2007–08 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2007–08 season
Manager José Antonio Camacho
Primeira Liga 3rd
Champions League Group Stage
Taça de Portugal Semi-finals
Taça da Liga Fourth Round
UEFA Cup Round of 16
Top goalscorer League:
Óscar Cardozo (13)
All:
Óscar Cardozo (22)
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Contents

Players

Squad information

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App(GS/Sub)
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
24 GK GER Butt 37 EU 2007 0 (/0) 0 Free
1 GK POR Quim 36 EU 2004 6 (6/0) 0 €2.5M
12 GK POR Moreira 29 EU 1999 0 (/0) 0 Youth system
31 GK POR Bruno Costa 25 EU 2005 0 (/0) 0 Youth system
23 CB BRA David Luiz 24 2007 2 (2/0) 0 2012 €0.5M
3 CB BRA Edcarlos 26 2007 1 (1/0) 0 €1.8M
5 LB BRA Léo 36 2005 6 (6/0) 0 Free
4 CB BRA Luisão 31 2003 1 (1/0) 0 Free
22 RB PORCPV Nélson 28 EU 2005 3 (3/0) 0 Undisclosed
16 FW POR F. Coentrão 23 EU 2007 4 (1/3) 0 €1M
8 CM GRE Katsouranis 32 EU 2006 6 (6/0) 1 €1.9M
2 RB POR Luís Filipe 32 EU 2007 6 (5/1) 0 €0.337M
14 RM URU Maxi Pereira 27 2007 2 (2/0) 0 €3M
11 LB POR Miguelito 31 EU 2006 0 (/0) 0 €1.5M
25 AM POR Nuno Assis 34 EU 2005 5 (3/2) 0 €0.45M
6 DM POR Petit 35 EU 2002 6 (6/0) 1 €4M
26 AM URU Rodríguez 26 2007 2 (1/1) 1 Loan
10 AM POR Rui Costa 39 EU 2006 6 (6/0) 4 Free
9 CF ANG Mantorras 29 2001 0 (/0) 0
21 CF POR Nuno Gomes 35 EU 2002 5 (5/0) 1 Free
15 AM ARG Díaz 28 2007 1 (/1) 0 Included in Bergessio's deal.
30 AM USAGHA Adu 22 2007 1 (/1) 0 €2M
19 CF ARG Bergessio 27 2007 4 (1/3) 0 €2.5M
7 CF PAR Cardozo 28 2007 5 (5/0) 2 €9M
27 CF PRC Dabao 23 2006 0 (/0) 0 Undisclosed Free
20 FW ARG Di María 24 2007 3 (3/0) 0 €6M
28 CB POR Miguel Vítor 22 EU 2006 3 (3/0) 0 Youth system
32 CM POR Romeu Ribeiro 22 EU 2006 4 (/4) 0 Youth system
18 AM CMR Gilles 27 2007 0 (/0) 0 Undisclosed
17 CB CIV Zoro 28 2007 0 (/0) 0 Free

Last updated: 2 September
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.

Squad stats

Total UEFA Champions League Liga League Cup Cup of Portugal
No.
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
24 GK GER Butt 4 4
1 GK POR Quim 6 6 4 2
12 GK POR Moreira
31 GK POR Bruno Costa
23 CB BRA David Luiz 2 2 1 1
3 CB BRA Edcarlos 1 1 1
5 LB BRA Léo 6 6 2 4
4 CB BRA Luisão 1 1 1
22 RB POR
CPV		 Nélson 3 3 1 2
16 FW POR F. Coentrão 1 4 1 3
8 DM GRE Katsouranis 6 6 1 2 1 4
2 RB POR Luís Filipe 5 6 2 4
14 RM URU Maxi Pereira 2 2 2
11 LB POR Miguelito
25 AM POR Nuno Assis 3 5 2 3
6 DM POR Petit 6 6 1 2 4 1
26 AM URU Rodríguez 1 2 1 2 1
10 AM POR Rui Costa 6 6 4 2 2 4 2
9 CF ANG Mantorras
21 CF POR Nuno Gomes 5 6 1 2 4 1
15 AM ARG Díaz 1 1
30 AM USA
GHA		 Adu 1 1
19 CF ARG Bergessio 1 4 2 2
7 CF PAR Cardozo 5 5 2 2 3 2
27 CF PRC Dabao
20 FW ARG Di María 3 3 1 2
28 CB POR Miguel Vítor 3 3 1 2
32 CM POR Romeu Ribeiro 4 1 3
18 AM CMR Gilles
17 CB CIV 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

Most frequent start

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 GS Notes
1 GK POR Quim 6
2 RB POR Luís Filipe 5
28 CB POR Miguel Vítor 3
23 CB BRA David Luiz 2
5 LB FRA
BRA		 Léo 6
6 DM POR Petit 6
8 CM GRE Katsouranis 6
25 AM POR Nuno Assis 4
10 AM POR Rui Costa 6
21 CF POR Nuno Gomes 5
7 CF PAR Cardozo 5

Last updated: 1 September 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).

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager Quique Sánchez 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

Kit

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): PT / TMN

First kit
Second kit

Source: S.L. Benfica official site

Other information

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

Source: S.L. Benfica official site

Competitions

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 September 2007
Source: Competitions

Liga

Matches

Top Scorers

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 13 13 4 45 20 +25 52 7 6 2 26 10 +16 6 7 2 19 10 +9

Last updated: 12 July 2011
Source: LPFP

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H
Result D D W W D D W W W W W L L W D D W D W D D D D W D L L W D W

Last updated: 12 July 2011.
Source: LPFP
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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.

Matches

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
2 18 Aug 2007 Liga 1 A Leixões 1 – 1
3 25 Aug 2007 Liga 2 H Vitória de Guimarães 0 – 0
4 29 Aug 2007 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round A F.C. Copenhagen 1 – 0
5 2 Sep 2007 Liga 3 A Nacional 3 – 0
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 Kyiv
18 7 Nov 2007 UEFA Champions League Group Stage H Dynamo Kyiv
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: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown.
1Manchester United goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Manchester United.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

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