The 1942–43 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 39th season in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 September 1942 to 30 June 1943. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and in the Campeonato de Lisboa.
| 1942–43 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Augusto da Fonseca Júnior | ||
| Head coach | János Biri | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Divisão | 1st | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Winner | ||
| Campeonato de Lisboa | 2nd | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Julinho (24) All: Julinho (37) | ||
| Biggest win | Benfica 12–2 Porto (7 February 1943) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Vitória de Guimarães 5–1 Benfica (28 March 1943) | ||
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Benfica entered the season as defending league champions and went on to secure its fifth Primeira Divisão title under Hungarian coach János Biri. Despite finishing second in the Campeonato de Lisboa, the team produced a strong league campaign, highlighted by a record 12–2 win over Porto and decisive victories against title rivals Sporting CP and Belenenses. Benfica completed the season by winning the Taça de Portugal for the second time, defeating Vitória de Setúbal 5–1 in the final, completing the first league and cup double in the club's history.
Season summary
editBenfica entered the season seeking to defend its league title, as well as to reclaim both the Taça de Portugal and the Campeonato de Lisboa, competitions it had been unable to win in the previous two campaigns. Hungarian coach János Biri remained in charge for his fourth year at the club. During the off-season, Francisco Rodrigues, the club's top scorer in the previous three seasons, with 99 goals in 88 matches, departed for Vitória de Setúbal. Francisco Elói also left for Estoril Praia, while Julinho joined from Académico and Rogério Pipi arrived from Chelas.
Before the start of the Campeonato de Lisboa, Benfica played four friendlies, drawing three and losing one. The team opened the regional championship with a 5–1 win over Atlético.[1] In the following matchday, Benfica dropped points in a 3–3 draw with Os Unidos,[2] but responded with an 8–1 victory over Os Fósforos. On 1 November, Benfica hosted Sporting in the first Derby de Lisboa of the season, winning 4–1 and moving into first place,[3] level on points with Belenenses. The team followed up this result with a 4–1 loss to Belenenses,[4] and three wins, scoring 15 goals, but remaining tied on points with both Belenenses and Sporting.
In the ninth matchday, Benfica visited Sporting in a decisive championship match, losing 3–2 and consequently needing both rivals to drop points in the final round.[5] In the last matchday, a 3–0 victory over Belenenses secured second place for Benfica in the regional competition.[6] The team closed the year with three preparation matches ahead of the Primeira Divisão, winning two and losing one.
Benfica began its league title defense with a 3–2 win over Os Unidos,[7] and followed this result with three additional victories, scoring twelve goals and finishing January in first place, level on points with Belenenses.[8] In the opening match of February, Benfica hosted Porto in the season's first O Clássico, winning 12–2. Valadas and Teixeira each scored twice, while Julinho netted five goals, marking the largest margin of victory in Clássico history.[9] The team maintained its form with wins over Belenenses and Leixões, but closed the month with a 3–2 loss to Sporting,[10] though still finishing February at the top of the table with a two-point lead.
Benfica opened March with three consecutive victories, scoring twelve goals, but on the 28th a 5–1 defeat to Vitória de Guimarães reduced the team's lead to a single point.[11] A 7–1 win over CUF and, on 11 April, a 4–2 away victory against Porto,[12] allowed Benfica to retain its advantage at the top. However, a 5–2 away loss to Belenenses[13] dropped the team to third place, one point behind the leader Sporting.
The team began May with a 4–2 away win over Leixões, followed a week later by a decisive 2–1 victory over Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa.[14] With this result, Benfica climbed back into first place and moved within reach of the league title. A 4–3 away win against Académica in the following match secured Benfica's fifth league championship.[15]
After securing the league title, the team entered the Taça de Portugal, beginning with a 7–1 victory over Vitória de Guimarães in the round of 16. A 5–2 win against Os Unidos in the quarter-finals qualified Benfica for the semi-finals, setting up the fifth Derby de Lisboa of the season. A 3–2 away win in the semi-final, with Francisco Pires scoring twice, sent Benfica through to the final.[16] On 20 June, Benfica faced Vitória de Setúbal in the final, winning 5–1 with Julinho scoring a brace, and completing the first league and cup double in the club's history.[17]
Competitions
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Overall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Divisão | 10 January 1943 | 16 May 1943 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 83.33 | |
| Taça de Portugal | 30 May 1943 | 20 June 1943 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 100.00 | |
| Campeonato de Lisboa | 11 October 1942 | 13 December 1942 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 70.00 | |
| Total | 32 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 135 | 60 | +75 | 81.25 | |||
Primeira Divisão
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 30 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 29 |
| 3 | Belenenses | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 20 | +58 | 28 |
| 4 | Unidos de Lisboa | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 20 |
| 5 | Olhanense | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 18 |
Results by round
editMatches
edit| 10 January 1943 1 | Os Unidos | 2–3 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| [citation needed] |  25' Galvão 55' Julinho 63' Nelo |
Stadium: Campo Bairro Padre Cruz |
| 17 January 1943 2 | Olhanense | 0–1 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| [citation needed] | 42' Teixeira |
Stadium: Estádio Padinha |
| 24 January 1943 3 | Benfica | 8–3 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| Julinho 12', 57', 65', 71', 73' Costa 24', 35' Nelo 61' |
[citation needed] | 13', 81', 85' Alexandre |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 31 January 1943 4 | CUF | 2–3 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| Luís 49', 70' |
[citation needed] | 22' Brito 43' Teixeira 60' Valadas |
Stadium: Campo de Santa Bárbara |
| 7 February 1943 5 | Benfica | 12–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
| Valadas 5', 31' Teixeira 38', 85' Costa 44' (pen.), 58' Pais 46' (pen.) Julinho 55', 60', 61', 75' Ferreira 77' |
[citation needed] | 48' Póvoas  64' Nunes 67' Araújo |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: Vasco Ataíde |
| 14 February 1943 6 | Benfica | 4–2 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| Jordão 41' Julinho 57' Costa 70' (pen.), 83' |
[citation needed] | 44' Rafael Correia 88' Feliciano |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 21 February 1943 7 | Benfica | 3–0 | Leixões | Lisbon |
| Costa 9', 12' Conceição 41' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 28 February 1943 8 | Sporting | 3–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Cruz 39' Mourão 66' Peyroteo 75' |
[citation needed] | 33', 52' Julinho |
Stadium: Stadium de Lisboa |
| 7 March 1943 9 | Benfica | 6–2 | Académica | Lisbon |
| Teixeira 10', 24', 35', 55' Pinto 71' (pen.) Julinho 78' |
[citation needed] | 18' Nini 49' Gomes 82' Antunes |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 14 March 1943 10 | Os Unidos | 5–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Ferreira 22' Teixeira 34' Julinho 38', 53' Nelo 68' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 21 March 1943 11 | Benfica | 3–1 | Olhanense | Lisbon |
| Pires 35' Julinho 44' Teixeira 82' |
[citation needed] | 62' Salvador |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 28 March 1943 12 | Vitória de Guimarães | 5–1 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| Miguel 15' Ferraz 33', 35' Alexandre 46' Arlindo 84' |
[citation needed] | 30' Valadas |
Stadium: Campo do Benlhevai |
| 4 April 1943 13 | Benfica | 7–1 | CUF | Lisbon |
| Nelo 6', 85' Julinho 13', 75', 84' Costa 32' Valadas 71' |
[citation needed] | 18' Henriques |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 11 April 1943 14 | Porto | 2–4 | Benfica | Porto |
| Pratas 43' Gomes 65' |
[citation needed] | 23' Julinho 60' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Costa 64' Nelo |
Stadium: Campo da Constituição Referee: Álvaro Santos |
| 25 April 1943 15 | Belenenses | 5–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Quaresma 17' Pedro 48', 85' Correia 59' Franklim 66' |
[citation needed] | 75' Valadas 82' Nelo |
Stadium: Estádio José Manuel Soares Referee: Abel Ferreira |
| 2 May 1943 16 | Leixões | 2–4 | Benfica | Matosinhos |
| Vítor 47', 58' |
[citation needed] | 10' Julinho 12' Pipi 20', 49' Valadas |
Stadium: Campo de Santana |
| 9 May 1943 17 | Benfica | 2–1 | Sporting | Lisbon |
| Julinho 5' Costa 41' |
[citation needed] | 30' Mourão |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: Vieira da Costa |
Taça de Portugal
editRound of 16
edit| 30 May 1943 | Benfica | 7–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| Pipi 18' Teixeira 30', 71' Julinho 39', 44', 51' Nelo 69' |
[citation needed] | 36' Arlindo |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
Quarter-Finals
edit| 6 June 1943 | Benfica | 5–2 | Os Unidos | Lisbon |
| Pipi 42' Pires 46' Teixeira 48' Julinho 67', 77' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: Carlos Canuto |
Semi-Finals
edit| 13 June 1943 | Sporting | 2–3 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Canário 33' Cruz 50' (pen.) |
[citation needed] | 10', 65' Pires 44' Teixeira |
Stadium: Stadium de Lisboa Referee: João Vaz |
Final
edit| 20 June 1943 | Benfica | 5–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
| Pipi 12' Costa 23' Julinho 32', 88' Armindo 75' (pen.) |
[citation needed] | 58' Amador |
Stadium: Estádio José Manuel Soares Referee: Araújo Correia |
Campeonato de Lisboa
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting (C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 27 |
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 25 |
| 3 | Belenenses | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 24 |
| 4 | Unidos de Lisboa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 18 |
| 5 | Atlético | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 16 |
| 6 | Os Fósforos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 60 | −45 | 10 |
| 11 October 1942 1 | Atlético | 1–5 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Galvão 82' (pen.) |
[citation needed] | 38' Pipi 46' Galvão 60' Valadas 77', 78' Julinho |
Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: João Vaz |
| 18 October 1942 2 | Benfica | 3–3 | Os Unidos | Lisbon |
| Teixeira 56' Galvão 75' (pen.) Ferreira 84' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: Aurélio de Carvalho |
| 25 October 1942 3 | Os Fósforos | 1–8 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| [citation needed] | 2', 5', 28', 35', 65', 70' Costa 44' Julinho 75' Pipi |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: Carlos Canuto |
| 1 November 1942 4 | Benfica | 4–1 | Sporting | Lisbon |
| Pires 15', 35', 71' Teixeira 61' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: João Vaz |
| 8 November 1942 5 | Belenenses | 1–4 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Correia 88' |
[citation needed] | 14' Pipi |
Stadium: Estádio José Manuel Soares Referee: Neves de Carvalho |
| 15 November 1942 6 | Benfica | 5–2 | Atlético | Lisbon |
| Teixeira 32', 80' Brito 45' Albino 67' Costa 90' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Campo da Tapadinha Referee: José Andrade Santos |
| 22 November 1942 7 | Os Unidos | 1–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| [citation needed] | 29' Costa 86'
Brito |
Stadium: Campo Bairro Padre Cruz Referee: Carlos Canuto |
| 29 November 1942 8 | Benfica | 8–0 | Os Fósforos | Lisbon |
| Costa 1' Julinho 3', 59', 69' Ferreira 21' Pipi 30' Brito 66' Teixeira 80' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: António Ferreira |
| 6 December 1942 9 | Sporting | 3–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Mourão 14', 28' Pireza 67' |
[citation needed] | 13' Costa 77' Brito |
Stadium: Stadium de Lisboa Referee: João Vaz |
| 13 December 1942 10 | Benfica | 3–0 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| Pipi 7' Brito 37' Costa 38' (pen.) |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: António de Almeida |
Non-Official matches
edit| 20 September 1942 B.S.B. Tournament | Benfica | 0–1 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| [18] | 72' José Pedro |
Stadium: Estádio do Lumiar Referee: António de Almeida |
| 24 September 1942 | Benfica | 1–1 | C.F. Os Unidos | Lisbon |
| Stadium: Campo do 28 de maio |
| 27 September 1942 | Benfica | 1–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
| Jordão 42' |
[19] | 89' Passos |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: Eduardo Augusto |
| 4 October 1942 Benfica-Belenenses Cup | Benfica | 2–2 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| Stadium: Campo das Salésias |
| 20 December 1942 Reconciliation Cup | Atlético | 6–5 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Gregorio 2' (pen.) Lopes 30' 40', 90' Marques 44' Lopes II 63' Armando |
[20] | 1' Brito 8' Valadas 15' Pires 33' Melo |
Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha |
| 25 December 1942 Stadium Cup | Benfica | 6–3 | Estoril Praia | Lisbon |
| [21] | Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande |
| 27 December 1942 End of Year Cup | Benfica | 5–4 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| Julinho 38' Costa 42', 78' (pen.) Teixeira 80' |
[22] | 26' Pedro 83' Frankin 84', 88' (pen.) Amaro |
Stadium: Estádio do Campo Grande Referee: Henrique Leal |
| 1 January 1943 End of Year Cup | Belenenses | 3–1 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| [23] | Stadium: Campo das Salésias |
| 3 May 1943 | Gil Vicente | 2–7 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo |
| 17 May 1943 | Viseu | 2–8 | Benfica | Viseu |
| Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo |
Player statistics
editThe squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member János Biri (manager).
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1942–43 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Divisão | Taça de Portugal | Campeonato de Lisboa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  POR |
António Martins | 32 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | POR |
Mário Galvão | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| DF | POR |
Ricardo Freire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | POR |
Gaspar Pinto | 32 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR |
César Ferreira | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | POR |
António Carvalho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | POR |
Guia Costa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | POR |
Manuel Jordão | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | POR |
Francisco Albino | 29 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | POR |
Joaquim Alcobia | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | POR |
Francisco Ferreira | 29 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| FW | POR |
Carlos Brito | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| FW | POR |
Dário Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | POR |
Guilherme Espírito Santo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | POR |
José da Conceição | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | POR |
Nelo Barros | 15 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | POR |
Manuel da Costa | 26 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 8 | FW | POR |
Francisco Pires | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | POR |
Julinho | 30 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | POR |
Joaquim Teixeira | 29 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | POR |
Alfredo Valadas | 15 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | POR |
Rogério Pipi | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
Transfers
editIn
edit| Position | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Manuel Jordão | Barreirense | Undisclosed | |
| FW | Dário Rodrigues | Monção | Undisclosed | |
| FW | Julinho | Académico F.C. | Undisclosed | |
| FW | Rogério Pipi | Chelas | Undisclosed | |
Out
edit| Position | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Francisco Elói | Estoril Praia | Undisclosed | |
| FW | Francisco Rodrigues | Vitória de Setúbal | Undisclosed | |
References
edit- ↑ "Nos jogos desta tarde Benfica, Sporting e Belenenses". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Benfica não foi além do empate". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Benfica venceu nitidamente o Sporting". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Belenenses obteve uma bela vitória sobre o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Sporting venceu o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Sporting é campeão". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "Belenenses, Sporting, Académica e Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Sporting é campeão". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "Benfica 12-2 Porto". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Sporting venceu o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "12th round league table". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Benfica venceu o Porto". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Belenenses venceu o Benfica por 5–2". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Benfica venceu o Sporting". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Benfica é campeão de 1943". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O encontro Benfica-Sporting". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Sport Lisboa e Benfica conquistou a Taça de Portugal". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Belenenses venceu o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "Vitória-Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "Atlético 6-5 Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "Vitórias do Benfica e Belenenses". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O festival Benfica-Belenenses". Diário de Lisboa.
- ↑ "O Benfica ganhou o torneio de fim de ano, o Belenenses venceu em futebol". Diário de Lisboa.