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Benfica 2008/2009

Portugal

mLisboamestablished in 1904

	G	W	D	L	GD
Europa League	6	1	1	4	6-12
Primeira Liga	30	17	8	5	54-32
Portuguese Cup	3	1	2	0	3-0
League Cup	5	4	1	0	10-3
	44	23	12	9	73-47

[Penalty shoot-outs (P.S.) and coin-toss decisions (CT) are considered draws]

Goalkeeper

José Moreira

27 -yrs-old

Quim

33 -yrs-old

Marcelo Moretto

31 -yrs-old

Defender

28 -yrs-old

33 -yrs-old

25 -yrs-old

22 -yrs-old

27 -yrs-old

19 -yrs-old

20 -yrs-old

Midfielder

30 -yrs-old

29 -yrs-old

19 -yrs-old

24 -yrs-old

31 -yrs-old

24 -yrs-old

21 -yrs-old

27 -yrs-old

25 -yrs-old

Forward

25 -yrs-old

26 -yrs-old

27 -yrs-old

24 -yrs-old

Jonathan Urretaviscaya

19 -yrs-old

28 -yrs-old

32 -yrs-old

29 -yrs-old

17 -yrs-old

Maxi Pereira

41 Games

2	Sidnei	35 G
2	Kostas Katsouranis	35 G
2	José Antonio Reyes	35 G
2	Rúben Amorim	35 G

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Óscar Cardozo

17 Goals Scored

2	Nuno Gomes	9 G
3	José Antonio Reyes	6 G
4	David Suazo	5 G
5	Ángel Di María	4 G

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An XI based on the most used players throughout the season. Minimum of 10 games.

NATIONALITIES

Country	Value
Portugal	9 (32.1%)
Brazil	6 (21.4%)
Uruguay	2 (7.1%)
Argentina	2 (7.1%)
Angola	1 (3.6%)
Honduras	1 (3.6%)
Paraguay	1 (3.6%)
Equatorial Guinea	1 (3.6%)
Cameroon	1 (3.6%)
Israel	1 (3.6%)
Greece	1 (3.6%)
Algeria	1 (3.6%)
Spain	1 (3.6%)

Average scores

Item	Value
Players	28
Average Age	26.06
Average Height	181 cm
Average Weight	76 Kg

Manager

Quique Flores

44 -yrs-old

Other Staff

Sporting Director

Psychologist

Scout

Scout

Scout

Club Doctor

Club Doctor

Trainee Coach

Analyst

Nurse

Kit man

Club Doctor

Physiotherapist

Physiotherapist

Assistant Manager

Rehabilitation physio

Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager

Goalkeeper Coach

Fitness Coach

Physiotherapist

Match Observer Scout

Match Observer Scout

Massage therapist

President

Luís Filipe Vieira

60 -yrs-old

Other Directors

Sílvio Cervan

Vice-President

Rui Costa

Sporting Director

Domingos Soares de Oliveira

Chairman

João Gabriel

Communications Director

Manuel Vilarinho

Presidente Assembleia Geral

Official Competitions

3º

Primeira Liga 2008/09

GamesTeam Stats

L16

Portuguese Cup 2008/09

GamesTeam Stats

1.º

Portuguese League Cup 2008/09

GamesTeam Stats

Europa League 2008/09

GamesTeam Stats

Unofficial Competitions

2.ª

Guadiana Tournament 2008

GamesTeam Stats

NameSport Lisboa e Benfica

Nickname(s)Águias, Encarnados, Glorioso

Foundation Year1904-02-28

City/TownLisboa

Country

Portugal

AssociationAF Lisboa

KitAdidas

SponsorEmirates | Sagres

Kit

Other connections

Num.FPF1023

ChairmanRui Costa

MergesSport Benfica (1908/09)

Historical evolutionSport Lisboa, Benfica

AddressAv. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira Apartado 4100 1501-805 Lisboa

Official Sitehttp://www.slbenfica.pt/

E-mail[email protected]

RankingsUEFA: 20 [2023/24] | IFFHS: 10 [May]

Official Anthem

In (26.01 M €)

Player	Team	Amount
Ivan Santos	Boavista	-
David Suazo	Internazionale	200 mil €
José Antonio Reyes	Atlético Madrid	2.65 M €
Sidnei	Internacional	7.00 M €
Pablo Aimar	Zaragoza	7.50 M €
Urretaviscaya	River Plate	1.26 M €
Javier Balboa	Real Madrid	4.00 M €
Carlos Martins	Recreativo	2.40 M €
Jorge Ribeiro	Boavista	-
Hassan Yebda	Le Mans	-
Ruben Amorim	Belenenses	1.00 M €

Out (6.95 M €)

Player	Team	Amount
Ruben Silva	Pêro Pinheiro	-
Belchior	Belenenses	-
Daniel Silva	Oriental	-
Ivan	Linda-a-Velha	-
Guilherme Silva	Portalegrense	-
Luís Félix	Est. Amadora	-
Diogo Resende	Taboeira	-
Fábio Santos	CD Cova Piedade	-
Rafa	B SAD	-
Gerson Semedo	Ferreiras	-
João Esteves	Belenenses	-
Rafik Halliche	Nacional (loan)	-
Diogo Ferreira	Club Football Estrela	-
Gabriel Lopes	FC Porto	-
Ivan Santos	Boavista (loan)	-
Carlitos	Pesc. Caparica	-
Marco Ferreira	Ethnikos Piraeus	-
Abdoulaye Fael	Hassania	-
Boti Demel	MIKA	-
Ruben Lima	Desp. Aves (loan)	-
Andrés Díaz	Banfield	-
Edcarlos	Fluminense (loan)	-
Andrés Díaz	Barcelona SC	-
Patric	Cruzeiro (loan)	150 mil €
Nicolás Canales	Cobresal	-
Yu Dabao	Ol. Moscavide (loan)	-
Marc Zoro	V. Setúbal	-
Léo	Santos	-
Makukula	Bolton (loan)	800 mil €
André Carvalhas	Olhanense (loan)	-
Fábio Coentrão	Rio Ave	-
Marcel	Vissel Kobe (loan)	-
Nélson	Real Betis	6.00 M €
László Sepsi	Racing Santander	-
Nuno Assis	Vitória SC	-
Luís Filipe	Vitória SC (loan)	-
Kaz Patafta	Newcastle Jets	-
Petit	1. FC Köln	-
Pedro Correia	Racing de Ferrol	-
Freddy Adu	Monaco	-
Fábio Coentrão	Zaragoza	-
André Carvalhas	Rio Ave (loan)	-
Manu	Marítimo	-
Paulo Jorge	Marítimo	-
Romeu Ribeiro	Desp. Aves (loan)	-
Sretenovic	Poli Timisoara	-

Football

Futsal

Nine-a-side

Seven-a-side

Act. Lúdicas (Max. 5)

Beach Soccer

Rink Hockey

Handball

Basketball

Volleyball

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Lisboa

Capacity64642

Pitch size105x68m

Founded2003

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Liga Inglesa	Erling Haaland 20 Goals Scored	Manchester City +2 Pts.	2 Double Yellow cards Most Double Yellow c
Championship	Sammie Szmodics 24 Goals Scored	Ipswich Town +1 Pts.	2 Double Yellow cards Most Double Yellow c
League One	Alfie May 23 Goals Scored	Portsmouth +8 Pts.	3 Double Yellow cards Most Double Yellow c
League Two	Macaulay Langstaff 27 Goals Scored	Stockport County +7 Pts.	2 Double Yellow cards Most Double Yellow c
National League	Paul McCallum 31 Goals Scored	Chesterfield +12 Pts.	2 Double Yellow cards Most Double Yellow c

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