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Benfica

Full name	Sport Lisboa e Benfica
League	First Division
Founded	19 August 1917 (107 years ago) (1917-08-19)
Home ground	Pavilhão Fidelidade (Capacity 2,400)
Personnel
Manager	Pedro Nunes
Website	slbenfica.pt
Home Away

Active departments of S.L. Benfica
Football Football B Football U19 Football (women's) Futsal Roller hockey Basketball Handball Volleyball Athletics Swimming Rugby union Table tennis Billiards Canoeing

Closed departments
Archery Beach soccer Cycling

Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional roller hockey team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the Portuguese first division where they are the most successful club, having won a record 23 titles. Currently, Benfica are back-to-back Portuguese champions.

Internationally, Benfica have won two CERH European League, two CERS Cup, three CERH Continental Cup, and one FIRS Intercontinental Cup.

History

International success

Benfica's only European trophy up to the season of 2009–10 was a single CERS Cup won in the 1990–91 season but in the 2010–11 season the club's European fate began to change. They made their way up to the 2010–11 CERS Cup Final Four, eventually winning the trophy for the second time (defeating CP Vilanova in the final by 6–4, at their home ground). With this victory, Benfica had the chance to play the CERH Continental Cup against the CERH European League winner HC Liceo La Coruña. The opponent refused to play the cup's final and Benfica won it by 10–0 (disqualification), conquering their first Continental Cup.

On 2 June 2013, Benfica won its first CERH European League defeating FC Porto at the Dragão Caixa by 6–5 (aet), in an all Portuguese final. That made them the fourth Portuguese team to lift the most important clubs European trophy. On 2 November 2013, Benfica won its second Continental Cup defeating CE Vendrell of Spain (5–3, 5–0), thus becoming the only Portuguese club to win the trophy twice. On 16 November 2013, Benfica won the FIRS Intercontinental Cup, defeating Sport Recife by 10–3 and winning the only missing trophy for the club and the second one for Portuguese roller hockey, after the 1993 Óquei de Barcelos win.

On 15 March 2015, Benfica became the second European club, after CP Voltregà, to win CERH's most important club title in both men and women competitions, after defeating the French team Coutras in the final of the Women's European Cup. Domestically, earlier that season, the women's section had conquered the national Super Cup on 8 November 2014, and later also won their third consecutive national championship on 8 June 2015, and their second consecutive domestic cup on 14 June, accomplishing the treble, and winning all five competitions they played, including the Torneio de Abertura. Later, on 16 May, Benfica's men squad became Portuguese champions without defeat, totalling 25 wins and one draw.

On 15 May 2016, Benfica were crowned European champions for a second time in their history, beating Oliveirense in the final 5–3. Five months later, Benfica beat Óquei de Barcelos (9–2) in the second leg of the Continental Cup, and won the trophy for a third time.

Players

Men's current squad

As of 30 August 2016

Out on loan

• 01 Pedro Henriques at Reus Deportiu

Men's technical staff

Source:

Men's honours

According to Benfica's official website

Domestic

• Portuguese First Division: 23 (record)
  • 1950–51, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Portuguese Cup: 15 (shared record)
  • 1962–63, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Portuguese Super Cup: 7
  • 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2012

European

• CERH European League: 2
  • 2012–13, 2015–16
• CERS Cup: 2
  • 1990–91, 2010–11
• CERH Continental Cup: 3
  • 2011, 2013, 2016

Worldwide

• FIRS Intercontinental Cup: 1
  • 2013

Other

• Montreux Nations Cup: 1
  • 1962
• CERH Ciudad de Vigo Tournament: 1
  • 2008

Women's current squad

As of 26 October 2016

Coach: Paulo Almeida

Women's honours

Domestic

• Portuguese League: 4
  • 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015-16
• Portuguese Cup: 3
  • 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Portuguese Super Cup: 4
  • 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Opening Tournament of Lisbon Roller Sports Association: 5
  • 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

European

• CERH Women's European Cup: 1
  • 2014–15

References

1. "Benfica bicampeão português de hóquei em patins" [Benfica is back-to-back champion in roller hockey]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
2. "Hóquei: Benfica conquista Taça CERS". Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 8 May 2011.
3. "Benfica conquista Taça Continental sem jogar". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 November 2011.
4. "Benfica sagra-se campeão europeu de hóquei em patins pela primeira vez". Público (in Portuguese). 2 June 2013.
5. "Benfica conquista Taça Continental de hóquei em patins". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 November 2013.
6. "Benfica conquista Taça Intercontinental" [Benfica conquer Intercontinental Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
7. "Benfica renova titulo da Taça de Portugal feminina" [Benfica renew women's Portuguese Cup title] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
8. "Sporting falha Liga Europeia, Benfica acaba sem derrotas" [Sporting fail European League, Benfica finish unbeaten]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
9. "SL Benfica é Campeão Europeu!" [SL Benfica are European champions]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
10. "SL Benfica conquista Taça Continental" [SL Benfica conquer Continental Cup]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
11. "Plantel" [Squad] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
12. "Equipa Técnica" [Technical staff] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
13. "Palmarés" [Honours] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
14. "Ambição e mística no feminino" [Female ambition and mística]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
15. "Hóquei feminino conquista o Torneio de Abertura da APL" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
16. "À procura do pleno!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
17. "SL Benfica won the Women's Cup, US Coutras defeated 5-2 in the final match". CERH. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
18. "SL Benfica é Campeão Europeu!" [SL Benfica is European Champion!] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

External links

• Official website

• S.L. Benfica
• Rink hockey clubs in Portugal
• 1917 establishments in Portugal