List of S.L. Benfica seasons
Appearance
![Evolution of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's league performances since 1938](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/SLBenfica_League_Performance.svg/300px-SLBenfica_League_Performance.svg.png)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese professional football team based in Lisbon. The club was formed in 1904 as Sport Lisboa and played its first competitive match on 4 November 1906, when it entered the inaugural edition of the Campeonato de Lisboa.
This page includes Benfica seasons in Portuguese football and UEFA competitions (plus the Latin Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup) from the first to the last completed season. Moreover, it details the team's achievements in major competitions, as well as the top goalscorers for each season.
Key
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Divisions
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Results and rounds
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Top scorers
- Players whose name is in italics were also the regional championship or Primeira Liga top scorers.
- GS – Players who were also top scorers in Europe (European Golden Shoe).
Seasons
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2024
Notes
[edit]- ^ Before the establishment of the Primeira Liga as the primary national championship, in the 1938–39 season, the Taça de Portugal was called Campeonato de Portugal (English: Championship of Portugal).
- ^ Includes goals scored in all competitions that season.
- ^ With the name Sport Lisboa.
- ^ Sport Lisboa absorbed Grupo Sport Benfica, changing the name to Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- ^ Benfica had to play a two-legged final against Sporting CP as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica lost both legs, 1–0 at home (Campo de Benfica) and 2–1 away (Estádio do Campo Grande). Both final matches are included on the stats.
- ^ Benfica had to play a match after the end of the first stage at the Campo de Benfica against Carcavelinhos to determine the second team of their group (there were two groups of four teams) to advance to the second stage as both finished the first stage of the Regional at the middle two positions with the same number of points. Benfica won 1–0. This match is included on the stats.
- ^ Benfica had to play a final match at an unknown ground against Sporting CP as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica lost 3–0. The final match is included on the stats.
- ^ Starting this season, Regional wins became worth 3 points, ties became worth 2 points and defeats became worth 1 point; instead of the traditional 2/1/0 points. If a team failed to show up at any given match, that team would not get any point.
- ^ Benfica had to play a final match at the Stadium de Lisboa against Belenenses as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica won 2–1. The final match is included on the stats.
- ^ Benfica had to play a final round-robin tournament against Sporting CP and Belenenses as all three finished the Regional at the top three positions with the same number of points. Sporting won both matches and Belenenses lost both, leaving Benfica at the second place. Both Benfica matches are included on the stats.
- ^ Benfica had to play a final match at the Campo das Salésias against Sporting CP as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica lost 4–1. The final match is included on the stats.
- ^ After four experimental editions, the Primeira Liga was officially established as a national league competition with the purpose of determining the national champions, thus replacing the Campeonato de Portugal, which was converted into the Taça de Portugal, the top domestic cup competition.
- ^ The Cup was not organized in the 1946–47 season due to overscheduling caused by the major changes of the football league system.
- ^ The Cup was not organized in the 1949–50 season because the Estádio Nacional was the host venue for the Latin Cup.
- ^ Benfica and Braga saw two points subtracted as the federation attributed a 3–0 defeat to both teams after crowd violence that occurred when they faced each other in the last matchday. The original result was 1–1.
- ^ Starting this season, league wins became worth 3 points, instead of the traditional 2 points.
References
[edit]- ^ "Taça de Portugal – Historial" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (19 April 2012). "Portugal - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Claro, Paulo (4 November 2011). "Portugal - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (10 June 2011). "European Champions' Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (26 January 2000). "Fairs' Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (26 January 2000). "European Cup Winners' Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (19 May 2011). "UEFA Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Claro, Paulo (4 November 2011). "Portugal - List of Super Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Magnani, Loris (30 April 2005). "Intercontinental Club Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1924–25". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1925–26". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1926–27". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1927–28". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1928–29". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1929–30". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1930–31". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1931–32". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1932–33". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1933–34". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1934–35". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1935–36". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1936–37". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1937–38". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1938–39". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1939–40". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1940–41". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1941–42". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1942–43". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1943–44". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1944–45". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1945–46". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1946–47". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1947–48". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1948–49". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1949–50". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1950–51". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1951–52". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1952–53". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1953–54". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1954–55". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1955–56". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1956–57". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1955–58". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1958–59". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1959–60". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1962–63". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1963–64". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1964–65". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1965–66". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1966–67". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1967–68". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1968–69". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1969–70". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1970–71". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica players statistics 1971–72". Retrieved 30 April 2017.