Nationally, the club won the Latin Cup in 1950, the European Champion Clubs' Cup in the 1960-61 and 1961-62 seasons, the Intercontinental Cup in 1961 and 1962, the European Champion Clubs' Cup in the 1962-63, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1987-88, 1989-90 seasons, It came second in the UEFA Cup in the 1982-83 season and in the UEFA Europa League in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons.
As a versatile sports club, Benfica also includes branches such as Basketball, Field Hockey, Futsal, Volleyball, Handball, Beach Football, Rugby, Cycling and Water Polo. With its success and popularity in football, it has gained the largest fan community among the big three in Portugal. Benfica is the twenty-second richest football club in the world in terms of income, with an annual turnover of €111 million 100 thousand.
The club entered the Guinness Book of Records, surpassing the English club Manchester United in terms of the number of its members. With 160,000 people, the club beat the record of 152,000 previously held by Manchester United, and generates €15 million in revenue from these memberships every year. This rate covers approximately 14 percent of the club's revenues.
Their slogan is "E Pluribus Unum" (Unity is strength), which is also used by the United States.
History
The club was founded under the name Grupo Sport Lisboa on 28 February 1904, under the leadership of Cosme Damião, with a meeting of 24 young men living in Belem, southwest of Lisbon. At the end of the meeting, the world's most popular and successful Portuguese football team emerged. The team, which played its first match in 1905, had to deal with poor management conditions in the following years, and as a result, in 1907, some players moved to Sporting Lisbon, the other famous team of the city of Lisbon.
With the agreement made in 1908, the club merged with Sport Clube De Benfica, which was founded in 1906, and the name of the club was changed to Sport Lisboa e Benfica, and the date of merger was accepted as the founding date of the club.
Stadium
The Işık Stadium (1954), with a capacity of 135,000 and serving the club since December 1, 1954, was demolished in 2003 and its capacity was reduced to 65,647. The stadium hosted several matches in Euro 2004. It has been decided that the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League final will be played in this stadium.
Emblems and Jerseys
First, in the club's emblem, the eagle was placed on a shield with the red and white club colors. Later, the shield was replaced by a bicycle wheel, and this emblem was used for at least 30 years.
The origin of the current emblem dates back to 1908, the emblem was updated between 1930 and 1999, with the last change being the repositioning of the eagle. Since 2008, the club has added 3 stars to its existing emblem and the emblem has taken its current form.
- Players
- 1974-1985 — Adidas — None
- 1985-1986 — Adidas — Shell
- 1986-1989 — Adidas — Fnac
- 1989-1992 — Hummel — Fnac
- 1992-1994 — Hummel — Casino Estoril
- 1994-1996 — Olympic — Parmalat
- 1996-1997 — Olympic — Telecel
- 1997-2000 — Adidas — Telecel
- 2000-2001 — Adidas — Netc
- 2001-2005 — Adidas — Vodafone
- 2005-2008 — Adidas — PT
- 2008-2012 — Adidas — tmn
- 2012-Present — Adidas — meo
- Home Kit - Red Shirt, White Shorts and Red Socks;
- Away Kit - Black Shirt, Red Shorts and Black Socks.
- Goalkeepers
- White Shirt, White Shorts and Socks.
- Altunî Shirt, Altuni Shorts and Socks.
- Gray Shirt, Gray Shorts and Socks.
achievements
National
- Primeira Liga (I Divisão, I Liga, Superliga) (38-record)
- Champion (38): 1935/36 1936/37 1937/38 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 1988/89 1990/91 1993/94 2004/05 2009/10, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2022/23
- Portuguese Cup (26-record)
- Champion (26): 1939-40, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1992-93, 1995-96, 2003-04, 2013-14
- Taça da Liga (8-record)
- Champion (8): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2024-25
- Portuguese Super Cup
- Champion (10): 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2025
- Lisbon Championship
- Champion (10): 1909-10, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1916-17, 1917-18, 1919-20, 1932-33, 1939-40
- Lisbon Pride Cup
- Champion (18): 1919-20, 1921-22, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88
- Ribeiro dos Reis Cup
- Champion (3): 1963-64, 1965-66, 1970-71
International
- UEFA Champions League
- Champion (2): 1960-61, 1961-62
- Finalist (5): 1962-63, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1987-88, 1989-90
- Intercontinental Cup
- Finalist (2): 1961, 1962
- UEFA Europa League
- Finalist (3): 1982-83, 2012-13, 2013-14
- Latin Cup
- Champion (1): 1950
- Iberian Cup
- Champion (1): 1983
Team squad
- As of 1 September 2026
retirement number
Benfica's Hungarian striker Miklós Fehér 90+2 away at Vitória Guimarães. He collapsed within minutes and died after being taken to the hospital. The club retired the Hungarian football player's jersey number 29 and put it in the museum.
