Sport Bissau e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, that plays in the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau, the top flight of Bissau-Guinean football.
The club was founded on 27 May 1944 as the 29th affiliated club of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica.
In its early years, the team was the dominant in the colonial competition. One of its first prominent players of the club was the Cape Verdean Alberto Monteiro, better known as Fialho who later moved to Portugal and played for Portuguese clubs such as S.L. Benfica and Lusitano de Évora.
After independence, the club was one of the first to win a national championship title, in 1982, they won five championship titles, in 1990, they won three more straight titles totaling eight, 20 years later they won another one, they won their tenth in 2015ref>. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-13.</ref> and is the recent championship winner in 2017.[1][2] Also at cup competitions, they won their first cup title in 1980, their second was in 1989, their third was in 1992, 16 years later, they won their fourth one and won three straight in 2010. More recently, the club won the 2015 cup, with a 5–1 victory against Lagartos de Bambadinca.[3]
At the continentals, Benfica played after winning their championship title in 1978, they played only in a single round, from the First round up to 1983 and the Preliminaries from 1990. They did not appear at the 1989 edition and recently the 2016 CAF Champions League. At the continental cup competition, they did not play in 1981, they played in 1990 after winning a cup title, they played in the CAF Confederation Cup in 2007, qualified as runner-up, in 2009 and 2010 as cup winner, They missed the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup due to mainly financial concerns. They recently played at the 2018 CAF Champions League after being national First Division champions.
As of 2010, in both continental championship and cup competitions, they never won a match. In a home match at the 1986 Winners' Cup with Starlight of Banjul, Gambia, they made a goal draw.
Logoedit
Being a Benfica affiliate, the logo owes no relation to the Benfica logo, Benfica Bissau once used the earlier logo. Its logo has an orange shield with the blue seal encircled with the full name of the club and the word futebol (football/soccer) on the right, inside is another shield colored in blue with a crown on top and the two Bs in the middle-bottom.
Best position at a cup competition: Preliminary Round (continental)
Referencesedit
^FIFA felicita Benfica de Bissau S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
^"Fifa Congratulates Benfica de Bissau". S.L. Benfica. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
^"Guiné-Bissau: Sport Benfica e Bissau conquista Taça". Record (in Portuguese). 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sport Bissau e Benfica news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 template removal help Sport Bissau e Benfica commonly known as Benfica de Bissau is a football club from Bissau Guinea Bissau that plays in the Campeonato Nacional da Guine Bissau the top flight of Bissau Guinean football Benfica de BissauFull nameSport Bissau e BenficaShort nameBenfica de BissauFounded27 May 1944 79 years ago 1944 05 27 GroundEstadio Lino Correia Bissau Guinea BissauCapacity12 000ChairmanWilson BatistaManagerRomao dos SantosLeagueCampeonato Nacional da Guine Bissau2021 22ChampionsHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursBenfica Bissau is considered to the top clubs of Guinea Bissau alongside Sporting Bissau Contents 1 History 2 Logo 3 Honours 4 Performance in CAF competitions 5 Statistics 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe club was founded on 27 May 1944 as the 29th affiliated club of Portuguese club S L Benfica In its early years the team was the dominant in the colonial competition One of its first prominent players of the club was the Cape Verdean Alberto Monteiro better known as Fialho who later moved to Portugal and played for Portuguese clubs such as S L Benfica and Lusitano de Evora After independence the club was one of the first to win a national championship title in 1982 they won five championship titles in 1990 they won three more straight titles totaling eight 20 years later they won another one they won their tenth in 2015ref gt Abola pt Archived from the original on 2015 02 11 Retrieved 2015 02 13 lt ref gt and is the recent championship winner in 2017 1 2 Also at cup competitions they won their first cup title in 1980 their second was in 1989 their third was in 1992 16 years later they won their fourth one and won three straight in 2010 More recently the club won the 2015 cup with a 5 1 victory against Lagartos de Bambadinca 3 At the continentals Benfica played after winning their championship title in 1978 they played only in a single round from the First round up to 1983 and the Preliminaries from 1990 They did not appear at the 1989 edition and recently the 2016 CAF Champions League At the continental cup competition they did not play in 1981 they played in 1990 after winning a cup title they played in the CAF Confederation Cup in 2007 qualified as runner up in 2009 and 2010 as cup winner They missed the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup due to mainly financial concerns They recently played at the 2018 CAF Champions League after being national First Division champions As of 2010 in both continental championship and cup competitions they never won a match In a home match at the 1986 Winners Cup with Starlight of Banjul Gambia they made a goal draw Logo editBeing a Benfica affiliate the logo owes no relation to the Benfica logo Benfica Bissau once used the earlier logo Its logo has an orange shield with the blue seal encircled with the full name of the club and the word futebol football soccer on the right inside is another shield colored in blue with a crown on top and the two Bs in the middle bottom Honours editCampeonato Nacional da Guine Bissau 131977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1988 1989 1990 2010 2015 2017 2018 2022 dd Taca Nacional da Guine Bissau 71980 1989 1992 2008 2009 2010 2015 dd Performance in CAF competitions editBenfica Bissau s results in CAF competition Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean championship winners First round nbsp RC Bobo 2 3 7 0 2 101980 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean championship winners First round nbsp Stade d Abidjan 2 3 4 0 2 71981 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean championship winners First round nbsp OC Agaza canc canc w o11983 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean championship winners First round nbsp KAC Kenitra canc canc w o 11986 CAF Cup Winners Cup Bissau Guinean cup winners Preliminary Round nbsp Starlight F C 1 1 3 0 2 41990 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean championship winners Preliminary Round nbsp AS Kaloum Star 0 2 1 0 0 31993 CAF Cup Winners Cup Bissau Guinean cup winners Preliminary Round nbsp ASC SNIM canc canc 12007 CAF Champions League Bissau Guinean champions Preliminary Round nbsp F C Satellite 1 3 3 1 2 62009 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean champions Preliminary Round nbsp ASC Yakaar 1 2 1 0 1 32010 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean champions Preliminary Round nbsp F C Baraka 0 0 2 3 2 32018 African Cup of Champions Clubs Bissau Guinean champions Preliminary Round nbsp Difaa El Jadidi 0 10 0 0 0 101 Benfica Bissau withdrewStatistics editBest position First round continental Best position at a cup competition Preliminary Round continental References edit FIFA felicita Benfica de Bissau S L Benfica in Portuguese Fifa Congratulates Benfica de Bissau S L Benfica 6 July 2017 Retrieved 2018 01 07 Guine Bissau Sport Benfica e Bissau conquista Taca Record in Portuguese 2015 Retrieved 8 January 2019 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sport Bissau e Benfica amp oldid 1149393320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
