1996–97 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
1996–97 season
PresidentManuel Damásio
Head coachPaulo Autuori
(until 19 January 1997)
Mário Wilson
(interim until 26 January 1997)
Manuel José
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão3rd
Taça de PortugalRunners-up
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA Cup Winners' CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Donizete (7)
All: João Pinto (16)
Highest home attendance75,000 v Porto
(11 January 1997)
Lowest home attendance3,000 v Leça
(18 May 1997)
Biggest win4 goal difference in 4 matches
Biggest defeatBenfica 0–5 Porto
(18 September 1996)

The 1996–97 European football season was the 93rd season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 63rd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997; Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup as a result of winning the previous Taça de Portugal.

To manage the team in the new season, Benfica appointed Paulo Autuori. The Brazilian had just won the Brasileirão with Botafogo and was working in the background with the club since January 1996. He signed Jamir and Donizete from Botafogo, plus others like Jorge Bermúdez or Ronaldo Guiaro. Major departures included Ricardo Gomes, Paulo Bento and Daniel Kenedy.

The season started with different outcomes in the different competitions. While in the Primeira Divisão, Benfica reached the first place by September; in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the panorama was the opposite, with Benfica conceding a five-nil home loss with FC Porto. Until January, Autuori led the team through the first and second round of the Cup Winner's Cup, and battled with Sporting over the second place.

In January, the league campaign took a turn for the worse, Benfica lost twice in a row and Autuori was sacked. Mário Wilson was interim in one game (another loss); before the permanent appointment of Manuel José. With José, Benfica performance in the Primeira Divisão became much more irregular. Consecutive wins and consecutive losses were followed by intercalating wins and draws. In May and June Benfica, lost four times in five match-days, and hit new record lows, both in number of losses and points to league winner. In the domestic cup, José led them to their second final in a row, but lost it to Boavista.

Season summary[]

In the wake of a Cup-winning campaign, Benfica opened the new season by appointing a new manager, Paulo Autuori, who had been working with the club for past six months.[1] The Brazilian manager had just finished the 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, where he led Botafogo to their second league title in history. From his former club, he brought in Jamir and Donizete, plus directly recommended the purchase of Bermúdez.[1][2]

The season began with the first leg of the 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against FC Porto, bringing a one-goal deficit back.[3] A week later; on the opening game of the Primeira Liga, Benfica drops two points against S.C. Braga in a home draw.[4] Still, with two convincing wins in early September, Benfica reached top of the table, together with four other teams. With the second leg of the Supercup next, Benfica received Porto on 18 September. However, the contend quickly became an unbalanced one, with Porto scoring five goals to none, as Preud'Homme prevented an even darker outcome[5][2] The team was not disturbed by this defeat, and continued racking up consecutive league wins, even achieving a two-point lead over the second place; while the results in Europe were looking accordingly.[4]

"It is the first year of the longest title drought ever. Three managers pass through the bench to use 34 players and put Benfica in an unpleasant third place, with ten losses and at 27 points from the first (both club records). It starts badly with Paulo Autuori, and the loss of the Supercup, were the fans witness a consistent performance from Porto. The grief increased in January, with three straight losses, which did not happen in 40 years – Lusitano de Èvora, Belenenses and Sporting in October/November of 1957. Autuori is sacked and succeeded by Mário Wilson. A game later, Wilson relinquishes his place in favour of Manuel José, who succeeds in taking the team to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners Cup and to the Portuguese Cup final. In between, new embarrassment caused by three straight losses, curiously enough, caused by the same teams of the previous series."

— Rui Miguel Tovar on the season events[2]

In late October, Benfica visited Sporting for the Derby de Lisboa, losing one-nil and dropping down one position. A week later, with a further two more points dropped, Porto opened a three-point gap at the front.[6] By the time the Clássico arrived, the distance was already five points. Losing 1–2 to Porto, increased it to eight.[6] Affected by the defeat, Benfica lost for a second time on a row, with the priority changing from battling Porto in the title race, to defending the second place from Sporting. Autuori was sacked immediately, and Mário Wilson was appointed interim for one game.[2][7] The move did not have any effect on the team sharpness, as Benfica lost for a third in a row for the first time since 1957–58.[2] The club lapped the first round of the league already one point behind their cross-town rivals Sporting, and fourteen from Porto. Manuel José was chosen was new manager on 26 January. The 50-year-old had managed Sporting and Boavista before with mild success, and was tasked with saving the season.

José's first game was a difficult visit to Braga; Benfica equalized one-nil and brought a point home, but lost two for Sporting.[8] With the league race resolved, Benfica focused on the Portuguese Cup, progressing to the sixth round after defeating C.S. Marítimo.[9] March was a particularly difficult month, as the team dropped eight points in just three match-days, being in danger of losing third place fourth place.[8] In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Benfica ended its European campaign, after not being able to revert a 2–0 home loss against Rui Costa's Fiorentina, despite a marginal win in Florence.[3]

In April, the team gained some distance to the fourth place, S.C. Salgueiros, allowing them to focus on the Portuguese Cup.[10] With the advantage of receiving smaller teams at home in the knock-out stages, Benfica progressed to the semi-finals after beating Dragões Sandinenses in the quarter-final, meeting Porto next. On the last day of April, the club defeated Porto by two-nil with goals from Valdir and Edgar Pacheco, reaching a second consecutive Portuguese Cup final, where they enter as title-holders.[9] On the league campaign, Benfica track record on the final six league match-days, was four losses, a win and a draw, losing fifteen more points, ending the season a record-breaking twenty-seven points from Porto, fourteen from Sporting.[2] On 10 June, in the 1997 Taça de Portugal Final, Benfica was surprised by Boavista, with a two-nil at the half-hour, they could not recover, giving Boavista their fifth national cup.[9]

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 25 August 1996 15 June 1997 34 17 7 10 49 30 +19 050.00 [11]
Taça de Portugal 8 December 1996 10 June 1997 6 5 0 1 17 8 +9 083.33 [11]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 12 September 1996 20 March 1997 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 066.67 [11]
Supertaça 18 August 1996 18 September 1996 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 000.00 [11]
Total 48 26 8 14 76 49 +27 054.17

Supertaça[]

Main article: 1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
18 August 1996 First leg Porto 1–0 Benfica Porto
20:30 Domingos 42' Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
18 September 1996 Second leg Benfica 0–5
(0–6 agg.)		 Porto Lisbon
20:00 Report Edmilson 3'
Artur 43'
Jorge Costa 46'
Wetl 56'
Drulovic 85'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Rola

Primeira Divisão[]

Main article: 1996–97 Primeira Divisão

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 27 4 3 80 24 +56 85 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 34 22 6 6 55 19 +36 72 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Benfica 34 17 7 10 49 30 +19 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Braga 34 15 10 9 39 40 −1 55
5 Vitória de Guimarães 34 15 8 11 51 46 +5 53
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champion

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWWWLDWWWDWLLLDWWWLLDWDWWDLWLLL
Position12311111222222222333333333333333333
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

25 August 1996 1 Benfica 1–1 Braga Lisbon
19:30 Hélder 82' (pen.) Report 84' Idalécio
Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 55' Rodrigão		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: José Rufino
7 September 1996 2 Gil Vicente 0–3 Benfica Póvoa de Varzim
20:00 Report Hélder 28'
Donizete 73', 79' Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Estádio do Varzim
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty
15 September 1996 3 Benfica 5–1 Vitória Setúbal Lisbon
19:30 Bruno Caires 28'
João Pinto 39'
Hassan 49'
Panduru 83'
Luís Gustavo 83'		 Report Paulo Ribeiro 82' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Leirós
22 September 1996 4 União de Leiria 0–2 Benfica Leiria
20:30 Report Panduru 74'
Donizete 87'		 Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
30 September 1996 5 Benfica 3–0 Desp. Chaves Lisbon
19:30 Valdo 16'
Hélder 86'
Donizete 89'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Soares Dias
13 October 1996 6 Salgueiros 0–1 Benfica Porto
21:15 Report Donizete 23' Stadium: Estádio Prof. Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Monteiro da Silva
21 October 1996 7 Benfica 2–0 Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
18:15 João Pinto 2'
Donizete 77'		 Report Jordão Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 57' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: António Costa
26 October 1996 8 Sporting 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
21:30 Beto 51' Report Jamir Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 62'
Tahar El Khalej Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 81'		 Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vitor Pereira
4 November 1996 9 Benfica 1–1 Boavista Lisbon
20:45 Iliev 30'
João Pinto Red card 80'		 Report Hélder Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 54'
Jimmy Hasselbaink 85'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
16 November 1996 10 Espinho 0–3 Benfica Porto
17:00 Report Iliev 10'
Valdo 85'
Luís Gustavo 89'		 Stadium: Estádio Prof. Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Augusto Duarte
24 November 1996 11 Benfica 2–1 Farense Lisbon
20:00 Valdo 44' (pen.)
Iliev 50'
Hélder Cristóvão Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 83'		 Report 60' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty
30 November 1996 12 Rio Ave 0–1 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:15 Report Bermúdez 24'
Pedro Henriques Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 72'		 Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martins dos Santos
22 December 1996 13 Benfica 0–0 Maritimo Lisbon
21:15 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Luís Miranda
3 January 1997 14 Leça 1–5 Benfica Leça da Palmeira
19:00 Zé da Rocha 90' Report Donizete 5'
João Pinto 13'
Martin Pringle 35', 56'
Pedro Henriques 48'		 Stadium: Estádio do Leça FC
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Pratas
11 January 1997 15 Benfica 1–2 Porto Lisbon
20:00 João Pinto 50' Report Mário Jardel 24'
Jorge Costa 57'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
19 January 1997 16 Vitória Guimarães 1–0 Benfica Guimarães
19:00 Quim Berto 9' (pen.)
João Pinto Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 68'		 Report Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bento Marques
25 January 1997 17 Benfica 1–2 Belenenses Lisbon
19:00 Bruno Caires 49' Report Paulo Fonseca 6'
Bermúdez 30' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty
1 February 1997 18 Braga 1–1 Benfica Braga
20:30 Zé Nuno Azevedo 39'
Mozer Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 73'		 Report Glenn Helder 28' Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
8 February 1997 19 Benfica 1–0 Gil Vicente Lisbon
19:00 Martin Pringle 80' Report Carlitos Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 72' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Soares Dias
15 February 1997 20 Vitória de Setúbal 0–2 Benfica Porto
20:30 Report Jamir 17'
Edgar Pacheco 74'		 Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Augusto Duarte
23 February 1997 21 Benfica 1–0 União de Leiria Lisbon
20:30 Edgar Pacheco 60' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Paulo Baptista
1 March 1997 22 Desp. Chaves 3–1 Benfica Chaves
21:15 24'
55'
Milinković 84'		 Report Jorge Soares 48' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty
16 March 1997 23 Benfica 3–4 Salgueiros Lisbon
19:00 Edgar 14'
Tahar 63'
João Pinto 82'		 Report Abílio 36'
Nandinho 62'
Marcos Severo 89', 90'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Francisco Ferreira
24 March 1997 24 Estrela da Amadora 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
20:00 Gaúcho 39' Report João Pinto 89' Stadium: Estádio da Reboleira
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
4 April 1997 25 Benfica 1–0 Sporting Lisbon
20:00 João Pinto 15' Report Pedro Barbosa Red card 74' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pinto Correia
12 April 1997 26 Boavista 1–1 Benfica Porto
20:00 Jimmy Hasselbaink 5' Report Valdir 89' Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: José Leirós
20 April 1997 27 Benfica 2–0 Espinho Lisbon
20:30 Valdir 13'
Valdo 64' (pen.)		 Report Carvalhal Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 56'
Lino Red card 63'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José Pratas
26 April 1997 28 Farense 1–2 Benfica Faro
20:30 Dragan Punišić 9'
Paixão Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 83'		 Report Valdir 23'
Edgar Pacheco 76'		 Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
4 May 1997 29 Benfica 0–0 Rio Ave Lisbon
19:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pinto Correia
10 May 1997 30 Maritimo 2–0 Benfica Funchal
19:00 Edmilson 41', 65' Report João Pinto Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 72' Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cunha Antunes
18 May 1997 31 Benfica 1–0 Leça Lisbon
17:05 Jorge Soares 14' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Soares Dias
24 May 1997 32 Porto 3–1 Benfica Porto
20:30 Mário Jardel 57', 62'
Jorge Costa 76'		 Report Valdo 71' (pen.)
Tahar El Khalej Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 75'		 Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: António Costa
30 May 1997 33 Benfica 0–2 Vitória Guimarães Lisbon
19:00 Report Vítor Paneira 63'
Quim Berto 89'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: José Leirós
15 June 1997 34 Belenenses 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
21:00 Andrade 77' Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Taça de Portugal[]

Main article: 1996–97 Taça de Portugal
8 December 1996 Fourth Rd Benfica 3–2 (a.e.t.) Vitória Guimarães Lisbon
18:00 Bermúdez 10'
João Pinto 32', 95'		 Report Capucho 38'
Alexandre 84'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
11 February 1997 Fifth Rd Benfica 2–1 Maritimo Lisbon
20:30 Martin Pringle 44'
Valdo 82' (pen.)		 Report Carlos Jorge 56' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: José Rufino
9 March 1997 Sixth Rd Benfica 3–1 (a.e.t.) Desp. Aves Lisbon
20:30 João Pinto 87'
Valdo 100'
Nicǎ Panduru 108'		 Report Noverça 61' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Rola
2 April 1997 Quarter-finals Benfica 5–1 Dragões Sandinenses Lisbon
20:30 João Pinto 12', 15', 89'
Marinho 20'
Valdir 82'		 Report Landu 54' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Costa
30 April 1997 Semi-finals Benfica 2–0 Porto Lisbon
20:30 Valdir 28'
Edgar Pacheco 32'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
10 June 1997 Final Boavista 3–2 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 Erwin Sánchez 7', 58' (pen.)
Nuno Gomes 28'		 Report Calado 35'
Paulo Jorge Sousa 60' (o.g)		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Referee: Paulo Paraty

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[]

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round[]

12 September 1996 First leg Benfica Portugal 5–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów Lisbon
19:00 Donizete 25'
João Pinto 26'
Jamir 32'
Valdo 70', 90'		 Report Gęsior 73' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hermann Albrecht
26 September 1996 Second leg Ruch Chorzów Poland 0–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Chorzów
19:00 Report Stadium: Stadion Ruchu
Referee: Mika Peltola

Second round[]

17 October 1996 First leg Benfica Portugal 1–0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Lisbon
19:00 João Pinto 8' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alain Sars
31 October 1996 Second leg Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–3
(4–2 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Moscow
19:00 Solomatin 9'
Haras 58'		 Report Panduru 47'
Donizete 63'
João Pinto 90'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker

Quarter-finals[]

6 March 1997 First leg Benfica Portugal 0–2 Italy Fiorentina Lisbon
19:00 Report Baiano 45'
Batistuta 89'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Helmut Krug
20 March 1997 Second leg Fiorentina Italy 0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Florence
19:00 Report Edgar 22' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Mario van der Ende

Friendlies[]

7 August 1996[12] Mario Cecchi Gori Fiorentina 1–1
(8–9 p)		 Benfica Florence
Luís Oliveira 42' 35' João Pinto Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
7 August 1996[12] Mario Cecchi Gori Benfica 3–1 Arsenal Florence
Panduru 16'
Donizete 36'
Hassan 39'		 33' John Hartson Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
10 August 1996[13] Coventry City 2–7 Benfica Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
27 August 1996[14] Santiago Bernabéu Real Madrid 4–0 Benfica Madrid
Rául 2'
Šuker 15' (pen.)
Victor 54'
Lasa 70'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Antonio Lopez Nieto

Player statistics[]

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Paulo Autuori (manager), Mário Wilson (manager) and Manuel José (manager).[15][11]

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 1996-97 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal Supertaça UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Belgium BEL Michel Preud'homme 47 -48 34 -30 5 -7 2 -6 6 -5
2‡ DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej 38 1 25 1 6 0 1 0 6 0
3‡ DF Portugal POR Jorge Soares 28 2 20 2 6 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Portugal POR Hélder Cristóvão 15 3 10 3 0 0 2 0 3 0
4‡ DF Brazil BRA Ronaldo Guiaro 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5‡ DF Colombia COL Jorge Bermúdez 38 2 27 1 3 1 2 0 6 0
6�� MF Brazil BRA Jamir Gomes 21 2 12 1 1 0 2 0 6 1
8 MF Portugal POR João Vieira Pinto 42 16 28 7 6 6 2 0 6 3
9 FW Morocco MAR Hassan Nader 13 1 7 1 1 0 1 0 4 0
10 MF Brazil BRA Valdo Filho 43 9 30 5 6 2 2 0 5 2
11 MF Romania ROU Basarab Panduru 28 4 19 2 2 1 1 0 6 1
12 GK Portugal POR Fernando Brassard 1 -1 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0
13 DF Portugal POR Dimas Teixeira 13 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
13‡ MF Portugal POR Tiago Pereira 22 0 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Portugal POR Marinho 21 1 15 0 4 1 0 0 2 0
15 MF Angola ANG Paulão 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16‡ MF Brazil BRA Luís Gustavo 14 2 10 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
17 DF Portugal POR Pedro Henriques 26 1 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW Argentina ARG Mauro Airez 17 0 12 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF Portugal POR Bruno Caires 26 2 18 2 2 0 2 0 4 0
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Ilian Iliev 28 3 21 3 2 0 1 0 4 0
21‡ FW Brazil BRA Valdir 13 5 10 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
21‡ FW Brazil BRA Donizete 22 9 16 7 1 0 2 0 3 2
22 MF Portugal POR José Calado 35 1 24 0 5 1 2 0 4 0
23 MF Portugal POR Edgar Pacheco 23 6 15 4 5 1 0 0 3 1
24 FW Angola ANG Akwá 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25‡ FW Sweden SWE Martin Pringle 17 4 15 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
27 DF Portugal POR Nélson Veríssimo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28‡ DF Morocco MAR Abdelkrim El Hadrioui 8 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
29‡ MF Netherlands NED Glenn Helder 13 1 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
30‡ MF Brazil BRA Amaral 24 0 19 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Portugal POR Hugo Leal 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35‡ DF Brazil BRA Lúcio Wagner 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37‡ DF Portugal POR Nélson Morais 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers[]

[16]

In[]

Entry date Position Player From club
July 1996 CB Jorge Soares Farense
July 1996 CB Tahar El Khalej União Leiria
July 1996 CB Jorge Bermúdez América de Cali
July 1996 CM Tiago Pereira Marítimo
July 1996 ST Donizete Verdy Kawasaki
July 1996 CM Luís Gustavo Marítimo
July 1996 ST Martin Pringle Helsingborgs
July 1996 CB Ronaldo Guiaro Atlético Mineiro
July 1996 DM Jamir Gomes Botafogo
January 1997 LB Abdelkrim El Hadrioui AS.FAR

In by loan[]

Entry date Position Player From club Return date
December 1996 LW Glenn Helder Arsenal 30 June 1997
January 1997 DM Amaral Parma 30 June 1997
March 1997 LB Lúcio Wagner Corinthians Alagoano 30 June 1997
March 1997 ST Valdir Atlético Mineiro 30 June 1997
March 1997 FB Nélson Morais Alverca 30 June 1997

Out[]

Exit date Position Player To club
July 1996 CB Ricardo Gomes Retired
July 1996 GK José Veiga Alverca
July 1996 LB Paulo Pereira Genoa
July 1996 CB King Farense
July 1996 DM Paulo Bento Oviedo
July 1996 LB Daniel Kenedy Paris Saint-Germain
July 1996 FW Luiz Gustavo Internacional
July 1996 ST Marcelo Deportivo Alavés
January 1997 LB Dimas Juventus
January 1997 CB Hélder Deportivo
January 1997 ST Donizete Corinthians

Out by loan[]

Exit date Position Player To club Return date
July 1996 CM Maniche Alverca 30 June 1997
July 1996 CB Paredão Alverca 30 June 1997

References[]

  1. ^ a b "100 anos: Paulo Autuori". Record (in Portuguese). 26 May 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Tovar 2012, p. 548.
  3. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 554.
  4. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 549.
  5. ^ "Supertaça: "Marquei ao grande PreudHomme", recorda Arnold Wetl" [Supercup: "I scored to the great PreudHomme" remembers Arnold Wetl]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 4 August 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 550.
  7. ^ "Mário Wilson". Glórias do Passado (in Portuguese). 30 October 2008.
  8. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 551.
  9. ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 553.
  10. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 552.
  11. ^ a b c d e Tovar 2012, p. 555.
  12. ^ a b Erik Garin (12 December 2008). "Memorial Mario Cecchi Gori (Firenze)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  13. ^ Alberto Miguéns (21 November 2011). "Que Benfica Em Inglaterra". Em Defesa do Benfica. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  14. ^ "El Madrid se pasea" [Madrid on vacation]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 August 1996. p. 46. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica Squad 1996-97". Thefinalball.com.
  16. ^ "Transfers". Thefinalball.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

Bibliography

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica Almanac]. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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