SL Benfica (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) - Portuguese football (soccer) Club from the city of Lisbon. Sports society of Lisbon Benfica, or simply Benfica, based in Lisbon, and representing the city in a variety of sports, including football.
The Club was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four persons. Originally it was called sports society of Lisbon, but in 1908 merged with Sports society of Benfica. The new club was to combine the logo and colors of each of the two sports societies.
In 1920 for «Benfica» was a serious blow when several players left the Club and formed the Belenenses. In 1933, the Club became one of the founders of the Portuguese examples along with Sporting and Porto. As two of its major historic rival, Benfica never left the top division. The first title comes to the Club in 1935.
40-ies were marked by fierce native resistance in Portugal Benfica and sporting in virtually every tournament.
The golden era of the Club accounts for 60 years. At that time, the famous Portuguese footballers are Mozambican origin Coluna and holder of the Golden Ball 1965 scorer Eusébio. In 1961, the Benfica interrupts the dominance of Real Madrid in the European Champions Cup, winning in the finals was beaten Barcelona 3: 2. In 1962, in the Champions Cup final is already defeated Real Madrid 5: 3 (turned out to be a double Eusebio). Then Benfica three comes to Cup finals champions where consistently inferior to AC Milan (1963), inter (1965) and Manchester United (1968). Also in the 60-s Club 8 winning 3 league titles and the cup of Portugal.
In 1962, Béla Guttmann, after two successive victories in the European Cup, resigned as coach of the Club and to the wishes of the win is not one EuroCup replied: No. Since then, the Club has played in the finals 5 times Champions Cup and 1 times in the UEFA Cup, but has suffered setbacks.
In 70-e Benfica continued to dominate the domestic honours (6 league titles and 2 cup), but European successes go.
New revival happening in the early 80 's, led by Swede Eriksson. The Club has won two national championships (1983 and 1984), the Portuguese Cup and reach the UEFA Cup final, where the second Belgian Reached. Then the Club wins the title in 1987 and 1989, and comes to the Champions Cup finals in 1988 and 1990. In the early 1990 's the Club, despite its plight, competes with Porto.
Since the mid 90 's to early 2000 's was a very dark time in the Club's history. At that time, the Club could not win anything and only accumulated debts. For example, in 2001, Benfica 6 finished 2nd in the National Championship and for the first time in European cups.
In 2004, the Club, under the leadership of José Antonio Camacho won the National Cup, the winning goal at the 103-minute scoring Orlov Captain Simao Sabrosa. But in the same year died on the pitch striker Miklos Feher.
In the season of 2009/2010 team for the first time in five years, becoming the champion of Portugal under the direction of Jorge Jesus, in the same year, they won the League Cup.
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