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S.L. Benfica (basketball)

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Benfica Basket
Benfica Basket logo
LeaguesLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
Founded1927
ArenaPavilhão Açoreana Seguros (2400 seats)
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Team colorsRed, White
PresidentPortugal Luís Filipe Vieira
Head coachPortugal Henrique Vieira
Championships21 Portuguese Championships
18 Portuguese Cups
6 Portuguese League Cups
7 Portuguese SuperCups
Websitewww.slbenfica.pt

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. For 2008/09, Benfica decided to return to the LCB.

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, 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.

On June 6, 2009, Benfica became the national champion after 14 years without titles.

History

Created in 1927, the basketball team followed the steps of many other sports that were supported by the club, achieving great success almost immediately. The most successful period of the club was between 1985 and 1995. In eleven seasons, the team won ten national titles, achieving the best season ever by a portuguese basketball team in 1994/95 winning the Portuguese League, Portuguese League Cup, Portuguese Supercup, Portuguese Basketball Cup and finishing the European Champions' Cup in the Top 16. After more than a decade without any titles, in the 2008/09 season, the team won the Portuguese League, with a score of 100% wins during the regular season, becoming the second team in the world to do so.

Achievements

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, 2008/09, 2009/10

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

1989/90, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96

1984/85, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98, 2008/09

Current Squad 2009/10

# Name Birthdate Position Last Season Club


4 Portugal António Tavares 1975 Guard SL Benfica
5 Portugal Miguel Barroca 1984 Guard SL Benfica
6 Portugal Sérgio Ramos 1975 Forward SL Benfica
8 Portugal Diogo Carreira 1978 Guard SL Benfica
9 Portugal Cristóvão Cordeiro 1989 Forward SL Benfica (junior team)
10 Portugal Miguel Minhava 1983 Guard/Forward SL Benfica
11 United States Ben Reed 1983 Guard/Forward SL Benfica
12 Portugal Elvis Évora 1978 Center SL Benfica
13 United States Will Frisby 1981 Center Dakota Wizards
14 United StatesPortugal Heshimu Evans 1975 Forward Petro Atlético de Luanda
15 PortugalSão Tomé and Príncipe Ekjersey Viana 1977 Forward/Center SL Benfica
25 Portugal João Santos 1979 Forward SL Benfica



Roster updated 02-07-2010 .[1]

Former Notable Players



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References

  1. ^ http://www.slbenfica.pt/Informacao/Modalidades/Basquetebol/Plantel/plantel.asp
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