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2025 Taça Da Liga Final
The 2025 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2024–25 Taça da Liga, the eightteenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 11 January 2025 at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa. The competition was 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. This season featured only eight teams in the competition. Benfica and Sporting CP faced off for the third time in a rematch of the 2022 final. In the final, Benfica won the final 7–6 after a penalty shoot-out, to earn their eighth title, and their first title since 2016. Background The competition format was changed this season, featuring the return of the final four format with both the semi-finals and the final being played over a space of a few days in the same venue. The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa hosted all matches. The two teams had played in two finals, the second final in 2009 with Benfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Taça Da Liga
The 2024–25 Taça da Liga was the eighteenth 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. This season featured only eight teams in the competition. Format As a response to the increasing density of the football calendar, the competition introduced a new format compared to the previous seasons, featuring only eight teams instead of the all the teams from Primeira Liga and Liga Portugal 2. The top six teams from the Primeira Liga and the top two non-reserve teams from the Liga Portugal 2 were 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 Portuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Taça Da Liga Final
The 2009 Taça da Liga final was a football match between Benfica and Sporting CP which was held on the 21 March 2009 at Estádio do Algarve, Faro. It was the final match of the 2008–09 Taça da Liga, the 2nd season of the Taça da Liga, a football competition for the 32 teams in the Primeira Liga and the Liga de Honra. Benfica were appearing in their first final, while Sporting were appearing in the final for the second time; having lost the previous season's final to Vitória de Setúbal. After a goalless and uneventful first half, Sporting scored the first goal of the game through Bruno Pereirinha in the 48th minute. Benfica equalized in the 75th minute through Spanish winger José Antonio Reyes who converted from the penalty spot. After ninety minutes where the game remained tied, the final was to be settled on penalties. After Quim saved Hélder Postiga's penalty, Carlos Martins stepped up to the penalty spot and scored the decisive penalty to clinch Benfica's first Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Trincão
Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão (; born 29 December 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team. He started his career with Braga B, making his debut with the first team in 2018 and winning the 2019–20 Taça da Liga in his second season with the club. In January 2020, he signed with Barcelona for a reported €31 million fee, with the deal made effective in July. He then spent two years on loan, at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sporting CP, joining the latter permanently in April 2023. Trincão represented Portugal at various youth levels, being part of the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship where he was crowned top scorer. He made his senior international debut in 2020. Club career Braga Born in Viana do Castelo, Trincão began his youth career with hometown club Vianense. He also had a spell at Porto and two at Braga, where he finished his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geovany Quenda
Geovany Tcherno Quenda (; born 30 April 2007) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), right-winger or Wing back (association football), right wing-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. He will join Chelsea FC, Chelsea in the summer of 2026. Coming through Sporting CP's youth system, Quenda was promoted to the first-team in 2024 and subsequently established himself as an integral player for them. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he represented Portugal national youth football team, Portugal at youth level, being part of the Portugal national under-17 football team, under-17 team that finished as runners-up in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Club career Early career Geovany Quenda was born in Guinea-Bissau on 30 April 2007. He moved to Portugal as a child and began his footballing career in Amadora, at the Damaiense's under-10s in the 2016–17 season. He attracted the interest of S.L. Benfica, Benfica wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeno Debast
Zeno Koen Debast (born 24 October 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder. Club career Anderlecht Debast is a youth product of Anderlecht, signing his first contract in October 2019. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge. On 11 June 2024, during an interview for ''Het Laatste Nieuws'', Debast confirmed that he had agreed personal terms to join Portuguese side Sporting CP from the 2024–25 season. Sporting CP On 4 July, Debast signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Sporting CP, for a fee of €15.5 million, plus €5.5 million in add-ons, and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Anderlecht. On 7 August, he made his debut for the club, where he committed two errors, that led to rivals Porto first and second goals in their 4–3 loss in the 2024 Supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximiliano Araújo
Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches (born 15 February 2000), known as Maxi Araújo, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-winger or left-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team. Club career Araújo is a youth academy graduate of Montevideo Wanderers. He made his professional debut for the club on 11 March 2018 in a 2–1 league win against Montevideo City Torque. At the end of December 2019 it was confirmed, Araújo had signed a deal until the end of 2023 with Liga MX club Puebla. On 27 August 2024, Araújo joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on a five-year contract. On 5 November 2024, Araújo scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City in a 4-1 victory. International career As a youth international, Araújo has represented Uruguay at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 Pan American Games and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. On 21 October 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Harder
Conrad Harder Weibel Schandorf (born 7 April 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Denmark national team. Club career KB Harder played for the under-14 team for KB. Nordsjælland Harder is a product of FC Nordsjælland where he worked his way up through the youth ranks. After a strong 2022–23 season for the club's U-19 team, scoring 27 goals in 24 games, Harder made his official debut for FC Nordsjælland in the final Danish Superliga match of the 2022–23 season against Viborg FF, when the 18-year-old striker came on for the last three minutes of the match. He made four appearances in the first four games of the 2023–24 season, where he also scored his first goal for the club, before FC Nordsjælland announced on 5 September 2023, that they had signed a new three-year full-time contract with Harder, who would also be promoted permanently to the first team squad. After a good start to the 2024-25 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Hjulmand
Morten Blom Due Hjulmand (; born 25 June 1999) is a Danish professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Hjulmand joined FC Admira Wacker Mödling, Admira Wacker's youth system from F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen in May 2018 and made his first-team debut in July. In January 2021, he moved to Serie B side U.S. Lecce, Lecce, helping win the 2021–22 Serie B title, and achieve to promotion from the same division to Serie A. Sporting CP signed him in August 2023 and he helped them win the 2023–24 Primeira Liga title. Hjulmand has also represented Denmark national football team, Denmark at various youth levels, before making his senior international debut in September 2023, and he was selected for UEFA Euro 2024. Club career Admira Wacker Born in Kastrup, Denmark, Hjulmand progressed through the academy at F.C. Copenh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Schjelderup
Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup (born 1 June 2004) is a Norwegian professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder#Winger, left winger or Forward (association football), forward for Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica, Benfica and the Norway national football team, Norway national team. Club career Early years Born in Bodø (town), Bodø, Norway, Schjelderup began his career in the youth sector at FK Bodø/Glimt, Bodø/Glimt. Schjelderup was coveted by many big clubs throughout Europe, including reported interest from clubs in top leagues in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. Nordsjælland In July 2020, Schjelderup chose to move to Denmark to sign with Danish Superliga, Superliga club FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland. He was promoted to the Nordsjælland first team following the winter break during the 2020–21 FC Nordsjælland season, 2020–21 season. He made his senior debut from the starting eleven, in a 2–0 defeat to Odense Boldklub, OB on 7 February 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |