1987–88 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1987–88 season
President João Santos
Head coach Ebbe Skovdahl
(until 28 November 1987)
Toni
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão 2nd
Taça de Portugal Semi-final
European Cup Runners-up
Supertaça Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Rui Águas (12)
All: Rui Águas (18)
Home colours

The 1987–88 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 84th season in existence and the club's 54th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988. 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.

Despite a league and cup double, John Mortimore was replaced with Ebbe Skovdahl, who failed to meet expectations, being sacked before the end of November. With the league out of reach, Benfica focused on their European campaign, now with Toni at the helm. Eliminating Partizani Tirana, Aarhus, Anderlecht and Steaua București, Benfica met PSV Eindhoven in the European Cup Final. Without a key player like Diamantino, Benfica employed a cautious tactic, with the final being decided on the penalty-spot, where they lost, after van Breukelen defended a shot from Veloso. Domestically, Benfica came second behind Porto, and was knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup by the same team.

Season summary

Benfica entered the new season with a change in the presidency and a new manager. Even before John Mortimore led the team to a league and cup double, there were discussion in the media of him being replaced by Sven-Göran Eriksson.[1][2] A day after the victory in the 1987 Taça de Portugal Final, Benfica confirmed that Mortimore was leaving.[3] To fit in new President João Santos electoral strategy, for a "European Benfica", several names were discussed, such as Carlos Alberto Parreira, Telê Santana and Javier Clemente.[3] Benfica approached Clemente,[4] but insisted more on Gunder Bengtsson, who had just won the UEFA Cup.[5] After Bengtsson declined the offer,[6] Benfica turned to Ebbe Skovdahl, 42-year old Danish manager, who last managed Brøndby.[7] In the transfer market, Benfica added several players, most notably, Elzo Coelho,[8] Fernando Chalana,[9] Carlos Mozer and Mats Magnusson.[10][11] Departures included António Bastos Lopes,[12] Minervino Pietra,[12] José Luís and Michael Manniche, the first two to retirement.[13][14] The pre-season started on 21 July with medical exams, followed by a trip to Switzerland the next day, where the team would play in the Philips Tournament.[14] The location was also chosen so that they could do altitude training.[15] Afterwards they played in the Teresa Herrera Trophy and Trofeo Colombino.[14] Their presentation game was on 3 August with Vitória de Setúbal.[16] Due to the events of 31 May in Braga,[17] Benfica's first home game was played in Estádio Nacional.[18]

Skovadahl stint at Benfica was a short-lived. Losses against Setúbal, Marítimo and Desportivo de Chaves led to immense pressure from the fans and four months into the season, on 28 November, he was sacked.[19] He left the team 12 rounds into the season already trailing leader Porto by five points.[20] His assistant Toni accepted the invitation to lead the team, in his first experience as manager.[21] In his first game, he lost three-nil at home to Sporting for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[22]

With little chance of renewing the league title, Benfica focused on their European campaign.[23] In the first round, a 4-0 win against the violent Partizani Tirana saw UEFA expel the Albanians and void the second leg.[24] Afterwards, they knocked-out Aarhus and Anderlecht, reaching the semi-finals with Steaua București, the winners of the 1985–86 European Cup.[24][25] For the game with Steaua, Toni travelled to Glasgow and asked Graeme Souness for the videotapes of Rangers's games with them.[24] He concluded the threat was Gheorghe Hagi and he needed to be annulled, a task that fell to Shéu, which he perform without mistakes.[24] In the second leg, Rui Águas scored twice to put Benfica into their first European Cup final since 1968.[26][27] The three-year project of a "European Benfica" produced his first result in his first season.[23]

"Steaua gave me hope. Águas was amazing, and so was Diamantino. But he had that last minute misfortune [Diamantino's injury]...So he had to play in Stuttgart with Mauser rifles against an opponent equipped with laser guns. So to counter that, Benfica set up traps in a Portuguese way and passed unscathed through the game, even managing to overcome the deficit in potential and power between us until the end. What we did made me proud and with clear conscience. PSV ended up winning on the lottery"

— Toni on his tactic for the final [28]

Before the final against PSV Eindhoven, Benfica lost Diamantino, a key player in the team that got severely injured and missed the final.[26] In the final, Benfica also saw Rui Águas leave the pitch in the second half due to injury, forcing Toni to use Wando as forward.[26][29] Another problem was the brand new socks that the team wore that caused the boots to slide out, with significant problems in traction for the players.[26][30] The game was described as with the two teams playing cautiously, ending in 0–0, and requiring penalties to decide the winner.[26] Ater the first set of penalties with all players scoring, the first of the second round of penalties fell to captain Veloso, who saw his shot defended by van Breukelen, awarding the cup to the Dutch team.[31] Breukelen explained that he had a little book where he kept score of the direction the players shot their penalties. Veloso was there with a penalty shot to the right in a tournament in Spain.[32]

A few days later, Benfica closed the season with one-nil loss to Porto in the semi-final of the Taça Portugal.[33] In the league, Benfica ended 15 points behind them in second place.[24]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 23 August 1987 5 June 1988 38 19 13 6 59 25 +34 050.00 [34]
Taça de Portugal 22 November 1987 10 June 1988 7 5 1 1 13 4 +9 071.43 [34]
European Cup 16 September 1987 25 May 1988 8 4 3 1 9 1 +8 050.00 [34]
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 6 December 1987 20 December 1987 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00 [34]
Total 55 28 17 10 81 34 +47 050.91

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 36 28 7 1 88 15+73 63 1988–89 European Cup First round
2 Benfica 38 19 13 6 59 25+34 51 1988–89 UEFA Cup First round
3 Belenenses 38 18 12 8 52 38+14 48 1988–89 UEFA Cup First round

Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLWLDWLWWWWDWDWWWDDWWWDWDDDWWWLDDLWDDL
Position3649108108522222222222222222222222222222

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

Matches

Taça de Portugal

European Cup

First round

Second round

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Friendlies

[35]

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Ebbe Skovdahl (manager), Toni (manager), Jesualdo Ferreira (assistant manager), Eusébio (assistant manager), Gaspar Ramos (Director of Football), Vieira da Fonseca (Doctor), Amílcar Miranda (Doctor).[14][34]

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 1987-88 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 2010000010
1 GK Portugal Silvino 530380608010
2 DF Portugal António Veloso 340210508000
3‡ DF Brazil Carlos Mozer 438306418110
3 DF Portugal Dito 410280607000
3 DF Portugal Álvaro Magalhães 432302507010
3‡ DF Portugal António Fonseca 7040201000
4 DF Portugal Samuel Quina 9070200000
4 DF Portugal Edmundo 210150202020
5‡ DF Portugal Carlos Pereira 240200101020
5‡ DF Portugal Nuno Damas 3030000000
5 DF Portugal Paulo Guilherme 1010000000
6‡ MF Brazil Elzo Coelho 311221304020
6 MF Portugal Carlos Manuel 12181102010
7 MF Zaire Tueba Menayane 241161204020
7 MF Brazil Chiquinho Carlos 428286616120
7 MF Brazil Wando 393253705020
8 MF Portugal Adelino Nunes 241170104120
8‡ MF Portugal António Pacheco 376254526010
8 MF Morocco Hajry Redouane 9040302000
9 FW Portugal Rui Águas 38182512328420
9‡ FW Portugal Paulo Padinha 6040200000
9 FW Brazil Marlos Antunes 1010000000
9‡ FW Portugal Tó Portela 12482420000
10 MF Portugal Luís Mariano 2020000000
11‡ MF Portugal Augusto Jerónimo 151131200000
10‡ MF Portugal Fernando Chalana 174102323010
11‡ FW Sweden Mats Magnusson 38162813325120
11 MF Portugal Diamantino Miranda 367256516000
11 MF Portugal Shéu 360250505010

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
3 April 1987 MF Elzo Coelho Atlético Mineiro Undisclosed [8]
27 May 1987 MF Fernando Chalana Bordeaux Undisclosed [9]
22 June 1987 GK António Dias Graça Gil Vicente Undisclosed [12]
22 June 1987 GK Delgado Farense Loan return [12]
27 June 1987 MF António Pacheco Portimonense Undisclosed [13]
27 June 1987 MF Augusto Jerónimo Portimonense Undisclosed [13]
2 July 1987 DF Carlos Mozer Flamengo Undisclosed [10]
6 July 1987 MF Hajry Redouane Raja Casablanca Undisclosed [50]
21 July 1987 DF Carlos Pereira Farense Loan return [14]
21 July 1987 DF António Fonseca Tirsense Undisclosed [14]
21 July 1987 DF Nuno Damas Torreense Undisclosed [14]
21 July 1987 MF Vítor Paneira Famalicão Undisclosed [14]
21 July 1987 MF Paulo Padinha Portimonense Undisclosed [14]
14 August 1987 FW Tó Portela Tirsense Undisclosed [44]
1 September 1987 FW Mats Magnusson Malmö Undisclosed [11]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
4 June 1987 DF António Oliveira Marítimo Free [51]
22 June 1987 DF António Bastos Lopes None Retired [12]
22 June 1987 DF Minervino Pietra None Retired [12]
27 June 1987 MF José Luís Marítimo Free [13]
21 July 1987 GK Neno Vitória de Setúbal Undisclosed [52]
21 July 1987 FW Michael Manniche B1903 Undisclosed [14]
22 August 1987 FW Zvonko Živkovic Fortuna Düsseldorf Undisclosed [53]
16 December 1987 MF Carlos Manuel Sion Undisclosed [54]

Out by loan

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
27 June 1987 FW César Brito Portimonense 30 June 1988 [13]
30 June 1987 DF José Carlos Portimonense 30 June 1988 [55]
21 July 1987 MF Vítor Paneira Vizela 30 June 1988 [14]
22 August 1987 MF Rui Pedro Vitória Setúbal 30 June 1988 [53]

Notes

  1. ↑ This competition was played with a mixed of squad players from the first team and others from youth
  2. ↑ This competition was played with a mixed of squad players from the first team and others from youth

References

  1. ↑ "Dirigente do Benfica "visitou" Eriksson" [Senior director of Benfica "visited" Eriksson]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22349): 15. 28 April 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Benfica: Futebol em tempo de cifrões" [Benfica: Football in a time to count pennies]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22356): 14. 7 May 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Para suceder a Mortimore fala-se em Javier Clemente" [To replace Mortimore, there are talks of Javier Clemente]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22384): 15. 9 June 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Javier Clemente confirma abordagem feita pelo Benfica" [Clemente confirms approach by Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22393): 15. 23 June 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gaspar Ramos "2ª feira pode haver novidades"" [Gaspar Ramos" Monday there can be news"]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22402): 20. 3 July 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bengtsson anuncia indisponibilidade" [Bengtsson is unavailable]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22406): 15. 8 July 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Skovdahl é o novo treinador do Benfica" [Skovdahl is the new manager of Benfica] (in Portuguese). 21 (22408). 10 July 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Elzo assinou contrato com o Benfica" [Elzo signed a contract with Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22330): 15. 3 April 1987. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Chalana: regresso ás origens?" [Chalana: back to Benfica?]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22373): 16. 27 May 1987. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Toronto: onde o Lotto é pago em prestações" [Tonrto: where Lotto is paid in monthly payments]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22401): 16. 2 July 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Magnusson já mora na Luz" [Magnusson arrives at Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22452): 16. 1 September 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Futebol no 1º Domingo de Verão" [Football in the first Sunday of the Summer]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22392): 15, 16. 22 June 1987. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Benfica: abraço de Portugal a Portugueses" [Benfica: Love from Portugal to the Portuguese]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (2397): 18, 19. 27 June 1987. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Benfica: um esquadrão de respeito de braço dado com a esperança do maior" [Benfica: A great squad full of hope]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22417): 15. 21 July 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Benfica na Suiça" [Benfica in Switzerland]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22418): 19. 22 July 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Benfica-Setúbal a 3 de Agosto" [Benfica-Setúbal on 3 August]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22400): 19. 1 July 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Passados 47 dias da grande festa no Minho. Federação derrota Benfica e Braga" [47 days after the big party in Minho. Portuguese Federation attributes a loss to Benfica and Braga]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22415): 15. 18 July 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "Benfica-V. Setúbal será no Jamor" [Benfica-Setúbal wil be played in Jamor]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22443): 15. 21 August 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "Skovadhal: a queda em fria madrugada" [Skovadahl: the fall in a cold night]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22527): 15. 28 November 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "Futebol de 1ª Lisboa ficou a ver navios" [First tier football: Lisbon did not perform]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22528): 16. 30 November 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "Toni aceitou o desafio" [Toni accepted the challenge]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22530): 15. 3 December 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  22. ↑ "Vital revitalizou os leõs" [Vital revitalized Sporting]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22533): 19. 7 December 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  23. 1 2 Quidnovi 2004, p. 56.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 Simões 2008, p. 58.
  25. ↑ "Steaua's story". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 Quidnovi 2004, p. 57.
  27. ↑ Simões 2008, p. 58,59.
  28. ↑ Simões 2008, p. 351.
  29. ↑ Simões 1994, p. 351.
  30. ↑ Simões 2008, p. 59.
  31. ↑ Quidnovi 2004, p. 58.
  32. ↑ Simões 2008, p. 60.
  33. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 476.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 Tovar 2012, p. 483.
  35. ↑ António Manuel Morais; Carlos Perdigão; João Loureiro; José de Oliveira Santos (1994). Benfica: 90 Anos de História (in Portuguese). SOGAPAL. p. 259.
  36. ↑ "Benfica triunfa" [Benfica wins]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22422): 14. 27 July 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  37. ↑ "Benfica derrota em Berna frente ao Grêmio de Porto Alegre" [Benfica loses in Bern to Gremio Porto Alegre]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22425): 15. 30 July 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  38. ↑ "Benfica empata com o Young Boys" [Benfica draws with Young Boys]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22427): 14. 1 August 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  39. ↑ "Falta uma peça na máquina rubra" [A missing part in the machine]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22430): 23. 5 August 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  40. 1 2 "Benfica arrecadou "Teresa Herrera"" [Benfica wins "Teresa Herrera"]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22434): 13, 18. 10 August 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  41. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 220.
  42. ↑ Miguéns 2005, p. 221.
  43. ↑ "Benfica venceu Vitória de Setúbal" [Benfica beats Setúbal]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22437): 14. 13 August 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  44. 1 2 "Deslizes com cimento á vista" [Mistakes in a barenaked stadium]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22438): 18. 14 August 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  45. 1 2 "Trofeo Colombino 1987 : Equipos, jugadores, resultados, etc". huelva2000.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  46. ↑ "Benfica arrecadou a Taça de Honra" [Benfica wins Taça de Honra]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22439): 17. 17 August 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  47. ↑ "Benfica perde em Alverca" [Benfica loses in Alverca]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22455): 20. 4 September 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  48. ↑ "Benfica vence" [Benfica wins]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22529): 18. 2 December 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  49. ↑ "Benfica perde com Auxerre" [Benfica loses with Auxerre]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22586): 17. 10 February 1988. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  50. ↑ "Foi assim um Domingo" [This was Sunday]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22404): 13. 6 July 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  51. ↑ "Jogadores na berlinda" [Players moving]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22380): 16. 4 June 1987. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  52. ↑ "Setúbal: meta do Vitória é fixar-se na 1ª divisão" [Setúbal: Goal is to stay in the Primeira Divisão]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22417): 16. 21 July 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  53. 1 2 "Benfica arruma a casa" [Benfica cleans house]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22444): 16. 22 August 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  54. ↑ "Carlos Manuel assinou pelo Sion" [Carlos Manuel signs for Sion]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese): 19. 16 December 1987. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  55. ↑ "Portimonense: mudanças" [Portimonense: changes]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22399): 17. 30 June 1987. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

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