page_title: Derby de Lisboa
section_title: Benfica
hierarchical_section_title: Derby de Lisboa / Records and statistics / Benfica
caption_attribution_description: English: Graph charting the finishing league positions of SL Benfica and Sporting CP who contest the Lisbon football derby. Benfica represented by red and sporting by green
context_page_description: The Derby de Lisboa or Dérbi de Lisboa is the most important football derby match in Portugal. It is played between Lisbon clubs Benfica and Sporting. The rivalry originated back in 1907, when eight Benfica players moved to Sporting before the first derby. The match is followed worldwide, especially among the Portuguese diaspora and in former Portuguese colonies.
context_section_description: Benfica's biggest home win: Benfica 7–2 Sporting (28 April 1948)
  Benfica 5–0 Sporting (3 December 1939)
  Benfica 5–0 Sporting (19 November 1978)
  Benfica 5–0 Sporting (12 March 1986)
  Benfica's biggest away win: Sporting 0–4 Benfica (27 February 1910)
  Benfica's most consecutive wins: 8 (25 October 1908 – 10 March 1912)
  Benfica's longest undefeated run: 14 (25 October 1908 – 17 January 1915)
  Benfica's most consecutive losses: 5 (5 October 1952 – 23 May 1954)
  Benfica's most consecutive matches without winning: 5 (29 November 1980 – 2 January 1983)
caption: Chart showing the finishing league positions of Benfica (red) and Sporting (green) between the 1934–35 and 2009–10 seasons
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