S.L. Benfica season 2007-08

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Contents 1 Players 1.1 Squad information 1.2 Squad stats 1.3 Most frequent start 2 Club 2.1 The Management 2.2 Kit 2.3 Other Information 3 Competitions 3.1 Overall 3.2 Liga 3.2.1 Classification 3.2.2 Results summary 3.2.3 Results by round 3.3 League Cup 4 Matches 4.1 Competitive

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad information

EU	Country	N	P	Name	Cap	Age	Since	App (GS/Sub)		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
	GER	24	GK	Butt		34	2007	0 (/0)	0		Free
	POR	1	GK	Quim		32	2004	6 (6/0)	0		€ 2.5m
	POR	12	GK	Moreira		26	1999	0 (/0)	0		Youth system
	POR	31	GK	Bruno Costa		21	2005	0 (/0)	0		Youth system
	BRA	23	CB	David Luiz		21	2007	2 (2/0)	0	2012	€ 500m
	BRA	3	CB	Edcarlos		22	2007	1 (1/0)	0		€ 1.8m
	BRA	5	LB	Léo		32	2005	6 (6/0)	0		Free
	BRA	4	CB	Luisão		27	2003	1 (1/0)	0		Free
	POR  CPV	22	RB	Nélson		25	2005	3 (3/0)	0		Undisclosed
	POR	16	FW	Fábio Coentrão		20	2007	4 (1/3)	0		€ 1
	GRE	8	CM	Katsouranis		28	2006	6 (6/0)	1		£ 1.72m
	POR	2	RB	Luís Filipe		29	2007	6 (5/1)	0		€ 337k
	URU	14	RM	Maximiliano		24	2007	2 (2/0)	0		€ 3m
	POR	11	LB	Miguelito		27	2006	0 (/0)	0		€ 1.5
	POR	25	AM	Nuno Assis		30	2005	5 (3/2)	0		£ 417k
	POR	6	DM	Petit		31	2002	6 (6/0)	1		€ 4m
	URU	26	AM	Rodríguez		22	2007	2 (1/1)	1		Loan
	POR	10	AM	Rui Costa		36	2006	6 (6/0)	4		Free
	ANG	9	CF	Mantorras		26	2001	0 (/0)	0
	POR	21	CF	Nuno Gomes		31	2002	5 (5/0)	1		Free
	ARG	15	AM	Díaz		25	2007	1 (/1)	0		Included in Bergessio's deal.
	USA  GHA	30	AM	Adu		19	2007	1 (/1)	0		€ 2m
	ARG	19	CF	Bergessio		23	2007	4 (1/3)	0		€ 2.5m
	PAR	7	CF	Cardozo		25	2007	5 (5/0)	2		€ 9m
	PRC	27	CF	Dabao		20	2006	0 (/0)	0	Undisclosed	Free
	ARG	20	FW	Di María		20	2007	3 (3/0)	0		€ 6m
	POR	28	CB	Miguel Vítor		18	2006	3 (3/0)	0		Youth system
	POR	32	CM	Romeu Ribeiro		18	2006	4 (/4)	0		Youth system
	CMR	18	AM	Gilles		23	2007	0 (/0)	0		Undisclosed
	CIV	17	CB	Zoro		24	2007	0 (/0)	0		Free

Last updated: 2 Sep
Source: manutd.com, players' Wikipedia articles, stretfordend.co.uk and ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
Squad size is unlimited.
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad (no icon for summer transfer; for winter transfer); App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; GS = games started; Sub = appearances as substitute; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			UEFA Champions League		Liga		League Cup		Cup of Portugal

Country	N	P	Name	GS	App		App		App		App		App		Notes
GER	24	GK	Butt		4				4
POR	1	GK	Quim	6	6		4		2
POR	12	GK	Moreira
POR	31	GK	Bruno Costa
BRA	23	CB	David Luiz	2	2		1		1
BRA	3	CB	Edcarlos	1	1				1
BRA	5	LB	Léo	6	6		2		4
BRA	4	CB	Luisão	1	1		1
POR  CPV	22	RB	Nélson	3	3		1		2
POR	16	FW	Fábio Coentrão	1	4		1		3
GRE	8	DM	Katsouranis	6	6	1	2	1	4
POR	2	RB	Luís Filipe	5	6		2		4
URU	14	RM	Maximiliano	2	2				2
POR	11	LB	Miguelito
POR	25	AM	Nuno Assis	3	5		2		3
POR	6	DM	Petit	6	6	1	2		4	1
URU	26	AM	Rodríguez	1	2	1			2	1
POR	10	AM	Rui Costa	6	6	4	2	2	4	2
ANG	9	CF	Pedro Mantorras
POR	21	CF	Nuno Gomes	5	6	1	2		4	1
ARG	15	AM	Andrés Díaz		1				1
USA  GHA	30	AM	Adu		1		1
ARG	19	CF	Bergessio	1	4		2		2
PAR	7	CF	Cardozo	5	5	2	2		3	2
PRC	27	CF	Dabao
ARG	20	FW	Di María	3	3		1		2
POR	28	CB	Miguel Vítor	3	3		1		2
POR	32	CM	Romeu Ribeiro		4		1		3
CMR	18	AM	Gilles
CIV	17	CB	Zoro

Last updated: 2 September
Source: ESPN (see Current Roster / Player / History)
Ordered by start team, game started and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

[edit] Most frequent start

Country	N	P	Name	GS	Notes
POR	1	GK	Quim	6
POR	2	RB	Luís Filipe	5
POR	28	CB	Miguel Vítor	3
BRA	23	CB	David Luiz	2
FRA  BRA	5	LB	Léo	6
POR	6	DM	Petit	6
GRE	8	CM	Katsouranis	6
POR	25	AM	Nuno Assis	4
POR	10	AM	Rui Costa	6
POR	21	CF	Nuno Gomes	5
PAR	7	CF	Cardozo	5

Last updated: 1 Sep 2007
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name).

[edit] Club

[edit] The Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Enrique Sanchez Flores
Assistant Manager	Pepe Carcelén
Assistant Manager	Fernando Chalana
Club Doctor	João Paulo Almeida

Last updated: 19 Aug 2007
Source: S.L. Benfica official site on 12 Sep 2007

[edit] Kit

Supplier: adidas
Sponsor: PT / TMN

First kit

Second kit

Source: S.L. Benfica official site

[edit] Other Information

Chairman	Luís Filipe Vieira
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Estádio da Luz (65,647 / 105x68m)

Source: S.L. Benfica official site

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Liga	—	5		18 Aug 2007
UEFA Champions League	Third Qualifying Round	Group Stage		14 Aug 2007
League Cup	Third Round	Third Round		26 Sep 2007
Cup of Portugal	Fourth Round	Fourth Round		Unknown

Last updated: 1 Sep 2007
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] Liga

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Sporting de Braga	3	2	0	1	5	3	2	6	UEFA Cup 2008-09 First Round
5	Benfica	3	1	2	0	4	1	3	5
6	Estrela da Amadora	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	4

Last updated: 2 Sep
Source: Premier League 2007-08
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	8	2	2	0	7	1	+6	1	1	0	3	0	+3	1	1	0	4	1	+3

Last updated: 12 Sep 2007
Source: LPFP
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W

Last updated: 12 Sep 2007.
Source: LPFP
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] League Cup

Benfica were drawn away against Estrela da Amadora in the third round of the Carlsberg Cup, and will play their match on September 26.

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	14 Aug 2007	UEFA Champions League	Third Qualifying Round	H	F.C. Copenhagen	2 – 1	Kick off: 20:15 WEST Referee: V Kassai  25' Rui Costa Luís Filipe Petit David Luiz  85' Rui Costa Rui Costa
2	18 Aug 2007	Liga	1	A	Leixões	1 – 1	Nuno Assis  89' Petit Rui Costa
3	25 Aug 2007	Liga	2	H	Vitória de Guimarães	0 – 0	Miguel Vítor
4	29 Aug 2007	UEFA Champions League	Third Qualifying Round	A	FC Copenhagen	1 – 0	Kick off: 20:45 CEST Referee: E Braamhaar  17' Katsouranis Cardozo Katsouranis Miguel Vítor
5	2 Sep 2007	Liga	3	A	Nacional	3 – 0	17' Cardozo Miguel Vítor Katsouranis  61' Rui Costa  76' Cardozo
8	19 Sep 2007	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	A	Sporting CP
10	26 Sep 2007	Football League Cup	3rd round	H	Coventry City
12	2 Oct 2007	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	H	Roma
15	23 Oct 2007	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	A	Dynamo Kiev
18	7 Nov 2007	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	H	Dynamo Kiev
21	27 Nov 2007	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	H	Sporting CP
24	12 Dec 2007	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	A	Roma
30	5 Jan 2008	FA Cup	3rd round

Last updated: 1 Sep 2007
Source: UEFA Champions League 2007-08 and FA Cup 2007-08
Notes: Barclays Premier League fixture not list due to copyright. Results will be shown.
¹Manchester United goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Manchester United.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.