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2024 Taça Da Liga Final
The 2024 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2023–24 Taça da Liga, the seventeenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 27 January 2024 at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa. The competition involved the 34 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 16 from Liga Portugal 2 – during the 2022–23 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams that played in the 2023–24 Primeira Liga were excluded from the competition. Braga and Estoril faced off for the first time in the first final involving both teams, with Estoril making into their first cup final since the 1944 Taça de Portugal final. In the final, Braga won the final 5–4 after a penalty shootout, thus becoming only the third team (after Benfica and Sporting CP) in the competition's history to win the Taça da Liga for their third time. Background This season featured the return of the final four format with both the semi-finals and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Taça Da Liga
The 2023–24 Taça da Liga was the seventeenth 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 top two professional tiers of Portuguese football – the Primeira Liga and the LigaPro. It began on 21 July 2023 and concluded with the final in Leiria on 27 January 2024. Porto were the defending champions, having beaten Sporting CP 2–0 in the 2023 final, but were eliminated in the group stage after losing 3–1 to Estoril on 6 December 2023. Format Twenty-eight teams, consisting of all teams from the 2022–23 Primeira Liga and Segunda Liga (with the exception of the top six teams in the 2022–23 Primeira Liga), took part in the first round; one-legged ties with no extra-time were played between the sided. In the second round, the fourteen teams advancing from the previous round were joined by the te ... [...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] |
Pizzi (Portuguese Footballer)
Luis Miguel Afonso Fernandes (born 6 October 1989), known as Pizzi (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Estoril. After a successful loan at Paços de Ferreira, he spent three years in Spain with as many teams, totalling 74 games and 12 goals in La Liga. He then spent eight seasons for Benfica, making 360 appearances, scoring 93 goals and winning ten domestic honours including four Primeira Liga titles, three of which consecutively. Pizzi made his senior international debut for Portugal in 2012 and was part of their squad at the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, winning the latter tournament. Club career Early years Born in Bragança, Pizzi earned his nickname from playing as a child in a replica Barcelona jersey when Juan Antonio Pizzi was the Spanish club's striker. He began his career with hometown club Bragança in the third tier in 2007. A year later, he joined Primeira Liga club Braga, spending mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Ruiz
Abel Ruiz Ortega (; born 28 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Girona and the Spain national team. Formed at Barcelona, where he made one first-team appearance, he moved to Braga in January 2020, where he won the Taça de Portugal in 2021. Ruiz set the record for caps and goals for Spain's under-17 team, winning the European Championship in 2017 and finishing runners-up in 2016 and at the 2017 World Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2021. Club career Barcelona Born in Almussafes, Valencian Community, Ruiz joined Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from Valencia. On 21 November 2016, he renewed his contract with the club. On 9 April 2017, while still a junior, Ruiz made his senior debut with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute for Jesús Alfaro in a 2–0 Segunda División B away win against Badalona; he also became the first player born in the 2000s to make an appearance for the club's senior r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Moutinho
João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (; born 8 September 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga. Moutinho began his professional career with Sporting CP, moving in 2010 to Porto and winning twelve major titles between the two clubs combined. Three years later, he transferred to Monaco for €25 million, conquering the Ligue 1 championship in the 2016–17 season; in 2018, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers, playing 212 total games before being released in 2023 and joining Braga. Moutinho represented the Portugal national team at four European Championships, one UEFA Nations League finals and two FIFA World Cups, winning the 2016 and 2019 editions of each of the former two tournaments. Club career Sporting Moutinho was born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, but his birth was registered in Portimão, Algarve, where he grew up. After showing great promise as a boy playing for Portimonense, he signed with Sporting CP from Lisb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiria Football Association
The Leiria Football Association () is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated with the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF Leiria administers lower-tier football in the district of Leiria. On 5 January 2014 Leiria FA won the Portuguese Regions Cup and will represent Portugal in the 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup, starting in September 2014. Background The association, commonly abbreviated as the AF Leiria, is the governing body for football in the Portuguese district of Leiria. The Football Association is based in Cruz de Areia in Leiria, close to Escola Secundária Francisco Rodrigues Lobo (Francisco Rodrigues Lobo Secondary School) and LeiriaShopping. The Association's President is Júlio Vieira. Established on 9 September 1925, known then as Federação Desportiva do Distrito de Leiria (Leiria District Sports Federation), this Federation however ceased to exist in May 1926, due to the trouble times of the politically unstable and financially chaotic y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassiano (footballer, Born 1989)
Cassiano Dias Moreira (born June 16, 1989 in Porto Alegre), or simply Cassiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Casa Pia. Career Club In January 2017, Cassiano joined FC Aktobe on loan. On 30 June 2017, Casino joined Grêmio. On 4 August 2022, Cassiano joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly on a one-year deal with the option to extend for a further year. On 26 January 2023, Cassiano joined Estoril on a one-and-a-half-year contract. Career statistics Honours ; Esportivo * Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2: 2012 ;Internacional *Campeonato Gaúcho: 2013 ;Fortaleza *Campeonato Cearense: 2015 ;Goiás *Campeonato Goiano: 2016 ;Paysandu *Copa Verde: 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ... References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Horta
Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta (; born 15 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Primeira Liga club Braga and the Portugal national team. He spent most of his career with Braga after coming through Benfica's youth academy, playing more than 400 games for the former and scoring a club record 137 goals while winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal and two Taça da Liga. In the Primeira Liga, he also represented Vitória de Setúbal, and spent two years with Málaga in La Liga. Horta finished second with Portugal at the 2015 European Under-21 Championship, also being an international at various youth levels. He made his debut with the full side in 2014, being selected for the 2022 World Cup. Club career Vitória Setúbal Born in Sobreda, Almada, Horta joined Vitória de Setúbal's youth ranks in 2011, signing from Benfica. On 7 April 2013, he made his first-team and Primeira Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western European Time
Western European Time (WET, UTC+00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western Europe and consists of countries using UTC+00:00 (also known as Greenwich Mean Time, abbreviated GMT). It is one of the three standard time zones in the European Union along with Central European Time and Eastern European Time. The following Western European countries and regions use UTC+00:00 in winter months: *Portugal, since 1912 with pauses (except Azores, UTC−01:00) *United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies, since 1847 in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, and since 1916 in Northern Ireland, with pauses *Ireland, since 1916, except between 1968 and 1971 *Canary Islands, since 1946 (rest of Spain is CET, UTC+01:00) *Faroe Islands, since 1908 * North Eastern Greenland ( Danmarkshavn and surrounding area) *Iceland, since 1968, without summer time changes All the above countries except Iceland implement daylight saving time in summer (from the last Sunday in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association football, football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football. Founded on 28 September 1893, Porto is one of the "Big Three (Portugal), Big Three" (Portuguese: ''Os Três Grandes'') teams in Portugal – together with Lisbon-based O Clássico, rivals Benfica and FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry, Sporting CP, that have appeared in every season of the Primeira Liga since its establishment in 1934. They are nicknamed ''dragões'' (Dragons), for the mythical creature atop the club's crest, and ''Azuis e brancos'' (Blue-and-whites), for the shirt colours. Those colours are in stripes with blue shorts. The club supporters are called ''portistas''. Since 2003, Porto have played their ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Da Madeira
The Estádio da Madeira, formerly named Estádio Eng. Rui Alves and informally known as Choupana, is a football stadium located in the city of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, and is owned by Clube Desportivo Nacional, where it plays its matches. The stadium currently has a capacity of 5,200 people. The stadium is located in Cidade Desportiva do C.D. Nacional (), which also includes training pitches and a youth campus called Cristiano Ronaldo Campus Futebol, in honour of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Cidade Desportiva is located in the north of Funchal, high up in the mountains in the Choupana neighbourhood. History It was in 1998, with president Rui Alves at the helm, that construction began on Nacional's new stadium, named Eng. Rui Alves, which was inaugurated in 2000 with just one stand for 2,500 spectators. That same year, the club moved permanently to Choupana and stopped playing at the municipal stadium, Estádio dos Barreiros, which was shared between the region's three biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Do Mar
Estádio do Mar is a multi-use stadium in Matosinhos, Portugal. It is used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... matches and is the home stadium of Leixões. The stadium seats 6,798 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated on 1 January 1964 with a match against Benfica, who won 4–0.http://www.igogo.pt/estadio-do-mar/ "Information on Estadio do mar" The stadium is served by the Estádio do Mar station on line A of the Porto Metro. References External links Frank Jasperneite pageEstádio do Marat Soccerway Mar Leixões S.C. Sports venues in Porto District Sports venues completed in 1964 {{Portugal-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
