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SL Benfica
UEFA club competition milestones
• Benfica have a rich history in European football's premier club competition, twice winning the European Champion Clubs' Cup and five times being runners-up. The Portuguese giants first won the trophy in 1961, defeating FC Barcelona 3-2, before defending their title the following season with a 5-3 victory against Real Madrid CF.
• Losing finalists in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990, since the creation of the UEFA Champions League, Benfica have twice reached the last eight, losing to Barcelona in 2005/06 and AC Milan in 1994/95. They also enjoyed a run to the final of the UEFA Cup in 1983, losing out to RSC Anderlecht 2-1 over two legs.
UEFA club competition honours
• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1960/61, 1961/62
Ten-year record (including current season)
• Their appearance in the UEFA Champions League this season is Benfica's fourth in succession, although this is only the third time they have gone beyond the third qualifying round in the last ten years. This season, Benfica booked their place in the group stage thanks to a 4-1 defeat of FK Austria Wien.
1997/98: UEFA Cup - first round
1998/99: UEFA Champions League - group stage
1999/00: UEFA Cup - round of 32
2000/01: UEFA Cup - first round
2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competition
2002/03: Did not compete in UEFA club competition
2003/04: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)
2004/05: UEFA Cup - round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)
2005/06: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals
2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage
2005/06 season
Domestic record: Although they could only finish third in the Portuguese Liga in the defence of their title, 12 points behind winners FC Porto and five adrift of Lisbon rivals Sporting Club de Portugal, it was still enough to earn Benfica a place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
European record: Although it was a disappointing season on the domestic front for Benfica, they enjoyed success on the European stage by making it through the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1994/95. A 2-1 victory on Matchday 6 against Manchester United sealed second place in their pool and a Round of 16 encounter against Liverpool FC in the first knockout round. Putting the holders out 3-0 on aggregate, Benfica's run would eventually come to an end at the quarter-final stage with a 2-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of eventual winners FC Barcelona.
Key facts
• Benfica have played a total of 280 games in UEFA club competition. They had won 134, drawn 68 and lost 78, scoring 483 goals and conceding 295.
• The Portuguese club have played 169 times in the European Champion Clubs' Cup, winning 82, drawing 40 and losing 47. They had scored 313 goals and conceded 174. In the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) it reads: played 25, won nine, drawn ten, lost six, scored 25 goals and conceded 23.
Records
UEFA club competition
• Biggest win
10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange
05.10.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, second leg
• Biggest home win
10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange (see above for details)
• Biggest away win
0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v SL Benfica
30.09.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, first leg
• Heaviest defeat
7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica
25.11.1999, 1999/2000 UEFA Cup third round, first leg
• Heaviest home defeat
1-5: SL Benfica v Manchester United FC
09.03.1966, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, second leg
• Heaviest away defeat
7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica (see above for details)
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)
• Biggest win
0-2: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica
08.03.2006, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, first knockout round, second leg
3-1: SL Benfica v RSC Anderlecht.
28.09.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage
• Biggest home win
3-1: SL Benfica v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)
• Biggest away win
0-2: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica (see above for details)
• Heaviest defeat
2-0: FC Barcelona v SL Benfica
05.04.2006, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, second leg
2-0: HJK Helsinki v SL Benfica
21.10.1998, 1998/99 UEFA Champions League, group stage
2-0: AC Milan v SL Benfica
01.03.1995, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, first leg
• Heaviest home defeat
0-1: SL Benfica v Villarreal CF
02.11.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage
• Heaviest away defeat
2-0: FC Barcelona v SL Benfica (see above for details)
2-0: HJK Helsinki v SL Benfica (see above for details)
2-0: AC Milan v SL Benfica (see above for details)
UEFA club competition milestones
• Benfica have a rich history in European football's premier club competition, twice winning the European Champion Clubs' Cup and five times being runners-up. The Portuguese giants first won the trophy in 1961, defeating FC Barcelona 3-2, before defending their title the following season with a 5-3 victory against Real Madrid CF.
• Losing finalists in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990, since the creation of the UEFA Champions League, Benfica have twice reached the last eight, losing to Barcelona in 2005/06 and AC Milan in 1994/95. They also enjoyed a run to the final of the UEFA Cup in 1983, losing out to RSC Anderlecht 2-1 over two legs.
UEFA club competition honours
• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1960/61, 1961/62
Ten-year record (including current season)
• Their appearance in the UEFA Champions League this season is Benfica's fourth in succession, although this is only the third time they have gone beyond the third qualifying round in the last ten years. This season, Benfica booked their place in the group stage thanks to a 4-1 defeat of FK Austria Wien.
1997/98: UEFA Cup - first round
1998/99: UEFA Champions League - group stage
1999/00: UEFA Cup - round of 32
2000/01: UEFA Cup - first round
2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competition
2002/03: Did not compete in UEFA club competition
2003/04: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)
2004/05: UEFA Cup - round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)
2005/06: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals
2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage
2005/06 season
Domestic record: Although they could only finish third in the Portuguese Liga in the defence of their title, 12 points behind winners FC Porto and five adrift of Lisbon rivals Sporting Club de Portugal, it was still enough to earn Benfica a place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
European record: Although it was a disappointing season on the domestic front for Benfica, they enjoyed success on the European stage by making it through the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1994/95. A 2-1 victory on Matchday 6 against Manchester United sealed second place in their pool and a Round of 16 encounter against Liverpool FC in the first knockout round. Putting the holders out 3-0 on aggregate, Benfica's run would eventually come to an end at the quarter-final stage with a 2-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of eventual winners FC Barcelona.
Key facts
• Benfica have played a total of 280 games in UEFA club competition. They had won 134, drawn 68 and lost 78, scoring 483 goals and conceding 295.
• The Portuguese club have played 169 times in the European Champion Clubs' Cup, winning 82, drawing 40 and losing 47. They had scored 313 goals and conceded 174. In the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) it reads: played 25, won nine, drawn ten, lost six, scored 25 goals and conceded 23.
Records
UEFA club competition
• Biggest win
10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange
05.10.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, second leg
• Biggest home win
10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange (see above for details)
• Biggest away win
0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v SL Benfica
30.09.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, first leg
• Heaviest defeat
7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica
25.11.1999, 1999/2000 UEFA Cup third round, first leg
• Heaviest home defeat
1-5: SL Benfica v Manchester United FC
09.03.1966, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, second leg
• Heaviest away defeat
7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica (see above for details)
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)
• Biggest win
0-2: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica
08.03.2006, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, first knockout round, second leg
3-1: SL Benfica v RSC Anderlecht.
28.09.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage
• Biggest home win
3-1: SL Benfica v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)
• Biggest away win
0-2: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica (see above for details)
• Heaviest defeat
2-0: FC Barcelona v SL Benfica
05.04.2006, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, second leg
2-0: HJK Helsinki v SL Benfica
21.10.1998, 1998/99 UEFA Champions League, group stage
2-0: AC Milan v SL Benfica
01.03.1995, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, first leg
• Heaviest home defeat
0-1: SL Benfica v Villarreal CF
02.11.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage
• Heaviest away defeat
2-0: FC Barcelona v SL Benfica (see above for details)
2-0: HJK Helsinki v SL Benfica (see above for details)
2-0: AC Milan v SL Benfica (see above for details)
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