1961–62 S.L. Benfica season

The 1961–62 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 58th season in existence and the club's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1961 to 31 July 1962. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup after winning the competition in the previous season. As the reigning European Cup holders, they represented the continent in the Intercontinental Cup.

Benfica

1961–62 season
President	Maurício Vieira de Brito (until 31 March 1962) António Fezas Vital
Head coach	Béla Guttmann
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão	3rd
Taça de Portugal	Winners
European Cup	Winners
Intercontinental Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: José Águas (18) All: Eusébio (29)
Home colours

In the third year of Béla Guttmann's stint, Benfica had a slow transfer market, only noted addition was António Simões. The season did not start in the best of ways, with the team losing the Intercontinental Cup and suffering a blip in performance that saw him trail leaders by five points before December. However, the performance in Europe remained unchanged and Benfica progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Austria Wien. The domestic performance remained disappointing in January and February, while in Europe, Benfica lost 3–1 to Nürnberg. A strong second leg put them in the semi-finals, where they met Tottenham Hotspur. A 3–1 win in Lisbon was followed by a 2–1 loss in London, meaning had qualified for their second consecutive European Cup Final. They would face Real Madrid on 2 May 1962. In an entertaining game, Benfica trailed twice, but managed to overcame Madrid in the second half for 5–3 win, retaining the European Cup. They concluded the season with their 11th Taça de Portugal win.

Season summary

After a highly successful season, where Benfica won their first European Cup and added the league title, Béla Guttmann remained for a third year, with an increased salary.[1] The club released several players but only signed one;[2] instead they promoted António Simões from the youth team.[3] The pre-season began on 25 August and their first game was on the 28th.[4] They met Atlético CP and Sporting CP in Taça Angola: two short matches in the same day in festival to celebrate Angola.[5] They faced the same teams in the Taça de Honra, finishing runners-up to Sporting.[6][7] Official competition began on 4 September with the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol.[8] A one-nil win in Lisbon followed a 5–0 loss in Montevideo.[8] In the replay, Penãrol won 2–1 and took the Intercontinental Cup.[8]

Domestically, Benfica started their title defence with two wins, but four winless matches, which included a loss in Coimbra, caused Benfica to fell to sixth place, three points shy of leaders Sporting.[9] However, in the European Cup, Benfica had no problem beating Austria Wien in the first round.[9] In December, the gap to Sporting increased to five points after a 2–1 defeat in the Clássico.[10] The same month, Eusébio had the first of several left knee operations.[10] In the opening month of 1962, Benfica drew to Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa; a result that best served Sporting's interest, who kept a four-point lead.[11] In February, Eusébio returned to action on the 12th,[12] while his teammates were defeated in the snow of Nuremberg, on the first leg of the quarter-finals. Nürnberg won 3–1 with the help of Costa Pereira, who had a poor performance.[11][13] Before the second leg of the European tie, Benfica lost to Sporting da Covilhã, complicating their hopes of renewing the league title.[12] They recovered from their domestic disarray and thrashed Nürnberg by 6–0, qualifying for the semi-finals.[12][14]

The following month, Benfica lost more points in the league, with Belenenses, practically ending any chance of retaining the Primeira Divisão badge.[12] Nonetheless, in Europe, the situation was much better, with the team beating Tottenham Hotspur by 3–1 in Lisbon, which gave them a precious advantage to London.[1] On the 5 April, Benfica lost 2–1 on the White Hart Lane, home of Tottenham, but they still qualified for their second consecutive European Cup Final on a 4–3 aggregate win.[15][13] Later in the month, they defeated Porto in the third round of the Portuguese Cup.[16]

Eusébio celebrating Benfica's 1962 European Cup victory

The 1962 European Cup trophy on display at Museu Cosme Damião

On 2 May, Benfica met Real Madrid in Amsterdam.[15] The Spaniards were the overwhelming favourites, with players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás and Francisco Gento.[15] Madrid started better and, by the 23rd minute, Puskás had scored a double. Águas brought it down to 2–1 on the 25th minute after he deflected a powerful shot from Eusébio. Less than 10 minutes later, Eusébio again cushioned a cross to Cavém who fired into the net. Madrid reacted with another goal from Puskás putting the score at 2–3 at half-time.[17] Five minutes into the second half, Coluna levelled the game again with a strong shot from outside the lines. On the 64th minute, Eusébio was brought down by Pachín inside the box, with the referee signalling a penalty that Eusébio himself converted.[17] Five minutes later, in a free-kick after a mistake by José Santamaría, Coluna served Eusébio, who blasted another goal, the 5–3.[18] Benfica had successfully retained the European Cup.[18] May closed with another Derby de Lisboa, with Benfica losing and handing over the title to Sporting.[19] In early June, Benfica embarked on a tour through the Mediterranean[19] and closed the season with the semi-finals and final of the Taça de Portugal.[19] On 1 July 1962, Benfica won their 11th Portuguese Cup, with a double from Eusébio and another from Cavém.[19] Guttmann meanwhile, despite winning eight times the amount of money his players received, resigned, saying "the third year is almost deadly for a manager", adding his famous curse.[1]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Divisão	24 September 1961	27 May 1962	26	14	8	4	69	38	+31	053.85	[20]
Taça de Portugal	26 November 1961	1 July 1962	12	9	2	1	52	14	+38	075.00	[20]
European Cup	31 October 1961	2 May 1962	7	4	1	2	22	11	+11	057.14	[20]
Intercontinental Cup	4 September 1961	19 September 1961	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	033.33	[20]
Total			48	28	11	9	145	70	+75	058.33

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1961–62 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sporting CP (C)	26	19	5	2	66	17	+49	43	Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
2	Porto	26	18	5	3	57	16	+41	41	Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3	Benfica	26	14	8	4	69	38	+31	36	Qualification to European Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4	CUF Barreiro	26	14	5	7	44	34	+10	33
5	Belenenses	26	12	7	7	51	35	+16	31	Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Benfica qualified directly to the first round as title holders.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	L
Position	3	1	1	2	5	5	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Leixões v Benfica

24 September 1961 1	Leixões	1–2	Benfica	Matosinhos
16:00	Osvaldo Silva  64' (pen.)	Report	17', 82' Eusébio	Stadium: Estádio do Mar Referee: Edmundo Carvalho

Benfica v Salgueiros

1 October 1961 2	Benfica	8–1	Salgueiros	Lisbon
15:00	Eusébio  10', 13', 23', 39' José Águas  26', 33', 50' José Augusto  49'	Report	30' Lela	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Barulho

Olhanense v Benfica

15 October 1961 3	Olhanense	1–1	Benfica	Olhão
15:00	Armando  76'	Report	30' (pen.) Eusébio	Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo Referee: Encarnação Salgado

Benfica v Sporting da Covilhã

29 October 1961 4	Benfica	1–1	Sporting da Covilhã	Lisbon
15:00	Bento Couceiro  1' (o.g.)	Report	9' Adventino Pedro	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Samuel Abreu

Académica de Coimbra v Benfica

5 November 1961 5	Académica de Coimbra	3–1	Benfica	Coimbra
17:00	Francisco Abreu  32' Gaio  50', 80'	Report	20' Coluna	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Referee: Porfírio da Silva

Benfica v Belenenses

12 November 1961 6	Benfica	0–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
15:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Rogério de Melo Paiva

Benfica v Lusitano de Èvora

19 November 1961 7	Benfica	3–1	Lusitano de Èvora	Lisbon
16:00	Coluna  8', 43' José Águas  14'	Report	25' Walter Carvalho	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato

Porto v Benfica

3 December 1961 8	Porto	2–1	Benfica	Porto
16:00	Veríssimo  10' Jaime  77'	Report	5' José Águas	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Renato Santos

Benfica v Atlético

10 December 1961 9	Benfica	2–1	Atlético	Lisbon
16:00	José Augusto  37', 67'	Report	8' Moreira	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Evaristo Silva

CUF v Benfica

16 December 1961 10	CUF	1–3	Benfica	Barreiro
16:00	Vieira Dias  18'	Report	43' Coluna  68' Santana  83' José Torres	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Reinaldo Silva

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

24 December 1961 11	Benfica	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
16:00	Coluna  4'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato

Beira-Mar v Benfica

7 January 1962 12	Beira-Mar	2–3	Benfica	Aveiro
16:00	Diego  2' Hóracio Garcia  9'	Report	8' Germano  23' José Águas  29' Cavém	Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Referee: João Pinto Ferreira

Benfica v Sporting

14 January 1962 13	Benfica	3–3	Sporting	Lisbon
15:00	Santana  2' Germano  75' (pen.) José Augusto  81'	Report	1' Diego Arizaga  11' Géo Carvalho  46' Hugo Sarmento	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Salvador Garcia

Benfica v Leixões

25 January 1962 14	Benfica	7–1	Leixões	Lisbon
16:00	José Augusto  16', 27', 66', 78' Santana  58', 71' José Águas  75'	Report	60' (o.g.) Costa Pereira	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado

Salgueiros v Benfica

4 February 1962 15	Salgueiros	4–5	Benfica	Porto
15:00	Cavém  39' (o.g.) Dário  51' Lela  53' Benje  90'	Report	27', 58' Santana  66' José Augusto  70', 87' José Águas	Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Referee: Edmundo Carvalho

Benfica v Olhanense

11 February 1962 16	Benfica	4–2	Olhanense	Lisbon
16:00	Simões  27' José Águas  30', 74' Coluna  36'	Report	20' Mateus  60' Alfredo da Silva	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Inácio Tereso

Sporting da Covilhã v Benfica

18 February 1961 17	Sporting da Covilhã	2–1	Benfica	Covilhã
15:00	Amilcar Cavém  52' Chacho  77'	Report	39' José Augusto	Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Santos Pinto Referee: Abel Costa

Benfica v Académica de Coimbra

4 March 1962 18	Benfica	4–2	Académica de Coimbra	Lisbon
15:00	Américo  12' (o.g.) José Águas  55' Eusébio  68' José Augusto  88'	Report	33' Crispim  77' Gaio	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Mário Mendonça

Belenenses v Benfica

11 March 1962 19	Belenenses	2–2	Benfica	Lisbon
15:00	Yaúca  49', 81'	Report	19' José Augusto  72' José Águas	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Joaquim Campos

Lusitano de Èvora v Benfica

18 March 1962 20	Lusitano de Èvora	0–1	Benfica	Évora
15:00		Report	28' Cavém	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo do Lusitano Referee: Inácio Tereso

Benfica v Porto

1 April 1962 21	Benfica	1–1	Porto	Lisbon
15:00	José Águas  57'	Report	18' Veríssimo	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Vírgilio Baptista

Atlético v Benfica

8 April 1962 22	Atlético	0–3	Benfica	Lisbon
15:00		Report	43', 87' Simões  68' Mário João	Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: Eduardo Gouveia

Benfica v CUF

15 April 1962 23	Benfica	1–1	CUF	Lisbon
16:00	José Águas  69'	Report	44' (o.g.) Fernando Cruz	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Francisco Guerra

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

15 May 1962 24	Vitória de Guimarães	2–2	Benfica	Guimarães
15:00	Amaro  21' Rola  25'	Report	49' José Torres  90' António Mendes	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: João Pinto Ferreira

Benfica v Beira-Mar

22 May 1962 25	Benfica	8–1	Beira-Mar	Lisbon
16:00	Eusébio  10', 24', 46' Cavém  48' José Águas  63', 66', 68' José Augusto  78'	Report	79' (o.g.) Germano	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado

Sporting v Benfica

27 May 1962 26	Sporting	3–1	Benfica	Lisbon
16:00	Morais  20' Hugo Sarmento  27' Costa Pereira  40' (o.g.)	Report	29' Eusébio	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: Décio Freiras

Taça de Portugal

First round

Caldas v Benfica

26 November 1961 First leg	Caldas	3–5	Benfica	Caldas da Rainha
16:00	Mirita  1', 86' Janita  47'		7', 14' José Torres  27', 40' Carlos Angeja  65' Jorge Calado	Stadium: Campo da Mata Referee: Ferreira dos Santos

Benfica v Caldas

31 December 1961 Second leg	Benfica	11–0 (16–3 agg.)	Caldas	Lisbon
16:00	José Torres  7', 65', 72' Germano  9' Santana  18', 31' Cavém  53', 83', 89' Simões  76'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fragata

Second round

Benfica v CUF

28 January 1962 First leg	Benfica	2–1	CUF	Lisbon
16:00	José Águas  13' José Augusto  34'		4' Carlos Alberto	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fortunato

CUF v Benfica

25 February 1962 Second leg	CUF	3–2 (4–4 agg.)	Benfica	Barreiro
16:00	António Medeiros  23', 75' Carlos Alberto  66'		10', 37' (pen.) Eusébio	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Renato Santos

Benfica v CUF

27 February 1962 Replay	Benfica	2–0	CUF	Leiria
16:00	Eusébio  20' Simões  74'			Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Clemente Henriques

Third round

Porto v Benfica

25 March 1962 First leg	Porto	2–2	Benfica	Porto
16:00	Serafim  55' Veríssimo  85'		3' Mendes  51' Santana	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Porfírio da Silva

Benfica v Porto

22 April 1962 Second leg	Benfica	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	Porto	Lisbon
15:00	Simões  28', 50' Eusébio  38'		4' Serafim	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fortunato

Quarter-final

Benfica v Ferrovíario

3 June 1962 Second leg	Benfica	7–1	Ferrovíario	Lisbon
15:00	Carlos Angeja  34' José Torres  47', 66', 69', 74', 80', 86'		83' Cruz	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Barulho

Ferrovíario v Benfica

10 June 1962 Second leg	Ferrovíario	1–7 (2–14 agg.)	Benfica	Lisbon
15:00	Sophos  84'		7', 86' Mendes  44', 81' José Torres  46' Nartanga  47' Jorge Calado	Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: Inácio Tereso

Semi-final

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

17 June 1962 First leg	Vitória de Guimarães	2–2	Benfica	Guimarães
15:00	Pedras  28', 80'		57' Eusébio  70' (o.g.) António Freitas	Stadium: Campo da Amorosa Referee: Abel da Costa

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

24 June 1962 Second leg	Benfica	6–0 (8–2 agg.)	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
16:00	José Águas  1' José Augusto  13' Eusébio  50', 70', 71', 82'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Virgílio Baptista

Final

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

1 July 1962	Benfica	3–0	Vitória de Setúbal	Oeiras
16:00	Eusébio  57', 84' Cavém  68'			Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Manuel Fortunato

European Cup

Main article: 1961–62 European Cup

First round

Austria Wien v Benfica

31 October 1961 First leg	Austria Wien	1–1	Benfica	Vienna
19:30	Stark  70'	Report	30' Águas	Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 78,833 Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)

Benfica v Austria Wien

8 November 1961 Second leg	Benfica	5–1 (6–2 agg.)	Austria Wien	Lisbon
21:45	Santana  4', 82' Águas  36', 44' Eusébio  69'	Report	80' (o.g.) Fernandes	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marcel Bois (France)

Quarter-final

Nürnberg v Benfica

1 February 1962 First leg	Nürnberg	3–1	Benfica	Nuremberg
15:00	Flachenecker  31', 85' Strehl  40'	Report	10' Cavém	Stadium: Städtisches Stadium Attendance: 41,010 Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

Benfica v Nürnberg

22 February 1962 Second leg	Benfica	6–0 (7–4 agg.)	Nürnberg	Lisbon
21:45	Águas  3' Eusébio  4', 55' Coluna  20' José Augusto  63', 78'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)

Semi-final

Benfica v Tottenham Hotspur

21 March 1962 First leg	Benfica	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Lisbon
21:45	Simões  5' Augusto  19', 64'	Report	55' Smith	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Tottenham Hotspur v Benfica

5 April 1962 Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (3–4 agg.)	Benfica	London
19:30	Smith  34' Blanchflower  48' (pen.)	Report	15' Águas	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 64,448 Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

Final

Main article: 1962 European Cup Final

Benfica v Real Madrid

2 May 1962	Benfica	5–3	Real Madrid	Amsterdam
19:30 CEST	Águas  25' Cavém  34' Coluna  51' Eusébio  65', 68'	Report	17', 23', 38' Puskás	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 61,257 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1961 Intercontinental Cup

Benfica v Peñarol

4 September 1961 First leg	Benfica	1–0	Peñarol	Lisbon
	Coluna  60'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland)

Peñarol v Benfica

17 September 1961 Second leg	Peñarol	5–0	Benfica	Montevideo
	Sasía  10' (pen.) Joya  18', 28' Spencer  42', 58'	Report	15' Águas	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 56,358 Referee: Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina)

Peñarol v Benfica

19 September 1961 Replay	Peñarol	2–1	Benfica	Montevideo
	Sasía  5', 85' (pen.)	Report	35' Eusébio	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 56,358 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)

Friendlies

[21]

Sporting v Benfica

27 August 1961[22] Torneio Angola	Sporting	1–0	Benfica	Oeiras
	Figueiredo  1'			Stadium: Estádio Nacional

Benfica v Atlético

31 August 1961[6] Taça de Honra	Benfica	3–1	Atlético	Lisbon
	Santana  7', 15', 40'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Augusto Bailão

Liège v Benfica

7 September 1960[23]	Liège	0–1	Benfica	Liège
			71' Eusébio	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt

Sporting CP v Benfica

9 September 1961[7] Taça de Honra	Sporting CP	3–0	Benfica	Lisbon
	Géo  1', 72' Serranito  82'			Stadium: Estádio Nacional

Benfica v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 October 1961[24]	Benfica	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Lisbon
	Cavém  2' Coluna  23'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Eduardo Gouveia

Benfica v La Chaux-de-Fonds

8 October 1961[25] Artur Tstm	Benfica	3–2	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Anibal de Oliveira

Royal Antwerp v Benfica

11 October 1961[26]	Royal Antwerp	1–3	Benfica	Antwerp
				Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Barcelona v Benfica

22 October 1961[27]	Barcelona	1–1	Benfica	Barcelona
			Santana	Stadium: Nou Camp

Italy v Benfica

14 March 1962[28]	Italy	4–1	Benfica	Milan
				Stadium: San Siro

Al Ahly v Benfica

1 June 1962[29]	Al Ahly	3–2	Benfica	Cairo
	Abdelfattá  4', 28' Taha  64'		23' José Águas  66' Eusébio	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Cyprus XI v Benfica

3 June 1962[30]	Cyprus XI	1–5	Benfica	Nicosia
			Eusébio Santana	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Omonia v Benfica

6 June 1962[31]	Omonia	2–6	Benfica	Nicosia
	Antonakis  9' Pakkas  73'		26', 53' Eusébio  27', 65' José Augusto  44' José Águas  62' Coluna	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Fenerbahçe v Benfica

8 June 1962[32]	Fenerbahçe	1–3	Benfica	Istanbul
	Sefter  89'		38' Coluna  40' Eusébio  59' José Águas  62' Coluna	Stadium: Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Béla Guttman (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager).[20][33][34][upper-alpha 1]

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 1961–62 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Divisão		Taça de Portugal		European Cup		Intercontinental Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Costa Pereira	43	0	24	0	9	0	7	0	3	0
1	GK		José Barroca	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK		Armando Ramalho	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Fernando Cruz	45	0	26	0	9	0	7	0	3	0
2	DF		Manuel Serra	11	0	6	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
3	DF		Mário João	31	1	15	1	9	0	5	0	2	0
3	DF		Ângelo Martins	37	0	22	0	6	0	6	0	3	0
4	DF		Germano de Figueiredo	24	3	13	2	6	1	5	0	0	0
4	DF		Sidónio Manhiça	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Jorge Nogueira	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		José Neto	23	0	13	0	6	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF		Manuel Pinto	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Humberto Fernandes	17	0	11	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
6	DF		António Fonseca	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Mário Coluna	40	9	24	6	6	0	7	2	3	1
7	FW		José Augusto	39	19	23	13	6	2	7	4	3	0
7	MF		António Saraiva	10	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF		António Simões	24	8	11	3	7	4	5	1	1	0
7	MF		Jorge Calado	3	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Domiciano Cavém	40	10	24	3	6	5	7	2	3	0
9	FW		José Águas	36	26	22	18	5	2	7	6	2	0
9	FW		José Torres	8	15	2	2	6	13	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Santana	29	11	19	6	6	3	2	2	2	0
10	FW		Eusébio	31	29	17	12	7	11	6	5	1	1
11	FW		António Mendes	6	4	1	1	4	3	0	0	1	0
11	DF		Amândio Gonçalves	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11^‡	FW		Carlos Angeja	8	4	3	0	5	4	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Nartanga	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Alfredo Espirito Santo	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
28 August 1961	FW	Carlos Angeja	Atlético CP	Undisclosed	[2]

Out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
31 July 1961	DF	Artur Santos	None	Retired	[35]
5 August 1961	MF	Francisco Palmeiro	Atlético CP	Undisclosed	[36]
14 August 1961	GK	José de Bastos	Beira-Mar	Undisclosed	[37]
17 August 1961	FW	Jorge Lopes	Académica	Undisclosed	[38]
28 August 1961	MF	Álvaro Inácio	Atlético CP	Undisclosed	[5]
28 August 1961	MF	Peres	Atlético CP	Undisclosed	[5]

Notes

1. There were no fixed numbers assigned, and the positions used by the players may not have a modern equivalence, the tactic was closely matched for a 3–4–3

References

1. Simões 2008, p. 57.
2. "Confidências e Inconfidências do desporto" [Secrets of football]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (13904). 28 August 1961. p. 24. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
3. "Pelos Clubes" [Through the clubs]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (13886). 10 August 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
4. "O Benfica galardoou e ovacionou" [Benfica awarded and applauded]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (13901). 25 August 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
5. "Meia duzia de "estreias"" [Half a dozen premieres]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (13904). 28 August 1961. p. 20. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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7. "O Sporting venceu o Benfica na final da Taça de Honra" [Sporting beats Benfica in Taça de Honra Finall]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (13917). 10 September 1961. pp. 1–16. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
8. Simões 1994, p. 107.
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10. Simões 1994, p. 109.
11. Simões 1994, p. 110.
12. Simões 1994, p. 111.
13. Simões 2008, p. 54.
14. Miguéns 2005, p. 24.
15. Miguéns 2005, p. 25.
16. Simões 1994, p. 112.
17. Miguéns 2005, p. 26.
18. Miguéns 2005, p. 27.
19. Simões 1994, p. 113.
20. Tovar 2012, p. 301.
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