List of S.L. Benfica presidents explained

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Ever since its foundation on 28 February 1904 as Sport Lisboa (later merged with Grupo Sport Benfica), it has had a total of 34 presidents.[1] The first president was José Rosa Rodrigues and the current one is Rui Costa,[2] who replaced the longest-serving Benfica president, Luís Filipe Vieira.[3] The shortest tenure belongs to António Nunes de Almeida Guimarães.[4]

To elect a president, the paying members of Benfica (Portuguese: sócios), along with Benfica houses, filiations, and delegations, vote in the club's elections, held every four years since 2012.[5] [6] In 2003 the club switched to electronic voting,[7] and since 2010 only effective members with 25 years of continuous membership as an adult can run for president of Benfica. Therefore, they must be at least 43 years old to do so.[8] [9]

The following chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of president of Benfica since its inception. Each president's entry includes dates and duration of his tenure, as well as the club's men's football honours won under his management. Interim presidents are marked in italics.

List of presidents

Overview of S.L. Benfica presidents
No.NameFromToDurationFootball trophies
1José Rosa Rodrigues
(1st president of Sport Lisboa)		22 November 1906
2Luís Carlos de Faria Leal
(1st president of Grupo Sport Benfica)		15 September 1907
3Januário Barreto
(2nd president of Sport Lisboa)		13 September 1908
4João José Pires
(2nd president of Grupo Sport Benfica;
1st president after the club merger)		2 February 1910
5Alfredo Alexandre Luís da Silva26 March 19111 Campeonato de Lisboa
6António Nunes de Almeida Guimarães9 July 1911
7Alberto Lima31 March 19121 Campeonato de Lisboa
8José Eduardo Moreira Sales5 December 1912
—Alberto Lima29 August 19152 Campeonato de Lisboa
9José Antunes dos Santos Júnior15 July 19161 Campeonato de Lisboa
10Félix Bermudes7 October 1916
11Nuno Freire Themudo22 July 19171 Campeonato de Lisboa
12Bento Mântua25 August 19262 Campeonato de Lisboa
13Alfredo Silveira Ávila de Melo15 August 19301 Campeonato de Portugal
14Manuel da Conceição Afonso20 August 19331 Campeonato de Portugal
1 Campeonato de Lisboa
15Vasco Rosa Ribeiro4 November 19361 Primeira Divisão
1 Campeonato de Portugal
—Manuel da Conceição Afonso31 July 19382 Primeira Divisão
16Júlio Ribeiro da Costa1 August 1939
17Augusto da Fonseca Júnior18 January 19452 Primeira Divisão
3 Taça de Portugal
1 Campeonato de Lisboa
—Félix Bermudes19 January 19461 Primeira Divisão
—Manuel da Conceição Afonso16 September 1946
—António Afonso da Costa e Sousa25 January 1947
18João Tamagnini Barbosa15 December 1948
—António Afonso da Costa e Sousa29 January 1949
19Mário Lampreia de Gusmão Madeira15 March 19521 Primeira Divisão
2 Taça de Portugal
1 Latin Cup
20Joaquim Ferreira Bogalho30 March 19571 Primeira Divisão
3 Taça de Portugal
21Maurício Vieira de Brito31 March 19623 Primeira Divisão
2 Taça de Portugal
1 European Cup
22António Cabral Fezas Vital26 March 19641 Primeira Divisão
1 Taça de Portugal
1 European Cup
23Adolfo Vieira de Brito8 May 19652 Primeira Divisão
1 Taça de Portugal
24António Catarino Duarte17 June 1966
25José Ferreira Queimado3 July 19671 Primeira Divisão
—Adolfo Vieira de Brito12 April 19691 Primeira Divisão
26Duarte Borges Coutinho26 May 19777 Primeira Divisão
3 Taça de Portugal
—José Ferreira Queimado29 May 19811 Primeira Divisão
2 Taça de Portugal
1 Supertaça de Portugal
27Fernando Martins27 March 19872 Primeira Divisão
3 Taça de Portugal
1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
28João Santos24 April 19923 Primeira Divisão
1 Taça de Portugal
1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
29Jorge de Brito7 January 19941 Taça de Portugal
30Manuel Damásio31 October 19971 Primeira Divisão
1 Taça de Portugal
31João Vale e Azevedo27 October 2000
32Manuel Vilarinho31 October 2003
33Luís Filipe Vieira15 July 20217 Primeira Liga
3 Taça de Portugal
7 Taça da Liga
5 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
—Rui Costa[10] 10 October 2021
34Rui CostaPresent1 Primeira Liga

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 33 outstanding names of our history. S.L. Benfica. 6 October 2019.
  2. News: 9 October 2021. Eleições 2021: Rui Costa eleito Presidente. 2021 elections: Rui Costa elected president. pt. S.L. Benfica. 10 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Benfica: Vieira já é o presidente com mais tempo. Portuguese. Benfica: Vieira already is the longest-serving president. Nunes. Luís Miguel. 7 December 2012. Relvado. 28 January 2016.
  4. News: António Nunes de Almeida Guimarães. S.L. Benfica. 19 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Statutes. S.L. Benfica. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703041744/http://www.slbenfica.pt/Portals/0/Documentos/Estatutos/estatutos_en-us.pdf. 3 July 2015. dead. 7 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Estatutos. S.L. Benfica. 19. pt. Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Statutes.
  7. News: 25 October 2012. Comunicado da Assembleia Geral sobre voto electrónico. General Assembly announcement about electronic vote. dead. Portuguese. S.L. Benfica. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808063242/http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/articleid/25340/detalhedenoticia.aspx. 8 August 2014. 19 September 2014.
  8. News: 30 April 2010. Sócios aprovam filiação de 25 anos e mandatos de quatro. Members approve 25-year membership and four-year terms. pt. SAPO Desporto. 20 September 2017.
  9. News: 30 April 2010. Mandatos passam de 3 para 4 anos. Mandates change from 3 to 4 years. pt. Record. 2 October 2019.
  10. News: 9 July 2021. Statement. S.L. Benfica. 9 July 2021.

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