1949–50 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica 1949–50 President Mário Gusmão Madeira Head coach Ted Smith Estádio da Luz Primeira Divisão 1st Taça de Portugal Not held Latin Cup Winner Julinho (28) Julinho (28) Benfica 7–1 S.C. Covilhã(8 January 1950) O Elvas 1–0 Benfica (13 November 1949) Benfica 2–3 Sporting(16 April 1950) _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 _redborder _collarwithbodywhite _redborder FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 46th season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1949 to 30 July 1950. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão and in the Latin Cup. The season saw the club end a four-year league title drought, winning the Primeira Divisão under manager Ted Smith in his second year in charge. The team led the championship for most of the campaign and secured the title with two matches remaining. Benfica also competed in the Latin Cup, defeating Lazio and Bordeaux to win the tournament on home soil. Season summary Benfica entered the season seeking to reclaim the league title after a four-year drought. Manager Ted Smith, who had won the Taça de Portugal in the previous season, remained in charge for a second year. The off-season featured several departures, including that of Álvaro Gaspar Pinto. Only two players joined the squad, Raul Pascoal and António Lourenço. Before the first official match of the season, Benfica played seven friendlies, recording three wins, two defeats and two draws. These included a 1–0 loss to Sporting.O Sporting venceu o Benfica por 1–0 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12148#!8 Diário de Notícias Benfica's first official match of the season was a 3–2 away win over Braga.Começou hoje em todo o país o campeonato nacional de futebol http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12174 Diário de Notícias The team followed this with three further victories, finishing October in first place with eight points, level with Sporting.Classificação da 4ª jornada http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12197#!7 Diário de Notícias The following month began with a 1–1 home draw against Académica, and was followed by a 1–0 away defeat to O Elvas, which left the team in second place, one point behind Sporting.O Benfica perdeu em Elvas e o Sporting passou a ocupar o 1º lugar http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12215 Diário de Notícias Benfica then recorded three consecutive wins, once again returning to first place with the same number of points as Sporting.Classificação da 9ª jornada http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12236#!7 Diário de Notícias On 11 December, Benfica played Sporting away in the Derby de Lisboa, winning 2–1 and moving into first place outright for the first time that season.Benfica, 2-Sporting, 1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12243 Diário de Notícias The team followed this result with a 6–1 home win over Vitória de SetúbalBenfica, 6 – Setúbal, 1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12250#!8 Diário de Notícias and a 1–0 away win against Porto in O Clássico.O Benfica venceu no Porto http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12264 Diário de Notícias Benfica ended January with two more wins and a draw, finishing the month with a four-point advantage.Classificação da 15ª jornada http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12293#!7 Diário de Notícias Between league fixtures, Benfica, along with other Portuguese clubs, faced the Argentinian sides San Lorenzo and Racing at the Estádio Nacional, losing 5–2 to the former,Os argentinos reafirmaram a qualidade do seu futebol http://casacomum.org/cc/diario_de_lisboa/dia?ano=1950&mes=01 Diário de Notícias and winning 4–2 against the latter.O Benfica venceu o Racing por 4–2 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12286#!7 Diário de Notícias February began with a 1–1 draw against Belenenses,O Benfica empatou com o Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12299 Diário de Notícias after which the team recorded a six-match winning streak, ending March with an eight-point advantage and four matches remaining.O Benfica venceu e o Sporting perdeu, pelo que a diferença que os separa passou a ser de oito pontos http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12299 Diário de Notícias On 16 April, Benfica hosted Sporting at the Estádio do Campo Grande in a decisive Derby de Lisboa. A victory would have secured the league title for Benfica, but Sporting won the match 3–2.O Sporting exibiu melhor jogo e bateu o Benfica por 3–2 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06330.051.12381 Diário de Notícias In the following matchday, a 5–0 victory away to Vitória de Setúbal secured the championship for Benfica, ending a four-year title drought.O Benfica, hoje vencedor em Setúbal, tem assegurado o título de campeão http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06330.051.12390 Diário de Notícias The team ended the campaign with two further wins, against Porto and Covilhã. As league champions, Benfica qualified for the Latin Cup. Due to the competition being staged at the Estádio Nacional, the Taça de Portugal was not held that season. In preparation for the tournament, the team played four friendly matches, winning all of them, including a 3–2 victory over Sporting at the inauguration of the Estádio 28 de Maio.Dois bons desafios assinalaram condignamente a inauguração do Estádio de Braga http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06330.051.12436#!4 Diário de Notícias In the semi-final, Benfica faced the Italian representatives Lazio, winning 3–0. Rosário opened the scoring in the seventh minute, followed by a goal from Rogério Pipi in the 27th minute. In the second half, Arsénio added a third to seal the victory and send the team into the final.O Benfica venceu a Lazio por 3–0 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06330.051.12449 Diário de Notícias The following day, Benfica met the French champions Bordeaux in the final at the Estádio Nacional. The match ended in a 3–3 draw, requiring a replay.O Benfica-Girondins terminou empatado a três golos http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06330.051.12451 Diário de Notícias On 18 June, the two teams met again at the Estádio Nacional. Bordeaux took an early lead through Kargu in the eighth minute and held a 1–0 advantage at half-time. Benfica were unable to equalise until the 90th minute, when Arsénio scored to force extra time. After a goalless first period of sudden-death extra time, the match proceeded to a second period, during which Julinho scored in the 146th minute to give Benfica the victory and secure the trophy on home soil.A Taça Latina para o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06330.051.12459 Diário de Notícias 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 October 1949 7 May 1950 26 21 3 2 86 33 yes Latin Cup 10 June 1950 18 June 1950 3 2 1 0 8 4 yes Total 29 23 4 2 94 37 yes Primeira Divisão 1949–50 Primeira Divisão League table main WDL QR 2 BEN Benfica SCP Sporting CP ATL Atlético CP BEL Belenenses POR Porto 21 3 2 86 33 C 19 1 6 91 35 11 8 7 53 42 10 7 9 36 41 12 2 12 61 52 green1 Qualified for the Latin Cup EC complete Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W Position 2/2/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 ForaDeJogo Matches 1 9 October 1949 Braga 2–3 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-10-09-sc-braga-benfica/8412 Benfica Diamantino 7 Brandão 40 6 Pipi 69 76 Arsénio Braga Campo da Ponte Vieira da Costa W 2 16 October 1949 Benfica 4–0 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-10-16-benfica-atletico-cp/8322 Atlético Julinho 17 67 Pipi 31 pen Rosário 76 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande José Serandezes W 3 23 October 1949 Belenenses 1–6 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-10-23-belenenses-benfica/8360 Benfica Diógenes 22 16 55 Gil 49 pen Pipi 76 Julinho 82 8 Melão Lisbon Estádio José Manuel Soares Paulo de Oliveira W 4 30 October 1949 Benfica 5–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-10-30-benfica-olhanense/8328 Olhanense Rosário 31 Julinho 43 83 89 Gil 60 70 Eminêncio Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Vieira da Costa W 5 6 November 1949 Benfica 1–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-11-06-benfica-academica-oaf/8326 Académica Gil 51 6 Bentes Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Libertino Domingues D 6 13 November 1959 O Elvas 1–0 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-11-13-o-elvas-benfica/8477 Benfica Manuelito 76 Elvas Estádio Municipal de Elvas Paulo de Oliveira L 7 20 November 1949 Benfica 4–0 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-11-20-benfica-vitoria-sc/8330 Vitória de Guimarães Gil 4 23 Julinho 15 Raul Pascoal 80 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Domingos Miranda W 8 27 November 1949 Lusitano VRSA 2–3 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-11-27-lusitano-vrsa-benfica/8490 Benfica Calvinho 1 Pedroto 9 22 Julinho Rosário 29 Pipi 83 pen Vila Real de Santo António Campo de Jogos Francisco Gomes Socorro Cunha Pinto W 9 4 December 1949 Benfica 4–0 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-12-04-benfica-estoril-praia/8331 Estoril Praia Julinho 27 30 80 Rosário 67 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Cunha Pinto W 10 11 December 1949 Sporting 1–2 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-12-11-sporting-benfica/8334 Benfica Correira 52 46 Pipi 85 Julinho Lisbon Paulo de Oliveira W 11 18 December 1949 Benfica 6–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1949-12-18-benfica-vitoria-fc/8329 Vitória de Setúbal Julinho 3 27 82 Pipi 34 Fontes 46 pen Rosário 67 89 Pereira Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Adriano Gonçalves W 12 2 January 1950 Porto 0–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-01-02-fc-porto-benfica/8373 Benfica 25 Julinho Porto Campo da Constituição Reis Santos W 13 8 January 1950 Benfica 7–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-01-08-benfica-sc-covilha/8325 Covilhã Julinho 10 54 Melão 34 66 Arsénio 37 49 Moreira 56 42 Tomé Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 14 22 January 1950 Benfica 4–2 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-01-22-benfica-sc-braga/8327 Braga Julinho 32 Melão 62 Pipi 70 pen 75 pen 23 61 Arias Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 15 29 January 1950 Atlético 1–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-01-29-atletico-cp-benfica/8347 Benfica Martinho 48 1 Julinho Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha D 16 5 February 1950 Benfica 1–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-02-05-benfica-belenenses/8323 Belenenses Gil 7 45 pen Fernandes Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande D 17 12 February 1950 Olhanense 1–2 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-02-12-olhanense-benfica/8425 Benfica Fernando Cabrita 19 25 Julinho Rodrigues 53 o.g. Olhão Estádio Padinha W 18 19 February 1950 Académica 3–4 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-02-19-academica-oaf-benfica/8399 Benfica Bentes 25 Duarte 32 55 44 75 Julinho 60 Arsénio 74 Melão Coimbra W 19 26 February 1950 Benfica 3–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-02-26-benfica-o-elvas/8332 O Elvas Pipi 53 pen Teixeira 72 Arsénio 89 4 Patalino Santarém Campo Alfredo Aguiar 16,000 W 20 5 March 1950 Vitória de Guimarães 3–5 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-03-05-vitoria-sc-benfica/8451 Benfica Coelho 15 89 Magalhães 60 6 Rosário 13 48 Teixeira 80 82 Pipi Guimarães Campo da Amorosa W 21 12 March 1950 Benfica 4–1 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-03-12-benfica-lusitano-vrsa/8333 Lusitano VRSA Arsénio 34 38 Pipi 75 Lima 85 32 Vasques Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 22 19 March 1950 Estoril Praia 1–2 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-03-19-estoril-praia-benfica/8464 Benfica Vieira 50 46 Julinho 47 Arsénio Estoril W 23 16 April 1950 Benfica 2–3 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-04-16-benfica-sporting/8321 Sporting Pipi 8 pen Julinho 25 12 Correia 19 Martins 30 Vasques Lisbon Estádio Nacional Reis Santos L 24 23 April 1950 Vitória de Setúbal 1–2 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-04-23-vitoria-fc-benfica/2862752 Benfica 29 Pascoal 31 Julinho 47 Arsénio 65 75 Pipi Setúbal Campo dos Arcos Adriano Gonçalves W 25 30 April 1950 Benfica 3–2 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-04-30-benfica-fc-porto/8324 Porto Pipi 28 Pascoal 81 85 35 87 Vital Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Libertino Domingues W 26 7 May 1950 Covilhã 3–4 https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo/1950-05-07-sc-covilha-benfica/8386 Benfica Livramento 39 45 89 Tomé 15 54 Julinho 65 o.g. Pedro 88 Pascoal Covilhã Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto Vieira da Costa W Taça de Portugal The Cup was not organized in the 1949–50 season because the Estádio Nacional was the host venue for the Latin Cup. Latin Cup 1950 Latin Cup Semi-Final 10 June 1950 18:05 3–0 Benfica Portugal Rosário 7 Pipi 27 Arsénio 76 Italy Lazio November 2025 Estádio Nacional do Jamor Oeiras, Portugal Julián Arqué (Spain) W Final 11 June 1950 3–3 Benfica Portugal Arsénio 3 Corona 17 Pascoal 56 France Bordeaux Doye 21 36 Persillon 43 y Estádio Nacional do Jamor Oeiras, Portugal Todjam (France) D Replay 18 June 1950 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) Benfica Portugal Arsénio 90 Julinho 146 France Bordeaux Kargu 8 Estádio Nacional do Jamor Oeiras, Portugal 25,000 Giacomo Bertolio (Italy) W Friendlies 10 July 1949 Nacional 1–1 Benfica Funchal Estádio dos Barreiros D 14 July 1949 Marítimo 2–3 O 2º encontro do Benfica no Funchal http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12064#!9 Diário de Noticias Benfica Funchal W 17 July 1949 Marítimo 4–2 Benfica Funchal L Manuel Jordão Cup 1 September 1949 Benfica 3–0 Os primeiros encontros da nova época http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12127#!3 Diário de Noticias Barreirense Lisbon W 5 September 1949 União Montemor 0–2 Boa vitória do Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12131#!4 Diário de Noticias Benfica Montemor-o-Novo Parque Desportivo Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo W Preparation Cup 11 September 1949 Benfica 1–1 Benfica e Atlético empataram http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12139 Diário de Noticias Atlético Lisbon D Preparation Cup 18 September 1949 Benfica 0–1 O Sporting venceu o Benfica por 1–0 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12148#!8 Diário de Noticias Sporting 89 Albano Lisbon L Costa Neves Cup 22 September 1949 O Elvas 0–4 Elvas 0–4 Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12155#!4 Diário de Noticias Benfica Arsénio Rosário Elvas Estádio Municipal de Elvas W 23 September 1949 Benfica 0–1 Sporting Lisbon Estádio Nacional L Preparation Cup 25 September 1949 Benfica 3–1 Benfica 3-–1 Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12159#!8 Diário de Noticias Belenenses Corona 30 Arsénio53 89 Pinto de Almeida 65 Lisbon W Preparation Cup 2 October 1949 Benfica 2–0 O Benfica isolou-se no 2º posto http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05785.049.12168 Diário de Noticias Oriental Arsénio37 51 Lisbon W 14 November 1949 CF Estremoz 2–10 Benfica Estremoz Campo Municipal de Estremoz W Guilherme Espírito Santo Cup 8 December 1949 Benfica 7–1 Na festa de homenagem a Guilherme Espirito Santo http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12241#!3 Diário de Noticias Académica Curado 11 o.g. Julinho 27 Pipi 49 Raul Pascoal 55 Arsénio 59 Teixeira 65 Calado 80 Rosa Lisbon W Aníbal Costa Rendas Cup 25 December 1949 Vitória de Setúbal 1–1 Benfica e Vitória empatam http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12258#!7 Diário de Noticias Benfica Nunes 4 Julinho 9 Setúbal Campo dos Arcos D 15 January 1950 Benfica 2–5 Os argentinos reafirmaram a qualidade do seu futebol http://casacomum.org/cc/diario_de_lisboa/dia?ano=1950&mes=01 Diário de Noticias San Lorenzo Arsénio 2 Rosário 90 Silva 33 53 Uñate 36 Pappa 47 Martorell 80 Lisbon Estádio Nacional L 22 January 1950 Benfica 4–2 O Benfica venceu o Racing por 4–2 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05786.050.12286#!7 Diário de Noticias Racing Rosário 43 62 Pipi 67 Julinho 80 Simes 81 Bravo 87 Lisbon Estádio Nacional W City of Silves Cup 13 February 1950 Silves 1–5 Benfica Silves Estádio Francisco Vieira W 1 April 1950 Salvaterrense 0–11 Benfica Salvaterra de Magos Parque de Jogos Clube Desportivo Salvaterrense W 39th Anniversary of Barreirense 11 April 1950 Barreirense 0–4 Benfica Barreiro Campo do Rossio W 8 May 1950 Desportivo Castelo Branco 1–4 Benfica W 9 May 1950 Os Gouveeenses 2–8 Benfica Gouveia Estádio Municipal do Farvão W 28th May Cup 28 May 1950 Benfica 3–2 Dois bons desafios assinalaram condignamente a inauguração do Estádio de Braga http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06330.051.12436#!4 Diário de Noticias Sporting Braga Estádio 1º de Maio W 29 May 1950 Ovarense 3–4 Benfica Ovar Estádio Marques da Silva W Player statistics The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Ted Smith (manager). 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 1949-50 season via transfer, with more details in the following section. Primeira Divisão Latin Cup 1 POR Eduardo Gomes GK 2 0 0 0 1 POR José Bastos GK 6 0 3 0 1 POR Mário da Rosa GK 16 0 0 0 1 POR Rogério Contreiras GK 2 0 0 0 POR António Lourenço DF 0 0 0 0 POR António Manuel DF 0 0 0 0 2 POR Jacinto Marques DF 26 0 3 0 3 POR Félix Antunes DF 25 0 3 0 4 POR Joaquim Fernandes DF 26 0 3 0 POR António Clemente MF 1 0 0 0 POR Francisco Calado FW 0 0 0 0 POR Francisco Ferreira MF 26 0 1 0 5 POR José da Costa MF 3 0 3 0 6 POR Francisco Moreira MF 26 1 3 0 POR Alfredo Melão FW 11 6 0 0 POR Diamantino Lima FW 1 1 0 0 POR Espírito Santo FW 1 0 0 0 POR Gil FW 8 7 0 0 POR Teixeira FW 3 3 0 0 7 POR José Rosário MF 21 6 2 1 7 POR Raul Pascoal FW 7 5 1 1 8 POR Rogério Pipi FW 25 16 3 1 9 POR Julinho FW 22 28 3 1 10 POR Eduardo José Corona FW 7 0 3 1 11 POR Arsénio Duarte FW 26 10 3 3 |} Transfers In Position Player From Fee Ref DF António Lourenço SacavenenseUndisclosed FW Raul Pascoal PortimonenseUndisclosed Out Position Player To Fee Ref GK Pinto Machado NavalUndisclosed DF Álvaro Gaspar Pinto AlcanenenseUndisclosed DF Rogério Fontes Vitória de SetúbalUndisclosed FW Domingos Cadete O ElvasUndisclosed FW Vítor Baptista da Costa SanjoanenseUndisclosed References Category:S.L. Benfica seasons Benfica Category:Portuguese football championship–winning seasons