| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 4 August 2007 – 22 March 2008 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vitória de Setúbal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sporting CP |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 76 (1.95 per match) |
| Top scorer | Matheus (5) |
2008–09 → | |
The2007–08 Taça da Liga was the first edition of theTaça da Liga, also known asCarlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons.
For the first round (4 and 5 August), only teams competing in theLiga de Honra participated. In the second round (12 August),Primeira Liga teams entered.
The competition was won byVitória de Setúbal, who defeatedSporting CP 3–2 in thepenalty shootout after a goalless draw at theEstádio Algarve,Faro.
Teams had been distributed by two pots, being based on the position of the previous championship.
| Pot A | Pot B |
|---|---|
| Beira-Mar | Olhanense |
| Desportivo das Aves | Estoril |
| Rio Ave | Trofense |
| Santa Clara | Gil Vicente |
| Gondomar | Vizela |
| Feirense | Portimonense |
| Varzim | Fátima |
| Penafiel | Freamunde |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (LH)Trofense | 2–1 | Feirense (LH) |
| (LH)Vizela | 1–3 | Varzim (LH) |
| (LH)Freamunde | 0–0(2–4p) | Beira-Mar (LH) |
| (LH)Estoril | 2–1 | Desportivo das Aves (LH) |
| (LH)Fátima | 2–0 | Santa Clara (LH) |
| (LH)Portimonense | 1–0 | Rio Ave (LH) |
| (LH)Olhanense | 0–1 | Gondomar (LH) |
| (LH)Gil Vicente | 2–2(4–5p) | Penafiel (LH) |
(LH) - Liga de Honra
| Freamunde | 0–0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Evandro Bertinho Marcão Heslley | 2–4 | |
| Fátima | 2–0 | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Marinho Saleiro |
| Portimonense | 1–0 | Rio Ave |
|---|---|---|
| Bevacqua |
| Gil Vicente | 2–2 | Penafiel |
|---|---|---|
| Hermes Tiago André | João Pedro Campos | |
| Penalties | ||
| Vilela Ribeiro Diego Gaúcho Luís Miguel Hermes | 4–5 | |
Teams were divided for two pots, one with the lower rankedPortuguese Liga teams and the other with the first round winners, who played at home.
| Pot C | Pot D | |
|---|---|---|
| Trofense | Estrela da Amadora | |
| Varzim | Boavista | |
| Beira-Mar | Marítimo | |
| Estoril | Naval | |
| Fátima | Académica | |
| Portimonense | Vitória de Setúbal | |
| Gondomar | Leixões | |
| Penafiel | Vitória de Guimarães | |
(LH) – Liga de Honra (PL) – Primeira League
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (LH)Estoril | 0–1 | Estrela da Amadora (PL) |
| (LH)Penafiel | 0–0(5–4p) | Marítimo (PL) |
| (LH)Fátima | 1–0 | Académica (PL) |
| (LH)Portimonense | 0–0(4–3p) | Naval (PL) |
| (LH)Varzim | 0–4 | Leixões (PL) |
| (LH)Gondomar | 0–3 | Vitória de Setúbal (PL) |
| (LH)Trofense | 0–1 | Vitória de Guimarães (PL) |
| (LH)Beira-Mar | 1–0 | Boavista (PL) |
(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League
| Estoril | 0–1 | Estrela da Amadora |
|---|---|---|
| Cardoso |
| Penafiel | 0–0 | Marítimo |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Campos Lourenço Guedes Mourão Berville Ferreira | 5–4 | |
| Fátima | 1–0 | Académica |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Jorgue |
| Portimonense | 0–0 | Naval |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Pessoa Marronkle Miguel Ângelo Tarantini Emídio Rafael | 4–3 | |
| Gondomar | 0–3 | Vitória de Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Matheus Edinho |
| Trofense | 0–1 | Vitória de Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| Mrdaković |
Teams were divided in two pots, one with the higher ranked Portuguese Liga teams and the other with the second round winners, who played at home.
| Pot E | Pot F | |
|---|---|---|
| Estrela da Amadora | Nacional | |
| Penafiel | União de Leiria | |
| Fátima | Paços de Ferreira | |
| Portimonense | Belenenses | |
| Leixões | Braga | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Benfica | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Sporting CP | |
| Beira-Mar | Porto | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (PL)Leixões | 0–2 | União de Leiria (PL) |
| (LH)Penafiel | 1–0 | Nacional (PL) |
| (LH)Portimonense | 1–1(4–3p) | Belenenses (PL) |
| (LH)Beira-Mar | 0–0(4–3p) | Paços de Ferreira (PL) |
| (PL)Vitória de Setúbal | 2–0 | Braga (PL) |
| (LH)Fátima | 0–0(4–2p) | Porto (PL) |
| (PL)Estrela da Amadora | 1–1(4–5p) | Benfica (PL) |
| (PL)Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0(6–7p) | Sporting CP (PL) |
(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League
| Portimonense | 1–1 | Belenenses |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Sérgio | Fernando | |
| Penalties | ||
| Tarantini Wellington Gonzalo Raphael Paulo Sérgio | 4–3 | |
| Beira-Mar | 0–0 | Paços de Ferreira |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Roma Matos Lopes Emerson Luís | 4–3 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2–0 | Braga |
|---|---|---|
| Matheus Branco |
| Fátima | 0–0 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Miguel Xavier Saleiro Moreira Marinho | 4–2 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1 – 1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Maurício | Adu | |
| Penalties | ||
| Maurício Mateus Gomes Cardoso Fernando Yoni | 4–5 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Ghilas Rabiola Andrezinho Desmarets Fajardo Targino Amaral Geromel Sereno Alves | 6–7 | |
The winning teams of thethird round will be in only one pot and will play in two legs.
| Clube | League |
|---|---|
| Sporting CP | PL |
| Benfica | PL |
| União de Leiria | PL |
| Vitória de Setúbal | PL |
| Beira-Mar | LH |
| Penafiel | LH |
| Portimonense | LH |
| Fátima | LH |
LH – Liga de Honra PL – Primeira Liga
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PL)Sporting CP | 4–4 (a) | Fátima (LH) | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| (PL)Benfica | 2–3 | Vitória de Setúbal (PL) | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| (LH)Portimonense | 2–3 | Beira-Mar (LH) | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| (LH)Penafiel | 3–2 | União de Leiria (PL) | 3–1 | 0–1 |
(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League
| Benfica | 1–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Adu | Matheus |
| Portimonense | 1–0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Melo |
| Penafiel | 3–1 | União de Leiria |
|---|---|---|
| João Pedro Bakero | Sougou |
| União de Leiria | 1–0 | Penafiel |
|---|---|---|
| João Paulo |
The four winners from thefourth round will play in a group stage with asingle round-robin format. The teams that finish first and second in the group will advance to play each other in the final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória de Setúbal (PL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance tofinal |
| 2 | Sporting CP (PL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Penafiel (LH) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Beira-Mar (LH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Gonçalves |
| Penafiel | 1–1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
|---|---|---|
| Guedes | Matheus |
| Sporting CP | 3–0 | Beira-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| Liédson Vukčević |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| (Official report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Auri Pitbull Elias Jorginho Paulinho | 3–2 | |
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.