| Teamname: | Benfica |
| Fullname: | Associação SLB Rugby |
| Union: | Portuguese Rugby Federation |
| Location: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Ground: | Lisbon University Stadium[1] |
| Coach: | António Moura Dias Rassie van Vuura[2] |
| League: | Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra |
| Season: | 2022–13 |
| Position: | Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, 4th place |
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| Url: | https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/modalidades/rugby |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (pronounced as /pt/), commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese rugby union team based in Lisbon. Founded in 1924, Benfica is one of the oldest Portuguese rugby teams. The men's team competes in the Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra, the first tier of rugby union in Portugal. In June 2014, the club refused the invitation to join the first division.[3] The women's team play in the Campeonato Nacional, the first tier, but recent changes in the competition mean they only compete in Sevens.
Benfica currently hold home games at the Lisbon University Stadium, while their youth teams play at the Pupilos do Exército, near Colégio Militar in Lisbon. Benfica hoped to secure a rugby field in Oeiras, in a 20-year rental, but the project never materialized. It was supposed to have a grass field capable of international matches, plus two synthetic fields for youth development, three football fields for Under-12, a 2,000 people stand and additional logistical support.[4]
Benfica once had a Portuguese international in their team, Diogo Gama, who represented Portugal at the 2007 World Cup.
According to Benfica's official website[5]
Winners (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2000–01
Winners (10): 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985[6]
Winners (4): 1971, 1986, 1988, 2001
Winners (12): 1931, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955
Winners (3): 1949, 1950, 1966
Winners (6): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2023–24
Winners (7): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
Winner (8): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Winners (5): 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Winners (3): 2014, 2014, 2016
According to Benfica's official website and Portuguese Rugby Federation[7] [8]
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(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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