S.L. Benfica (rugby union)

Benfica

Full name	Associação SLB Rugby
Union	Portuguese Rugby Federation
Founded	4 October 1924 (99 years ago) (1924-10-04)
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Ground(s)	Lisbon University Stadium[1]
Coach(es)	António Moura Dias Rassie van Vuura[2]
League(s)	Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra
2022–13	Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão, 4th place
Team kit
Official website
www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/modalidades/rugby

Active departments of S.L. Benfica
Football (men's) Football B (men's) Football U19 (men's) Football (women's) Futsal Roller hockey Basketball Handball Volleyball Athletics Swimming Rugby union Table tennis Billiards Canoeing

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ^ⓘ), commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese rugby union team based in Lisbon. Founded in 1924, Benfica is one of the oldest Portuguese rugby teams. The men's team competes in the Campeonato Português de Rugby - Divisão de Honra, the first tier of rugby union in Portugal. In June 2014, the club refused the invitation to join the first division.^[3] The women's team play in the Campeonato Nacional, the first tier, but recent changes in the competition mean they only compete in Sevens.

Benfica currently hold home games at the Lisbon University Stadium, while their youth teams play at the Pupilos do Exército, near Colégio Militar in Lisbon. Benfica hoped to secure a rugby field in Oeiras, in a 20-year rental, but the project never materialized. It was supposed to have a grass field capable of international matches, plus two synthetic fields for youth development, three football fields for Under-12, a 2,000 people stand and additional logistical support.^[4]

Benfica once had a Portuguese international in their team, Diogo Gama, who represented Portugal at the 2007 World Cup.

Honours

According to Benfica's official website^[5]

Men's

• Portuguese Championship

Winners (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2000–01

• Portuguese Cup

Winners (10): 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985^[6]

• Iberian Cup

Winners (4): 1971, 1986, 1988, 2001

• Campeonato Regional de Lisboa

Winners (12): 1931, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955

• Taça de Honra da FPR

Winners (3): 1949, 1950, 1966

Women's

• Campeonato Nacional

Winners (6): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2023–24

• Taça de Portugal

Winners (7): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

• Supertaça

Winner (8): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016

• Campeonato Nacional de Sevens

Winners (5): 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Taça de Portugal de Sevens

Winners (3): 2014, 2014, 2016

Current squad

According to Benfica's official website and Portuguese Rugby Federation^[7][8]

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French)

This page was last edited on 6 May 2024, at 00:21