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The 1985-86 campaign brought a new Benfica coach in Englishman John Mortimore and a firm attempt to wrest back the title from Porto. Leading the table for much of the season, a 2-1 loss in the penultimate championship round to Sporting Clube saw Porto...

Despite having won the Portuguese title the previous season, Benfica’s coach Toni was replaced by the bigger name of Artur Jorge. This was a season of major change in the playing squad with two major stars in Rui Costa and Stefan Schwarz moving on....

Benfica virtually defined the European Cup during the 1960s and when their fine team overcame the Italian champions Juventus in the semi-finals of the 1967-68 campaign, this meant a fifth European Cup Final appearance of the decade for the Lisbon giants. Their opponents at...

Serbian coach Milorad Pavic was appointed as manager of Benfica this season following an impressive spell in Bilbao, and he promptly delivered the club a 21st Portuguese title. With much the same squad as the previous season, Benfica were propelled to this championship success...

The Chilean coach Fernando Riera took charge this season from the hugely celebrated Béla Guttmann and enjoyed a mixed season by the towering standards that Benfica set during the early 1960s. The Portuguese title was won in some style with the goals of striker...

The 1984-85 season was one of change for Benfica with new manager Tomislav Ivic departing early in the campaign and being replaced by Pal Csernai. New signings Jorge Silva, Wando & Adelino Nunes arrived to replace the departing Fernando Chalana and Glenn Stromberg. These...

Much-travelled Croatian coach Tomislav Ivic took charge of Benfica for the 1992-93 season and began the campaign with a number of new arrivals including Abel Xavier, Hélder, Carlos Mozer, João Pinto, and Aleksandr Mostovoi. The new team took a while to settle down, however,...

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The Chilean coach Fernando Riera took charge this season from the hugely celebrated Bela Guttmann and enjoyed a mixed season by the towering standards that Benfica set during the early 1960s. The Portuguese title was won in some style with the goals of striker...