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| Event | 2016–17 Taça da Liga | ||||||
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| Date | 29 January 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Algarve,Faro/Loulé | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Cauê (Moreirense) | ||||||
| Referee | Artur Soares Dias (Porto) | ||||||
| Attendance | 6,713 | ||||||
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The2017 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the2016–17 Taça da Liga, the tenth season of theTaça da Liga. It was played on 29 January 2017 atEstádio Algarve.[1]
The competition involved the 35 clubs playing in the top two tiers of thePortuguese football league system – 18 fromPrimeira Liga and 17 fromSegunda Liga – during the 2016–17 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams which played in the2016–17 Segunda Liga were excluded from the competition.
Moreirense defeatedBraga 1–0 to win their first national cup in their first appearance in a national cup final.
On 19 June 2015, theLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional ("LPFP") 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.[2]
On 28 June 2016, the LPFP approved some changes in relation to the semi-finals matches. It was settled that both the semi-finals and final match were to be played in the same week and in the same stadium.[3]
Braga made their second appearance in the Taça da Liga final after their first final in2013, where they defeatedPorto 1–0.[4] Moreirense had their first appearance in any national competition final in the club's history.[5] Both clubs are fromBraga Football Association.
In Braga's and Moreirense's entire history, the two teams had played one another 15 times – Braga won eight matches, Moreirense won one match and the teams drew six matches.[citation needed] Before the final, the last meeting between both sides had been in the domestic league, on 22 December 2016, with hosts Braga defeating Moreirense 2–1.[citation needed]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
| Braga | Round | Moreirense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bye | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Second round | Opponent | Result | Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | Estoril | 1–0 (H) | Parque de Jogos Almeida Freitas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Third round | Opponent | Result | Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rio Ave | 1–2 (H) | Estádio Municipal de Braga | Matchday 1 | Feirense | 1–2 (A) | Estádio Marcolino de Castro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting da Covilhã | 4–0 (H) | Estádio Municipal de Braga | Matchday 2 | Belenenses | 3–3 (H) | Parque de Jogos Almeida Freitas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marítimo | 0–1 (A) | Estádio do Marítimo | Matchday 3 | Porto | 1–0 (H) | Parque de Jogos Almeida Freitas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group C winners
| Final standings | Group B winners
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| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Knockout phase | Opponent | Result | Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0–3 (N) | Estádio Algarve | Semi-finals | Benfica | 3–1 (N) | Estádio Algarve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Braga entered the2016–17 Taça da Liga in thethird round. The third round consisted of three group stage matches with the group winner progressing to the semi-finals. Braga were drawn ingroup B, alongsidePrimeira Liga sidesRio Ave,Marítimo andSegunda Liga'sSporting da Covilhã.
Moreirense entered the competition in thesecond round. They won a home match againstEstoril 1–0, withFrédéric Maciel scoring the goal.[citation needed]
In the next stage, Moreirense were drawn intoGroup C together withFeirense,Belenenses andPorto. Moreirense's first match was away against Feirense on 1 December. Moreirense defeated theSanta Maria da Feira-based side 1–2 with goals fromEnça Fati andEmmanuel Boateng, both in the first half.[citation needed] Moreirense's second group stage match was a home tie against Belenenses which ended 3–3. Moreirense took the lead on 34 minutes throughRoberto, who then scored an own goal in the 20th minute of the second half.André Sousa andMiguel Rosa gave a 1–3 lead to Belenenses beforeCauê converted a penalty. Roberto scored his second goal to seal a draw.[citation needed] Their third and final group stage match was a 1–0 victory against Porto on 3 January, withFrancisco Geraldes scoring the only goal of the match.[citation needed]
In the semi-finals played on 26 January, Moreirense playedBenfica. The first half saw Benfica dominate possession and score an early goal fromEduardo Salvio. In the first minute of second half, wingerOusmane Dramé scored to level the score. On the 54th minute, Boateng scored another goal for theCónegos, assisted by Cauê. Eighteen minutes later, he scored again, this time assisted byDaniel Podence, becoming the first player to score two goals against Benfica in a Taça da Liga match.[6] This result marked Benfica's first defeat in the competition since 31 October 2007 and put an end to a 42-match unbeaten run.[7] This was also Moreirense's first ever win over Benfica in 20 matches.[citation needed]
The final was broadcast byRTP on TV (RTP1,RTP Internacional,RTP África) and Radio (Antena 1).[8][9] TV coverage was shared withSport TV.
Match officials were confirmed on 27 January, whenArtur Soares Dias ofPorto was named the referee for the final. Soares Dias was assisted by Rui Tavares (Porto) and Nuno Pereira (Coimbra). The fourth official was João Silva (Porto), while the additional assistant referees were Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) and Luís Ferreira (Braga).[10]
Tickets for the final four went on sale on 19 December.[11] The LPFP allocated tickets for both finalist clubs with prices for the match varying between €5 and €15.
On 28 June 2016, the LPFP announced that both the semi-finals and final would be played at a neutral venue.[12] On 15 July, theEstádio Algarve was selected to host the final four.[13][14]
The Estádio Algarve had previously hosted the Taça da Liga final three times, in2008,2009 and2010. The first one was won byVitória de Setúbal (after apenalty shoot-out), while the last two were won by Benfica.
The Estádio Algarve holds a capacity for 30,002 spectators and was opened in 2004 ahead ofUEFA Euro 2004.
| Braga | 0–1 | Moreirense |
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| Report | Cauê 45+2' (pen.) |
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