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==Quarter-finals==
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Revision as of 00:57, 30 November 2020

2019–20 Taça da Liga
Allianz Cup
Tournament details
CountryPortugal
Dates15 December 2020 – 23 January 2021
Teams8

The 2020–21 Taça da Liga will be the fourteenth edition of the Taça da Liga (also known as Allianz Cup for sponsorship reasons), a football league cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the two professional divisions of Portuguese football – the top-tier Primeira Liga and the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. Due to calendar limitations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, this season will follow a transitory format where only eight teams enter the competition.[1]

The competition is due to start with the quarter-final round from 15 to 17 December 2020 and end with a final-four tournament, played at a neutral ground, from 18 to 23 January 2021.[2] The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria was chosen as the final-four venue until 2023.[3]

Braga are the current holders and two-time winners, after beating Porto 1–0 in the 2020 final.

Format

The top six teams from the Primeira Liga and the top two non-reserve teams from the Liga Portugal 2 at the end of November will be paired according to their league positions to play single-leg quarterfinal matches:[4]

  • 1st place (Primeira Liga) vs. 2nd place (Liga Portugal 2)
  • 2nd place (Primeira Liga) vs. 1st place (Liga Portugal 2)
  • 3rd place (Primeira Liga) vs. 6th place (Primeira Liga)
  • 4th place (Primeira Liga) vs. 5th place (Primeira Liga)

The winners qualify to the final-four tournament, which will be played at a neutral venue and will comprise two single-leg semi-finals and a final. The final four is scheduled to be played at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, in Leiria, until 2023.[3]

Qualified teams

Team Tier Rank (end of November 2020)
Sporting CP Primeira Liga 1st place
Braga Primeira Liga 2nd place
Benfica Primeira Liga Top 6
Porto Primeira Liga Top 6
Vitória de Guimarães Primeira Liga Top 6
Estoril Liga Portugal 2 Top 2
Mafra Liga Portugal 2 Top 2

Quarter-finals

In this round, teams are paired according to their league position at the end of November, the best placed teams playing at home.

December 2020 Sporting CP – Liga Portugal 2 second-placed team
December 2020 Braga – Liga Portugal 2 first-placed team
December 2020 Primeira Liga third-placed team – Primeira Liga sixth-placed team
December 2020 Primeira Liga fourth-placed team – Primeira Liga fifth-placed team

References

  1. ^ "De 34 para oito clubes: Taça da Liga vai ser reformulada". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. ^ "Taça da Liga com apenas 8 clubes aprovada: saiba como vai funcionar". Sábado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. ^ a b "Leiria recebe final four da Taça da Liga nos próximos três anos" [Leiria will host the League Cup in the next three years]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Taça da Liga com apenas oito participantes em 2020/21". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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