Portuguese Basketball League Cup Explained

The Portuguese Basketball League Cup (Taça da Liga) is a competition for Portuguese teams that play in LPB. It was played by the clubs of the former LCB, which was a professional league. After the LCB folded in 2008, the League Cup ended as well. In the 2009–10 season, the competition was restarted as Hugo dos Santos Cup (Taça Hugo dos Santos), in honor of the former president of the Portuguese Basketball Federation.

League Cup winners

SeasonFinal
width=15%Winnerswidth=5%Resultwidth=15%Runners-up
1989–90BenficaBeira-Mar
1990–91Benfica (2)Ovarense
1991–92OvarenseBeira-Mar
1992–93Benfica (3)Ovarense
1993–94Benfica (4)Beira-Mar
1994–95Benfica (5)Beira-Mar
1995–96Benfica (6)
1996–97Ovarense (2)Benfica
1997–98Esgueira95–94Portugal Telecom
1998–99Seixal FCPorto
1999–2000PortoIlliabum Clube
2000–01Ovarense (3)Benfica
2001–02Porto (2)Portugal Telecom
2002–03OliveirensePortugal Telecom
2003–04Porto (3)CA Queluz
2004–05CAB Madeira94–87Porto
2005–06Oliveirense (2)83–77Ovarense
2006–07Lusitânia80–73Benfica
2007–08Porto (4)67–64Ovarense
2008–09Not played. Competition renamed Taça Hugo dos Santos.
2009–10Porto (5)74–53Ovarense
2010–11Benfica (7)76–75Porto
2011–12Porto (6)79–77Barreirense
2012–13Benfica (8)85–74Académica
2013–14Benfica (9)83–82CAB Madeira
2014–15Benfica (10)73–62Vitória de Guimarães
2015–16Porto (7)69–68Benfica
2016–17Benfica (11)77–60Porto
2017–18Benfica (12)99–85Oliveirense
2018–19Oliveirense (3)77–70Benfica
2019–20Oliveirense (4)83–81Benfica
2020–21Porto (8)72–68Sporting CP
2021–22Sporting CP66–64Benfica
2022–23Sporting CP (2)79–71Ovarense
2023–24Benfica (13)72–66Porto

Performance by club

TeamWonRunner-upYears wonYears runner-up
13 7 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2024 1997, 2001, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022
8 5 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2021 1999, 2005, 2011, 2017, 2024
4 1 2003, 2006, 2019, 2020 2018
3 6 1992, 1997, 2001 1991, 1993, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2023
2 1 2022, 2023 2021
1 1 2005 2014
Esgueira 1 0 1998
1 0 1999
1 0 2007
0 4 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995
Portugal Telecom 0 3 1998, 2002, 2003
0 1 2000
0 1 2004
0 1 2012
0 1 2013
0 1 2015

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