1995–96 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1995–96 season
President Manuel Damásio
Manager Artur Jorge
(until 9 September 1995)
Mário Wilson
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão 2nd
Taça de Portugal Winners
UEFA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: João Pinto (18)
All: João Pinto (23)
Highest home attendance 50,000 vs Porto
(23 March 1996)
Lowest home attendance 4,000 vs Chaves
(9 March 1996)
Home colours

The 1995–96 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 92nd season in existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal. Benfica qualified for the UEFA Cup by coming third in previous League.[1]

Season summary

In his second season, Artur Jorge, facing serious health problems with a head tumour, moved a number of players that were part of the team for five seasons, like Neno, Vítor Paneira, Isaías and César Brito, finding replacements mostly inside the Portuguese league, while Valdo and Ricardo Gomes, returned from France. This changes are still controversial, with Isaias claiming that he intended to destroy Benfica.[2][3]

This new signings failed to make immediate impact, with two draws in the first three matchdays led to sacking of Artur Jorge in early September. Mário Wilson replaced him.[4]

In the Primeira Divisão, Benfica finished in the second place. A bad start with Artur Jorge meant the title was never in the equation, but still, the club had some important wins throughout the season, like a home win against Porto and the reversal of a two nill in Guimarães with an inspired João Pinto, who ended the season with 18 league goals.[5]

In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica had far more success, led by Marcelo who finished as the Portuguese Cup top scorer, the club progressed to the final. There, with a double from João Pinto, Benfica defeated Sporting CP (3–1) and won their 23rd Portuguese Cup . In the end of the game, a Sporting supporter was fatally hit by a flare thrown by a Benfica supporter.[5][6]

In Europe, after facing Lierse SK in the first round, passing Roda JC in the second round, with Hassan scoring a double in the final minutes. Benfica faced Bayern Munich in the third round where Klinsmann, who Artur Jorge rejected months earlier, scored six goals, as Bayern walked past Benfica. The Portuguese press named these matches as 'Cataklinsmann', mixing Klinsmann with a cataclysm like event.[7]

Squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Preud'homme Belgium GK 24 January 1959 (aged 36) Mechelen
12 Veiga Cape Verde GK 18 December 1976 (aged 18) Youth system
24 Brassard Portugal GK 11 April 1972 (aged 23) Gil Vicente
Defenders
2 Paulo Pereira Brazil CB 27 August 1965 (aged 29) Porto
3 Ricardo Gomes Brazil CB 13 December 1964 (aged 30) Paris SG
4 Hélder Portugal CB 21 March 1971 (aged 24) Estoril
5 Paredão Brazil CB 30 March 1972 (aged 23) Tirsense
13 Dimas Portugal LB 16 February 1969 (aged 26) Vitória Guimarães
14 Marinho Portugal RB 24 November 1970 (aged 24) Sporting
16 King Brazil CB 01 July 1970 (aged 25) Farense
17 Pedro Henriques Portugal LB 16 October 1974 (aged 20) Youth system
27 Veríssimo Portugal CB 17 April 1977 (aged 18) Youth system
Midfielders
6 Paulo Bento Portugal DM 20 June 1969 (aged 26) Vitória Guimarães
7 Calado Portugal CM 01 March 1974 (aged 21) Estrela da Amadora
8 João Pinto (C) Portugal AM 19 August 1971 (aged 23) Boavista
10 Valdo Brazil AM 12 January 1964 (aged 31) Paris SG
11 Panduru Romania AM 11 July 1970 (aged 25) Steaua Bucureşti
15 Paulão Angola RW 22 October 1969 (aged 25) Vitória Setúbal
18 Edgar Portugal LW 07 August 1977 (aged 17) Youth system
19 Bruno Caires Portugal CM 02 April 1976 (aged 19) Youth system
20 Iliev Bulgaria CM 02 July 1968 (aged 27) Levski Sofia
27 Maniche Portugal CM 11 November 1977 (aged 17) Youth system
Forwards
9 Hassan Morocco ST 8 July 1965 (aged 30) Farense
15 Aílton Brazil ST 1 September 1968 (aged 26) São Paulo
21 Luiz Gustavo Brazil FW 23 February 1972 (aged 23) Belenenses
25 Marcelo Brazil ST 11 October 1969 (aged 25) Tirsense
30 Mauro Airez Argentina FW 26 October 1968 (aged 26) Belenenses

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club
July 1995 AM 10 Brazil Valdo France Paris SG
July 1995 CB 3 Brazil Ricardo Gomes France Paris SG
July 1995 CM 7 Portugal Calado Portugal Estrela da Amadora
July 1995 ST 25 Brazil Marcelo Portugal Tirsense
July 1995 RB 14 Portugal Marinho Portugal Sporting
July 1995 ST 9 Morocco Hassan Portugal Farense
July 1995 CM 20 Bulgaria Iliev Bulgaria Levski Sofia
July 1995 AM 11 Romania Panduru Romania Steaua Bucureşti
July 1995 FW 30 Brazil Mauro Airez Portugal Belenenses
July 1996 RW 15 Angola Paulão Portugal Vitória Setúbal
July 1995 GK 24 Portugal Brassard Portugal Gil Vicente
July 1995 CB 5 Brazil Paredão Portugal Tirsense
July 1995 FW 21 Brazil Luiz Gustavo Portugal Belenenses
July 1995 ST 15 Brazil Aílton Brazil São Paulo
July 1995 CB 16 Brazil King Portugal Farense

Transfer Out

Exit date Position No. Player To club
July 1995 GK 12 Portugal Neno Portugal Vitória Guimarães
July 1995 LB 2 Portugal Veloso Retired
July 1995 CB 4 Brazil William France Bastia
July 1995 FB 6 Portugal Abel Xavier Italy Bari
July 1995 CB 5 Portugal Paulo Madeira Portugal Belenenses
July 1995 CB 25 Brazil Paulão Brazil Vasco da Gama
July 1995 CB 5 Brazil Mozer Japan Kashima Antlers
July 1995 CM 6 Portugal Tavares Portugal Boavista
July 1995 RW 7 Portugal Amaral Portugal Felgueiras
July 1995 RW 7 Portugal Vítor Paneira Portugal Vitória Guimarães
July 1995 CM 10 Portugal Nelo Portugal Boavista
July 1995 AM 15 Croatia Stanić Belgium Club Brugge
July 1995 CM 19 Portugal Rui Esteves Portugal Belenenses
July 1995 ST 9 Brazil Edílson Brazil Palmeiras
July 1995 ST 9 Argentina Caniggia Argentina Boca Juniors
July 1995 FW 11 Brazil Isaías England Coventry City
July 1995 ST 11 Portugal César Brito Portugal Belenenses
July 1995 ST 24 Angola Akwá Portugal Alverca
December 1995 ST 15 Brazil Aílton Brazil São Paulo
December 1995 AM 11 Romania Panduru Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 26 6 2 84 20+64 84 1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Benfica 34 22 7 5 57 27+30 73 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
3 Sporting CP 34 19 10 5 69 27+42 67 1996–97 UEFA Cup First round

Updated to games played on 2014.
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Benfica qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners
(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
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAH
Result D W D W W L W W W L D W W W W W D L W W W L D W W D W W W D L W W W
Position 10 7 6 4 3 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: 26 June 2013.
Source: FootballPortugal.net
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Taça de Portugal

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 26 August 1995 12 May 1996 34 22 7 5 57 27 +30 64.71 [5]
Portuguese Cup 1 December 1995 18 May 1996 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 83.33 [5]
UEFA Cup 12 September 1995 5 December 1995 6 3 1 2 10 11 -1 50.00 [5]
Total 46 30 9 7 79 40 +39 65.22

Players

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 1 June 2014.[8]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira Liga Portuguese Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Belgium Preud'homme 45 -37 33 -24 6 -2 6 -11
24 GK Portugal Brassard 2 -4 2 -4 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Brazil Paulo Pereira 11 0 7 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF Brazil Ricardo Gomes 37 4 29 4 5 0 3 0
4 DF Portugal Hélder 43 2 31 2 6 0 6 0
5 DF Brazil Paredão 12 1 8 1 2 0 2 0
13 DF Portugal Dimas 41 3 30 2 6 0 5 1
14 DF Portugal Marinho 24 1 18 1 3 0 3 0
16 DF Brazil King 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Portugal Pedro Henriques 19 0 16 0 2 0 1 0
27 DF Portugal Veríssimo 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Portugal Paulo Bento 40 3 29 2 6 0 5 1
7 MF Portugal Calado 22 0 14 0 4 0 4 0
8 MF Portugal João Pinto 42 23 31 18 6 4 5 1
10 MF Brazil Valdo 39 6 30 4 6 0 3 2
11 MF Romania Nicǎ Panduru 19 4 15 3 1 0 3 1
18 MF Portugal Edgar 31 2 21 2 4 0 6 0
19 MF Portugal Bruno Caires 23 0 16 0 4 0 3 0
22 MF Portugal Daniel Kenedy 30 2 22 1 3 0 5 1
23 MF Angola Paulão 20 3 18 3 2 0 0 0
27 MF Portugal Maniche 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW Morocco Hassan 14 8 10 6 1 0 3 2
15 FW Brazil Aílton 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Brazil Luiz Gustavo 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Brazil Marcelo 39 13 27 7 6 5 6 1
30 FW Argentina Mauro Airez 28 3 24 0 4 3 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "Squad 1995/96". foradejogo.net.
  2. ↑ "Isaías ataca Artur Jorge: "Chegou para destruir o Benfica"". Planeta Benfica (in Portuguese). 22 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "O Coveiro dos encarnados". Relvado (in Portuguese). 10 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "1º Treinador "Vedeta ou Marreta" - Artur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira". vedetaoumarreta (in Portuguese). 20 September 2006.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Papel. 2012. p. 540. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  6. ↑ "Época 1995/96". GLORIOSO BENFICA (in Portuguese). gloria-vermelha.blogspot.
  7. ↑ "Cataklismann". DN (in Portuguese).
  8. ↑ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica Squad 1995-96". footballzz.co.uk/.