title: 2020–21 Taça da Liga
text: # 2020–21 Taça da Liga
  
  The 2020–21 Taça da Liga was the fourteenth edition of the Taça da Liga (also known as Allianz Cup for sponsorship reasons), a football league cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the two professional divisions of Portuguese football – the top-tier Primeira Liga and the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. Due to calendar limitations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, this season will follow a transitory format where only eight teams enter the competition.
  
  The competition started with a quarter-final round played from 15 to 17 December 2020, and concluded with a final-four tournament, played at a neutral ground from 18 to 23 January 2021 with the final between Braga and Sporting CP. The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria was chosen as the competition's final-four venue until 2023.
  
  Braga were the holders and two-time winners, after beating Porto 1–0 in the 2020 final. Sporting CP won the final 1–0 over Braga for their third title.
  
  ## Format
  
  The top six teams from the Primeira Liga and the top two non-reserve teams from the Liga Portugal 2 at the end of November (matchday 8 for Primeira Liga and matchday 10 for Liga Portugal 2) will be paired according to their league positions to play single-leg quarter-final matches:
  
  * 1st place (Primeira Liga) vs. 2nd place (Liga Portugal 2)
  * 2nd place (Primeira Liga) vs. 1st place (Liga Portugal 2)
  * 3rd place (Primeira Liga) vs. 6th place (Primeira Liga)
  * 4th place (Primeira Liga) vs. 5th place (Primeira Liga)
  
  The winners qualify to the final-four tournament, which was played at a neutral venue and comprised two single-leg semi-finals and a final. The final four was scheduled to be played at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, in Leiria, until 2023.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Team | Tier | Rank (end of November 2020) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 1st place |
  | Braga | Primeira Liga | 2nd place |
  | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 3rd place |
  | Porto | Primeira Liga | 4th place |
  | Paços de Ferreira | Primeira Liga | 5th place |
  | Vitória de Guimarães | Primeira Liga | 6th place |
  | Estoril | Liga Portugal 2 | 1st place |
  | Mafra | Liga Portugal 2 | 2nd place |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  In this round, teams were paired according to their league position at the end of November, with the best placed teams playing at home.
  
  ## Final-four
  
  The final-four was played from 16 to 23 January 2021 in Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, and comprised the semi-finals and final of the competition. The draw for this stage, where the semi-finals' pairings were made and the administrative home team was decided for both semi-finals and final, was made through videoconference on 21 December 2020, by Helton.
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 19 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 19 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
  | Sporting CP | 2 |
  | Sporting CP | 2 | 23 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 23 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
  | Porto | 1 | 23 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 23 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
  | Porto | 1 | Sporting CP | 1 |
  | 20 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 20 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | | Sporting CP | 1 |
  | 20 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 20 January – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | Braga | 0 |
  | Braga | 2 | Braga | 0 |
  | Benfica | 1 | | |
  