2017–18 Taça da Liga
| Taça CTT | |||
| Country | Portugal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 23 July 2017 – 27 January 2018 | ||
| Teams | 33 | ||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 41 (2.05 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Ricardo Luan Jonathan Rubio (2 goals each) |
||
|
|||
| All statistics correct as of 20 September 2017. | |||
The 2017–18 Taça da Liga is the eleventh edition of the Taça da Liga, a football cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. The competition is sponsored by CTT and, therefore, known as Taça CTT since the 2015–16 edition.
A total of 33 teams contest this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2017–18 Primeira Liga and 15 non-reserve teams from the 2017–18 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes for a third consecutive year to accommodate a reduction in the number of participating teams, particularly from the LigaPro.
The defending champions are Moreirense, who beat 2012–13 winners Braga 1–0 in the previous final to win their first-ever title in a national competition.
Fifteen teams competing in the 2017–18 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between fourteen teams, with the fifteenth team receiving a bye to the next round.
In the second round, the eight teams advancing from the previous round (seven winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2017–18 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between 20 teams, with two teams receiving a bye to the next round.
...
Wikipedia