Portuguese League Cup 2007-08

The 2007/08 edition of the Taça da Liga will be the first edition of the League Cup of Portugal. It is also called Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons.For the first round (4th and 5th of August), only the Liga de Honra teams competed.In the second round (12th August) Portuguese Liga teams entered.The competition was won by V. Setúbal who beat Sporting Lisbon 3-2 in the penalty shootout after a goalless draw.

First Round

Drawing

Teams had been distributed by 2 pots, being based on the position of the previous championship.
* Pot A (away):
** Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves, who were relegated from the top division;
** 3rd to 8th position of the 2006/07 Liga de Honra.
* Pot B (home):
** 9th to 14th position of the 2006/07 Liga de Honra;
** Fátima and Freamunde, who were promoted from II Divisão.
(LH) - Liga de Honra (PL) - Portuguese League

Games

(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League

Games results in details

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date = 26 September, 2007
16:00
team1 = Leixões
score = 0 – 2
team2 = U. Leiria
goals1 =
goals2 = goal|15 Maciel
goal|76(penalty) Jessui
stadium = Estádio do Mar, Matosinhos
Referee: Cosme Machado, Braga----

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date = 26 September, 2007
17:00
team1 = Penafiel
score = 1 – 0
team2 = Nacional
goals1 = Guedes goal|21
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel
Referee: Paulo Costa, Porto----

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date = 26 September, 2007
18:00
team1 = Portimonense
score = 1 - 1
team2 = Belenenses
goals1 = Paulo Sérgio goal|83
goals2 = goal|66 Fernando
stadium = Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
Referee: Hugo Miguel, Lisboapenshootoutbox
penalties1=Tarantini
penaltyscore=4 – 3
penalties2=

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date = 26 September, 2007
19:00
team1 = Beira-Mar
score = 0 - 0
team2 = Paços de Ferreira
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Referee: João Vilas Boas, Braga penshootoutbox
penalties1=Roma
penaltyscore=4 – 3
penalties2=

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date = 26 September, 2007
19:15
team1 = V. Setúbal
score = 2 - 0
team2 = Braga
goals1 = Matheus goal|80
Leandro Branco goal|88
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal
Referee: Elmano Santos, Madeira----

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date = 26 September, 2007
19:15
team1 = Fátima
score = 0 - 0
team2 = Porto
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima
Referee: Carlos Xistra, Castelo Brancopenshootoutbox
penalties1=Miguel Xavier
penaltyscore=4 – 2
penalties2=

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date = 26 September, 2007
20:30
team1 = Estrela da Amadora
score = 1 – 1
team2 = Benfica
goals1 = Maurício goal|36
goals2 = goal|90+3(penalty) Freddy Adu
stadium = Estádio José Gomes, Amadora
Referee: Duarte Gomes, Lisboapenshootoutbox
penalties1=Maurício

Yoni
penaltyscore=4 – 5
penalties2=

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date = 26 September, 2007
20:45
team1 = V. Guimarães
score = 0 - 0
team2 = Sporting
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Referee: Bruno Paixão, Setúbalpenshootoutbox
penalties1=Ghilas
penaltyscore=6 – 7
penalties2=

Fourth Round

The winning teams of the third round will be in only one pot and will play in two legs.

(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League

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date = 31 October, 2007

team1 = Fátima
score = 2 – 3
report =
team2 = Sporting
goals1 = Carlos Saleiro goal|16
Filipe Falardo goal|49
goals2 = goal|35 goal|82 Liedson
goal|62 Milan Purović
stadium = Estádio João Paulo II, Fátima
Referee: Olegário Benquerença, Leiria----footballbox
date = 31 October, 2007

team1 = V. Setúbal
score = 2 – 1
report =
team2 = Benfica
goals1 = Matheus goal|67
Edinho goal|82
goals2 = goal|45 (penalty) Freddy Adu
stadium = Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal
Referee: Paulo Costa, Porto----footballbox
date = 31 October, 2007

team1 = Beira-Mar
score = 3 – 1
report =
team2 = Portimonense
goals1 = Jessé goal|48
Vitinha goal|65
Roma goal|79
goals2 = goal|6 Maxi Bevacqua
stadium = Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Referee: João Ferreira, Setúbal----footballbox
date = 31 October, 2007

team1 = U. Leiria
score = 1 – 0
report =
team2 = Penafiel
goals1 = João Paulo goal|91
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Referee: Paulo Paraty, Porto

Overall results of 4th round

(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League

Group Stage

The four winners from the fourth round will play in a group stage with a single round-robin format. The teams that finish first and second in the group will advance to play each other in the final.

(LH) - Liga de Honra
(PL) - Portuguese League

Games results in detail

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date = 9 January, 2008
19:30
team1 = Beira-Mar
score = 1 – 1
team2 = Penafiel
goals1 = Vitinha goal|19
goals2 = goal|44 Bakero
stadium = Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Referee: Jorge Sousa, Porto----footballbox
date = 9 January, 2008
21:15
team1 = V. Setúbal
score = 1 – 0
team2 = Sporting
goals1 = Filipe goal|30
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal
Referee: Pedro Henriques, Lisbon----footballbox
date = 23 January, 2008
19:00
team1 = Penafiel
score = 1 – 1
team2 = V. Setúbal
goals1 = Guedes goal|43|pen.
goals2 = goal|18 Matheus
stadium = Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel
Referee: Lucílio Baptista, Setúbal----footballbox
date = 23 January, 2008
21:15
team1 = Sporting
score = 3 – 0
team2 = Beira-Mar
goals1 = Liedson goal|68
Simon Vukcevic goal|74 goal|80
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee: Duarte Gomes, Lisboa----footballbox
date = 30 January, 2008
19:00
team1 = Sporting
score = 3 – 1
team2 = Penafiel
goals1 = Romagnoli goal|21
Marat Izmailov goal|29 goal|85
goals2 = goal|66 Guedes
stadium = Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee: João Ferreira, Setúbal----footballbox
date = 30 January, 2008
21:00
team1 = V. Setúbal
score = 3 – 0
team2 = Beira-Mar
goals1 = Robson goal|52
Ricardo Chaves goal|71
Kim Byung goal|90+3
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal
Referee: Rui Costa, Porto----

Final

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date = 22 March, 2008
time = 20:30 GMT
team1 = V. Setúbal
team2 = Sporting
score = 0 – 0
report= [http://www.lpfp.pt/carlsberg_cup/Pages/Jogo.aspx?epoca=20072008&jornada=9&jogo=5155 (Official report)]
goals1 = |0
goals2 = |0
stadium = Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
referee = Pedro Proençapenshootoutbox
penaltyscore = 3 – 2
penalties1 = Auri
penalties2 = _{Coin toss determined Vitória to be the first on the penalty shootout series.Except for Jorginho's shot at his right post (inner side), all other shots were saved by the goalkeepers.} ----

External links

[http://www.lpfp.pt/default.aspx?CpContentId=287158# Official website - Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional]