S.L. Benfica

Former football coaches

Other sports

Athletics

Athletics is a sport with a great tradition in Benfica's history. Nowadays, olympic champion and national recordist Nelson Évora in triple jump and silver olympic medalist Vanessa Fernandes in the triathlon are among Benfica's athletics biggest names. By the number of regional, national and international titles, it is the most successful sport of the club.

Basketball

S.L. Benfica are a top club in Portugal. One of its most memorable moments was when Benfica's basketball team won a European Cup clash against Italian giants Buckler Bologna, beating the Italians 102-90, in 4 December 1993 at "Pavilhão da Luz" in Lisbon. However, due to Portugal's popularity in football, basketball is not nearly as popular with the population as football. Just as in football, Benfica has a major rivalry with F.C. Porto's basketball team and it usually leads to arguments between the fans and players. S.L. Benfica have won in his basketball history 20 Portuguese championships, 18 Portuguese cups, 5 League Cups and 7 Portuguese Supercups and are currently one of the best teams in the league.

Billiards

Benfica has a long and rich tradition on Billiards. The new board of the section was elected in April 2007.

Cycling

Cycling was the second modality established within the club, and along with football, is one of only two sports referenced in the club logo. The sport was in activity from 1906 to 1941, 1947 to 1978, and once again for two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Benfica last won the Volta a Portugal in 1999, with Spanish cyclist David Plaza capturing the leader's yellow jersey. Historically, the club has had great national successes in cycling, and after some interruptions and delays, approved in 2006 the re-introduction of a cycling department to start in 2007. The team will join the UCI "Professional Continental Division". The Head of this department is the former cyclist Orlando Rodrigues.

Futsal

Benfica have a professional futsal team since 2002. The club has won, in 5 years, 4 Portuguese championships, 3 Portuguese cups and 3 Portuguese Supercups. Benfica also reached the final of the UEFA Cup in the 2003/04 season. In 2007 season, Benfica was national champion and also won the Portuguese cup. In the Women's section, Benfica was also national champion.

Women's Futsal National trophies:

*"Taça Nacional" winner: 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008
*"Taça Distrital AFL" winner: 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007
*"Campeão Distrital" (District of Lisbon Champion): 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007
*"Taça Ibérica" winner: 2007

Handball

The Men's national Handball honours of Benfica include 7 championships, 3 cups, 3 supercups and 1 league cup. The club gave up of the sport between 1997 and 2004. Until the 1992/93 season, the club's variant of seven achieved the 100th trophy mark. 30 of them were conquered by seniors teams. In the 2007 season, Benfica ended a period of sixteen seasons without any national title won on men's seniors, after the conquest of the league cup, on 28th January 2007. Benfica won the national championship in the 2008 season, after 18 years without achieving that status.

Gymnastics

The club has a gymnastics department, with the following activities:
Aerobics, Acrobatic, Aerominis, Ballet, Ballroom dance, Dance, Gymnastics of maintenance, Hapkido, Haidong Gumdo, Hip Hop, "Os Madrugadores", PlayGym, Rhythmic gymnastics, Silhouettes, Taekwondo, Trampoline, Yoga, Youth Gymnastics.

Every year, the club organises the sarau Gimnáguia, known as one of the biggest and most important gymnastics event in Portugal, with the participation of several clubs. The event celebrates in 2007 the twenty-fifth anniversary.

Judo

European champion in the women's under-52 kg category, Telma Monteiro, has joined Benfica. [http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=753106&idCanal=313Telma Monteiro joins Benfica] . The section is fully established on January, 21, 2008, when the club will inaugurate their first ever Tatami mat. [ [http://www.slbenfica.pt/Informacao/Modalidades/Judo/Noticias/noticiasjudo_judotapeteportasabertas_110108_32756.asp Sport Lisboa e Benfica ] ] Ana Monteiro, Sandra Borges, Teresa Mirrado and André Januário are among other athletes of the section.

Rink hockey

Benfica has practiced this sport without interruption for longer than any other club in the world. The team are currently playing in the "Primeira Divisão" (First Division). The club has won many domestic competitions (20 Portuguese championships, 12 Portuguese Cups and 6 Portuguese Supercups), and European competitions (1 CERS Cup). The club's rink hockey team is considered one of the best in Portugal and rivalizes at national level with F.C. Porto and Óquei Clube de Barcelos rink hockey teams, in Europe they are also a title disputing team although they have only won the second most important cup once, CERS Cup.

Rugby

Benfica have won many Portuguese championships in rugby, with Académica de Coimbra, C.D.U.P., Direito and Belenenses being other powerful competitors. Benfica have also won the Iberian Cup. Benfica is the oldest Portuguese club with a rugby section. In the 2008 season, the men's senior team ended in the 4th position in the national championship, while the women's section was the national champion for the second consecutive year.

wimming

S.L. Benfica's swimming department is among the best in Portugal. Benfica's swimmer Alexandre Yokochi is considered the best Portuguese swimmer of all-time, achieving remarkable results at international level. In the eighties, Benfica achieved relevant results, both in national and international levels. In 2007, the club won several medals in different competitions, at youth and seniors levels. Benfica has a men's and women's department.

Triathlon

World champion Vanessa Fernandes in women's triathlon is currently the most notable athlete of this department.

Table tennis

The club has a table tennis department, with a men's and women's section. Benfica dominated this sport at national level for a long period of time, with several titles won.

Volleyball

Benfica has achieved a certain importance in Portuguese volleyball in the last years after investing in hiring a winning team. The club won 3 Portuguese championships (the last one in 2004/05) and 10 Portuguese cups.

References

ee also

*Deloitte Football Money League
*Benfica vs Porto

External links

*Official website:
** [http://www.slbenfica.pt/ SL Benfica Official Website (Portuguese)]

*Other important websites:
** [http://www.slboogle.com SLBoogle, the Team's Google Custom Search]
** [http://nunogomes.com Nuno Gomes's official website]
** [http://slb-benfas.blogspot.com/ Benfica SLB Blog]
** [http://www.serbenfiquista.com/ SerBenfiquista.com - Unofficial Website]
** [http://www.freddyadu.com Freddy Adu's Official Website]
** [http://www.pfutebol.com Portuguesefutebol.com] Your source for Portuguese football (in English)
** [http://www.planetbenfica.com Planet Benfica] (in English)
** [http://benfica.com.pt/ Benfica.com.pt] News Blog
*Official supporters websites:
** [http://www.diabos1982.pt Diabos Vermelhos / SL Benfica Supporters]
** [http://vedetaoumarreta.blogspot.com/ Blog Vedeta ou Marreta? Tributo aos jogadores que passearam o perfume do seu futebol (ou a falta dele) pelos relvados encarnados.]
** [http://www.football-kit.org.uk/benfica-football-shirts.html Benfica Shirts] (in English)

*Portuguese football links:
** [http://www.portugoal.net www.PortuGOAL.net|The definitive Portuguese football site] (in English)
** [http://www.soccerpulse.com/forum/index.php?showforum=23 Soccerpulse - SL Benfica Information and Discussion Forum] (in English)
** [http://www.portuguesesoccernewslinks.com/benfica.html PSNL Soccer] Get current info on Benfica (in English)
** [http://www.ojogo.pt OJogo] Portuguese Liga News and Scores

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