2015 Taça da Liga final

2015 Taça da Liga final
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Event2014–15 Taça da Liga
Date29 May 2015
VenueEstádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Man of the MatchJonas (Benfica)[1]
RefereeCarlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)[2]
Attendance28,517[3]
WeatherDry

The 2015 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2014–15 Taça da Liga, the eighth season of the Taça da Liga.

Trophy holders Benfica beat Marítimo (2–1) to win a record sixth title in the competition.[4] Goal-line technology was introduced in the final, for the first time in Portugal.[5]

Route to the final

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

Benfica Round Marítimo
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
Nacional 1–0 (H) Estádio da Luz Matchday 1 Estoril 1–1 (A) Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Arouca 4–0 (H) Estádio da Luz Matchday 2 Sporting da Covilhã 2–1 (H) Estádio dos Barreiros
Moreirense 2–0 (A) Parque de Jogos Almeida Freitas Matchday 3 Gil Vicente 1–0 (A) Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
Moreirense 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Arouca 3 1 0 2 1 6 –5 3
Nacional 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Final standings Group B winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Marítimo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Sporting da Covilhã 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Estoril 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
Gil Vicente 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Opponent Result Stadium Knockout phase Opponent Result Stadium
Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 (H) Estádio da Luz Semi-finals Porto 2–1 (H) Estádio dos Barreiros

Match

Details

Benfica2–1Marítimo
Jonas 37'
John 80'
Report João Diogo 56'
Attendance: 28,517[3]
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)[2]
Benfica
Marítimo
GK 20 Júlio César
RB 14 Maxi Pereira  85'
CB 4 Luisão (c)  90+3'
CB 33 Jardel
LB 19 Eliseu
RM 8 Miralem Sulejmani  73'
CM 7 Andreas Samaris
CM 21 Pizzi  68'
LM 20 Nicolás Gaitán
CF 11 Lima  83'
CF 17 Jonas  86'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Paulo Lopes
DF 2 Lisandro López
DF 28 Sílvio
MF 5 Ljubomir Fejsa  83'
MF 30 Talisca  68'
FW 15 Ola John  81'  73'
FW 9 Derley
Manager:
Jorge Jesus
GK 78 Romain Salin
RB 21 Briguel  32'
CB 5 Patrick Bauer
CB 34 Raul Silva  32'  48'
LB 26 Rúben Ferreira  67'
CM 8 Danilo Pereira
CM 7 Alex Soares  51'
CM 20 Bruno Gallo  59'
FW 2 João Diogo
FW 32 Moussa Marega  36'  75'
FW 50 António Xavier  62'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Wellington
DF 4 Igor Rossi  75'
MF 92 Éber Bessa  85'  62'
MF 37 Cristian Alex
MF 35 Fransérgio  74'  51'
FW 57 Ebinho
FW 93 Fábio Abreu
Manager:
Ivo Vieira
Man of the match
Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Vasco Santos (Porto)[2]
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jonas eleito o Man of the Match" [Jonas elected Man of the Match] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Carlos Xistra vai apitar final" [Carlos Xistra is going to referee the final] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Taça da Liga - Final" [League Cup - Final] (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Benfica vence Taça da Liga" [Benfica wins the league cup] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Final da Taça da Liga com sistema GLT" [Taça da Liga final with GLT system] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.