2008 Taça da Liga Final

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2008 Taça da Liga Final
Event2007–08 Taça da Liga
Vitória de Setúbal Sporting CP
0 0
Vitória de Setúbal won 3–2 on penalties
Date22 March 2008
VenueEstádio do Algarve, Faro
Man of the MatchEduardo (Vitória de Setúbal)[1]
RefereePedro Proença (Lisbon)[2]
Attendance28,000[1]
2009 →

The 2008 Taça da Liga Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Taça da Liga, the 1st season of the Taça da Liga, a knockout cup competition organized by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP). The match was played on the 22 March 2008 at the Estádio do Algarve in Faro,[3] and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Sporting CP and Vitória de Setúbal.

In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP and Sport TV.[4] Vitória de Setúbal defeated Sporting CP 3–2 on penalties, after both sides were unable to break the deadlock in normal time.[5][6][7] As a result of Vitória de Setúbal winning the Taça da Liga, the Sadinos claimed over €500,000 in prize money.[8]

Route to the final[]

See also: 2007–08 Taça da Liga

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

Vitória de Setúbal Round Sporting CP
Opponent Result Stadium First round Opponent Result Stadium
Bye Bye
Opponent Result Stadium Second round
Gondomar 3–0 (A) Estádio de São Miguel
Opponent Result Stadium Third round Opponent Result Stadium
Braga 2–0 (H) Estádio do Bonfim Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 (7–6p) (A) Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Opponent Result Stadium Fourth round Opponent Result Stadium
Benfica 1–1 (H) Estádio do Bonfim First leg Fátima 1–2 (H) Estádio do Restelo
2–1 (A) Estádio da Luz Second leg 3–2 (A)
Opponent Result Stadium Fifth round Opponent Result Stadium
Sporting CP 1–0 (H) Estádio do Bonfim Matchday 1 Vitória de Setúbal 0–1 (A) Estádio do Bonfim
Penafiel 1–1 (A) Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Matchday 2 Beira-Mar 3–0 (H) Estádio de Alvalade
Beira-Mar 3–0 (H) Estádio do Bonfim Matchday 3 Penafiel 3–1 (H) Estádio de Alvalade
Group standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vitória de Setúbal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
Penafiel 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Beira-Mar 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Final standings Group standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vitória de Setúbal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
Penafiel 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Beira-Mar 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1

Match[]

Details[]

Vitória de Setúbal0 – 0Sporting CP
Report
Penalties
Auri soccer ball with check mark
Pitbull soccer ball with check mark
Elias soccer ball with check mark
Jorginho soccer ball with red X
Paulinho soccer ball with red X		 3–2 soccer ball with check mark Romagnoli
soccer ball with red X Polga
soccer ball with check mark Moutinho
soccer ball with red X Liédson
soccer ball with red X Izmailov
Attendance: 28,000
Vitória de Setúbal
Sporting CP
GK 77 Portugal Eduardo
RB 14 Cape Verde Janício
CB 4 Brazil Robson
CB 15 Brazil Auri
LB 17 Portugal Jorginho
CM 6 Cape Verde Sandro (c) Yellow card 69'
CM 8 Brazil Elias
CM 16 Portugal Ricardo Chaves
RW 19 Brazil Leandro Branco downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 7 Portugal Bruno Gama downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 87 Brazil Pitbull
Substitutes:
GK 25 Serbia Nikola Milojević
DF 3 Portugal Hugo
DF 13 Brazil Adalto
DF 18 Brazil Paulinho upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 10 Portugal Filipe Gonçalves upward-facing green arrow 78'
OM 11 Portugal Bruno Ribeiro
FW 28 Portugal Bruno Severino upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Portugal Carlos Carvalhal
GK 1 Portugal Rui Patrício
LB 18 Argentina Leandro Grimi
CB 13 Portugal Tonel
CB 4 Brazil Ânderson Polga Yellow card 41'
RB 78 Portugal Abel downward-facing red arrow 64'
DM 24 Portugal Miguel Veloso Yellow card 49' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 7 Russia Marat Izmailov
CM 28 Portugal João Moutinho (c)
AM 30 Argentina Leandro Romagnoli
CF 10 Montenegro Simon Vukčević
CF 31 Brazil Liédson
Substitutes:
GK 34 Serbia Vladimir Stojković
DF 26 Brazil Gladstone
MF 6 Portugal Adrien Silva upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 21 Sweden Pontus Farnerud
MF 25 Portugal Bruno Pereirinha upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 20 Portugal Yannick Djaló
FW 22 Brazil Rodrigo Tiuí
Manager:
Portugal Paulo Bento
2007–08 Taça da Liga Winners
Vitória de Setúbal
1st Title
Man of the match
Match officials
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Carlsberg Cup - Final". ForaDeJogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pedro Proença dirige final" [Pedro Proença directs final]. Record. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Primeira final com casa cheia" [First final with a full house]. Record. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Atrações na final" [Attractions for the final]. Record. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ "V. SETÚBAL-SPORTING, 0-0 (3-2 g.p.)" [V. SETÚBAL-SPORTING, 0-0 (3-2 p.s.)]. Record. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Os penáltis do leão" [The penalties of the lion]. Record. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Setúbal ganha Taça da Liga nos penáltis" [Setúbal wins League Cup on penalties]. SAPO. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Taça da Liga gera 3 milhões de euros em prémios" [League Cup generates 3 million euros in prizes]. Record. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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