S.L. Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, simply known as Benfica or SLB, is a professional football team from Portugal. It is based in the capital city of Portugal, Lisbon. The team plays their home games at Estádio da Luz.
| Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 28 February 1904 | ||
| Ground | Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal (capacity: 65,647) | ||
| Chairman | Rui Costa | ||
| Manager | Roger Schmidt | ||
| League | Primeira Liga | ||
| 2022/23 | Primeira Liga, 1st | ||
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Benfica has won 37 Portuguese Leagues, 29 Portuguese Cups, 7 League Cups, 8 Portuguese Supercups and 2 UEFA Champions League titles. They also reached 5 Champions League finals, 3 Europa League finals and 2 Intercontinental Cup finals. They are the most successful team in the Primeira Liga and its fanbase is the biggest in Portugal, being traditionally very popular among workclass Lisbon suburbs and around the world among the portuguese diaspora, especially in its ex-colonies.
Retired numbers
| No. | Player | Position | Benfica debut | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Miklós Fehér
|
FW | 24 August 2002 | 25 January 2004 |
On 27 January 2004, Benfica retired squad number 29 in memory of Miklós Fehér, who had died while playing for them two days earlier.
Honours
Domestic
- Winners (38) – record: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022/23
- Winners (26) – record: 1939–40, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2016–17
- Winners (3): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35
European
Other
- Winners (1): 1950
Doubles
- 11 – record: 1942–43, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1986–87, 2013–14, 2016–17
- 1 – shared record: 2013–14
- 1: 1960–61
International record
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League / European Cup | 287 | 130 | 67 | 90 | 475 | 334 | +141 | 45.30
Champions (2) |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 135 | 67 | 32 | 36 | 223 | 154 | +69 | 49.63
Runner-up |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 50.00
Semi-finalist |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 50.00
Second round |
| Intercontinental Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 20.00
Runner-up |
| Total | 473 | 221 | 112 | 140 | 778 | 542 | +236 | 46.72 |
S.L. Benfica Media
Costa Pereira (right) holding Benfica's second European Cup after the final victory
Eusébio, winner of the 1965 Ballon d'Or
Celebration of the 2004–05 league title at the Estádio da Luz
Evolution of the Benfica shirt from 1904 until the 1970s
Benfiquistas celebrating a goal at the Estádio da Luz (2009)
Benfica's 2009–10 league title celebration at the Lisbon City Hall
The entrance to Museu Benfica
Statue of Benfica's all-time top scorer, Eusébio (473 goals)
References
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