S.L. Benfica (women)

Benfica
Full nameSport Lisboa e Benfica
Nickname(s)As Águias (The Eagles)
As Encarnadas (The Reds)
Founded12 December 2017
(7 years ago)
 (2017-12-12)
GroundEstádio Municipal José Martins Vieira
Benfica Campus
Estádio da Luz (selected matches)
Capacity2,230
2,708
64,642
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachFilipa Patão
LeagueCampeonato Nacional Feminino
2023–24Campeonato Nacional Feminino, 1st of 12 (champions)
Websitehttps://www.slbenfica.pt
Current season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ), commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese women's football team based in Lisbon that plays in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino, the top-level women's football league in Portugal, following promotion in the 2018–19 season.

Founded on 12 December 2017, it is the women's team of football club S.L. Benfica.[1][2] They have won four consecutive First Division titles, one Second Division title, two Portuguese Cup, four League Cups (record) and three Super Cups (record).

Their current home grounds are the 2,230-seater Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, in Almada,[3] and Benfica Campus, in Seixal, with the team occasionally playing at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.

As of 2024, Benfica have won every league title since they arrived at the Portuguese top flight in 2019, with the exception of the 2019–20 season, when the league was suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4] At the time of suspension, the team was tied for first place.[5]

  1. ^ "Futebol feminino apresenta-se com títulos no horizonte" [Benfica women present themselves with titles on the horizont]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Equipa de futebol feminino do Benfica estreia-se com goleada de 18–0" [Benfica women's football team debut with an 18–0 thrashing]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ Pina, José (16 December 2021). "Cova da Piedade e Benfica assinam protocolo de desenvolvimento" (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ "Abril: Campeonatos finalizados administrativamente, regressos e o lay-off :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Campeonato Nacional Feminino BPI 2019/2020 :: Nacional Feminino Portugal Futebol [Seniores] :: Nacional Feminino BPI :: Classificação :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: História :: Golos :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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