1989–90 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1989–90 season
President João Santos
Head coach Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão 2nd
Taça de Portugal Fourth-round
European Cup Runners-up
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Winners
Top goalscorer League: Magnusson (33)
All: Magnusson (40)
Home colours

The 1989–90 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 86th season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça, and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.

After only winning the Primeira Divisão, Benfica disputed the Supertaça, winning it for the third time. The league campaign was another controversial battle with Porto, who finished four points ahead of Benfica. Magnusson won the Bola de Prata. With attentions set on the European Cup, Benfica reached the final after defeating Marseille in the semi-finals. In the seventh European Cup Final, Benfica lost for a fifth time, prolonging Guttmann's curse.

Season summary

The new season saw the arrival of Sven-Göran Eriksson for a second term.[1] After Benfica won the 1988–89 Primeira Divisão in 7 May 1989,[2] Eriksson confirmed that he would take over Toni's job only three days later.[1][3] In the transfer window, Benfica lost Shéu and Mozer, with the first retiring and the latter moving abroad.[4][5] To replace him, the club hired Brazilian defender Aldair and Swedish midfielder Jonas Thern.[6][7] Eriksson started working on 28 July with Benfica travelling to Netherlands the following day for a two-week tour.[8] They competed in the Rotterdam Tournament in early August and had their presentation game against Spartak Moscow on the 15.[9][10] They then won the Trofeo Cidade de Vigo and had a late friendly with Varzim, postponing the league opening game.[11][12]

Benfica's league campaign was again a clash with Porto.[13] The season was notable by the constant controversy surrounding referees and the battle for control of the Portuguese Football Federation.[14] The crucial Clássico in 11 March 1990 ended with a draw, keeping Porto with a three-point lead, nearly closing the title race.[15][13] Benfica was nonetheless, entirely focused on the European Cup, as Eriksson admitted that winning another European title was a target of President João Santos.[16] Eriksson led the team through easy wins against Derry City and Budapest Honvéd. The quarter-final matches with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk fell within a busy schedule, but despite that, Benfica flew past the Ukrainian with three-nil win.[13][17]

However, the semi-finals with Marseille were much different. Benfica lost in France by 2–1; their first loss after seven games and needed a win to go through, as Erisskon said "We are not dead yet. He have a 49% chance of going through" [13] The home reception to Marseille saw 120 thousand fans fill Estádio da Luz to witness Vata score the sole goal that qualified Benfica.[18][19] In the 83rd minute, in a corner, Vata rose above everyone and slipped the ball past Jean Castaneda with his hand.[19] Several players immediately surrounded referee Marcel Van Langenhove protesting that the goal was scored with the hand, but he disregarded their appeals.[19] Assistant manager Toni gave his opinion: "Vata was pulled and he could not fight for the ball – unable to use his chest or head, he used his hand. So what the referee should have done is signalled a penalty, which he did not do."[19][18] Bernard Tapie furiously screamed "The Portuguese are pigs, they are pigs. They gave something to the referee, it could only be. Benfica still has a lot of power and scares a lot of people. This was a disgrace."[20][21]

Benfica ended the league on 20 May, finishing four points behind Porto.[14][22] Three days later, they met AC Milan in the European Cup Final in Vienna.[22] Before the final, Eusébio visited Béla Guttmann's grave and prayed for his curse to be lifted.[22] Dressed in white, Benfica was defeated with a goal from Rijkaard in the second half. Eriksson regretted the loss and explained his strategy: "It consisted of closely marking Gullit and van Basten, so they would be offside while simultaneously paying attention to the midfielders. I talked a lot about it and they executed it perfectly, until Rijkaard came from behind and stole our dream".[22][23]

Still, Benfica did not ended the season empty handed, having previously won their third Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Belenenses.[24] Magnusson was the league top-scorer with 33 goals.[25]

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 1989 20 May 1990 34 23 9 2 76 18 +58 067.65 [26]
Taça de Portugal 9 December 1989 4 February 1990 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00 [26]
European Cup 13 September 1989 23 May 1990 9 7 0 2 21 4 +17 077.78 [26]
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 25 October 1989 29 November 1989 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 [26]
Total 47 33 9 5 106 25 +81 070.21

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 27 5 2 72 16+56 59 1990–91 European Cup First round
2 Benfica 34 23 9 2 76 18+58 55 1990–91 UEFA Cup First round
3 Sporting CP 34 17 12 5 42 24+18 46

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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWWLWWDWWWDDWWDWWWDWDWWWDWDWLWWW
Position1332131122223332322222222222222222

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

[27]

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Sven-Göran Eriksson (manager) and Toni (assistant manager), Eusébio (assistant manager), José Capristano (Director of Football), Shéu (Secretary of football department), Bernardo Vasconcelos (Doctor), Amílcar Miranda (Doctor), Asterónimo Araújo (Masseur), António Gaspar (Physiotherapist), Jorge Castelo (Scout), Luís Santos (Kit man), José Luís (Kit man).[8][38][26][24]

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 1989-90 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 1010000000
1 GK Portugal Silvino 460330209020
2 DF Portugal António Veloso 420300208020
2‡ DF Portugal José Carlos 350250206020
3 DF Brazil Ricardo Gomes 255162108300
3 DF Portugal Álvaro Magalhães 2020000000
3 DF Portugal António Fonseca 10080002000
4 DF Portugal Samuel Quina 331260114020
4‡ DF Portugal Paulinho 7161001000
5‡ DF Brazil Aldair 336225208110
5‡ DF Portugal Fernando Mendes 4040000000
5 DF Portugal Paulo Madeira 8070000010
6 MF Portugal Paulo Sousa 4020100010
6 MF Portugal Hernâni Neves 190140104000
7 MF Portugal Vítor Paneira 384263218020
7 MF Angola Abel Campos 256185005120
8‡ MF Sweden Jonas Thern 333212209110
8 MF Portugal António Pacheco 415304207120
9 FW Angola Vata 31162210117411
9 FW Brazil Adesvaldo Lima 167123003311
10 MF Brazil Valdo Filho 374243209120
10 MF Portugal Fernando Chalana 12070103010
11 FW Sweden Mats Magnusson 44403233229411
11 MF Brazil Ademir Alcântara 8080000000
11 MF Portugal Diamantino Miranda 210150203010
11‡ FW Portugal César Brito 297255004200

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
31 May 1989 FW César Brito Portimonense Loan return [39]
31 May 1989 DF Paulinho Estoril-Praia Loan return [39]
14 June 1989 DF Aldair Flamengo Undisclosed [6]
22 July 1989 MF Fernando Mendes Sporting CP Free [40]
July 1989 DF José Carlos Portimonense Loan return
10 August 1989 MF Jonas Thern Malmö Undisclosed [7]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
20 May 1989 FW Ricky Estrela da Amadora Undisclosed [41]
22 May 1989 MF Shéu None Retired [5]
6 June 1989 CB Mozer Olympique de Marseille Undisclosed [4]
18 July 1989 MF Tueba Menayane Tirsense Undisclosed [42]
29 July 1989 MF Wando Marítimo Undisclosed [43]
16 August 1989 DF José Garrido Boavista Undisclosed [44]
16 August 1989 MF António Miranda Chaves Undisclosed [44]
August 1989 MF Luís Mariano União de Leiria
8 September 1989 MF Elzo Coelho Palmeiras Free [45]

Out by loan

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
July 1989 FW João Pires Estoril-Praia 30 June 1991
July 1989 CB Pedro Valido Feirense 30 June 1990
27 July 1989 DF Edmundo Belenenses 30 June 1990 [46]
8 August 1989 MF Augusto Jerónimo Beira-Mar 30 June 1990 [47]
16 August 1989 CB Abel Silva Penafiel 30 June 1990 [44]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eriksson: Patrão absoluto do futebol benfiquista" [Eriksson: Total control of Benfica's football]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22961): 20. 10 May 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Manuel Dias; Carlos Pinhão (May 1990). Benfica: O voo da Águia (in Portuguese) (First ed.). p. 96.
  3. ↑ Erikssoni 2013, p. 97.
  4. 1 2 "Mozer vai, dinheiro vem" [Mozer goes, Money comes]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22983): 20. 6 June 1989. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Onde vai nascer outro senhor Shéu?" [Where will it be born the next Shéu?]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22971): 20–21. 22 May 1989. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Aldair: Por 230 mil muda-se para a Luz" [Aldair: Signs for Benfica for 1,1 million]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22988): 19. 14 June 1989. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Jonas Thern assinou pelo Benfica" [Jonas Thern signs with Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23037): 23. 10 August 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Benfica: Apresentação" [Benfica: Presentation]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23026): 21. 28 July 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Benfica, Sporting e Belenenses continuam a esconder o jogo" [Benfica, Sporting and Belenenses hiding their games]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23034): 15. 7 August 1989.
  10. 1 2 "Força de leste gelou exames na Luz" [Western front froze the Luz test]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23041): 23. 16 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Benfica arrecada Troféu Cidade de Vigo" [Benfica conquers Trofeo Cidade de Vigo]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23044): 15. 19 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Hoje Celta de Vigo-Benfica" [Today: Celta Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23042): 21. 17 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Simões 2008, p. 49.
  14. 1 2 Quidnovi 2004, p. 61.
  15. ↑ Simões 2008, p. 27.
  16. ↑ Erikssoni 2013, p. 98,99.
  17. ↑ Quidnovi 2004, p. 59,60.
  18. 1 2 Quidnovi 2004, p. 60.
  19. 1 2 3 4 Simões 2008, p. 50.
  20. ↑ Simões 2008, p. 50,51.
  21. ↑ Erikssoni 2013, p. 101.
  22. 1 2 3 4 Simões 2008, p. 51.
  23. ↑ Quidnovi 2004, p. 60,61.
  24. 1 2 Miguéns 2005, p. 148.
  25. ↑ Malheiro 2006, p. 92.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 Tovar 2012, p. 498.
  27. ↑ António Manuel Morais; Carlos Perdigão; João Loureiro; José de Oliveira Santos (1994). Benfica: 90 Anos de História (in Portuguese). SOGAPAL. p. 260.
  28. ↑ "Benfica fez ensaio prometedor" [Benfica with promising start]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese): 19. 2 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  29. ↑ "Benfica e Sporting: Empate com históricos" [Benfica and Sportig: Draws with historic clubs]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23033): 21. 5 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  30. ↑ "Benfica e Porto lá fora" [Benfica and Porto abroad]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23039): 13. 12 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  31. ↑ "Benfica vence Celta de Vigo e joga hoje com o Atlético" [Benfica beats with Celta de Vigo and now plays with Atlético]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23043): 21. 18 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  32. ↑ "Por aí fora" [Out there]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese): 14. 21 August 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  33. ↑ "Sporting e Belenenes finalistas através das grandes penalidades" [Sporting and Beleneneses finalists by penalty-kicks]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23057): 14. 4 September 1989. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  34. ↑ "Preparam o último adeus á Tacinha" [Say goodbye to little Cup]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23069): 17. 18 September 1989. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  35. ↑ "Torneio de Luxo foi gato por lebre" [Tournament was a bust]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23150): 25, 26. 3 January 1990. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  36. ↑ "Reserva benfiquista verga ex-poderosos do PSV" [Benfica beats PSV]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23155). 10 January 1990. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  37. ↑ "Mozer voltou ao Benfica" [Mozer returns to Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23165): 30. 24 January 1990. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  38. ↑ "Staff". Thefinalball.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  39. 1 2 "Benfica: volta ao mundo na rota dos dólares" [Benfica: tour around the world in search of dollars]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22978): 20. 31 May 1989. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  40. ↑ "Eriksson, Douglas e Fernando Mendes protagonizam esperança, serenidade e agitação" [Eriksson, Douglas and Fernando Mendes bring hope, serenity and troubles]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23021): 17. 22 July 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  41. ↑ "Ricky no Estrela" [Ricky signs with Estrela]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22970): 15. 20 May 1989. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  42. ↑ "Tueba:Da Luz para Santo Tirso" [Tueba:From Benfica to Santo Tirso]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23017): 19. 18 July 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  43. ↑ "Benfica: a peneira funcionará na Holanda" [Benfica: Tour in the Netherlands will help define the squad]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23027): 17. 29 July 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  44. 1 2 3 "Força de Leste gelou exames na Luz" [Eastern Force freezes tryout in Da Luz]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23041): 23. 16 August 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  45. ↑ "Elzo no Brasil" [Elzo moves to Brazil]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23061): 23. 8 September 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  46. ↑ "Silas, Ricardo, Aldair e companhia" [Silas, Ricardo, Aldair and others]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23025): 21. 27 July 1989.
  47. ↑ "Augusto muda-se para Aveiro" [Augusto moves to Aveiro]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23035): 23. 8 August 1989. Retrieved 17 January 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.
  • Eriksson, Sven-Goran (2013). A minha História. Sweden: Norstedts. ISBN 978-972-20-5590-1.
  • Quidnovi, Redacção (2004). Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 100 Gloriosos anos;As Taças Europeias. Portugal: Quidnovi. ISBN 989-554-101-5.
  • Simões, António (2008). Equipamentos com história. 5. Portugal: A Bola. ISBN 972-99134-8-X.
  • Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.