2007–08 Taça da Liga

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Host country Portugal Dates 4 Aug 2007 – 22 Mar 2008 Champion Vitória F.C. Goals scored 76		Runners-up Sporting CP Top scorer Matheus Leite Nascimento Teams 32 Matches played 39

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The 2007–08 Taça da Liga was the first edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons.

For the first round (4 and 5 August), only teams competing in the Liga de Honra participated. In the second round (12 August), Primeira Liga teams entered.

The competition was won by Vitória de Setúbal, who beat Sporting CP 3–2 in the penalty shootout after a goalless draw at the Estádio Algarve, Faro.

Drawing

Teams had been distributed by two pots, being based on the position of the previous championship.

Pot A (away):

Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves, who were relegated from the top division;

3rd to 8th position of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra.

Pot B (home):

9th to 14th position of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra;

Fátima and Freamunde, who were promoted from II Divisão.

Games

(LH) - Liga de Honra

Drawing

Teams were divided for two pots, one with the lower ranked Portuguese Liga teams and the other with the first round winners, who played at home.

Pot C (home):

winners teams of first round;

Pot D (visitors):

9th to 14th placed teams of the 2006–07 Primeira Liga, and the 1st and 2nd placed teams of the 2006–07 Liga de Honra (Leixões and Vitória de Guimarães) ;

(LH) – Liga de Honra (PL) – Primeira League

Games

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League

Drawing

Teams were divided in two pots, one with the higher ranked Portuguese Liga teams and the other with the second round winners, who played at home.

Pot E (home):

winners teams of Second round;

Pot F (visitors):

1st to 8th placed teams of the 2006–07 Primeira Liga

Games

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League

Fourth round

The winning teams of the third round will be in only one pot and will play in two legs.

LH – Liga de Honra PL – Primeira Liga

First leg

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira League

2nd Leg

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira Liga

Overall results of 4th round

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira Liga

Group stage

The four winners from the fourth round will play in a group stage with a single round-robin format. The teams that finish first and second in the group will advance to play each other in the final.

(LH) – Liga de Honra
(PL) – Primeira Liga

Final

_{Coin toss determined Vitória to be the first on the penalty shootout series.} _{Except for Jorginho's shot at his right post (inner side), all other shots were saved by the goalkeepers.}