Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ⓘ), commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese rugby union team based in Lisbon. Founded in 1924, Benfica is one of the oldest Portuguese rugby teams. The men's team competes in the Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra, the first tier of rugby union in Portugal. In June 2014, the club refused the invitation to join the first division.[3] The women's team play in the Campeonato Nacional, the first tier, but recent changes in the competition mean they only compete in Sevens.
| Full name | Associação SLB Rugby | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Portuguese Rugby Federation | |
| Founded | 4 October 1924 | |
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Ground(s) | Lisbon University Stadium[1] | |
| Coach(es) | António Moura Dias Rassie van Vuura[2] | |
| League(s) | Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra | |
| 2022–13 | Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, 4th place | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Benfica currently hold home games at the Lisbon University Stadium, while their youth teams play at the Pupilos do Exército, near Colégio Militar in Lisbon. Benfica hoped to secure a rugby field in Oeiras, in a 20-year rental, but the project never materialized. It was supposed to have a grass field capable of international matches, plus two synthetic fields for youth development, three football fields for Under-12, a 2,000 people stand and additional logistical support.[4]
Benfica once had a Portuguese international in their team, Diogo Gama, who represented Portugal at the 2007 World Cup.
Honours edit
According to Benfica's official website[5]
Men's edit
- Winners (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2000–01
- Winners (10): 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985[6]
- Winners (4): 1971, 1986, 1988, 2001
- Campeonato Regional de Lisboa
- Winners (12): 1931, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955
- Taça de Honra da FPR
- Winners (3): 1949, 1950, 1966
Women's edit
- Winners (6): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2023–24
- Winners (7): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Supertaça
- Winner (8): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Campeonato Nacional de Sevens
- Winners (5): 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Taça de Portugal de Sevens
- Winners (3): 2014, 2014, 2016
Current squad edit
According to Benfica's official website and Portuguese Rugby Federation[7][8]
| The Benfica squad for the 2023–24 TOP 10 season | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
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Backrow
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Base é agora no Estádio Universitário" [Base is now at the University Stadium]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Rugby SL Benfica
- ^ "Rugby: Projecto do SL Benfica segue rumo sustentado". S.L. Benfica. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Rugby em Oeiras" [Rugby in Oeiras]. CM Oeiras. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Palmarés" [Honours]. S.L. Benfica. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
- ^ Palmarés da Taça de Portugal de râguebi Record (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Squad in official website".
- ^ "Registered players on FPR".
External links edit
- Official website
(in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French)
