S.L. Benfica (basketball)
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| Leagues |
Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, FIBA Europe Cup |
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| Founded | 20 March 1927 | |||
| History |
S.L. Benfica (1927–present) |
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| Arena | Pavilhão Fidelidade | |||
| Capacity | 2,400 | |||
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal | |||
| Team colors | Red, White, Black |
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| President | José Tomaz | |||
| Head coach | Carlos Lisboa | |||
| Championships |
26 Portuguese Leagues 21 Portuguese Cups |
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| Website | slbenfica.pt | |||
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| Football | Football B | Football U-19 |
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| Futsal | Roller hockey | Basketball |
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| Handball | Volleyball | Athletics |
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| Swimming | Rugby union | Table tennis |
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional basketball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, who play in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB), although in June 2007 the team decided to leave the professional top league, then known as LCB, and join the Proliga, a league organized by the Portuguese Basketball Federation. From 2008 onwards, they returned to the LPB after the federation took over the realms of competition.
Founded in 1927, Benfica is the most successful Portuguese club, having the record for most championships, cups, league cups, super cups, and other national competitions, with a total of 76 domestic titles. It is also the Portuguese team that advanced the furthest in the European top club basketball championship, now known as the Euroleague.
Some of their most memorable moments were when they won European clashes against the likes of European clubs which have won the Euroleague, such as Buckler Bologna, Real Madrid, Cantù, Cibona, Joventut Badalona, Panathinaikos, Partizan, or CSKA Moscow. Despite basketball not being nearly as popular as football among the Portuguese population, Benfica has a major rivalry with FC Porto in this sport. (The rivalry was interrupted in 2012 and resumed in 2015.)
Along with its several junior teams that play in their respective top division championships, Benfica also has a developmental basketball team, Benfica B, that plays in the Proliga, the second highest tier in Portuguese basketball, after the LPB in which the main team competes.
Created on 20 March 1927, the basketball team followed the steps of many other sports that were supported by the club, achieving great success almost immediately. The team established itself as a main contender by the 1940s and during the whole 1960s gained the status of championship favourite and was already the club with the most titles won. By this time the club had won eight national championships and eight cups. This dominating spell decreased the following decade until the early 1980s. In this time-span Benfica could only win two championships, in the 1969–70 and the 1974–75 season, but won four national cups, the second most prestigious Portuguese tournament, in 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 and 1973–74. After these years, Benfica again dominated the national scene.
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