page_title: List of S.L. Benfica players
section_title: Players with 100 or more appearances
hierarchical_section_title: List of S.L. Benfica players / Players with 100 or more appearances
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Collectie / Archief&#160;: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie&#160;: [ onbekend ] Beschrijving&#160;: Training en persconferentie PSV en Benfica in Eindhoven; nr. 7 Simoes (Benfica) (kop) Datum&#160;: 4 maart 1975 Locatie&#160;: Eindhoven Trefwoorden&#160;: persconferenties Instellingsnaam&#160;: Benfica Fotograaf&#160;: Verhoeff, Bert / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende&#160;: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort&#160;: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris&#160;: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer&#160;: 927-7898
context_page_description: Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football team based in São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon. 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. They won their first title in 1910, and their first nationwide club competition in 1930, the Campeonato de Portugal, a knockout competition which determined the Portuguese champion among the winners of the regional championships. In 1934, an experimental league competition known as Primeira Liga was introduced in Portuguese football. Due to its success among the clubs, it became the official top-tier championship in 1938, in place of the Campeonato de Portugal. Since its first edition, Benfica have won a record 37 titles. Internationally, they won the European Cup twice, in 1961 and 1962.
  Since their first competitive match, more than 750 players have appeared in first-team matches for the club, and almost 150 have made at least 100 appearances. Six former players went on to be first-team managers: Fernando Caiado, José Augusto, Toni, Artur Jorge, Shéu, and Fernando Chalana.
caption: António Simões made 447 appearances for Benfica.
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