|
2010 Taça Da Liga Final
The 2010 Taça da Liga final was the third final of the Taça da Liga competition in Portugal. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro on 21 March 2010 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since the competition began. The match opposed two teams of the Big Three, S.L. Benfica and FC Porto. The last time this two teams met in any Portuguese final was at the 2004 Taça de Portugal final, also won by Benfica. Background Benfica went into the match as the Portuguese League Cup title holder, as they having previously won in 2009, while this was the first time for Porto in the final. Route to the final ''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).'' Match Summary First half Benfica controlled the first half of the game hence, scoring two goals. The first goal was scored by Ruben Amorim and it was a low, long-range effort that the goalkeeper parried into the net. The second goal was a long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Taça Da Liga
The 2009–10 Taça da Liga was the third edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 1 August 2009. The final was played on 21 March 2010, with Benfica defeating Porto 3–0 to win their second Taça da Liga. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve, Faro. Format The 2009–10 Taça de Liga began with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra, the second level of Portuguese football. Winners join the clubs classified 7th–14th from the previous season's Primeira Liga (first level) plus two promoted to the 2009–10 Primeira Liga. There were six groups of three teams each, and every team play two games (once home and once away). Winners of the groups joined the top six teams from the previous season's Primeira Liga in three groups of four teams, each team playing three matches. Winners of the groups and the best second-placed team competed in the one-legged semifinals, with the winners advancin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxi Pereira
Victorio Maximiliano "Maxi" Pereira Páez (; born 8 June 1984) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He played with Defensor in Uruguay, joining Benfica in 2007 and going on to remain with the club for eight seasons, appearing in 333 official matches and winning 11 major titles. In 2015, he signed with Porto also in Portugal. A Uruguay international on 125 occasions, Pereira represented the nation in three World Cups and four Copa América, winning the 2011 edition of the latter tournament. Club career Defensor Born in Montevideo, Pereira was known by the nickname "''Mono''" (Monkey) in his homeland. He began playing football as a forward at C.A. Bella Vista before moving to Defensor Sporting where he re-adapted as a midfielder; he dealt in his early years with homesickness and the death of his father. Pereira made his professional debut as an 18-year-old, early in the 2002–03 season. He took no time to adjust to the first team, bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quim (footballer, Born 1975)
Joaquim Manuel Sampaio da Silva (born 13 November 1975), known as Quim (), is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He appeared in 396 Primeira Liga matches during his professional career, over 12 seasons with Braga, six with Benfica and one with Aves, and won five major titles with the second club. Quim represented Portugal at the 2006 World Cup and in two European Championships, earning 32 caps. Club career Braga Born in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District, Quim started his career at S.C. Braga. He played his first game in the Primeira Liga during the 1994–95 season, becoming the club's first-choice shortly after. Benfica On 7 July 2004, Quim joined S.L. Benfica on a five-year contract, sharing the goal with José Moreira in the title-winning 2004–05. He began the following campaign as starter, but injury to him as well as Moreira saw Marcelo Moretto being signed during the winter break, controversially earning a place in the start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more. BST begins at 01:00 GMT every year on the last Sunday of March and ends at 02:00 BST on the last Sunday of October. The starting and finishing times of daylight saving were aligned across the European Union on 22 October 1995, and the UK retained this alignment after it left the EU; both BST and Central European Summer Time begin and end on the same Sundays at 02:00 Central European Time, 01:00 GMT. Between 1972 and 1995, the BST period was defined as "beginning at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the third Saturday in March or, if that day is Easter Day, the day after the second Saturday in March, and ending at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Cardozo
Óscar René Cardozo MarÃn (; born 20 May 1983), best known as Tacuara (Guarani language, Guarani for Guadua), is a Paraguayan professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Club Libertad and the Paraguay national football team, Paraguay national team. Known for his powerful left-foot shot and Direct free kick, free-kick skills, he first gained attention whilst playing for Newell's Old Boys, which led to a move to S.L. Benfica, Benfica in 2007. He scored nearly 200 official goals for the Portuguese club and won eight major titles, including the 2009–10 Primeira Liga, 2010 national championship, where he also was the Bola de Prata (Portugal), top scorer, and Treble (association football), the domestic treble in the 2013–14 S.L. Benfica season, 2013–14 season. He then spent two years with Trabzonspor in Turkey before joining Olympiacos. Nicknamed "Tacuara" (from "Takuára" – ''Big cane (grass), cane'' in Guarani la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Martins (footballer)
Carlos Jorge Neto Martins (born 29 April 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. An attacking midfielder, he was noted for his long-range shots. His career, during which he represented both Sporting CP and Benfica, was marred by injury and discipline problems. He also played professionally in Spain, with Recreativo and Granada, and amassed Primeira Liga totals of 201 matches and 18 goals over 12 seasons. A member of Portugal's team at the 2004 Olympics, Martins earned 17 senior caps for his nation. Club career Sporting CP Born in Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra District, Martins was a youth product of Sporting CP, joining its system at the age of 11. He made his professional debut with modest S.C. Campomaiorense in the Segunda Liga and, from January–June 2003, was again loaned, to Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra. In the 2005–06 season, despite suffering from several physical problems as well as disciplinary issues, Martins was still able to score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Amorim
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim (; born 27 January 1985) is a Portuguese Professional association football, professional football Manager (association football), manager, a former player and the current manager of Premier League club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United. As a footballer, Amorim played as a midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with C.F. Os Belenenses, Belenenses and S.L. Benfica, Benfica, signing with the latter in 2008 and going on to win ten major titles, including three Primeira Liga, league titles, one Taça de Portugal, five Taça da Liga, Taças da Liga and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. He represented Portugal national football team, Portugal in two FIFA World Cups, earning a total of 14 Cap (sport), caps. After retiring as a player in 2017, Amorim began his coaching career at Casa Pia A.C., Casa Pia in 2018, before resigning that same year amid a dispute with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). He was then appointed head coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,From Sporting Lisbon to Athletic Bilbao — why do we get foreign clubs' names wrong? , Michael Cox, The Athletic, 16 March 2023 is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional association football, football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football. Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is one of the "Big Three (Portugal), Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio António Coimbra Da Mota
Estadio António Coimbra da Mota is a multi-use stadium in Estoril, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Primeira Liga side G.D. Estoril Praia. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000. The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games. Usage Football The Swedish national football team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004. The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the Portuguese national under-21 football team, the most recent match being on 9 September 2011 in a Friendly match against the Slovakian national under-21 football team in a 1–1 draw. On 31 March 2015, the senior Portugal team played at the ground, in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde. On 15 January 2018 a crack appeared in the away stand during a match versus Porto, forcing its evacuation and abandonment of the game at half time. On November 8, 2018, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
