S.L. Benfica
Portuguese association football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, simply known as Benfica or SLB, is a professional football team from Portugal. It is based in the capital city of Portugal, Lisbon. The team plays their home games at Estádio da Luz.
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Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | ||
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Founded | 28 February 1904 | ||
Ground | Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Capacity | 65,647 | ||
Chairman | Rui Costa | ||
Manager | Roger Schmidt | ||
League | Primeira Liga | ||
2022/23 | Primeira Liga, 1st | ||
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Benfica has won 37 Portuguese Leagues, 29 Portuguese Cups, 7 League Cups, 8 Portuguese Supercups and 2 UEFA Champions League titles. They also reached 5 Champions League finals, 3 Europa League finals and 2 Intercontinental Cup finals. They are the most successful team in the Primeira Liga and its fanbase is the biggest in Portugal, being traditionally very popular among workclass Lisbon suburbs and around the world among the portuguese diaspora, especially in its ex-colonies.