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==Background==
==Background==
==Background==
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On 19 June 2015, the [[Liga 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/cinco-equipas-descem-em-201516-na-2-liga-956457.html|title=Cinco equipas descem em 2015/16 na 2.ª Liga|trans_title=Cinco teams are relegated from the Segunda Liga in 2015/16|newspaper=[[Record (newspaper)|Record]]|language=Portuguese|date=19 June 2015|accessdate=23 June 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/detalhe/taca-ctt-com-final-four.html
|title=TAÇA CTT COM 'FINAL FOUR'|trans_title=TAÇA CTT WITH 'FINAL FOUR'|newspaper=[[Record (newspaper)|Record]]|language=Portuguese|date=28 June 2016|accessdate=29 June 2016}}</ref>

Braga will be making their 2nd appearance in the Taça da Liga final, after their first final in [[2013 Taça da Liga Final|2013]], where they defeated [[FC Porto|Porto]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/news.php?id=189132|title=Maturidade leva Braga à final
|trans_title=Maturity takes Braga to the final|publisher=zerozero|language=portuguese|date=25 January 2017|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/match.php?id=2516501|title=Braga 1-0 Porto|publisher=zerozero|language=portuguese|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> Moreirense will be making the 1st ever final in the club's history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/news.php?id=189221|title=Correio transviado do destinatário habitual|trans_title= |publisher=zerozero|language=portuguese|date=26 January 2017|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> Both clubs are from [[Braga Football Association]].

In Braga's and Moreirense's entire history, the two teams have met on 15 different occasions. Braga have obtained 8 victories, while Moreirense have won 1 time, with 6 encounters ending in a tie.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/xray.php?grp=1&id_comp=0&filter_match=vs&epoca_id=146&equipa_id=6&equipa_comp_equipa_id=15|title=Moreirense vs Braga|publisher=zerozero|language=portuguese|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> Before the final, the last meeting between both sides was in the domestic league, on the 22 December 2016, with Braga defeating the Moreirense 2–1 at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=5003797|title=Braga 2-1 Moreirense|publisher=zerozero|language=portuguese|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref>


==Route to the final==
==Route to the final==

Revision as of 23:23, 26 January 2017

2017 Taça da Liga Final
Estádio Algarve
Event2016–17 Taça da Liga
Date29 January 2017
VenueEstádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
2016
2018 →

The 2017 Taça da Liga Final will be the final match of the 2016–17 Taça da Liga, the tenth season of the Taça da Liga. It will be played on 29 January 2017 at Estádio Algarve.[1]

The competition involved the 35 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 17 from Segunda Liga – during the 2016–17 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams which played in the 2016–17 Segunda Liga were excluded from the competition.

Background

Background

On 19 June 2015, the 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. Both the semi-finals and final match will be played in the same week, and on the same stadium.[3]

Braga will be making their 2nd appearance in the Taça da Liga final, after their first final in 2013, where they defeated Porto 1–0.[4][5] Moreirense will be making the 1st ever final in the club's history.[6] Both clubs are from Braga Football Association.

In Braga's and Moreirense's entire history, the two teams have met on 15 different occasions. Braga have obtained 8 victories, while Moreirense have won 1 time, with 6 encounters ending in a tie.[7] Before the final, the last meeting between both sides was in the domestic league, on the 22 December 2016, with Braga defeating the Moreirense 2–1 at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.[8]

Route to the final

Braga Round Moreirense
Opponent Result Stadium Third round Opponent Result Stadium
Rio Ave 1–2 Estádio Municipal de Braga Matchday 1 Feirense 1–2 Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Sporting da Covilhã 4–0 Estádio Municipal de Braga Matchday 2 Belenenses 3–3 Parque de Jogos Comendador
Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Marítimo 0–1 Estádio do Marítimo Matchday 3 Porto 1–0 Parque de Jogos Comendador
Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Braga 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
Rio Ave 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
Marítimo 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Sporting da Covilhã 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Final standings Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Moreirense 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
Belenenses 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
Feirense 3 0 2 1 4 5 –1 2
Porto 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2
Opponent Result Stadium Knockout phase Opponent Result Stadium
Vitória de Setúbal 0–3 Estádio Algarve Semi-finals Benfica 3–1 Estádio Algarve

Pre-match

Broadcasting

The final will be broadcast by RTP on TV (RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África) and Radio (Antena 1).[9][10]

Officials

Ticketing

Tickets for the final four went on sale on 19 December.[11] The LPFP allocated tickets for both finalist clubs with prices for the game varying between €5 and €15.

Venue

On 28 June 2016, LPFP announced that both the semi-finals and final would be played at a neutral venue.[12] On 15 July, Estádio Algarve was selected to host the final four.[13][14]

The Estádio Algarve had previously hosted the Taça da Liga final three times, in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The first one was won by Vitória de Setúbal (after a penalty 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 of UEFA Euro 2004.

Match

Details

Braga
Moreirense

References

  1. ^ "Final-four da prova será disputada no Estádio Algarve". Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Cinco equipas descem em 2015/16 na 2.ª Liga". Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "TAÇA CTT COM 'FINAL FOUR'". Record (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Maturidade leva Braga à final" (in Portuguese). zerozero. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Braga 1-0 Porto" (in Portuguese). zerozero. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Correio transviado do destinatário habitual" (in Portuguese). zerozero. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  7. ^ "Moreirense vs Braga" (in Portuguese). zerozero. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Braga 2-1 Moreirense" (in Portuguese). zerozero. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. ^ "RTP dá 1,6 milhões por direitos da Taça da Liga para dois anos". maisfutebol. observador. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Programação do dia 29 Jan, 2017". RTP. observador. Retrieved 24 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Taça da Liga: bilhetes para a Final Four à venda na segunda-feira". maisfutebol. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Taça da Liga vai ser disputada em formato de "final four"" [Taça da Liga will be contested in a «final four» format] (in Portuguese). maisfutebol. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Regulamento das Competições organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional" [Regulations of the Competitions organized by the Portuguese Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Final-four da prova será disputada no Estádio Algarve" [Final-four will be contested in Estádio Algarve] (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 24 January 2017.