Taça da Liga
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Region | Portugal |
| Number of teams | 35 (2016–17 season) |
| Current champions | Benfica (7th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Benfica (7 titles) |
| Television broadcasters |
RTP Sport TV |
| Website | http://www.ligaportugal.pt/ |
 2016–17 Taça da Liga
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The Taça da Liga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtasɐ dɐ ˈliɣɐ]), known outside Portugal as the Portuguese League Cup, is a football cup competition organized by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) that is contested by the clubs competing in the Primeira Liga and Segunda Liga, the top two tiers of Portuguese football. Unlike the French and English league cups, the winners do not qualify for European competitions.
The competition was established in the 2007–08 season, after a proposal by Sporting CP and Boavista was approved by LPFP member clubs at a meeting in Porto, on 28 November 2006. Due to sponsorship reasons, it was known as Carlsberg Cup during the first three seasons, and as bwin Cup in 2010–11. From the 2015–16 season, it will be known as Taça CTT. Most of the participating clubs take the chance to rotate their main squad and give opportunities to youngsters.
The current holders are Benfica who defeated Marítimo 6–2 in the 2016 Taça da Liga Final to secure a record seventh title in the competition.
The Taça da Liga format has suffered changes every season since the competition's debut in order to increase the number of matches and also revenue for both clubs and LPFP. Since the 2015–16 season, the approved format is the following:
Bold = Still active
As of 10 January 2016[update]
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