S.L. Benfica (futsal)

Benfica
Full nameSport Lisboa e Benfica
Nickname(s)As Águias (The Eagles)
Os Encarnados (The Reds)
Founded13 September 2001
(23 years ago)
 (2001-09-13)
GroundPavilhão Fidelidade
Capacity2,400
ChairmanArmindo Cordeiro
ManagerGonçalo Alves[1]
LeagueLiga Placard
2023–24Overall table: 3rd
Playoffs: Semi-finals
Websitehttps://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/modalidades/futsal

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal, that plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal.

Since its creation in 2001,[2] the team has been a challenger for the domestic championship, and they won at least one trophy per season between 2005 and 2013. In 2006–07 and 2011–12, Benfica won all Portuguese competitions at the time (3). Benfica became the first Portuguese team to win the UEFA Futsal Champions League (then "UEFA Futsal Cup"), in 2010, and were ranked first in the competition's ranking two years later.[3]

Benfica is the second-most decorated team in Portugal, with a total 30 trophies: 8 Portuguese League titles, 8 Portuguese Cups, 4 League Cups, 9 Super Cups, and 1 UEFA Futsal Champions League.

  1. ^ Guerreiro, Luís Afonso (26 September 2018). "Team Managers: Os rostos por detrás das equipas" [Team Managers: The faces behind the teams]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Top 11 football clubs with futsal sections". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Benfica lidera ranking" [Benfica tops ranking]. Record. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.