The 2020–21 Taça da Liga was the fourteenth edition of the

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tier ...

(also known as Allianz Cup for sponsorship reasons), a

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competition organised by the

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and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the two professional divisions of

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– the top-tier

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and the second-tier

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Prim ...

. Due to calendar limitations derived from the

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, this season will follow a transitory format where only eight teams enter the competition. The competition started with a quarter-final round played from 15 to 17 December 2020, and concluded with a final-four tournament, played at a neutral ground from 18 to 23 January 2021 with

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between

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and

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. The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in

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was chosen as the competition's final-four venue until 2023.

were the holders and two-time winners, after beating

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1–0 in the 2020 final. Sporting CP won the final 1–0 over Braga for their third title.

Format

The top six teams from the

and the top two non-reserve teams from the

at the end of November (matchday 8 for Primeira Liga and matchday 10 for Liga Portugal 2) will be paired according to their league positions to play single-leg quarter-final matches: *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 was played at a neutral venue and comprised two single-leg semi-finals and a final. The final four was scheduled to be played at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, in

, until 2023.

Qualified teams

Quarter-finals

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

Final-four

The final-four was played from 16 to 23 January 2021 in Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa,

, and comprised the semi-finals and final of the competition. The draw for this stage, where the semi-finals' pairings were made and the administrative home team was decided for both semi-finals and final, was made through videoconference on 21 December 2020, by Helton.

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

References

External links

Liga Portugal official website
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