1971–72 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica 1971–72 President Borges Coutinho Head coach Jimmy Hagan Estádio da Luz Primeira Divisão 1st Taça de Portugal Winners European Cup Semi-finals Artur Jorge (27) Artur Jorge (32) _borderonred2 _whitecollar _borderonred ff0000 ff0000 1970–71 1972–73 The 1971–72 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 68th season in existence and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1971 to 30 June 1972. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league. After recovering the title in the past season, Hagan remained for second season. He strengthened his team by adding Vítor Baptista, Artur Correia and Rui Rodrigues. To off-set, José Torres departed the club, alongside others, such as Jorge Calado and Jacinto Santos. Benfica began their league campaign by beating Porto in Estádio das Antas, only to be stopped a week later by CUF. They responded with a string of consecutive wins that propelled them into first place on 31 October. They drew again in the following week, now with Boavista and were caught at the top. In the European Cup, Benfica eliminated Wacker in the first round and CSKA Sofia in the second. Domestically, in November, Benfica began a nine-match winning run that allowed them to open a comfortable lead at the top. They drew again in February but that did not stop their momentum, and their continued collecting consecutive wins, five more, until their experienced their first league defeat on 26 March, at the hands of Barreirense. In the European Cup, Benfica faced Feyenoord in the quarter-finals, beating them 5–2 on aggregate but were stopped in the semi-finals by Ajax. Afterwards, Benfica sealed their 19th league title and won their sixth double after beating Sporting in the Taça de Portugal final Season summary 250px|thumb|right|Benfica won another Taça de Honra (bottom) in this season. Benfica started the new season as reigning Primeira Divisão holders after they recovered that honour in 1970–71.Simões 1994 169 English manager Jimmy Hagan began his second season in charge, still with José Augusto as his assistant.Fernando Neves e o Futebol do Benfica Diário de Lisboa 12 July 1971 17440 21/25 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25633#!21 3 May 2017 Fernando Neves and Benfica's football PortugueseJosé Augusto deixa o Benfica Diário de Lisboa 10 April 1972 17708 21 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06813.163.25961#!21 3 May 2017 José Augusto leaves Benfica Portuguese In the transfer window, Benfica's major signings were Vítor Baptista for the offence and Artur Correia and Rui Rodrigues for the defence. Historic player José Torres departed the club for Vitória de Setúbal in the deal involving Vítor Baptista. Other departures included Jorge Calado and Jacinto Santos. The pre-season began on 20 July with medical tests,O Benfica na hora de trabalho Diário de Lisboa 21 July 1971 17449 17 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25650#!17 3 May 2017 Benfica back to work Portuguese and the first preparation game was on 31 July with Arsenal. Afterwards, Benfica went on a tour for England, where they played Arsenal again, among other teams. In late August, Benfica had a second tour, now in Italy and competed in the Ramón de Carranza Trophy in Spain. They concluded the preparations by winning the Taça de Honra against Belenenses on 8 September.Miguéns 2005 183 The season began on 12 September with visit to Estádio das Antas to play Porto.Simões 1994 170 Benfica won 3–1 with goals from Eusébio and Artur Jorge.Simões 1994 170 Three days later, Benfica started their European Cup campaign with a 4–0 win against Wacker.Simões 1994 171 On the 19, Benfica dropped their first points in the league after a surprising 1–1 draw with CUF.Miguéns 2005 66Simões 1994 171 That left them in fourth place, one-point behind leaders Vitória de Setúbal and Sporting.Classificação geral Diário de Lisboa 20 September 1971 17510 27 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25755#!27 3 May 2017 League table Portuguese On 26 September, Benfica defeated Vitória de Setúbal away and pass them on the league table, placing them in third, one-less than leader Sporting.Classificação geral Diário de Lisboa 26 September 1971 17517 26 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25763#!26 3 May 2017 League table Portuguese The month closed with another victory in the European Cup, for a 7–1 aggregate win against Wacker.Simões 1994 171 In October, Benfica won all of his league matches but only reached first place on the 31 after a home win against União de Tomar.Miguéns 2005 66Simões 1994 171 In Europe, Benfica faced CSKA Sofia for the second round, beating them 2–1 on aggregate and qualifying for the quarter-finals.Simões 1994 171 On 7 November, Benfica played Boavista on the road and drew 2–2 and were therefore caught in first place by Sporting.Lá que ele avisou, avisou Diário de Lisboa 8 November 1971 17558 20 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25806#!20 3 May 2017 We warned them Portuguese That situation was short lived as Benfica began a winning streak that lasted until February.Miguéns 2005 66 Nine consecutive wins, including a 3–0 win in Estádio de Alvalade against Sporting, allowed Benfica to quickly build a comfortable lead.Miguéns 2005 66 On match-day 12, the lead already stood at three-points, and Benfica lapped the first half of the Primeira Divisão with a five more points than second-place, Vitória de Setúbal. Simões 1994 172Miguéns 2005 66 They began the second part of the season by beating Porto in the Clássico,Simões 1994 173 but two-weeks later, they were finally stopped in the home draw to Vitória de Setúbal.Miguéns 2005 66 250px|thumb|right|Vítor Baptista scored 15 goals in his debut season. Benfica responded well and kept on winning, increasing their lead to eight-points by match-day 23 after five consecutive wins.Simões 1994 174Miguéns 2005 66 In the European Cup, on 8 March, the team was defeated in first leg of the quarter-finals by Feyenoord.Simões 1994 174 Benfica complained of referee Kunze as António Simões described: "I never thought I would find a referee like this. Dishonest is all I can say about him.".Simões 1994 174 On 22 March, Benfica received Feyenoord and won 5–1.Simões 1994 175 With the game in 2–1 on the 80th minute, which qualified Feyenoord; Benfica scored three goals in the last ten minutes to progress to the semi-finals.Simões 1994 175 The win was seen as a revenge because Ernst Happel had repeatedly labelled Benfica as an inferior team.Simões 1994 175 Four days later, Benfica lost for the first time in the Primeira Divisão.Simões 1994 176 On match-day 24, Barreirense beat Benfica by 1–0 and prevented their goal of finishing the league undefeated.Simões 1994 174Miguéns 2005 66 Afterwards, Eusébio said that the game against Feyenoord could not serve as an excuse.Simões 1994 174 Benfica entered in April still in all competitions and their first match was the semi-finals of the European Cup.Simões 1994 176 Facing another Dutch team, Ajax from Johan Cruyff, Benfica was defeated in Amsterdam by 1–0.Simões 1994 176 In the home reception to Ajax, Benfica attempted to qualify for their sixth final, but drew 0–0 and were eliminated.Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 100 Gloriosos anos;As Taças Europeias. 2004 Quidnovi Portugal 989-554-101-5 15Simões 1994 176 Hagan's tactics were blamed by the press for the elimination, while Jaime Graça targeted the referee for annulling a clean goal for Benfica.Quem indemniza os jogadores do Benfica? Diário de Lisboa 20 April 1972 17718 20 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06813.163.25972#!20 3 May 2017 Who compensates Benfica players? PortugueseSimões 1994 176 The team finished the month by playing two matches for the Taça de Portugal.Miguéns 2005 124 On 23 April, they defeated Cova da Piedade by 6–3 for the quarter-finals and on 30, they thrashed Porto by 6–0 in the semi-finals.Miguéns 2005 124 They ensured their fourth consecutive final and were meeting Sporting in the Taça de Portugal final, repeating the same teams of the last three finals.Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 100 Gloriosos anos;Competições Nacionais 1. 2004 Quidnovi Portugal 989-554-102-3 79Miguéns 2005 124 The Primeira Divisão resumed on 7 May, with Benfica beating Académica de Coimbra by 3–1, thus confirming their 19th league title.Simões 1994 175Miguéns 2005 66 With three matches still to go, Benfica tied the season 1960–61 for the club record of earliest match-day to win the league.Miguéns 2005 66 They finished the campaign with 55 points in 60 possible and Artur Jorge was Bola de Prata for league top-scorer with 27 goals.Simões 1994 176Miguéns 2005 66 The season ended on 4 June with the Taça de Portugal final where Benfica narrowly beat Sporting by 3–2.Miguéns 2005 125 Benfica scored first by Eusébio on the 20th minute, but Sporting responded with two goals in the second half.Miguéns 2005 125 Eusébio scored again to level the game on 2 goals on the 69th minute, requiring the need of extra-time, where on the 117th minute, he scored another to seal the win.Miguéns 2005 125 It was Eusébio's first hat-trick in a Taça de Portugal final.Miguéns 2005 125 Benfica had won another league and cup double, their six double.Miguéns 2005 124 Competitions #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Overall record Competition First match Last match RecordGWDLGFGAGDWin %Source Primeira Divisão 9 September 1972 28 May 1972 30 26 3 1 81 16 yes Tovar 2012 371 Taça de Portugal 5 March 1972 4 June 1972 5 5 0 0 21 6 yes Tovar 2012 371 European Cup 15 September 1971 19 April 1972 8 4 2 2 14 5 yes Tovar 2012 371 Total 43 35 5 3 116 27 yes Primeira Divisão 1971–72 Primeira Divisão League table BEN Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H /A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W Position 4/5/3/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd ForaDeJogo Matches 1 12 September 1971 18:00 Porto 1–3 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010103 Benfica Abel 24 Eusébio 49 52 Artur Jorge 86 Porto Estádio das Antas Francisco Lobo W 2 19 September 1971 18:00 Benfica 1–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010203 CUF Artur Jorge 62 Eduardo 34 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Porfírio Silva D 3 26 September 1971 18:00 Vitória de Setúbal 1–3 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010302 Benfica José Maria 67 Vítor Baptista 29 Adolfo 33 Carlos Cardoso 41 o.g. Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim Mário Alves W 4 3 October 1971 18:00 Benfica 2–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010402 Beira-Mar Artur Jorge 16 67 Alemão 30 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Manuel Fortunato W 5 17 October 1971 18:00 Tirsense 0–3 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010501 Benfica Artur Jorge 65 pen. 79 84 Santo Tirso Estádio Abel Alves de Figueiredo Ismael Baltasar W 6 24 October 1971 18:00 Benfica 1–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010601 Belenenses Simões 5 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Fernando Leite W 7 31 October 1971 16:00 Benfica 3–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010701 União de Tomar Malta da Silva 12 Simões 46 72 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Carlos Monteiro W 8 7 November 1971 18:00 Boavista 2–2 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010802 Benfica Fraguito 35 Celso 53 Eusébio 20 42 Porto Estádio do Lima Joaquim Freire D 9 28 November 1971 16:00 Benfica 5–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400010902 Barreirense Vítor Baptista 8 18 32 46 Jaime Graça 82 José João 50 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Fernando Leite W 10 5 December 1971 16:00 Atlético 1–5 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011003 Benfica João Leitão 26 Artur Jorge 24 83 86 Nené 10 48 Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha João Calado W 11 12 December 1971 16:00 Benfica 6–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011103 Leixões Artur Jorge 2 5 Eusébio 4 Vítor Baptista 22 37 Nené 29 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Mário Alves W 12 19 December 1971 17:00 Académica de Coimbra 0–3 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011204 Benfica Artur Jorge 62 70 Eusébio 77 Coimbra Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Ismael Baltasar W 13 23 December 1971 18:00 Benfica 3–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011304 Vitória de Guimarães Eusébio 2 51 Jordão 65 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Sebastião Pássaro W 14 2 January 1972 18:00 Sporting 0–3 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011405 Benfica Eusébio 51 Rui Rodrigues 57 Nené 84 Lisbon Estádio de Alvalade Francisco Lobo W 15 5 January 1972 16:00 Benfica 2–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011505 Farense Artur Jorge 1 Vítor Baptista 3 Lisbon Estádio da Luz António Garrido W 16 23 January 1972 19:00 Benfica 1–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011603 Porto Simões 60 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Porfírio Silva W 17 30 January 1972 18:00 CUF 0–2 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011703 Benfica Jordão 36 52 Barreiro Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva César Correia W 18 6 February 1972 16:00 Benfica 0–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011802 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon Estádio da Luz Fernando Leite D 19 13 February 1972 16:00 Beira-Mar 1–3 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400011902 Benfica Eduardo 53 Artur Jorge 38 Nené 39 Jordão 48 Aveiro Estádio Mário Duarte Ernesto Borrego W 20 20 February 1972 18:00 Benfica 7–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012001 Tirsense Eusébio 9 69 Artur Jorge 31 50 59 78 88 Lisbon Estádio da Luz António Espanhol W 21 27 February 1972 18:00 Belenenses 0–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012101 Benfica Artur Jorge 11 Lisbon Estádio do Restelo António Garrido W 22 12 March 1972 16:00 União de Tomar 0–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012201 Benfica Simões 1 Tomar Estádio Municipal de Tomar Ismael Baltasar W 23 18 March 1972 18:00 Benfica 2–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012302 Boavista Artur Jorge 28 83 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Manuel Fortunato W 24 26 March 1972 18:00 Barreirense 1–0 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012402 Benfica Serafim de Oliveira 37 Barreiro Campo D. Manuel de Melo Mário Alves L 25 9 April 1972 18:00 Benfica 5–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012503 Atlético Vítor Baptista 1 Nené 3 Artur Jorge 11 25 Eusébio 87 Pedras 48 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Joaquim Campos W 26 16 April 1972 16:00 Leixões 0–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012603 Benfica Jordão 71 Matosinhos Estádio do Mar Ismael Baltasar W 27 7 May 1972 16:00 Benfica 3–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012704 Académica de Coimbra Vítor Baptista 23 Artur Jorge 41 44 Vasco Gervásio 76 pen. Lisbon Estádio da Luz Manuel Fortunato W 28 14 May 1972 18:00 Vitória de Guimarães 1–3 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012804 Benfica Vítor Martins 67 o.g. Eusébio 1 Jordão 31 85 Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Armando Paraty W 29 21 May 1972 18:00 Benfica 2–1 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400012905 Sporting Eusébio 1 29 Yazalde 56 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Maximiano Afonso W 30 28 May 1972 16:00 Farense 2–5 https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=197215400013005 Benfica Sério 48 Farias 52 Diamantino Costa 5 Artur Correia 13 Eusébio 17 19 60 Faro Estádio de São Luís 15,000 Ismael Baltasar W Taça de Portugal Round of 32 5 March 1972 Benfica 1–0 União de Coimbra Jordão 20 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Carlos Monteiro W Round of 16 12 April 1972 Benfica 5–1 Marinhense Vítor Baptista 55 83 Eusébio 58 62 89 Naftal 59 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Carlos Monteiro W Quarter-final 23 April 1972 Cova da Piedade 3–6 Benfica Arlindo 1 Vítor Móia 9 71 Nené 2 Vítor Baptista 29 Jordão 60 65 Eusébio 68 90 Cova da Piedade Campo Silva Nunes António Espanhol W Semi-final 30 April 1972 Benfica 6–0 Porto Vítor Baptista 23 72 Artur Jorge 46 Nené 49 57 Valdemar Barros 70 o.g. Lisbon Estádio da Luz António Garrido W Final 4 June 1972 Benfica 3–2 yes Sporting Eusébio 19 70 118 Peres 51 pen. Dinis 61 Oeiras Estádio Nacional Francisco Lobo W European Cup 1971–72 European Cup First round First leg 15 September 1971 19:30 Wacker AUT 0–4 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=974/match=63055/postmatch/lineups/index.html POR Benfica Jaime Graça 19 Artur Jorge 24 83 Eusébio 82 Innsbruck Tivoli Liuben Radunchev W Second leg 29 September 1971 21:45 Benfica POR 3–1 7–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=974/match=63056/postmatch/lineups/index.html AUT Wacker Calisto 35Artur Jorge 73Simões 89 Jara 48 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Malcolm Wright W Second round First leg 20 October 1971 21:45 Benfica POR 2–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=975/match=63081/postmatch/lineups/index.html BUL 1971 CSKA Sofia Rui Rodrigues 50 Artur Jorge 62 Zhekov 85 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Aurelio Angonese W Second leg 3 November 1971 18:30 CSKA Sofia BUL 1971 0–0 1–2 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=975/match=63082/postmatch/lineups/index.html POR Benfica Sofia Vasil Levski National Stadium Leonidas Vamvakopoulos D Quarter-finals First leg 8 March 1972 20:30 Feyenoord NED 1–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=976/match=63089/postmatch/lineups/index.html POR Benfica Laseroms 50 Rotterdam De Kuip Gerhard Kunze L Second leg 22 March 1972 21:45 Benfica POR 5–1 5–2 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=976/match=63090/postmatch/lineups/index.html NED Feyenoord Nené 6 81 92 Rui Jordão 30 90 Van Hanegem 75 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Clive Thomas W Semi-finals First leg 5 April 1972 20:15 Ajax NED 1–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=977/match=63093/postmatch/lineups/index.html POR Benfica Swart 64 Amsterdam Olympic Stadium Karlo Kruashvili L Second leg 19 April 1972 21:45 Benfica POR 0–0 0–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1971/matches/round=977/match=63094/postmatch/lineups/index.html NED Ajax Lisbon Estádio da Luz Norman Burtenshaw D Friendlies 31 July 1971Dizer que foi óptimo ainda é pouco Diário de Lisboa 1 August 1971 17460 16 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25675#!16 27 April 2017 To say it was great is an understatement Portuguese 21:45 Benfica 2–0 Arsenal Vítor Baptista 34 Eusébio Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 4 August 1971Futebol de desforra Diário de Lisboa 5 August 1971 17464 15 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25682#!15 27 April 2017 Football of revenge Portuguese 19:30 Arsenal 6–2 Benfica Roberts 15 Radford 32 Armstrong 44 Graham 77 90 Peter Storey 80 pen. Artur Jorge 48 Diamantino Costa 70 London Arsenal Stadium 44,244 Norman Burtenshaw L 7 August 1971Derrota imerecida para o onze lisboeta Diário de Lisboa 8 August 1971 17467 15 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25688#!15 27 April 2017 Undeserved defeat to Benfica's eleven Portuguese Newcastle United 1–0 Benfica Tommy Gibb 17 Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park Charles Howell L 10 August 1971Empate a um golo com o modesto Middlesbrough Diário de Lisboa 11 August 1971 17470 17 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25694#!17 27 April 2017 One-all draw with modest Middlesbrough Portuguese Middlesbrough 1–1 Benfica John Hickton 5 Eusébio 28 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 20,000 D 21 August 1971Benfica reduziu a cisco forte equipa do Cagliari Diário de Lisboa 22 August 1971 17481 14 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25716#!14 27 April 2017 Benfica reduces to ashes, strong team of Cagliari Portuguese Cagliari 1–4 Benfica Sergio Gori 6 Vítor Baptista 33 Eusébio 35 70 Artur Jorge 66 Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 55,000 Gianfranco Menegali W 23 August 1971Segundo jogo, Segunda vitória Diário de Lisboa 24 August 1971 17483 16 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25720#!16 27 April 2017 Second game, second win Portuguese Genoa 1–2 Benfica Sidio Corradi 63 Artur Jorge 50 Eusébio 83 Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 30,000 Giovanni Picasso W 25 August 1971Dez golos em três jogos na terra do catennacio Diário de Lisboa 26 August 1971 17485 17 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25724#!17 27 April 2017 10 goals in 3 matches in the land of catennacio Portuguese 21:45 Atalanta 2–4 Benfica Pinolla 4 Sergio Magistrelli 30 Vítor Baptista 1 31 Eusébio 32 Artur Jorge 43 Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 30,000 Cesari Gussoni W Trofeo Ramón de Carranza Ramón de Carranza Trophy semi-final 28 August 1971Benfica e Penãrol: dois gigantes na final de hoje Diário de Lisboa 29 August 1971 17488 17 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25729#!17 27 April 2017 Benfica and Peñarol: 2 giants in today's final Portuguese Benfica 1–1 4–2 Atlético Madrid Eusébio 46 Humberto Coelho Artur Jorge Jaime Graça Eusébio Gárate 49 pen. José Ufarte Adelardo Cádiz Estadio Ramón de Carranza Carmanatti D Trofeo Ramón de Carranza Ramón de Carranza Trophy final 29 August 1971Pólvora e lume no triunfo do Benfica Diário de Lisboa 30 August 1971 17489 25 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25732#!25 27 April 2017 Gun powder and fire in the victory of Benfica Portuguese Benfica 3–0 Peñarol Eusébio 29 47 77 Cádiz Estadio Ramón de Carranza Gaspar Pintado W Taça de Honra Taça de Honra, Semi-final 5 September 1971Miguéns 2005 182 22:15 Benfica 2–1 Sporting Rui Jordão 22 Humberto Coelho 73 João Lourenço 33 Lisbon Estádio do Restelo W Taça de Honra Taça de Honra final 8 September 1971Miguéns 2005 183 22:15 Belenenses 1–4 Benfica Laurindo 70 Nené 18 Rui Rodrigues 30 Carlos Pereira 53 Rui Jordão 60 Lisbon Estádio do Restelo W 23 September 1971Louros, palmas e dinheiro para o novo Benfica europeu Diário de Lisboa 24 September 1971 17514 25 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25759#!25 27 April 2017 Praise and money for the new Benficafic Portuguese 21:45 Red Star Belgrade 2–3 Benfica Šekularac 20 Filipovic 43 Eusébio 51 60 Nené 54 Belgrade Red Star Stadium 85,000 W 9 January 1972António Manuel Morais Carlos Perdigão João Loureiro José de Oliveira Santos Benfica: 90 Anos de História 1994 SOGAPAL 255 Portuguese Portuguesa de Desportos 1–3 Benfica Marinho pen. Vítor Baptista Rui Jordão Simões pen. São Paulo Estádio do Canindé W 13 January 1972 Coritiba 2–0 Benfica Paquito Cláudio Curitiba Estádio Couto Pereira L Rio de Janeiro TM Torneio Internacional de Verão, day 1 15 January 1972 Flamengo 1–0 Benfica Fio Maravilha 78 Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Stadium 44,280 L Rio de Janeiro TM Torneio Internacional de Verão, day 2 18 January 1972 Vasco da Gama 0–2 Benfica Rui Jordão 25 Simões 70 Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Stadium 22,097 W 29 February 19721972: Riverside Royalty http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/june/06/throwback-thursday Fulhamfc.com 2 May 2017 6 June 2013 Fulham 3–2 Benfica Steve Earle Roger Cross 20 Humberto Coelho o.g. Diamantino 45 Eusébio London Craven Cottage 15,646 L Taça M. Caetano Taça Marcelo Caetano 2 April 1972Jordão: Um grande passo em frente na vitória categórica do Benfica Diário de Lisboa 3 April 1972 17701 20 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06813.163.25954#!20 27 April 2017 Jordão, a big step forward in the victory of Benfica Portuguese Benfica 2–1 Bayern Munich Adolfo 2 Vítor Baptista 14 Roth 40 Paris Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir W Player statistics The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Jimmy Hagan (manager), José Augusto (assistant manager), Fernando Neves (Director of Football). Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1971-72 season via transfer, with more details in the following section. Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal European Cup 1 POR José Henrique GK 30 0 3 0 8 0 1 POR João Fonseca GK 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 POR Adolfo Calisto DF 22 1 5 0 8 1 3 POR Amândio Malta da Silva DF 21 1 0 0 5 0 3‡ POR Artur Correia DF 27 1 4 0 6 0 4 POR Humberto Coelho DF 25 0 5 0 8 0 4‡ POR Rui Rodrigues DF 21 1 0 0 4 1 4 POR Messias Timula DF 17 0 5 0 4 0 5 POR Zeca DF 7 0 0 0 2 0 5 POR Jaime Graça DF 26 1 4 0 8 1 6 POR Toni MF 22 0 5 0 3 0 7 POR Nené FW 26 7 4 3 7 3 8 POR Eurico Caires MF 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 POR Vítor Martins MF 8 0 4 0 0 0 9‡ POR Vítor Baptista FW 17 10 3 5 4 0 9 POR Rui Jordão FW 18 7 4 3 8 2 9 POR Artur Jorge FW 26 27 2 1 8 4 10 POR Eusébio FW 24 18 5 8 8 1 11 POR Diamantino Costa MF 7 1 2 0 2 0 11 POR António Simões MF 23 5 0 0 5 1 Tovar 2012 371Miguéns 2005 67Miguéns 2005 125 Almanaque do Benfica credits three goals to Artur Jorge in the 6–0 win against Leixões, while 100 anos 100 troféus and História de 50 anos do Desporto Português credits two to Vítor Baptista. Since most sources give 27 goals to Artur Jorge at the end the league, Artur Jorge is listed with 27 goals, instead of 28. Transfers In Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref 16 July 1971 FW Vítor Baptista Vitória de SetúbalUndisclosedTrutas nas redes do Benfica: Vítor Baptista Diário de Lisboa 16 July 1971 17444 17 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25640#!17 27 April 2017 Benfica lands Vítor Baptista Portuguese 16 July 1971 DF Artur Correia AcadémicaUndisclosed 19 July 1971 DF Rui Rodrigues AcadémicaUndisclosedArsenal: Campeão de Inglaterra, teste benfiquista para a campanha internacional Diário de Lisboa 18 July 1971 17447 27 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25647#!27 27 April 2017 Champions Arsenal to test Benfica for international campaign Portuguese 30 July 1971 GK José Henrique Toronto MetrosLoan returnArsenal na Luz Diário de Lisboa 30 July 1971 17458 18 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25671#!18 27 April 2017 Arsenal in Luz Portuguese 10 August 1971 GK Manuel Abrantes AcadémicaUndisclosedNoticias de Futebol Diário de Lisboa 10 August 1971 17469 16 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25693#!16 27 April 2017 Football news Portuguese Out Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref 16 July 1971 FW José Torres Vitória de SetúbalUndisclosed 16 July 1971 FW Praia Vitória de SetúbalUndisclosed 24 July 1971 MF Jorge Calado União de TomarUndisclosedDo Congresso de hoje ao amanhã de alguns Diário de Lisboa 24 July 1971 17452 17 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06811.161.25657#!17 27 April 2017 Congress today and the future of some Portuguese 21 August 1971 DF Fernando Severino Beira-MarFreeSporting: Rui Rodrigues Processo Judicial Diário de Lisboa 21 August 1971 17480 17 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25714#!17 27 April 2017 Sporting: Rui Rodrigues, lawsuit Portuguese 27 August 1971 FW Raul Águas AcadémicaUndisclosedÁguas de negro Diário de Lisboa 27 August 1971 17486 16 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06812.162.25726#!16 27 April 2017 Ágiuas in Black Portuguese 24 September 1971 DF Jacinto Santos LeixõesFree 6 June 1971 DF Marques Beira-MarFree Out by loan Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref 1 September 1971 MF Augusto Matine Vitória de Setúbal30 June 1972Matine regressa á Luz Diário de Lisboa 5 July 1972 17792 21 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06814.164.26046#!21 20 April 2017 Matine returns to Luz Portuguese Notes References 30em Bibliography Tovar Rui Miguel Almanaque do Benfica Lua de Papel Portugal 2012 978-989-23-2087-8 Miguéns Alberto 100 anos 100 troféus Prime Books Portugal 2005 972-8820-34-8 Simões António História de 50 anos do Desporto Português A Bola Portugal 1994 Category:S.L. Benfica seasons Benfica Category:Portuguese football championship–winning seasons