S.L. Benfica
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica ([spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ȷ̃ˈfikɐ]) (Euronext: SLBEN), commonly referred to as Benfica, is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mainly known for its football team. Historically, Benfica has been one of the most successful football clubs in Portugal and is one of the Três Grandes, or Big Three, football clubs in Portugal, with Futebol Clube do Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal being the other two clubs.
Benfica was one of the founding members of the Portuguese Liga in 1933, and, together with Porto and Sporting, they have never been relegated from the First Division (Primeira Divisão) of Portuguese football.
On 28 February 1904, Sport Lisboa e Benfica (originally known as Grupo Sport Lisboa [Lisbon Sport Group]) was founded during a meeting in the southwest part of Lisbon involving 24 young men, led by Cosme Damião. As a result of this meeting, one of the most popular and successful football clubs in Portugal was created, as well as one of the most internationally recognized football clubs in the world.
Domestically, Benfica has won a total of 31 Portuguese Liga titles, 24 Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal, Portugal Millennium Cup) titles, 1 Portuguese League Cup (Taça da Liga, Carlsberg Cup) title, and 4 Portuguese SuperCup (Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira) titles. Internationally, Benfica has won 2 European Cup (currently UEFA Champions League) titles, 1 Latin Cup title, and 1 Iberian Cup title. In addition, the football club has 7 UEFA Champions League finals appearances and 1 UEFA Cup (currently UEFA Europa League) finals appearance.
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