2015–16 Taça da Liga
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The 2015–16 Taça da Liga was the ninth edition of the Taça da Liga, a football cup competition organized 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 was sponsored by CTT and, therefore, was known as Taça CTT.[1][2]
Taça CTT | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Portugal |
Dates | 1 August 2015 – 20 May 2016 |
Teams | 37 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Benfica (7th title) |
Runners-up | Marítimo |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 127 (2.65 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Raúl Jiménez Talisca (4 goals each) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
A total of 37 teams contested this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and 19 non-reserve teams from the 2015–16 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes relative to the previous season, with the first round (round-robin group stage) and second round (two-legged ties) being converted into single-legged knockout rounds.
Trophy holders Benfica defeated previous runners-up Marítimo in the final to extend their record in the competition to seven wins.