Portuguese Handball League Cup

The Handball League Cup or Taça da Liga de Andebol was a handball competition disputed by the top clubs of the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol. Founded in 2003 by the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol (LPA), it ran for six years. The first two editions were won by FC Porto, followed by Belenenses and SL Benfica in 2006 and 2007. The final two editions were won by Porto and Benfica. Sporting has the most finals lost with three. In 2009, the LPA ended and the League Cup was replaced by Portuguese Handball Super Cup.

Taça da Liga de Andebol
The 2009 Handball League Cup trophy
Founded2003
Abolished2009
RegionEHF
Number of teams4
Last championsSL Benfica (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)FC Porto (3 titles)

History

The idea to create a second domestic cup after Portuguese Handball Cup came from the conflict between Portuguese Handball Federation and the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol (Portuguese Handball League) in 2002.[1] The latter controlled the Divisão de Elite, a closed professional league, while the Federation controlled all others competitions.[2] In 2003, LPA expanded their influence and created their own cup, the Taça da Liga (League Cup). The first edition was played in the weekend of 6 and 7 December 2003 in the Pavilhão Municipal de Grijó.[3] Four clubs contested the tournament, FC Porto, ABC Braga, Águas Santas and Sporting.[4] In the semi-finals, Sporting beat Águas Santas by 24–21, while Porto defeated ABC by 32–26.[4] The following day, Carlos Resende scored 13 goals for Porto in a 31–28 win over Sporting.[5][6] The second edition took place in the Nave Polivalente de Espinho, on 11 and 12 December 2004.[7] Repeated contestants, Porto and ABC Braga were joined by two new one's, Belenenses and Sporting de Espinho.[7] Porto reached their second consecutive final after defeating the home team by 30–25; while in the other game, ABC surpassed Belenenses by 34–27 to qualify for the first time.[7] In the final, Porto beat ABC by 31–23 and added another trophy to its cabinet.[7] The third edition was decided on 12 February 2006 at the Pavilhão Municipal de Idanha-a-Nova, where Belenenses defeated Maia team, Águas Santas by 25–24.[8] The day before, Águas Santas had beat Porto, preventing them from reaching a three-peat.[9]

For the subsequent editions, the tournament moved to the Portimão Arena.[10] The first edition played there was in the weekend of 27 and 28 January 2007.[10] In the semi-finals, new entrance Benfica beat arch-rivals Sporting by 27–23, while Águas Santas exacted revenge from their loss in the previous edition by defeating Belenenses by 26–24.[11][10] On the final, Benfica aided by Georgi Zaikin, recovered from a three-goal deficit to beat Águas Santas by 33–23 and win their first title since the Supertaça in 1994.[12][10][13] In the fifth edition, eight teams battled for the trophy; Águas Santas–Sporting de Espinho, Sporting–Benfica, ISAVE–Sporting da Horta, São Bernardo–Madeira SAD.[14] After passing the quarter-finals, Sporting met ABC in the semis and beat them by 28–15. They would face Porto, who qualified for their third final, after overpowering São Bernardo by 26–17.[15] On 2 March 2008, Porto defeated Sporting by 23–18 and claimed their third win in the competition, the second against the same opponent.[16][17] In the sixth edition, the competition was played in a league format, with Benfica and Sporting qualifying for the final.[18] On 18 January 2009, Benfica won the competition for a second time after defeating Sporting by 29–25 in Portimão.[19][20] With the end of the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol in 2009, the competition ceased to exist.[21] Its competitive space was taken over by the Portuguese Handball Super Cup, run by the Federation.[22]

Winners

[5][7][8][10][17][20]

Year Sports hall Final
Winner Score Runner-up
2003–04 Municipal de Grijó Porto 31–28
aet		 Sporting
2004–05 Nave de Espinho Porto 31–23 ABC Braga
2005–06 Municipal de Idanha-a-Nova Belenenses 25–24
aet		 Águas Santas
2006–07 Portimão Arena Benfica 33–23 Águas Santas
2007–08 Portimão Arena Porto 23–18 Sporting
2008–09 Portimão Arena Benfica 29–25 Sporting
  • Key:
    • aet - after extra time

Performance by club

[5][7][8][10][17][20]

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Porto 3 0 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08 —
Benfica 2 0 2006–07, 2008–09 —
Belenenses 1 0 2005–06 —
Sporting 0 3 — 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09
Águas Santas 0 2 — 2005–06, 2006–07
ABC Braga 0 1 — 2004–05
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References
  1. "Finalmente a Liga de andebol" [Finally an Handball league]. Público (in Portuguese). 15 November 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Andebol continua em "guerra"" [Handball still at "war"]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 September 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Andebol: F.C. Porto-ABC e Sporting-Águas Santas na decisão da Taça da Liga" [FC Porto-ABC and Sporting-Águas Santas in the decision of the League Cup]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 2 December 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. "Taça da Liga de Andebol: Sporting e F.C. Porto na final" [League Cup: Sporting and Porto in the final]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 6 December 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. "Andebol: F.C. Porto conquista I Taça da Liga após prolongamento" [Handball: Porto conquers the first edition of the League Cup after extra-time]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 7 December 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. "Dragões Vencem Taça" [Dragons win Cup]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 8 December 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. "FC Porto conquista Taça da Liga de andebol masculino" [FC Porto wins the League Cup in Handball]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 December 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. "Belenenses vence Taça da Liga" [Belenenses wins League Cup]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 13 February 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. "Belenenses vence final em Idanha" [Belenenses wins final in Idanha]. Urbi at Urbi (in Portuguese) (316). 21 February 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  10. "Benfica e Águas Santas na final da Taça da Liga" [Benfica and Àguas Santas in the final of the League Cup]. Público (in Portuguese). 28 January 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  11. "Andebol: Benfica na final da taça da ligal" [Handball: Benfica in the final of the League Cup]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 January 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  12. "Benfica conquista Taça da Liga ao atropelar Águas Santas" [Benfica wins League Cup after running over Àguas Santas]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 29 January 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  13. "Benfica conquista Taça da Liga de Andebol" [Benfica wins League Cup in Handball]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Serbenfiquista.com. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  14. "Andebol - Sorteio da Taça da Liga - Portimão`08" [Handball - League Cup draw - Portimão'08]. RTP (in Portuguese). 20 November 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  15. "Andebol: F.C. Porto junta-se a Sporting na final da Taça da Liga" [Handball: Porto joins Sporting in the final of the League Cup]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  16. "Andebol: Taça da Liga - FC Porto vence Sporting e conquista o terceiro troféu na prova" [Handball: FC Porto beats Sporting and wins their third trophy of the tournament]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 2 March 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  17. "Andebol: F.C. Porto bate Sporting e conquista Taça da Liga" [Handball: Porto beats Sporting and wins League Cup]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 2 March 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  18. "Andebol: Taça da Liga - Porto vence Belenenses e coloca Benfica na final com o Sporting" [Handball League Cup: Porto beats Belenenses and puts Benfica in the final with Sporting]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 17 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  19. "Andebol: Taça da Liga - Benfica vence Sporting e conquista troféu pela segunda vez" [Handball: League Cup - Benfica beats Sporting and wins trophy for a second time]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 18 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  20. "Benfica domina Sporting e vence Taça da Liga" [Benfica overpowers Sporting and wins League Cup]. Diário de Noticias (in Portuguese). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  21. "Liga profissional perto de acabar após sete anos de vida" [Professional league near its end after seven years of life]. Público (in Portuguese). 4 June 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  22. "Benfica-Belenenses e FC Porto-ABC na jornada inaugural" [Benfica-Belenenses and Porto-ABC in the opening round]. Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese). 6 January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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