"league winners Benfica, reached the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League semi-finals and ended the season with a victory over Sporting CP in the Taça de Portugal final. In Robson's first full season, Porto claimed the 1994–95 Primeira Divisão title with a win at Sporting CP's ground and played Benfica four times to secure both the 1993 and 1994 stagings of the Supertaça. The beginning of the season had been clouded by the death of 26-year-old midfielder Rui Filipe, who had scored the club's first league goal. Robson's increasing health problems barred him from leading Porto in the first months of the"
"O Clássico O Clássico (""The Classic"") is the name given in football to any match between S.L. Benfica and FC Porto. Originally, the term ""O Clássico"" only referred to games disputed in the Primeira Liga, but now tends to take into account matches that take place between these two sides in other domestic competitions such as the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Despite being the two most decorated Portuguese clubs in European football with nine International titles shared between both of them, they have never faced each other in a European competition. Benfica and"
"O Clássico O Clássico (""The Classic"") is the name given in football to any match between S.L. Benfica and FC Porto. Originally, the term ""O Clássico"" only referred to games disputed in the Primeira Liga, but now tends to take into account matches that take place between these two sides in other domestic competitions such as the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Despite being the two most decorated Portuguese clubs in European football with nine International titles shared between both of them, they have never faced each other in a European competition. Benfica and"
"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"
"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"
"Big Three (Portugal) The Big Three () is the nickname of the three most successful sport clubs in Portugal. The football teams of S.L. Benfica and Sporting CP, both from Lisbon, and of FC Porto, from Porto, have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the Primeira Liga title. They share all but two of the Portuguese Football Championships ever played, and generally end up sharing the top three positions. None of them have been relegated from the Primeira Liga either, having been participants in all editions since its first season in 1934–35. Benfica's lowest position was"
"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"
"another club in-between the Big Three career. Big Three (Portugal) The Big Three () is the nickname of the three most successful sport clubs in Portugal. The football teams of S.L. Benfica and Sporting CP, both from Lisbon, and of FC Porto, from Porto, have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the Primeira Liga title. They share all but two of the Portuguese Football Championships ever played, and generally end up sharing the top three positions. None of them have been relegated from the Primeira Liga either, having been participants in all editions since its first"
"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 (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."
"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,"
"de Portugal. Filipe was a member of the Portugal national under-19 team which won the 2018 UEFA European Championship, beating Italy 4–3 in the final after extra time. He also finished joint top scorer in the tournament with 5 goals. He was named in the Team of the Tournament. Benfica Portugal Individual João Pedro Neves Filipe João Pedro Neves Filipe (born 30 March 1999), otherwise known as Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Benfica B in LigaPro and the Portugal national under-21 team. Born in Lisbon, Filipe started his career in the youth ranks"
"S.L. Benfica in European football Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football team based in Lisbon, whose involvement in European competition dates back to the 1950s. As champions of Portugal, Benfica were supposed to participate in the inaugural edition of the European Cup in 1955, but they were not invited by the organizers. Two years later, they made their European debut against Sevilla in the European Cup, on 19 September 1957. Benfica won their first European title in 1961, defeating Barcelona to win the European Cup, and successfully retained the title in the following year after defeating Real"
"Supporters of S.L. Benfica S.L. Benfica is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon, formed in 1904 in Belém by members of Associação do Bem (a group of former Real Casa Pia de Lisboa students), led by Cosme Damião. It has been part of the Portuguese football top-flight, Primeira Liga, since the league's inception in 1934. Most notably, they have won the Primeira Liga 36 times, 28 Taça de Portugal and 2 European Cups. The supporters of Benfica, who are called ""Benfiquistas"", have played an important part in the growth of the club, during the club's -year existence. One of"
"Nacional de Estatística (INE) and Secretaria de Estado das Comunidades, Benfica has approximately 14 million supporters worldwide: over 5.5 million in Europe (4.7 in Portugal); over 6 million in Mozambique (3.8) and Angola (2.7); over 1 million in the United States and Canada; and the rest being located in Brazil, Venezuela, Caribbean, Indochina, China, Australia and India. According to a study performed for UEFA in 2012, Benfica is the European club with the highest percentage of supporters in its own country (47%). In the 2016–17 season, Benfica had an average home attendance of 55,952 in the Portuguese league, the current"
"known worldwide. Players such as Eusébio, Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo are the most noted Portuguese footballers. Portuguese football managers are also noteworthy, with the most notable one being José Mourinho at club level, and Fernando Santos at national team level. The Portugal national football team is among the higher-rated national football teams in Europe and the world, having won one European Championship title in 2016. The Primeira Liga, the country's top professional league, is the most widely known sport events in the country, where football teams such as S.L. Benfica, FC Porto, and Sporting CP are the main contenders."
"Porto are two of the three clubs which are labelled as the Big Three in Portugal, the other being Sporting CP. The rivalry comes about as Lisbon and Porto are the two largest cities in Portugal, and the two clubs are two of the wealthiest, most successful and influential football teams in Portugal. The animosity between these two sides also extends from the country's political, cultural and sporting history. The first match between the ""Águias"" and the ""Dragões"" was an exhibition game that was played on the 28 April 1912, where Benfica defeated Porto 8–2. Eight years later, Porto would"
"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"
"with a total of 80 domestic titles. It is also the Portuguese team that advanced the furthest in the European top club championship, now known as the EuroLeague. Some of their most memorable moments were when they won European clashes against the likes of European clubs which have won the Euroleague, such as Virtus Bologna, Real Madrid, Cantù, Cibona, Joventut Badalona, Panathinaikos, Partizan, CSKA Moscow or Varese. Despite basketball not being nearly as popular as football among the Portuguese population, Benfica has a major rivalry with FC Porto in this sport. (The rivalry was interrupted in 2012 and resumed in"
"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,"
"time in their history, winning away 3–0 away to Fonte Bastardo in the fifth and final match (3–2). Moreover, Benfica also won the Portuguese Cup and Super Cup, thus winning all domestic competitions. On 3 October 2015, Benfica won a fifth consecutive Super Cup and became the club with most trophies in that competition (6). According to Benfica's official website 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"
"the first ever treble of Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. As of the 2017–18 season, Benfica is the only club to have won the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga double, moreover, four times. Benfica is also the only club in Portugal to have successfully defended every major domestic title (Campeonato de Portugal, Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and Taça da Liga). In addition, Benfica are the only Portuguese team to have become back-to-back European champions. S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a sports club based"
"S.L. Benfica, F.C. Porto and Sporting matches. This clubs have teams both at national championships (www.fpf.pt) and regional tournaments (Associação de Futebol de Lisboa e Associação de Futebol do Porto) There are three national championships: ""Academia de Talentos"" has also followed some of the main Portuguese friendly tournaments at youth-level like Nike Premier Cup, Torneio Ponte de Frielas in Loures and the Taça Cidade dos Campeões at Vila Real de Santo António. Some of the players that have had their careers chronicled at the paper: Every week, ""Academia de Talentos"" produces an interview with one famous figure at the football"
"Benfica is the club with most league, cup and league cup titles, as well as the most domestic titles (79) and overall titles won (81, excluding the Latin Cup). Porto is the club with most Portuguese Super Cups and international titles won being the only Portuguese team with international titles in the XXI century. Sporting CP holds the third place when it comes to the most league and cup titles. Benfica is the only Portuguese club to have won two consecutive European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, reaching ten European finals: seven European Cups and three UEFA Cup/Europa League, and was"
"the Portugal national football team was ranked 3rd out of 207 countries by FIFA. The legendary Eusébio is still a symbol of Portuguese football. Luís Figo was voted 2001 Player of the Year by FIFA, after finishing 2nd in 2000. Manuel Rui Costa and Cristiano Ronaldo are also noteworthy, although Vítor Baía is the player in history with most titles won, including all European club cups. Moreover, José Mourinho is regarded as one of the most successful and well-paid football managers in football's history. The main domestic football competition is the Primeira Liga, where the dominating teams are S.L. Benfica,"
"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"
"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,"
"Benfica TV was available internationally in the Portuguese-speaking countries Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique, as well as to the significant Portuguese populations in France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, England, Canada and the United States. In July 2015 Benfica added two more major leagues to its programming, Serie A and Ligue 1, signing a three-year deal that would last until 2018. At the same time, changes in the leadership at the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional brought forward the question of centralizing TV rights to one owner. Soares de Oliveira agreed that ""we need a centralized TV deal"", while Vieira said that he"
"well as claiming the Taça de Honra do Porto twice. Benfica would meet Porto for the very first time in an official match in the domestic cup competition which during the early periods of Portuguese football was the Campeonato de Portugal. Benfica defeated Porto in the final of the 1931 Campeonato de Portugal, 3–0 at the Campo do Arnado in Coimbra. Two from Vítor Silva and one from Augusto Dinis sealed the win to claim Benfica's second Campeonato de Portugal. The inception of the Primeira Liga, saw Porto win the very first edition of the competition. Both sides met for"
"Cup), only Real Madrid has played more seasons in the competition. Bibliography S.L. Benfica in European football Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football team based in Lisbon, whose involvement in European competition dates back to the 1950s. As champions of Portugal, Benfica were supposed to participate in the inaugural edition of the European Cup in 1955, but they were not invited by the organizers. Two years later, they made their European debut against Sevilla in the European Cup, on 19 September 1957. Benfica won their first European title in 1961, defeating Barcelona to win the European Cup,"
"Benfica de Santa Cruz Grupo Desportivo Benfica de Santa Cruz, sometimes as Grupo Desportivo Benfica is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island North League in Cape Verde. It is based in the town of Calheta de São Miguel in the island of Santiago and plays at Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho located northwest of the city center. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, the club are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. The club is an affiliate to Portugal's S.L. Benfica of Lisbon. It is the only one affiliated"
"Primeira Liga, UEFA Europa League and Taça de Portugal). The latter also included the club's second continental treble, after the one achieved in 2002–03 (Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and UEFA Cup). The club also reached the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1983–84 (losing to Juventus) and three presences in the UEFA Super Cup (2003, 2004 and 2011). FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese"
"a top-two finish in the league's previous season. Courtesy of their UEFA coefficient, they were seeded in Pot 1 for the draw, which took place in Monaco in late August 2013. The final of the competition is to be played at Benfica's home stadium Estádio da Luz. ! colspan=""15"" style=""background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;""| Goalkeepers ! colspan=""15"" style=""background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;""| Defenders ! colspan=""15"" style=""background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;""| Midfielders ! colspan=""15"" style=""background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;""| Strikers ""(B)"" – Benfica B player 2013–14 S.L. Benfica season The 2013–14 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 110th season in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese"