S.L. Benfica (table tennis)

Active departments of S.L. Benfica
Football (men's) Football B (men's) Football U19 (men's) Football (women's) Futsal Roller hockey Basketball Handball Volleyball Athletics Swimming Rugby union Table tennis Billiards Canoeing

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ^ⓘ), commonly known as Benfica, is a semi-professional table tennis team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 1935, Benfica play in both the men's and women's national leagues.

It play homes games at the Estádio da Luz in a 190 m² room equipped with modern table tennis tables.

Men's honours[edit]

Domestic competitions[edit]

• Portuguese Men's Table Tennis League

Winners (24): 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1984

• Portuguese Men's Table Tennis Cup

Winners (16): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983

Women's honours[edit]

Domestic competitions[edit]

• Portuguese Women's Table Tennis League

Winners (11): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974

• Portuguese Women's Table Tennis Cup

Winners (2): 1970, 1973^[1]

Technical staff and management[edit]

Name	Nat.	Job
Paulo Marques		Section manager
José Carlos Alfredo		Assistant section manager
Gonçalo Castaneira		Main coach
Virgílio Nascimento		Youth main coach
Lúcia Manuela, António Neves e Romeu Cruz		Assistant coaches

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Current roster[edit]

Name	Nat.	Age
Dinis Cunha		43
José Monteiro		34
João Gouveia		38
Pedro Silva		29
Gonçalo Castanheira		31
Tomas Law		28

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Notable international athletes[edit]

• Oliveira Ramos (1935–61)
• Francisco Campas (1936–1960)
• Júlio Costa (1941–1970)
• Carlos Galiano (1945–1971)
• Manuela Jesus (1950–1955)
• José Louro (1951–1981)
• Manuel Carvalho (1951–1969)
• Ana Maria Batista (1951–1965)
• Teresa Montoya (1953–1962)
• Alberto Ló (1958–1963)
• Delfim Soares (1959–1966)
• João Rui (1961–1981)
• José Kong (1963–1966)
• José Alvoeiro (1965–2004)
• Óscar Lameira (1966–1969)
• Ana Maria Cruz (1970–1971)
• José Janeiro (1974–1982)
• José Rocha (1974–1978)
• Rogério Alfar (1987–1992)

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References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French) ^{[dead link]}