1982–83 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica

1982–83 season
President	Fernando Martins
Head coach	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão	1st
Taça de Portugal	Winners
UEFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Nené (22) All: Nené (32)
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The 1982–83 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 79th season in existence and the club's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the UEFA Cup after coming in second in previous league.

In the new season, manager Lajos Baróti was replaced by Sven-Göran Eriksson. The Swede released several players from the squad, but only added Diamantino Miranda. The league campaign saw Benfica win the first eleven league games, opening a four-point gap by the end of the first round. In Europe, Benfica progressed through the UEFA Cup, by eliminating Real Betis, KSC Lokeren and FC Zürich. The domestic campaign in the second half of the season was less impressive, with Benfica having three batches of two consecutive draws. In the UEFA Cup, Benfica eliminated Roma in the quarter-finals and Universitatea Craiova in the semis, before they meeting Anderlecht in the UEFA Cup final. An away loss and home draw cost them the trophy. Still, five consecutive wins in the final five league matches secured the club's 25th Primeira Divisão title. The last match of the season, the Taça de Portugal final was postponed and only played in the following season.

Season summary

After Lajos Baróti failed to defend retain any of the titles he won in his first season, he was replaced by the 33–year old Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had just won the UEFA Cup.^[1][2] Prior to his signing, Benfica contacted John Bond, but he declined the offer.^[3] He arrived on 27 June and pre-season begun two days later, on Tuesday, the 29.^[4][5] Benfica made almost no new signings, other than the return of Diamantino Miranda, so Eriksson sought to reduce the size of the squad which approached 40, with more than 10 players leaving the club in the transfer season.^[6][5] Benfica made their presentation game against Ferencvárosi and competed in the Toronto Tournament in early August.^[7][8]

Benfica started their league campaign by winning their first eleven matches in a row, opening a five-point lead over second place, while scoring 27 goals and conceding only four.^[9] Manuel Bento went 565 minutes without conceding from match-day 4 to match-day 8.^[10] At the same time, Benfica started the UEFA Cup by eliminating Real Betis and KSC Lokeren.^[11] In December, Benfica dropped the first points in the league in a draw in Alcobaça,^[10] while in Europe, they knocked-out FC Zürich with 4-0 win at home.^[12] On 2 January, Benfica lost for the first time in the Primeira Divisão, in the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting.^[13] However they still lapped the first round with a four-point lead over their rivals.^[13] On match-day 17, Benfica drew again, now by 2–2 in Bessa, but it did not have any real effect because Porto had also drawn on the same day.^[13] On the opening match of February, another draw that cost a point in the title race.^[13] Benfica remained erratic, having two more draws in March, followed by a win.^[10] In Europe, Benfica faced Roma, one of strongest Italian teams of his era; beating them 2–1 on the Stadio Olimpico.^[14] At home, Benfica drew one-equal and eliminate them on aggregate.^[14] Filipovic had scored all of Benfica's goals in the tie.^[14]

Domestically, in late March, Benfica visited the Estádio das Antas in the Clássico with Porto. A 0–0 draw better suited Benfica, who kept the four point lead over his rival.^[15] A few days later, Benfica beat Sporting by 3–0 in the quarter-final of the Taça de Portugal.^[15] That game preceded the UEFA Cup tie with Universitatea Craiova that followed, in which Benfica passed on away goals, securing a place in the UEFA Cup final.^[16][14] On 4 May, Benfica faced Anderlecht on the Heysel Stadium, losing one-nil.^[17] On the return leg, two weeks later, Benfica sold-out their stadium and even scored first by Shéu, but the Belgians levelled it only a few minutes later and held on to the draw, winning the competition.^[17] Eriksson said: "The party ended up early with that goal from Lozano. We should have played smarter because the fast breaks of Anderlecht were very strong. Patience...".^[17] Humberto Coelho said that Benfica rushed to score the second goal, after Sheú's goal, and made a fatal mistake that allowed their opponent to score.^[17] João Alves, irritated by not starting, complained of Eriksson choice of the starting eleven.^[17] Four days later, Benfica visited Portimonense, where they won 1–0 with a goal from Carlos Manuel on the 85th minute.^[16] The win confirmed the 25th league title for the club, after a one-year off.^[10] They closed the Primeira Divisão with a four-point lead over Porto, after winning the two remaining games.^[10][16] The season should have concluded with the Portuguese Cup final which pinned Benfica against Porto in the Estádio Municipal de Coimbra.^[18] However, Porto and Porto Football Association started a legal battle with the Portuguese Football Federation to change the venue to Estádio das Antas.^[18] It ended up being postponed and only played in August 1983 in Estádio das Antas, with Benfica winning it by 1–0.^[16][19]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Divisão	22 August 1982	5 June 1983	30	22	7	1	67	13	+54	073.33	[20]
Taça de Portugal	7 November 1982	21 August 1983	7	7	0	0	27	3	+24	100.00	[20]
UEFA Cup	15 September 1982	18 May 1983	12	6	5	1	18	9	+9	050.00	[20]
Total			49	35	12	2	112	25	+87	071.43

Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Benfica (C)	30	22	7	1	67	13	+54	51	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Porto	30	20	7	3	73	18	+55	47	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3	Sporting CP	30	18	6	6	48	25	+23	42	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Vitória de Guimarães	30	11	10	9	35	24	+11	32
5	Boavista	30	12	6	12	32	38	−6	30

Results by round

Matches

Taça de Portugal

UEFA Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Friendlies

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Sven-Goran Eriksson (manager), Toni (assistant manager), Júlio Borges (Director of Football), Amilcar Miranda (Doctor).^[31]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1982-83 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Divisão		Taça de Portugal		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	POR	Manuel Bento	46	0	27	0	7	0	12	0
2	DF	POR	Minervino Pietra	44	2	26	0	6	1	12	1
2	DF	POR	António Veloso	28	3	17	2	4	1	7	0
3	DF	POR	António Oliveira	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	POR	Humberto Coelho	47	10	29	6	6	4	12	0
3	DF	POR	Álvaro Magalhães	24	1	15	0	3	1	6	0
4	DF	POR	Frederico Rosa	10	0	7	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF	POR	Alberto Bastos Lopes	16	1	10	1	2	0	4	0
5	DF	POR	Carlos Pereira	7	0	5	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF	POR	António Bastos Lopes	47	0	29	0	7	0	11	0
6	MF	POR	José Luís	18	1	9	1	4	0	5	0
6	MF	POR	João Alves	41	2	27	0	5	2	9	0
6	MF	POR	Carlos Manuel	47	9	29	5	7	3	11	1
7	FW	POR	Nené	45	32	28	22	6	5	11	5
8‡	MF	SWE	Glenn Strömberg	8	0	4	0	2	0	2	0
9	FW	YUG	Zoran Filipovic	43	27	26	14	5	5	12	8
9	FW	POR	Paulo Padinha	6	1	4	0	1	0	1	1
9	FW	BRA	César Oliveira	10	0	3	0	2	0	5	0
10	MF	POR	Fernando Chalana	46	5	29	3	6	2	11	0
11‡	MF	POR	Diamantino Miranda	47	14	29	9	6	4	12	1
11	MF	POR	Shéu Han	39	3	23	2	6	0	10	1
12‡	GK	POR	Delgado	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
5 June 1982	GK	Delgado	Portimonense	Undisclosed	[33]
15 July 1982	MF	Diamantino Miranda	Boavista	Loan return	[6]
10 January 1983	MF	Glenn Strömberg	Göteborg	Undisclosed	[34]

Out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
25 June 1982	FW	Reinaldo Gomes	Boavista	Free	[35]
29 June 1982	DF	Alberto Fonseca	Boavista	Free	[36]
15 July 1982	GK	António Botelho	Amora	Free	[6]
17 July 1982	FW	Joel Almeida	Farense	Free	[7]
15 July 1982	FW	Francisco Vital	Farense	Free	[7]
17 July 1982	GK	Jorge Martins	Farense	Free	[7]
17 July 1982	DF	João Laranjeira	Amora	Free	[7]
29 July 1982	MF	Cavungi	Alcobaça	Free	[37]
30 July 1982	MF	Paulo Campos	Farense	Free	[31]
4 August 1982	FW	Jorge Gomes	Braga	Undisclosed	[38]
26 January 1983	FW	César Oliveira	Grêmio	Undisclosed	[39]

Out by loan

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Return date	Ref
25 August 1982	FW	Fernando Folha	Varzim	30 June 1983	[40]

Notes

References

Bibliography

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