SLB - SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA

According to the Guinness Book of Records “Sport Lisboa e Benfica” is the biggest soccer club in the world, because it as the biggest number of active associates!

Benfica:

City:Lisbon

Stadium name: LUZ (Stadium of Light)

Capacity: 65400 seats

Founded at: 28/02/1904

Current President: Luís Filipe Vieira

• · 2 European Champions Cup´s (60/61; 61/62)
• · 1 Latin Cup (1950)· 31National Championship 1º Division
• · 24 Portugal Cup´s
• · 3 Portugal Championship (29/30;30/31;34/35)
• · 4 Super Cup "Cândido de Oliveira" (79/80; 84/85; 88/89 e 2004/2005)

Some of the top Players:

Eusébio: “The Black Panther”. One of the best players of all time, at the level of Pelé, he is a symbol of the Benfica Nation. In front of the Stadium of Light is statue of Eusébio and every sumer takes place the Eusébio Cup, this year between Benfica and Milan AC.

Rui Costa: “The Maestro” Today Rui is a Benfica Director, but in the fields he was onde of the best player ever to set foot in the field, a real MAESTRO

Chalana: “The Little Genius”. A small man but a big soccer player.

Veloso: “The mustache man” always there to defend Benfica colors.

Mozer: “The Wall” Here one thing stops, the man or the ball :)

And many, many other....

This season Benfica (09/10) as a good team, with some very good players, like Saviola, Luisão, Maxi Pereira, Nuno Gomes, David Luiz, Di Maria, Cardozo and Pablo Aimar. He fans hope to win the Championship, but there two good teams also that have the chance to win, Porto and Sporting. But like we fans say every year: “Este ano é que é” :-) - Something like “This is the Year..”