The 2025 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the

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, the eightteenth season of the

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. 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

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– the top-tier

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and the second-tier

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. This season featured only eight teams in the competition. Benfica and

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,

faced off for the third time in a rematch of the 2022 final. In the final, Benfica won the final 7–6 after a

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, to earn their eighth title, and their first title since

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Background

The competition format was changed this season, featuring the return of the

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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 Benfica winning on penalty kicks and the 2022 final, where Sporting won 2–1.

Route to the final

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Match

Summary

Details

References

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