1938–39 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica 1938–39 President Júlio Ribeiro da Costa Head coach Lippo Hertzka Estádio das Amoreiras Primeira Divisão 3rd Taça de Portugal Final Campeonato de Lisboa 3rd Espírito Santo (13) Espírito Santo (23) Benfica 10–1 Casa Pia(16 April 1939) Nacional 0–9 Benfica(27 May 1939) Porto 6–1 Benfica (11 June 1939) _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 _redborder _collarwithbodywhite _redborder FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1937–38 1939–40 The 1938–39 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 34th season in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 September 1938 to 30 June 1939. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and in the Campeonato de Lisboa. Benfica entered the season aiming to defend its league title and to reclaim both the Campeonato de Lisboa and the Campeonato de Portugal now rebranded as Taça de Portugal. The team finished third in the regional championship and third in the Primeira Divisão after narrowly missing out on the title in a decisive final-day draw against Porto. In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica produced a remarkable comeback in the semi-finals but ultimately fell 4–3 to Académica in the final. Season summary Benfica entered the season seeking a fourth consecutive league title, as well as the Campeonato de Portugal and the Campeonato de Lisboa, competitions it had failed to win in each of the previous three seasons. After guiding the team to a third straight league championship, Hungarian coach Lippo Hertzka remained in charge for his third year at the club. During the off-season, Domingos Lopes left for Lusitano VRSA, while Pedro Ferreira departed to join Belenenses. The club’s main arrivals were Alexandre Brito from Lusitano de Évora and António Martins from Sporting. Before the start of the Campeonato de Lisboa, Benfica played three friendlies, recording one win, one draw and one loss. Two of these matches were against rivals Belenenses and Sporting, including a 3–3 draw with Sporting.Benfica e Sporting empataram 3–3 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07024#!8 Diário de Lisboa Benfica began the Campeonato de Lisboa with an away match against Sporting in the first Derby de Lisboa of the season, losing 2–1.Sporting bateu o Benfica por 2–1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07048#!5 Diário de Lisboa The team responded with two victories over Carcavelinhos and União de Lisboa, but on the fourth matchday suffered a 4–0 defeat to Belenenses, dropping to third place, three points off the top.O Belenenses venceu o Benfica por 4–0 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07068#!8 Diário de Lisboa Benfica opened November with a win over Casa Pia before hosting Sporting, earning a 3–2 victory and drawing level on points with both Belenenses and Sporting.O Benfica venceu o Sporting por 3–2 num jogo emocionante http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07098#!4 Diário de Lisboa On the seventh matchday, a surprising 2–0 loss to CarcavelinhosO Carcavelinhos bateu inesperadamente o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07105#!4 Diário de Lisboa left the team one point behind both rivals. Benfica defeated União de Lisboa in the following round, but a 1–1 draw with Belenenses practically handed the title to Sporting or Belenenses, as Benfica would need both teams to lose their final match.O Belenenses empatou com o Benfica por 1–1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07119#!5 Diário de Lisboa A subsequent 3–2 loss to Casa Pia meant Benfica finished in third place, four points behind champions Sporting. Before the start of the Primeira Divisão, Benfica played two Christmas friendly matches. On 25 December, a 4–4 draw with Porto, and six days later a 5–1 win over Barreirense.Benfica e Porto empataram 4–4 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07133#!10 Diário de LisboaBenfica derrotou o Belenenses por 4–1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07139#!9 Diário de Lisboa The team began their league title defence with a 4–0 win over Académica, followed by a 1–0 away victory against Sporting in the third Derby de Lisboa of the season.Benfica e Belenenses venceram respectivamente Sporting e Casa Pia http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07152#!4 Diário de Lisboa Benfica closed the month with a 4–3 away win over Académico F.C., ending the third matchday in first place. On 29 January, Benfica hosted Belenenses, losing 4–3 after having taken a three-goal lead by the 19th minute, dropping to second place, two points behind Porto.O Belenenses venceu o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07166#!4 Diário de Lisboa A subsequent 1–1 draw with Barreirense left the team one point behind both rivals. Benfica concluded February with a 1–0 win over Casa Pia. On 5 March, Benfica hosted Porto in the first O Clássico of the season, winning 4–1 and cutting their rival’s lead to one point.Vitória merecida do Benfica sobre o Porto http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07201#!5 Diário de Lisboa The result was followed by a 3–3 draw with Académica, but Benfica remained one point behind as Porto also dropped points. On 19 March, Benfica faced Sporting for the fourth time that season, losing 4–1 and falling to third place, three points off the top.Sporting,4 - Benfica,1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07216#!4 Diário de Lisboa The team responded with a 5–2 win over Académico F.C.. With no margin for error remaining, Benfica visited Belenenses on 2 April, winning 3–2 in a hard-fought match. With Sporting drawing and Porto losing, Benfica drew level with the former and moved to within two points of the latter.Benfica,3 - Belenenses,2 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05765.029.07230#!4 Diário de Lisboa The team won their subsequent matches, scoring 14 goals, leaving the title to be decided on the final matchday. On the final matchday, with Sporting and Benfica level on points and Porto two points ahead, Benfica faced Porto in a decisive O Clássico at the Campo da Constituição. Due to having the best record in the three-way head-to-head among the contenders, three victories against Porto’s and Sporting’s one each, Benfica would win the league with a victory, even if Sporting also won their match. Porto opened the scoring through Costuras in the second minute, but Rogério equalised for Benfica in the seventh. Santos restored Porto’s lead in the 44th minute, allowing the home team to reach halftime ahead. Alexandre Brito levelled the match again in the 47th minute, but a second goal from Santos in the 61st minute put Porto 3–2 up. Brito responded immediately with his second goal of the match to make it 3–3. Knowing that only a win would secure the title, Benfica pressed intensely for a fourth goal, and a last-minute effort, celebrated by the Benfica player, appeared to have earned the championship. However, the referee disallowed the goal for unknown reasons, and the match ended 3–3, leaving Benfica in third place.O FC Porto campeão http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05765.029.07252#!4 Diário de Lisboa After the conclusion of the league, Benfica entered the Taça de Portugal, dispatching Luso Beja 8–1 on aggregate in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, the team defeated CD Nacional 13–1 on aggregate, setting up another O Clássico in the semi-finals. A heavy 6–1 loss in the first leg left Benfica on the brink of elimination,Porto 6-1 Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05765.029.07308#!4 Diário de Lisboa but on 18 June, in the second leg, a 6–0 victory over Porto, featuring doubles from Espírito Santo and Valadas, secured the club’s place in the final.Quando o Benfica vencia por 6-0 o Porto abandona o campo http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05765.029.07316#!4 Diário de Lisboa On 25 June, Benfica faced Académica in the Taça de Portugal final, losing 4–3.A Académica venceu o Benfica por 4–3 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05765.029.07324#!8 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 8 January 1939 23 April 1939 14 9 3 2 44 24 yes Taça de Portugal 14 May 1939 25 June 1939 7 5 0 2 31 11 yes Campeonato de Lisboa 2 October 1938 22 December 1938 10 5 1 4 23 18 yes Total 31 19 4 8 98 53 yes Primeira Divisão 1938–39 Primeira Divisão League table main WDL Q 2 POR Porto SCP Sporting CP BEN Benfica BEL Belenenses ACA Académica 10 3 1 57 20 C 10 2 2 44 17 9 3 2 44 24 6 1 7 38 29 4 3 7 27 39 complete Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A Result W/W/W/L/D/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/D Position 1/2/1/2/3/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 ForaDeJogo Matches 1 8 January 1939 Benfica Académica 4–0 April 2026 Brito 4 85 Espírito Santo 50 Rogério 75 Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Cunha Pinto W 2 15 January 1939 Sporting Benfica 0–1 April 2026 17 Brito Lisbon Stadium de Lisboa Vale Ramos W 3 22 January 1939 Académico F.C. Benfica 3–4 April 2026 Castro 36 57 Mesquita 48 16 Valadas 24 Rogério 51 70 Espírito Santo Porto Estádio do Lima Gabriel Fonseca W 4 29 January 1939 Benfica Belenenses 3–4 April 2026 Albino 10 Espírito Santo 15 Cabeças 19 40 42 83 Jesus 65 Nóia Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Henrique Rosa L 5 5 February 1939 Barreirense Benfica 1–1 April 2026 Januário 60 65 Cabeças Lagos Campo Rossio Trindade Amável Carvalho D 6 26 February 1939 0–1 April 2026 Casa Pia Benfica 87 Espírito Santo Lisbon Estádio do Restelo Abel Ferreira W 7 5 March 1939 Benfica Porto 4–1 April 2026 Pinto 25 pen Brito 44 Duarte 59 Espírito Santo 60 30 Pinga Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Henrique Rosa W 8 12 March 1939 Académica Benfica 3–3 April 2026 Carneiro 52 56 Costa 60 14 Valadas 36 Rogério 76 Espírito Santo Coimbra António Palhinhas D 9 19 March 1939 Benfica Sporting 1–4 April 2026 Valadas 38 47 51 Peyroteo 72 Cruz 79 Mourão Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Eduardo Augusto L 10 26 March 1939 Benfica Académico F.C. 5–2 April 2026 Espírito Santo 7 75 Barbosa 23 Duarte 65 88 40 Oliveira 53 Pereira Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras António Palhinhas W 11 2 April 1939 Belenenses Benfica 2–3 April 2026 Jesus 2 Correia 85 14 Espírito Santo 15 Macarrão 68 Albino Lisbon Estádio José Manuel Soares Guilhermino Sarriá W 12 9 April 1939 Benfica Barreirense 1–0 April 2026 Brito 43 Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Santos Palma W 13 16 April 1939 Casa Pia Benfica 13–1 April 2026 Rogério 4 Espírito Santo 30 49 68 Valadas 31 Albino 37 pen Brito 51 82 Barbosa 60 Pinto 87 25 Dias Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras João Vaz W 14 23 April 1939 Porto Benfica 3–3 April 2026 Santos 2 61 Costuras 44 7 Rogério 47 62 Brito Porto Campo da Constituição Henrique Rosa D Taça de Portugal 1938–39 Taça de Portugal Round of 16 First leg 14 May 1939 1–5 Luso Beja Benfica 2 30 Duarte 40 Rogério 47 Barbosa 80 Brito April 2026 Estádio Condessa de Avillez Beja António Palhinhas W Second leg 21 May 1939 3–0 Benfica Luso Beja Valadas 10 85 Duarte 30 1–4 April 2026 Estádio das Amoreiras Lisbon Costa Marques W Quarter-Finals First leg 27 May 1939 0–9 Nacional Benfica 48 Valadas 32 Rogério Barbosa O Benfica venceu o Nacional http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05765.029.07292#!2 Diário de Lisboa Stadium do Lumiar Lisbon Álvaro Santos W Second leg 4 June 1939 4–0 Benfica Nacional Duarte 57 Ferreira 89 pen 13–0 April 2026 Estádio das Amoreiras Lisbon Santos Palma W Semi-Finals First leg 11 June 1939 6–1 Porto Benfica Carneiro 6 Costuras 16 69 Pinga 46 Nunes 62 81 22 Brito April 2026 Estádio do Lima Porto Santos Palma L Second leg 18 June 1939 6–0 Benfica Porto Espírito Santo 26 65 Valadas 55 71 Barbosa 60 Rogério 68 7–6 April 2026 Estádio das Amoreiras Lisbon António Palhinhas W Final 25 June 1939 4–3 Académica Benfica Pimenta 36 Gomes 46 Carneiro 52 53 9 47 Rogério 73 Brito April 2026 Estádio José Manuel Soares Lisbon António Palhinhas L Campeonato de Lisboa main WDL QR 3 2 1 SCP Sporting BEL Belenenses BEN Benfica CSP Casa Pia CAR Carcavelinhos UNL União de Lisboa 7 1 2 53 13 C 5 4 1 24 15 5 1 4 23 18 4 1 5 17 37 3 2 5 17 32 1 1 8 9 28 complete 1 2 October 1938 Sporting 2–1 April 2026 Benfica Pireza 47 Peyroteo 65 70 o.g. Galvão Lisbon Stadium de Lisboa Claudino Nunes L 2 9 October 1938 Benfica 6–0 April 2026 Carcavelinhos Espírito Santo 14 78 79 89 Valadas 16 Brito 43 Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Armelim Martins W 3 16 October 1938 15:10 União de Lisboa 1–3 April 2026 Benfica Quintas 30 46 Rogério 59 82 Espírito Santo Lisbon Campo de Santo Amaro José António Diniz W 4 23 October 1938 Belenenses 4–0 April 2026 Benfica Jesus 5 Gomes 8 Marques 73 pen Correia 89 Lisbon Estádio José Manuel Soares Abel Ferreira L 5 13 November 1938 Benfica Casa Pia 5–2 April 2026 Baptista 10 Espírito Santo 55 76 Cabeças 61 89 58 62 Barbosa Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Neves de Carvalho W 6 20 November 1938 Benfica 3–2 April 2026 Sporting Baptista 59 Cabeças 60 Olegário 76 52 64 Peyroteo Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Armelim Martins W 7 27 November 1938 Carcavelinhos 2–0 April 2026 Benfica Pratas 55 90 Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha Abel Ferreira L 8 4 December 1938 Benfica União de Lisboa 2–1 April 2026 Brito 21 Albino 76 40 Casimiro Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Adolfo Marques W 9 11 December 1938 Benfica 1–1 April 2026 Belenenses Cabeças 67 31 Soares Lisbon Estádio das Amoreiras Abel Ferreira D 10 19 December 1938 Casa Pia Benfica 3–2 April 2026 Barbosa 9 38 Marques 53 49 Duarte 60 Brito Lisbon Campo do Restelo Claudino Nunes L Non-Official matches B.S.B. Tournament 11 September 1938 Benfica 3–3 Benfica e Sporting empataram 3–3 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07024#!8 Diário de Lisboa Sporting Valadas 4 Lopes 7 Brito 13 30 Cruz 67 69 Peyroteo Lisbon Campo das Salésias Manuel da Silva D B.S.B. Tournament 18 September 1938 Benfica 1–4 O Belenenses venceu o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07032#!4 Diário de Lisboa Belenenses Espírito Santo 27 15 Jesus 18 71 Bernardo 70 Rafael Lisbon Campo das Salésias Cláudio Nunes L 25 September 1939 Barreirense 1–5 Benfica Barreiro W Christmas Tournament 25 December 1938 Porto Benfica 4–4 Benfica e Porto empataram 4–4 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07133#!10 Diário de Lisboa Porto Estádio do Lima Manuel do Vale Ramos D Christmas Tournament 1 January 1939 Belenenses 1–4 Benfica derrotou o Belenenses por 4–1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05764.028.07139#!9 Diário de Lisboa Benfica Lisbon Campo das Salésias W 3 May 1939 Marinhense Benfica 1–5 Marinha Grande Campo da Marinha Grande Aurélio Peixoto de Carvalho W Player statistics The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Lippo Hertzka (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 1938-39 season via transfer, with more details in the following section. Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal Campeonato de Lisboa 1 POR António Martins GK 12 0 7 0 9 0 1 POR Augusto Amaro GK 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 POR Mário da Rosa GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 POR Francisco Elói DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 POR Ricardo Freire DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 POR António Vieira DF 9 0 5 0 10 0 2 POR João Correia MF 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 POR Gustavo Teixeira DF 14 0 7 0 9 0 POR César Ferreira MF 1 0 1 0 1 0 POR Domingos Lopes MF 1 0 0 0 1 0 POR Francisco Baptista MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 POR Joaquim Alcobia MF 1 0 0 0 2 0 POR Raul Baptista MF 3 0 1 0 7 2 4 POR Gaspar Pinto MF 14 2 7 0 9 0 5 POR Francisco Albino MF 12 3 5 0 10 1 6 POR Francisco Ferreira MF 12 0 7 1 5 0 7 POR Feliciano Barbosa MF 13 2 7 3 8 0 POR Amadeu Cabeças FW 2 2 0 0 6 4 POR Augusto Duarte FW 4 3 3 6 1 1 POR Joaquim Macarrão FW 1 1 1 0 0 0 POR Luís Xavier FW 1 0 0 0 3 0 POR Olegário de Sousa FW 0 0 1 0 6 1 8 POR Rogério Sousa FW 9 5 7 8 2 1 9 POR Guilherme Espírito Santo FW 14 13 4 2 9 8 10 POR Alexandre Brito FW 13 9 6 3 6 3 11 POR Alfredo Valadas FW 11 4 6 8 5 1 |} Transfers In Position Player From Fee Ref GR António Martins SportingUndisclosed DF Francisco Elói BarreirenseUndisclosed MF César Ferreira SL BejaUndisclosed MF Francisco Baptista BarreirenseUndisclosed FW Alexandre Brito Lusitano de ÉvoraUndisclosed Out Position Player To Fee Ref MF Pedro Ferreira CF Os BelenensesUndisclosed FW Domingos Lopes Lusitano VRSAUndisclosed FW José Gomes BarreirenseUndisclosed References Category:S.L. 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