2010–11 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2010–11 season
President Luís Filipe Vieira
Head coach Jorge Jesus
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga 2nd
Taça de Portugal Semi-finals
Taça da Liga Winners
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Group stage (3rd)
UEFA Europa League Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Óscar Cardozo (12)
All:
Óscar Cardozo (23)
Highest home attendance 60,026 vs PSV
(7 April 2011)
Lowest home attendance 14,897 vs Olhanense
(19 January 2011)
Average home league attendance 38,146[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2010–11 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 107th season in existence and the club's 77th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Benfica qualified for the Champions League by winning the previous Primeira Liga.

In Jesus' second season, the loss of Ángel Di María and Ramires was devastating to the team. He moved Carlos Martins to the right wing as an substitute to Ramires. Nicolás Gaitán freshly landed in Europe to replace Di María. These changes had the immediate effect of breaking the high-pressure, high-tempo football of the previous years. By late September, Benfica was already trailing nine points from Porto, a difference it never recovered.[2][3]

In December 2010, Eduardo Salvio replaced Carlos Martins and Benfica changed to a more common 4-4-2 formation, with two out-and-out wingers to provide width, a pure attacking midfielder combined with a defensive midfielder. That decision left to a good winning streak and Jesus surpassed the record held by Jimmy Hagan's 1972–73 team, with 16 consecutive wins,[4][5] including a 2–0 win at Stuttgart for the season's Europa League (4–1 on aggregate), Benfica's first ever victory in Germany. As fatigue started to influence the most used players, in the only competitions the club were actively competing, Benfica was unable to maintain a 2–0 lead against Porto, and lost the chance to go the Portuguese Cup final. A 1–0 loss in Braga prevented the Eagles from reaching the Europa League final. Benfica only trophy was their third League Cup, against Paços de Ferreira.[6][7]

In January, the Portuguese winter transfer record was broken when David Luiz went to Chelsea for £21 million.[8]

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre-season

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Porto (C) 30 27 3 0 73 16+57 84 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Benfica 30 20 3 7 61 31+30 63 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 30 13 9 8 41 31+10 48 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round

Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(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.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
Result L L W L W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W L D W L L W D W D
Position 11 14 11 13 8 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: 12 May 2011.
Source: FootballPortugal.net
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Taça de Portugal

Semi-finals

Taça da Liga

Group Stage

Knockout phase

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Schalke 04 6411103+713
France Lyon 63121110+110
Portugal Benfica 620471256
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 612371035

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Liga 15 August 2010 14 May 2011 30 20 3 7 61 31 +30 66.67
Portuguese Cup 16 October 2010 20 April 2011 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 83.33
Portuguese League Cup 2 January 2011 23 March 2011 5 5 0 0 13 4 +9 100.000
Supercup 7 August 2010 7 August 2010 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00.00
UEFA Champions League 14 September 2010 7 December 2010 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 33.33
UEFA Europa League 17 February 2011 5 May 2011 8 5 2 1 15 8 +7 62.50
Total [9] 56 37 5 14 113 61 +52 66.07

Player information

Squad, appearances and goals

As of 29 November 2012.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira Liga Portuguese Cup1 League Cup Europa League2
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Portugal José Moreira 6 -5 2 -2 0 0 4 -3 0 0
12 GK Spain Roberto 41 -46 25 -23 1 -2 1 -1 14 -20
13 GK Brazil Júlio César 10 -10 4 -6 6 -4 0 0 0 0
Defenders
14 DF Uruguay Maxi Pereira 49 1 26 0 5 0 4 0 14 1
22 DF Portugal Luís Filipe 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Brazil Luisão 46 6 23 1 7 2 2 0 14 3
23 DF Brazil David Luiz 28 0 16 0 4 0 2 0 6 0
33 DF Brazil Jardel 20 1 12 0 1 0 2 0 5 1
27 DF Brazil Sidnei 28 3 16 3 4 0 4 0 4 0
3 DF Portugal Fábio Faria 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF Portugal Roderick Miranda 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF Portugal Fábio Coentrão 45 5 23 2 6 1 2 0 14 2
25 DF Portugal César Peixoto 36 0 16 0 5 0 4 0 11 0
24 DF France Lionel Carole 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain Javi García 45 8 24 2 4 1 4 4 13 1
2 DF Brazil Airton 28 0 15 0 5 0 4 0 4 0
5 MF Portugal Rúben Amorim 18 0 12 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
10 MF Argentina Pablo Aimar 46 7 23 5 7 1 4 0 12 1
16 MF Brazil Felipe Menezes 17 1 7 0 1 0 4 1 5 0
17 MF Portugal Carlos Martins 46 3 25 3 5 0 3 0 13 0
8 MF Argentina Eduardo Salvio 39 10 19 4 5 1 4 2 11 3
20 MF Argentina Nicolás Gaitán 48 9 26 7 6 1 3 0 13 1
28 MF Argentina José Luis Fernández 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Strikers
7 FW Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 42 23 22 12 6 5 2 1 12 5
30 FW Argentina Javier Saviola 47 14 24 9 7 3 4 1 12 1
11 FW Argentina Franco Jara 43 11 26 6 3 0 5 3 9 2
19 FW Brazil Weldon 8 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Portugal Nuno Gomes 9 6 6 4 1 0 2 2 0 0
31 FW Brazil Alan Kardec 24 6 12 3 3 2 2 0 7 1

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos. Name Age Moving From Type of Transfer Contract Ends Transfer fee Notes Source
12 GK Spain Roberto 24 Spain Atlético Madrid Transfer 2016 €8,500,000 N/A
20 MF Argentina Nicolás Gaitán 22 Argentina Boca Juniors Transfer 2016 €8,400,000 N/A
# FW Spain Rodrigo 19 Spain Real Madrid Transfer 2016 €6,000,000 N/A
11 FW Argentina Franco Jara 21 Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí Transfer 2016 €5,500,000 N/A
8 MF Argentina Eduardo Salvio 20 Spain Atlético Madrid Loan 2011 €2,500,000 Benfica bought 25% economic rights
# GK Slovenia Jan Oblak 17 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana Transfer 2016 €1,700,000 N/A
3 DF Portugal Fábio Faria 21 Portugal Rio Ave Transfer 2015 €2,100,000 N/A
15 DF Portugal Roderick Miranda 19 Portugal SL Benfica Promoted 2018 Free N/A
26 MF Algeria Hassan Yebda 26 England Portsmouth Loan Return 2014 Free
# DF Algeria Rafik Halliche 23Portugal Nacional Loan Return 2015 Free
# DF Ivory Coast Marco Zoro 26Portugal Vitória Setúbal Loan Return 2011 Free
# FW Ghana Ishmael Yartey 20 Portugal Beira-Mar Loan Return 2013 Free
# DF Brazil Leandro da Silva 21Portugal Guimarães Loan Return 2014 Free
# MF Brazil Fellipe Bastos 20 Switzerland Servette FC Loan Return 2012 Free
# DF Portugal Rúben Lima 20 Portugal Vitória Setúbal Loan Return 2012 Free
# FW Portugal André Carvalhas 20 Portugal Fátima Loan Return 2011 Free
# MF Portugal Miguel Rosa 21 Portugal Carregado Loan Return 2012 Free
# FW Portugal Ariza Makukula 29 Turkey Kayserispor Loan Return 2013 Free
3 DF Argentina José Shaffer 24 Argentina Banfield Loan Return 2013 Free
# FW Uruguay Jonathan Urretavizcaya 20 Uruguay Peñarol Loan Return 2013 Free
# FW Equatorial Guinea Javier Balboa 25 Spain Cartagena Loan Return 2013 Free
# FW Portugal Nélson Oliveira 18 Portugal Rio Ave Loan Return 2018 Free
# DF Portugal Abel Pereira 21 Portugal Tondela Loan Return 2012 Free
# FW Portugal Ivan Santos 21 Portugal Atlético CP Loan 2011 Free
# FW Portugal Hélio Vaz 19 Portugal Tondela Loan Return 2012 Free
# FW Portugal André Soares 20 Portugal Atlético CP Loan Return 2012 Free
# FW Portugal José Coelho 20 Portugal Paços Ferreira Loan Return 2012 Free
# MF Portugal David Simão 20 Portugal Fátima Loan Return 2015 Free
# MF Portugal Leandro Pimenta 19 Portugal Beira-Mar Loan Return 2013 Free
# MF Cameroon Gilles Binya 25 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Loan Return 2012 Free
# DF Portugal João Pereira 20 Portugal Fátima Loan Return 2012 Free

Winter

No. Pos. Name Age Moving From Type of Transfer Contract Ends Transfer fee Notes Source
28 MF Argentina José Luis Fernández 23 Argentina Racing Club Transfer 2015 €1,500,000 N/A
24 DF France Lionel Carole 19 France Nantes Transfer 2015 €750,000 N/A
33 DF Brazil Jardel 24 Portugal Olhanense Transfer 2016 €500,000 N/A
# MF Brazil Elvis 20 Brazil Paraná Clube Transfer 2016 €500,000 N/A

Spend : Decrease €37,950,000

Out

Summer

No. Pos. Name Age Moving to Type of transfer Transfer fee Source
9 FW Angola Mantorras 28 - Retirement -
20 MF Argentina Ángel Di María 22 Spain Real Madrid Transfer €25,000,000 + 11M Addons
8 MF Brazil Ramires 23 England Chelsea Transfer €22,000,000
# DF Algeria Rafik Halliche 23 England Fulham Transfer €1,500,000
# FW Portugal Ariza Makukula 29 Turkey Manisaspor Transfer €2,000,000
# DF Brazil Leandro da Silva 21 Brazil Paraná Clube Contract terminated Free
# GK Portugal Quim 34 Portugal Braga Transfer Free
# DF Portugal Rúben Lima 20 Portugal Beira Mar Transfer Free
# DF Portugal João Pereira 20 Portugal Beira-Mar Transfer Free
# MF Cameroon Gilles Binya 25 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Transfer Free
# FW Ghana Ishmael Yartey 20 Portugal Fátima Loan Free
# GK Slovenia Jan Oblak 17 Portugal Beira-Mar Loan Free
# DF Algeria Hassan Yebda 26 Italy Napoli Loan Free
# FW Spain Rodrigo 19 England Bolton Wanderers Loan Free
# FW Uruguay Urreta 20 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Loan Free
# DF Argentina José Shaffer 24 Argentina Rosario Central Loan Free
# MF Brazil Fellipe Bastos 20 Brazil Vasco da Gama Loan Free
# FW Brazil Éder Luís 25 Brazil Vasco da Gama Loan Free
# FW Portugal Nélson Oliveira 18 Portugal Paços Ferreira Loan Free
# MF Portugal David Simão 20Portugal Paços Ferreira Loan Free
# FW Portugal José Coelho 20 Portugal Fátima Loan Free
# FW Portugal Ivan Santos 21Portugal Espinho Loan Free
# DF Portugal Abel Pereira 21 Portugal Fátima Loan Free
# FW Portugal André Carvalhas 21 Portugal Fátima Loan Free
# MF Portugal Miguel Rosa 21 Portugal Belenenses Loan Free
# MF Portugal Lassana Camará 18 Switzerland Servette Loan Free
# FW Portugal Hélio Vaz 19 Portugal Tondela Loan Free
# FW Portugal André Soares 20 Switzerland Servette Loan Free
# FW Portugal Evandro Brandão 19 Portugal Fátima Loan Free
# MF Portugal Leandro Pimenta 19 Portugal Fátima Loan Free
# DF Portugal Mário Rui 19 Portugal Fátima Loan Free
# DF Portugal Miguel Vítor 21 England Leicester City Loan Free
# DF Portugal Jorge Ribeiro 28 Portugal Vitória Guimarães Loan Free

Winter

No. Pos. Name Age Moving to Type of transfer Transfer fee Source
23 DF Brazil David Luiz 23 England Chelsea Transfer €25,000,000 + Nemanja Matić
2 DF Brazil Patric 21 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Transfer €1,300,000
# DF Ivory Coast Marco Zoro 27Romania Universitatea Craiova Loan Free
3 DF Argentina José Shaffer 24 Argentina Banfield Loan Free
# FW Uruguay Jonathan Urretavizcaya 20 Uruguay Peñarol Loan Free
# FW United States Freddy Adu 21 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor Loan Free
# FW Equatorial Guinea Javier Balboa 25 Spain Albacete Loan Free
# FW Brazil Marcel 29 Brazil Vasco da Gama Loan Free
# FW Ghana Ishmael Yartey 20 Portugal Beira-Mar Loan Free
# GK Slovenia Jan Oblak 17 Portugal Olhanense Loan Free
3 DF Portugal Fábio Faria 21 Spain Real Valladolid Loan Free
# DF Portugal Abel Pereira 21 Portugal Gondomar Loan Free
# FW Portugal Evandro Brandão 19 Portugal Gondomar Loan Free
# FW Portugal Hélio Vaz 20 Portugal Casa Pia Loan Free
Transfer income: Increase €76,800,000

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Decrease €34,700,000
Winter: Decrease €3,250,000
Total: Decrease €37,950,000

Income

Summer: Increase €50,500,000
Winter: Increase €26,300,000
Total: Increase €76,800,000

Expenditure

Summer: Increase €15,800,000
Winter: Increase €23,050,000
Total: Increase €38,850,000

Notes and references

  1. "Painel de Espectadores" [Attendance list per club]. ligaportugal.pt. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. "Portuguese Liga 2010/2011 - Matchday 4". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. "Vitória de Guimarães impõe terceira derrota ao Benfica". Diario Noticias.
  4. Benfica estabelece recorde de vitórias consecutivas (Benfica establishes record for consecutive wins); Record, 24 February 2011 (Portuguese)
  5. "Portuguese Liga 2010/2011 - Matchday 16". football-lineups.com.
  6. "Sp. Braga na final da Liga Europa". relvado.sapo.pt.
  7. "Benfica vence Taça da Liga". http://capmagellan.sapo.pt/ (in Portuguese). External link in |work= (help)
  8. "David Luiz joins Chelsea in dramatic £21.3million deal from Benfica". metro.co.uk/. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Papel. p. 668. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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