1985–86 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1985–86 season
President Fernando Martins
Head coach John Mortimore
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão 2nd
Taça de Portugal Winners
Cup Winners' Cup Second Round
Supertaça Winners
Top goalscorer League: Manniche (14)
All: Manniche (21)
Home colours

The 1985–86 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 82nd season in existence and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and participated in the Cup Winners' Cup after winning the Taça de Portugal in the previous season.

In the new season, John Mortimore replaced Pál Csernai after the Hungarian underperformed at the helm. Only major signing was Rui Águas, but Benfica fought to kept a trio composed of Carlos Manuel, Diamantino Miranda and José Luís from leaving. In the league, Benfica started in erratic shape but quickly settled and racked up several consecutive wins. They ended 1985 in first place and having the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, their second Supertaça. In the first months of new year, Benfica kept their first place, while knocking out Porto and Sporting from the Portuguese Cup. In April, the season took a dramatic turn when Benfica lost at home to Sporting and were matched in first place by Porto, who confirmed their title a week later. Nonetheless, Benfica finished the month by lifting their 20th Taça de Portugal against Belenenses.

Season summary

Benfica started the new season with a change in leadership. The performance under Pál Csernai in 1984–85 was disappointing, so it was only expectable that he would be replaced.[1] In late April, John Mortimore, was selected as his replacement.[2][3] The club made some adjustments in the transfer window but the biggest signing was Rui Águas.[4] The summer story instead revolved around the contract extensions for Carlos Manuel, Diamantino Miranda and José Luís.[5][6] Particularly, Carlos Manuel, who was rumoured to move to Braga.[7] In July, all three agreed terms and signed their extensions, ending the impasse.[8][9] The pre-season began on 11 July,[10] with three preparation games scheduled for late July.[11] Benfica then took part in the regional Taça de Honra and in the Lisbon International Tournament, winning both.[12][13][14]

The league campaign started with the Clássico with Porto, with Benfica losing 2–0.[15] The next week, Benfica defeated Marítimo by 9–0, and then lost again, now with Vitória de Guimarães.[16] They followed that with a draw against Vitória de Setúbal.[16] On the third weekend of September, Benfica opened the new third tier of Estádio da Luz, taking advantage of the week off from the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup. Because of the Heysel Stadium disaster, their opponent, Manchester United was banned.[17][18][19] In October, in their debut in Europe, Benfica eliminated Sampdoria.[20] Domestically, the league had much improve and by 25 November, Benfica was only a point shy of first place.[21] In early December, Benfica drew in Antas and won their second Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, after having previously beat them by one-nil at home.[21][22] On 21 December, Benfica drew with Sporting, which levelled the Big Three at the top with 22 points.[21] Closing the year, Benfica defeated Boavista and lapped the first round of the league in first place, after recovering five points since September.[21]

After an event-less January, in which Benfica retained their one-point lead over Sporting;[23] in February, Benfica faced Porto again, this time for the round of 16 of the Taça de Portugal, winning 2–1. Meanwhile, in the Primeira Divisão, they added another point in their lead over their closest competitors.[23] In March, Benfica was eliminated of the Cup Winners' Cup by Dukla Prague,[24] while in the Portuguese Cup, they thrashed Sporting by 5–0 in the quarter-finals.[25][26] They finished the month with a replay of the match with Salgueiros, which had been postponed in February because of the pitch conditions. They drew 1–1 and lost points in title race.[26]

In April, Benfica received Sporting in what was labelled the D-Day for the league.[26] Despite leading the league for most of second round, they lost 2–1, which allowed Porto to catch them in the first place, with a better head-to-head record.[27] Mortimore said: "Sporting had two chances and converted them both, we had lost the league".[27] On the last day of the campaign, Porto beat last classified, Sporting da Covilhã and won the league, while Benfica lost in Bessa with Boavista.[27] Benfica reacted in the best way and qualified for the Taça de Portugal Final, where they defeated Belenenses to lift their 20th Taça de Portugal.[28][29][26] After the win, Manuel Bento said: "The bastards won the Cup after all". He also approached the loss of the league title with: "forces too powerful took away our title."[29]

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 1985 20 April 1986 30 21 5 4 54 13 +41 070.00 [30]
Taça de Portugal 17 November 1985 27 April 1986 8 7 1 0 26 2 +24 087.50 [30]
European Cup Winners' Cup 23 October 1985 19 March 1986 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 050.00 [30]
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 20 November 1985 4 December 1985 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00 [30]
Total 44 31 7 6 85 18 +67 070.45

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 22 5 3 64 20+44 49 1986–87 European Cup First round
2 Benfica 30 21 5 4 54 13+41 47 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
3 Sporting CP 30 20 6 4 64 20+44 46 1986–87 UEFA Cup First round

Source: [30]
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
ResultLWLDWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWWWDWWWDWWLL
Position14710976543322221211111111111122

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

Matches

Taça de Portugal

European Cup Winners' Cup

Second round

Quarter-final

Friendlies

[31]

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager), Toni (assistant manager), Eusébio (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 1985-86 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 430290804020
1‡ GK Portugal Neno 2010100000
2 DF Portugal António Veloso 430300803020
2 DF Portugal Minervino Pietra 170140200010
3 DF Portugal António Oliveira 432292804020
3 DF Portugal Álvaro Magalhães 411270814020
4 DF Portugal Samuel Quina 390270704010
4‡ DF Portugal Vítor Duarte 1010000000
5 DF Portugal António Bastos Lopes 170110103020
5 DF Portugal Carlos Pereira 1000001000
6 MF Portugal José Luís 153103302000
6 MF Portugal Carlos Manuel 358257504110
7 FW Portugal Nené 238167312020
7‡ MF Portugal Luís Simões 4040000000
7 MF Brazil Wando 325211841020
8 MF Portugal Adelino Nunes 305192723110
8 FW Denmark Michael Manniche 40212914564120
9‡ FW Portugal Rui Águas 33172210863100
10 MF Portugal Rui Pedro 9040400010
11‡ FW Portugal César Brito 6120310010
11 MF Portugal Diamantino Miranda 438294824121
11 MF Portugal Shéu 404273714020

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
24 April 1985 FW César Brito Covilhã Undisclosed [40]
3 June 1985 DF Luís Simões Montijo Undisclosed [41]
12 June 1985 FW Rui Águas Portimonense Undisclosed [4]
12 June 1985 DF Vítor Duarte União de Coimbra Undisclosed [4]
11 July 1985 GK Neno Vitória de Guimarães Loan return [42]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
4 April 1985 DF Humberto Coelho None Retired [43]
6 August 1985 MF Nivaldo Silva Portimonense Undisclosed [44]
14 August 1985 FW Jorge Silva Chaves Undisclosed [45]
21 August 1985 DF Alberto Bastos Lopes Penafiel Free [46]
22 August 1985 MF Tozé Santos Marítimo Free [47]

Out by loan

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
14 August 1985 GK Silvino Aves 30 June 1986 [45]
August 1985 MF Paulo Padinha Portimonense 30 June 1986

Notes

  1. ↑ The match was abandoned at half-time because referee Miranda Dias decided the pitch had become impracticable to play football.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Mortimore: fase de meditação" [Mortimore: meditation stage]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21732): 17. 12 April 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mortimore em Lisboa para ver o Benfica e assinar contrato" [Mortimore in Lisbon to watch Benfica and sign a contract]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21736): 17. 17 April 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Csernai finalmente está despachado" [Csernai finally is set to go]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21745): 16. 27 April 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Benfica acautela-se" [Benfica makes new signings]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21781): 16. 12 June 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Benfica, grupo do Barreiro, que desfecho?" [Benfica, Barreiro trio, what future?]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21782): 16. 14 June 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Júlio Borges faz ponto da situação dos três casos em suspenso" [Julio Borges makes a statement regarding the three pending cases]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21786): 17. 19 June 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Carlos Manuel versus Benfica: muitos boatos, poucas certezas" [Carlos Manuel against Benfica: a lot of rumours and few certainty's]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21776): 15. 4 June 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Diamantino e José Luís vão continuar no Benfica" [Diamantino and José Luís will stay at Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21798): 16. 3 July 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Carlos Manuel já concorda" [Carlos Manuel agrees contract]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21810): 20. 17 July 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Mortimore, primeiro dia na Luz" [Mortimore, first day at Estádio da Luz]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21805): 19. 11 July 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Benfica: preparação" [Benfica: preparation]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21808): 16. 15 July 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Benfica embolsa "Taça de Honra"" [Benfica wins Taça de Honra]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21852): 16. 5 September 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "Não houve Taça sobrou futebol" [There was no Trophy but only football]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21837): 15. 19 August 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 194-195.
  15. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 260.
  16. 1 2 Tovar 2012, p. 462.
  17. 1 2 "Catamaru no Benfica" [Catamaru signs with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 May 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Foi assim..." [It was like this...]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21864): 17. 19 September 1985. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  19. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 261.
  20. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 262.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Simões 1994, p. 263.
  22. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 146-147.
  23. 1 2 3 4 Simões 1994, p. 264.
  24. ↑ Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 100 Gloriosos anos;As Taças Europeias (in Portuguese) (First ed.). Portugal: Quidnovi. 2004. p. 98. ISBN 989-554-101-5.
  25. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 134.
  26. 1 2 3 4 Simões 1994, p. 266.
  27. 1 2 3 Simões 1994, p. 267.
  28. 1 2 Miguéns 2005, p. 135.
  29. 1 2 Quidnovi 2004, p. 90.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tovar 2012, p. 468.
  31. ↑ António Manuel Morais; Carlos Perdigão; João Loureiro; José de Oliveira Santos (1994). Benfica: 90 Anos de História (in Portuguese). SOGAPAL. p. 259.
  32. ↑ "Pardais do Choupal comandados por Xavier vergaram novo Benfica" [Académica headed by Xavier defeat new Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21820): 16. 29 July 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  33. ↑ "Treinadores testam quadros" [Managers test squads]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21826): 16. 5 August 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  34. ↑ "Damas foi a grande figura no palco do Restelo" [Damas was the start in spectacle of Restelo]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21829): 15. 8 August 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  35. ↑ "Futebol de Faro á Corunha" [Football from Faro to Corunha]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21832): 16. 12 August 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  36. ↑ "Benfica: maior estádio europeu é português" [Benfica: Biggest stadio in Europe is Portuguese]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21867): 17. 23 September 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  37. ↑ "Benfica ganha ao Maputo" [Benfica beats Maputo]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22076): 16. 2 June 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  38. ↑ "Benfica arrecada troféu" [Benfica wins trophy]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22079): 20. 5 June 1986. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  39. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 147.
  40. ↑ "Reforço benfiquista" [Benfica signs new player]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21742): 16. 24 April 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  41. ↑ "Benfica contrata" [Benfica signs]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21775): 17. 3 June 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  42. ↑ "Mortimore: 1º dia na Luz" [Mortimore: First day at Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21805): 19. 11 July 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  43. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 258.
  44. ↑ "Benfica que renovação?" [Benfica, what to do?]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21827): 15. 6 August 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  45. 1 2 "Benfica: casos em suspense" [Benfica: players to loan]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21834): 14. 14 August 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  46. ↑ "Benfica dispensa Bastos Lopes II" [Benfica releases Bastos Lopes 2]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21839): 17. 21 August 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  47. ↑ "Do Benfica para o Marítimo" [From Benfica to Marítimo]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21840): 17. 22 August 1985. Retrieved 13 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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