1980–81 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1980–81 season
President Ferreira Queimado
(until 29 May 1981)
Fernando Martins
Head coach Lajos Baróti
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão 1st
Taça de Portugal Winners
Cup Winners' Cup Semi-final
Supertaça Winners
Top goalscorer League: Nené (20)
All: Nené (32)
Home colours

The 1980–81 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 77th season in existence and the club's 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1980 to 30 June 1981. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça de Portugal, and participated in the Cup Winners' Cup after winning the Taça de Portugal in the previous season.

In the new season, Mário Wilson was replaced by Lajos Baróti. In the transfer season, major signings included António Veloso, Francisco Vital and João Alves, who returned to the club. Benfica's league campaign started with seven consecutive wins, before a first loss with Porto in the Clássico. A few days later, Benfica wins their first Supertaça de Portugal. In the Cup Winners' Cup, Benfica eliminated Altay, Dinamo Zagreb and Malmö in the first three rounds. In late November, Benfica draws with Sporting and three weeks later, with Vitória de Setúbal, lapping the first half in first place with a three-point lead. In the following weeks, Benfica won three more matches before losing another point in a draw with Penafiel, which cut his lead to two points. They reacted with four more wins, including a home win against Porto, which widened their difference to four points. Meanwhile, in Europe, Benfica defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf in quarter-finals but was knocked-out by Carl Zeiss Jena in the semis. The final two months of the Primeira Divisão saw Benfica drop points with Académico de Viseu, Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting, reducing their lead to two points. On match-day 29, a home win against Setúbal secured their 24th league title. They concluded the season by winning their 17th Taça de Portugal in a 3–1 win against Porto.

Season summary

In the previous season, Mário Wilson failed to regain the title, prolonging the drought to three years. It was the first time since 1954 that Benfica went so long without a league title.[1] Despite winning the Taça de Portugal, he did not continue for a second year.[2][3] As replacement, Benfica contacted Raymond Goethals, but he declined, so the club turned to 66-year old Hungarian Lajos Baróti.[4][5] After negotiations, on 9 June, he agreed to replace Wilson.[6] In the transfer season, Benfica signed players like António Veloso and Francisco Vital, who were regularly used by Baroti.[7] However the transfer of Summer was the return of João Alves from France, with Benfica making a last minute offer and signing him, before Sporting, who was also interested, could.[8] The pre-season began on 21 July, with Benfica travelling to Canada on the 28 to play the Toronto Tournament.[9][10] After winning the tournament in Canada,[11] Benfica made their presentation game on 13 August with Paris Saint-Germain,[12] and finished the pre-season by competing in the Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu with Real Madrid and Dinamo Kyiv from 29 to 31 August.[13][14] The match with Varzim scheduled for that weekend was postponed to 4 October.[14]

Benfica started their season with the preliminary round of the Cup Winners' Cup with Altay, beating 4–0 at home.[15] Domestic competition began on 24 August in an away win against Boavista.[16] Benfica kept on winning in the following weeks, eliminating Dinamo Zagreb in Europe,[17] and winning six more league matches in a row, with Manuel Bento going unbeaten in the league for 1080 minutes.[18][2] In late October, Benfica visited Porto at Estádio das Antas, losing by 2–1, their first in the league.[2] They recovered from the loss and won their next three matches for the Primeira Divisão, creating a four-point lead at the front.[2] They also beat Sporting in the second leg of the Supertaça de Portugal and won their first Supertaça.[19] In the Cup Winners' Cup, they progressed to the quarter-finals after knocking out Malmö.[18] On match-day 12, Benfica faced Sporting in Alvalade and drew 1–1, retaining the first place.[2][18] Three weeks later, they drew again, now with Vitória de Setúbal and finished the first half of the league a week later with a three-point lead.[2]

Benfica started the second half with three consecutive wins, until they were stopped by Penafiel in early February, which shortened their lead over Porto to only two points.[2] They reacted with four more wins in a row, including a home win against Porto on 14 March in the Clássico, which gave them a four-point lead with seven matches to go.[2] At the same time, in the Cup Winners' Cup, Benfica beat Fortuna Düsseldorf at home, after a 2–2 away draw, qualifying for the semi-final.[20] March closed with another draw, now with Académico de Viseu, removing a point from their lead over Porto.[21] On 8 April, Benfica met Carl Zeiss Jena for the first leg of the semi-finals, losing 2–0.[15] Four days later, they drew with Vitória de Guimarães, and saw his lead drop to two points with four match-days to go, one of them against Sporting.[22] The European campaign ended on 22 April, with a one-nil win, not enough to overcome the deficit brought from Jena.[20]

Benfica started May with the Derby de Lisboa against Sporting. They drew 1–1 in a match riddled with controversy.[23] Sporting complained of several mistakes by referee Inácio de Almeida and asked for him to be banned for refereeing.[23] Because Porto had also drop points in Penafiel, Benfica kept their two-point lead.[23] A few days later, Benfica faced Jimmy Hagan's Belenenses for the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, winning 1–0 and qualifying for the final.[24][25] They made their second visit to Estádio do Restelo, seven days later, now for the Primeira Divisão. They won by 3–0, with a double from Nené, who secured his first Bola de Prata for league top-scorer.[16][24] A week later, Benfica thrashed Vitória de Setúbal by 5–1 and confirmed their 24th league title, the first since 1976–77.[2] The celebrations were scared by the violent confrontations between Police and Benfica fans.[24] The league campaign ended with a 2–0 loss against Espinho, which the Portuguese Football Federation turned to a 3–0 loss because Benfica fans had celebrated too soon and invaded the pitch.[2] The season concluded with the Taça de Portugal Final against Porto, where Nené scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win, with Benfica securing a double.[26] Before leaving, departing President José Ferreira Queimado signed a one-year extension with Baróti.[27]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 24 August 1980 31 May 1981 30 22 6 2 72 15 +57 073.33 [28]
Taça de Portugal 4 January 1981 6 June 1981 7 7 0 0 17 3 +14 100.00 [28]
Cup Winners' Cup 20 August 1980 22 April 1981 10 5 3 2 12 5 +7 050.00 [28]
Supertaça de Portugal 10 September 1980 29 October 1980 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00 [28]
Total 49 35 10 4 105 26 +79 071.43

Supertaça de Portugal

Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 30 22 6 2 72 15+57 50 1981–82 European Cup First round
2 Porto 30 21 6 3 53 18+35 48 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
3 Sporting CP 30 14 9 7 48 28+20 37 1981–82 UEFA Cup First round

Source: [29]
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
1 Porto qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the other finalist, Benfica, had qualified for the European Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWLWWWDWDWWWWDWWWWDWDDWWL
Position421111111111111111111111111111

Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Taça de Portugal

European Cup Winners' Cup

Preliminary round

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Friendlies

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Lajos Baróti (manager), Monge da Silva (assistant manager), Fernando Caiado (assistant manager), Gaspar Ramos (Director of Football).[27][8]

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 1980-81 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira DivisãoTaça de PortugalCup Winners' CupSupertaça
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Portugal Manuel Bento 4603005010010
1 GK Portugal António Botelho 4000200020
2 DF Portugal Minervino Pietra 430300507010
2‡ DF Portugal António Veloso 360230507010
3 DF Portugal Humberto Coelho 367224419210
4 DF Portugal João Laranjeira 341201508010
4 DF Portugal Frederico Rosa 280170405020
4 DF Portugal Carlos Alhinho 6040100010
4‡ DF Portugal Alberto Bastos Lopes 8040102010
5 DF Portugal António Bastos Lopes 370220608010
6 MF Portugal José Luís 16080303020
6 MF Portugal Carlos Manuel 47112877210121
6‡ MF Portugal João Alves 46143014509020
6 MF Portugal Toni 1010000000
7 FW Portugal Nené 483229207710421
8 FW Portugal Reinaldo Gomes 2514158654100
9 FW Brazil Jorge Gomes 14171304000
9 FW Brazil César Oliveira 33141811607221
9‡ FW Portugal Francisco Vital 284151427021
10 MF Portugal Fernando Chalana 393241608210
11 MF Portugal Shéu 4723026010010
11‡ FW Portugal Joel Almeida 1000000010

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
13 May 1980 FW Joel Almeida Amora Undisclosed [34]
25 June 1980 DF António Veloso Beira-Mar Undisclosed [7]
25 June 1980 FW Francisco Vital Betis Undisclosed [7]
27 June 1980 MF João Alves Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed [8]
28 July 1980 DF Alberto Bastos Lopes Estoril-Praia Loan return [10]
28 July 1980 GK Jorge Martins Barreirense Undisclosed [10]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
15 July 1981 MF Orlando Fonseca Vitória de Guimarães Free [35]
23 July 1980 MF Mário Wilson Académica de Coimbra Free [36]
July 1980 MF Adriano Spencer Alcobaça

Out by loan

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
2 June 1980 FW Jorge Silva Amora 30 June 1981 [37]
2 June 1980 DF Joaquim Pereirinha Amora 30 June 1981 [37]
8 August 1980 MF Diamantino Miranda Amora 30 June 1981 [38]
19 August 1980 MF Cavungi Braga 30 June 1981 [39]

Notes

  1. ↑ Postponed due to Benfica's participation in the Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu[14]

References

  1. ↑ Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 100 Gloriosos anos; As Provas Nacionais 2 (in Portuguese). Quidnovi. 2004. pp. 70–72. ISBN 989-554-103-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Miguéns 2005, p. 76.
  3. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 230.
  4. ↑ "Goethals quase na Luz" [Goethals nearly at Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20262): 14. 22 May 1980. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hungáro na Luz" [Hungarian at Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20270): 17. 31 May 1980. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Baroti no Benfica" [Baroti signs with Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20276): 16. 9 June 1980. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Depois de Vital, Veloso no Benfica" [After Vital, Veloso signs for Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20288): 18. 25 June 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Alves: regresso é de vez" [Alves: Return is for good]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20290): 19. 27 June 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Baroti por cá" [Baroti has arrived]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20309): 22. 19 July 1980. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 "Baroti leva 17 ao Canadá" [Baroti takes 17 to Canada]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20316): 16. 28 July 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Benfica dá 6 ao Partizan e mete a Taça no bolso" [Benfica scores 6 and wins the Cup]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20323): 14. 5 August 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Benfica ainda a meio gás, deu 4-1 ao PSG" [Benfica, still in pre-season, beats PSG by 4-1]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20331): 17. 14 August 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Benfica afastado da final desfaz previsão de Baroti" [Benfica knocked-out against prediction of Baroti]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20344): 17. 30 August 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Benfica ultimo em Madrid" [Benfica last in Madrid]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20345): 14. 1 September 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  15. 1 2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 100 Gloriosos anos;As Taças Europeias (in Portuguese). Portugal: Quidnovi. 2004. p. 96. ISBN 989-554-101-5.
  16. 1 2 3 Miguéns 2005, p. 77.
  17. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 231.
  18. 1 2 3 Simões 1994, p. 232.
  19. 1 2 Miguéns 2005, p. 145.
  20. 1 2 Simões 1994, p. 234.
  21. ↑ "Benfica atrasa um degrau" [Benifca drops a step]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20509): 13. 23 March 1981. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Empate do Benfica anima campeonato" [Benfica draw heats up league]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20526): 14. 13 April 1981. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 Simões 1994, p. 239.
  24. 1 2 3 Simões 1994, p. 235.
  25. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 128.
  26. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 236.
  27. 1 2 "Baroti renova contrato" [Baroti renews]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20575): 19. 11 June 1981. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 Tovar 2012, p. 432.
  29. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 431.
  30. ↑ "Benfica finalista em Toronto" [Benfica finalist in Toronto]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20322): 16. 4 August 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  31. ↑ "Festa de Artur e êxitos do Benfica" [Artur's party and Benfica's success]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20568): 19. 3 June 1981. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  32. ↑ "Filipovic: estreia com golo" [Filipovic: debut with a goal]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20586): 19. 27 June 1981. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  33. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 129.
  34. ↑ "Joel na Luz" [Joel signs for Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20254): 18. 13 May 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  35. ↑ "Guimarães dá os primeiros chutos" [Guimarães starts pre-season]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20306): 19. 16 July 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  36. ↑ "Coimbra apetrecha-se" [Académica signs several players]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20312): 14. 23 July 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  37. 1 2 "Amora no escalão maior" [Amora in top tier]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20271): 16. 2 June 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  38. ↑ "Cavungi e Diamantino vão ser cedidos" [Cavungi and Diamantino will be loaned]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20326): 16. 8 August 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  39. ↑ "Cavungi no Braga" [Cavungi loaned to Braga]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20334): 13. 19 August 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

Bibliography

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  • Miguéns, Alberto (2005). 100 anos 100 troféus. Portugal: Prime Books. ISBN 972-8820-34-8.
  • Simões, António (1994). História de 50 anos do Desporto Português. Portugal: A Bola.
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