2010–11 Taça da Liga

2010–11 Taça da Liga

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	8 August 2010 – 23 April 2011
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Benfica (3rd title)
Runners-up	Paços de Ferreira
Tournament statistics
Matches played	67
Goals scored	190 (2.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hugo Vieira (5 goals)

The 2010–11 Taça da Liga was the fourth edition of the Portuguese Taça da Liga. The first matches were played on 8 August 2010. The final was scheduled on 23 April 2011 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra. Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira 2–1, and won their third title.

Format

This seasons' format consists of 3 rounds, plus knockout stages. In the first round only second division teams play. All 16 teams are allocated into four groups of four teams each. Each team plays 3 matches and top two of each group advances. In the second round, teams that qualified from previous round are joined by the two Primeira Liga promoted teams and also the six-worst in the top league in the previous season. There will be two-legged fixtures in which the winners will advance. The third round is where the remaining top eight teams from previous season first division enter the competition. Again, as in the first round, the 16 teams are divided into four groups and each team will play three matches. However this time, only group winners advance. Both semi-finals and finals are one-legged fixtures.

Participating clubs

• Clubs starting from the First Round: Gil Vicente, Estoril, Desportivo das Aves, Varzim, Santa Clara, Freamunde, Feirense, Oliveirense, Covilhã, Trofense, Fátima, Penafiel, Arouca, Moreirense, Belenenses, Leixões
• Clubs starting from the Second Round: Académica, Paços de Ferreira, Rio Ave, União de Leiria, Olhanense, Vitória de Setúbal, Beira-Mar, Portimonense
• Clubs starting from the Third Round: Porto, Sporting CP, Benfica, Nacional, Braga, Naval, Vitória de Guimarães, Marítimo

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Fátima 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5 Gil Vicente 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Moreirense 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Feirense 3 0 2 1 4 5 –1 2

FEI FAT GIV MOR Feirense – – – 0–0 Fátima 3–3 – 1–0 – Gil Vicente 2–1 – – 3–3 Moreirense – 1–1 – –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Penafiel 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Arouca 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Freamunde 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Belenenses 3 0 1 2 3 9 –6 1

BEL PEN FRE ARO Belenenses – – – 1–1 Penafiel 3–1 – 1–0 – Freamunde 5–1 – – 1–1 Arouca – 1–0 – –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Oliveirense 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Estoril 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Varzim 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2 Santa Clara 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2

SCL VAR ESP OLI Santa Clara – 0–0 – – Varzim – – – 0–1 Estoril 1–1 1–1 – – Oliveirense 2–1 – 0–1 –

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Leixões 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Desportivo das Aves 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 Sporting da Covilhã 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3 Trofense 3 0 2 1 1 3 –2 2

AVE SCO LEI TRO Desportivo Aves – 3–0 0–2 – Sporting Covilhã – – – 2–0 Leixões – 1–0 – – Trofense 1–1 – 0–0 –

Second round

The matches were played on October 10 to 28 (first legs) and November 10, 17 and 20, 2010 (second legs).

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Penafiel	3–3 (4–1 p)	Vitória de Setúbal	2–0	1–3
Estoril	1–1 (4–3 p)	Rio Ave	0–0	1–1
Gil Vicente	4–3	União de Leiria	3–2	1–1
Leixões	2–3	Paços de Ferreira	1–1	1–2
Desportivo Aves	4–3	Portimonense	3–2	1–1
Arouca	3–3 (5–3 p)	Académica	2–2	1–1
Fátima	2–5	Beira-Mar	1–1	1–4
Oliveirense	2–4	Olhanense	1–0	1–4

Third round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Nacional 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Porto 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 Gil Vicente 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 4 Beira-Mar 3 0 0 3 2 7 –5 0

BEM GIV NAC FCP Beira-Mar – – 1–2 – Gil Vicente 2–1 – – 2–2 Nacional – 4–1 – – Porto 3–0 – 1–2 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Benfica 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Marítimo 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Desportivo das Aves 3 1 0 2 4 8 –4 3 Olhanense 3 0 0 3 4 7 –3 0

DAV SLB MAR OLH Desportivo Aves – 0–4 – 3–2 Benfica – – 2–0 3–2 Marítimo 2–1 – – – Olhanense – – 0–1 –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Paços de Ferreira 3 3 0 0 8 5 +3 9 Braga 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Vitória de Guimarães 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 3 Arouca 3 0 0 3 2 8 –6 0

ARO BRA PAÇ GUI Arouca – 0–4 2–3 – Braga – – 2–3 3–1 Paços de Ferreira – – – 2–1 Guimarães 1–0 – – –

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Sporting 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Estoril 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Naval 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 4 Penafiel 3 1 0 2 1 5 –4 3

ESP NAV PEN SCP Estoril – – 0–1 2–1 Naval 2–2 – – – Penafiel – 0–1 – – Sporting – 2–0 4–0 –

Knockout stage

	Semifinals 2/3 March 2011					Final 23 April 2011
	Benfica		2
	Sporting CP		1
						Benfica		2
						Paços de Ferreira		1
	Nacional		3
	Paços de Ferreira		4

Semifinals

Benfica v Sporting CP

2 March 2011 20:45 UTC

Benfica	2–1	Sporting CP
Cardozo  33' García  90+2'	Report	Postiga  21'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 49.652 Referee: Jorge Sousa

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Nacional v Paços de Ferreira

3 March 2011 20:15 UTC

Nacional	3 – 4	Paços de Ferreira
Barcelos  35' Luís Alberto  45' Gentil  85' (pen.)	Report	Maykon  25' Pizzi  41', 56' Rondón  50'

Estádio da Madeira, Funchal Attendance: 1.248 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Final

Paços de Ferreira v Benfica

23 April 2011 21:00 UTC

Paços de Ferreira	1–2	Benfica
Luisão  49' (o.g.)	Report	Jara  17' García  43'

Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra Attendance: 26,222 Referee: Pedro Proença

External links

• Official webpage (Portuguese)
• Official regulation (Portuguese)
• Official statistics (Portuguese)