| 1961–62 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Maurício Vieira de Brito (until 31 March 1962) António Fezas Vital | ||
| Head coach | Béla Guttmann | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Divisão | 3rd | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Winners | ||
| European Cup | Winners | ||
| Intercontinental Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:José Águas (18) All:Eusébio (29) | ||
| Biggest win | Benfica 11–0Caldas (31 December 1961) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Peñarol 5–0 Benfica (17 September 1961) | ||
The 1961–62 season wasSport Lisboa e Benfica's58th season in existence and the club's28th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1961 to 31 July 1962. Benfica competed domestically in thePrimeira Divisão andTaça de Portugal, and participated in theEuropean Cup after winning the competition in the previous season. As the reigning European Cup holders, they represented the continent in theIntercontinental Cup.
In the third year ofBéla Guttmann's stint, Benfica had a slow transfer market, only noted addition wasAntónio Simões. The season did not start in the best of ways, with the team losing the Intercontinental Cup and suffering a blip in performance that saw him trail leaders by five points before December. However, the performance in Europe remained unchanged and Benfica progressed to the quarter-finals after beatingAustria Wien. The domestic performance remained disappointing in January and February, while in Europe, Benfica lost 3–1 toNürnberg. A strong second leg put them in the semi-finals, where they metTottenham Hotspur. A 3–1 win in Lisbon was followed by a 2–1 loss in London, meaning had qualified for their second consecutiveEuropean Cup final. They would faceReal Madrid on 2 May 1962. In an entertaining game, Benfica trailed twice, but managed to overcame Madrid in the second half for 5–3 win, retaining the European Cup. They concluded the season with their11th Taça de Portugal win.
After a highly successful season, where Benfica won their firstEuropean Cup and added theleague title,Béla Guttmann remained for a third year, with an increased salary.[1] The club released several players but only signed one;[2] instead they promotedAntónio Simões from theyouth team.[3] The pre-season began on 25 August and their first game was on the 28th.[4] They metAtlético CP andSporting CP in Taça Angola: two short matches in the same day in festival to celebrate Angola.[5] They faced the same teams in theTaça de Honra, finishing runners-up to Sporting.[6][7] Official competition began on 4 September with the first leg of theIntercontinental Cup withPeñarol.[8] A one-nil win in Lisbon followed a 5–0 loss in Montevideo.[8] In the replay, Penãrol won 2–1 and took the Intercontinental Cup.[8]
Domestically, Benfica started their title defence with two wins, but four winless matches, which included a loss in Coimbra, caused Benfica to fell to sixth place, three points shy of leaders Sporting.[9] However, in theEuropean Cup, Benfica had no problem beatingAustria Wien in the first round.[9] In December, the gap to Sporting increased to five points after a 2–1 defeat in theClássico.[10] The same month,Eusébio had the first of several left knee operations.[10] In the opening month of 1962, Benfica drew to Sporting in theLisbon derby; a result that best served Sporting's interest, who kept a four-point lead.[11] In February, Eusébio returned to action on the 12th,[12] while his teammates were defeated in the snow of Nuremberg, on the first leg of the quarter-finals.Nürnberg won 3–1 with the help ofCosta Pereira, who had a poor performance.[11][13] Before the second leg of the European tie, Benfica lost toSporting da Covilhã, complicating their hopes of renewing the league title.[12] They recovered from their domestic disarray and thrashed Nürnberg by 6–0, qualifying for the semi-finals.[12][14]
The following month, Benfica lost more points in the league, withBelenenses, practically ending any chance of retaining the Primeira Divisão badge.[12] Nonetheless, in Europe, the situation was much better, with the team beatingTottenham Hotspur by 3–1 in Lisbon, which gave them a precious advantage to London.[1] On the 5 April, Benfica lost 2–1 on theWhite Hart Lane, home of Tottenham, but they still qualified for their second consecutiveEuropean Cup final on a 4–3 aggregate win.[15][13] Later in the month, they defeated Porto in the third round of thePortuguese Cup.[16]
On 2 May, Benfica metReal Madrid in Amsterdam.[15] The Spaniards were the overwhelming favourites, with players such asAlfredo Di Stéfano,Ferenc Puskás andFrancisco Gento.[15] Madrid started better and, by the 23rd minute, Puskás had scored a double.Águas brought it down to 2–1 on the 25th minute after he deflected a powerful shot from Eusébio. Less than 10 minutes later, Eusébio again cushioned a cross toCavém who fired into the net. Madrid reacted with another goal from Puskás putting the score at 2–3 at half-time.[17] Five minutes into the second half,Coluna levelled the game again with a strong shot from outside the lines. On the 64th minute, Eusébio was brought down byPachín inside the box, with the referee signalling a penalty that Eusébio himself converted.[17] Five minutes later, in a free-kick after a mistake byJosé Santamaría, Coluna served Eusébio, who blasted another goal, the 5–3.[18] Benfica had successfully retained the European Cup.[18] May closed with another Lisbon derby, with Benfica losing and handing over the title to Sporting.[19] In early June, Benfica embarked on a tour through the Mediterranean[19] and closed the season with the semi-finals andfinal of the Taça de Portugal.[19] On 1 July 1962, Benfica won their 11th Portuguese Cup, with a double from Eusébio and another from Cavém.[19] Guttmann meanwhile, despite winning eight times the amount of money his players received, resigned, saying "the third year is almost deadly for a manager".[1]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Divisão | 24 September 1961 | 27 May 1962 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 053.85 | [20] |
| Taça de Portugal | 26 November 1961 | 1 July 1962 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 075.00 | [20] |
| European Cup | 31 October 1961 | 2 May 1962 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 057.14 | [20] |
| Intercontinental Cup | 4 September 1961 | 19 September 1961 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 033.33 | [20] |
| Total | 48 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 145 | 70 | +75 | 058.33 | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP(C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 17 | +49 | 43 | Qualified for theEuropean Cup |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 41 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Benfica[a] | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 36 | Qualified for theEuropean Cup |
| 4 | CUF Barreiro | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 33 | |
| 5 | Belenenses | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 31 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 24 September 19611 | Leixões | 1–2 | Benfica | Matosinhos |
| 16:00 | Osvaldo Silva 64' (pen.) | Report | 17',82'Eusébio | Stadium:Estádio do Mar Referee: Edmundo Carvalho |
| 1 October 19612 | Benfica | 8–1 | Salgueiros | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Eusébio 10',13',23',39' José Águas 26',33',50'José Augusto 49' | Report | 30' Lela | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Barulho |
| 15 October 19613 | Olhanense | 1–1 | Benfica | Olhão |
| 15:00 | Armando 76' | Report | 30' (pen.)Eusébio | Stadium:Estádio José Arcanjo Referee: Encarnação Salgado |
| 29 October 19614 | Benfica | 1–1 | Sporting da Covilhã | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Bento Couceiro 1' (o.g.) | Report | 9' Adventino Pedro | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Samuel Abreu |
| 5 November 19615 | Académica de Coimbra | 3–1 | Benfica | Coimbra |
| 17:00 | Francisco Abreu 32' Gaio 50',80' | Report | 20'Coluna | Stadium:Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Referee: Porfírio da Silva |
| 12 November 19616 | Benfica | 0–0 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Rogério de Melo Paiva |
| 19 November 19617 | Benfica | 3–1 | Lusitano de Èvora | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Coluna 8',43' José Águas 14' | Report | 25' Walter Carvalho | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 3 December 19618 | Porto | 2–1 | Benfica | Porto |
| 16:00 | Veríssimo 10' Jaime 77' | Report | 5'José Águas | Stadium:Estádio das Antas Referee: Renato Santos |
| 10 December 19619 | Benfica | 2–1 | Atlético | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Augusto 37',67' | Report | 8' Moreira | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Evaristo Silva |
| 16 December 196110 | CUF | 1–3 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| 16:00 | Vieira Dias 18' | Report | 43'Coluna 68'Santana 83'José Torres | Stadium:Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Reinaldo Silva |
| 24 December 196111 | Benfica | 1–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Coluna 4' | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 7 January 196212 | Beira-Mar | 2–3 | Benfica | Aveiro |
| 16:00 | Diego 2' Hóracio Garcia 9' | Report | 8'Germano 23'José Águas 29'Cavém | Stadium:Estádio Mário Duarte Referee: João Pinto Ferreira |
| 14 January 196213 | Benfica | 3–3 | Sporting | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Santana 2' Germano 75' (pen.)José Augusto 81' | Report | 1' Diego Arizaga 11' Géo Carvalho 46' Hugo Sarmento | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Salvador Garcia |
| 25 January 196214 | Benfica | 7–1 | Leixões | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Augusto 16',27',66',78' Santana 58',71'José Águas 75' | Report | 60' (o.g.)Costa Pereira | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado |
| 4 February 196215 | Salgueiros | 4–5 | Benfica | Porto |
| 15:00 | Cavém 39' (o.g.) Dário 51'Lela 53'Benje 90' | Report | 27',58'Santana 66'José Augusto 70',87'José Águas | Stadium:Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Referee: Edmundo Carvalho |
| 11 February 196216 | Benfica | 4–2 | Olhanense | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Simões 27' José Águas 30',74'Coluna 36' | Report | 20' Mateus 60' Alfredo da Silva | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Inácio Tereso |
| 18 February 196117 | Sporting da Covilhã | 2–1 | Benfica | Covilhã |
| 15:00 | Amilcar Cavém 52' Chacho 77' | Report | 39'José Augusto | Stadium:Estádio Municipal José Santos Pinto Referee: Abel Costa |
| 4 March 196218 | Benfica | 4–2 | Académica de Coimbra | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Américo 12' (o.g.) José Águas 55'Eusébio 68'José Augusto 88' | Report | 33' Crispim 77' Gaio | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Mário Mendonça |
| 11 March 196219 | Belenenses | 2–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Yaúca 49',81' | Report | 19'José Augusto 72'José Águas | Stadium:Estádio do Restelo Referee: Joaquim Campos |
| 18 March 196220 | Lusitano de Èvora | 0–1 | Benfica | Évora |
| 15:00 | Report | 28'Cavém | Stadium:Complexo Desportivo do Lusitano Referee: Inácio Tereso |
| 1 April 196221 | Benfica | 1–1 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | José Águas 57' | Report | 18'Veríssimo | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Vírgilio Baptista |
| 8 April 196222 | Atlético | 0–3 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Report | 43',87'Simões 68'Mário João | Stadium:Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: Eduardo Gouveia |
| 15 April 196223 | Benfica | 1–1 | CUF | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 69' | Report | 44' (o.g.)Fernando Cruz | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Francisco Guerra |
| 15 May 196224 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–2 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 15:00 | Amaro 21' Rola 25' | Report | 49'José Torres 90'António Mendes | Stadium:Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: João Pinto Ferreira |
| 22 May 196225 | Benfica | 8–1 | Beira-Mar | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Eusébio 10',24',46' Cavém 48'José Águas 63',66',68'José Augusto 78' | Report | 79' (o.g.)Germano | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado |
| 27 May 196226 | Sporting | 3–1 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Morais 20' Hugo Sarmento 27'Costa Pereira 40' (o.g.) | Report | 29'Eusébio | Stadium:Estádio de Alvalade Referee: Décio Freiras |
| 26 November 1961First leg | Caldas | 3–5 | Benfica | Caldas da Rainha |
| 16:00 | Mirita 1',86' Janita 47' | 7',14'José Torres 27',40'Carlos Angeja 65'Jorge Calado | Stadium:Campo da Mata Referee: Ferreira dos Santos |
| 31 December 1961Second leg | Benfica | 11–0 (16–3agg.) | Caldas | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Torres 7',65',72' Germano 9'Santana 18',31'Cavém 53',83',89'Simões 76' | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fragata |
| 28 January 1962First leg | Benfica | 2–1 | CUF | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 13' José Augusto 34' | 4' Carlos Alberto | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fortunato |
| 25 February 1962Second leg | CUF | 3–2 (4–4agg.) | Benfica | Barreiro |
| 16:00 | António Medeiros 23',75' Carlos Alberto 66' | 10',37' (pen.)Eusébio | Stadium:Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Renato Santos |
| 27 February 1962Replay | Benfica | 2–0 | CUF | Leiria |
| 16:00 | Eusébio 20' Simões 74' | Stadium:Estádio Municipal Referee: Clemente Henriques |
| 25 March 1962First leg | Porto | 2–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 16:00 | Serafim 55' Veríssimo 85' | 3'Mendes 51'Santana | Stadium:Estádio das Antas Referee: Porfírio da Silva |
| 22 April 1962Second leg | Benfica | 3–1 (5–3agg.) | Porto | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Simões 28',50' Eusébio 38' | 4'Serafim | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fortunato |
| 3 June 1962Second leg | Benfica | 7–1 | Ferrovíario | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Carlos Angeja 34' José Torres 47',66',69',74',80',86' | 83' Cruz | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Barulho |
| 10 June 1962Second leg | Ferrovíario | 1–7 (2–14agg.) | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Sophos 84' | 7',86'Mendes 44',81'José Torres 46'Nartanga 47'Jorge Calado | Stadium:Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: Inácio Tereso |
| 17 June 1962First leg | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–2 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 15:00 | Pedras 28',80' | 57'Eusébio 70' (o.g.) António Freitas | Stadium:Campo da Amorosa Referee: Abel da Costa |
| 24 June 1962Second leg | Benfica | 6–0 (8–2agg.) | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 1' José Augusto 13'Eusébio 50',70',71',82' | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Virgílio Baptista |
| 1 July 1962 | Benfica | 3–0 | Vitória de Setúbal | Oeiras |
| 16:00 | Eusébio 57',84' Cavém 68' | Stadium:Estádio Nacional Referee: Manuel Fortunato |
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Benfica| 31 October 1961First leg | Austria Wien | 1–1 | Benfica | Vienna |
| 19:30 | Stark 70' | Report | 30'Águas | Stadium:Praterstadion Attendance: 78,833 Referee:Joseph Barbéran (France) |
vAustria Wien| 8 November 1961Second leg | Benfica | 5–1 (6–2agg.) | Austria Wien | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Santana 4',82' Águas 36',44'Eusébio 69' | Report | 80' (o.g.)Fernandes | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee:Marcel Bois (France) |
vBenfica| 1 February 1962First leg | Nürnberg | 3–1 | Benfica | Nuremberg |
| 15:00 | Flachenecker 31',85' Strehl 40' | Report | 10'Cavém | Stadium:Städtisches Stadium Attendance: 41,010 Referee:Thomas Wharton (Scotland) |
vNürnberg| 22 February 1962Second leg | Benfica | 6–0 (7–4agg.) | Nürnberg | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Águas 3' Eusébio 4',55'Coluna 20'José Augusto 63',78' | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,000 Referee:Gino Rigato (Italy) |
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Tottenham Hotspur| 21 March 1962First leg | Benfica | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Simões 5' Augusto 19',64' | Report | 55'Smith | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee:Daniel Mellet (Switzerland) |
vBenfica| 5 April 1962Second leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 (3–4agg.) | Benfica | London |
| 19:30 | Smith 34' Blanchflower 48' (pen.) | Report | 15'Águas | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 64,448 Referee:Aage Poulsen (Denmark) |
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Real Madrid| 2 May 1962 | Benfica | 5–3 | Real Madrid | Amsterdam |
| 19:30CEST | Águas 25' Cavém 34'Coluna 51'Eusébio 65',68' | Report | 17',23',38'Puskás | Stadium:Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 61,257 Referee:Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
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Peñarol| 4 September 1961First leg | Benfica | 1–0 | Peñarol | Lisbon |
| Coluna 60' | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland) |
vBenfica| 17 September 1961Second leg | Peñarol | 5–0 | Benfica | Montevideo |
| Sasía 10' (pen.) Joya 18',28'Spencer 42',58' | Report | 15'Águas | Stadium:Estadio Centenario Attendance: 56,358 Referee: Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina) |
vBenfica| 19 September 1961Replay | Peñarol | 2–1 | Benfica | Montevideo |
| Sasía 5',85' (pen.) | Report | 35'Eusébio | Stadium:Estadio Centenario Attendance: 56,358 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) |
| 27 August 1961[24]Torneio Angola | Sporting | 1–0 | Benfica | Oeiras |
| Figueiredo 1' | Stadium:Estádio Nacional |
| 31 August 1961[6]Taça de Honra | Benfica | 3–1 | Atlético | Lisbon |
| Santana 7',15',40' | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Augusto Bailão |
| 9 September 1961[7]Taça de Honra | Sporting CP | 3–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Géo 1',72' Serranito 82' | Stadium:Estádio Nacional |
| 4 October 1961[26] | Benfica | 2–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Lisbon |
| Cavém 2' Coluna 23' | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Eduardo Gouveia |
| 8 October 1961[27]Artur Tstm | Benfica | 3–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Lisbon |
| Stadium:Estádio da Luz Referee: Anibal de Oliveira |
| 11 October 1961[28] | Royal Antwerp | 1–3 | Benfica | Antwerp |
| Stadium:Bosuilstadion |
| 1 June 1962[31] | Al Ahly | 3–2 | Benfica | Cairo |
| Badawi Abdel Fattah 4',28' Taha Ismail 64' | 23'José Águas 66'Eusébio | Stadium:Cairo International Stadium |
| 3 June 1962[32] | Cyprus XI | 1–5 | Benfica | Nicosia |
| EusébioSantana | Stadium:GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 6 June 1962[33] | Omonia | 2–6 | Benfica | Nicosia |
| Antonakis 9' Pakkas 73' | 26',53'Eusébio 27',65'José Augusto 44'José Águas 62'Coluna | Stadium:GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 8 June 1962[34] | Fenerbahçe | 1–4 | Benfica | Istanbul |
| Sefter 89' | 38'Coluna 40'Eusébio 59'José Águas 62'Coluna | Stadium:Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Béla Guttman (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager).[20][35][36][A]
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1961–62 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1961 | FW | Carlos Angeja | Atlético CP | Undisclosed | [2] |
| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 1961 | DF | Artur Santos | None | Retired | [37] |
| 5 August 1961 | MF | Francisco Palmeiro | Atlético CP | Undisclosed | [38] |
| 14 August 1961 | GK | José de Bastos | Beira-Mar | Undisclosed | [39] |
| 17 August 1961 | FW | Jorge Lopes | Académica | Undisclosed | [40] |
| 28 August 1961 | MF | Álvaro Inácio | Atlético CP | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 28 August 1961 | MF | Peres | Atlético CP | Undisclosed | [5] |
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