1944–45 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica 1944–45 President Augusto da Fonseca Júnior (until 18 January 1945) Félix Bermudes Head coach János Biri Estádio da Luz Primeira Divisão 1st Taça de Portugal Semi-Final Campeonato de Lisboa 2nd Rogério Pipi (16) Teixeira (37) CUF 1–8 Benfica(1 October 1944) Benfica 9–2 CUF(5 November 1944) Benfica 11–3 Salgueiros(14 January 1945) Benfica 9–1 Salgueiros(22 April 1945) Salgueiros 4–2 Benfica (15 April 1945) _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 _redborder _collarwithbodywhite _redborder FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1943–44 1945–46 The 1944–45 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 41st season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 September 1944 to 30 June 1945. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and in the Campeonato de Lisboa. Benfica entered the season seeking to defend the Taça de Portugal and reclaim both the league title and the Campeonato de Lisboa. After finishing runners-up in the regional championship, the team excelled in the national league, securing its sixth Primeira Divisão title with a three-point advantage over its rivals. In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica reached the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by Sporting after a three-match tie. Season summary Benfica entered the season aiming to defend the Taça de Portugal title won in the previous campaign, as well as to reclaim both the league championship and the Campeonato de Lisboa. Hungarian coach János Biri remained in charge for his sixth consecutive year at the club. During the off-season, the squad was reinforced with the arrivals of Félix Antunes and Francisco Moreira. The team opened its Campeonato de Lisboa campaign with a 6–3 victory over Estoril Praia, followed by wins against Atlético and CUF. These results set up two decisive early fixtures. First, Benfica hosted Belenenses, losing 1–0,O jogo Benfica-Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09826#!1 Diário de Lisboa and one week later contested the first Derby de Lisboa of the season, falling 3–2 to Sporting. With these consecutive defeats, the team dropped to third place, three points behind the league leaders.Derby http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09841#!5 Diário de Lisboa The team responded with three consecutive victories over Estoril Praia, Atlético and CUF, scoring a total of 15 goals. Benfica followed this run with a 4–2 away win against Belenenses,O encontro Benfica-Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09897#!1 Diário de Lisboa entering the final matchday two points behind Sporting. In a decisive title encounter, Benfica travelled to face Sporting, losing 2–1 and finishing the competition in second place.O Sporting é campeão de Lisboa http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09910 Diário de Lisboa Benfica opened its league campaign with a 2–0 win over Estoril Praia, followed by another victory before visiting Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa, where they won 2–0 to move level on points with Olhanense at the top of the table.O Benfica venceu o Sporting por 2-0 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09951 Diário de Lisboa In the following matchday, the team travelled to face Belenenses, securing a 3–1 victory.O Benfica venceu o Belenenses http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09965 Diário de Lisboa Benfica closed the year with a home draw against Olhanense and a 4–3 away defeat to Porto, but still finished the year in first place, one point ahead of Porto.Porto 4-3 Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09991 Diário de Lisboa The new year began with an 8–3 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal, with Espírito Santo scoring a hat-trick.O Benfica venceu em Setúbal http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.10003#!8 Diário de Lisboa The team then added further wins against Salgueiros and Vitória de Guimarães, scoring 13 goals across the two matches, before dropping points in a 1–1 draw with Estoril Praia, ending January still in first place, holding a two-point lead.O Benfica empatou com o Estoril http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10043 Diário de Lisboa Benfica began February with a 6–2 victory over Académica, followed by a 4–1 home win against Sporting.No mais importante jogo da Temporada http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10069 Diário de Lisboa However, a 2–1 home defeat to Belenenses in the next matchday reduced the team’s lead to a single point over its opponent.O Benfica dominou http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10081 Diário de Lisboa Benfica closed the month with a 3–1 win against Olhanense. On 18 March, Benfica hosted Porto in the second O Clássico of the season, securing a 7–2 victory,O Benfica venceu hoje o Porto http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10138 Diário de Lisboa and maintaining a one-point lead. A Belenenses defeat in the 15th matchday, followed by Benfica's 7–2 win over Vitória de Setúbal, extended Benfica’s advantage to three points with two matches remaining.O Benfica consolidou a sua posição de favorito http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10153#!8 Diário de Lisboa A 6–0 victory against Salgueiros secured the league title, and the team concluded the campaign with a win over Vitória de Guimarães, finishing three points clear at the top.O Sport Lisboa e Benfica campeão nacional http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10184 Diário de Lisboa After securing the league title, Benfica turned its attention to the Taça de Portugal, beginning with a round-of-16 tie against Salgueiros. The team lost the first leg 4–2,A Taça de Portugal http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10199 Diário de Lisboa but overturned the deficit with a 9–1 victory in the second leg.Dos clubes de Lisboa só o Belenenses ficou por apurar http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10213 Diário de Lisboa In the quarter-finals, Benfica defeated Belenenses 7–1 in the first leg,Benfica, Sporting, Olhanense e Setúbal venceram http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10283#!8 Diário de Lisboa before losing 5–4 in the return match,A defesa do Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10293#!4 Diário de Lisboa advancing on aggregate. In the semi-finals, a 2–1 away win over Sporting gave Benfica the advantage,O Benfica venceu por 2-1 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10301 Diário de Lisboa but a 3–2 home defeat in the second leg forced a play-off.O Sporting e o Benfica terão de jogar outra vez http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10309 Diário de Lisboa The decisive match was played on Sporting’s home ground, where Benfica was eliminated following a 1–0 loss.A classificação do Sporting http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10313#!7 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 26 November 1944 8 April 1945 18 14 2 2 79 26 yes Taça de Portugal 15 April 1945 27 June 1945 7 3 0 4 26 16 yes Campeonato de Lisboa 17 September 1944 19 November 1944 10 7 0 3 41 18 yes Total 35 24 2 9 146 60 yes Primeira Divisão 1944–45 Primeira Divisão League table main WDL QR 2 BEN Benfica BEL Sporting CP SCP Belenenses POR Porto VSE Vitória de Setúbal 14 2 2 79 26 C 13 1 4 57 37 13 1 4 72 29 9 2 7 64 48 9 1 8 44 49 complete April 2026 Results by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H Result W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W Position 3/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 ForaDeJogo Matches 1 26 November 1944 Benfica Estoril Praia 2–0 April 2026 Espírito Santo 20 Ferreira 47 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Domingos Godinho W 2 3 December 1944 Benfica Académica 6–1 April 2026 Costa 25 pen 77 80 Julinho 40 60 Arsénio 75 5 Lemos Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Domingos Miranda W 3 10 December 1944 Sporting Benfica 0–2 April 2026 4 Julinho 70 Arsénio Lisbon Stadium de Lisboa Domingos Godinho W 4 17 December 1944 Belenenses Benfica 1–3 April 2026 Correia 41 25 Arsénio 54 Teixeira 68 Julinho Lisbon Campo das Salésias Anísio Morgado W 5 24 December 1944 Benfica Olhanense 2–2 April 2026 Pipi 1 Julinho 55 42 Moreira 57 Cabrita Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande D 6 31 December 1944 4–3 April 2026 Porto Benfica Catolino 1 28 Araújo 68 76 40 Espírito Santo 65 Teixeira 69 Pipi Porto Estádio do Lima Augusto Pacheco L 7 7 January 1945 Vitória de Setúbal Benfica 3–8 April 2026 Rodrigues 15 21 35 6 75 Julinho 49 55 62 Espírito Santo 78 Arsénio 79 Pipi 87 Brito Setúbal Campo dos Arcos W 8 14 January 1945 Benfica Salgueiros 11–3 April 2026 Julinho 6 58 83 89 Arsénio 11 22 Luiz 28 29 Espírito Santo 61 Teixeira 66 82 20 86 Renato 75 Oliveira Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Carlos Canuto W 9 21 January 1945 Vitória de Guimarães Benfica 1–2 April 2026 Ferraz 4 65 Teixeira 74 Espírito Santo Guimarães Campo do Benlhevai W 10 28 January 1945 Estoril Praia Benfica 1–1 April 2026 Vieira 46 75 Pipi Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande D 11 4 February 1945 Académica Benfica 2–6 April 2026 Nini 1 Lemos 20 6 26 75 Pipi 20 54 Julinho 39 o.g. Correia Coimbra W 12 11 February 1945 Benfica Sporting 4–1 April 2026 Teixeira 32 Pipi 42 Julinho 48 Arsénio 74 8 0 83 Barrosa Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 13 18 February 1945 Benfica Belenenses 1–2 April 2026 Teixeira 83 38 87 Correia Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande L 14 25 February 1945 Olhanense Benfica 1–3 April 2026 Paulo 31 3 59 Espírito Santo 48 Arsénio 77 Pipi Olhão Estádio Padinha W 15 18 March 1945 Benfica Porto 7–2 April 2026 Pipi 21 Rui 28 Guilhar 40 o.g. Espírito Santo 72 Arsénio 78 Teixeira 81 86 63 80 Araújo Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Augusto Pacheco W 16 25 March 1945 Benfica Vitória de Setúbal 7–2 April 2026 Rui 15 Arsénio 25 Teixeira 30 38 85 89 Espírito Santo 75 10 Rodrigues 55 o.g. Pinto Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W 17 1 April 1945 Salgueiros Benfica 0–6 April 2026 11 Espírito Santo 20 Rui 23 35 75 Pipi 28 Teixeira Porto W 18 8 April 1945 Benfica Vitória de Guimarães 5–0 April 2026 Pipi 2 pen 24 72 Arlindo 77 o.g. Rui 89 Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande W Taça de Portugal 1944–45 Taça de Portugal Round of 16 First leg 15 April 1945 4–2 Salgueiros Benfica Renato 10 70 82 Paulista 68 8 Mário Rui 74 Ferreira April 2026 Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Porto Alfredo Sério L Second leg 22 April 1945 9–1 Benfica Salgueiros Espírito Santo 546 Teixeira 10 Ferreira 15 Arsénio Pipi 11–5 April 2026 Estádio do Campo Grande Lisbon Paulo de Oliveira W Quarter-Finals First leg 3 June 1945 Benfica Belenenses 7–1 Pipi 28 88 Julinho 47 Arsénio 48 Teixeira 77 85 2 Coelho April 2026 Estádio do Campo Grande Lisbon Paulo de Oliveira W Second leg 10 June 1945 5–4 Os Belenenses Benfica Silva 16 64 Pedro 30 68 Armando 31 42 66 Julinho 74 Teixeira 86 Arsénio 6–11 April 2026 Estádio José Manuel Soares Lisbon L Semi-Finals First leg 17 June 1945 1–2 Sporting Benfica Correia 78 3 Alcobia 30 Julinho April 2026 Stadium de Lisboa Lisbon Carlos Canuto W Second leg 24 June 1945 2–3 Benfica Sporting Espírito Santo 41 Ferreira 90 88 Teixeira April 2026 Estádio do Campo Grande Lisbon Vieira da Costa L Play-off 27 June 1945 1–0 Sporting Benfica Albano 67 5–4 April 2026 Stadium de Lisboa Lisbon Carlos Canuto L Campeonato de Lisboa main WDL QR 3 2 1 SCP Sporting BEN Benfica BEL Belenenses EST Estoril Praia CUF CUF ACP Atlético 8 2 0 28 17 C 7 0 3 41 18 5 1 4 23 20 3 2 5 23 31 2 1 7 20 40 1 2 7 20 29 complete 1 17 September 1944 Benfica Estoril Praia 6–3 April 2026 Espírito Santo 11 Arsénio 18 Teixeira 26 32 48 89 76 Petrak Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Andrade Pinto W 2 24 September 1944 Atlético Benfica 1–5 April 2026 540 Teixeira 45 Pipi Lisbon Campo de Santo Amaro Domingos Godinho W 3 1 October 1944 CUF 1–8 April 2026 Benfica Costa Pipi Silva Espírito Santo Teixeira Lisbon Campo Bairro Padre Cruz António Serrano W 4 8 October 1944 Benfica Belenenses 0–1 April 2026 50 Correia Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Filipe Gameiro Pereira L 5 15 October 1944 Benfica Sporting 2–3 April 2026 Teixeira 48 Ferreira 58 4 77 Peyroteo 55 Gomes Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Andrade Pinto L 6 22 October 1944 Estoril Praia Benfica 1–3 April 2026 1 5 Pires 13 Teixeira Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Domingos Godinho W 7 29 October 1944 Benfica Atlético 3–2 April 2026 Teixeira 20 Ferreira 22 Pires 49 46 Rosário Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha José Serandezes W 8 5 November 1944 Benfica CUF 8–2 April 2026 Teixeira 43 Julinho Espírito Santo 35 o.g. Pinto Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande Carlos Canuto W 9 12 November 1944 Belenenses Benfica 2–4 April 2026 14 Pipi 23 81 Teixeira 88 Espírito Santo Lisbon Estádio José Manuel Soares Domingos Godinho W 10 19 November 1944 Sporting Benfica 1–2 April 2026 Canário 13 Peyroteo 79 27 Julinho Lisbon Stadium de Lisboa Andrade Pinto L Non-Official matches Viseu City Cup 10 September 1944 Benfica Porto 3–4 As indicações fornceidas http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09774#!9 Diário de Lisboa Viseu Estádio do Fontelo L 5 October 1944 Vitória de Setúbal Benfica 1–1 O Benfica em Setúbal http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09821#!9 Diário de Lisboa Pereira 87 14 Espírito Santo Setúbal Campo dos Arcos Cunha Pinto D Farewell to Valadas 1 December 1944 Benfica Mixed XI 4–5 A despedida de Valadas http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09935#!11 Diário de Lisboa Julinho Jordão Rogério Peyroteo Palma Soeiro Micael Soeiro Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande L 1 January 1945 Vila Real Benfica 5–8 O Benfica em Vila Real http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05775.039.09993#!2 Diário de Lisboa Vila Real Campo do Calvário 4000 W 26 February 1945 Sport Lagos e Benfica Benfica 1–10 Lagos Campo Rossio Trindade W 2 April 1945 Varzim Benfica 2–2 Póvoa do Varzim Estádio do Varzim SC D 29 April 1945 Barreirense Benfica 2–1 Barreiro Campo do Rossio L Francisco Albino Cup 13 May 1945 Benfica Sporting 1–3 O festival de despedida http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10256#!4 Diário de Lisboa Lisbon Estádio do Campo Grande L 14 May 1945 CD Onze Unidos Benfica 1–3 Montijo Campo Luís Almeida Fidalgo W 20 May 1945 Benfica Barreirense 1–1 Benfica e Barreirense empataram http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=05776.040.10268#!2 Diário de Lisboa Lisbon Stadium de Lisboa Mário Ribeiro Santos W 27 May 1945 Évora Mixed XI Benfica 2–5 Évora Campo Estrela 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 1944-45 season via transfer, with more details in the following section. Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal Campeonato de Lisboa 1 POR António Martins GK 5 0 1 0 8 0 1 POR Mário da Rosa GK 13 0 6 0 2 0 POR Artur Teixeira DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 POR César Ferreira DF 2 0 0 0 10 0 POR Félix Antunes DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 POR José Climaco DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 POR Mário Galvão DF 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 POR Gaspar Pinto DF 18 0 6 0 3 0 3 POR Eduardo Cerqueira DF 13 0 7 0 1 0 POR António Carvalho MF 0 0 0 0 6 0 POR Guia Costa MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 POR Jacinto Marques MF 1 0 2 0 1 0 POR João Silva MF 5 0 0 0 6 1 POR Joaquim Alcobia MF 0 0 6 1 0 0 POR Manuel Jordão MF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 POR Francisco Albino MF 9 0 0 0 7 0 5 POR Francisco Moreira MF 16 0 4 0 6 0 6 POR Francisco Ferreira MF 18 1 7 3 9 2 POR Carlos Brito FW 1 1 1 0 0 0 POR Francisco Pires FW 0 0 0 0 2 3 POR José Luiz FW 1 2 0 0 0 0 POR Manuel da Costa FW 2 3 0 0 8 1 7 POR Espírito Santo FW 16 11 5 4 10 5 7 POR Mário Rui FW 5 4 3 1 0 0 8 POR Arsénio Duarte FW 17 10 7 5 6 1 9 POR Julinho FW 13 14 6 4 5 4 10 POR Joaquim Teixeira FW 17 14 7 5 10 18 11 POR Rogério Pipi FW 16 16 7 3 9 5 |} Transfers In Position Player From Fee Ref DF Félix Antunes C.F. Os UnidosUndisclosed MF Francisco Moreira BarreirenseUndisclosed Out Position Player From Fee Ref DF Chico Vitória Portimonense S.C.Undisclosed FW Cascais Naval 1º de MaioUndisclosed FW Miguel Lourenço Estoril PraiaUndisclosed References Category:S.L. Benfica seasons Benfica Category:Portuguese football championship–winning seasons