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1961–62 season
President	Maurício Vieira de Brito (until 31 March 1962) António Fezas Vital
Head coach	Béla Guttmann
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão	3rd
Taça de Portugal	Winners
European Cup	Winners
Intercontinental Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: José Águas (18) All: Eusébio (29)
Biggest win	Benfica 11–0 Caldas (31 December 1961)
Biggest defeat	Peñarol 5–0 Benfica (17 September 1961)
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The 1961–62 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 58th season in existence and the club's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1961 to 31 July 1962. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup after winning the competition in the previous season. As the reigning European Cup holders, they represented the continent in the Intercontinental Cup.

In the third year of Béla Guttmann's stint, Benfica had a slow transfer market, only noted addition was António Simões. The season did not start in the best of ways, with the team losing the Intercontinental Cup and suffering a blip in performance that saw him trail leaders by five points before December. However, the performance in Europe remained unchanged and Benfica progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Austria Wien. The domestic performance remained disappointing in January and February, while in Europe, Benfica lost 3–1 to Nürnberg. A strong second leg put them in the semi-finals, where they met Tottenham Hotspur. A 3–1 win in Lisbon was followed by a 2–1 loss in London, meaning had qualified for their second consecutive European Cup final. They would face Real Madrid on 2 May 1962. In an entertaining game, Benfica trailed twice, but managed to overcame Madrid in the second half for 5–3 win, retaining the European Cup. They concluded the season with their 11th Taça de Portugal win.

Season summary

After a highly successful season, where Benfica won their first European Cup and added the league title, Béla Guttmann remained for a third year, with an increased salary. The club released several players but only signed one; instead they promoted António Simões from the youth team. The pre-season began on 25 August and their first game was on the 28th. They met Atlético CP and Sporting CP in Taça Angola: two short matches in the same day in festival to celebrate Angola. They faced the same teams in the Taça de Honra, finishing runners-up to Sporting. Official competition began on 4 September with the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol. A one-nil win in Lisbon followed a 5–0 loss in Montevideo. In the replay, Penãrol won 2–1 and took the Intercontinental Cup.

Domestically, Benfica started their title defence with two wins, but four winless matches, which included a loss in Coimbra, caused Benfica to fell to sixth place, three points shy of leaders Sporting. However, in the European Cup, Benfica had no problem beating Austria Wien in the first round. In December, the gap to Sporting increased to five points after a 2–1 defeat in the Clássico. The same month, Eusébio had the first of several left knee operations. In the opening month of 1962, Benfica drew to Sporting in the Lisbon derby; a result that best served Sporting's interest, who kept a four-point lead. In February, Eusébio returned to action on the 12th, while his teammates were defeated in the snow of Nuremberg, on the first leg of the quarter-finals. Nürnberg won 3–1 with the help of Costa Pereira, who had a poor performance. Before the second leg of the European tie, Benfica lost to Sporting da Covilhã, complicating their hopes of renewing the league title. They recovered from their domestic disarray and thrashed Nürnberg by 6–0, qualifying for the semi-finals.

The following month, Benfica lost more points in the league, with Belenenses, practically ending any chance of retaining the Primeira Divisão badge. Nonetheless, in Europe, the situation was much better, with the team beating Tottenham Hotspur by 3–1 in Lisbon, which gave them a precious advantage to London. On the 5 April, Benfica lost 2–1 on the White Hart Lane, home of Tottenham, but they still qualified for their second consecutive European Cup final on a 4–3 aggregate win. Later in the month, they defeated Porto in the third round of the Portuguese Cup.

On 2 May, Benfica met Real Madrid in Amsterdam. The Spaniards were the overwhelming favourites, with players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás and Francisco Gento. Madrid started better and, by the 23rd minute, Puskás had scored a double. Águas brought it down to 2–1 on the 25th minute after he deflected a powerful shot from Eusébio. Less than 10 minutes later, Eusébio again cushioned a cross to Cavém who fired into the net. Madrid reacted with another goal from Puskás putting the score at 2–3 at half-time. Five minutes into the second half, Coluna levelled the game again with a strong shot from outside the lines. On the 64th minute, Eusébio was brought down by Pachín inside the box, with the referee signalling a penalty that Eusébio himself converted. Five minutes later, in a free-kick after a mistake by José Santamaría, Coluna served Eusébio, who blasted another goal, the 5–3. Benfica had successfully retained the European Cup. May closed with another Lisbon derby, with Benfica losing and handing over the title to Sporting. In early June, Benfica embarked on a tour through the Mediterranean and closed the season with the semi-finals and final of the Taça de Portugal. On 1 July 1962, Benfica won their 11th Portuguese Cup, with a double from Eusébio and another from Cavém. Guttmann meanwhile, despite winning eight times the amount of money his players received, resigned, saying "the third year is almost deadly for a manager", adding his famous curse.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Primeira Divisão

League table

1. Benfica qualified directly to the first round as title holders.

Results by round

Matches

24 September 1961 1	Leixões	1–2	Benfica	Matosinhos
16:00	Osvaldo Silva 64' (pen.)	Report	17', 82' Eusébio	Stadium: Estádio do Mar Referee: Edmundo Carvalho

1 October 1961 2	Benfica	8–1	Salgueiros	Lisbon
15:00	Eusébio 10', 13', 23', 39' José Águas 26', 33', 50' José Augusto 49'	Report	30' Lela	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Barulho

15 October 1961 3	Olhanense	1–1	Benfica	Olhão
15:00	Armando 76'	Report	30' (pen.) Eusébio	Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo Referee: Encarnação Salgado

29 October 1961 4	Benfica	1–1	Sporting da Covilhã	Lisbon
15:00	Bento Couceiro 1' (o.g.)	Report	9' Adventino Pedro	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Samuel Abreu

5 November 1961 5	Académica de Coimbra	3–1	Benfica	Coimbra
17:00	Francisco Abreu 32' Gaio 50', 80'	Report	20' Coluna	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Referee: Porfírio da Silva

19 November 1961 7	Benfica	3–1	Lusitano de Èvora	Lisbon
16:00	Coluna 8', 43' José Águas 14'	Report	25' Walter Carvalho	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato

3 December 1961 8	Porto	2–1	Benfica	Porto
16:00	Veríssimo 10' Jaime 77'	Report	5' José Águas	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Renato Santos

10 December 1961 9	Benfica	2–1	Atlético	Lisbon
16:00	José Augusto 37', 67'	Report	8' Moreira	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Evaristo Silva

16 December 1961 10	CUF	1–3	Benfica	Barreiro
16:00	Vieira Dias 18'	Report	43' Coluna 68' Santana 83' José Torres	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Reinaldo Silva

24 December 1961 11	Benfica	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
16:00	Coluna 4'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato

7 January 1962 12	Beira-Mar	2–3	Benfica	Aveiro
16:00	Diego 2' Hóracio Garcia 9'	Report	8' Germano 23' José Águas 29' Cavém	Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Referee: João Pinto Ferreira

14 January 1962 13	Benfica	3–3	Sporting	Lisbon
15:00	Santana 2' Germano 75' (pen.) José Augusto 81'	Report	1' Diego Arizaga 11' Géo Carvalho 46' Hugo Sarmento	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Salvador Garcia

25 January 1962 14	Benfica	7–1	Leixões	Lisbon
16:00	José Augusto 16', 27', 66', 78' Santana 58', 71' José Águas 75'	Report	60' (o.g.) Costa Pereira	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado

4 February 1962 15	Salgueiros	4–5	Benfica	Porto
15:00	Cavém 39' (o.g.) Dário 51' Lela 53' Benje 90'	Report	27', 58' Santana 66' José Augusto 70', 87' José Águas	Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Referee: Edmundo Carvalho

11 February 1962 16	Benfica	4–2	Olhanense	Lisbon
16:00	Simões 27' José Águas 30', 74' Coluna 36'	Report	20' Mateus 60' Alfredo da Silva	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Inácio Tereso

18 February 1961 17	Sporting da Covilhã	2–1	Benfica	Covilhã
15:00	Amilcar Cavém 52' Chacho 77'	Report	39' José Augusto	Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Santos Pinto Referee: Abel Costa

4 March 1962 18	Benfica	4–2	Académica de Coimbra	Lisbon
15:00	Américo 12' (o.g.) José Águas 55' Eusébio 68' José Augusto 88'	Report	33' Crispim 77' Gaio	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Mário Mendonça

11 March 1962 19	Belenenses	2–2	Benfica	Lisbon
15:00	Yaúca 49', 81'	Report	19' José Augusto 72' José Águas	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Joaquim Campos

18 March 1962 20	Lusitano de Èvora	0–1	Benfica	Évora
15:00		Report	28' Cavém	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo do Lusitano Referee: Inácio Tereso

1 April 1962 21	Benfica	1–1	Porto	Lisbon
15:00	José Águas 57'	Report	18' Veríssimo	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Vírgilio Baptista

8 April 1962 22	Atlético	0–3	Benfica	Lisbon
15:00		Report	43', 87' Simões 68' Mário João	Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: Eduardo Gouveia

15 April 1962 23	Benfica	1–1	CUF	Lisbon
16:00	José Águas 69'	Report	44' (o.g.) Fernando Cruz	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Francisco Guerra

15 May 1962 24	Vitória de Guimarães	2–2	Benfica	Guimarães
15:00	Amaro 21' Rola 25'	Report	49' José Torres 90' António Mendes	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: João Pinto Ferreira

22 May 1962 25	Benfica	8–1	Beira-Mar	Lisbon
16:00	Eusébio 10', 24', 46' Cavém 48' José Águas 63', 66', 68' José Augusto 78'	Report	79' (o.g.) Germano	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado

27 May 1962 26	Sporting	3–1	Benfica	Lisbon
16:00	Morais 20' Hugo Sarmento 27' Costa Pereira 40' (o.g.)	Report	29' Eusébio	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: Décio Freiras

Taça de Portugal

First round

26 November 1961 First leg	Caldas	3–5	Benfica	Caldas da Rainha
16:00	Mirita 1', 86' Janita 47'		7', 14' José Torres 27', 40' Carlos Angeja 65' Jorge Calado	Stadium: Campo da Mata Referee: Ferreira dos Santos

31 December 1961 Second leg	Benfica	11–0 (16–3 agg.)	Caldas	Lisbon
16:00	José Torres 7', 65', 72' Germano 9' Santana 18', 31' Cavém 53', 83', 89' Simões 76'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fragata

Second round

28 January 1962 First leg	Benfica	2–1	CUF	Lisbon
16:00	José Águas 13' José Augusto 34'		4' Carlos Alberto	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fortunato

25 February 1962 Second leg	CUF	3–2 (4–4 agg.)	Benfica	Barreiro
16:00	António Medeiros 23', 75' Carlos Alberto 66'		10', 37' (pen.) Eusébio	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Renato Santos

27 February 1962 Replay	Benfica	2–0	CUF	Leiria
16:00	Eusébio 20' Simões 74'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Clemente Henriques

Third round

25 March 1962 First leg	Porto	2–2	Benfica	Porto
16:00	Serafim 55' Veríssimo 85'		3' Mendes 51' Santana	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Porfírio da Silva

22 April 1962 Second leg	Benfica	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	Porto	Lisbon
15:00	Simões 28', 50' Eusébio 38'		4' Serafim	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fortunato

Quarter-final

3 June 1962 Second leg	Benfica	7–1	Ferrovíario	Lisbon
15:00	Carlos Angeja 34' José Torres 47', 66', 69', 74', 80', 86'		83' Cruz	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Barulho

10 June 1962 Second leg	Ferrovíario	1–7 (2–14 agg.)	Benfica	Lisbon
15:00	Sophos 84'		7', 86' Mendes 44', 81' José Torres 46' Nartanga 47' Jorge Calado	Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: Inácio Tereso

Semi-final

17 June 1962 First leg	Vitória de Guimarães	2–2	Benfica	Guimarães
15:00	Pedras 28', 80'		57' Eusébio 70' (o.g.) António Freitas	Stadium: Campo da Amorosa Referee: Abel da Costa

24 June 1962 Second leg	Benfica	6–0 (8–2 agg.)	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
16:00	José Águas 1' José Augusto 13' Eusébio 50', 70', 71', 82'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Virgílio Baptista

Final

1 July 1962	Benfica	3–0	Vitória de Setúbal	Oeiras
16:00	Eusébio 57', 84' Cavém 68'			Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Manuel Fortunato

European Cup

First round

31 October 1961 First leg	Austria Wien	1–1	Benfica	Vienna
19:30	Stark 70'	Report	30' Águas	Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 78,833 Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)

8 November 1961 Second leg	Benfica	5–1 (6–2 agg.)	Austria Wien	Lisbon
21:45	Santana 4', 82' Águas 36', 44' Eusébio 69'	Report	80' (o.g.) Fernandes	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marcel Bois (France)

Quarter-final

1 February 1962 First leg	Nürnberg	3–1	Benfica	Nuremberg
15:00	Flachenecker 31', 85' Strehl 40'	Report	10' Cavém	Stadium: Städtisches Stadium Attendance: 41,010 Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

22 February 1962 Second leg	Benfica	6–0 (7–4 agg.)	Nürnberg	Lisbon
21:45	Águas 3' Eusébio 4', 55' Coluna 20' José Augusto 63', 78'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)

Semi-final

21 March 1962 First leg	Benfica	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Lisbon
21:45	Simões 5' Augusto 19', 64'	Report	55' Smith	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

5 April 1962 Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (3–4 agg.)	Benfica	London
19:30	Smith 34' Blanchflower 48' (pen.)	Report	15' Águas	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 64,448 Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

Final

2 May 1962	Benfica	5–3	Real Madrid	Amsterdam
19:30 CEST	Águas 25' Cavém 34' Coluna 51' Eusébio 65', 68'	Report	17', 23', 38' Puskás	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 61,257 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Intercontinental Cup

4 September 1961 First leg	Benfica	1–0	Peñarol	Lisbon
	Coluna 60'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland)

17 September 1961 Second leg	Peñarol	5–0	Benfica	Montevideo
	Sasía 10' (pen.) Joya 18', 28' Spencer 42', 58'	Report	15' Águas	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 56,358 Referee: Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina)

19 September 1961 Replay	Peñarol	2–1	Benfica	Montevideo
	Sasía 5', 85' (pen.)	Report	35' Eusébio	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 56,358 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)

Friendlies

27 August 1961 Torneio Angola	Sporting	1–0	Benfica	Oeiras
	Figueiredo 1'			Stadium: Estádio Nacional

31 August 1961 Taça de Honra	Benfica	3–1	Atlético	Lisbon
	Santana 7', 15', 40'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Augusto Bailão

7 September 1960	Liège	0–1	Benfica	Liège
			71' Eusébio	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt

9 September 1961 Taça de Honra	Sporting CP	3–0	Benfica	Lisbon
	Géo 1', 72' Serranito 82'			Stadium: Estádio Nacional

4 October 1961	Benfica	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Lisbon
	Cavém 2' Coluna 23'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Eduardo Gouveia

22 October 1961	Barcelona	1–1	Benfica	Barcelona
			Santana	Stadium: Nou Camp

1 June 1962	Al Ahly	3–2	Benfica	Cairo
	Badawi Abdel Fattah 4', 28' Taha Ismail 64'		23' José Águas 66' Eusébio	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

3 June 1962	Cyprus XI	1–5	Benfica	Nicosia
			Eusébio Santana	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,000

6 June 1962	Omonia	2–6	Benfica	Nicosia
	Antonakis 9' Pakkas 73'		26', 53' Eusébio 27', 65' José Augusto 44' José Águas 62' Coluna	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,000

8 June 1962	Fenerbahçe	1–4	Benfica	Istanbul
	Sefter 89'		38' Coluna 40' Eusébio 59' José Águas 62' Coluna	Stadium: Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Béla Guttman (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager).

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1961–62 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Divisão		Taça de Portugal		European Cup		Intercontinental Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	POR	Costa Pereira	43	0	24	0	9	0	7	0	3	0
1	GK	POR	José Barroca	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK	POR	Armando Ramalho	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	POR	Fernando Cruz	45	0	26	0	9	0	7	0	3	0
2	DF	POR	Manuel Serra	11	0	6	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
3	DF	POR	Mário João	31	1	15	1	9	0	5	0	2	0
3	DF	POR	Ângelo Martins	37	0	22	0	6	0	6	0	3	0
4	DF	POR	Germano de Figueiredo	24	3	13	2	6	1	5	0	0	0
4	DF	POR	Sidónio Manhiça	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	POR	Jorge Nogueira	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	POR	José Neto	23	0	13	0	6	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	POR	Manuel Pinto	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	POR	Humberto Fernandes	17	0	11	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
6	DF	POR	António Fonseca	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	POR	Mário Coluna	40	9	24	6	6	0	7	2	3	1
7	FW	POR	José Augusto	39	19	23	13	6	2	7	4	3	0
7	MF	POR	António Saraiva	10	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF	POR	António Simões	24	8	11	3	7	4	5	1	1	0
7	MF	POR	Jorge Calado	3	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
8	MF	POR	Domiciano Cavém	40	10	24	3	6	5	7	2	3	0
9	FW	POR	José Águas	36	26	22	18	5	2	7	6	2	0
9	FW	POR	José Torres	8	15	2	2	6	13	0	0	0	0
10	FW	POR	Santana	29	11	19	6	6	3	2	2	2	0
10	FW	POR	Eusébio	31	29	17	12	7	11	6	5	1	1
11	FW	POR	António Mendes	6	4	1	1	4	3	0	0	1	0
11	DF	POR	Amândio Gonçalves	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	POR	Carlos Angeja	8	4	3	0	5	4	0	0	0	0
11	FW	POR	Nartanga	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
11	FW	POR	Alfredo Espírito Santo	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Out

Notes

1. There were no fixed numbers assigned, and the positions used by the players may not have a modern equivalence, the tactic was closely matched for a 3–4–3

References

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10. ^ Simões 1994, p. 109.
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14. Miguéns 2005, p. 24.
15. ^ Miguéns 2005, p. 25.
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• S.L. Benfica seasons
• Portuguese football clubs 1961–62 season
• UEFA Champions League–winning seasons