S.L. Benfica (billiards)
Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
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Founded | 2 November 1938 |
Manager | Vasco Manuel da Cruz Gomes |
League | Portuguese Billiards League |
2011–12 | 1st at Snooker, American Pool, Women's Pool |
Website | http://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/mais/bilhar.aspx |
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ⓘ), commonly known as Benfica, is a semi-professional billiards team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 1938, Benfica compete in the Portuguese Billiards League, in carom billiards (three-cushion), pool (eight-ball and nine-ball), and snooker events. The team is almost exclusively composed of Portuguese players. They play at the Estádio da Luz in a 202 square meters room with 4 professional pool tables and a 50 people stand.
History
[edit]The billiard section was created in 1938–39 with players like Alvaro Figueiredo de Lima, Maximiano Varges Henrique da Costa Santos and Aguinaldo Cacho. The section continued to grow and in the sixties it won its first regional title in 66/67 and by 69 its first national championship. Also in 69 it participated for the first time into the CEB European Three-cushion Championship.
Between 1983 and 2000, Benfica won most of its titles, 10 Regional Championships, 6 National Championships, 2 Portuguese Cups and 3 Supercups.
In 2002/03, Benfica hired Dick Jaspers, Dion Nelin, Henrique Penalva, Jaime Faraco in an attempt to win the CEB European Three-cushion Championship but it only managed a second place. [1]
In 2011/12, Benfica won a combined number of 13 titles, 9 for teams.[2]
Men's honours
[edit]According to Benfica's official website[3]
Three Cushin
[edit]- Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Billiards Championship
- Winners (9): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95
- Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Billiards Cup
- Winners (2): 1992–93, 1999–2000
- Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Billiards Super Cup
- Winners (3): 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98
- Lisbon Regional Three-cushion Men's Billiards Championship
- Winners (15): 1966–67, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Runners-up: 2002–03
Pool
[edit]- Portuguese Pool Men's Billiards Cup
- Winners (1): 2010–11, 2011–12
- Portuguese Pool Men's Billiards Super Cup
- Winners (3): 2011–12
American Pool
[edit]- Portuguese American Pool Men's Billiards Championship
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Portuguese American Pool Men's Billiards Cup
- Winners (1): 2010–11, 11–12
- Portuguese American Pool Men's Billiards Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2011–12
Snooker
[edit]- Portuguese Snooker Men's Billiards Championship
- Winners (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
- Portuguese Snooker Men's Billiards Championship
- Winners (2): 2013, 2014
Women's honours
[edit]Pool
[edit]- Portuguese Pool Women's Billiards Championship
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Portuguese Pool Women's Billiards Cup
- Winners (1): 2010–11, 2011–12
Current squad
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Notable past athletes
[edit]- Alvaro Figueiredo de Lima
- Maximiano Varges Henrique da Costa Santos
- Aguinaldo Cacho
- Manuel Rodriguez
- José Tavares
- Alvaro Lima
- Artur Ribeiro
- Eduardo Martins
- José Alabern
- Alvaro Araujo de Oliveira
- Alfredo Ferraz
- Jorge Pinto
- Dr. Joaquim Lourenço Gago
- João Pereira
- Manuel Barroso Sanchez
- Victor Hugo Leal
- Vladimiro Correia Monteiro
- Carlos Alberto França
- Ilídio Gomes
- Mário Machado
- Vladimiro Monteiro
- Mário Ribeiro
- Victor Hugo Leal
Technical staff
[edit]Name | Nat. | Job |
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Sr. Porfírio José da Silva | Financial Manager | |
Sr. João Maria Marinho de Abreu | Infrastructures Area | |
Eng.º Eduardo Lucas Paixão | Informatics, Communication and Marketing Area | |
Sr. Ricardo Jorge Veloso Simões | Pool Area |
References
[edit]- ^ History of Benfica's Billiards (Portuguese)
- ^ "Benfica win's 12 titles". SL Benfica.pt. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Honors". SL Benfica.pt. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Men's Pool 11/12 season". Portal Bilhar.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "American Pool 11–12 season". Portal Bilhar.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Snooker 11/12 season". Portal Bilhar.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Women's Pool 11/12 season". Portal Bilhar.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Current squad". Slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Team Technical Staff". Slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French)