# 2022–23 Taça da Liga

The 2022–23 Taça da Liga was the sixteenth 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 Liga Portugal 2.
This edition introduced a new format in which all teams entered the competition in a single group stage, with matches beginning on 17 November 2022 and played during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The eight group winners advanced to a knockout phase comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final, which was played at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria on 28 January 2023.
Sporting CP were the holders and four-time winners, after defeating Benfica 2–1 in the 2022 final. They reached their third consecutive final but were defeated 2–0 by Porto, who secured their first title in the competition after losing four previous finals.

## Group stage

All times are Western European Time (WET, UTC+0).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Porto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Mafra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Vizela | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Chaves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Rio Ave | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Farense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Marítimo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Moreirense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Benfica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Estrela da Amadora | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Penafiel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Braga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Casa Pia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Trofense | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Gil Vicente | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Nacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Portimonense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sporting de Covilhã | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Boavista | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Vitória de Guimarães | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | B-SAD | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Vilafranquense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Arouca | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Feirense | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Leixões | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Oliveirense | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Santa Clara | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Académico de Viseu | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | Advance to the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Torreense | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Famalicão | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Tondela | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Estoril | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |

## Knockout phase

All times are Western European Time (WET, UTC+0).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 December 2022 – Moreira de Cónegos | 22 December 2022 – Moreira de Cónegos | | | |
| Moreirense | 1 | | | |
| Moreirense | 1 | 24 January 2023 – Leiria | 24 January 2023 – Leiria | | |
| Arouca | 2 | 24 January 2023 – Leiria | 24 January 2023 – Leiria | |
| Arouca | 2 | Arouca | 1 | |
| 19 December 2022 – Lisbon | 19 December 2022 – Lisbon | | Arouca | 1 | |
| 19 December 2022 – Lisbon | 19 December 2022 – Lisbon | Sporting CP | 2 | |
| Sporting CP | 5 | Sporting CP | 2 | |
| Sporting CP | 5 | | | | 28 January 2023 – Leiria | 28 January 2023 – Leiria |
| Braga | 0 | | | | 28 January 2023 – Leiria | 28 January 2023 – Leiria |
| Braga | 0 | | | | Sporting CP | 0 |
| 21 December 2022 – Porto | 21 December 2022 – Porto | | | | | Sporting CP | 0 |
| 21 December 2022 – Porto | 21 December 2022 – Porto | | | | Porto | 2 |
| Porto | 2 | | | | Porto | 2 |
| Porto | 2 | 25 January 2023 – Leiria | 25 January 2023 – Leiria | | | |
| Gil Vicente | 0 | 25 January 2023 – Leiria | 25 January 2023 – Leiria | | | |
| Gil Vicente | 0 | Porto | 3 | | | |
| 20 December 2022 – Viseu | 20 December 2022 – Viseu | | Porto | 3 | | | |
| 20 December 2022 – Viseu | 20 December 2022 – Viseu | Académico de Viseu | 0 | |
| Académico de Viseu | 2 | Académico de Viseu | 0 | |
| Boavista | 1 | | | |