"2003–04 S.L. Benfica season The 2003–04 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 100th season in existence and the club's 70th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It ran from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Champions League as a result of finishing second in the Primeira Liga in the previous season. After José Antonio Camacho led Benfica to second place, the club offered him a new two-year contract as manager in June. As a condition to renewing"
"S.L. Benfica (futsal) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal, that plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal. Since its creation in 2001, the team has been a constant challenger for the championship and won at least one trophy per season between 2005 and 2013. Benfica won all three Portuguese titles in the 2006–07 and 2011–12 seasons. Benfica is the only Portuguese team to have won the UEFA Futsal Cup, in 2010. In 2012 they were ranked first in the UEFA Futsal Cup rankings. Established on 13 September 2001, Benfica"
"C.F. Benfica Clube Futebol Benfica (), commonly known as Futebol Benfica, or simply as Fofó, is a Portuguese sports club based in the Benfica neighborhood of Lisbon. The club was founded on 23 March 1933; however, the origins of the club can be traced back to 1895. Futebol Benfica is mostly known for its men's football, women's football, field hockey and roller hockey teams. The men's football team competes in the Regional league. Previously it competed in the newly created Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, a competition created in 2013 after the merging of the Second and Third Divisions (third and"
"S.L. Benfica (roller hockey) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional roller hockey team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the Portuguese first division, where they are the most successful club, having won a record 23 titles. Internationally, Benfica are the most decorated team in Portugal, having won two CERH European League, two CERS Cup, three CERH Continental Cup, and two Intercontinental Cup. Benfica's only European trophy up to the season of 2009–10 was a single CERS Cup won in the 1990–91 season but in the 2010–11 season the club's European fate began to change."
"to Portugal's S.L. Benfica. Its logo has a near-circle thick rim with blue on the left, purple in the middle and red on right. It has the club name and the club's location inside with a football (soccer ball) inside. The team has won five regional titles and four national titles, it was the sixth team ever to win their first title in 1990 and first from the island. In 1993, they won their second regional and national title and their third regional and national in 1998. Their fourth title was won in 2004, no titles were claimed in the"
"Benfica men's football team was promoted to the Second Division of the Portuguese football after winning the E series of the Third Division, having achieved one of the best results in recent years. In the 2014–15 season, Futebol Benfica's women's football team won both the Portuguese national women's football league and the Portuguese women's football cup, and went on to also take the first women's supercup. It won both the national championship and cup again in 2015–16. C.F. Benfica Clube Futebol Benfica (), commonly known as Futebol Benfica, or simply as Fofó, is a Portuguese sports club based in the"
"Sport Bissau e Benfica Sport Bissau e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, that plays in the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau, the top flight of Bissau-Guinean football. Benfica Bissau is considered to the top clubs of Guinea-Bissau alongside Sporting Bissau. The club was founded on 27 May 1944 as the 29th affiliated club of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. In its early years, the team was the dominant in the colonial competition. One of its first prominent players of the club was the Cape Verdean Alberto Monteiro, better known as Fialho who later"
"S.L. Benfica (volleyball) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional volleyball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, that plays in the Portuguese first division. Benfica have won 7 Portuguese league titles, a record 17 Portuguese Cup and a record 8 Portuguese Super Cup. , Benfica is ranked 31st in the men's European clubs ranking. Founded on 31 May 1939, Benfica is one of the oldest Portuguese volleyball teams. Not having the success and notability of other club sections such as basketball and roller hockey, Benfica's volleyball team won their first title 27 years after being founded. From"
"S.L. Benfica (rugby union) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is an amateur rugby union team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica is one of the most ancient Portuguese rugby teams. The men's section competes in the Campeonato Português de Rugby, the Portuguese top tier, following the promotion in the 2016–17 season. On 27 June 2014, the club refused the invitation to join the first division. The women's section competed in the Campeonato Nacional, the first tier, but recent changes in the competition mean they only compete in Sevens. Unlike Benfica's other sports, which are in its direct control,"
"the club's crest, and ""Encarnados"" (Reds), for the shirt colour. Since 2003, their home ground has been the Estádio da Luz, which replaced the larger, original one, built in 1954. Benfica is the most supported Portuguese club, with an estimated 14 million supporters worldwide, and the European club with the highest percentage of supporters in its own country. By the end of 2016, Benfica had 184,264 paying members. The club's anthem, ""Ser Benfiquista"", refers to its supporters, who are called ""benfiquistas"". Águia Vitória is the mascot. Benfica is honoured with three Portuguese Orders: those of Christ (Commander), of Prince Henry"
"'88 and '90, and at the UEFA Cup/Europa League in 1983, 2013 and '14. Benfica's ten European finals are a domestic record and ranked seventh all-time among UEFA clubs in 2014. Moreover, Benfica hold the European record for the most consecutive wins in domestic league and the record for the longest unbeaten run in Primeira Liga, where they became the first undefeated champions, in 1972–73. Benfica was ranked twelfth in FIFA Club of the Century and ninth in IFFHS Top 200 European clubs of the 20th century. Currently, Benfica is ranked 26th in the UEFA club coefficient rankings and has"
"(football/soccer) on the right, inside is another shield colored in blue with a crown on top and the two Bs in the middle-bottom. Sport Bissau e Benfica Sport Bissau e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, that plays in the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau, the top flight of Bissau-Guinean football. Benfica Bissau is considered to the top clubs of Guinea-Bissau alongside Sporting Bissau. The club was founded on 27 May 1944 as the 29th affiliated club of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. In its early years, the team was the dominant in the"
"take part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Dias (Portugal), Salvio (Argentina), Živković (Serbia), Seferović (Switzerland) and Jiménez (Mexico). On 7 July, Benfica announced that Shéu Han, the team's technical secretary since 1989, decided to leave his post. On 31 July, Paulo Lopes announced his retirement via Instagram, making this his last season as a professional footballer. 2017–18 S.L. Benfica season The 2017–18 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 114th season in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 5 August 2017, with Benfica's victory in the Supertaça Cândido de"
"for Benfica are also noteworthy of inclusion. Pre-1960 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s <br>Note: Benfica score is always listed first. Juvenis A (under-17) Iniciados A (under-15) S.L. Benfica Juniors Sport Lisboa e Benfica ""Juniors"" (), commonly known as Benfica Juniores, is the under-19 football team belonging to the youth department of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. They hold home matches at Caixa Futebol Campus. Domestically, Benfica have won a record 24 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores. Internationally, they won the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in 1996, and have reached two UEFA Youth League finals, in the 2013–14 and 2016–17 seasons. They"
"S.L. Benfica (basketball) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional basketball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, who play in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). In June 2007 the team decided to leave the professional top league, then known as LCB, and join the Proliga, a league organized by the Portuguese Basketball Federation. From 2008 onwards, they returned to the LPB after the federation took over the realms of the competition. Founded in 1927, Benfica is the most successful Portuguese club, having the record for most championships, cups, league cups, super cups, and other national competitions,"
"da Costa Pereira Caldas, daughter of João Jorge Dargent Pereira Caldas (of maternal French Belgian descent) and Ana Maria Bicker Correia da Costa (of remote Dutch descent). Manuel Vilarinho Manuel Lino Rodrigues Vilarinho (born 23 June 1948) is a Portuguese businessman who served as the 32nd president of Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica. Born in Lisbon, Vilarinho was elected president of Benfica on 27 October 2000 with 62% of the votes, ousting the incumbent chairman João Vale e Azevedo in the second most contested election in the history of Benfica. In the club's football department, Vilarinho caused head coach José"
"Bemfica"" in 1911. It was reorganized as an autonomous club on 23 March 1933. Futebol Benfica has won several national titles, principally in roller hockey and field hockey. Their pitch is Estádio Francisco Lázaro, on Rua Olivério Serpa, in the parish of Benfica in Lisbon. It is named in honor of the Portuguese athlete, Francisco Lázaro, who died while running in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The club has 3,500 members and approximately 1150 athletes distributed through various sports, including football, women's football, athletics, field hockey, indoor hockey, gymnastics and swimming. In the 2011–12 season, Futebol"
"decorated Portuguese team in UEFA competitions with two titles, and occupy the seventh place at the all-time club ranking. Brazilian defender Luisão holds the club record for appearances in Europe, with 124 matches, while former Portuguese striker Eusébio is the club's leading European goalscorer, with 56 goals. Benfica's biggest European win is 10–0, which came against Stade Dudelange of Luxembourg for the 1965–66 European Cup, and their 18–0 aggregate win constitutes a European Cup record. The first continental competition organised by UEFA was the European Cup in 1955. Conceived by Gabriel Hanot, the editor of ""L'Équipe"", as a competition for"
"S.L. Benfica (Lubango) Sport Lubango e Benfica, formerly Sport Nova Lisboa e Benfica (Benfica de Nova Lisboa) and best known as Benfica do Lubango, is an Angolan football club based in Lubango. They play their home games at the Estádio Nossa Senhora do Monte. Benfica de Nova Lisboa was established as the 16th affiliate of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The first chairman to be elected was Eduardo Gomes de Albuquerque e Castro. Following the country's independence in 1975 and an attempt by the communist regime to erase all traces of colonial rule (even from sports), the club, which had been"
"S.L. Benfica (handball) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the top tier domestic league, the Andebol 1, and hold home matches at the Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2. The club also has a reserve team, Benfica B, who play in the second division. Founded on 8 May 1932, Benfica's handball section endured a troubled start, shortly after being founded. It was inactive from 1939 to 1942–43 because of a conflict between Benfica and the Portuguese Handball Federation. Until the 1960s, handball was played by eleven players,"
"the 2015-16 season Futebol Benfica made its Champions League debut. Despite winning two out of its three games, Futebol Benfica was eliminated in the qualifying round. C.F. Benfica (women) Clube de Futebol Benfica Feminino is a Portuguese women's football team from Lisbon. It is the women's section of CF Benfica. Futebol Benfica already played in the top Portuguese level in the 1990s. In the 2010-11 season it returned to the category. Though that same season it reached the Cup final, initially it struggled to avoid relegation. But in the 2013-14 season Futebol Benfica rose to the top positions. The next"
"Benfica Juventus Standard Liège Sporting Dimas (footballer) Dimas Manuel Marques Teixeira (born 16 February 1969), known simply as Dimas, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left back. In a 15-year senior career he represented both Benfica and Sporting in his country, also having stints in four other nations, most notably with Juventus in Italy. Having played nearly 45 times for Portugal, Dimas represented the nation in two European Championships. The son of Portuguese immigrants in South Africa, Dimas was born in Johannesburg, returning to Europe at an early age. He made his professional debuts in 1987 with"
"in 2005–06, after beating Manchester United in the decisive group stage encounter and overcoming then European champions Liverpool on 3–0 aggregate. For the 2009–10 season, Jorge Jesus was appointed as manager, a position he held until 2015. During that six-season span, Benfica won 10 domestic trophies, including an unprecedented treble in Portuguese football (league, cup and league cup) in 2014, as well as the club's first back-to-back league titles since 1984. At European level, Benfica moved from 23rd to 6th place in UEFA's team ranking as a result of their performance in international competition: they reached their first European semi-final"
"Lisbon rivals Sporting in the final and conquered their fifth Portuguese Cup, ending a trophy drought. Note: Benfica score is always listed first. According to Benfica's official website S.L. Benfica (handball) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the top tier domestic league, the Andebol 1, and hold home matches at the Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2. The club also has a reserve team, Benfica B, who play in the second division. Founded on 8 May 1932, Benfica's handball section endured a troubled start, shortly after being"
"European champions for the second time, after beating Oliveirense in the final 5–3. Five months later, Benfica beat Óquei de Barcelos (9–2) in the second leg of the Continental Cup, and won the trophy for a third time. On 16 December 2017, Benfica beat Reus Deportiu (3–5) and won their second Intercontinental Cup, thus becoming the second team with most trophies in the competition. S.L. Benfica (roller hockey) Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional roller hockey team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the Portuguese first division, where they are the most successful club,"
"S.L. Benfica Juniors Sport Lisboa e Benfica ""Juniors"" (), commonly known as Benfica Juniores, is the under-19 football team belonging to the youth department of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. They hold home matches at Caixa Futebol Campus. Domestically, Benfica have won a record 24 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores. Internationally, they won the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in 1996, and have reached two UEFA Youth League finals, in the 2013–14 and 2016–17 seasons. They were distinguished for ""Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values"" in the former campaign. Internationally, Benfica hold UEFA Youth League records for the biggest win, 1–11"
"C.F. Benfica (women) Clube de Futebol Benfica Feminino is a Portuguese women's football team from Lisbon. It is the women's section of CF Benfica. Futebol Benfica already played in the top Portuguese level in the 1990s. In the 2010-11 season it returned to the category. Though that same season it reached the Cup final, initially it struggled to avoid relegation. But in the 2013-14 season Futebol Benfica rose to the top positions. The next year, 2014–15, Futebol Benfica won both the championship and the cup. Futebol Benfica repeated the feat in 2015-16, winning both the championship and cup again. In"
"Benfica Juventus Borussia Dortmund Portugal Videoton Maccabi Tel Aviv Basel Paulo Sousa Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a coach. He was a member of the ""Portugal Golden Generation"". Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting in his country, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 matches and three goals in five years, and appeared with the national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships. From there onwards, Sousa competed mainly in Italy and in Germany, winning"
"score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cancelo goal) Benfica Portugal João Cancelo João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club Juventus and the Portugal national team. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger or as a left-back. He started playing with Benfica, joining Spanish club Valencia in 2014 at the age of 20, initially on loan. After 91 competitive appearances for the latter, he competed in the Serie A with Inter Milan on loan, and later with Juventus with whom he signed"
"Estádio da Luz The Estádio da Luz (), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. It is owned by the club's SAD. Opened on 25 October 2003 with an exhibition match between Benfica and Uruguayan club Nacional, it replaced the original Estádio da Luz, which had 120,000 seats. The seating capacity was decreased to 65,647 and is currently set at 64,642. The stadium was designed by HOK Sport Venue Event and had a construction"
"Rafa Silva Rafael Alexandre ""Rafa"" Fernandes Ferreira da Silva, (; born 17 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Benfica as a midfielder. After starting his professional career at Feirense he transferred to Braga in 2013 and went on to make over 100 appearances for them, winning the 2016 Portuguese Cup. A full international since 2014, Silva represented Portugal at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament. Born in Forte da Casa, Vila Franca de Xira, Silva started playing football with Atlético Povoense and F.C. Alverca, both in the Lisbon District. In 2011, aged"
"the team's coach. Gilles Binya Gilles Augustin Binya (born 29 August 1984) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in Yaoundé, Binya signed for S.L. Benfica for 2007–08, after playing for three years for Algerian club MC Oran. At the beginning of the season the Portuguese planned to loan him to fellow Primeira Liga side C.F. Estrela da Amadora for a year, but with the substitution of Fernando Santos for José Antonio Camacho the deal was cancelled, and the player remained with Benfica. While playing for the latter team in the UEFA Champions League in"
"fourth tiers of the Portuguese football league system). The women's football team plays in the national top league, the Campeonato Nacional. Both teams play at the Estádio Francisco Lázaro, where they have been playing ever since the establishment of the club. The home colours are red and black. Futebol Benfica is an independent club without any affiliation or connection with the better-known Sport Lisboa e Benfica, a neighboring club of much larger dimensions. The existence stretches back to around 1895, as the sports division of a philharmonic society in the parish of Benfica in Lisbon, adopting the name ""Foot-Ball de"