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Benfica Basket
Benfica Basket logo
LeaguesLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
Founded20 March 1927 (97 years ago) (1927-03-20)[1]
ArenaPavilhão Fidelidade
(Capacity: 2,400[2])
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Team colorsRed, White, Black
     
Head coachCarlos Lisboa
Championships25
Websiteslbenfica.pt
Active departments of S.L. Benfica
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Benfica Basket is the professional basketball team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, based in Lisbon, Portugal. The team plays in Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB), although in June 2007, the team decided to leave the professional top league, then known as LCB, and join for the 2007–2008 season the Proliga,[3] a league organized by the Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol. From 2008 onwards, Benfica returned to the LPB after the Portuguese federation took over the realms of competition. They are the current Portuguese champions, having won three consecutive leagues.

It is the team with the most national senior titles, having the record for most championships, cups, league cups, supercups, and other national competitions, with a total of 70 titles. It is also the Portuguese team that advanced the furthest in the European top club basketball championship, now known as the Euroleague.

Benfica is a top sports club in Portugal and some of its most memorable moments were when its basketball team won European clashes against the likes of European giants that have won the Euroleague such as Buckler Bologna, Real Madrid (in Spain), Pallacanestro Cantù, Cibona Zagreb, Joventut Badalona (in Spain), Panathinaikos, Partizan Belgrade, or CSKA Moscow.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Despite basketball not being nearly as popular with the population as football, Benfica also enjoyed a major rivalry with FC Porto.

Along with its several junior teams that play in their respective top division championships, Benfica also has a reserve team, Benfica B, that plays in the Proliga, the second highest tier in Portuguese basketball, after the LPB in which the main team competes.[12]

History

Early years

Created in 1927,[1] the basketball team followed the steps of many other sports that were supported by the club, achieving great success almost immediately. The team established itself as a main contender by the 1940s and during the whole 1960s gained the status of championship favourite and was already the club with the most titles won. By this time the club had won eight national championships and eight cups. This dominating spell decreased the following decade until early 1980s. In this time-span Benfica could only win two championships, in the 1969–70 and the 1974–75 season, but won four national cups, the second most prestigious Portuguese tournament, in 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 and 1973–74. After these years, Benfica again dominated the national scene.

Golden years

The most successful period of the club was between 1985 and 1995. In eleven seasons, the team won ten national titles, seven of which in a row, five national cups, five league cups and six supercups, achieving the best season ever by a Portuguese basketball team in 1994–95 winning the Portuguese League, Portuguese League Cup, Portuguese Supercup, Portuguese Basketball Cup and finishing the European Champions' Cup in the Top 16. One of the highlight from that European Champions' Cup season was a 22 point victory (102–80) against CSKA Moscow in Lisbon on 12 January 1995.[11] Benfica also made successful international campaigns in the other seasons considering the budget the team had compared with other European big teams. Some of the most successful of those campaigns include the 1993–94, when Benfica was close to reach the Top 8,[13] and for a third season in a row Benfica managed to reach the Top 16 again in the European Champions' Cup, in 1995–96, grabbing a win against Panathinaikos, the eventual champions.[14][9]

Decline in the late 1990s

This period was followed by a dark era in which Benfica was internally overshadowed by Ovarense, Portugal Telecom and FC Porto. Even though this period is considered to be a dark one, Benfica did manage to reach the LPB final once as well as winning SuperCups and finishing runners-up in the national cup and in the league cup. Also noteworthy is an away win against Real Madrid, in the 1996–97 EuroCup, the same season the Spaniards won the competition.[5] The team finally decided to withdraw from the top tier and applied for the second league, the Proliga,[3] which was the highest division run by the Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol. However the first division was folded and the LPB was again being overviewed by the national federation. This allowed the team to make a comeback to the main league.

Revival in the late 2000s

After more than a decade without any titles and in the same season Benfica had made a return to the first league, the 2008–09 season, the team won the Portuguese League, with a perfect score of 100% wins during the regular season, becoming the second team in the world to do so, after Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 1970s, and thrashing Ovarense 4–0 in the best-of-four game final. Benfica won the championship again the following season with a 91% winning record in the regular stage and a 4–1 final against Porto. The recent success brought the team to participate in the EuroChallenge, thus marking the end of a mid-term long hiatus from Portuguese clubs in European basketball competitions. The following year, Benfica won the League Cup and the SuperCup but did not renew the championship as it lost 4–3 in the final to Porto.

Recent years

In the next season Benfica regained the title of Portuguese champion after defeating Porto in their home court Dragão Caixa (53–56) in the last best-of-five series game following a 2–2 playoff tie. Benfica retained the title the following season, having only lost two games, one in the regular season, and the other in the play-off final, which they won 3–1 against Académica de Coimbra, both defeats coming only in overtime. Overall Benfica won every title except the Cup, losing against Vitória de Guimarães in the final, amassing only three losses in the entire season in all competitions. On 23 May 2014, Benfica defeated Vitória de Guimarães (3–0) and conquered its 25th champions title (third consecutive), completing the domestic treble of League, Portuguese Cup and Hugo dos Santos Cup. In this season they won a total of 4 titles (including the 2013 Supercup).

Honours

Domestic competitions

  • Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol: 25 (record)[15]
    • 1939–40, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
  • Taça de Portugal: 19 (record)[15]
    • 1945–46, 1946–47, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2013–14

International competitions

Roster 2012–13

Template:S.L. Benfica Basket roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserve
C Cláudio Fonseca Fred Gentry Elvis Évora Pedro Belo
PF Seth Doliboa Heshimu Evans Artur Castela
SF João Gomes Carlos Andrade
SG LaceDarius Dunn Ricky Franklin
PG Miguel Minhava Diogo Carreira Tomás Barroso

Home arenas

Results in European competitions

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round Italy Pallacanestro Varese 49–73 (H)
101–48 (A)
1962–63 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round Spain Real Madrid 61–97 (H)
110–47 (A)
1963–64 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round Bye
First round Poland Legia Warsaw Withdrew
1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round Morocco Wydad Casablanca 53–54 (A)
76–77 (H)
61–63 (N)
1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Spain Joventut Badalona 107–38 (A)
57–118 (H)
1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round Hungary Budapest Honvéd SE 67–112 (H)
118–66 (A)
1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup First qualifying round England Sutton Basket 76–77 (A)
77–71 (H)
Second qualifying round Belgium Antwerp BC 86–83 (H)
120–80 (A)
1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Second qualifying round Spain Estudiantes Madrid 91–75 (H)
93–61 (A)
1981–82 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup First qualifying round Belgium BBK Gent 81–83 (H)
101–81 (A)
1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round England Manchester United 91–67 (A)
87–79 (H)
1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round Luxembourg BBC Sparta Bertrange 122–77 (H)
84–108 (A)
First round Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 111–86 (A)
79–81 (H)
1988–89 FIBA Korać Cup Qualifying round Belgium Antwerp Giants 83–75 (A)
95–88 (H)
1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round Italy Olimpia Milano 99–112 (H)
92–73 (A)
1990–91 FIBA European Champions Cup Qualifying round West Germany Bayer Leverkusen 87–85 (H)
110–74 (A)
1991–92 FIBA European League Preliminary round II France Olympique Antibes 89–76 (H)
88–74 (A)
1991–92 FIBA European Cup Preliminary round III Hungary Szolnoki Olaj 100–79 (H)
75–84 (A)
Semi-final round Group B Slovenia Union Olimpija 91–88 (A)
47–84 (H)
Greece Panionios 89–77 (A)
88–76 (H)
Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon 79–74 (H)
78–95 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 75–78 (H)
102–79 (A)
France Pau-Orthez 89–80 (A)
79–90 (H)
1992–93 FIBA European League Preliminary round I Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck 72–113 (A)
105–58 (H)
Preliminary round II Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 75–89 (H)
100–81 (A)
1992–93 FIBA European Cup Preliminary round III Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 111–83 (H)
80–84 (A)
Semi-final round Group B France Cholet Basket 82–98 (A)
84–73 (H)
Croatia Split 60–70 (H)
79–56 (A)
Greece Aris 67–75 (H)
83–72 (A)
Ukraine Budivelnik 79–77 (A)
88–75 (H)
Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon 74–93 (A)
73–80 (H)
1993–94 FIBA European League Preliminary round I Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 83–75 (A)
87–67 (H)
Preliminary round II Slovenia Union Olimpija 87–63 (H)
91–76 (A)
Semi-final round Group B Greece Panathinaikos 83–73 (A)
69–76 (H)
Turkey Anadolu Efes 61–77 (H)
80–67 (A)
Italy Pallacanestro Cantù 75–64 (A)
83–64 (H)
Italy Virtus Bologna 102–90 (H)
97–57 (A)
Croatia Cibona 67–66 (H)
75–63 (A)
Spain Joventut Badalona 76–79 (A)
78–89 (H)
France Pau-Orthez 72–80 (A)
72–74 (H)
1994–95 FIBA European League Preliminary round II Hungary Budapest Honvéd SE 85–94 (A)
96–89 (H)
Semi-final round Group A Russia CSKA Moscow 103–61 (A)
102–80 (H)
Slovenia Union Olimpija 81–84 (H)
64–56 (A)
Greece PAOK 74–68 (A)
77–75 (H)
Greece Panathinaikos 49–67 (H)
80–60 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 70–54 (A)
62–66 (H)
Italy Victoria Pesaro 88–75 (A)
69–88 (H)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 81–90 (H)
86–75 (A)
1995–96 FIBA European League Preliminary round II Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade 64–64 (A)
112–95 (H)
Semi-final round Group B Croatia Cibona 65–79 (H)
64–59 (A)
France Pau-Orthez 76–61 (A)
99–90 (H)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 74–66 (A)
82–94 (H)
Italy Virtus Bologna 83–85 (H)
97–81 (A)
Greece Panathinaikos 67–51 (A)
96–87 (H)
Spain Real Madrid 73–78 (H)
86–81 (A)
Spain Barcelona 55–76 (H)
106–94 (A)
1996–97 FIBA EuroCup Group C Bulgaria Spartak Pleven 111–98 (A)
95–75 (H)
Germany ratiopharm Ulm 91–81 (H)
82–69 (A)
Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon 78–64 (H)
92–85 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 59–60 (A)
73–76 (H)
North Macedonia MZT Skopje 77–75 (H)
75–73 (A)
Last 16 France Paris Racing 63–81 (H)
80–86 (A)
1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup Additional preliminary round Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 66–67 (H)
63–78 (A)
Group F Netherlands Den Helder Seals 80–56 (H)
63–76 (A)
France Montpellier 86–78 (A)
75–76 (H)
Germany Brose Baskets 93–95 (H)
89–77 (A)
1998–99 FIBA Korać Cup Additional preliminary round Switzerland SAV Vacallo Basket 80–74 (H)
72–84 (A)
Group H Israel Maccabi Rishon 93–99 (H)
74–77 (A)
France Les Mans Sarthe 72–78 (H)
78–65 (A)
Germany Brose Baskets 70–59 (A)
63–69 (H)
2004–05 ULEB Cup Group G Germany Baskets Bonn 71–74 (H)
80–62 (A)
Poland Slask Wroclaw 85–83 (A)
60–70 (H)
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 74–49 (A)
57–59 (H)
Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade 66–106 (H)
83–69 (A)
Italy Pompea Napoli 87–82 (A)
67–104 (H)
2010–11 FIBA EuroChallenge EuroChallenge qualifying round Ukraine BC Ferro-ZNTU 105–105 (H)
72–77 (A)
Group C Bulgaria Lukoil Academic 92–71 (A)
86–79 (H)
Switzerland Lugano Tigers 89–84 (H)
74–52 (A)
Estonia Tartu Ülikool 80–74 (H)
80–64 (A)
Last 16 Group K Latvia Ventspils 100–65 (A)
71–74 (H)
France Gravelines-Dunkerque 64–67 (H)
91–82 (A)
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 83–75 (H)
80–74 (A)

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Former coaches

Former notable players

See also: Category:S.L. Benfica basketball players

References

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  7. ^ "Benfica vs Cibona final score". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Joventut Badalona vs Benfica final score". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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