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). MarítimoRoundBenficaOpponentResultStadiumFirst roundOpponentResultStadiumByeByeOpponentResultStadiumSecond roundOpponentResultStadiumAcadémica2–1 (H)Estádio dos BarreirosByeOpponentResultStadiumThird roundOpponentResultStadiumFeirense4–2 (A)Estádio Marcolino de CastroMatchday 1Nacional1–0 (H)Estádio da LuzPorto3–1 (A)Estádio do DragãoMatchday 2Oriental1–0 (A)Campo Engenheiro Carlos SalemaFamalicão0–0 (H)Estádio dos BarreirosMatchday 3Moreirense6–1 (A)Parque de Jogos Almeida FreitasGroup A winners TeamMarítimo321073+47Feirense320154+16Famalicão31111103Porto300316−50Final standingsGroup B winners TeamBenfica330081+79Nacional31111104Moreirense311158–34Oriental300326–40OpponentResultStadiumKnockout phaseOpponentResultStadiumPortimonense3–1 (H)Estádio dos BarreirosSemi-finalsBraga2–1 (H)Estádio da Luz
Match
Details
GK 80 Alireza Haghighi RB 21 Briguel (c) CB 62 Maurício CB 5 Dirceu LB 91 Patrick CM 23 Damien Plessis CM 35 Fransérgio RW 2 João Diogo AM 11 Éber Bessa LW 12 Edgar Costa CF 9 Dyego SousaSubstitutes: GK 78 Romain Salin DF 4 Deyvison MF 7 Alex Soares MF 10 Gevorg Ghazaryan MF 17 Gevaro Nepomuceno FW 60 Donald Djoussé FW 90 Baba DiawaraManager: Nelo Vingada 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 Nicolás Gaitán CF 11 Kostas Mitroglou CF 17 Jonas Substitutes: GK 13 Paulo Lopes DF 14 Victor Lindelöf DF 19 Eliseu MF 20 Gonçalo Guedes MF 30 Talisca MF 39 Mehdi Carcela FW 9 Raúl Jiménez 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 BenficaGoals scored 1 3Total shots 6 8Shots on target 4 6Ball possession 43% 57%Corner kicks 3 0Fouls committed 5 12Offsides 4 1Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0
+Second half Marítimo BenficaGoals scored 1 3Total shots 9 5Shots on target 6 5Ball possession 42% 58%Corner kicks 1 1Fouls committed 5 5Offsides 3 1Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0
+Overall Marítimo BenficaGoals scored 2 6Total shots 15 13Shots on direct 10 11Ball possession 42% 58%Corner kicks 4 1Fouls committed 10 17Offsides 7 2Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0
See also 2015–16 S.L. Benfica season 2016 Taça de Portugal final
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