Benfica was the only one of the big three that only had teams from the II League in its group for the first phase of the Football League Cup, the draw for which took place this Friday at the League headquarters, in Porto. . The reds were included in group C, along with Estrela da Amadora, Moreirense and Peñafiel, while Sporting, holder of the trophy, was included in group B, with the also primaries Marítimo and Rio Ave and the ‘secondary’ Farense.
FC Porto was drawn in group A, with Vizela and Desportivo de Chaves, from the I League, and Mafra, from the II, with Sporting de Braga, a regular presence in the final phase of the competition, remaining in the group D, with Paços de Ferreira and Casa Pia, from the I League, and the ‘secondary’ Trofense.
The winners of the eight groups of the first phase of the competition, which will be played between November 18 and December 17, will qualify for the quarterfinals, which will be played in a single match between December 20 and 23. .
The ‘final four’, scheduled for Leiria, will be played between January 24 and 28, 2023.
Source: TSF
