S.L. Benfica (handball)
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| Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| Founded | 8 May 1932 |
| Arena | Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2 |
| Capacity | 1,800 |
| President | Felipe Gomes |
| Head coach | Mariano Ortega |
| League | Andebol 1 |
| 2015–16 | 2nd |
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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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| Billiards | Canoeing | |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the top tier domestic league, the Andebol 1. They hold home matches at the Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2.
The club also has a reserve team, Benfica B, who play in the second division.
Founded on 8 May 1932, Benfica's handball section endured a troubled start, shortly after being founded. It was inactive from 1939 to 1942–43 because of a conflict between Benfica and the Portuguese Handball Federation. Until the 1960s, handball was played by eleven players, and after 1962–63, in another dispute with the federation, Benfica closed the eleven players team and opted for the current team handball. The handball section did not achieve success until 1961–62, being overshadowed by the football, cycling, basketball and roller hockey sections during that time.
After a period of dominance by crosstown rivals Sporting CP, Benfica experienced great success in the 1980s and early 1990s, when was led by coach Eugene Troffin, and later by Ângelo Pintado, along with players such as Paulo Bunze,Swedish international Fredrik Appelgren,Dogărescu, Covaciu and Drăgăniță,goalkeeper João Santa Bárbara, wingman Mário Gentil, Vasco Vasconcelos, Luís Lopes and Rui Ferreira; Benfica won four national championships, three Portuguese Cup and two Portuguese Super Cup.
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