organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional" [Regulations of the Competitions organized by the Portuguese Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. "Calendarização da segunda fase da Taça CTT" (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal.
  3. 1 2 "Real desclassificado da Taça da Liga por decisão do Conselho de Disciplina". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. "Taça CTT: grelha e datas dos jogos da 3ª Fase" [Taça CTT: fixture list and dates for third-round matches] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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