SL Benfica (basketball)

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Benfica Basket

Leagues

Proliga

Founded

Arena

Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros

Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Team colors

red & white

President

Head coach

Henrique Vieira

Championships

20 Leagues

Website

[1]

Uniforms



Home



Away

Benfica Basket is the professional basketball team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, based in Lisbon, Portugal. It used to play in LCB, but in June 2007, the team decided to leave the LCB professional top league and join for the 2007/2008 season the Proliga, a league organized by the Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol.

SL Benfica are a top club in Portugal. One of its most memorable moments was when Benfica's basketball team won a European Cup clash against Italian giants Buckler Bologna, beating the Italians 102-90, in December 4, 1993 at Pavilhão da Luz in Lisbon. However, due to Portugal's popularity in football, basketball is not nearly as popular with the population as football. Just as in football, Benfica has a major rivalry with FC Porto's basketball team and it usually leads to arguments between the fans and players. SL Benfica is currently one of the best teams in the league.

[edit] Achievements

Portuguese Basketball League (LCB): 20

1939/40, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1969/70, 1974/75, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95

Portuguese Basketball Cup: 18

1945/46, 1946/47, 1960/61, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1980/81, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96

Portuguese Basketball League Cup: 5

1989/90, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95

Portuguese Basketball SuperCup: 7

1984/85, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98

[edit] Current Squad 2007/08

	Name	Age	Last Club
	António Tavares	37
	Arnette Hallman	21
	Michael Gomez	26	Ipswich Force (Australia)
	Edson Ferreira
	Francisco Rodrigues	28	CA Queluz
	Diogo Gonçalves	22
/	Ian Stanback	35	Ovarense
	Leroy Watkins	31	CA Queluz
	Marco Gonçalves	23
	Tiago Freixo	20