1959–60 S.L. Benfica season

November 2025 Benfica 1959–60 President Maurício Vieira de Brito Head coach Béla Guttmann Estádio da Luz Primeira Divisão 1st Taça de Portugal Semi-finals José Augusto (19) José Águas (30) Benfica 10–0 Angrense(12 June 1960) Sporting 3–0 Benfica(19 June 1960) _whiteborder _benfica5465 _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 _redborder _collarwithbodywhite _redborder FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 56th season in existence and the club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1959 to 30 July 1960. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão and in the Taça de Portugal. The season marked the arrival of manager Béla Guttmann, who began reshaping the squad after the club had narrowly missed the previous league title. The team responded with a strong campaign, securing their tenth Primeira Divisão championship, matching Sporting's record, losing only one league match in the season. In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica reached the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by Sporting. The season also saw the emergence of several key players who would become central to the team's success in the years that followed. Season summary After losing the league title on the final matchday, finishing level on points but with a lower goal difference than Porto, Benfica appointed Béla Guttmann as their new manager,1959: o ano em que a "traição" de Guttmann iluminou o Benfica https://www.tsf.pt/desporto/artigo/1959-o-ano-em-que-a-traicao-de-guttmann-iluminou-o-benfica/9949053 TSF replacing Otto Glória, who had coached the club for the previous five seasons. The off-season saw several departures, including long-time goalkeeper José Bastos, Mascarenhas, Fernando Caiado (who became Guttmann's assistant), António Hilário, Salvador Martins and Chino. Incoming transfers included Fernando Cruz, António Saraiva, José Augusto and José Torres. The first match of the pre-season was a 2–1 victory over CUF in the Arsénio Duarte Tribute Game. Benfica then defeated Real Oviedo 1–0 before taking part in the Taça de Honra semi-finals, where they lost 1–0 to Belenenses. They concluded the tournament by beating Atlético CP 1–0 in the third-place match.Os jogos da Taça de Honra da A.F.L http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06536.074.16440#!9 Diário de Lisboa The official season began with a 4–1 home win over Vitória de Setúbal,A marcha do campeonato http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06536.074.16450#!10 Diário de Lisboa followed by victories against Braga, Lusitano de Évora, and Boavista. Benfica then drew 1–1 away to Vitória de Guimarães,Guimarães-Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06537.075.16482#!23 Diário de Lisboa and concluded October with a 2–1 win over S.C. Covilhã, finishing the month with a two-point lead over Sporting.October league table http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06537.075.16490#!9 Diário de Lisboa In November, Benfica won all three of its league matches. On 6 December, the team hosted Porto at the Estádio da Luz, winning 2–1,Apesar da resistência do Porto o Benfica terminou o desafio na posição de vencedor http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06537.075.16539#!13 Diário de Lisboa and later drew 1–1 with Sporting at the Estádio José Alvalade.Sessenta mil pessoas assistiram no Estádio José Alvaldade ao empate entre o Sporting e o Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06537.075.16549#!13 Diário de Lisboa A subsequent 1–1 draw with Leixões, was followed by a 13–1 aggregate victory over Desportivo de Beja in the first round of the Taça de Portugal. The new year began with a goalless draw against Belenenses,O Belenenses-Benfica foi ardorosamente disputado e terminou sem golos http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06538.076.16573 Diário de Lisboa leaving Benfica level on points with Sporting at the top of the table at mid-season.Half season league table http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06538.076.16573#!9 Diário de Lisboa The team then started a winning run from 10 January to 27 March, recording nine league victories and three wins in the Taça de Portugal. They ended March with a two-point lead in the league and a one-goal advantage in their Taça de Portugal round-of-16 tie. April opened with two decisive league fixtures. Benfica first met Porto in O Clássico at the Estádio das Antas, drawing 2–2,O Benfica empatou no Porto continuando à frente da classificação do campeonato http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06538.076.16699 Diário de Lisboa a result that reduced their lead over Sporting to a single point. They then hosted Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa at the Estádio da Luz, winning 4–3 and extending the advantage to three points with two matches remaining.O Benfica caminha para o título http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06538.076.16708#!21 Diário de Lisboa On the following matchday, Benfica defeated Leixões 2–1 to secure their tenth league title, drawing level with Sporting, who had overtaken Benfica's record two years earlier.O Benfica é campeão http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06539.077.16758#!13 Diário de Lisboa In the final matchday, Benfica hosted Belenenses with the chance of becoming the first undefeated champion. Although Benfica took the lead, two goals from the visitors ended that possibility,O campeão nacional de futebol foi vitoriado pelos seus adeptos apesar de perder o último jogo http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06539.077.16779 Diário de Lisboa leaving the club to wait until the 1972–73 campaign to achieve the feat. Benfica concluded the season by resuming their campaign in the Taça de Portugal, defeating Angrense 12–0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and setting up a Derby de Lisboa semi-final against Sporting. In the first leg, played at the Estádio José Alvalade, Benfica lost 3–0, with Fernando Cruz sent off when the team was trailing 1–0.Os campeões nacionais perderam com o Sporting e o Belenenses foi ganhar ao Porto http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06539.077.16807 Diário de Lisboa A goalless draw in the second leg resulted in Benfica's elimination from the competition.Sporting, sem discussão, o melhor http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06539.077.16821#!6 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 20 September 1959 29 May 1960 26 20 5 1 75 27 yes Taça de Portugal 29 November 1959 25 June 1960 10 8 1 1 47 7 yes Total 36 28 6 2 116 34 yes Primeira Divisão 1959–60 Primeira Divisão League table main WDL QR 2 BEN Benfica SCP Sporting CP BEL Belenenses POR Porto CUF CUF Barreiro 20 5 1 75 27 C 19 5 2 82 20 15 6 5 58 25 13 4 9 48 36 10 5 11 36 39 green1 Qualified for the European Cup EC complete Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/L Position 5/2/2/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 ForaDeJogo Matches 1 20 September 1959 16:00 Benfica 4–1 April 2026 Vitória de Setúbal Cavém 6 Santana 30 José Águas 44 86 55 Miguel Lisbon Estádio da Luz Reinaldo Silva W 2 27 September 1959 Braga 0–3 April 2026 Benfica 21 26 Cavém 38 Augusto Braga Estádio 28 de Maio W 3 4 October 1959 Benfica 5–3 April 2026 Lusitano de Évora Palmeiro 23 Águas 63 85 Santana 67 Augusto 75 2 Ivson 7 Jorge 45 Fialho Lisbon Estádio da Luz Virgílio Baptista W 4 11 October 1959 Boavista 0–2 April 2026 Benfica 27 Santana 61 pen Coluna Porto Estádio do Bessa Diogo Manso W 5 18 October 1959 Vitória de Guimarães 1–1 April 2026 Benfica Edmur 62 80 Augusto Guimarães Campo da Amorosa Clemente Henriques D 6 25 October 1959 15:00 Benfica 2–1 April 2026 Covilhã Torres 75 Coluna 84 28 Cardoso Lisbon Estádio da Luz Encarnação Salgado W 7 1 November 1959 16:00 Atlético 0–4 April 2026 Benfica 9 Coluna 15 Santana 63 Augusto 75 José Águas Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha Eduardo Gouveia W 8 15 November 1959 Benfica 2–1 April 2026 CUF Coluna 20 pen Torres 40 52 Pimentel Lisbon Estádio da Luz Manuel Fortunato W 9 22 November 1959 Académica 0–2 April 2026 Benfica 63 José Águas 77 Augusto Coimbra Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Clemente Henriques W 10 6 December 1959 Benfica 2–1 April 2026 Porto José Águas 19 78 Coluna 0 86 54 Humaitá 0 86 Castro Lisbon Estádio da Luz Inácio Tereso W 11 13 December 1959 Sporting 1–1 April 2026 Benfica Seminário 55 59 Augusto Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade Raul Martins D 12 20 December 1959 Benfica 1–1 April 2026 Leixões Augusto 68 85 Silva Lisbon Estádio da Luz Fernado Velez D 13 3 January 1960 Belenenses 0–0 April 2026 Benfica Belém Estádio do Restelo D 14 10 January 1960 Vitória de Setúbal 2–3 April 2026 Benfica Bira 4 pen Mendonça 66 51 61 Cavém 64 José Águas Setúbal Campo dos Arcos W 15 17 January 1960 Benfica 2–0 April 2026 Braga José Águas 11 Santana 26 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 16 24 January 1960 Lusitano de Évora 2–3 April 2026 Benfica Ivson 53 Palmeiro 74 4 Cavém 33 Augusto 43 José Águas Évora Inácio Teresa W 17 7 February 1960 16:00 Benfica 9–0 April 2026 Boavista José Águas 10 25 30 88 Coluna 15 67 Santana 18 Augusto 71 Cavém 83 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 18 14 February 1960 Benfica 4–1 April 2026 Vitória de Guimarães Santana 35 60 Augusto 84 Cavém 88 70 Edmur Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 19 21 February 1960 16:00 Covilhã 1–4 April 2026 Benfica Suárez 61 55 Santana 67 80 Augusto 81 Coluna Covilhã W 20 6 March 1960 Benfica 2–1 April 2026 Atlético Cavém 23 Coluna 85 66 Angeja Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 21 13 March 1960 CUF 1–5 April 2026 Benfica Salvador 90 54 Saraiva 59 Cavém 79 Augusto 80 Águas 87 Coluna Barreiro Estádio Dr. Manuel de Mello Clemente Henriques W 22 20 March 1960 Benfica 5–1 April 2026 Académica Augusto 7 79 Coluna 75 Santana 80 José Águas 82 38 Miranda Lisbon Estádio da Luz Encarnação Salgado W 23 3 April 1960 Porto 2–2 April 2026 Benfica Roberto 86 Humaitá 90 11 Cavém 85 Mário João Porto Estádio das Antas Braga Barros D 24 10 April 1960 16:00 Benfica 4–3 April 2026 Sporting Augusto 1 50 Cavém 10 José Águas 26 19 Seminário 81 Monteiro 84 Soares Lisbon Estádio da Luz Clemente Henriques W 25 15 May 1960 Leixões 1–2 April 2026 Benfica Oliveirinha 7 5 Cavém 12 Augusto Matosinhos Campo da Santana W 26 29 May 1960 Benfica 1–2 April 2026 Belenenses José Augusto 34 43 Matateu 63 Tonho Lisbon Estádio da Luz L Taça de Portugal First round First leg 29 November 1959 Desportivo de Beja 0–8 Benfica 7 40 Cavém 28 41 79 José Águas 51 Santana 73 Augusto 77 Coluna Beja Estádio Municipal José Frederico Ulrich Marcos Lobato W Second leg 27 December 1959 Benfica 5–1 Desportivo de Beja José Águas 7 55 Mendes 20 Augusto 52 Coluna 71 61 José Caraballo 13–1 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W Second round First leg 31 January 1960 Oliveirense 2–3 Benfica 10 Coluna 26 Santana 48 Cavém Oliveira de Azeméis W Second leg 1 March 1960 Benfica 5–0 Oliveirense José Águas 8 66 Augusto 35 Coluna 84 Santana 85 8–2 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Manuel Fragata W Round of 16 First leg 23 March 1960 Vianense 1–2 Benfica 17 Santana 67 Mário João Viana do Castelo Estádio Dr. José de Matos Porfírio Silva W Second leg 24 April 1960 Benfica 6–0 Vianense Santana 11 42 65 José Águas 33 44 Neto 77 pen 8–1 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Inácio Tereso W Quarter-Finals First leg 5 May 1960 Angrense 0–2 Benfica 24 Augusto 50 Cavém Lisbon Estádio da Luz W Second leg 12 June 1960 Benfica 10–0 Angrense Augusto 14 36 pen 85 Cavém 16 Coluna 24 72 José Águas 35 49 71 Santana 80 12–0 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Virgílio Baptista W Semi-Finals First leg 19 June 1960 Sporting 3–0 Benfica Hugo Sarmento 55 Diego Arizaga 73 Juan Seminario 82 Cruz Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade Francisco Guerra L Second leg 25 June 1960 Benfica 0–0 Sporting 0–3 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Caetano Nogueira D Friendlies Tribute to Arsénio Duarte 30 August 1959 CUF 1–2 Benfica Barreiro Campo Santa Bárbara W 1 September 1959 Benfica 1–0 Real Oviedo Lisbon Estádio da Luz W Taça de HonraOfficial AFL tournament.Semi-final 6 September 1959 Beleneneses 1–0 Benfica Yaúca 56 Lisbon Estádio Nacional L Taça de Honra3rd/4th place 13 September 1959 Benfica 1–0 Atlético José Águas 1 Lisbon Estádio Nacional Fernando Martins W 1 October 1959 Benfica 2–1 TJ Rudá hvězda Brno Cavém Lisbon Estádio da Luz W National Champions' Celebration 16 June 1960 Benfica 1–0 Monaco Joaquim Santana Lisbon Estádio da Luz W Player statistics The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Béla Guttman (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant 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 1959-60 season via transfer, with more details in the following section. Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal 1 POR Costa Pereira GK 24 0 10 0 1 POR José Barroca GK 3 0 1 0 POR Zézinho DF 1 0 0 0 2 POR Ângelo Martins DF 7 0 6 0 2 POR Manuel Serra DF 21 0 4 0 3 POR Artur Santos DF 25 0 10 0 4 POR Mário João DF 24 1 10 0 POR Álvaro Inácio MF 0 0 1 0 POR Alfredo Abrantes MF 1 0 0 0 5 POR António Saraiva MF 10 1 4 0 5 POR José Neto MF 21 0 7 1 6 POR Fernando Cruz MF 20 0 8 0 POR António Mendes FW 1 0 2 1 POR Flávio FW 0 0 0 0 7 POR Francisco Palmeiro FW 4 1 2 0 7 POR José Augusto FW 25 19 9 7 8 POR Santana FW 24 10 9 8 9 POR José Águas FW 25 18 8 12 9 POR José Torres FW 2 2 1 0 10 POR Coluna FW 23 10 10 6 11 POR Domiciano Cavém FW 26 13 9 5 |} Transfers In Position Player From Fee Ref MF Álvaro Inácio Atlético CPUndisclosed MF António Saraiva Caldas S.C.Undisclosed FW José Augusto F.C. BarreirenseUndisclosed FW José Torres CD Torres NovasUndisclosed Out Position Player To Fee Ref DF Humberto Fernandes TorreenseUndisclosed DF Nuno TorreenseUndisclosed FW Macedo AD SanjoanenseUndisclosed DF Fernando Ferreira Atlético CPUndisclosed FW Chino MarinhenseUndisclosed References Category:S.L. Benfica seasons Benfica Category:Portuguese football championship–winning seasons