| Taça CTT | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 30 July 2016 – 29 January 2017 |
| Teams | 35 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Moreirense (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Braga |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 103 (2.24 per match) |
| Top scorer | Welthon (4 goals) |
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The2016–17 Taça da Liga was the tenth edition of theTaça da Liga, afootball cup competition organized by theLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in thetop two professional tiers ofPortuguese football. The competition was sponsored byCTT and, therefore, was known asTaça CTT for a second season.[1][2]
A total of 35 teams contested the tournament, including 18 teams from the2016–17 Primeira Liga and 17 non-reserve teams from the2016–17 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes for the second consecutive year, with the number of teams being reduced and the semi-finals being played on the same week of the final, in late January.
Benfica were the three-time defending holders but failed to defend their title, losing toMoreirense in the semi-finals. This result marked Benfica's first defeat in the competition since 31 October 2007 and put an end to a 42-game unbeaten run. Moreirense beatBraga 1–0 to win their first domestic cup in their first ever appearance in a cup final.
On 19 June 2015, theLPFP announced that the number of teams in the 2016–17 LigaPro season would be reduced to 22, thus reducing the number of teams that would play in the Taça da Liga from 37 to 35.[3]
On 28 June 2016, the LPFP approved some changes in relation to the semi-finals matches. Both the semi-finals and final match will be played in the same week, and on the same stadium.[4]
Seventeen teams competing in the2016–17 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between sixteen teams, with the seventeenth team receiving abye to the next round.
In the second round, the nine teams advancing from the previous round (eight winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the2015–16 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to2016–17 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between 22 teams, with the 23rd team receiving a bye to the next round.
The third round featured the twelve teams advancing from the previous round (eleven winners plus the team with a bye) and the four best-placed teams in the 2015–16 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams were drawn into four groups that were contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing at least one game at home. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals, which were played as single-legged ties. The semi-finals and final were played at a neutral venue.[5]
| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
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| First round (17 teams) |
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| Second round (23 teams) |
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| Third round (16 teams) |
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| Semi-finals (4 teams) |
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| Final (2 teams) |
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In the third round, teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest apenalty shootout to determine the winner.
Thirty-five teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2016–17 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final league position in the previous season determined in which round they enter the competition.
| Third round (Primeira Liga) | |||
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| Benfica(1st) | Sporting CP(2nd) | Porto(3rd) | Braga(4th) |
| Second round (Primeira Liga) | |||
| Arouca(5th) | Rio Ave(6th) | Paços de Ferreira(7th) | Estoril(8th) |
| Belenenses(9th) | Vitória de Guimarães(10th) | Nacional(11th) | Moreirense(12th) |
| Marítimo(13th) | Boavista(14th) | Vitória de Setúbal(15th) | Tondela(16th) |
| Chaves(P1) | Feirense(P1) | ||
| First round (LigaPro) | |||
| União da Madeira(R1) | Académica(R1) | Portimonense(4t) | Freamunde(5th) |
| Famalicão(6th) | Olhanense(7th) | Desportivo das Aves(8th) | Varzim(9th) |
| Gil Vicente(11th) | Penafiel(12th) | Sporting da Covilhã(14th) | Santa Clara(16th) |
| Académico de Viseu(17th) | Leixões(18th) | Cova da Piedade(P2) | Vizela(P2) |
| Fafe(P2) | |||
All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters inPorto, except for the draw for the first and second rounds, which took place inSanta Maria da Feira.
| Round | Draw date | Match date(s) | Teams | Fixtures | |
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| First round | 15 July 2016 | 31 July 2016 | 35 → 27 | 8 | |
| Second round | 25–27 October 2016 | 27 → 16 | 11 | ||
| Third round | Matchday 1 | 9 November 2016 | 30 November–1 December 2016 | 16 → 4 | 24 |
| Matchday 2 | 29–30 December 2016 | ||||
| Matchday 3 | 3–5 January 2017 | ||||
| Final four | Semi-finals | 25–26 January 2017 | 4 → 2 | 2 | |
| Final | 29 January 2017 | 2 → 1 | 1 | ||
The 17 non-reserve teams competing in the2016–17 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Sixteen teams were paired against each other for eight single-legged ties, while the seventeenth team (Académico de Viseu) was given a bye to the next round.[5] The draw took place on 15 July 2016, and matches were played on 30 and 31 July 2016.
| 30 July 2016 | Gil Vicente | 0–0 (5–4p) | Académica | Barcelos |
| 18:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium:Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 704 Referee: Pedro Vilaça | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Reko Paulinho Ricardinho Avto Luiz Eduardo | MakondaRui MiguelYuriAlexandre Marreco | |||
| 30 July 2016 | Portimonense | 0–1 | Santa Clara | Portimão |
| 18:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Clemente 27' | Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 980 Referee: Bruno Vieira |
| 31 July 2016 | Fafe | 0–1 | Vizela | Felgueiras |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Cláudio 67' (pen.) | Stadium:Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos[note 1] Attendance: 994 Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues |
| 31 July 2016 | Olhanense | 1–2 | Varzim | Olhão |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Barros 31' | Report | Coentrão 18',71' | Stadium:Estádio José Arcanjo Attendance: 339 Referee: António Nobre |
| 31 July 2016 | Cova da Piedade | 1–1 (4–3p) | Leixões | Seixal |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Danielson 65' | Report | Lamas 42' (pen.) | Stadium:Caixa Futebol Campus[note 2] Attendance: 595 Referee: Luís Máximo |
| Penalties | ||||
| Miguel Ângelo Danielson Robson Carvalhas Chico | LamasManuel JoséShihaoCadúCardoso | |||
| 31 July 2016 | Famalicão | 0–3 | Penafiel | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 17:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Fortes 46' Fernando 78',90+5' | Stadium:Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Ioan Vasilica |
| 31 July 2016 | Desportivo das Aves | 1–1 (4–5p) | Sporting da Covilhã | Vila das Aves |
| 17:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Pedró 3' | Report | Díez 68' | Stadium:Estádio do CD Aves Attendance: 700 Referee: André Neto |
| Penalties | ||||
| Pedroso Guedes Leandro João Pedro Pedró Zé Tiago | MouraAouacheriaDavidsonDíezZé PedroZarabi | |||
| 31 July 2016 | Freamunde | 0–1 | União da Madeira | Freamunde |
| 17:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Breitner 5' | Stadium:Campo do SC Freamunde Attendance: 616 Referee: Carlos Macedo |
In the second round, the eight first-round winners and Académico de Viseu, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro. Twenty-two teams were paired against each other for eleven single-legged ties, while the 23rd team (Vitória de Guimarães) was given a bye to the next round.[5] The draw took place on 15 July 2016, and matches were played on 8, 9, 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.
| 8 October 2016 | Boavista | 0–1 | Belenenses | Porto |
| 15:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Almeida 62' | Stadium:Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 9 October 2016 | Feirense | 3–0 | Tondela | Santa Maria da Feira |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Fabinho 10' (pen.) Etebo 64'Crislan 79' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium:Estádio Marcolino de Castro Attendance: 1,195 Referee:Bruno Paixão |
| 25 October 2016 | Paços de Ferreira | 4–0 | Nacional | Paços de Ferreira |
| 15:30WEST (UTC+01:00) | Ricardo 15',90+2' Welthon 51',75' | Report | Stadium:Estádio Capital do Móvel Attendance: 679 Referee: Gonçalo Martins |
| 26 October 2016 | Vizela | 1–0 | Gil Vicente | Vizela |
| 15:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Lamelas 51' | Report | Stadium:Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 548 Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues |
| 26 October 2016 | Arouca | 2–1 | Cova da Piedade | Arouca |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Kuca 3' Carleto 39' (pen.) | Report | Nunes 11' (pen.) | Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 286 Referee: Tiago Antunes |
| 26 October 2016 | Moreirense | 1–0 | Estoril | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Maciel 53' | Report | Stadium:Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 345 Referee: João Matos |
| 26 October 2016 | Marítimo | 3–1 | União da Madeira | Funchal,Madeira |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Costa 41' Sousa 47'Ghazaryan 55' | Report | Nsor 1' | Stadium:Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Jorge Ferreira |
| 26 October 2016 | Varzim | 2–0 | Académico de Viseu | Póvoa de Varzim |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Tomé 45+2' (o.g.) Díez 79' | Report | Stadium:Estádio do Varzim SC Attendance: 650 Referee: Bruno Vieira |
| 26 October 2016 | Vitória de Setúbal | 2–0 | Santa Clara | Setúbal |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | Cardoso 26' Zé Manuel 27' | Report | Stadium:Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 864 Referee: João Mendes |
| 26 October 2016 | Penafiel | 1–1 (2–4p) | Sporting da Covilhã | Penafiel |
| 16:00WEST (UTC+01:00) | P. Ribeiro 24' | Report | Chaby 7' | Stadium:Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Attendance: 336 Referee: Pedro Vilaça |
| Penalties | ||||
| P. Ribeiro João Paulo Wellington Fernando | Zé PedroDavidsonGilbertoJoel | |||
| 27 October 2016 | Rio Ave | 1–1 (3–1p) | Chaves | Vila do Conde |
| 18:30WEST (UTC+01:00) | Ronan 82' | Report | Martins 43' | Stadium:Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 932 Referee: Rui Oliveira |
| Penalties | ||||
| Novais Pedrinho Monte Ronan | BattagliaLopesLuís AlbertoElhouni | |||
In the third round, the 11 second-round winners and Vitória de Guimarães joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Sporting CP (2nd), Porto (3rd) and Braga (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams. Group matches were played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team played at least one match at home.[5] The draw took place on 9 November 2016, and matches were played on 29 November–1 December, 29–30 December 2016, 2–4 January and 10–11 January 2017.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Vitória de Setúbal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance toknockout phase |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Arouca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Varzim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| 29 November 2016 | Varzim | 1–0 | Vitória de Setúbal | Póvoa de Varzim |
| 19:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Jeferson 90+3' | Report | Stadium:Estádio do Varzim SC Attendance: 682 Referee: Luís Ferreira |
| 30 November 2016 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Arouca | Lisbon |
| 18:15WET (UTC±00:00) | A. Ruiz 44' | Report | Stadium:Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 10,698 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 29 December 2016 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | Arouca | Setúbal |
| 16:00WET (UTC±00:00) | Costa 20' | Report | Stadium:Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Luís Ferreira |
| 30 December 2016 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Varzim | Lisbon |
| 21:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Martins 19' | Report | Stadium:Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 24,752 Referee:Bruno Paixão |
| 4 January 2017 | Vitória de Setúbal | 2–1 | Sporting CP | Setúbal |
| 20:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Venâncio 19' Edinho 90+4' (pen.) | Report | Elias 79' | Stadium:Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 4,231 Referee: Rui Oliveira |
| 4 January 2017 | Arouca | 3–0 | Varzim | Arouca |
| 20:15WET (UTC±00:00) | De Jesús 4' Kuca 79'Crivellaro 90' | Report | Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 410 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Moreirense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance toknockout phase |
| 2 | Belenenses | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Feirense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Porto | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 29 November 2016 | Porto | 0–0 | Belenenses | Porto |
| 21:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium:Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 1 December 2016 | Feirense | 1–2 | Moreirense | Santa Maria da Feira |
| 18:00WET (UTC±00:00) | Platiny 49' | Report | Fati 22' Boateng 45+2' | Stadium:Estádio Marcolino de Castro Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 29 December 2016 | Moreirense | 3–3 | Belenenses | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 17:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Roberto 38',84' Cauê 76' (pen.) | Report | Roberto 65' (o.g.) Sousa 70'Rosa 74' | Stadium:Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 587 Referee: Carlos Xistra |
| 29 December 2016 | Porto | 1–1 | Feirense | Porto |
| 19:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Marcano 49' | Report | Flávio 73' | Stadium:Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 41,305 Referee:João Pinheiro |
| 3 January 2017 | Moreirense | 1–0 | Porto | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 21:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Geraldes 49' | Report | Stadium:Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 2,534 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 3 January 2017 | Belenenses | 2–2 | Feirense | Lisbon |
| 21:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Caeiro 64' Rosa 86' | Report | Fabinho 12' Karamanos 90+6' | Stadium:Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Vasco Santos |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Braga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance toknockout phase |
| 2 | Rio Ave | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Marítimo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sporting da Covilhã | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| 29 December 2016 | Sporting da Covilhã | 1–1 | Marítimo | Covilhã |
| 14:30WET (UTC±00:00) | Moura 20' | Report | Djoussé 45' | Stadium:Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto Attendance: 668 Referee: Tiago Antunes |
| 29 December 2016 | Braga | 1–2 | Rio Ave | Braga |
| 19:30WET (UTC±00:00) | Fonte 10' | Report | Roderick 19' (pen.) Héldon 43' | Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 6,967 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 2 January 2017 | Braga | 4–0 | Sporting da Covilhã | Braga |
| 20:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Horta 26',81' Fonte 55'Pinho 66' | Report | Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,464 Referee:Jorge Sousa |
| 3 January 2017 | Marítimo | 1–0 | Rio Ave | Funchal,Madeira |
| 18:30WET (UTC±00:00) | Sousa 89' | Report | Stadium:Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 5,834 Referee: João Capela |
| 11 January 2017 | Marítimo | 0–1 | Braga | Funchal,Madeira |
| 20:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Velázquez 90+4' | Stadium:Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 9,812 Referee:Bruno Paixão |
| 11 January 2017 | Rio Ave | 2–0 | Sporting da Covilhã | Vila do Conde |
| 20:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Dias 4',65' | Report | Stadium:Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout phase |
| 2 | Vitória de Guimarães | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Vizela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| 29 December 2016 | Benfica | 1–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
| 21:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Cervi 39' | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 32,945 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 30 December 2016 | Vizela | 1–2 | Vitória de Guimarães | Vizela |
| 19:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Elízio 26' | Report | Hernâni 31' Hurtado 90+3' | Stadium:Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 3,878 Referee:Artur Soares Dias |
| 3 January 2017 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–2 | Paços de Ferreira | Guimarães |
| 17:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Texeira 59' Zungu 90+3' | Report | Gleison 18' Mateus 48' | Stadium:Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 3,962 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 3 January 2017 | Benfica | 4–0 | Vizela | Lisbon |
| 19:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Mitroglou 27' López 48'Jonas 57',60' | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 18,472 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 10 January 2017 | Paços de Ferreira | 2–2 | Vizela | Paços de Ferreira |
| 19:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Welthon 82',86' | Report | Ronaldo 20' Okoli 77' | Stadium:Estádio Capital do Móvel Attendance: 286 Referee: Tiago Antunes |
| 10 January 2017 | Vitória de Guimarães | 0–2 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 21:15WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Guedes 34',40' | Stadium:Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 15,151 Referee: Carlos Xistra |
In the knockout phase, the four teams advancing from the third round contested one-legged semi-final matches for a place in the competition final. The winners of Groups A and B played the winners of Groups C and D, respectively.[5] The semi-finals were played on 25 and 26 January, and the final was played on 29 January 2017. All knockout phase matches were played atEstádio Algarve, inFaro/Loulé.[10]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 January –Estádio Algarve | ||||||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0 | |||||
| 29 January –Estádio Algarve | ||||||
| Braga | 3 | |||||
| Braga | 0 | |||||
| 26 January –Estádio Algarve | ||||||
| Moreirense | 1 | |||||
| Moreirense | 3 | |||||
| Benfica | 1 | |||||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0–3 | Braga |
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| Report | Pedro Santos 13' (pen.) Stojiljković 66'Pinho 87' |
| Braga | 0–1 | Moreirense |
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| Report | Cauê 45+2' (pen.) |