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Benfica is 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.
Águia Vitória is the mascot of Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica.Before every Benfica match at the Estádio da Luz, the eagle (águia) flies around the stadium and, in the vast majority of cases, eventually lands on top of the club's crest without the eagle symbol, completing it.
Eusébio is Benfica's all-time top goalscorer.. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football team based in São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon. [1] [a] The club was formed in 1904 and played its first competitive match on 4 November 1906, when it entered the inaugural edition of the Campeonato de Lisboa.
He tried to enlist with some friends for the team Desportivo de Lourenço de Marques, his favourite team and a Benfica feeder team, also the team where Mário Coluna had played before his move to Benfica, but was rejected, without even being given a chance to prove his worth. [21] [22] He was also rejected by Ferroviário de Lourenço Marques. [23]
The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football.Domestically, Benfica will play in the Primeira Liga, and will also compete in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal.
The Big Three (Portuguese: Os Três Grandes) is the nickname of the three most successful and biggest football clubs in Portugal. [1] The teams of S.L. Benfica, 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.
Evolution of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's league performances since 1938. 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.
The 2023–24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 120th season in existence and its 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football.. Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as defending champions, and reached the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal.