2014 Taça da Liga final

{{see also|2013–14 Taça da Liga}}

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

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colspan=3|Rio Ave !Round !colspan=3|Benfica
style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent |Result |Stadium |rowspan=2|First round |Opponent |Result |Stadium
colspan=3|Bye |colspan=3|Bye
style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent |Result |Stadium |rowspan=2|Second round |Opponent |Result |Stadium
colspan=3|Bye |colspan=3|Bye
style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent |Result |Stadium |Third round |Opponent |Result |Stadium
Paços de Ferreira |2–0 (H) |Estádio dos Arcos | style="background:#c1e0ff"|Matchday 1 |Nacional |1–0 (A) |Estádio da Madeira
Vitória de Setúbal |1–1 (H) |Estádio dos Arcos | style="background:#c1e0ff"|Matchday 2 |Leixões |2–0 (H) |Estádio da Luz
Sporting da Covilhã |3–1 (A) |Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã | style="background:#c1e0ff"|Matchday 3 |Gil Vicente |1–0 (H) |Estádio do Restelo
colspan=3 valign=top|Group A winners {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
width=175 |Team !width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
style="background:#cfc" |align=left|Rio Ave |3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
align=left|Paços de Ferreira |3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
align=left|Vitória de Setúbal |3	1	1	1	2	3	–1	4
align=left|Sporting da Covilhã |3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

| style="background:#c1e0ff"|Final standings

|colspan=3 valign=top|Group D winners

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width=175 |Team !width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
style="background:#cfc" |align=left|Benfica |3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9
align=left|Nacional |3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
align=left|Gil Vicente |3	0	2	1	2	4	–2	2
align=left|Leixões |3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

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|Opponent

|Result

|Stadium

|Knockout phase

|Opponent

|Result

|Stadium

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|Braga

|2–1 (H)

|Estádio dos Arcos

| style="background:#c1e0ff"|Semi-finals

|Porto

|0–0 (4–3p) (A)

|Estádio do Dragão

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As a Primeira Liga team, Rio Ave entered the 2013–14 Taça da Liga in the third round. The third round consisted of three group stage matches with the group winner progressing to the semi-finals. Rio Ave were drawn in group A, alongside Primeira Liga sides Paços de Ferreira, Vitória de Setúbal and Segunda Liga's Sporting da Covilhã.{{cite news|title=Taça da Liga: sorteio colocou Sporting no grupo do FC Porto|trans-title=League Cup: draw sees Sporting in the group of FC Porto|language=pt|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/taca-da-liga-benfica-sporting-sp-braga-sorteio-pacos-ferreira-estoril-rio-ave-nacional-vitoria-setubal-gil-vicente-maritimo-belenenses/528a6b59e4b03c1401f86407.html|work=MaisFutebol|date=20 November 2013|accessdate=14 February 2014}} The Vilacondenses opening match was a home tie against fellow first division side Paços de Ferreira. Rio Ave defeated their opponents comfortably with goals in either half from Egyptian striker Ahmed Hassan and winger Ukra.{{cite news|title=Taça da Liga: Rio Ave bate Paços (2x0); Marítimo empata com Penafiel (0x0)|trans-title=League Cup: Rio Ave beats Paços (2x0); Marítimo draws with Penafiel (0x0)|language=pt|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/noticia.php?id=130656|work=ZeroZero|date=29 December 2013|accessdate=14 February 2014}} Rio Ave's second group stage match saw the visit of Vitória de Setúbal to the Estádio dos Arcos. After trailing to a first half goal from Setúbal's Nélson Pedroso, Rio Ave's manager Nuno Espírito Santo brought on three attacking minded players in the second half in order to salvage a point for the home side. Nuno's substitutions paid off, as six minutes from the end Joeano's free kick curled into the top corner and beat Vitória's Paweł Kieszek to postpone the decision of who would progress to the semi-finals for the last group stage match.{{cite news|title=Taça da Liga: Rio Ave e Vitória de Setúbal empatam e adiam decisões no Grupo A (1x1)|trans-title=League Cup: Rio Ave and Vitória de Setúbal draw and postpone decisions in Grupo A (1x1)|language=pt|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/noticia.php?id=131519|work=ZeroZero|date=15 January 2014|accessdate=14 February 2014}} For their final group stage match, Rio Ave played away to Sporting da Covilhã. In a must win match, Rio Ave defeated the Segunda Liga side 3–1 thanks to goals from Bruno Braga, Pedro Santos and Ukra to qualify for a second consecutive League Cup semi-final.{{cite news|title=Sp. Covilhã-Rio Ave, 1-3: Acelerar na esquerda para chegar às "meias"|trans-title=Sp. Covilhã-Rio Ave, 1-3: Accelerate to the left to get to the "semis"|language=pt|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_liga/interior_premium.aspx?content_id=865032|work=Record|date=15 January 2014|accessdate=14 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221202742/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_liga/interior_premium.aspx?content_id=865032|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

In the semi-finals, Rio Ave played host to group C winners Braga. In an evenly contested match, Rio Ave took the lead on 40 minutes through Ahmed Hassan, who converted from the penalty spot. The penalty came about after a long ball found an on-rushing Bruno Braga who was fouled by Braga's Aderlan Santos. As Aderlan Santos was the last man of Braga's defense, match official Olegário Benquerença had no other option but to send off the Brazilian and reduce Braga to ten men. Replays showed that Santos did not make any contact with Braga, and that the foul occurred outside the penalty area. On the verge of half time, Braga equalized through Custódio, after Raul Rusescu's free kick was saved by Rio Ave's Ederson and Custódio was quickest to react to level the encounter at 1–1. Rio Ave would regain the lead on 69 minutes. A right wing cross from Ukra saw Braga fail to clear the ball on two occasions, which found Bruno Braga on the edge of the box and saw the midfielder strike a volley into Eduardo's right hand top corner to make it 2–1 to the home side. Despite Braga's late pressure, Rio Ave would hold on to reach the final of the Taça da Liga for the first time in their history.{{cite news|title=Rio Ave 2-1 Sp.Braga|language=pt|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/emdireto/?id_game=72700&id_post=1904276|work=Record|date=15 January 2014|accessdate=14 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221202738/http://www.record.xl.pt/emdireto/?id_game=72700&id_post=1904276|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|title=Bomba de Braga coloca Rio Ave na final (2x1)|trans-title=Braga bomb puts Rio Ave in the final|language=pt|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/noticia.php?id=133050|work=ZeroZero|date=13 February 2014|accessdate=14 February 2014}}

On 20 January, the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP), announced that three venues — the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria and the Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga — made applications to the LPFP to show their intention of hosting the final of the Taça da Liga.{{cite news|title=Coimbra, Leiria e Braga querem receber final|trans-title=Coimbra, Leiria and Braga want to host final|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=454791|work=A Bola|date=20 January 2014|accessdate=22 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122060526/http://abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=454791|archive-date=22 January 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Coimbra, Leiria e Braga candidatam-se a receber final|trans-title=Coimbra, Leiria and Braga apply to host final|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_liga/interior.aspx?content_id=863864|work=Record|date=20 January 2014|accessdate=22 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201190932/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_liga/interior.aspx?content_id=863864|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} On 24 February, the LPFP announced that the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria would host the final for the first time.{{cite news|title=Final no Estádio Municipal de Leiria|trans-title=Final at the Estádio Municipal in Leiria|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_liga/interior.aspx?content_id=869771|work=Record|date=24 February 2014|accessdate=25 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304044715/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_liga/interior.aspx?content_id=869771|archive-date=4 March 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite journal |last=Göppert |first=Knut |last2=Stockhusen |first2=Knut |last3=Moschner |first3=Thomas |date=2014-06-11 |title=Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stab.201410163 |journal=Stahlbau |volume=83 |issue=6 |pages=368–375 |doi=10.1002/stab.201410163 |issn=0038-9145}}

The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa was the home stadium of União de Leiria between 2003 and 2011 and occasionally hosts Portugal national team matches. It has a seating capacity for 23,888 spectators.{{cite news|title=Dr. Magalhães Pessoa|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/estadio.php?id=6|work=ZeroZero|accessdate=25 February 2014}} Between 2002 and 2003, the stadium underwent renovation works as it was selected by the Portuguese Football Federation as one of the host venues for the UEFA Euro 2004. The stadium played host to two group stage matches, when both France and Switzerland played against Croatia.

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|team1 = Benfica

|score= 2–0

|report = [http://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=3263831 Report]

|team2 = Rio Ave

|goals1 = Rodrigo {{goal|42}}
Luisão {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria

|attendance =23,119

|referee = Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)

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GK	41	{{flagicon|SVN}} Jan Oblak
RB	14	{{flagicon|URU}} Maxi Pereira
CB	4	{{flagicon|BRA}} Luisão (c)
CB	24	{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Garay
LB	16	{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Siqueira
RM	50	{{flagicon|SRB}} Lazar Marković
CM	6	{{flagicon|POR}} Ruben Amorim	{{yel|35}}	{{suboff|84}}
CM	35	{{flagicon|ARG}} Enzo Pérez
LM	20	{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Gaitán		{{suboff|69}}
CF	11	{{flagicon|BRA}} Lima		{{suboff|90+1}}
CF	19	{{flagicon|ESP}} Rodrigo
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon|BRA}} Artur
DF	33	{{flagicon|BRA}} Jardel
DF	34	{{flagicon|POR}} André Almeida		{{subon|84}}
MF	18	{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Salvio	{{yel|88}}	{{subon|69}}
MF	30	{{flagicon|POR}} André Gomes		{{subon|90+1}}
FW	7	{{flagicon|PAR}} Óscar Cardozo
FW	90	{{flagicon|POR}} Ivan Cavaleiro
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|POR}} Jorge Jesus

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GK	1	{{flagicon|POR}} Hugo Ventura
RB	12	{{flagicon|BRA}} Lionn
CB	2	{{flagicon|PER}} Alberto Rodríguez
CB	46	{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo
LB	26	{{flagicon|BRA}} Edimar
RM	7	{{flagicon|BRA}} Filipe Augusto
CM	77	{{flagicon|POR}} Rúben Ribeiro		{{suboff|68}}
LM	8	{{flagicon|POR}} Tarantini (c)	{{yel|77}}
RW	17	{{flagicon|POR}} Ukra
LW	23	{{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Santos		{{suboff|80}}
CF	9	{{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Hassan		{{suboff|68}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK	93	{{flagicon|BRA}} Ederson
DF	15	{{flagicon|POR}} Tiago Pinto
DF	16	{{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Lopes
MF	10	{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Lopes		{{subon|80}}
MF	11	{{flagicon|POR}} Bruno Braga		{{subon|68}}
MF	14	{{flagicon|POR}} André Vilas Boas
FW	20	{{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro Lima	{{yel|70}}	{{subon|68}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Espírito Santo

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style="width:50%; vertical-align:top"| ;Man of the match {{flagicon|ESP}} Rodrigo (Benfica) ;Match officials Assistant referees: Hernâni Fernandes (Lisbon){{cite news|url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20132014/tacadaliga/12/1|title=Ficha de jogo|trans-title=Match report|publisher=LPFP|language=pt|date=7 May 2014|accessdate=8 May 2014}} Pedro Felisberto (Lisbon) Fourth official: Cosme Machado (Braga) | style="width:50%; vertical-align:top"| ;Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions

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