2016 Taça da Liga final explained

The 2016 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2015–16 Taça da Liga, the ninth season of the Taça da Liga.

Trophy holders Benfica beat Marítimo 6–2 (for the second consecutive final) to win a third consecutive and record seventh title in the competition, in a total of nine editions.

Route to the final

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

Marítimo			Round	Benfica
Opponent	Result	Stadium	First round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Bye				Bye
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Second round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Académica	2–1 (H)	Estádio dos Barreiros		Bye
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Third round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Feirense	4–2 (A)	Estádio Marcolino de Castro	Matchday 1	Nacional	1–0 (H)	Estádio da Luz
Porto	3–1 (A)	Estádio do Dragão	Matchday 2	Oriental	1–0 (A)	Campo Engenheiro Carlos Salema
Famalicão	0–0 (H)	Estádio dos Barreiros	Matchday 3	Moreirense	6–1 (A)	Parque de Jogos Almeida Freitas
Group A winners width=175 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 Marítimo 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Feirense 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Famalicão 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 Porto 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0	Final standings	Group B winners width=175 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 Benfica 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Nacional 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 5 8 –3 4 Oriental 3 0 0 3 2 6 –4 0
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Knockout phase	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Portimonense	3–1 (H)	Estádio dos Barreiros	Semi-finals	Braga	2–1 (H)	Estádio da Luz

Match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 80 Alireza Haghighi RB 21 Briguel (c) CB 62 Maurício CB 5 LB 91 Patrick CM 23 Damien Plessis CM 35 Fransérgio RW 2 João Diogo AM 11 Éber Bessa LW 12 CF 9 Dyego Sousa Substitutes: GK 78 Romain Salin DF 4 Deyvison MF 7 MF 10 MF 17 Gevaro Nepomuceno FW 60 FW 90 Baba Diawara Manager: Nelo Vingada

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Ederson RB 34 André Almeida CB 4 Luisão (c) CB 33 Jardel LB 3 Álex Grimaldo RM 21 Pizzi CM 7 Andreas Samaris CM 85 Renato Sanches LM 10 CF 11 CF 17 Substitutes: GK 13 Paulo Lopes DF 14 Victor Lindelöf DF 19 Eliseu MF 20 MF 30 MF 39 Mehdi Carcela FW 9 Manager: Rui Vitória

Man of the Match: Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) Assistant referees Paulo Soares (Coimbra) Nuno Vicente (Santarém) Fourth official António Godinho (Setúbal) Additional assistant referees Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) Sérgio Piscarreta (Algarve)

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

+First half		Marítimo	Benfica
Goals scored	1	3
Total shots	6	8
Shots on target	4	6
Ball possession	43%	57%
Corner kicks	3	0
Fouls committed	5	12
Offsides	4	1
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

+Second half		Marítimo	Benfica
Goals scored	1	3
Total shots	9	5
Shots on target	6	5
Ball possession	42%	58%
Corner kicks	1	1
Fouls committed	5	5
Offsides	3	1
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

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+Overall		Marítimo	Benfica
Goals scored	2	6
Total shots	15	13
Shots on target	10	11
Ball possession	42%	58%
Corner kicks	4	1
Fouls committed	10	17
Offsides	7	2
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0