1978–79 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
1978–79 season
PresidentJosé Ferreira Queimado
Head coachJohn Mortimore
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão2nd
Taça de Portugal
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nené (25)
All: Nené (28)

The 1978–79 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 75th season in existence and the club's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1979. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the , and participated in the UEFA Cup after finishing second in the previous league.

After narrowly missing out on the fourth consecutive title, Benfica signed João Alves, plus Reinaldo Gomes and Carlos Alhinho. They let go of Vítor Baptista and three others. In the league, a poor start with three losses in a month, severely hindered the title race. Nevertheless, despite dropping out of the UEFA Cup at the hands of Borussia Mönchengladbach, domestically, Benfica won all league matches for three months, reaching the first place in the league. A home draw with Porto stopped their winning run, but it was a loss to Marítimo that compromised their title race. That loss followed another with Braga for the Taça de Portugal. Despite dropping points again in March, Benfica kept an entertaining battle with Porto, which came to an end when they drew again in match-day 29. Two consecutive seasons without winning the Primeira Divisão was unprecedented since 1959.

Season summary[]

Benfica came on in the new season after barely missing the "Tetra", the fourth league title in a row, when they match Porto's 51 points but had worse goal-average.[1] This led the members to change a long time rule about only signing Portuguese players. On 1 July 1978, in a members meet, that rule was removed.[2] According to the press, the first foreign approached was Paul Mariner, but it did not pan out.[3] Benfica did made the biggest signing of the window, when they brought on João Alves from Spain.[4] Other signings included Reinaldo Gomes and the return of Carlos Alhinho.[5][6] Major departures included Vítor Baptista, but also and Vítor Martins, both due to career-ending injuries.[7][8][9] Benfica also replaced assistant manager Rui Silva for Peres Bandeira.[10] The pre-season began on 31 July,[11] and Benfica first competed in the inaugural Feyenoord Tournament with Feyenoord and Club Brugge, before making their presentation game with Nacional Montevideo on 16 August.[12][13][14] They ended the pre-season with two friendlies with Salamanca and Molenbeek, due to obligations related to the transfers of João Alves and Carlos Alhinho.[15][16]

Benfica started their league campaign with win against Barreirense, before they faced Porto in the Clássico.[17] On the Estádio das Antas, Benfica lost 1–0, but John Mortimore said the loss could prove to be a good thing.[17] The loss put an end to a 56–game undefeated streak in the competition that dated back to 3 October 1976.[18] However, Mortimore saw his team lose again on match-day 3, on a visit to Bonfim to play Vitória de Setúbal.[17] They reacted with a win against Braga, only to lose again in their next away visit.[4] In Estádio do Restelo, Benfica was defeated one-nil by Belenenses.[4] It was their third loss in the first month of competition.[19] In their first ever UEFA Cup participation, Benfica fared better and eliminated Nantes in the first round.[20][4] In the following round, Borussia Mönchengladbach, beat them 2–0 in Germany and eliminate them.[4] Still, October was a fruitful month for Benfica, as they started a winning run that extended three months.[19] They reached top of the league with the same points as Porto, after a 5–0 win against Sporting.[21][22] It was the largest win against them since the 7–2 in 1946.[19] On the following match-day, an away win with Vitória de Guimarães propelled Benfica into isolated first place with 16 points, one more than Porto.[23] Benfica winning run ended on 21 January with a 1–1 draw against Porto on match-day 17.[24] Mortimore complained of a three-meter off-side in Porto's goal.[25] It left Porto in a lead with a game more, because Benfica's match against Académico de Viseu on 30 December had to be postponed due to stormy weather.[21] In February, Benfica was knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup with a 2–1 loss with Braga, a defeat that Mortimore rated as fair.[25]

A week later, another defeat, now for the Primeira Divisão.[26] Benfica lost 2–1 in Barreiros to Máritimo and was now two points behind Porto, but still with one game less.[25] After winning the game in hand, Benfica matched Porto again at the front,[27] but let them slip again after dropping points in the following game. A visit to Varzim, where they drew 1–1.[28] Benfica responded with several consecutive wins, including one in Estádio de Alvalade, with a goal from João Alves.[25][29] As Benfica entered June, they were still neck and neck with Porto, but with a disadvantage in the head-to-head.[30] In second-to-last match-day, Benfica dropped points in Aveiro in a 0–0 draw with Beira-Mar and practically handed the title to Porto, who gained a point with one match left.[31] A week later, Benfica won, but so did Porto, who confirmed their back-to-back league title with 50 points, one more than Benfica.[32] About the season, Mortimore said: "What a beautiful championship, with an appealing fight between Benfica and Porto. They (Porto) ended up being Champions because in the matches against us, they racked-up three points. But that was not the reason why he lost it. It was the poor results with Belenenses, Setúbal and Marítimo.".[32] Two seasons without any honour was not seen since 1948, and two years without a league title not since 1959.[19]

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 28 August 1978 17 June 1979 30 23 3 4 75 21 +54 076.67 [33]
14 January 1979 25 February 1979 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 066.67 [33]
UEFA Cup 13 September 1978 1 November 1978 4 1 2 1 2 2 +0 025.00 [33]
Total 37 26 5 6 85 25 +60 070.27

Primeira Divisão[]

Main article: 1978–79 Primeira Divisão

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 30 21 8 1 70 19 +51 50 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Benfica 30 23 3 4 75 21 +54 49 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Sporting CP 30 17 8 5 46 22 +24 42
4 Braga 30 16 5 9 49 35 +14 37
5 Varzim 30 11 10 9 30 29 +1 32
Source: RSSSF[34] and footballzz.co.uk[35]
(C) Champion

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLWLWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWLWDWWWWWDW
Position681110117742111111111111121111122
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

28 August 1978 1 Benfica 1–0 Barreirense Lisbon
19:00 Rui Lopes Goal 73' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Espanhol
1 September 1978 2 Porto 1–0 Benfica Porto
20:00 Costa Goal 57' Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: António Garrido
10 September 1978 3 Vitória de Setúbal 2–1 Benfica Setúbal
18:00 Narciso Goal 33'
Vítor Madeira Goal 50'		 Report Pietra Goal 48' Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Referee: Porém Luís
17 September 1978 4 Benfica 2–0 Braga Lisbon
18:00 Reinaldo Goal 1'
Nené Goal 40'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: César Correia
25 September 1978 5 Belenenses 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
18:00 Vasques Goal 44' Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Inácio Almeida
16 October 1978 6 Benfica 3–1 Marítimo Lisbon
18:00 Chalana Goal 21'
Reinaldo Goal 60'
Humberto Coelho Goal 70'		 Report Valter Costa Goal 15' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Rodrigues
23 October 1978 7 Académica de Coimbra 0–2 Benfica Coimbra
18:00 Report Reinaldo Goal 2'
João Alves Goal 35'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra
Referee: Fernando Alberto
28 October 1978 8 Benfica 3–0 Varzim Lisbon
20:00 João Alves Goal 18'
Nené Goal 35', 75'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Santos Luís
5 November 1978 9 Boavista 0–1 Benfica Porto
20:00 Report Nené Goal 51' Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Referee: Alder Dante
19 November 1978 10 Benfica 5–0 Sporting Lisbon
19:00 Reinaldo Goal 15', 28'
Nené Goal 18'
João Alves Goal 30', 40' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Armando Paraty
3 December 1978 11 Vitória de Guimarães 1–2 Benfica Guimarães
18:00 Abreu Goal 59' (pen.) Report João Alves Goal 44' (pen.)
Reinaldo Goal 78'		 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Referee: Mário Luís
10 December 1978 12 Benfica 5–1 Estoril Praia Lisbon
19:30 Shéu Goal 20'
João Alves Goal 41'
Nené Goal 55', 84'
Reinaldo Goal 74'		 Report Goal 71' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Raúl Nazaré
17 December 1978 13 Famalicão 0–1 Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:30 Report Nené Goal 15' Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Referee: Evaristo Faustino
23 December 1978 14 Benfica 5–1 Beira-Mar Lisbon
19:00 Reinaldo Goal 14', 69'
Nené Goal 23', 73'
Quaresma Goal 78' (o.g.)		 Report Niromar Goal 49' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Américo Barradas
30 December 1978[A] 15 Académico de Viseu Postponed Benfica Viseu
Report Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo
7 January 1979 16 Barreirense 0–4 Benfica Barreiro
18:00 Report Shéu Goal 27'
Nené Goal 38'
Humberto Coelho Goal 65'
João Alves Goal 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Campo D. Manuel de Melo
Referee: António Garrido
21 January 1979 17 Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
20:00 João Alves Goal 21' (pen.) Report Goal 31' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Por��m Luís
28 January 1979 18 Benfica 2–0 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
19:00 Nené Goal 60'
Shéu Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Manuel Poeira
11 February 1979 19 Braga 0–2 Benfica Braga
19:00 Report Humberto Coelho Goal 2'
Chalana Goal 61'		 Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Referee: Santos Luís
18 February 1979 20 Benfica 2–1 Belenenses Lisbon
18:00 Reinaldo Goal 34'
Humberto Coelho Goal 69'		 Report Goal 84' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Albino Rodrigues
2 March 1979 21 Marítimo 2–1 Benfica Funchal
19:00 China Goal 16'
Arnaldo Silva Goal 33'		 Report Jorge Silva Goal 75' Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Referee: Evaristo Faustino
7 March 1978 15 Académico de Viseu 2–6 Benfica Viseu
18:00 Penteado Goal 65'
Vinagre Goal 88'		 Report Humberto Coelho Goal 5'
José Freixo Goal 31' (o.g.)
Jorge Silva Goal 63', 70'
Nené Goal 79', 90'		 Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo
Referee: César Correia
11 March 1979 22 Benfica 6–1 Académica de Coimbra Lisbon
19:00 Nené Goal 7', 43', 60', 65', 89'
João Alves Goal 47'		 Report Eldon Goal 48' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: José Luís Tavares
23 March 1979 23 Varzim 1–1 Benfica Póvoa de Varzim
18:00 Montóia Goal 75' Report Reinaldo Goal 61' Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Referee: Inácio Almeida
1 April 1979 24 Benfica 3–0 Boavista Lisbon
18:00 Reinaldo Goal 6', 70'
Nené Goal 58'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Mário Luís
8 April 1979 25 Sporting 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
20:00 Report João Alves Goal 52' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Referee: Raúl Nazaré
13 May 1979 26 Benfica 3–2 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
20:00 Reinaldo Goal 28'
Nené Goal 30'
Humberto Coelho Goal 77'		 Report Mané Goal 14'
Almiro Goal 78'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: César Correia
27 May 1979 27 Estoril Praia 0–2 Benfica Estoril
19:00 Report Reinaldo Goal 55'
Peixoto Goal 60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Referee: Rosa Santos
4 June 1979 28 Benfica 5–3 Famalicão Lisbon
18:00 Reinaldo Goal 9'
Chalana Goal 35'
João Alves Goal 37'
Humberto Coelho Goal 56'
Nené Goal 59'		 Report José Albino Goal 3' (pen.)
António Duarte Goal 82'
Acácio Goal 87'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Ezequiel Feijão
10 June 1979 29 Beira-Mar 0–0 Benfica Aveiro
19:00 Report Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte
Referee: Mário Luís
17 June 1979 30 Benfica 5–0 Académico de Viseu Lisbon
20:00 Nené Goal 23', 30' (pen.)
Reinaldo Goal 61'
Pereirinha Goal 76'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Castro e Sousa

Taça de Portugal[]

Main article:
14 January 1979 Third Rd Benfica 3–0 Aliados Lordelo Lisbon
19:00 Jorge Silva Goal 5'
Nené Goal 42'
Diamantino Goal 50'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alder Dante
4 February 1979 Fourth Rd Benfica 4–0 Beira-Mar Lisbon
19:00 João Alves Goal 22'
Humberto Coelho Goal 30'
Nené Goal 42'
Toni Goal 73'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: António Garrido
25 February 1979 Fifth Rd Braga 2–1 Benfica Braga
19:00 Chico Gordo Goal 65'
Fontes Goal 82'		 Report Artur Goal 22' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: António Garrido

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup

First Round[]

13 September 1978 First Leg Nantes 0–2 Benfica Nantes
20:30 Report Chalana Goal 38' (pen.)
Nené Goal 41'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet
27 September 1978 Second leg Benfica 0–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Nantes Lisbon
21:30 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Kindervater

Second Round[]

18 October 1978 First leg Benfica 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Lisbon
21:30 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Charles Corver
1 November 1978 Second Leg Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 agg.)		 Benfica Mönchengladbach
19:30 Bruns Goal 95'
Klinkhammer Goal 119'		 Report Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Clive Thomas

Friendlies[]

11 August 1978[12] Feyenoord TM Feyenoord 2–0 Benfica Rotterdam
Wim van Til Goal 9'
Peter Houtman Goal 56'		 Stadium: De Kuip
Referee: Jan Keizer
13 August 1978[13] Feyenoord TM Benfica 6–0 Club Brugge Rotterdam
Reinaldo Goal
Pietra Goal
Humberto Coelho Goal
Shéu Goal		 Stadium: De Kuip
16 August 1978[14] Benfica 2–0 Nacional Montevideo Lisbon
Humberto Coelho Goal 44'
Reinaldo Goal 67'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Augusto Bailão
20 August 1978[15] Salamanca 0–2 Benfica Salamanca
Reinaldo Goal
Nené Goal		 Stadium: Helmántico Stadium
Referee: Balsa Ron
22 August 1978[16] Molenbeek 1–1 Benfica Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Erik Jensen Goal Humberto Coelho Goal
13 January 1979[36] 75Y Anniversary Benfica 1–1 Nantes Lisbon
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
12 April 1979[37] Taça de Honra Belenenses 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Benfica Lisbon
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Joaquim Carvalho
Penalties
Sambinha Penalty missed
Vasques Penalty missed
17 April 1979[38] Taça de Honra Benfica 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sporting Lisbon
Nené Goal 59'
Cavungi Goal 115'		 Rui Jordão Goal 7' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Cepa Santos
12 June 1979[39] Paris TM Benfica 2–0 Brazil Olympic Paris
Reinaldo Goal 11'
Toni Goal 89'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
14 June 1979[39] Paris TM Benfica 4–0 Red Star Paris
Reinaldo Goal 28', 50'
Nené Goal 79'
Toni Goal 81'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
23 June 1979[40] Trofeo Ibérico Betis 1–5 Benfica Badajoz
Hugo Cabezas Goal 31' Reinaldo Goal 57'
Pietra Goal 60'
Nené Goal 73'		 Stadium: Estadio El Vivero
24 June 1979[40] Trofeo Ibérico Sporting de Gijón 4–2 (a.e.t.) Benfica Badajoz
Abel Díez Goal 72'
Quini Goal 89' (pen.), 114'
Enzo Ferrero Goal 95'		 Humberto Coelho Goal 30'
Reinaldo Goal 37'		 Stadium: Estadio El Vivero

Player statistics[]

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager), Peres Bandeira (assistant manager).[10]

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 1978-79 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Divisão UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR Manuel Bento 36 0 29 0 3 0 4 0
1 GK Portugal POR José Henrique 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK Portugal POR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Portugal POR Minervino Pietra 23 1 19 1 1 0 3 0
2 DF Portugal POR Alberto Fonseca 31 0 24 0 3 0 4 0
3 DF Portugal POR Humberto Coelho 35 8 29 7 2 1 4 0
4 DF Portugal POR Eurico Gomes 22 0 16 0 2 0 4 0
4‡ DF Portugal POR Carlos Alhinho 33 0 27 0 2 0 4 0
4 DF Portugal POR Joaquim Pereirinha 18 1 14 1 1 0 3 0
5 DF Portugal POR António Bastos Lopes 31 0 26 0 3 0 2 0
5 MF Portugal POR 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
5 MF Portugal POR Adriano Spencer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF Portugal POR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF Portugal POR Toni 33 1 27 0 2 1 4 0
7 FW Portugal POR Nené 37 28 30 25 3 2 4 1
8‡ FW Portugal POR Reinaldo Gomes 34 17 29 17 2 0 3 0
8‡ MF Portugal POR João Alves 32 12 26 11 2 1 4 0
9 FW Portugal POR Rui Lopes 7 1 5 1 0 0 2 0
9 FW Portugal POR Jorge Silva 8 4 6 3 2 1 0 0
9 FW Portugal POR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 MF Portugal POR Fernando Chalana 33 4 30 3 2 0 1 1
11 MF Portugal POR Shéu 36 3 30 3 2 0 4 0
11 FW Portugal POR Cavungi 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW Portugal POR Diamantino Miranda 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
14 April 1978 DF Carlos Alhinho Molenbeek Undisclosed [5]
27 April 1978 MF João Alves Salamanca Undisclosed [41]
28 June 1978 FW Reinaldo Gomes Famalicão Undisclosed [6]

Out[]

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
8 April 1978 FW Vítor Baptista Vitória de Setúbal Free [7]
14 April 1978 DF António Barros Boavista Free [5]
22 July 1978 FW None Retired [9]
28 July 1978 MF Vítor Martins None Retired [8]

Out by loan[]

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
18 July 1978 FW Estoril Praia 30 June 1979 [42]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Postponed at the 35 minute mark, with result 1–0 for Benfica due to heavy rains[21]

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