1941–42 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica 1941–42 President Augusto da Fonseca Júnior Head coach János Biri Estádio do Campo Grande Primeira Divisão 1st Taça de Portugal Quarter-Final Campeonato de Lisboa 2nd Francisco Rodrigues (16) Francisco Rodrigues (25) Benfica 10–0 Os Fósforos(2 November 1941) Benfica 0–5 Sporting (14 December 1941) _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 _redborder _collarwithbodywhite _redborder FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1940–41 1942–43 The 1941–42 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 38th season in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 September 1941 to 30 June 1942. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and in the Campeonato de Lisboa. Benfica entered the season aiming to reclaim the major domestic titles after three years without a league championship. In the third season of Lippo Hertzka, the team strengthened its squad and began strongly, winning all pre-season friendlies and starting well in both the Campeonato de Lisboa and the Primeira Divisão. Despite losing the regional title to Sporting, Benfica recovered in the national league, overcoming mid-season setbacks to build a decisive lead and ultimately secure its fourth league championship with two matches remaining. The season ended with elimination in the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal following a Derby defeat to Sporting. Season summary Benfica entered the season seeking to win its fourth league title, having failed to secure the championship in the previous three seasons, as well as to reclaim both the Taça de Portugal and the Campeonato de Lisboa, competitions it had been unable to defend in the preceding campaign. Hungarian coach János Biri remained in charge for his third year at the club. During the off-season, Alexandre Brito and Francisco Baptista departed for Unidos de Lisboa, while Manuel da Costa joined from Académica. Before of the start of the Campeonato de Lisboa, Benfica played three friendlies against rivals Porto, Belenenses,O Benfica venceu o Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08213#!4 Diário de Lisboa and Sporting,Os encarnados obtiveram uma boa vitória http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08220#!12 Diário de Lisboa winning all three matches. The team opened its Campeonato de Lisboa campaign with two victories over Carcavelinhos and Unidos de Lisboa, scoring eleven goals across both games. Benfica closed the month with a 2–2 away draw against Belenenses, ending the third matchday in second place, one point behind leaders Sporting.O Benfica e o Belenenses empataram http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08240#!4 Diário de Lisboa Benfica opened December with a 10–0 victory over Os Fósforos, but on 9 December the team travelled to face Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa, losing 3–2 after having taken a two-goal lead into half-time.O Sporting reconquistou o primeiro lugar http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08254#!5 Diário de Lisboa The squad reacted with five consecutive wins, including a 4–3 triumph over Belenenses,O Benfica venceu dificilmente os Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08276#!5 Diário de Lisboa and entered the final matchday one point behind the leaders.League table http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08282#!5 Diário de Lisboa In the decisive last round, Benfica hosted Sporting but were defeated 5–0, relinquishing the title.O Sporting continua a ser campeão de Lisboa http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08289#!4 Diário de Lisboa Before the start of the Primeira Divisão, Benfica played two preparation matches, defeating both Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal.Benfica e Sporting ganharam encontros disputados no Estádio http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07133#!10 Diário de Lisboa The league campaign began with a 4–1 victory over Carcavelinhos, followed by wins against Académico F.C. and Unidos de Lisboa, placing the team at the top of the table after the third matchday, level on points with Barreirense and Belenenses.Third matchday league table http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08336#!5 Diário de Lisboa On 8 February, Benfica suffered a 3–1 away defeat to Académica, but reacted with an 8–1 win over Olhanense. On 22 February, the team travelled to face Porto in O Clássico, losing 4–1 and ending the month in fifth place, two points behind league leaders Sporting.A vitória expressiva do Porto sobre o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08356#!5 Diário de Lisboa Benfica responded with two decisive wins, a 2–1 home victory against Belenenses on 1 March,O Benfica conseguiu vencer os Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08363#!4 Diário de Lisboa followed by a 4–1 away win over Sporting in the season's first league Derby.Não há clube como o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08371#!7 Diário de Lisboa The team closed March with three additional victories, finishing the month tied on points with Sporting at the top of the table.Eleventh matchday league table http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05768.032.08336#!5 Diário de Lisboa In April, Benfica recorded four consecutive victories, scoring four goals in each match, which allowed the team to establish a four-point lead over second place.Fifteenth matchday league table http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05769.033.11006#!5 Diário de Lisboa May began with a 3–2 away win against Olhanense, followed by a 5–1 home victory over Porto in the second O Clássico of the season, with Francisco Rodrigues scoring twice.A caminho do título de campeão http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05769.033.08434#!2 Diário de Lisboa The result preserved Benfica's four-point advantage at the top of the table. On 17 May, the team played the first of two decisive fixtures, losing 4–0 away to Belenenses,Belenenses venceu o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05769.033.08441#!5 Diário de Lisboa which reduced its lead to two points. One week later, Benfica defeated Sporting 4–3 in a crucial league encounter, restoring a four-point gap with three matches remaining.O Benfica venceu o Sporting http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05769.033.08449#!5 Diário de Lisboa The team closed the season with three additional victories, securing its fourth league title with two matches to spare. After securing the league title, Benfica entered the Taça de Portugal, beginning with a 2–0 victory over Barreirense in the round of 16, which set up a fifth Derby de Lisboa of the season in the quarter-finals. One week later, the team travelled to face Sporting, losing 4–0 and being eliminated from the competition.O Sporting eliminou o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05769.033.08485#!5 Diário de Lisboa 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 18 January 1942 14 June 1942 22 19 0 3 74 34 yes Taça de Portugal 21 June 1942 28 June 1942 2 1 0 1 2 4 yes Campeonato de Lisboa 12 October 1942 14 December 1942 10 7 1 2 39 16 yes Total 34 27 1 6 115 54 yes Primeira Divisão 1941–42 Primeira Divisão League table main WDL QR 2 BEN Benfica SCP Sporting BEL Belenenses POR Porto ACA Académica 19 0 3 74 34 C 17 0 5 93 31 12 6 4 66 32 13 2 7 77 48 13 0 9 77 51 complete rsssf.com Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/W/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W Position 4/1/2/3/2/5/3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 ForaDeJogo Matches 1 18 January 1942 Carcavelinhos Benfica 1–4 April 2026 Bernardo 89 9 Valadas 30 Costa 78 80 Teixeirinha Lisbon W 2 25 January 1942 Benfica Académico F.C. 4–1 April 2026 Valadas 21 Albino 23 Teixeirinha 26 Costa 80 88 pen Alcobia Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Vale Ramos W 3 1 February 1942 Benfica Unidos de Lisboa 2–0 April 2026 Barros 15 30 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 4 8 February 1942 Académica Benfica 3–1 April 2026 Armando 32 44 Nini 34 45 Valadas Coimbra L 5 15 February 1942 Benfica Olhanenses 8–1 April 2026 Barros 17 Conceição 18 67 81 Albino 20 Costa 65 72 Murta 79 pen 77 Gomes Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 6 22 February 1942 4–1 April 2026 Porto Benfica Correia 13 30 42 Santos 61 89 Rodrigues Porto Campo da Constituição Vasco Ataíde L 7 1 March 1942 Benfica Belenenses 2–1 April 2026 Valadas 1 Albino 15 65 Franklim Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 8 8 March 1942 Sporting Benfica 1–4 April 2026 Araújo 65 pen 42 49 Rodrigues 64 Teixeira 77 Barros Lisbon Stadium de Lisboa Domingos Miranda W 9 15 March 1942 Benfica Vitória de Guimarães 4–2 April 2026 Teixeirinha 20 Rodrigues 38 50 Pereira 70 21 69 Miguel Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 10 22 March 1942 Barreirense Benfica 0–1 April 2026 84 Teixeira Barreiro W 11 29 March 1942 Benfica Leça F.C. 5–0 April 2026 Pereira 71 Teixeira 72 75 Rodrigues 77 Barros 89 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Guilhermino Sarriá W 12 5 April 1942 Benfica Carcavelinhos 4–0 April 2026 Valadas 4 Barros 33 Pereira 38 Albino 51 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 13 12 April 1942 Académico F.C. Benfica 2–4 April 2026 Julinho 32 Marques 79 5 Valadas 6 41 Barros 65 Teixeira Porto Estádio do Lima Álvaro Santos W 14 19 April 1942 Unidos de Lisboa Benfica 2–4 April 2026 Baptista 29 60 32 85 Rodrigues 50 Teixeira 52 Valadas Lisbon Campo Bairro Padre Cruz W 15 26 April 1942 Benfica Académica 4–1 April 2026 Teixeira 29 Rodrigues 63 Valadas 69 90 49 Armando Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Paulo de Oliveira W 16 3 May 1942 Olhanense Benfica 2–3 April 2026 Santos 25 Gomes 33 17 pen Galvão 21 Rodrigues 59 Teixeira Olhão Estádio Padinha José Trindade W 17 10 May 1942 Benfica Porto 5–1 April 2026 Rodrigues 7 43 pen Costa 20 Teixeira 47 Valadas 77 62 Pratas Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Álvaro Santos W 18 10 May 1942 Belenenses Benfica 4–0 April 2026 Gilberto 28 52 73 Armando 81 Lisbon Estádio José Manuel Soares António Palhinhas L 19 24 May 1942 Benfica Sporting 4–3 April 2026 Ferreira 30 Barros 43 Rodrigues 48 Valadas 55 8 Pireza 35 Soeiro 39 Cruz Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande António Palhinhas W 20 31 May 1942 Vitória de Guimarães Benfica 1–2 April 2026 Alexandre 18 pen 65 Barros 75 Rodrigues Guimarães Campo do Benlhevai Domingos Miranda W 21 7 June 1942 Benfica Barreirense 3–2 April 2026 Teixeira 12 Rodrigues 18 José Maria 35 o.g. 80 81 Pereira Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 22 14 June 1942 Leça FC Benfica 2–5 April 2026 Chelas 20 Lúcio 76 4 Costa 30 Valadas 46 Rodrigues 63 Barros 73 Teixeira Porto W Taça de Portugal 1941–42 Taça de Portugal Round of 16 21 June 1942 2–0 Barreirense Benfica Barros 83 Valadas 86 April 2026 Estádio do Campo Grande Lisbon W Quarter-Finals 28 June 1942 4–0 Sporting Benfica Cruz 6 Peyroteo 42 Soeiro 53 Pireza 75 April 2026 Stadium de Lisboa Lisbon Vieira da Costa L Campeonato de Lisboa main WDL QR 3 2 1 SCP Sporting BEN Benfica BEL Belenenses CAR Carcavelinhos UDL Unidos de Lisboa OSF Os Fósforos 7 1 2 53 13 C 5 1 4 23 18 5 4 1 24 15 3 2 5 17 32 4 1 5 17 37 1 1 8 9 28 complete 1 12 October 1941 15:05 Benfica Carcavelinhos 7–0 April 2026 Valadas 20 Conceição 25 74 Rodrigues 29 35 38 Ferreira 55 pen Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande António Silva Pereira W 2 19 October 1941 Unidos de Lisboa Benfica 1–4 April 2026 16 Francisco Pires 30 pen Ferreira 58 Rodrigues 75 Conceição Lisbon Campo Bairro Padre Cruz W 3 26 October 1941 15:10 Belenenses 2–2 April 2026 Benfica Correia 15 Franklim 68 16 Pires 67 Rodrigues Lisbon Estádio José Manuel Soares Domingos Godinho D 4 2 November 1941 Benfica Os Fósforos 10–0 April 2026 Conceição 5 37 80 Pires 12 Rodrigues 15 38 Teixeira 20 77 Ferreira 40 Pinto 89 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande João Silva Júnior W 5 9 November 1941 15:00 Sporting 3–2 April 2026 Benfica Canário 47 Peyroteo 65 Mourão 82 32 Pires 40 Rodrigues Lisbon Stadium de Lisboa Domingos Godinho L 6 16 November 1941 Carcavelinhos Benfica 1–6 April 2026 2 Conceição 10 46 Pereira 27 34 Pires 48 Teixeira Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha Silva Pereira W 7 23 November 1941 Benfica 2–0 April 2026 Unidos de Lisboa Conceição 13 Pires 88 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande António de Almeida W 8 30 November 1941 Benfica Belenenses 4–3 April 2026 Rodrigues 26 Conceição 51 88 Pires 75 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Carlos Canuto W 9 7 December 1941 Os Fósforos Benfica 1–2 April 2026 42 Teixeira 67 Pires Lisbon Estádio Eng.º Carlos Salema Armelim Martins W 10 14 December 1941 15:00 Benfica Sporting 0–5 April 2026 18 Soeiro 33 81 Peyroteo 75 90 Cruz Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Vital da Sousa L Non-Official matches Tournament of the Four Best 21 September 1941 Benfica 3–2 Porto Lisbon Campo das Salésias W Tournament of the Four Best 28 September 1941 Benfica 2–0 Belenenses Teixeira 26 73 Lisbon Campo das Salésias Silva Pereira W Inauguration of Campo Grande 5 October 1941 Benfica Sporting 3–2 Costa 17 Pires 42 47 9 19 Peyroteo Lisbon Campo do 28 de maio Carlos Canuto W 4 January 1942 Benfica CF Os Belenenses 2–0 Costa 37 Rodrigues 80 Lisbon Estádio do Lumiar José Andrade dos Santos W 11 January 1942 Vitória de Setúbal 2–3 Benfica Setúbal Campo dos Arcos W Player statistics The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member János Biri (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 1941-42 season via transfer, with more details in the following section. Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal Campeonato de Lisboa 1 POR António Martins GK 22 0 2 0 10 0 POR Casimiro Tavares DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 POR Francisco Elói DF 6 0 0 0 3 0 POR Mário Galvão DF 8 1 0 0 6 0 2 POR Gaspar Pinto DF 20 0 2 0 10 1 3 POR Ricardo Freire DF 7 0 2 0 1 0 POR Álvaro Pereira MF 7 3 0 0 2 2 POR Joaquim Alcobia MF 9 0 0 0 10 0 4 POR César Ferreira MF 16 0 2 0 1 0 5 POR Francisco Albino MF 21 4 2 0 10 0 6 POR Francisco Ferreira MF 19 1 2 0 8 3 POR Francisco Pires MF 0 0 0 0 10 9 POR Guilherme Espírito Santo FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 POR Miguel Lourenço FW 0 0 0 0 3 0 POR Pessoa Duarte FW 0 0 0 0 1 0 POR Rui Bettencourt FW 0 0 0 0 1 0 POR Teixeirinha FW 6 4 0 0 0 0 7 POR Manuel da Costa FW 16 6 2 0 0 0 8 POR Nelo Barros FW 21 11 2 1 0 0 9 POR Francisco Rodrigues FW 18 16 2 0 9 9 10 POR Joaquim Teixeira FW 15 11 0 0 10 4 10 POR José da Conceição FW 7 3 2 0 9 10 11 POR Alfredo Valadas FW 22 12 2 1 6 1 |} Transfers In Position Player From Fee Ref FW Manuel da Costa AcadémicaUndisclosed Out Position Player To Fee Ref GR Mário da Rosa Operário VilafranquenseUndisclosed MF Francisco Baptista Unidos LisboaUndisclosed FW Alexandre Brito Unidos de LisboaUndisclosed References Category:S.L. Benfica seasons Category:Portuguese football championship–winning seasons