S.L. Benfica

**Sport Lisboa e Benfica** ComC OM MHIH (), commonly kent as **Benfica**, or simply as **SLB**, is a Portuguese multi-sport club based in Lisbon, Portugal, which is best kent for its professional fitbaw team.

Foondit on 28 Februar 1904, Benfica is ane o the Big Three (*Três Grandes*) clubs in Portugal. It is the maist supportit Portuguese club an haes ane o the lairgest fan bases in the warld. Benfica haes the maist members (*sócios*) o ony fitbaw club in the warld an is the twinty-saxt richest fitbaw club in terms o revenue, wi a annual turnower o €109.2 million. It is evaluatit as the thirty-aicht maist valuable fitbaw buist in the warld. The club's motto is "*[[E pluribus unum]]*" (Oot o mony, ane) an its offeecial anthem is "Ser Benfiquista". The team is elk-namit *Águias* (Eagles) or *Encarnados* (Reds), while its supporters are cried *Benfiquistas*.

Benfica is the maist successful Portuguese club wi 70 domestic titles, haein 72 titles oweraw (excludin the Latin Cup), an is the anerly club tae hae wan aw Portuguese competitions. It is the current football champion an haes wan a record o 36 Primeira Liga titles, a record o 28 Taça de Portugal (an 4 consecutively), a record o 10 doubles (*dobradinhas*), a record o 7 Taça da Liga (an 4 consecutively) an 6 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In 2014, Benfica achievit a unprecedentit treble (*triplete*) o Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal an Taça da Liga. It is the anerly club tae hae wan the double o Primeira Liga an Taça da Liga (twice), an tae hae conquered the Taça da Liga athoot concedin a goal. Benfica wis the first club in the history o the Primeira Liga tae hae completit a entire 30 gemme saison unbeaten, in 1972–73—achievin the lairgest difference iver atween champions an runners-up (18 points) in a 2 points per win seestem—an wis the first tae dae it twice an aw, in 1977–78. Benfica haulds the record o 56 matches athoot a defeat in Portuguese league, atween 1976–77 an 1978–79. Benfica wis ane o the foondin members o Primeira Liga in 1933, an is ane o three clubs which hae niver been relegatit frae the top flicht o Portuguese fitbaw, alang wi its lang-staundin rivals Sporting an Porto.

## Honours

### Domestic competitions
* **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 (29) (record):** 1929-30, 1930-31, 1934-35, 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 (6):** 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2014, 2016

### European competitions

* **European Cup / UEFA Champions League**
: **Winners (2):** 1960-61, 1961-62

: *Runners-up (5):* 1962-63, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1987-88, 1989-90

* **UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League**
: *Runners-up (3):* 1982-83, 2012-13, 2013-14

### Warldwide competitions
* **Intercontinental Cup**
: *Runners-up (2):* 1961, 1962

## References

## Freemit airtins

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*S.L. Benfica  at Primeira Liga