Sport Lisboa e

Benfica
•Diogo Barreiros Nº2
•Tiago Santos Nº15
•Pedro Gomes Nº12
History
• Sport Lisboa and Benfica was founded on the 28th of February
1904, with the name of Sport Lisboa. After a morning training
session, in Belém’s lands, a meeting was held, in the afternoon,
at the neighbor Fármacia Franco, where there were 24 people,
with the ten morning participants among them. They are
considered the club’s founders.
• The idea of creating a club had been developed during the last
months, as a consequence of two groups connection which
were used to practice and play at Belém: The Catataus group,
the Rosa Rodrigues brothers, living in the Farmácia Franco’s
building, and joined by Manuel Gourlade and Daniel dos
Santos Brito, pharmacy’s employees; and the Associação do
Bem, constituted by ex-”casapianos” who were together in
order to play football and other stuff.
History
• On the 28th of February morning, a training session took place, between
11am and 12.30 pm, at the CP lands, between the Cais do Sodré-Cascais
railway line and the Duque de Loulé’s beach house backside, where Centro
Cultural de Belém is now situated. These are the ten participants: António
Rosa Rodrigues, Cândido Rosa Rodrigues, José Rosa Rodrigues, Daniel Brito,
Eduardo Corga, Henrique Teixeira, Carlos França, Abílio Meirelles, Amadeu
Rocha e Manuel Gourlade.
After the training sessions, as usually, these - and others- got together for
lunch in Belém and after that they went to Farmácia Franco, number 20
(where a dependence of Caixa Geral de Depósitos is now situated) for the
decision taking with the presence of other people, previously called for the
meeting, and who did not participate in the training session. According to
the meeting list, and in addition to the training session ten participants,
these are the club’s founders: António Severino, Francisco Calisto, Francisco
dos Reis Gonçalves, João Gomes, João Goulão, Joaquim Almeida, Joaquim
Ribeiro, Jorge Augusto Sousa, Jorge da Costa Afra, José Linhares, Manuel
França, Raul Empis, Virgílio Cunha and Cosme Damião, the one who would
be most important leader during the club’s first decades. Those 24
members have chosen, among themselves, during that historic meeting,
José Rosa Rodrigues as President, Daniel Brito as Secretary and Manuel
Gourlade as Treasurer.
Symbols
• 1904 Sport Lisboa’s emblem- Founded in 28/02/1904 and
together with Grupo Sport Benfica, brought Sport Lisboa e
Benfica to life.
• 1906 Grupo Sport Lisboa’s emblem- Founded in 26/07/1906 and
together with Sport Lisboa, brougth Sport Lisboa e Benfica to life.
• 1908/30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica’s emblem- This symbol comes as
a result of the union between Sport Lisboa and the Sport
Benfica’s group, plus the addition of a bicycle wheel to Sport
Lisboa’s emblem.
• 1930/99 Sport Lisboa e Benfica’s emblem- Over the time, the
emblem has suffered a few changes and some stylistic
readjustments but, since 1930, the emblem remains with the
current shape. In 1999 it is slightly changed, respecting,
nevertheless, its original lines. By that time, a reposition was
made to the eagle.
Symbols
• Since 1999 Sport Lisboa e Benfica’s symbol
• The current symbol comes as a result of the overlap of two
emblems and not as a fusion with the creation of a new symbol.
The emblem has got a very powerful and symbolic composition:
• A divided shield with the equipment colours, half red (on the
left) and half white (on the right), which means joy, coloured and
vivacity, on an enthusiastic fight for sport basis;
• At the middle of the shield, and above a football, a ladder with
the club name initials, the Association main reason of existence;
• At the top of the shield, a magnificent open-winged eagle,
heraldic animal of great meaning, authority, strength, victory and
pride, symbol of objectives elevation and will to do;
• At the bottom of the eagle, in its claws, at the middle of itself
and the shield, a ribbon with the slogan - E Pluribus Unum. As it
seems, this slogan was chosen or suggested by Félix Bermudes,
in order to put the Union and a family spirit together.
National achievements
• Sport Lisboa e Benfica, known simply as Benfica, is one of the most successful
clubs in Portugal and has an impressive track record of achievements. Here are
some of Benfica's key achievements over the years:
• Portuguese League: Benfica is the club with the most titles in the Portuguese
Primeira Liga(37), also known as Liga Bwin.
• Portuguese Cup: Benfica also has a long history of success in the Portuguese Cup.
The club has won this prestigious tournament on more than 26 occasions.
• League Cup: The League Cup, an annual competition in Portugal, has also seen
Benfica lift the trophy several times. The club has won the Portuguese League
Cup title on more than 7 occasions.
International achieveme
nts
• Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football
club based in Lisbon whose participation in European
competitions dates back to the 1950s. As champions of
Portugal, Benfica should have participated in the inaugural
edition of the European Cup in 1955, but was not invited by
the organizers. Two years later, they made their European
debut against Sevilla in the competition on 19 September
1957.

• Benfica won their first European title in 1961, defeating

Barcelona to win the European Cup, and successfully retained
the title the following year after defeating Real Madrid. After
that, they reached five more finals (1963, 1965, 1968, 1988
and 1990), but did not regain the title. This failure was
attributed to a supposed curse (now broken, following the
2021–22 UEFA Youth League win) by Hungarian coach Béla
Guttmann. Benfica have also reached three UEFA Cup/UEFA
Europa League finals (1983, 2013 and 2014).
International achievemen
ts

• Intercontinental Cup and

European/South American Cup: Benfica
won the Intercontinental Cup in 1961
and also won the European/South
American Cup in 1962, a precursor
competition to the current FIFA Club
World Cup.
Stadium
• Benfica's main stadium is Estádio da Luz (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica),
located in Lisbon, Portugal. Here is some information about the stadium:

• Inauguration: The Estádio da Luz was inaugurated on October 25, 2003. It

replaced the club's old stadium, the original Estádio da Luz, which was
demolished.

• Capacity: The stadium has a capacity of approximately 64,642 spectators at

domestic matches, but can accommodate up to 65,647 people in international
competitions.

• Design and Architecture: The Stadium of Light is known for its modern and
imposing design. It has an open and elegant structure, with four towers that
stand out on the horizon. The stadium project was carried out by American
architect Damon Lavelle.

• Significant Events: In addition to being the home of Benfica, Estádio da Luz has
hosted several important events, such as the UEFA Champions League final in
2014, the UEFA Europa League final in 2014 and the Euro 2004 final.
Supporters
• Benfica has several Supporters, also known as
organized groups of fans, who support and animate
the team during the games. Here is some
information about Benfica's main Supporters:
• No Name Boys: They were born as a result of a
revolution within the Red Devils. When its
members moved away from the Red Devils, the
group was renamed the "Red Devils of the South",
later "Иo Иame Boys".

• In 1994, while travelling to Split, three supporters

of the group lost their lives; Gullit, Tino and Rita
died in a bus accident while returning from a match
between Benfica and Hajduk Split. Some time
before the game, they had performed a banner, in
English, that read "Freedom for Croatia". From this
event a great friendship was born between Иo
Иame and Torcida Split.
Supporters

• Diabos Vermelhos:
• The Diabos Vermelhos are the oldest
group in Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The
fans travel to all national and
international games, supporting Benfica
all over the world, and in different
modalities particularly Roller Hockey. In
the Estádio da Luz, these supporters
can always be found in sector 28 floor 0
lower and upper, of the north stand
(bench More advantages).
Conclusion

• In conclusion, Benfica represents a rich

and passionate tradition in football,
with significant achievements, a solid
fan base and a strong presence in the
national and international sports scene.
The club will continue to be a symbol of
pride for its fans and a protagonist in
Portuguese football.
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