1972–73 S.L. Benfica season
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| 1972–73 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| President | Borges Coutinho | |
| Head coach | Jimmy Hagan | |
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |
| Primeira Divisão | 1st | |
| Taça de Portugal | Sixth round | |
| European Cup | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Eusébio (40) All: Eusébio (42) | |
| | ||
The 1972–73 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 69th season in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.
After securing back-to-back league titles, Jimmy Hagan remained for a third year. Benfica signed Manuel Bento, Nelinho and brought back Augusto Matine. A late start to the pre-season did not hurt Benfica domestically, who started his league campaign with easy wins. However, in the European Cup, after passing Malmö FF, they lost 3–0 on aggregate with Derby County in the second round and were knocked-out. Leaving only the domestic competitions to battle for, Benfica kept his winning pace and recorded win after win, despite difficult wins against Porto in November and CUF in December. Lapping the first half of the season with 15 wins in 15 games, Benfica already had an eight-point lead over second place Belenenses. Another hard-fought win followed with Beira-Mar in January, but Benfica remained undisturbed and with 23 consecutive wins, they won their 20th league title on 11 March. They were finally stopped by Porto in Estádio das Antas on 1 April, but still a European record for most consecutive domestic wins with 29, dating back to April 1972. A week later, they also lost their domestic invincibility when Leixões defeated them for the Portuguese Cup, ending over one-year of undefeated streak. In final part of the season, Benfica drew again with Atlético but remained undefeated winning 28 games in 30, setting a record for longest distance for second place with 18 points. Eusébio with 40 goals was the European Golden Shoe for his second time.
Season summary[edit]
Benfica started the new season as back-to-back champions and Taça de Portugal holders.[1][2] For the third year of Jimmy Hagan, Benfica made some squad adjustments, signing a promising young goalkeeper; Manuel Bento,[3] another right winger; Nelinho and bringing back Augusto Matine, who excelled at Vitória de Setúbal.[4][5] Hagan's staff also changed, with assistant manager José Augusto resigning, being replaced by Fernando Cabrita.[6] The pre-season only started on 16 August because 12 players of Benfica took part in the Brazil Independence Cup, so their vacation was pushed forward.[7][8] At the end of the competition on 9 July, they all returned to Benfica to play two friendlies with Sporting in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on 16 and 23 July.[9][10][11] Benfica's preparations included the Ramón de Carranza Trophy on 26 and 27 August, and they completed the pre-season with a tour in Indonesia.[12][13]
The league campaign started on 9 September, with a home win with Leixões.[14] On the following Wednesday, Benfica also began his European Cup campaign, losing 1–0 with Malmö FF.[15] In the return leg, Benfica beat them by 4–1 and qualified for the second round.[16] In the domestic campaign, on 8 October, Benfica defeated Sporting by 4–1 with four goals from Eusébio.[16][17] With the win, Benfica opened a two-point lead over their rivals.[18] They continued on their winning run, beating Belenenses at home by 5–0 on match-day 7.[16][17] With seven wins in seven matches, their lead was now three points.[19] Back on the European stage, Benfica visited Baseball Ground to face Derby County on 25 October.[16] Three first-half goals from Derby County surprised Benfica, who failed to react and lost 3–0.[20] Before the second leg, Benfica played the Clássico with Porto for the Primeira Divisão.[21] Porto scored first and was winning by 2–0 until the 78th minute, when Benfica scored the 1–2 with the result eventually being a 3–2 win for Benfica.[21][17] Three days later, on 8 November, Benfica was knocked-out of the European Cup after a 0–0 draw with Derby County.[21] Now solely focused on the league campaign, Benfica kept their winning record in November after beating Vitória de Guimarães, ending the month with a six-point lead over Belenenses.[21] In early December, the team was nearly stopped by CUF, if it was not for a 90th-minute goal from Eusébio.[22] On 17 December, Benfica finished the first half of the season with an away win against Montijo.[21] Accounting for wins all the matches played, Benfica had now an eight-point lead over second place Belenenses and had scored 49 goals and conceded just five.[17] Before closing December, Benfica conquered another Taça de Honra by beating Atlético on penalties.[23]
In the opening month of 1973, Benfica again experienced a difficult away win, the opponent being Beira-Mar. Artur Jorge scored the winning goal on the 87th minute.[24] With 18 wins in 18 match-days, Benfica's lead at this point was nine points.[24] They closed the month with an away win in Estádio de Alvalade against Sporting.[25] Benfica had now a 10-point advantage over Belenenses and 16 over Sporting.[25] In February, the team went on a tour in South east Asia, playing in Hong Kong, Macau and Jakarta.[25] The Primeira Divisão resumed in latter part of the month and for the last match in February, Benfica visited Estádio do Restelo to face Belenenses. They defeated them by 2–0.[26] With 22 wins in 22 matches, Benfica's lead was now 13 points.[26] On 11 March, on match-day 23, Benfica beat Vitória de Setúbal at home by 3–0.[25][17] With a 14–point lead with seven match-days to go, Benfica secured their 20th league title after 23 consecutive wins.[25][17] Having already won the league, Benfica visited Estádio das Antas on 1 April, to play Porto.[27][17] They drew 2–2 after an controversial late penalty signalled by António Garrido, stopping their winning run.[27][17] Still, Benfica had set a European record for consecutive wins in domestic league.[28] It had started on 9 April 1972, on match-day 25 from 1971–72 and lasted nearly a full year.[28] Competition continued on 8 April, with Benfica facing Leixões for the Portuguese Cup.[27] They lost 2–0 and ended one-year and 13 days of domestic invincibility.[27] The final part of the season was solely focused on making Eusébio win the European Golden Shoe, as Müller was his main contestant.[29] After another four wins and second draw, with Atlético, Müller and Eusébio were tied with 36 goals, leaving everything for the last match-day.[30][17] With four goals in a 6–0 win over Montijo, Eusébio reached 40 and confirmed his second Golden Shoe.[30][31] Benfica had ended the league undefeated with 28 wins and two draws, 58 points in 60 possible, 18 points ahead of second place, setting a new domestic record for difference over second place.[30][17] They also scored 101 goals and conceded only 13, a goal difference of 88 goals.[30][32]
Competitions[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Overall record[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Divisão | 9 September 1972 | 10 June 1973 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 13 | +88 | 93.33 | [32] |
| Taça de Portugal | 18 March 1973 | 8 April 1973 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 50.00 | [32] |
| European Cup | 13 September 1972 | 8 November 1972 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 25.00 | [32] |
| Total | 36 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 22 | +87 | 83.33 | |||
Primeira Divisão[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 13 | +88 | 58 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Belenenses | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 38 | |
| 4 | Porto | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 37 | |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 37 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
| 9 September 1972 1 | Benfica | 6–0 | Leixões | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Artur Jorge  12', 45' Eusébio 20', 23', 36' Nené 57' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Ismael Baltasar |
| 17 September 1972 2 | Boavista | 1–3 | Benfica | Porto |
| 18:00 | Moinhos 68' | Report | Artur Jorge 10' Eusébio 53', 86' | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Referee: António Espanhol |
| 24 September 1972 3 | Benfica | 9–0 | Beira-Mar | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Jordão 12', 29', 89' Eusébio 17', 24', 75' Nené 48' Jaime Graça 70' Simões 78' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Inácio Almeida |
| 1 October 1972 4 | União de Coimbra | 0–4 | Benfica | Coimbra |
| 18:00 | Report | 35' Jordão 64' Toni 76' Eusébio 84' Adolfo | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Referee: Fernando Leite |
| 8 October 1972 5 | Benfica | 4–1 | Sporting | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Eusébio 25', 34', 86', 89' | Report | Yazalde 84' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Francisco Lobo |
| 15 October 1972 6 | Barreirense | 0–3 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| 18:00 | Report | Humberto Coelho 55' Nené 61', 64' | Stadium: Campo D. Manuel de Melo Referee: António Garrido |
| 22 October 1972 7 | Benfica | 5–0 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Simões 29' Jaime Graça 51' Eusébio 58', 59', 82' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia |
| 29 October 1972 8 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–1 | Benfica | Setúbal |
| 18:00 | Report | Vítor Baptista 51' | Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Fernando Leite |
| 5 November 1972 9 | Benfica | 3–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 19:00 | Vítor Baptista 78' Jaime Graça 79' Humberto Coelho 90' | Report | Abel 21' Flávio 63' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Ismael Baltasar |
| 12 November 1972 10 | União de Tomar | 0–2 | Benfica | Tomar |
| 16:00 | Report | Faustino 58' (o.g.) Eusébio 86' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Tomar Referee: Raúl Nazaré |
| 19 November 1972 11 | Benfica | 3–0 | Farense | Lisbon |
| 19:00 | Humberto Coelho 18' Nené 24', 27' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Sebastião Pássaro |
| 26 November 1972 12 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–2 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 18:00 | Custódio Pinto 13' | Report | Vítor Martins 8', 36' | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: António Garrido |
| 3 December 1972 13 | CUF | 0–1 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| 18:00 | Report | Eusébio 90' | Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: António Espanhol |
| 10 December 1972 14 | Benfica | 2–0 | Atlético | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Eusébio 44' Simões 52' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Armando Castro |
| 17 December 1972 15 | Montijo | 0–1 | Benfica | Montijo |
| 18:00 | Report | Eusébio 50' | Stadium: Campo Luís de Almeida Fidalgo Referee: Porém Luís |
| 31 December 1972 16 | Leixões | 1–5 | Benfica | Matosinhos |
| 16:00 | Esteves 8' | Report | Humberto Coelho 10' Eusébio 22'Nené 25'Vítor Martins 80'Vítor Baptista 84' | Stadium: Estádio do Mar Referee: Porfírio da Silva |
| 7 January 1973 17 | Benfica | 4–1 | Boavista | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Vítor Baptista 17', 71' Nené 31' Eusébio 41' | Report | Salvador 48' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Inácio de Almeida |
| 14 January 1973 18 | Beira-Mar | 1–2 | Benfica | Aveiro |
| 16:00 | Alemão 66' | Report | Simões 61' Artur Jorge 87' | Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Referee: Jaime Loureiro |
| 21 January 1973 19 | Benfica | 6–1 | União de Coimbra | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Eusébio 1', 36' Simões 2' Vítor Baptista 20' Humberto Coelho 70' Nené 74' | Report | Reis 66' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Porém Luís |
| 28 January 1972 20 | Sporting | 1–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Faria 38' | Report | Nené 26' Artur Jorge 27' | Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: César Correia |
| 20 February 1973 21 | Benfica | 3–0 | Barreirense | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Humberto Coelho 24' Artur Jorge 36', 45' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Melo Acúrsio |
| 25 February 1973 22 | Belenenses | 0–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Report | Eusébio 25' Artur Jorge 89' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Francisco Lobo |
| 11 March 1973 23 | Benfica | 3–0 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Artur Jorge 27', 77' Eusébio 75' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia |
| 1 April 1973 24 | Porto | 2–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 18:00 | Heredia 26' Flávio 86' | Report | Nené 15' Eusébio 57' | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: António Garrido |
| 15 April 1973 25 | Benfica | 2–1 | União de Tomar | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Eusébio 23', 78' | Report | Fernando Luiz 48' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Armando Paraty |
| 22 April 1973 26 | Farense | 0–5 | Benfica | Faro |
| 16:00 | Report | Humberto Coelho 3' Eusébio 39', 55'Vítor Martins 50'Artur Jorge 87' | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Referee: António Garrido |
| 13 May 1973 27 | Benfica | 8–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Humberto Coelho 9' Toni 14' Eusébio 15', 23', 34' Nené 19' Nelinho 70' Osvaldinho 90' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: António Espanhol |
| 20 May 1973 28 | Benfica | 2–0 | CUF | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Eusébio 12', 60' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia |
| 3 June 1973 29 | Atlético | 0–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: Francisco Lobo |
| 10 June 1973 30 | Benfica | 6–0 | Montijo | Lisbon |
| 18:00 | Eusébio 14', 22', 28', 70' Toni 63' Jordão 82' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Fernando Leite |
Taça de Portugal[edit]
| 18 March 1973 Fifth Rd | Belenenses | 2–4 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Francisco Gonzalez 10' Quinito 25' | Artur Jorge 1', 2' Nené 19'Toni 24' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Ismael Baltasar |
| 8 April 1973 Sixth Rd | Leixões | 2–0 | Benfica | Matosinhos |
| 16:00 | Esteves 8' Porfírio 23' | Stadium: Estádio do Mar Referee: César Correia |
European Cup[edit]
First round[edit]
| 13 September 1972 First leg | Malmö FF  | 1–0 |  Benfica | Malmö |
| 19;00 | Larsson 11' | Report | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Wolfgang Riedel |
| 27 September 1972 Second leg | Benfica | 4–1 (4–2 agg.) | Malmö FF | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Jordão 24' Simões 29'Eusébio 43' (pen.), 60' | Report | Tapper 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Robert Héliès |
Second round[edit]
| 25 October 1972 First leg | Derby County  | 3–0 | Benfica | Derby |
| 19;00 | McFarland 6' Hector 8'McGovern 40' | Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bertil Lööw |
| 8 November 1972 Second leg | Benfica | 0–0 (0–3 agg.) | Derby County | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Robert Schaut |
Friendlies[edit]
| 16 July 1972[10] | Benfica | 2–2 | Sporting | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Eusébio 44' (pen.), 70' | Marinho 6' Fernando Peres 80' (pen.) | Stadium: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Angelo Bratsis |
| 23 July 1972[11] | Benfica | 3–0 | Sporting | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Eusébio 70' (pen.) Rui Jordão 80' Nené 88' | Stadium: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jim Powell |
| 26 August 1972[35] Trofeo Ramón de Carranza | Benfica | 3–0 | Botafogo | Cádiz |
| Rui Jordão 4' Nené 27' Wendell 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza |
| 27 August 1972[12] Trofeo Ramón de Carranza | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Benfica | Cádiz |
| Carlos 82', 97' | Nené 21' | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza |
| 1 September 1972[36] | Indonesia | 2–4 | Benfica | Jakarta |
| Risdianto 65' Waskito 84' | Nené 3', 13' Artur Jorge 27' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex |
| 3 September 1972[13] | West Berlin XI | 2–4 | Benfica | Jakarta |
| Risdianto 65' Waskito 84' | Adolfo Humberto Coelho Vítor Baptista Nené | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex |
| 17 October 1972[37] | Offenbach–Eintracht Frankfurt XI | 1–3 | Benfica | Frankfurt |
| Heese 5' | Humberto Coelho 28' Eusébio 77'Rui Jordão 85' | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 |
| 15 December 1972[38] | Calcio Padova | 1–7 | Benfica | Padua |
| Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani |
| 20 December 1972[39] Taça de Honra | Belenenses | 0–3 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 22:15 | Eusébio 20' Nené 42'Calado 89' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Guedes Jorge |
| 23 December 1972[23] Taça de Honra | Benfica | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Atlético | Lisbon |
| 22:15 | Eusébio 31' | Clésio 70' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: César Reigadas | |
| Penalties | ||||
Humberto Coelho  Simões Rui Rodrigues Eusébio Matine  | Clésio Zézinho Mesquita Baltasar | |||
| 10 January 1973[40] Nicaragua earthquake | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Benfica | Madrid |
| Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
| 5 February 1973[41] | Hong Kong | 1–3 | Benfica | Hong Kong |
| Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium |
| 8 February 1973[42] | China | 1–5 | Benfica | Hong Kong |
| Cheung Chi Wai 32' (pen.) | Artur Jorge 19' Eusébio 48' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium |
| 11 February 1973[43] | Macau XI | 0–11 | Benfica | Macau |
| Artur Jorge Humberto Coelho Nelinho Eusébio |
| 15 February 1973[44] | Indonesia | 1–4 | Benfica | Jakarta |
| Eusébio Artur Jorge | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex Attendance: 80,000 |
| 16 May 1973[45] | Marítimo | 0–4 | Benfica | Funchal |
| Humberto Coelho Nelinho Eusébio | Stadium: Estádio Marcello Caetano |
| 22 May 1973[46] | Nürnberg–Bayern Munich XI | 2–2 | Benfica | Nuremberg |
| Müller 20', 36' | Eusébio 2' Matine 35' | Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 15,000 |
| 5 June 1973[48] | Stade de Reims | 2–2 | Benfica | Reims |
| Nené Rui Jordão | Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune |
| 11 June 1973[49] Salamanca TM | Salamanca | 1–2 | Benfica | Salamanca |
| Rui Jordão | Stadium: Helmántico Stadium Referee: Tejerina |
| 12 June 1973[50] Salamanca TM | Benfica | 2–1 | Anderlecht | Salamanca |
| Eusébio 44', 53' | | Stadium: Helmántico Stadium Referee: Guruceta |
| 20 June 1973[51] Troféu Vinho do Porto | Benfica | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Lisbon |
| Nelinho Eusébio Jordão | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Américo Barradas |
| 24 June 1973[52] Troféu Vinho do Porto | Boavista | 1–4 | Benfica | Porto |
| Salvador Almeida | Eusébio 89' Jordão Vítor Martins | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa |
| 27 June 1973[53] Trofeo Ibérico | Benfica | 7–1 | Málaga | Badajoz |
| Eusébio 2', 13' Adolfo 18' Nené 20' Toni 61' Jordão 63' | Perrone 45' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Vivero |
| 29 June 1973[53] Trofeo Ibérico | Benfica | 5–2 | Red Star Belgrade | Badajoz |
| Eusébio 12', 26' (pen.), 49' Jordão 18' Nené | Karasi Jorik | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Vivero |
Player statistics[edit]
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Jimmy Hagan (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager), Fernando Neves (Director of Football).[6][54]
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 1972-73 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Divisão | Taça de Portugal | European Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | POR | José Henrique | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1‡ | GK | POR | Manuel Bento | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | POR | Adolfo Calisto | 35 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR | Amândio Malta da Silva | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR | Artur Correia | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | POR | Humberto Coelho | 31 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | POR | Rui Rodrigues | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | POR | Messias Timula | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | POR | António Bastos Lopes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | POR | Jaime Graça | 20 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | POR | Toni | 33 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | POR | Nené | 34 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7‡ | FW | POR | Nelinho | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8‡ | MF | POR | Augusto Matine | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POR | Vítor Martins | 24 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | POR | Vítor Baptista | 16 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | POR | Rui Jordão | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | POR | Artur Jorge | 18 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | POR | Eusébio | 33 | 42 | 28 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | POR | Diamantino Costa | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | POR | António Simões | 35 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | POR | Shéu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1972 | GK | Manuel Bento | Barreirense | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 27 May 1972 | MF | Nelinho | Beira-Mar | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 27 May 1972 | FW | Vítor Móia | Cova da Piedade | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 5 July 1972 | MF | Augusto Matine | Vitória de Setúbal | Loan return | [5] |
Out[edit]
| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 1972 | GK | Manuel Abrantes | Barreirense | Free | [55] |
Out by loan[edit]
| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Return date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 1972 | DF | António Barros | União de Coimbra | 30 June 1973 | [56] |
| 12 August 1972 | MF | Eurico Caires | Beira-Mar | 30 June 1973 | [57] |
| 18 August 1972 | GK | João Fonseca | Leixões | 30 June 1973 | [58] |
| 19 September 1972 | MF | João Alves | Varzim | 30 June 1973 | [59] |
| 25 September 1972 | DF | Zeca | Atlético | 30 June 1973 | [60] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Simões 1994, p. 175.
- ^ Simões 1994, p. 177.
- ^ a b "Flávio cedido pelo Porto" [Flavio loaned by Porto]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17753. 26 May 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Móia e Nelinho na Luz" [Móia and Nelinho in Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17754. 27 May 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Matine regressa á Luz" [Matine returns to Luz]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17792. 5 July 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "José Augusto: Goodbye Mister Hagan". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17761. 3 June 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 365.
- ^ "O Benfica começa sem Eusebio e Hagan" [Benfica starts without Eusébio and Hagan]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17835. 17 August 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica e Sporting na América do Norte" [Benfica and Sporting in North America]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17800. 13 July 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Empate forjado pelo árbitro" [Draw made up by the referee]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17804. 17 July 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Jordão meteu 12 contos no bolso de cada colega" [Jordão put 12 contos in the pocket of his team mates]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17811. 24 July 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Carranza fica em Espanha" [Carranza stays in Spain]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17846. 28 August 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Benfica continua a ganhar" [Benfica keep on winning]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17853. 4 September 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Sporting e Montijo saltam barreiras" [Sporting and Montijo jump fences]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17860. 11 September 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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- ^ "Classificação" [Table]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17887. 9 October 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Da superioridade do Benfica ao facciosismo exagerado" [From Benfica's superiority to exaggerated factionalism]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17901. 23 October 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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- ^ "Faltou um general, sobraram capitães" [A general less, too much captains]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17942. 4 December 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "O Benfica ganhou a Taça de Honra" [Benfica won the Taça de Honra]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17962. 24 December 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Benfica: unico vencedor forra" [Benfica: only team to win away]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17982. 15 January 1973. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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- ^ a b "Um trio ao ataque ao segundo lugar" [A trio to attack second place]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18024. 26 February 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d Simões 1994, p. 182.
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- ^ "Benfica: na Indonesia em passeio" [Benfica: on vacation in Indonesia]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17851. 2 September 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica continua a vencer, dentro e fora de Portugal" [Benfica keeps on winning, in and out of Portugal]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17896. 18 October 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b António Manuel Morais; Carlos Perdigão; João Loureiro; José de Oliveira Santos (1994). Benfica: 90 Anos de História (in Portuguese). SOGAPAL. p. 255.
- ^ "Os Homens não morrem aos 30 anos" [Men do not die at 30]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17959. 21 December 1972. p. 27. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Golo anulado a Simões, expulsões e grave lesão de Juanito" [Annulled goal to Simões, sent-offs and serious injury to Juanito]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17978. 11 January 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Nova vitória do Benfica em Hong Kong" [Another Benfica win in Hong Kong]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18003. 5 February 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica Imparável" [Benfica unstoppable]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18007. 9 February 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica goleou Macaistas 11-0" [Benfica defeated Macau team]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18010. 12 February 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Só vitórias no Oriente: activo do super-Benfica" [All wins by Benfica in the Far East]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18014. 16 February 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Cumprido" [Fulfilled]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18102. 17 May 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Um empate com sabor a vitória" [A draw that tasted like win]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18108. 23 May 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica no Oriente" [Benfica in the East]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18116. 31 May 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Empate benfiquista em Reims" [Benfica draws in Reims]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18122. 6 June 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "O Benfica contra o Anderlecht na final de Salamanca" [Benfica in the final against Anderlecht]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18127. 12 June 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica imparável" [Benfica unstoppable]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18128. 13 June 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Benfica: aquela máquina" [Benfica: that machine]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18136. 21 June 1973. p. 25. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Eusébio: um golão para a história do encerrament do futebol nacional" [Eusébio: A great goal to finish off the season]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 18140. 25 June 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Trofeo Ibérico (Badajoz-Spain) 1967-2005". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Sporting e Benfica: A gigantesca caçada ao dólar" [Sporting and Benfica: The big dollar hunt]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17803. 16 July 1972. p. 25. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Futebol não parou" [Football did not stop]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17764. 6 June 1972. p. 21. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Hugo e Osvaldo regressam ao Sporting" [Hugo and Osvalldo return to Sporting]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17794. 7 July 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Noticias de Futebol" [News of football]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17830. 12 August 1972. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Noticias de Futebol" [Football news]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17836. 18 August 1972. p. 17. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "CUF está em Bruxelas" [CUF is in Brussels]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17868. 19 September 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Atlético: Zero em comportamento" [Atlético: Zero in behavior]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). No. 17874. 25 September 1972. p. 20. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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