2018 Taça da Liga final
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The 2018 Taça da Liga Final was the final match of the 2017–18 Taça da Liga, the 11th season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 27 January 2018 at Estádio Municipal de Braga.[1]
Event | 2017–18 Taça da Liga | ||||||
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Sporting CP won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 27 January 2018 | ||||||
Venue | Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga | ||||||
Referee | Rui Costa | ||||||
Attendance | 24,137[1] | ||||||
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The competition involved the 33 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 15 from Segunda Liga – during the 2017–18 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams that played in the 2017–18 Segunda Liga were excluded from the competition.
Vitória de Setúbal and Sporting CP faced off in a repeat of the competition's first final, held 10 years previously. Sporting CP won 5–4 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of 90 minutes, winning the competition for the first time in their history.