1972–73 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
1972–73 season
PresidentBorges Coutinho
Head coachJimmy Hagan
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão1st
Taça de Portugal
European CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eusébio (40)
All: Eusébio (42)

The 1972–73 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 69th season in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the , and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.

After securing back-to-back league titles, Jimmy Hagan remained for a third year. Benfica signed Manuel Bento, Nelinho and brought back Augusto Matine. A late start to the pre-season did not hurt Benfica domestically, who started his league campaign with easy wins. However, in the European Cup, after passing Malmö FF, they lost 3–0 on aggregate with Derby County in the second round and were knocked-out. Leaving only the domestic competitions to battle for, Benfica kept his winning pace and recorded win after win, despite difficult wins against Porto in November and CUF in December. Lapping the first half of the season with 15 wins in 15 games, Benfica already had an eight-point lead over second place Belenenses. Another hard-fought win followed with Beira-Mar in January, but Benfica remained undisturbed and with 23 consecutive wins, they won their 20th league title on 11 March. They were finally stopped by Porto in Estádio das Antas on 1 April, but still a European record for most consecutive domestic wins with 29, dating back to April 1972. A week later, they also lost their domestic invincibility when Leixões defeated them for the Portuguese Cup, ending over one-year of undefeated streak. In final part of the season, Benfica drew again with Atlético but remained undefeated winning 28 games in 30, setting a record for longest distance for second place with 18 points. Eusébio with 40 goals was the European Golden Shoe for his second time.

Season summary[]

Benfica started the new season as back-to-back champions and Taça de Portugal holders.[1][2] For the third year of Jimmy Hagan, Benfica made some squad adjustments, signing a promising young goalkeeper; Manuel Bento,[3] another right winger; Nelinho and bringing back Augusto Matine, who excelled at Vitória de Setúbal.[4][5] Hagan's staff also changed, with assistant manager José Augusto resigning, being replaced by Fernando Cabrita.[6] The pre-season only started on 16 August because 12 players of Benfica took part in the Brazil Independence Cup, so their vacation was pushed forward.[7][8] At the end of the competition on 9 July, they all returned to Benfica to play two friendlies with Sporting in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on 16 and 23 July.[9][10][11] Benfica's preparations included the Ramón de Carranza Trophy on 26 and 27 August, and they completed the pre-season with a tour in Indonesia.[12][13]

Replica of the shirt used in this time period

The league campaign started on 9 September, with a home win with Leixões.[14] On the following Wednesday, Benfica also began his European Cup campaign, losing 1–0 with Malmö FF.[15] In the return leg, Benfica beat them by 4–1 and qualified for the second round.[16] In the domestic campaign, on 8 October, Benfica defeated Sporting by 4–1 with four goals from Eusébio.[16][17] With the win, Benfica opened a two-point lead over their rivals.[18] They continued on their winning run, beating Belenenses at home by 5–0 on match-day 7.[16][17] With seven wins in seven matches, their lead was now three points.[19] Back on the European stage, Benfica visited Baseball Ground to face Derby County on 25 October.[16] Three first-half goals from Derby County surprised Benfica, who failed to react and lost 3–0.[20] Before the second leg, Benfica played the Clássico with Porto for the Primeira Divisão.[21] Porto scored first and was winning by 2–0 until the 78th minute, when Benfica scored the 1–2 with the result eventually being a 3–2 win for Benfica.[21][17] Three days later, on 8 November, Benfica was knocked-out of the European Cup after a 0–0 draw with Derby County.[21] Now solely focused on the league campaign, Benfica kept their winning record in November after beating Vitória de Guimarães, ending the month with a six-point lead over Belenenses.[21] In early December, the team was nearly stopped by CUF, if it was not for a 90th-minute goal from Eusébio.[22] On 17 December, Benfica finished the first half of the season with an away win against Montijo.[21] Accounting for wins all the matches played, Benfica had now an eight-point lead over second place Belenenses and had scored 49 goals and conceded just five.[17] Before closing December, Benfica conquered another Taça de Honra by beating Atlético on penalties.[23]

In the opening month of 1973, Benfica again experienced a difficult away win, the opponent being Beira-Mar. Artur Jorge scored the winning goal on the 87th minute.[24] With 18 wins in 18 match-days, Benfica's lead at this point was nine points.[24] They closed the month with an away win in Estádio de Alvalade against Sporting.[25] Benfica had now a 10-point advantage over Belenenses and 16 over Sporting.[25] In February, the team went on a tour in South east Asia, playing in Hong Kong, Macau and Jakarta.[25] The Primeira Divisão resumed in latter part of the month and for the last match in February, Benfica visited Estádio do Restelo to face Belenenses. They defeated them by 2–0.[26] With 22 wins in 22 matches, Benfica's lead was now 13 points.[26] On 11 March, on match-day 23, Benfica beat Vitória de Setúbal at home by 3–0.[25][17] With a 14–point lead with seven match-days to go, Benfica secured their 20th league title after 23 consecutive wins.[25][17] Having already won the league, Benfica visited Estádio das Antas on 1 April, to play Porto.[27][17] They drew 2–2 after an controversial late penalty signalled by António Garrido, stopping their winning run.[27][17] Still, Benfica had set a European record for consecutive wins in domestic league.[28] It had started on 9 April 1972, on match-day 25 from 1971–72 and lasted nearly a full year.[28] Competition continued on 8 April, with Benfica facing Leixões for the Portuguese Cup.[27] They lost 2–0 and ended one-year and 13 days of domestic invincibility.[27] The final part of the season was solely focused on making Eusébio win the European Golden Shoe, as Müller was his main contestant.[29] After another four wins and second draw, with Atlético, Müller and Eusébio were tied with 36 goals, leaving everything for the last match-day.[30][17] With four goals in a 6–0 win over Montijo, Eusébio reached 40 and confirmed his second Golden Shoe.[30][31] Benfica had ended the league undefeated with 28 wins and two draws, 58 points in 60 possible, 18 points ahead of second place, setting a new domestic record for difference over second place.[30][17] They also scored 101 goals and conceded only 13, a goal difference of 88 goals.[30][32]

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 9 September 1972 10 June 1973 30 28 2 0 101 13 +88 093.33 [32]
18 March 1973 8 April 1973 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00 [32]
European Cup 13 September 1972 8 November 1972 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 025.00 [32]
Total 36 30 3 3 109 22 +87 083.33

Primeira Divisão[]

Main article: 1972–73 Primeira Divisão

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 30 28 2 0 101 13 +88 58 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Belenenses 30 14 12 4 53 30 +23 40 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Vitória de Setúbal 30 16 6 8 65 26 +39 38
4 Porto 30 15 7 8 56 28 +28 37
5 Sporting CP 30 15 7 8 57 31 +26 37 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: RSSSF[33] and footballzz.co.uk[34]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH
ResultWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWDW
Position111111111111111111111111111111
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

9 September 1972 1 Benfica 6–0 Leixões Lisbon
16:00 Artur Jorge Goal 12', 45'
Eusébio Goal 20', 23', 36'
Nené Goal 57'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Ismael Baltasar
17 September 1972 2 Boavista 1–3 Benfica Porto
18:00 Moinhos Goal 68' Report Artur Jorge Goal 10'
Eusébio Goal 53', 86'		 Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Referee: António Espanhol
24 September 1972 3 Benfica 9–0 Beira-Mar Lisbon
18:00 Jordão Goal 12', 29', 89'
Eusébio Goal 17', 24', 75'
Nené Goal 48'
Jaime Graça Goal 70'
Simões Goal 78'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Inácio Almeida
1 October 1972 4 União de Coimbra 0–4 Benfica Coimbra
18:00 Report Goal 35' Jordão
Goal 64' Toni
Goal 76' Eusébio
Goal 84' Adolfo		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra
Referee: Fernando Leite
8 October 1972 5 Benfica 4���1 Sporting Lisbon
18:00 Eusébio Goal 25', 34', 86', 89' Report Yazalde Goal 84' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Francisco Lobo
15 October 1972 6 Barreirense 0–3 Benfica Barreiro
18:00 Report Humberto Coelho Goal 55'
Nené Goal 61', 64'		 Stadium: Campo D. Manuel de Melo
Referee: António Garrido
22 October 1972 7 Benfica 5–0 Belenenses Lisbon
18:00 Simões Goal 29'
Jaime Graça Goal 51'
Eusébio Goal 58', 59', 82'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: César Correia
29 October 1972 8 Vitória de Setúbal 0–1 Benfica Setúbal
18:00 Report Vítor Baptista Goal 51' Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Referee: Fernando Leite
5 November 1972 9 Benfica 3–2 Porto Lisbon
19:00 Vítor Baptista Goal 78'
Jaime Graça Goal 79'
Humberto Coelho Goal 90'		 Report Abel Goal 21'
Flávio Goal 63'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Ismael Baltasar
12 November 1972 10 União de Tomar 0–2 Benfica Tomar
16:00 Report Faustino Goal 58' (o.g.)
Eusébio Goal 86'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Tomar
Referee: Raúl Nazaré
19 November 1972 11 Benfica 3–0 Farense Lisbon
19:00 Humberto Coelho Goal 18'
Nené Goal 24', 27'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Sebastião Pássaro
26 November 1972 12 Vitória de Guimarães 1–2 Benfica Guimarães
18:00 Custódio Pinto Goal 13' Report Vítor Martins Goal 8', 36' Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Referee: António Garrido
3 December 1972 13 CUF 0–1 Benfica Barreiro
18:00 Report Eusébio Goal 90' Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva
Referee: António Espanhol
10 December 1972 14 Benfica 2–0 Atlético Lisbon
18:00 Eusébio Goal 44'
Simões Goal 52'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Armando Castro
17 December 1972 15 Montijo 0–1 Benfica Montijo
18:00 Report Eusébio Goal 50' Stadium: Campo Luís de Almeida Fidalgo
Referee: Porém Luís
31 December 1972 16 Leixões 1–5 Benfica Matosinhos
16:00 Esteves Goal 8' Report Humberto Coelho Goal 10'
Eusébio Goal 22'
Nené Goal 25'
Vítor Martins Goal 80'
Vítor Baptista Goal 84'		 Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Referee: Porfírio da Silva
7 January 1973 17 Benfica 4–1 Boavista Lisbon
18:00 Vítor Baptista Goal 17', 71'
Nené Goal 31'
Eusébio Goal 41'		 Report Salvador Goal 48' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Inácio de Almeida
14 January 1973 18 Beira-Mar 1–2 Benfica Aveiro
16:00 Alemão Goal 66' Report Simões Goal 61'
Artur Jorge Goal 87'		 Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte
Referee: Jaime Loureiro
21 January 1973 19 Benfica 6–1 União de Coimbra Lisbon
18:00 Eusébio Goal 1', 36'
Simões Goal 2'
Vítor Baptista Goal 20'
Humberto Coelho Goal 70'
Nené Goal 74'		 Report Reis Goal 66' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Porém Luís
28 January 1972 20 Sporting 1–2 Benfica Lisbon
18:00 Faria Goal 38' Report Nené Goal 26'
Artur Jorge Goal 27'		 Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Referee: César Correia
20 February 1973 21 Benfica 3–0 Barreirense Lisbon
16:00 Humberto Coelho Goal 24'
Artur Jorge Goal 36', 45'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Melo Acúrsio
25 February 1973 22 Belenenses 0–2 Benfica Lisbon
18:00 Report Eusébio Goal 25'
Artur Jorge Goal 89'		 Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Francisco Lobo
11 March 1973 23 Benfica 3–0 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
18:00 Artur Jorge Goal 27', 77'
Eusébio Goal 75'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: César Correia
1 April 1973 24 Porto 2–2 Benfica Porto
18:00 Heredia Goal 26'
Flávio Goal 86'		 Report Nené Goal 15'
Eusébio Goal 57'		 Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: António Garrido
15 April 1973 25 Benfica 2–1 União de Tomar Lisbon
16:00 Eusébio Goal 23', 78' Report Fernando Luiz Goal 48' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Armando Paraty
22 April 1973 26 Farense 0–5 Benfica Faro
16:00 Report Humberto Coelho Goal 3'
Eusébio Goal 39', 55'
Vítor Martins Goal 50'
Artur Jorge Goal 87'		 Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Referee: António Garrido
13 May 1973 27 Benfica 8–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
18:00 Humberto Coelho Goal 9'
Toni Goal 14'
Eusébio Goal 15', 23', 34'
Nené Goal 19'
Nelinho Goal 70'
Osvaldinho Goal 90' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Espanhol
20 May 1973 28 Benfica 2–0 CUF Lisbon
18:00 Eusébio Goal 12', 60' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: César Correia
3 June 1973 29 Atlético 0–0 Benfica Lisbon
16:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
Referee: Francisco Lobo
10 June 1973 30 Benfica 6–0 Montijo Lisbon
18:00 Eusébio Goal 14', 22', 28', 70'
Toni Goal 63'
Jordão Goal 82'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Fernando Leite

Taça de Portugal[]

Main article:
18 March 1973 Fifth Rd Belenenses 2–4 Benfica Lisbon
15:00 Francisco Gonzalez Goal 10'
Quinito Goal 25'		 Artur Jorge Goal 1', 2'
Nené Goal 19'
Toni Goal 24'		 Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Ismael Baltasar
8 April 1973 Sixth Rd Leixões 2–0 Benfica Matosinhos
16:00 Esteves Goal 8'
Porfírio Goal 23'		 Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Referee: César Correia

European Cup[]

Main article: 1972–73 European Cup

First round[]

13 September 1972 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 1–0 Portugal Benfica Malmö
19;00 Larsson Goal 11' Report Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel
27 September 1972 Second leg Benfica Portugal 4–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Sweden Malmö FF Lisbon
21:45 Jordão Goal 24'
Simões Goal 29'
Eusébio Goal 43' (pen.), 60'		 Report Tapper Goal 89' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Héliès

Second round[]

25 October 1972 First leg Derby County England 3–0 Portugal Benfica Derby
19;00 McFarland Goal 6'
Hector Goal 8'
McGovern Goal 40'		 Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw
8 November 1972 Second leg Benfica Portugal 0–0
(0–3 agg.)		 England Derby County Lisbon
21:45 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Robert Schaut

Friendlies[]

16 July 1972[10] Benfica 2–2 Sporting Foxborough, Massachusetts
Eusébio Goal 44' (pen.), 70' Marinho Goal 6'
Fernando Peres Goal 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Schaefer Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Angelo Bratsis
23 July 1972[11] Benfica 3–0 Sporting Foxborough, Massachusetts
Eusébio Goal 70' (pen.)
Rui Jordão Goal 80'
Nené Goal 88'		 Stadium: Schaefer Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jim Powell
26 August 1972[35] Trofeo Ramón de Carranza Benfica 3–0 Botafogo Cádiz
Rui Jordão Goal 4'
Nené Goal 27'
Wendell Goal 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza
27 August 1972[12] Trofeo Ramón de Carranza Athletic Bilbao 2–1 (a.e.t.) Benfica Cádiz
Carlos Goal 82', 97' Nené Goal 21' Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza
1 September 1972[36] Indonesia 2–4 Benfica Jakarta
Risdianto Goal 65'
Waskito Goal 84'		 Nené Goal 3', 13'
Artur Jorge Goal 27'		 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex
3 September 1972[13] West Berlin XI 2–4 Benfica Jakarta
Risdianto Goal 65'
Waskito Goal 84'		 Adolfo Goal
Humberto Coelho Goal
Vítor Baptista Goal
Nené Goal		 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex
17 October 1972[37] Offenbach–Eintracht Frankfurt XI 1–3 Benfica Frankfurt
Heese Goal 5' Humberto Coelho Goal 28'
Eusébio Goal 77'
Rui Jordão Goal 85'		 Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 12,000
15 December 1972[38] Calcio Padova 1–7 Benfica Padua
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
20 December 1972[39] Taça de Honra Belenenses 0–3 Benfica Lisbon
22:15 Eusébio Goal 20'
Nené Goal 42'
Calado Goal 89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Guedes Jorge
23 December 1972[23] Taça de Honra Benfica 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Atlético Lisbon
22:15 Eusébio Goal 31' Clésio Goal 70' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: César Reigadas
Penalties
Humberto Coelho Penalty scored
Simões Penalty scored
Rui Rodrigues Penalty scored
Eusébio Penalty scored
Matine Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Clésio
Penalty scored Zézinho
Penalty missed Mesquita
Penalty missed Baltasar
10 January 1973[40] Nicaragua earthquake Atlético Madrid 0–0 Benfica Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
5 February 1973[41] Hong Kong 1–3 Benfica Hong Kong
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
8 February 1973[42] China 1–5 Benfica Hong Kong
Cheung Chi Wai Goal 32' (pen.) Artur Jorge Goal 19'
Eusébio Goal 48'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
11 February 1973[43] Macau XI 0–11 Benfica Macau
Artur Jorge Goal
Humberto Coelho Goal
Nelinho Goal
Eusébio Goal
15 February 1973[44] Indonesia 1–4 Benfica Jakarta
Eusébio Goal
Artur Jorge Goal		 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex
Attendance: 80,000
16 May 1973[45] Marítimo 0–4 Benfica Funchal
Humberto Coelho Goal
Nelinho Goal
Eusébio Goal		 Stadium: Estádio Marcello Caetano
22 May 1973[46] Nürnberg–Bayern Munich XI 2–2 Benfica Nuremberg
Müller Goal 20', 36' Eusébio Goal 2'
Matine Goal 35'		 Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg
Attendance: 15,000
27 May 1973[38] Seiko 1–6 Benfica Hong Kong
30 May 1973[47] Caroline Hill 1–5 Benfica Hong Kong
Nené Goal
Eusébio Goal
Toni Goal
5 June 1973[48] Stade de Reims 2–2 Benfica Reims
Nené Goal
Rui Jordão Goal		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
11 June 1973[49] Salamanca TM Salamanca 1–2 Benfica Salamanca
Rui Jordão Goal Stadium: Helmántico Stadium
Referee: Tejerina
12 June 1973[50] Salamanca TM Benfica 2–1 Anderlecht Salamanca
Eusébio Goal 44', 53' Goal Stadium: Helmántico Stadium
Referee: Guruceta
20 June 1973[51] Troféu Vinho do Porto Benfica 3–0 Nottingham Forest Lisbon
Nelinho Goal
Eusébio Goal
Jordão Goal		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Américo Barradas
24 June 1973[52] Troféu Vinho do Porto Boavista 1–4 Benfica Porto
Salvador Almeida Goal Eusébio Goal 89'
Jordão Goal
Vítor Martins Goal		 Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
27 June 1973[53] Trofeo Ibérico Benfica 7–1 Málaga Badajoz
Eusébio Goal 2', 13'
Adolfo Goal 18'
Nené Goal 20'
Toni Goal 61'
Jordão Goal 63'		 Perrone Goal 45' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Vivero
29 June 1973[53] Trofeo Ibérico Benfica 5–2 Red Star Belgrade Badajoz
Eusébio Goal 12', 26' (pen.), 49'
Jordão Goal 18'
Nené Goal		 Karasi Goal
Jorik Goal		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal Vivero

Player statistics[]

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Jimmy Hagan (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager), Fernando Neves (Director of Football).[6][54]

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 1972-73 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Divisão European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR José Henrique 36 0 30 0 2 0 4 0
1‡ GK Portugal POR Manuel Bento 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Portugal POR Adolfo Calisto 35 2 29 2 2 0 4 0
3 DF Portugal POR Amândio Malta da Silva 30 0 25 0 1 0 4 0
3 DF Portugal POR Artur Correia 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF Portugal POR Humberto Coelho 31 8 27 8 0 0 4 0
4 DF Portugal POR Rui Rodrigues 18 0 16 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Portugal POR Messias Timula 22 0 16 0 2 0 4 0
5 DF Portugal POR António Bastos Lopes 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Portugal POR Jaime Graça 20 3 16 3 0 0 4 0
6 MF Portugal POR Toni 33 4 28 3 1 1 4 0
7 FW Portugal POR Nené 34 13 28 12 2 1 4 0
7‡ FW Portugal POR Nelinho 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
8‡ MF Portugal POR Augusto Matine 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF Portugal POR Vítor Martins 24 4 22 4 2 0 0 0
9 FW Portugal POR Vítor Baptista 16 6 14 6 0 0 2 0
9 FW Portugal POR Rui Jordão 14 6 10 5 1 0 3 1
9 FW Portugal POR Artur Jorge 18 13 15 11 1 2 2 0
10 FW Portugal POR Eusébio 33 42 28 40 1 0 4 2
11 MF Portugal POR Diamantino Costa 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF Portugal POR António Simões 35 6 29 5 2 0 4 1
11 MF Portugal POR Shéu 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
26 May 1972 GK Manuel Bento Barreirense Undisclosed [3]
27 May 1972 MF Nelinho Beira-Mar Undisclosed [4]
27 May 1972 FW Cova da Piedade Undisclosed [4]
5 July 1972 MF Augusto Matine Vitória de Setúbal Loan return [5]

Out[]

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
6 June 1972 GK Barreirense Free [55]

Out by loan[]

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
7 July 1972 DF António Barros União de Coimbra 30 June 1973 [56]
12 August 1972 MF Eurico Caires Beira-Mar 30 June 1973 [57]
18 August 1972 GK João Fonseca Leixões 30 June 1973 [58]
19 September 1972 MF João Alves Varzim 30 June 1973 [59]
25 September 1972 DF Zeca Atlético 30 June 1973 [60]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Simões 1994, p. 175.
  2. ^ Simões 1994, p. 177.
  3. ^ a b "Flávio cedido pelo Porto" [Flavio loaned by Porto]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17753). 26 May 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Móia e Nelinho na Luz" [Móia and Nelinho in Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17754). 27 May 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Matine regressa á Luz" [Matine returns to Luz]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17792). 5 July 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b "José Augusto: Goodbye Mister Hagan". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17761). 3 June 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  7. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 365.
  8. ^ "O Benfica começa sem Eusebio e Hagan" [Benfica starts without Eusébio and Hagan]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17835). 17 August 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Benfica e Sporting na América do Norte" [Benfica and Sporting in North America]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17800). 13 July 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Empate forjado pelo árbitro" [Draw made up by the referee]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17804). 17 July 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Jordão meteu 12 contos no bolso de cada colega" [Jordão put 12 contos in the pocket of his team mates]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17811). 24 July 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Carranza fica em Espanha" [Carranza stays in Spain]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17846). 28 August 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Benfica continua a ganhar" [Benfica keep on winning]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17853). 4 September 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Sporting e Montijo saltam barreiras" [Sporting and Montijo jump fences]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (17860). 11 September 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  15. ^ Simões 1994, p. 178.
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