# 2008 Taça da Liga final

The 2008 Taça da Liga Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Taça da Liga, the 1st season of the Taça da Liga, a knockout cup competition organized by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP). The match was played on the 22 March 2008 at the Estádio do Algarve in Faro, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Sporting CP and Vitória de Setúbal.
In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP and Sport TV. Vitória de Setúbal defeated Sporting CP 3–2 on penalties, after both sides were unable to break the deadlock in normal time. As a result of Vitória de Setúbal winning the Taça da Liga, the Sadinos claimed over €500,000 in prize money.

## Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Vitória de Setúbal | Vitória de Setúbal | Vitória de Setúbal | Round | Sporting CP | Sporting CP | Sporting CP |
| Opponent | Result | Stadium | First round | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | First round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Second round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Gondomar | 3–0 (A) | Estádio de São Miguel | Second round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Third round | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| Braga | 2–0 (H) | Estádio do Bonfim | Third round | Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 (7–6p) (A) | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques |
| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Fourth round | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| Benfica | 1–1 (H) | Estádio do Bonfim | First leg | Fátima | 1–2 (H) | Estádio do Restelo |
| Benfica | 2–1 (A) | Estádio da Luz | Second leg | Fátima | 3–2 (A) | Estádio Municipal de Fátima |
| Opponent | Result | Stadium | Fifth round | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 (H) | Estádio do Bonfim | Matchday 1 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–1 (A) | Estádio do Bonfim |
| Penafiel | 1–1 (A) | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril | Matchday 2 | Beira-Mar | 3–0 (H) | Estádio de Alvalade |
| Beira-Mar | 3–0 (H) | Estádio do Bonfim | Matchday 3 | Penafiel | 3–1 (H) | Estádio de Alvalade |
| Group standings Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Vitória de Setúbal 321051+47 Sporting CP 320162+46 Penafiel 302135−22 Beira-Mar 301217−61 | Group standings Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Vitória de Setúbal 321051+47 Sporting CP 320162+46 Penafiel 302135−22 Beira-Mar 301217−61 | Group standings Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Vitória de Setúbal 321051+47 Sporting CP 320162+46 Penafiel 302135−22 Beira-Mar 301217−61 | Final standings | Group standings Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Vitória de Setúbal 321051+47 Sporting CP 320162+46 Penafiel 302135−22 Beira-Mar 301217−61 | Group standings Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Vitória de Setúbal 321051+47 Sporting CP 320162+46 Penafiel 302135−22 Beira-Mar 301217−61 | Group standings Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Vitória de Setúbal 321051+47 Sporting CP 320162+46 Penafiel 302135−22 Beira-Mar 301217−61 |

## Match
### Details

| Vitória de Setúbal | Sporting CP |
Eduardo :
| RB | 14 | Janício |
| CB | 4 | Robson |
| CB | 15 | Auri |
| LB | 17 | Jorginho |
| CM | 6 | Sandro (c) | 69' |
| CM | 8 | Elias |
| CM | 16 | Ricardo Chaves |
| RW | 19 | Leandro Branco | | 78' |
| LW | 7 | Bruno Gama | | 67' |
| FW | 87 | Pitbull |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 25 | Nikola Milojević |
| DF | 3 | Hugo |
| DF | 13 | Adalto |
| DF | 18 | Paulinho | | 67' |
| MF | 10 | Filipe Gonçalves | | 78' |
| OM | 11 | Bruno Ribeiro |
| FW | 28 | Bruno Severino | | 88' |
| Manager: |||
| Carlos Carvalhal ||||
Rui Patrício :
| LB | 18 | Leandro Grimi |
| CB | 13 | Tonel |
| CB | 4 | Ânderson Polga | 41' |
| RB | 78 | Abel | | 64' |
| DM | 24 | Miguel Veloso | 49' | 79' |
| CM | 7 | Marat Izmailov |
| CM | 28 | João Moutinho (c) |
| AM | 30 | Leandro Romagnoli |
| CF | 10 | Simon Vukčević |
| CF | 31 | Liédson |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 34 | Vladimir Stojković |
| DF | 26 | Gladstone |
| MF | 6 | Adrien Silva | | 79' |
| MF | 21 | Pontus Farnerud |
| MF | 25 | Bruno Pereirinha | | 64' |
| FW | 20 | Yannick Djaló |
| FW | 22 | Rodrigo Tiuí |
| Manager: |||
| Paulo Bento ||||
* 2007–08 Taça da Liga Winners
* Vitória de Setúbal 1st Title
| Man of the match Eduardo (Vitória de Setúbal) Match officials Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda (Porto) Luís Marcelino (Leiria) Fourth official: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) | Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |