2022 Taça da Liga final

2022 Taça da Liga final
Event2021–22 Taça da Liga
Sporting CP Benfica
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Date29 January 2022
VenueEstádio Municipal de Leiria, Leiria
RefereeManuel Mota
Attendance20,622

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.

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 final, 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

The 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

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

Benfica Round Sporting CP
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Benfica 221163+34
Vitória de Guimarães 221153+24
Sporting da Covilhã 300205−50
 Final standings Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sporting CP 220031+26
Famalicão 210162+43
Penafiel 200206–60
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

Details

Benfica1–2Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 20,622
Referee: Manuel Mota
Benfica
Sporting
GK99Greece Odysseas Vlachodimos
RB22Austria Valentino Lazaro
CB5Belgium Jan Vertonghen (c)Yellow card 53'
CB91Brazil Moratodownward-facing red arrow 83'
LB3Spain Álex Grimaldo
CM28Germany Julian Weigl
CM11France Soualiho Meïtédownward-facing red arrow 83'
CM20Portugal João MárioYellow card 90+2'
RW17Portugal Diogo Gonçalvesdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CF15Ukraine Roman Yaremchukdownward-facing red arrow 61'
LW7Brazil EvertonYellow card 58'downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK77Brazil Helton Leite
DF34Portugal André Almeida
DF97Portugal Ferro
MF55Portugal Paulo Bernardo
MF21Portugal Pizziupward-facing green arrow 83'
MF49Morocco Adel Taarabtupward-facing green arrow 83'
FW29Portugal Henrique Araújoupward-facing green arrow 83'
FW88Portugal Gonçalo Ramosupward-facing green arrow 61'
FW31Portugal Gil Diasupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Portugal Nélson Veríssimo
GK1Spain Antonio Adán
CB13Portugal Luís Neto (c)Yellow card 31'downward-facing red arrow 66'
CB52Portugal Gonçalo Inácio
CB3Morocco Zouhair Feddal
RM47Portugal Ricardo EsgaioYellow card 77'
CM6Portugal João Palhinha
CM8Portugal Matheus NunesYellow card 59'downward-facing red arrow 85'
LM2Brazil Matheus Reis
RW28Portugal Pedro Gonçalves
CF21Portugal PaulinhoYellow card 53'downward-facing red arrow 88'
LW17Spain Pablo Sarabiadownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK31Portugal João Virgínia
DF24Spain Pedro Porroupward-facing green arrow 66'
MF15Uruguay Manuel Ugarteupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF68Portugal Daniel Bragança
FW11Portugal Nuno Santosupward-facing green arrow 88'
FW7Brazil Bruno Tabata
FW10Cape Verde Jovane Cabral
FW57Mozambique Geny Catamo
FW19Portugal Tiago Tomásupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Portugal Ruben Amorim

Assistant referees:
Jorge Fernandes
Luciano Maia
Fourth official:
Manuel Oliveira
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias
Assistant video assistant referee:
Rui Costa

Match rules

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Quim the hero of Benfica triumph". UEFA. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "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.
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