| Allianz Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Dates | 29 October 2024 – 11 January 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Benfica(8th title) |
| Runners-up | Sporting CP |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 18 (2.57 per match) |
| Attendance | 154,924 (22,132 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Viktor Gyökeres (4 goals) |
The2024–25 Taça da Liga was the eighteenth edition of theTaça da Liga (also known asAllianz Cup for sponsorship reasons), afootballleague cup competition organised by theLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and contested exclusively by clubs competing in thetwo professional divisions ofPortuguese football – the top-tierPrimeira Liga and the second-tierLiga Portugal 2. This season featured only eight teams in the competition.[1]
As a response to the increasing density of the football calendar, the competition introduced a new format compared to the previous seasons, featuring only eight teams instead of the all the teams from Primeira Liga and Liga Portugal 2.[2] The top six teams from thePrimeira Liga and the top two non-reserve teams from theLiga Portugal 2 were paired according to their league positions to play single-leg quarter-final matches:
The winners qualified to the final-four tournament, which was played at a neutral venue and comprised two single-leg semi-finals and a final. The final four was played at theEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, inLeiria.[1]
| Team | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 1st place |
| Benfica | Primeira Liga | 2nd place |
| Porto | Primeira Liga | 3rd place |
| Braga | Primeira Liga | 4th place |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Primeira Liga | 5th place |
| Moreirense | Primeira Liga | 6th place |
| Santa Clara | Liga Portugal 2 | 1st place |
| Nacional | Liga Portugal 2 | 2nd place |
In this round, with the best placed teams playing at home.
| 29 October 2024 | Sporting CP | 3–1 | Nacional | Lisbon |
| 20:15WET | Report |
| Stadium:Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 32,622 Referee: Hélder Carvalho |
| 30 October 2024 | Benfica | 3–0 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 20:15WET | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,639 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 31 October 2024 | Braga | 2–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Braga |
| 18:45WET | Report |
| Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 9,663 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 31 October 2024 | Porto | 2–0 | Moreirense | Aveiro |
| 20:45WET | Report | Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
The final-four is played from 7 to 11 January 2025 inEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa,Leiria, and comprised the semi-finals and final of the competition.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 January 2025 –Leiria | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 1 | |||||
| 11 January 2025 –Leiria | ||||||
| Porto | 0 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 1 (6) | |||||
| 8 January 2025 –Leiria | ||||||
| Benfica | 1 (7) | |||||
| Benfica | 3 | |||||
| Braga | 0 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 1–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
Gyökeres 42' (pen.) | Report | Schjelderup 29' |
| Penalties | ||
| 6–7 | ||
