1974–75 S.L. Benfica season

The 1974–75 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 71st season in existence and the club's 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup Winners' Cup after being runners-up in the 1974 Taça de Portugal Final.[upper-alpha 1]

Benfica

1974–75 season
President	Borges Coutinho
Head coach	Milorad Pavić
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão	1st
Taça de Portugal	Runners–up
European Cup Winners' Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Mário Moinhos (13) All: Mário Moinhos (18)
Home colours

After failing to retain the title in the past season, manager Fernando Cabrita was replaced by Milorad Pavić. With almost no signings in the transfer market, Benfica biggest departures were Rui Rodrigues and Zeca. After a lengthy pre-season, Benfica started their campaign with two victories against Belenenses and Farense. They dropped points in the third week, before winning the following two matches, reaching first place. In October, they drew with Boavista and lost at home to Porto, falling to third place. Four consecutive wins followed, until three draws in December cost them first place. Benfica lapped the first part of the season with a three-point deficit to Porto, but managed recover that in January. A draw in early February, with Académica de Coimbra stopped them, but the team reacted with five consecutive wins, opening a five-point lead by mid March. Benfica was then knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup by PSV Eindhoven and lost for the league with Vitória de Setúbal, cutting their advantage to three-points. Nonetheless, in early May, Benfica confirmed their 21st league title, their 12th since 1960.

Season summary

Benfica started the new season trying to recover the title lost to Sporting in the past season.[1] Fernando Cabrita was replaced by Milorad Pavić, who was the second choice to Miljan Miljanić.[2] Miljanić initially agreed with the club, but in March 1973, he back-tracked on his word, so he could sign with Real Madrid.[2] Pavić, the former teacher of Miljanić, signed a 2-year deal on 22 April.[3] Three days later, the Carnation Revolution changed the course of the country.[4] In the transfer market, Benfica made almost no new signings but also only had three departures, Rui Rodrigues and Zeca, being the more noteworthy.[5][6] The pre-season began on 19 July, with Pavić arriving to Portugal later in the same day.[7] The first training sessions were in Serra da Estrela,[8] before the club embarked on a tour in Mexico and United States in early August.[9] Afterwards, they competed in the Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla and the Independence Cup in Brazil.[10]

Benfica started their league campaign with victories against Belenenses and Farense, reaching top of the table, ex aequo with Porto.[11] On match-day 3, they dropped their first points, in a home draw with Olhanense.[12] They reacted by winning their following two league matches,[13] while also easily progressing in the Cup Winners' Cup.[14] On 13 October, Benfica visited Estádio do Bessa to play Boavista and drew 0–0.[15] That resulted in them being caught in first place by Vitória de Guimarães and Porto.[16] A week later, Benfica lost at home with Porto by 1–0 and dropped to third place, two points shy of leaders Porto and Guimarães.[13] They reacted positively to the loss and won their next four Primeira Divisão matches, retaking first place albeit shared with Porto.[13] Both had 18 points.[17] In Europe, Benfica qualified for the quarter-finals, after eliminating Carl Zeiss Jena in the second round.[12] Off the field, Benfica lost Eusébio to injury, as he underwent his six operation to his left knee.[12] On match-day 12, Benfica drew 0–0 with Oriental and dropped to second, a point from leaders Porto.[18] In the final three matches of December, Benfica won the first but drew the others. First with Sporting on the 22, for the Derby de Lisboa, and then on the 29, with União de Tomar.[12] Benfica lapped the first half of the season in second place with three points less than leaders Porto.[13]

In January, Benfica won their opening match, while Porto lost theirs, reducing the gap between them to a point.[19][20] Two weeks later, Benfica defeated Olhanense on the road and Porto lost in Alvalade, with the teams exchanging places.[20] Benfica now led by a point over Porto.[21] In the last match of the month, Benfica defeated Leixões at home, and Porto lost again, which increased Benfica's advantage to three-points, 31 to 28.[20][22] However, a draw with Académica de Coimbra on 2 February, cut that lead to two points.[23] In mid February, Benfica visited Estádio das Antas for the Clássico, defeating Porto by 3–0.[20] Benfica had now a three-point lead over Sporting, who overtook Porto for second place.[24] The team continued on their winning run, and on match-day 25, they added two more points in their difference over Sporting, which had lost in Bessa.[25][13] However, Benfica would experienced a troubled third week of March. First they were knocked-out of the European Cup Winners' Cup by PSV Eindhoven at home.[25] President Borges Coutinho attributed the defeat to a friendly of the national team, 9 days earlier in Goiânia; which negatively affected the Benfica players used.[25] He called it "completely useless".[25] On 23 March, Benfica lost with Vitória de Setúbal and saw his lead over Sporting reduced to three-points.[25][13] They reacted with two consecutive wins, before meeting Sporting in Estádio de Alvalade on 4 May.[13] Only needing a draw to win the title, they drew 1–1 and celebrated their 21st league title.[13][25] It was their 12th in the past 16 seasons, and the 21st in the 41 editions of the Primeira Divisão.[25][13] Three weeks into May, Pavić announced his departure, with Benfica signing Mário Wilson as his replacement.[26] Before the season ended, Pavić qualified Benfica for the Taça de Portugal Final, where they would play Boavista.[27] They lost 2–1 with the goal from former Benfica youth player, João Alves being decisive.[27] Captain Toni said: "We wanted to offer this Cup to Pavić. More than everyone else, he deserved it because of what he had done throughout the season...".[27]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Divisão	11 September 1974	11 May 1975	30	21	7	2	62	12	+50	070.00	[28]
Taça de Portugal	5 April 1975	14 June 1975	5	4	0	1	14	5	+9	080.00	[28]
European Cup Winners' Cup	18 September 1974	19 March 1975	6	2	3	1	10	4	+6	033.33	[28]
Total			41	27	10	4	86	21	+65	065.85

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1974–75 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Benfica (C)	30	21	7	2	62	12	+50	49	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Porto	30	19	6	5	62	30	+32	44	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Sporting CP	30	17	9	4	59	25	+34	43
4	Boavista	30	16	6	8	58	32	+26	38	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	Vitória de Guimarães	30	16	6	8	64	36	+28	38

Source: RSSSF[29] and footballzz.co.uk[30]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W
Position	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Matches

Benfica v Belenenses

11 September 1974 1	Benfica	4–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
18:00	Humberto Coelho  24' Eusébio  53' Nené  65' Vítor Martins  88'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Américo Barradas

Farense v Benfica

15 September 1974 2	Farense	0–4	Benfica	Faro
18:00		Report	Humberto Coelho  17' Jordão  24', 60', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Referee: José Luís Tavares

Benfica v Olhanense

22 September 1974 3	Benfica	2–2	Olhanense	Lisbon
18:00	Jordão  56' Humberto Coelho  72'	Report	Ademir  26' Renato  32'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: António Espanhol

Leixões v Benfica

29 September 1974 4	Leixões	1–2	Benfica	Matosinhos
18:00	Hóracio  9'	Report	Jordão  3' Humberto Coelho  28'	Stadium: Estádio do Mar Referee: Manuel Vicente

Benfica v Académica de Coimbra

6 October 1974 5	Benfica	4–0	Académica de Coimbra	Lisbon
18:00	Moinhos  8', 60', 63' Jordão  31'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Ismael Baltasar

Boavista v Benfica

13 October 1974 6	Boavista	0–0	Benfica	Porto
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Referee: Joaquim Freire

Benfica v Porto

20 October 1974 7	Benfica	0–1	Porto	Lisbon
20:00		Report	Cubillas  15' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: António Garrido

Espinho v Benfica

27 October 1974 8	Espinho	1–2	Benfica	Espinho
18:00	Bernardo da Velha  14'	Report	Vítor Baptista  27' Nené  79'	Stadium: Campo da Avenida Referee: Melo Acúrsio

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

3 November 1974 9	Benfica	3–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
19:00	Humberto Coelho  11' Nené  36', 81'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Poeira

CUF v Benfica

24 November 1974 10	CUF	0–1	Benfica	Barreiro
18:00		Report	Nené  86'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Bastos da Silva

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

1 December 1974 11	Benfica	2–0	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
19:00	Nené  14' Matine  32' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia

Oriental v Benfica

8 December 1974 12	Oriental	0–0	Benfica	Marvila
16:00		Report		Stadium: Campo Engenheiro Carlos Salema Referee: Amândio de Castro

Benfica v Atlético

15 December 1974 13	Benfica	3–0	Atlético	Lisbon
17:00	Humberto Coelho  30', 61' Ibraim  73'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Lopes Martins

Benfica v Sporting

22 December 1974 14	Benfica	0–0	Sporting	Lisbon
18:00	Vítor Móia  21'	Report	Yazalde  48'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Porém Luís

União de Tomar v Benfica

29 December 1974 15	União de Tomar	0–0	Benfica	Tomar
16:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Tomar Referee: Armando Paraty

Belenenses v Benfica

5 January 1975 16	Belenenses	1–2	Benfica	Lisbon
18:00	Pietra  16'	Report	Moinhos  10', 86'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: César Correia

Benfica v Farense

12 January 1975 17	Benfica	4–0	Farense	Lisbon
19:00	Moinhos  41', 46', 78' Humberto Coelho  64'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Mário Borges

Olhanense v Benfica

19 January 1975 18	Olhanense	0–1	Benfica	Olhão
18:00		Report	Nené  84'	Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo Referee: Raúl Nazaré

Benfica v Leixões

26 January 1975 19	Benfica	3–0	Leixões	Lisbon
18:00	Nené  7' Barros  34' Artur Jorge  89'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Amândio Silva

Académica de Coimbra v Benfica

2 February 1975 20	Académica de Coimbra	0–0	Benfica	Coimbra
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Referee: Manuel Vicente

Benfica v Boavista

9 February 1975 21	Benfica	5–1	Boavista	Lisbon
18:00	Moinhos  6', 33' Vítor Martins  11' Nené  75' Ibraim  79'	Report	Salvador  55'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Poeira

Porto v Benfica

16 February 1975 22	Porto	0–3	Benfica	Porto
18:00		Report	17' Vítor Martins  29' Moinhos  73' Toni	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Porém Luís

Benfica v Espinho

23 February 1975 23	Benfica	2–0	Espinho	Lisbon
18:00	Nené  74' Toni  79'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: João Gomes

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

2 March 1975 24	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	Benfica	Guimarães
18:00		Report	Diamantino Costa  60'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: António Garrido

Benfica v CUF

15 March 1975 25	Benfica	1–0	CUF	Lisbon
18:00	Moinhos  87'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Armando Paraty

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

23 March 1975 26	Vitória de Setúbal	2–1	Benfica	Setúbal
18:00	Jacinto João  53' Duda  86'	Report	Eusébio  20'	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Jaime Loureiro

Benfica v Oriental

29 March 1975 27	Benfica	4–0	Oriental	Lisbon
18:00	Vítor Baptista  12', 87' Diamantino Costa  14' Barros  80'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Nemésio de Castro

Atlético v Benfica

13 April 1975 28	Atlético	0–3	Benfica	Lisbon
18:30		Report	Diamantino Costa  21' Artur Jorge  38', 62'	Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Referee: António Garrido

Sporting v Benfica

4 May 1975 29	Sporting	1–1	Benfica	Lisbon
18:00	Fraguito  30'	Report	Diamantino Costa  52'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: César Correia

Benfica v União de Tomar

11 May 1975 30	Benfica	3–1	União de Tomar	Lisbon
18:00	Nené  9' Moinhos  19' Diamantino Costa  78'	Report	Raul Águas  48'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Porém Luís

Taça de Portugal

Benfica v Portimonense

5 April 1975 Fifth Rd	Benfica	6–0	Portimonense	Lisbon
18:00	Moinhos  4' Artur Jorge  17' Diamantino Costa  20', 54', 86' Toni  39'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ismael Baltasar

Leixões v Benfica

18 May 1975 Sixth Rd	Leixões	2–4	Benfica	Matosinhos
15:00	Fernando  32' Bastos Lopes  90' (o.g.)	Report	Moinhos  14', 65', 71', 89'	Stadium: Estádio do Mar Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alder Dante

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

25 May 1975 Quarter-final	Vitória de Setúbal	0–1	Benfica	Setúbal
18:00		Report	Nené  86'	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Moreira Tavares

Belenenses v Benfica

30 May 1975 Semi-final	Belenenses	1–2	Benfica	Lisbon
18:00	Gonzalez  89' (pen.)	Report	Nené  7', 52'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Raúl Nazaré

Benfica v Boavista

14 June 1975 Final	Benfica	1–2	Boavista	Lisbon
17:00	Jordão  58'	Report	Mané  17' João Alves  19'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,000 Referee: António Garrido

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Benfica v Vanløse

18 September 1974 First leg	Benfica	4–0	Vanløse	Lisbon
21:30	Humberto Coelho  26' Nené  43' Jordão  65', 89'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Augusto Ibáñez

Vanløse v Benfica

2 October 1974 Second Leg	Vanløse	1–4 (1–8 agg.)	Benfica	Copenhagen
20:30	Petterson  15'		Nené  27' Jordão  29', 43' Barros  86'	Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eric Smyton

Second round

Carl Zeiss Jena v Benfica

23 October 1974 First Leg	Carl Zeiss Jena	1–1	Benfica	Jena
17:00	Vogel  76'		Nené  19'	Stadium: Ernst Abbe Sportfield Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler

Benfica v Carl Zeiss Jena

6 November 1974 Second leg	Benfica	0–0 (1–1 (a) agg.)	Carl Zeiss Jena	Lisbon
21:45				Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pat Partridge

Quarter-final

PSV Eindhoven v Benfica

5 March 1975 First Leg	PSV Eindhoven	0–0	Benfica	Eindhoven
19:00				Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alberto Michelotti

Benfica v PSV Eindhoven

19 March 1975 Second leg	Benfica	1–2 (1–2 agg.)	PSV Eindhoven	Lisbon
21:30	Humberto Coelho  17'		Van de Kerkhof  11' Van der Kuijlen  85'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: John Wright Paterson

Friendlies

Monterrey v Benfica

31 July 1974[31]	Monterrey	2–4	Benfica	Monterrey
				Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Attendance: 20,000

Club León v Benfica

4 August 1974[32]	Club León	3–4	Benfica	León, Guanajuato
			Nené Jordão Humberto Coelho Jaime Graça	Stadium: Estadio León

Cruzeiro v Benfica

7 August 1974[33] João Havelange TM	Cruzeiro	3–5	Benfica	Los Angeles
	Roberto Batata José Geraldo Cândido		Vítor Baptista Nené Jordão	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 13,000

Benfica v America

11 August 1974[34] João Havelange TM	Benfica	3–2	America	Los Angeles
	Nené Moinhos Toni			Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 25,000

Racing White v Benfica

14 August 1974[35]	Racing White	1–5	Benfica	Brussels
			Eusébio Jordão Toni	Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium

Sevilla FC v Benfica

20 August 1974[36] Trofeo de Sevilla	Sevilla FC	1–2	Benfica	Seville
	Enrique Lora  23'		Eusébio  8' Simões  89'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium

Betis v Benfica

23 August 1974[37] Trofeo de Sevilla	Betis	0–0 (5–3 p)	Benfica	Seville
				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
	Penalties
			Rui Jordão Nené Eusébio Humberto Coelho Artur Simões

France v Benfica

30 August 1974[38]	France	4–2	Benfica	Paris
	Bereta  10' Chiesa  25' Bianchi  54' Revelli  74'		Humberto  30' Eusébio  82'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,000 Referee: M. Wurtz

Benfica v Lech Poznan

2 September 1974[39]	Benfica	0–0 (4–3 p)	Lech Poznan	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Cruzeiro v Benfica

3 September 1974[40] Independência Cup	Cruzeiro	1–2	Benfica	Belo Horizonte
	Dirceu Lopes  72'		Vítor Baptista  15' Nené  25'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 26.430 Referee: Joaquim Gonçalves

Atlético Mineiro v Benfica

5 September 1974[41] Independência Cup	Atlético Mineiro	0–1	Benfica	Belo Horizonte
			Rui Jordão  80'	Stadium: Mineirão

Belenenses v Benfica

9 October 1974[42] Taça de Honra	Belenenses	1–5	Benfica	Lisbon
	Renê		Diamantino Rui Jordão Humberto Coelho Ibraim Silva	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo

Benfica v Sporting

16 October 1974[43] Taça de Honra	Benfica	1–0	Sporting	Lisbon
	Tomé  6' (o.g.)			Stadium: Estádio do Restelo

Celtic v Benfica

11 December 1974[44]	Celtic	3–3 (4–5 p)	Benfica	Glasgow
	McCluskey  37' Jimmy Johnstone  51' Ronnie Glavin  66'		Vítor Móia  2', 12' Nené  68'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000[45] Referee: Bobby Davidson
	Penalties
	McCluskey Wilson MacDonald Jimmy Johnstone McNeill		Nené Vítor Baptista Vítor Martins Humberto Coelho Toni

Marocco v Benfica

18 June 1975[46]	Marocco	2–1	Benfica	Casablanca
			Vítor Baptista	Stadium: Stade Mohamed V

Standard Liège v Benfica

27 June 1975[47] Trofeo Ibérico	Standard Liège	2–2 (8–7 p)	Benfica	Badajoz
	Sigurvinsson  11' Piot  86' (pen.)		Artur  11' Nené  51' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio El Vivero Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez

CD Badajoz v Benfica

28 June 1975[48] Trofeo Ibérico	CD Badajoz	1–1 (4–5 p)	Benfica	Badajoz
	Ciriaco Cano  12'		Nené  12'	Stadium: Estadio El Vivero

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Milorad Pavić (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager), Fernando Neves (Director of Football).[7]

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 1974-75 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Divisão		Taça de Portugal		European Cup Winners' Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Manuel Bento	21	0	15	0	3	0	3	0
1	GK		José Henrique	22	0	16	0	2	0	4	0
2	DF		Adolfo Calisto	12	0	10	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		Amândio Malta da Silva	15	0	10	0	3	0	2	0
3	DF		Artur Correia	35	1	26	1	3	0	6	0
4	DF		Humberto Coelho	44	10	34	8	4	0	6	2
4	DF		Messias Timula	29	0	21	0	5	0	3	0
4	DF		António Barros	37	3	27	2	5	0	5	1
5	DF		António Bastos Lopes	6	0	3	0	3	0	0	0
5	DF		Jaime Graça	7	0	4	0	0	0	3	0
6^‡	MF		Ibraim Silva	16	2	14	2	2	0	0	0
6	MF		Toni	39	3	29	2	5	1	5	0
7	FW		Nené	34	17	26	11	3	3	5	3
8	MF		José Pedro	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Vítor Martins	31	3	24	3	1	0	6	0
9	FW		Vítor Baptista	32	3	23	3	4	0	5	0
9	FW		Eusébio	13	2	9	2	0	0	4	0
9	FW		Rui Jordão	14	11	8	6	4	1	2	4
9	FW		Mário Moinhos	37	18	27	13	5	5	5	0
9	FW		Artur Jorge	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	0
10	MF		António Simões	33	0	26	0	1	0	6	0
11	MF		Diamantino Costa	22	8	16	5	5	3	1	0
11	MF		Shéu	7	0	3	0	4	0	0	0
11^‡	FW		Vítor Móia	10	1	8	1	2	0	0	0

• Source: [28][15]

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
27 June 1974	MF	Ibraim Silva	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed	[49]
10 September 1974	FW	Vítor Móia	Oriental de Lisboa	Loan return	[50]

Out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
29 July 1974	DF	Rui Rodrigues	Vitória de Guimarães	Free	[5]
24 August 1974	MF	Eurico Caires	Estoril Praia	Free	[37]
9 September 1974	DF	Zeca	União de Tomar	Free	[6]

Out by loan

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Return date	Ref
20 July 1974	GK	João Fonseca	Ourense	30 June 1975	[51]
1 August 1974	FW	Rui Lopes	Olhanense	30 June 1975	[52]
3 August 1974	DF	Eduardo Luís	Marítimo	30 June 1975	[53]
23 August 1974	MF	Bernardino Pedroto	Vitória de Guimarães	30 June 1975	[54]
2 September 1974	MF	Nelinho	Ourense	30 June 1975	[55]

Notes

1. Sporting CP, as winners of the 1973–74 Taça de Portugal and 1973–74 Primeira Divisão, qualified for the 1974–75 European Cup

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