List of S.L. Benfica seasons
Appearance
This is a list of seasons played by S.L. Benfica in Portuguese football and UEFA competitions (plus the Latin Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup) from 1904 (when the club, then known as Sport Lisboa, was founded) to the most recent season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
Benfica have won 2 European Cup, 1 Latin Cup, 35 Primeira Liga (record), 3 Campeonato de Portugal, 25 Taça de Portugal (record), 7 Taça da Liga (record), 6 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and 10 Campeonato de Lisboa.
Key
Table headers
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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
- As of match played 2 December 2016
Notes
- ^ Before the official establishment of the Primeira Liga as the primary national championship, in the 1938–39 season, the Taça de Portugal was called Campeonato de Portugal (Template:Lang-en) and its winners were declared the national champions (although the winners of the Championship of Portugal no longer count as Portuguese football champions).
- ^ Only goals scored in the regional championship or Primeira Liga are considered.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Taça de Portugal – Historial" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). 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 sofre para vencer Farense". TSF.)
- ^ "Benfica 2–1 Farense". MaisFutebol.