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S.L. Benfica

Benfica
SL Benfica logo.svg
Full name Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Nickname(s) Águias (Eagles)
Encarnados (Reds)
Short name Benfica
Founded 28 February 1904
(112 years ago)
 (1904-02-28)
as Sport Lisboa
Ground Estádio da Luz
Lisbon, Portugal
Ground Capacity 64,642
President Luís Filipe Vieira
Manager Rui Vitória
League Primeira Liga
2015–16 Primeira Liga, 1st
Website Club home page
Current season
Active departments of
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Football pictogram.svg Football pictogram.svg Football pictogram.svg
Football Football B Football U-19
Futsal pictogram.svg Roller hockey pictogram.svg Basketball pictogram.svg
Futsal Roller hockey Basketball
Handball pictogram.svg Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Athletics pictogram.svg
Handball Volleyball Athletics
Swimming pictogram.svg Rugby union pictogram.svg Table tennis pictogram.svg
Swimming Rugby union Table tennis
Cue sports pictogram.svg Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg
Billiards Canoeing

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ȷ̃ˈfikɐ]), commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica are the current Portuguese champions, having won three consecutive league titles.

Founded in 1904 by a group of people led by Cosme Damião, Benfica is one of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from the Primeira Liga – the other two are rivals FC Porto and Sporting CP. The team is nicknamed Águias (Eagles) for the symbol atop the club's crest, and Encarnados (Reds) for the shirt colour. Since 2003, their home ground has been the Estádio da Luz, which replaced the original one. Benfica is the most supported Portuguese club, with an estimated fan base of 14 million supporters worldwide, and the European club with the highest percentage of supporters in its own country. By August 2015, it had 156,916 paying members. The club's official anthem, "Ser Benfiquista", refers to its supporters who are called Benfiquistas. Benfica is honoured in three Portuguese Orders: those of Christ, of Merit and of Prince Henry.


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