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1994–95 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
1994–95 season
PresidentManuel Damásio
Head coachArtur Jorge
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão3rd
Taça de PortugalQuarter-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Isaías (14)
All: Edílson (17)
Highest home attendance60,000 vs Porto
(2 October 1994)
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs Marinhense
(4 December 1994)

The 1994–95 European football season was the 91st season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 61st consecutive season in both Portuguese football and UEFA competitions. The season ran from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995; Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Champions League as a result of winning the previous league.

After winning their latest title, Benfica made significant changes to its squad and management. It sacked Toni and replaced him with Artur Jorge. In the transfer market, the club was far more active than the past seasons. It signed over a dozen players with Michel Preud'homme, Dimas Teixeira and Paulo Bento becoming regulars. They were joined by two loans, Claudio Caniggia and Edílson, both would be the top-scorers of the team. In the departures, fan favourites like Rui Costa or Schwarz were sold, while others like Rui Àguas, Kulkov, Silvino and Hernâni Neves were released.

On the pitch, Benfica started the season by losing the 1993 Supertaça to Porto. In the Primeira Divisão, they started winning, but quickly lost their plot. In the Champions League, Jorge led Benfica to the knockout stage after coming first in their group. As the season progress, Benfica performance stabilised and starting early December, they rack up over ten wins in a row. This allowed them to close distances to leader Porto, and progress to the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup.

In late February, in the decisive stage of the season, Benfica slipped again in the Primeira Divisão, and were eliminated in the other competitions. Til the end, Benfica could only win about half of their remaining fourteen match-days, finishing in third place, 15 points behind Porto. In their last match of the season, they lost another Supertaça to Porto.

Season summary

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In the post-season of a title winning year, Benfica made the surprise choice of releasing Toni, who had been closely associated with the managerial position since assuming the assistant position to Sven-Göran Eriksson in 1982.[1] To replace him, the club chose Artur Jorge.[1][2] The Portuguese manager was known for the eight titles won at FC Porto, notoriously, the 1986–87 European Cup, plus had just led Paris Saint-Germain to their second league title in history, in the past season. With the club still in financial despair, they were forced to sell important players to gather funds. Rising star, Rui Costa was sold to Fiorentina, reportedly because they offer more money than Barcelona.[1][3] Schwarz joined Arsenal for 1.8 million pounds,[4] and others left the club, either for disciplinary reasons as with Kulkov and Yuran,[5] or old age, like Rui Àguas.

The club sought reinforcements mostly indoors, like Paulo Bento and Dimas, with a few arriving from abroad, with Preud'Homme and Caniggia gathering the most expectations.[1] The season began with the replay match of the 1993 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, ending in another loss on the penalty shoot-out, similar to the 1991 edition. On the league campaign, the situation was better, as Benfica racked up three straight wins; however a loss against União de Leiria on 18 September, put the team behind on the title race by two points.[6]

"As title-holders, Benfica transform themselves in three months, and for the worst. The new board led by Damásio sacks Toni, the title winning manager and sells Rui Costa and Schwarz. From the many alternatives put at the disposal of Artur Jorge and his assistant, Zoran Filipović, only three work: Preud'Homme, Dimas and Paulo Bento. Edílson, Stanić and Caniggia show some talent, offsetting the flops, Tavares and Nelo. Conclusion: third place in the league, without winning over either Porto, or Sporting – even losing both games against Sporting, something that only happened three times before, in 1939–40, 1952–53 and 1953–54. As an end note, double elimination on the quarter-finals: by Vitória de Setúbal on the Portuguese Cup and by AC Milan on the Champions League. In the Supercup, Porto lift the trophy in Paris."

— Rui Miguel Tovar on the season events[1]

Benfica could not regain any point back over October, ending the month with a four points disadvantage to leader Sporting.[6] Although the domestically, the season was not going according to the club best hopes; in Europe, the track record was much better, with a spot on the next phase secured with one match to spare.[7] Already approaching New Year, the odds in the renewing the title race were further diminished, with a loss in Alvalade expanding the gap to the leader by a point.[8]

The first months of 1995 were the teams best throughout the season, as they reduced the distance to the league leader, Porto, to only three points by Match-day 20 after an eight-game winning streak.[8] However, in the next two months, at the deciding part of the season, the club dropped more points to Leiria, and then lost four times in six games, re-opening the gap to Porto to twelve points, finishing any hope of renewing the title.[9] In the other competitions, the prospect was the same, Benfica was knock-out of the Champions League by A.C. Milan,[7] and on the Taça de Portugal, by Vitória Setúbal.[10]

The final games of the season were only spent securing a place in the next year European competitions, having the bitter taste of losing both games against Sporting, for a fourth time in history, the first since 1954.[1] The Derby de Lisboa on the 30 of April was also controversial because of the irregular dismissal of Caniggia by referee Jorge Coroado; causing the match to be repeated on 14 July (2–0 win for Benfica), and then annulled on FIFA order.[1] After finishing the league fifteen points behind them, as they regained the title back, Benfica met Porto on the replay of the 1994 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in Paris, which was left unresolved from early in the season. The northerners won one-nil and took home their eight Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[7]

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 21 August 1994 28 May 1995 34 21 5 8 60 30 +30 061.76 [11]
Taça de Portugal 4 December 1994 12 April 1995 5 3 1 1 18 3 +15 060.00 [11]
UEFA Champions League 14 September 1994 15 March 1995 8 3 4 1 9 7 +2 037.50 [11]
Supertaça 17 August 1994 20 June 1995 4 0 3 1 1 3 −2 000.00 [11]
Total 51 27 13 11 90 44 +46 052.94

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

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1993 Edition

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1994 Edition

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24 August 1994 First leg Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
20:00 Vítor Paneira 75' Report Rui Filipe 72' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Calheiros
21 September 1994 Second leg Porto 0–0 Benfica Porto
20:30 Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Donato Ramos
20 June 1995 Replay Porto 1–0 Benfica Paris
20:30 Domingos 51' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Primeira Divisão

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 29 4 1 73 15 +58 62 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 34 23 9 2 59 21 +38 55 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Benfica 34 21 5 8 61 28 +33 47 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Vitória de Guimarães 34 16 10 8 54 43 +11 42
5 Farense 34 16 5 13 44 38 +6 37
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Sporting qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWLWDLWWWDWLWWWWWWWDWLLWLLWDLWWWD
Position1333333333333333333333333333333333
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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21 August 1994 1 Benfica 2–0 Beira Mar Lisbon
19:45 Vítor Paneira 58'
Clóvis 90'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bento Marques
28 August 1994 2 União da Madeira 0–2 Benfica Funchal
20:00 Report Isaías 55'
Caniggia 70' (pen.)
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista
10 September 1994 3 Benfica 1–0 Vitória Setúbal Lisbon
19:45 Vítor Paneira 25' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Soares Dias
18 September 1994 4 União de Leiria 1–0 Benfica Leiria
20:30 Luís Miguel 79' Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Pratas
24 September 1994 5 Maritimo Postponed Benfica Funchal
Report Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
2 October 1994 6 Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
20:00 Isaías 89' Report Yuran 66' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Bento Marques
15 October 1994 7 Gil Vicente 1–0 Benfica Braga
20:15 Tuck 90' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: João Mesquita
23 October 1994 8 Benfica 5–0 Desp. Chaves Lisbon
20:00 Isaías 6', 16'
João Pinto 51'
Amaral 67'
Kenedy 83'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Veiga Trigo
6 November 1994 10 Benfica 2–1 Farense Lisbon
20:00 Isaías 87'
Abel Xavier 89', pen.'
Report Tozé 51' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
19 November 1994 11 Belenenses 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
21:00 Abílio 29' Report Isaías 69' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pinto Correia
27 November 1994 12 Benfica 3–1 Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
18:15 Hélder 30', 55'
Abel Xavier 50'
Report Fernando 81'
Rebelo Red card 49'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Vítor Reis
1 December 1994 13 Sporting 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
21:00 Emmanuel Amuneke 56' Report Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: António Marçal
11 December 1994 14 Benfica 4–1 Boavista Lisbon
20:00 Edílson 1'
Caniggia 14'
Tavares 49'
João Pinto 87'
Report Sánchez 25' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: António Rola
30 December 1994 15 Salgueiros 1–2 Benfica Porto
20:45 Chico Fonseca 88' Report Dimas 22'
Hélder 23'
Stadium: Estádio Prof. Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Pratas
4 January 1995 5 Maritimo 0–3 Benfica Funchal
19:00 Report Kenedy 15'
Isaías 23'
Edílson 65'
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Joao Mesquita
8 January 1995 16 Benfica 1–0 Tirsense Lisbon
19:30 Tavares 80' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Donato Ramos
14 January 1995 17 Braga 0–2 Benfica Braga
19:45 Report Isaías 62'
Caniggia 71'
Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
21 January 1995 18 Beira-Mar 1–2 Benfica Aveiro
19:00 Costa 41' Report Stanić 60'
Isaías 77'
Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty
5 February 1995 19 Benfica 3–1 União da Madeira Lisbon
19:00 Vítor Paneira 41'
Isaías 61', 89'
Report Manú 76' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Monteiro da Silva
12 February 1995 20 Vitória Setúbal 1–2 Benfica Setúbal
19:00 Paulão 89' Report Paulo Pereira 40'
Abel Xavier 59'
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Carlos Calheiros
19 February 1995 21 Benfica 1–1 União de Leiria Lisbon
19:45 Paulo Pereira 28' (pen.) Report Fua 89' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Miranda dos Santos
25 February 1995 22 Benfica 3–0 Maritimo Lisbon
17:00 João Pinto 4'
Caniggia 21', 82'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: João Mesquita
5 March 1995 23 Porto 2–1 Benfica Porto
20:30 Zé Carlos 7'
Drulović 75'
Report João Pinto 38' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: José Pratas
11 March 1995 24 Benfica 0–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
18:00 Report Makpoloka Mangonga 59' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Leirós
19 March 1995 25 Desp. Chaves 0–1 Benfica Chaves
19:15 Report Edílson 69' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty
26 March 1995 26 Benfica 1–3 Vitória Guimarães Lisbon
20:30 Edílson 23' Report Quim Berto 5'
Gilmar 45'
José Carlos 64'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Calheiros
1 April 1995 27 Farense 4–1 Benfica Faro
19:45 Jorge Soares 25'
Hassan 80'
Ndao 70', 88'
Report Edílson 28' Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: António Rola
7 April 1995 28 Benfica 2–1 Belenenses Lisbon
20:00 Mauro Airez 6', o.g.'
Isaías 19'
Report Mauro Airez 77' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vítor Pereira
15 April 1995 29 Estrela da Amadora 0–0 Benfica Lisbon
19:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Reboleira
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bento Marques
30 April 1995 30 Benfica 1–2 Sporting Lisbon
20:00 Dimas 22' Report Balakov 10'
Yordanov 13'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Coroado
6 May 1995 31 Boavista 1–3 Benfica Porto
20:00 Artur 86' Report Stanić 54', 84'
Isaías 57'
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Pratas
14 May 1995 32 Benfica 3–0 Salgueiros Lisbon
19:45 Caniggia 34'
Stanić 45'
Edílson 90'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mário Leal
21 May 1995 33 Tirsense 1–3 Benfica Santo Tirso
19:45 Marcelo 89' Report Edílson 45', 69'
Stanić 60'
Stadium: Abel Alves de Figueiredo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Juvenal Silvestre
5 April 1996 34 Benfica 1–1 Braga Lisbon
19:00 Edílson 89' Report Baltasar 17' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José Rufino

Taça de Portugal

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4 December 1994 Fourth Rd Benfica 12–0 Marinhense Lisbon
18:00 Tavares 13'
Edílson 18', 30', 38', 51'
Caniggia 28', 31', 53'
Vítor Paneira 40', pen.'
João Pinto 64'
Pedro Henriques 67'
Kenedy 80'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carvalhal Araújo
22 January 1996 Fifth Rd Benfica 3–0 Tirsense Lisbon
19:45 Caniggia 7', 84'
Edílson 25'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Juvenal Silvestre
15 February 1995 Sixth Rd Benfica 3–1 Famalicão Lisbon
20:30 Edílson 4', 74'
Tavares 5'
Report Serge Honi 78' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Andrelino Pena
29 March 1995 Quarter-finals Benfica 0–0 (a.e.t.) Vitória Setúbal Lisbon
20:30 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: José Rufino
12 April 1995 QF Replay Vitória Setúbal 2–0 Benfica Setúbal
20:30 Sérgio Araújo 66', 88'
Quim Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 77'
Report Dimas Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 78'
Paneira Yellow card Yellow-red card 68'
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lourenço Ferreira

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal Benfica 6 3 3 0 9 5 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Croatia Hajduk Split 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 6
3 Romania Steaua București 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 5
4 Belgium Anderlecht 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4
Source: UEFA
14 September 1994 1 Hajduk Split Croatia 0–0 Portugal Benfica Poljud, Split
20:30 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
28 September 1994 2 Benfica Portugal 3–1 Belgium Anderlecht Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
19:30 Caniggia 26', 40'
Tavares 72'
Report MatchCentre Paulo Madeira 88' (o.g.) Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
7 December 1994 6 Anderlecht Belgium 1–1 Portugal Benfica Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:30 Rutjes 48' Report MatchCentre Edilson 82' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
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1 March 1995 First leg Milan Italy 2–0 Portugal Benfica San Siro, Milan
21:00 Simone 63', 75' Report MatchCentre Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
15 March 1995 Second leg Benfica Portugal 0–0
(2–0 agg.)
Italy Milan Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
20:15 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Friendlies

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5 August 1994[13] Parmalat Cup Peñarol 1–0 Benfica São Paulo
Stadium: Ibirapuera Park
5 August 1994[13] Parmalat Cup Juventude 1–1
(5–4 p)
Benfica São Paulo
Stadium: Ibirapuera Park
7 August 1994[13] Parmalat Cup Benfica 3–0 Audax Italiano São Paulo
Stadium: Parque Antártica
7 August 1994[13] Parmalat Cup Juventude 4–0 Benfica São Paulo
Stadium: Parque Antártica

Player statistics

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The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Artur Jorge(manager) and Zoran Filipovic (assistant manager).[14][11]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1994–95 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal UEFA Champions League Supertaça
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Belgium BEL Michel Preud'homme 47 -41 31 -28 5 -3 8 -7 3 -3
2 DF Portugal POR António Veloso 37 0 25 0 2 0 7 0 3 0
2 DF Brazil BRA Paulo Pereira 18 1 13 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Portugal POR Hélder Cristóvão 33 4 21 3 2 0 7 1 3 0
4 DF Brazil BRA William 19 0 13 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
5 DF Brazil BRA Carlos Mozer 23 0 17 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF Portugal POR Paulo Madeira 28 0 17 0 4 0 3 0 4 0
6 DF Portugal POR Abel Xavier 33 3 22 3 2 0 5 0 4 0
6 MF Portugal POR Paulo Bento 29 0 20 0 5 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF Portugal POR José Tavares 34 6 20 2 3 2 7 1 4 1
7 MF Portugal POR Amaral 14 1 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Portugal POR Vítor Paneira 38 5 24 3 4 1 8 0 2 1
8 MF Portugal POR João Vieira Pinto 39 6 24 4 5 1 7 1 3 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Edílson 31 17 23 9 5 7 2 1 1 0
9 FW Argentina ARG Claudio Caniggia 34 16 24 8 3 5 7 3 0 0
10 MF Portugal POR Nelo 36 0 23 0 3 0 7 0 3 0
11 MF Brazil BRA Isaías 33 15 23 14 1 0 7 1 2 0
11 FW Portugal POR César Brito 11 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 1
12 GK Portugal POR Neno 5 -3 4 -2 0 0 0 0 1 -1
13 DF Portugal POR Dimas Teixeira 45 0 30 0 4 0 8 0 3 0
15 MF Croatia CRO Mario Stanić 15 5 13 5 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW Brazil BRA Clóvis 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Portugal POR Pedro Henriques 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Portugal POR Edgar Pacheco 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Portugal POR Rui Esteves 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Portugal POR Daniel Kenedy 35 3 22 2 4 1 6 0 3 0
24 FW Angola ANG Akwá 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF Brazil BRA Paulão 7 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

Transfers

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[15]

In

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Entry date Position Player From club
July 1994 GK Michel Preud'homme Mechelen
July 1994 LB Dimas Teixeira Vitória Guimarães
July 1994 DM Paulo Bento
July 1994 CM José Tavares Boavista
July 1994 CM Nelo
July 1994 CB Paulo Madeira Marítimo
July 1994 RW Amaral Sporting
July 1994 AM Mario Stanić Sporting Gijón
July 1994 CM Rui Esteves Vitória Setúbal
July 1994 CB Paulão Grêmio
July 1994 FW Akwá Nacional de Benguela
August 1994 ST Clóvis Guarani
January 1995 CB Paulo Pereira Porto

In by loan

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Entry date Position Player From club Return date
July 1994 ST Claudio Caniggia Roma 30 June 1995
July 1994 ST Edílson Palmeiras 30 June 1995

Out

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Exit date Position Player To club
July 1994 GK Pedro Roma Académica
July 1994 GK Paulo Santos Penafiel
July 1994 CB Jovo Simanić Boavista
July 1994 CB Nuno Afonso Belenenses
July 1994 AM Aleksandr Mostovoi Strasbourg
July 1994 LB Stefan Schwarz Arsenal
July 1994 AM Rui Costa Fiorentina
July 1994 ST Rui Àguas Estrela Amadora
July 1994 DM Vasili Kulkov Porto
July 1994 ST Sergei Yuran
July 1994 GK Silvino Louro Vitória Setúbal
July 1994 CM Hernâni Neves
July 1994 RB Abel Silva
August 1994 ST Clóvis

Out by loan

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Exit date Position Player To club Return date
July 1994 ST Aílton Delfino São Paulo 30 June 1995
January 95 CM Rui Esteves Birmingham City 30 June 1995

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Tovar 2012, p. 532.
  2. ^ Carlos Perdigão (2004). 100 Anos de Lenda (in Portuguese) (1 ed.). Diário de Noticias. p. 53. ISBN 972-9335-52-4.
  3. ^ "Rui Costa não foi para o Barcelona por amor ao Benfica" [Rui Costa did not went to Barcelona for love to Benfica]. Relvado (in Portuguese). 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "GUNNERS YEARS: Swede Schwarz signs on dotted line". Ham & High. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Estes russos são fogo" [This Russians are fire]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 3 April 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 533.
  7. ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 538.
  8. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 534.
  9. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 535.
  10. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 537.
  11. ^ a b c d e Tovar 2012, p. 539.
  12. ^ "Benfica 2-2 (3-4)g.p. FC Porto" [Benfica 2-2 (3-4)p.s. FC Porto]. ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d Martín Tabeira (4 October 2006). "Parmalat Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Squad 1994–95". Thefinalball.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Transfers". Thefinalball.com.

Bibliography

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica Almanac]. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.