Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Ever since its foundation on 28 February 1904 as Sport Lisboa (later merged with Grupo Sport Benfica), it has had a total of 34 presidents.[1] The first president was José Rosa Rodrigues and the current one is Rui Costa,[2] who replaced the longest-serving Benfica president, Luís Filipe Vieira.[3] The shortest tenure belongs to António Nunes de Almeida Guimarães.[4]
To elect a president, the paying members of Benfica (sócios), along with Benfica houses, filiations, and delegations, vote in the club's elections, held every four years since 2012.[5][6] In 2003 the club switched to electronic voting,[7] and since 2010 only effective members with 25 years of continuous membership as an adult can run for president of Benfica. Therefore, they must be at least 43 years old to do so.[8][9]
The following chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of president of Benfica since its inception. Each president's entry includes dates and duration of his tenure,[a] as well as the club's men's football honours won under his management. Interim presidents are marked in italics.
- ^ "33 outstanding names of our history". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Eleições 2021: Rui Costa eleito Presidente" [2021 elections: Rui Costa elected president]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Nunes, Luís Miguel (7 December 2012). "Benfica: Vieira já é o presidente com mais tempo" [Benfica: Vieira already is the longest-serving president]. Relvado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "António Nunes de Almeida Guimarães". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Statutes" (PDF). S.L. Benfica. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Estatutos" [Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Statutes] (PDF). S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). p. 19.
- ^ "Comunicado da Assembleia Geral sobre voto electrónico" [General Assembly announcement about electronic vote]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Sócios aprovam filiação de 25 anos e mandatos de quatro" [Members approve 25-year membership and four-year terms]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 30 April 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Mandatos passam de 3 para 4 anos" [Mandates change from 3 to 4 years]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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