SL Benfica is a Portuguese soccer club founded in 1904. Its fullname is Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
SL Benfica nicknames are As Aguias (The Eagles), O Glorioso, Encarnados and Os Diabos Vermelhos.
Their home games are played at Estadio da Luz.
SL Benfica have won 35 titles: 2 Champions League (1960/61 and 1961/62), 4 SuperCup Candido de Oliveira (1979/80, 1984/85, 1988/89 and 2004/05) and 29 Portuguese Liga (1941/42, 1942/43, 1944/45, 1949/50, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1980/81, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1986/87, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1993/94 and 2004/05).
SL Benfica current team
Goalkeepers: Bruno Costa, Hans-Jorg Butt, Jose Moreira and Quim.
Defenders: David Luiz, Leonardo Lourenco Bastos, Luisao, Marco Zoro, Miguel Vitor, Miguelito and Pedro Correia.
Midfielders: Angel Di Maria, Armando Petit, Augustin Gilles Binya, Cristian Rodriguez, Fabio Coentrao, Freddy Adu, Konstantinos Katsouranis no va, Kostas Katsouranis, Maximiliano Pereira, Nelson Marcos, Nuno Assis and Rui Costa.
Forwards: Mantorras, Nuno Gomes and Oscar Cardozo.
Manager: Jose Antonio Camacho.
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