1984–85 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1984–85 season
President Fernando Martins
Head coach Pál Csernai
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão 3rd
Taça de Portugal Winners
European Cup Second Round
Supertaça Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Manniche (17)
All: Manniche (28)
Home colours

The 1984–85 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 81st season in existence and the club's 51st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1984 to 30 June 1985. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.

In the off-season, Sven-Göran Eriksson left for Roma and Benfica hired Tomislav Ivic. Major departures included Fernando Chalana and Glenn Strömberg. To counter, the club added Jorge Silva, Wando and Adelino Nunes. Even before the end of the season, Ivic resigned and Benfica was forced to replace him in August. The selected was Pál Csernai. Benfica never performed as expected and even suffered their longest ever win-less period in the Primeira Divisão. In the end, the team ended in third place, 12 points from first place, and lost the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Still, it was not a trophy-less season as Benfica conquered their 19th Taça de Portugal in a 3–1 win against Porto.

Season summary

Benfica entered the new season as defending Champions, but with significant changes. After two years in Portugal, Sven-Göran Eriksson was hired by Roma.[1][2] Same of the names speculated as replacement were Georges Heylens, John Mortimore and Gilbert Gress.[3][4] The new manager was announced on 6 July, Croatian Tomislav Ivic.[5] In the transfer season, Benfica lost two major players, Fernando Chalana and Glenn Strömberg.[6] To replace him, Benfica signed domestic players like Jorge Silva, Wando and Adelino Nunes.[7][8][9] The club also approached Torbjörn Nilsson, Washington and Walter Casagrande, but nothing came out of it.[10][11][12] The pre-season began on 19 July, with games scheduled with Bordeaux on late July, the Lisbon International Tournament in August, and the presentation game with Vasco da Gama after that.[13][11] After just one game in charge, on 31 July, Tomislav Ivic resigned because he wanted to get paid in dollars.[14] The position was offered to assistant manager Toni but he declined it for unspecified reasons.[15][16] On 9 August, Benfica selected Pál Csernai as Ivic's replacement.[17]

The league campaign started in the best of ways, with two wins,[18] but on match-day 3, Benfica lost in the Clássico with Porto.[19] In October, Benfica began their European Cup campaign with Crvena Zvezda, defeating them on aggregate.[19] In the second round, Benfica met Liverpool and were eliminated.[20] Now fully focused on the league campaign, Benfica lost in the Derby de Lisboa in late December and got delayed in the battle to retain his league title.[20] There were now 6 points shy of leaders Porto.[20] On 20 January, Benfica drew with Braga on match-day 17 and started their biggest ever win-less period in the Primeira Divisão.[21] They would spend two and half months without winning in the league, with six draws and one loss.[21] Despite that, a Taça de Portugal campaign involving only second tier teams allowed the team to progress through the rounds with ease.[21][22][23]

The team eventually resettled and won all league matches in April.[24] In the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, a one-nil win for both Benfica and Porto forced a replay of the competition.[21] In early May, John Mortimore was confirmed as new manager, with Csernai still in charge for another month.[24] Before the end of May, Benfica lost away in the first leg of the Supertaça to Porto, but won the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting by 3–1, reducing the distance between them.[24] In June, Benfica lost again in the Supertaça, losing the competition and finished the league in third place, 12 points behind Porto and five from Sporting.[25][26] The season finished with the Taça de Portugal Final against Porto, with Benfica winning 3–1.[27] It was their 19th Taça de Portugal win in 25 Finals, their seventh in eight against Porto.[27] After the win, Manuel Bento sent a jab to Csernai: "It was not Csernai who made the line up, that's why we won. It was Carlos Manuel and Minervino Pietra who opened his eyes."[21][23]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 26 August 1984 2 June 1985 30 18 7 5 65 28 +37 060.00 [26]
Taça de Portugal 9 December 1984 10 June 1985 7 7 0 0 28 2 +26 100.00 [26]
European Cup 19 September 1984 7 November 1984 4 2 0 2 6 6 +0 050.00 [26]
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 27 March 1985 30 May 1985 4 1 0 3 1 5 −4 025.00 [26]
Total 45 28 7 10 100 41 +59 062.22

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 30 26 3 1 78 13+65 55 1985–86 European Cup First round
2 Sporting CP 30 19 9 2 72 26+46 47 1985–86 UEFA Cup First round
3 Benfica 30 18 7 5 65 28+37 43 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1

Source: [26]
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
1 Benfica qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners
(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
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLWDWWWWLWWWLWWDLDDDDDWWWWLWW
Position526563333333333333333333333333

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

Matches

Taça de Portugal

European Cup

First round

Second round

Friendlies

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Pál Csernai (manager), Toni (assistant manager), Eusébio assistant manager), Júlio Borges (Director of Football), Amilcar Miranda (Doctor).[37]

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 1984-85 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira DivisãoTaça de PortugalEuropean CupSupertaça
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Portugal Manuel Bento 440300604040
2 DF Portugal Minervino Pietra 445295704040
2 DF Portugal António Veloso 11191200000
3 DF Portugal António Oliveira 451300714040
3 DF Portugal Álvaro Magalhães 331201504040
4 DF Portugal Samuel Quina 281211403000
5 DF Portugal António Bastos Lopes 300200402040
5 DF Portugal Carlos Pereira 1000000010
6 MF Portugal José Luís 422281614040
6 MF Portugal Carlos Manuel 4311288714240
7 FW Portugal Nené 2412168641010
7‡ MF Portugal Tozé Santos 8030202010
7‡ MF Brazil Wando 3711256654020
8‡ MF Portugal Adelino Nunes 244142423030
8‡ MF Brazil Nivaldo Silva 8060002000
8 FW Denmark Michael Manniche 36282317594141
9 FW Portugal Paulo Padinha 1010000000
11‡ FW Portugal Jorge Silva 3711268533030
11 MF Portugal Diamantino Miranda 4210286624240
11 MF Portugal Shéu 180120103020
12 GK Portugal Delgado 1000100000

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
7 April 1984 FW Jorge Silva Boavista Undisclosed [7]
26 April 1984 MF Nivaldo Silva Vitória de Guimarães Undisclosed [38]
10 May 1984 MF Adelino Nunes Vitória de Setúbal Undisclosed [8]
23 May 1984 MF Wando Braga Undisclosed [9]
19 July 1984 GK Silvino Vitória de Guimarães Undisclosed [11]
20 July 1984 MF Tozé Santos Torreense Undisclosed [39]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
11 June 1984 FW Zoran Filipovic Boavista Free [40]
7 July 1984 MF Fernando Chalana Bordeaux Undisclosed [6]
7 July 1984 MF Glenn Strömberg Atalanta Undisclosed [6]
1 August 1984 FW Fernando Folha Varzim Free [41]

Out by loan

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
31 July 1984 DF Alberto Bastos Lopes Belenenses 30 June 1985 [42]
3 August 1984 GK Neno Vitória de Guimarães 30 June 1985 [43]

Notes

  1. ↑ Interrupted at minute 32 after assistant referee António Jorge was hit in a head with a bottle.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Eriksson, rei de Roma". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Eriksson, King of Rome (21468): 13. 28 May 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Eriksson já em Roma" [Eriksson is already in Rome]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21477): 15. 7 June 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Para suceder a Eriksson, Heylens na corrida" [To replace Eriksson, Heylens in the race]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21479): 15. 9 June 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Toni aposta em Gress" [Toni bets on Gress]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21484): 14. 16 June 1984.
  5. ↑ "Finalmente fumo branco, Benfica escolhe treinador" [Finally white smoke, Benfica selected a new manager]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21500): 17. 6 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Chalana vale 300 mil" [Chalana is worth 300k]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21501): 15. 7 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Benfica recupera" [Benfica recovers]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21427): 22. 7 April 1984. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Benfica recrutou Nunes" [Benfica signed Nunes]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21453): 14. 10 May 1984. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Mais mudanças" [More changes]. Diario de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21464): 19. 23 May 1984. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nilsson: apartamento em Olaias" [Nilsson: Apartament in Olaias]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21452): 14. 9 May 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "Sessão de boas vindas" [Welcome party]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21511): 15. 19 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Benfica aponta "a mira" a Washington e Casagrande" [Benfica wants Washington and Casagrande]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21514): 14. 23 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Fernando Martins: respeito por todos" [Fernando Martins: Respect of everyone]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21504): 14. 11 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ivici deixou o Benfica sem assinar contrato" [Ivic left Benfica without signing the contract]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21522): 13. 1 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Benfica promove Eusébio" [Benfica promotes Eusébio]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21524): 13. 3 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Benfica, que treinador?" [Benfica, what manager?]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21528): 13. 8 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Hiposte provável: Csernai no Benfica" [Csernai at Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21529): 15. 9 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  18. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 456.
  19. 1 2 Simões 1994, p. 255.
  20. 1 2 3 Simões 1994, p. 256.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 Tovar 2012, p. 455.
  22. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 132.
  23. 1 2 Quidnovi 2004, p. 87.
  24. 1 2 3 Simões 1994, p. 258.
  25. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 259.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tovar 2012, p. 461.
  27. 1 2 3 Miguéns 2005, p. 133.
  28. ↑ "Júnior da Foz agride com garrafa fiscal de linha de Rául Nazaré" [Youth player of Foz assaults assistant referee with a bottle]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21624): 14. 3 December 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  29. ↑ "Benfica: para começar já vence a concorrência" [Benfica: for starters, it already beats its competition]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21520): 13. 30 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  30. ↑ "Benfica perde e decepciona" [Benfica disappoints]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21526): 16. 6 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  31. ↑ "Violência e mau génio com justa condenação" [Violence and bad temper with just sentence]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21531): 14. 11 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  32. ↑ "Sporting vence torneio internacional" [Sporting wins international tournament]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21532): 16. 13 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  33. ↑ "Benfica volta a desiludir frente ao Vasco da Gama" [Benfica disappoints again against Vasco da Gama]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21535): 13. 17 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  34. 1 2 "Benfica empata em Setúbal e em Bragança" [Benfica draws in Setúbal and in Bragança]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21537): 13. 20 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  35. ↑ "Benfica derrotou o Belenenses" [Benfica defeated Belenenses]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21554): 16. 8 September 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  36. ↑ "Troféu de Honra para o Sporting" [Taça de Honra goes to Sporting]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21628): 15. 7 December 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  37. ↑ "Benfica partiu hoje e joga Domingo" [Benfica flew today and plays Sunday]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21523): 15. 2 August 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  38. ↑ "Trocas e baldatrocas" [Trading and more trading]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21442): 15. 26 April 1984. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  39. ↑ "Benfica: "Shell" nas camisolas vai render 45 mil contos" [Benfica: "Shell" as shirt sponsor will make them 45k]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21512): 13. 20 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  40. ↑ "Filipovic confirma Boavista" [Filipovic confirms Boavista]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21480): 15. 11 June 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  41. ↑ "Varzim aposta na juventude" [Varzim bets on youth]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21522): 13. 1 August 1984. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  42. ↑ "Alberto Bastos Lopes ingressa no Belenenses" [Alberto Bastos Lopes signs with Belenenses]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21521): 16. 31 July 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  43. ↑ "De Vizela para Guimarães pela via Benfiquista" [From Vizela to Guimarães through Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21524): 13. 3 August 1984. Retrieved 15 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.
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