S.L. Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, simply known as Benfica or SLB,  is a professional football team from Portugal. It is based in the capital city of Portugal, Lisbon. The team plays their home games at Estádio da Luz.

Benfica has won 37 Portuguese Leagues, 29 Portuguese Cups, 7 League Cups, 8 Portuguese Supercups and 2 UEFA Champions League titles. They also reached 5 Champions League finals, 3 Europa League finals and 2 Intercontinental Cup finals. They are the most successful team in the Primeira Liga and its fanbase is the biggest in Portugal, being traditionally very popular among workclass Lisbon suburbs and around the world among the portuguese diaspora, especially in its ex-colonies.

Retired numbers
 No. Player Position Benfica debut Last match 29 Miklós Fehér FW 24 August 2002 25 January 2004
On 27 January 2004, Benfica retired squad number 29 in memory of Miklós Fehér, who had died while playing for them two days earlier.

Honours

Domestic
 Primeira Liga
 Winners (38) – record: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022/23
 Taça de Portugal
 Winners (26) – record: 1939–40, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2016–17
 Taça da Liga
 Winners (7) – record: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
 Winners (8): 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
 Campeonato de Portugal
 Winners (3): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35

European
 European Cup
 Winners (2): 1960–61, 1961–62

Other
 Latin Cup
 Winners (1): 1950

Doubles
 Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal
 11 – record: 1942–43, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1986–87, 2013–14, 2016–17
 Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga
 4 – record: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
 Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga
 1 – shared record: 2013–14
 European Double
 1: 1960–61

International record
CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDBestUEFA Champions League / European Cup
Champions (2)UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup
Runner-upUEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Semi-finalistInter-Cities Fairs Cup
Second roundIntercontinental Cup
Runner-upTotal

References

Category:Portuguese football clubs
Category:Organizations based in Lisbon
Category:1904 establishments in Europe
Category:1900s establishments in Portugal