The 2008–09 Ligakupa was the second edition of the Hungarian League Cup, the
Ligakupa
The Hungarian League Cup () was an annual football tournament contested by clubs in the Hungarian League. It was created in 2007 and the competition only lasted for 8 seasons, being cancelled ahead of the 2015–16 season.
Ligakupa finals
The pe ...
. The first matches were played on 1 October 2008 and the final was held on 13 May 2009 at the
Révész Street Stadium in
Siófok
Siófok (; ; ) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the Somogy County#Municipalities, second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about between Lak ...
.
Fehérvár won a second consecutive title, defeating a second division team,
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...
3–1 in the final.
Format
Participating teams were from the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
and 8 from the
Nemzeti Bajnokság II
The NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Ke ...
.
Each six club in each of the 4 groups played each other twice, so the regular season was ten rounds, with the final two rounds took place in February. The top two finishers from each group progressed and, following a managed draw (group opponents could only met in the final), started the straight knockout stage. The quarter-finals and semi-finals were two-legged matches, with the winner decided in a single final meeting.
Group stage
Group A
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
Seventh round
Eighth round
Ninth round
Tenth round
Group B
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
Seventh round
Eighth round
Ninth round
Tenth round
Group C
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
Seventh round
Eighth round
Ninth round
Tenth round
Group D
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
Seventh round
Eighth round
Ninth round
Tenth round
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Summary
''Fehérvár won 1–0 on aggregate.''
''Pécs won 7–3 on aggregate.''
''Győr won 5–3 on aggregate.''
''Budapest Honvéd won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
Summary
''Pécs won 2–0 on aggregate.''
''Fehérvár won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Final
References
External links
Soccerway.com
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