1966–67 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica 1966–67 President José Ferreira Queimado(until 3 July 1967) Adolfo Vieira de Brito Head coach Fernando Riera Estádio da Luz Primeira Divisão 1st Taça de Portugal Quarter-finals Fairs Cup Third round Eusébio (31) Eusébio (42) Beira-Mar 0–9 Benfica (7 May 1967) Braga 4–0 Benfica(20 November 1966) _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 _redborder _collarwithbodywhite _redborder FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1965–66 1967–68 The 1966–67 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 63st season in existence and the club's 33st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1966 to 31 July 1967. Domestically, Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão and Taça de Portugal, while internationally participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. After finishing the season without silverware for the first time in eight years, the Benfica board opted to bring back former manager Fernando Riera. José Neto, José Pérides, Domingos Fernandes, Pedras and Serafim departed, while Adolfo Calisto, José Henrique, Jaime Graça and Diamantino Costa joined the squad. The league title race was closely contested with Académica, but Benfica ultimately secured its 15th league championship. In the Taça de Portugal Benfica was eliminated by Académica, while in Europe they exited in the third round against Lokomotive Leipzig. Season summary After a trophyless campaign, the first in eight years, the board opted to bring back manager Fernando Riera. The squad underwent several changes: José Neto, José Pérides, Domingos Fernandes and Serafim departed, while Pedras, Arcanjo and Félix Guerreiro were included in a deal to bring Jaime Graça. Adolfo Calisto, José Henrique and Diamantino Costa also joined the club. Pre-season began with participation in the Torneio Costa do Sol, where Benfica defeated Atlético Madrid 2–0 in the semi-finals before losing 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur in the final. The team then embarked on a tour of the Americas, losing 4–0 to Santos in New York, defeating Club América 3–0 at the Estadio Azteca, drawing 2–2 with AEK in New York, and beating the Italian Falcons 1–0 in Toronto. Later, a 3–2 victory over Atlético sent Benfica to the final of the Taça de Honra, where they defeated Sporting 2–0. The official season began on 18 September with a 1–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães in their first league match. In the following five rounds Benfica collected four wins and one draw, including a 3–0 home victory over Sporting,Robusta Vitória do Benfica http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06571.109.20750#!21 Diário de Lisboa 21 2025-09-18 ending October with a three-point lead. In the Fairs Cup they faced Spartak Plovdiv, drawing 1–1 away and winning 3–0 at home. In the Taça de Portugal a 9–0 aggregate victory secured progression to the next round. In the league Benfica played only two matches in November, losing 4–0 away to BragaO Braga inflingiu a 1.ª derrota ao Benfica, que continua «líder» http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06572.110.20856#!25 Diário de Lisboa 25 2025-09-18 and defeating Porto 3–0 at home,O Benfica venceu o Porto http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06573.111.20873#!25 Diário de Lisboa 25 2025-09-18 maintaining a two-point advantage. In December, three wins over Sanjoanense, CUF and Vitória de Setúbal kept Benfica top of the table with a two-point lead, while in Europe they suffered a 3–1 defeat to Lokomotive Leipzig in the first leg. On 5 December, defender Luciano died after being electrocuted in a hot tub in the team's locker room due to an electrical malfunction.Luciano: a morte no Estádio da Luz numa manhã de dezembro https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/luciano-a-morte-no-estadio-da-luz-numa-manha-de-dezembro Mais Futebol 2025-09-14 Benfica began the new year with a 2–1 away defeat to Belenenses, followed by a 2–0 win over Beira-Mar and an 11–1 aggregate victory against Lusitano de Évora in the Taça de Portugal. In February, Benfica won its first three league matches before ending the month with a 1–1 draw against Sporting, finishing level on points with Académica. In March, Benfica won all four of its league fixtures: 2–0 against Atlético, 1–0 away against Académica, 4–0 against Braga (avenging the earlier away loss), and 2–1 over Lokomotive Leipzig. The team ended the month with a four-point lead but was eliminated from European competitions. April opened with a 1–1 away draw against Porto,O Benfica empatou no Porto http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06576.114.21176#!17 Diário de Lisboa 17 2025-09-14 followed by two victories over Sanjoanense and CUF. A defeat in Setúbal was offset by further wins against Belenenses and Beira-Mar, securing Benfica's 15th league title.Benfica Campeão e Académica no 2.º Lugar http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06577.115.21271#!21 Diário de Lisboa 21 2025-09-18 The season concluded with a 4–3 elimination in the Taça de Portugal quarter-finals against Académica.Aplausos ao jogo da Luz http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06578.116.21365#!25 Diário de Lisboa 25 2025-09-18 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 September 1966 7 May 1967 26 20 3 3 64 19 yes 1966-67 Primeira Divisão RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/porthist196667.html 2025-09-17 Taça de Portugal 30 October 1966 18 June 1967 6 5 0 1 22 4 yes1966-67 Taça de Portugal RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portcuphistfull.html#67 2025-09-17 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 26 October 1966 7 March 1967 4 2 1 1 7 5 yes Inter-Cities Fairs Cup UEFA https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196667.html#icfc 2025-09-17 Total 36 27 4 5 93 28 yes Primeira Divisão 1966–67 Primeira Divisão League standings main WDL QR 2 BEN Benfica ACA Académica POR Porto SCP Sporting CP VSE Vitória de Setúbal 20 3 3 64 19 C 18 4 4 50 18 17 5 4 56 22 11 8 7 36 24 10 7 9 27 25 green1 Qualification to European Cup first round EC blue1 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round ICFC ICFC ICFC yellow1 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round UCWC complete RSSSFPortugal 1966-67 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira) 2001 RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/porthist196667.html 2012-04-24April 2026 Results by round Matches 1 18 September 1966 Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 April 2026 Benfica Eusébio 42 Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Pinto Ferreira W 2 25 September 1966 Benfica 3–1 April 2026 Leixões Simões 14 Eusébio 15 penalty 85 Arnaldo 70 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Encarnação Salgado W 3 2 October 1966 Varzim 0–0 April 2026 Benfica Póvoa do Varzim Estádio do Varzim SC António Amaro D 4 9 October 1966 Benfica 3–0 April 2026 Sporting Eusébio 16 35 penalty Torres 41 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Aníbal Oliveira W 5 16 October 1966 Atlético 1–2 April 2026 Benfica Matateu 82 Eusébio 18 42 penalty Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha Salvador Garcia W 6 23 October 1966 Benfica 2–1 April 2026 Académica Celestino Martins 2 o.g Augusto 86 Artur Jorge 12 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Manuel Fortunato W 7 20 November 1966 Braga 4–0 April 2026 Benfica Adão Craveiro 15 48 Miguel Perrichon 58 60 Braga Estádio 28 de Maio Caetano Nogueira L 8 27 November 1966 Benfica 3–0 April 2026 Porto Eusébio 11 64 Augusto 59 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Samuel de Abreu W 9 4 December 1966 Sanjoanense 1–3 April 2026 Benfica Valter Ferreira67 Eusébio 10 20 Simões 87 São João da Madeira Estádio Conde Dias Garcia Aniceto Nogueira W 10 11 December 1966 Benfica 3–0 April 2026 CUF Eusébio 2 65 penalty Yaúca43 Lisbon Estádio da Luz João Pinto Ferreira W 11 18 December 1966 Benfica 1–0 April 2026 Vitóra de Setúbal Augusto 1 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Braga Barros W 12 1 January 1967 Belenenses 2–1 April 2026 Benfica Carlos Pedro 27 40 penalty Coluna 80 Belém Estádio do Restelo Mário Mendonça L 13 8 January 1967 Benfica 2–0 April 2026 Beira-Mar Eusébio 39 penalty Augusto 62 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 14 6 February 1967 Benfica 7–0 April 2026 Vitória de Guimarães Jaime Graça 1 Augusto 17 55 60 Torres 26 67 75 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 15 12 February 1967 Leixões 1–2 April 2026 Benfica Esteves 86 Torres 2 58 Matosinhos W 16 19 February 1967 Benfica 6–2 April 2026 Varzim Torres 2 26 Yaúca14 Eusébio 22 penalty 51 78 penalty Sidónio 59 penalty Jorge 74 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 17 26 February 1967 Sporting 1–1 April 2026 Benfica Gonçalves 50 Eusébio 14 Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade Mário Mendonça D 18 3 March 1967 Benfica 2–0 April 2026 Atlético Coluna 33 Eusébio 75 penalty Lisbon Estádio da Luz Joaquim Campos W 19 12 March 1967 Académica 0–1 April 2026 Benfica Nélson Fernandes 53 Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 43,000 W 20 19 March 1967 Benfica 4–0 April 2026 Braga Eusébio32 penalty 59 83 85 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 21 2 April 1967 Porto 1–1 April 2026 Benfica Manuel António 56 Augusto 12 Porto Estádio das Antas Manuel Fortunato D 22 9 April 1967 Benfica 1–0 April 2026 Sanjoanense Eusébio 14 Lisbon Estádio da Luz W 23 16 April 1967 CUF 1–2 April 2026 Benfica Nélson Fernandes 3 Eusébio 86 Barreiro Campo de Santa Bárbara João Pinto Ferreira W 24 23 April 1967 Vitória de Setúbal 3–2 April 2026 Benfica José Maria 50 51 Fernando Tomé 69 Eusébio 14 penalty 89 penalty Setúbal Estádio Alfredo da Silva Renato Santos L 25 30 April 1967 Benfica 2–0 April 2026 Belenenses Eusébio 44 penalty Augusto 73 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Braga Barros W 26 7 May 1967 Beira-Mar 0–9 April 2026 Benfica Raúl Machado 5 Eusébio 10 35 penalty 61 Nélson Fernandes 33 43 68 Simões 46 Yaúca 89 Aveiro Estádio Mário Duarte Mário Mendonça W Taça de Portugal 1966–67 Taça de Portugal First round First leg 30 October 1966 Ovarense 0–6 April 2026 Benfica Santana 41 Raúl Machado 64 Torres 67 70 Simões 75 Jaime Graça 85 Ovar Estádio Marques da Silva Saldanha Ribeiro W Second leg 3 November 1966 Benfica 3–0 9–0 April 2026 Ovarense Augusto Silva 6 Diamantino Costa 25 Amaro Vieira 61 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Virgílio Baptista W Second round First leg 15 January 1967 Lusitano de Évora 1–3 April 2026 Benfica António Louro 46 Eusébio 2 Yaúca 28 Augusto 81 Évora Campo Estrela Marcos Lobato W Second leg 18 January 1967 Benfica 8–0 11–1 April 2026 Lusitano de Évora Torres 13 66 Eusébio 29 47 52 64 83 Augusto 40 Lisbon Estádio da Luz Virgílio Baptista W Quarter-Finals First leg 11 June 1967 Académica 2–0 April 2026 Benfica Ernesto 36 88 Coimbra Estádio Municipal de Coimbra João Pinto Ferreira L Second leg 18 June 1967 Benfica 2–1 3–4 April 2026 Académica Eusébio 33 Jorge Calado 53 Serafim Lisbon Estádio da Luz Marcos Lobato W Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round First leg 26 October 1966 FC Spartak Plovdiv BUL 1946 1–1 April 2025 POR Benfica Dishkov 30 Eusébio 4 Stadion 9-ti Septemvri, Plovdiv 30,000 Alojz Obtulovič (Czechoslovakia) D Second leg 22 November 1966 POR Benfica 4–1 3–0 April 2025 FC Spartak Plovdiv BUL 1946 Eusébio 53Torres 55Dimov 76 o.g. Estádio da Luz, Lisbon location 14,200 John Paterson (Scotland) W Third Round First leg 21 December 1966 Lokomotive Leipzig East Germany 3–1 April 2025 POR Benfica Santos 25 o.g.Frenzel 47 51 José Augusto 40 Zentralstadion, Leipzig 68,000 Kevin Howley (England) L Second leg 7 March 1967 POR Benfica 3–4 2–1 April 2025 Lokomotive Leipzig East Germany Eusébio 65 pen. 88 Frenzel 81 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon location 50,000 William Syme (Scotland) W Friendlies Torneio Costa do SolSemi-Finals 14 August 1966 Benfica 2–0 Atlético Madrid Eusébio Málaga Estadio La Rosaleda W Torneio Costa do SolFinal 16 August 1966 Benfica 1–2 Tottenham Eusébio 28 Graves 14 Robertson 65 Málaga Estadio La Rosaleda L 21 August 1966 Benfica 0–4 Santos New York Downing Stadium 25,671 John Di Salvatore L 23 August 1966 Club América 0–3 Benfica Eusébio Simões Mexico City Estadio Azteca W New York Champions Cup 28 August 1966 08:00 WET Benfica 2–2 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nycc66.html AEK Athens Eusébio 32 Santana 59 Papaioannou 80 85 Downing Stadium New York 15,000 Joe Karannade (United States) D The match was permanently abandoned when a crowd of Greek expatriates invaded the pitch after AEK equalized the score. 30 August 1966 Italian Falcons 0–1 Benfica Toronto Varsity Stadium W Taça de HonraOfficial AFL tournament. Semi-Finals 7 September 1966 Benfica 3–2 April 2026 Atlético Diamantino Costa 8 Diamantino Costa 29 Baptista 51 Cravo 58 Marinho 80 Belém Estádio do Restelo W Taça de HonraOfficial AFL tournament. Finals 14 September 1966 Benfica 2–0 April 2026 Sporting Amaro Vieira Nélson Fernandes Belém Estádio do Restelo W 12 October 1966 Barcelona 1–1 Benfica Eusébio Barcelona Camp Nou D 19 October 1966 Benfica 1–0 Barcelona Augusto Lisbon Estádio da Luz (1954) W 6 November 1966 Belgrade Selection 1–2 Benfica Albert 53 Torres 35 Simões 81 Bagdad Al-Shaab Stadium El-Kaimabji W 22 January 1967 Benfica 1–1 Sporting Belém Estádio do Restelo D 25 January 1967 Universidad Católica 2–2 Benfica Eusébio Augusto Santiago Estádio Julio Martínez Prádanos D 28 January 1967 Mixed Universidad Chile/Un.Católica 2–1 Benfica Eusébio Santiago Estádio Julio Martínez Prádanos L 12 May 1967 Universitario 2–2 Benfica José Augusto Lima Estadio Nacional de Lima D 17 May 1967 Benfica 3–1 Manchester United Eusébio Jorge Calado Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 21 May 1967 Mexico 4–0 Benfica Mexico City Estadio Azteca L 15 June 1967 Angers 0–1 Benfica Eusébio Paris Parc des Princes W 15 June 1967 Angrense 1–6 Benfica Eusébio Iaúca Augusto Nélson Fernandes Angra do Heroísmo Campo Municipal de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo W Player statistics The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Fernando Riera (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 1966–67 season via transfer, with more details in the following section. Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal Fairs Cup 1 POR Costa Pereira GK 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 POR Alfredo Nascimento GK 20 0 1 0 3 0 1 POR José Henrique GK 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 POR José Melo GK 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ANG Manuel Abrantes GK 0 0 1 0 0 0 POR Adolfo Calisto DF 0 0 2 0 0 0 POR Augusto Silva DF 2 0 1 1 2 0 POR Fernando Severino DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 POR Jacinto DF 23 0 2 0 4 0 POR Luciano DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 POR Malta da Silva DF 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 POR Domiciano Cavém DF 26 0 5 0 4 0 3 POR Germano DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 POR Raul Machado DF 24 1 3 1 4 0 5 POR Fernando Cruz DF 23 0 3 0 2 0 POR António Paula MF 0 0 3 0 0 0 POR Carmo Pais MF 0 0 1 0 0 0 POR Diamantino Costa MF 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 POR José Ferreira Pinto MF 0 0 2 0 0 0 POR Jorge Calado MF 6 0 2 1 2 0 POR Nélson Fernandes MF 12 5 1 0 2 0 POR Humberto Fernandes MF 1 0 1 0 0 0 POR Amaro Vieira FW 1 1 0 0 0 0 POR Camolas FW 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 POR Jaime Graça MF 24 1 4 1 3 0 7 POR José Augusto FW 23 9 4 2 4 1 8 POR Mário Coluna MF 19 2 2 0 2 0 8 POR Santana FW 2 0 2 1 0 0 9 POR José Torres FW 13 8 3 4 2 1 9 POR Yaúca FW 8 3 4 1 2 0 10 POR Eusébio FW 26 31 3 7 4 4 11 POR António Simões FW 22 3 4 1 2 0 |} References Category:S.L. 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