2025 Taça da Liga final
| Event | 2024–25 Taça da Liga | ||||||
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| Benfica won 7–6 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 11 January 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Florentino Luís (Benfica)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | João Pinheiro | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,736 | ||||||
The 2025 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2024–25 Taça da Liga, the eightteenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 11 January 2025 at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.
The competition was contested exclusively by clubs competing in the two professional divisions of Portuguese football – the top-tier Primeira Liga and the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. This season featured only eight teams in the competition.[2]
Benfica and Sporting CP faced off for the third time in a rematch of the 2022 final.[3] In the final, Benfica won the final 7–6 after a penalty shoot-out, to earn their eighth title, and their first title since 2016.[4][5]
Background
The competition format was changed 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 two finals, the second final in 2009 with Benfica winning on penalty kicks and the 2022 final, where Sporting won 2–1.[6][3]
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 | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Knockout phase | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| Santa Clara | 3–0 (H) | Estádio da Luz | Quarter-finals | Nacional | 3–1 (H) | Estádio José Alvalade |
| Braga | 3–0 (N) | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | Semi-finals | Porto | 1–0 (N) | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
Match
Summary
Details
| Sporting CP | 1–1 | Benfica |
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| Gyökeres 42' (pen.) | Report | Schjelderup 29' |
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| 6–7 | ||
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Match rules
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Florentino eleito o melhor em campo no Sporting-Benfica: "Não foi desforra..."" [Florentino named man of the match at Sporting-Benfica: "It wasn't revenge..."] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "The path towards the Final Four, in Leiria, has been announced at the Kick-Off". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Sporting CP 1:1 SL Benfica". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Taça da Liga pintada de vermelho e branco!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "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.