Taça da Liga Feminina
Football tournament
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The Taça da Liga Feminina, known as the Taça da Liga Feminina Placard (lit. 'Placard Women's League Cup') for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the national league cup competition in Portuguese women's football. It began in the 2019–20 season involving the top four teams at the end of the first half of the Campeonato Nacional.[2] It starts in January and feature a round-robin format with each team playing the other only once and the best two playing a final in March.[3]
| Organiser(s) | Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Region | |
| Teams | 12 |
| Current champions | Torreense (1st title) |
| Most championships | Benfica (5 titles) |
| Broadcaster | SIC (final) |
Torreense are the reigning champions, having defeated Valadares Gaia 1–0 in the final of the 2025–26 season.[4] Benfica have won the most titles, having won the competition five times.
Format
Since the 2019–20 season, the Taça da Liga format is the following:
- First round – One group of four teams, which include the first four teams of the first half of Campeonato Nacional, play in a single round-robin format. The first two qualify for the final phase
- Final phase – Final played as one-legged fixture played in a neutral ground.
Finals
| Taça da Liga Feminina Finals | ||||||
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Benfica | 3–0 | Braga | 6 January 2021 | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro | |
| 2021 | Benfica | 2–1 | Sporting CP | 17 March 2021 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | |
| 2022 | Braga | 0–0 (3–2 p.) | Benfica | 23 March 2022 | Estádio Marcolino de Castro | |
| 2023 | Benfica | 3–1 | Braga | 1 April 2023 | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro | |
| 2024 | Benfica | 1–0 | Sporting CP | 1 May 2024 | Estádio do Restelo | |
| 2025 | Benfica | 2–1 | Sporting CP | 9 March 2025 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | |
| 2026 | Torreense | 1–0 | Valadares Gaia | 28 March 2026 | Estádio do Fontelo | |