[Qwerty]

Welcome to the official Sport Lisboa e Benfica thread!

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S.L. Benfica and in many fan anthems as SLB, is an eclectic multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men. The club's main stadium is the Estádio da Luz.

They were founding members of Portuguese Liga in 1933, and, together with FC Porto and Sporting CP, they have never been relegated from the Primeira Divisão. Benfica is the most successful club in Portugal with a total of 31 Portuguese Liga, 27 Portuguese Cup, 4 SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira, 2 UEFA Champions League and 1 Latin Cup. SL Benfica has also participated in a total of seven European Champion's League finals and one UEFA Cup final, being the Portuguese club to reach more European competitions finals.

Benfica has the biggest fan base among Portuguese clubs, having also the largest number of supporters outside of Portugal for a Portuguese club, with a total of 14 million Benfica's supporters worldwide. It is also the biggest club in the world in number of associates (registered paying supporters), with a current (November 2006) number of 160,398, a fact which was attested by the Guinness Book of Records on November 10, 2006.

The Estádio da Luz, officially named the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and commonly translated as Stadium of Light, is our home stadium with an official capacity of 65,647. It is also called A Catedral ("The Cathedral") by Benfica's supporters.

2007/2008 Football Team:

GK: Quim, Jorg Hans Butt, Moreira;
LD: Léo, Laszlo Sepsi;
CD: Luisão, David Luiz, Edcarlos, Marc Zoro;
RD: Nelson, Luis Filipe;
DM: Gilles Binya, Petit, Kostas Katsouranis;
LW: Cristian Rodriguez, Angel Di Maria;
RW: Maxi Pereira, Nuno Assis;
AM: Freddy Adu, Rui Costa;
FW: Oscar Cardozo, Nuno Gomes, Mantorras, Ariza Makukula;

President: Luis Filipe Vieira
Sporting Director: Rui Costa
Coach: Fernando Chalana

Notable figures of our History:

Béla Guttmann; Eusébio; Humberto Coelho; Shéu Han; Fernando Chalana; António Veloso (Miguel Veloso (Sporting player) 's Father); Sven-Göran Eriksson; Carlos Mozer; Ricardo Gomes; Manuel Rui Costa; João Vieira Pinto; Michel Preud'homme; Miklos Fehér; Simão Sabrosa; Fabrizio Miccoli.

TRIBUTE MIKLOS FEHÉR:





Fehér (aged 24) died during a match with his team SL Benfica against Vitória Guimarães, on January 25, 2004.



www.youtube.com/v/rIC3EUCLNPE&hl=en

What is Benfica?

www.youtube.com/v/YwHlF9rzA3E&hl=en

BEST PLAYER OF THE SEASON 2007/2008 - BENFICA:
OSCAR CARDOZO - 21 Goals (12 Bwin Liga, 5 Portuguese Cup, 3 CL, 1 Uefa Cup)



Oscar Cardozo often takes Free-Kicks for Benfica, his first free-kick goal for the club came against Vitoria SC in Guimaraes,
Cardozo or Tacuara as he is known by Benfica fans, scored a goal from 35 meters out.

www.youtube.com/v/noyV4vGHGr0&hl=en

BWIN LIGA 2007/2008



Next Match:
Benfica 11/05 V. Setúbal

(This game will be the last for Rui Costa as professional footballer...)

[Qwerty]

Crisis of results: Benfica's players under the wrath of their fans.

Torches were thrown into the Benfica's training centre. The supporters launched objects to the players, when they gone to the bus to make their bags. The athletes had to retreat, to protect themselves. The police came up again at the entrance of the sports complex.

While the fans still shout "to play ball!", the driver of the bus tries to save the car out of the reach of the fans.


(sorry about the bad translation)

[funkdoctorspock]

very nice work Qwerty.

I hope Benfica are able to salvage the season. Porto have simply been a class about everyone it seems.

What player changes do you see in the offseason?

What are the your thoughts on the possibility of Sven returning to the club?

How has Freddy Adu done in his first season with the club?

[Qwerty]

Originally Posted by funkdoctorspock

What player changes do you see in the offseason?

Benfica have already secured two new players for next season, Jorge Ribeiro, a Portuguese left defender, who came to anticipate the output of Leo, Brazilian player very dear by the fans ... and Ruben Amorim, a Portuguese young midfielder, one of the promises of bwin Liga.

It seems that Benfica will be trying to buy Nicolae Dica, Renato Augusto or Thiago Neves to substitute 'Maestro' RUI COSTA next season.

Possibly, Luisão will leave to play for Portsmouth next season but he have other interested clubs like Marseille.

To laugh, just say that Mario Jardel and Fabio Rochemback are offered to Benfica, because they have no contract with their clubs.LOL

Originally Posted by funkdoctorspock

What are the your thoughts on the possibility of Sven returning to the club?

I think it will be very good, if he really return to us...because he already know how is the portuguese football and he knows too speak portuguese..here he have won a Portuguese Championship, one Portuguese Cup and finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup in his first season (82/83 - Anderlecht 2-1 Benfica), and when he have returned (after coaching Roma and Fiorentina) he arrived to the Champions League Final (89/90 - Milan 1-0 Benfica).

Originally Posted by funkdoctorspock

How has Freddy Adu done in his first season with the club?

Bwin Liga 07/08 - 2 Goals/11 Matches

Carlsberg Cup 07/08 (new Portuguese Competition) - 3 Goals/3 Matches

4th which needs less time to score a goal in bwin LIGA 07/08. A goal in each 64 minutes.

4th which needs less time to score a goal in Carlsberg Cup 07/08. A goal in each 58 minutes.

I think he is a very good and skilled player, but i dont know why, Benfica' coach, dont put him playing to much time...

It seems he has a clause of games and if he exceeds the number of matches played, Benfica have to pay more ...

[Qwerty]

Best Match 2007/2008 - Portuguese Cup - Semi Final:

Sporting 5-3 Benfica
(Yannick Djalo (2), Liedson, Vukcevic, Derlei - Rui Costa, Nuno Gomes, Cristian Rodriguez)

[GocartMozart]

wow, incredible game. the goals actually for the most part were pertty impressive. I need to find a torrent on it.


the reason that that youtube link didn't work is because you didn't have the "www." in front of the youtube.com. If you have that, our forum automatically displays the video.

wow, great game.

[ZEUS]

Nice thread mate.

Wanted to say something about Nicolae Dica: he is a good striker, plays for Steaua Bucharest.

He is a good player but he hasn't performed regularly because the team's owner is quite an asshat and he likes to interfere with the managers duties.

If Benfica sign him, they will save Dica's career!

[Qwerty]

Tomorrow will be the last day that RUI COSTA shows his talent on the pitch...



THANK YOU MAESTRO!

[funkdoctorspock]

excellent player. I remember him from a couple matches against United and with Portugal's NT.

All the best in your future endeavours.

[Adriano]

i like this team...thats good team and have talented players . Rui Costa is one of the best players in Benficas history. i remember he's goal vs England was incredible