1978–79 S.L. Benfica season

The 1978–79 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 75th season in existence and the club's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1979. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the UEFA Cup after finishing second in the previous league.

Benfica

1978–79 season
President	Ferreira Queimado
Head coach	John Mortimore
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão	2nd
Taça de Portugal	Fifth round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Nené (25) All: Nené (28)
Home colours

After narrowly missing out on the fourth consecutive title, Benfica signed João Alves, plus Reinaldo Gomes and Carlos Alhinho. They let go of Vítor Baptista and three others. In the league, a poor start with three losses in a month, severely hindered the title race. Nevertheless, despite dropping out of the UEFA Cup at the hands of Borussia Mönchengladbach, domestically, Benfica won all league matches for three months, reaching the first place in the league. A home draw with Porto stopped their winning run, but it was a loss to Marítimo that compromised their title race. That loss followed another with Braga for the Taça de Portugal. Despite dropping points again in March, Benfica kept an entertaining battle with Porto, which came to an end when they drew again in match-day 29. Two consecutive seasons without winning the Primeira Divisão was unprecedented since 1959.

Season summary

Benfica came on in the new season after barely missing the "Tetra", the fourth league title in a row, when they match Porto's 51 points but had worse goal-average.[1] This led the members to change a long time rule about only signing Portuguese players. On 1 July 1978, in a members meet, that rule was removed.[2] According to the press, the first foreign approached was Paul Mariner, but it did not pan out.[3] Benfica did made the biggest signing of the window, when they brought on João Alves from Spain.[4] Other signings included Reinaldo Gomes and the return of Carlos Alhinho.[5][6] Major departures included Vítor Baptista, but also Celso Pita and Vítor Martins, both due to career-ending injuries.[7][8][9] Benfica also replaced assistant manager Rui Silva for Peres Bandeira.[10] The pre-season began on 31 July,[11] and Benfica first competed in the inaugural Feyenoord Tournament with Feyenoord and Club Brugge, before making their presentation game with Nacional Montevideo on 16 August.[12][13][14] They ended the pre-season with two friendlies with Salamanca and Molenbeek, due to obligations related to the transfers of João Alves and Carlos Alhinho.[15][16]

Benfica started their league campaign with win against Barreirense, before they faced Porto in the Clássico.[17] On the Estádio das Antas, Benfica lost 1–0, but John Mortimore said the loss could prove to be a good thing.[17] The loss put an end to a 56–game undefeated streak in the competition that dated back to 3 October 1976.[18] However, Mortimore saw his team lose again on match-day 3, on a visit to Bonfim to play Vitória de Setúbal.[17] They reacted with a win against Braga, only to lose again in their next away visit.[4] In Estádio do Restelo, Benfica was defeated one-nil by Belenenses.[4] It was their third loss in the first month of competition.[19] In their first ever UEFA Cup participation, Benfica fared better and eliminated Nantes in the first round.[20][4] In the following round, Borussia Mönchengladbach, beat them 2–0 in Germany and eliminate them.[4] Still, October was a fruitful month for Benfica, as they started a winning run that extended three months.[19] They reached top of the league with the same points as Porto, after a 5–0 win against Sporting.[21][22] It was the largest win against them since the 7–2 in 1946.[19] On the following match-day, an away win with Vitória de Guimarães propelled Benfica into isolated first place with 16 points, one more than Porto.[23] Benfica winning run ended on 21 January with a 1–1 draw against Porto on match-day 17.[24] Mortimore complained of a three-meter off-side in Porto's goal.[25] It left Porto in a lead with a game more, because Benfica's match against Académico de Viseu on 30 December had to be postponed due to stormy weather.[21] In February, Benfica was knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup with a 2–1 loss with Braga, a defeat that Mortimore rated as fair.[25]

A week later, another defeat, now for the Primeira Divisão.[26] Benfica lost 2–1 in Barreiros to Máritimo and was now two points behind Porto, but still with one game less.[25] After winning the game in hand, Benfica matched Porto again at the front,[27] but let them slip again after dropping points in the following game. A visit to Varzim, where they drew 1–1.[28] Benfica responded with several consecutive wins, including one in Estádio de Alvalade, with a goal from João Alves.[25][29] As Benfica entered June, they were still neck and neck with Porto, but with a disadvantage in the head-to-head.[30] In second-to-last match-day, Benfica dropped points in Aveiro in a 0–0 draw with Beira-Mar and practically handed the title to Porto, who gained a point with one match left.[31] A week later, Benfica won, but so did Porto, who confirmed their back-to-back league title with 50 points, one more than Benfica.[32] About the season, Mortimore said: "What a beautiful championship, with an appealing fight between Benfica and Porto. They (Porto) ended up being Champions because in the matches against us, they racked-up three points. But that was not the reason why he lost it. It was the poor results with Belenenses, Setúbal and Marítimo.".[32] Two seasons without any honour was not seen since 1948, and two years without a league title not since 1959.[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	28 August 1978	17 June 1979	30	23	3	4	75	21	+54	076.67	[33]
Taça de Portugal	14 January 1979	25 February 1979	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	066.67	[33]
UEFA Cup	13 September 1978	1 November 1978	4	1	2	1	2	2	+0	025.00	[33]
Total			37	26	5	6	85	25	+60	070.27

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1978–79 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Porto (C)	30	21	8	1	70	19	+51	50	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Benfica	30	23	3	4	75	21	+54	49	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Sporting CP	30	17	8	5	46	22	+24	42
4	Braga	30	16	5	9	49	35	+14	37
5	Varzim	30	11	10	9	30	29	+1	32

Source: RSSSF[34] and footballzz.co.uk[35]
(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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	6	8	11	10	11	7	7	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

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

Matches

Benfica v Barreirense

28 August 1978 1	Benfica	1–0	Barreirense	Lisbon
19:00	Rui Lopes  73'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: António Espanhol

Porto v Benfica

1 September 1978 2	Porto	1–0	Benfica	Porto
20:00	Costa  57'	Report		Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: António Garrido

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

10 September 1978 3	Vitória de Setúbal	2–1	Benfica	Setúbal
18:00	Narciso  33' Vítor Madeira  50'	Report	Pietra  48'	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Porém Luís

Benfica v Braga

17 September 1978 4	Benfica	2–0	Braga	Lisbon
18:00	Reinaldo  1' Nené  40'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia

Belenenses v Benfica

25 September 1978 5	Belenenses	1–0	Benfica	Lisbon
18:00	Vasques  44'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Inácio Almeida

Benfica v Marítimo

16 October 1978 6	Benfica	3–1	Marítimo	Lisbon
18:00	Chalana  21' Reinaldo  60' Humberto Coelho  70'	Report	Valter Costa  15'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: António Rodrigues

Académica de Coimbra v Benfica

23 October 1978 7	Académica de Coimbra	0–2	Benfica	Coimbra
18:00		Report	Reinaldo  2' João Alves  35'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Referee: Fernando Alberto

Benfica v Varzim

28 October 1978 8	Benfica	3–0	Varzim	Lisbon
20:00	João Alves  18' Nené  35', 75'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Santos Luís

Boavista v Benfica

5 November 1978 9	Boavista	0–1	Benfica	Porto
20:00		Report	Nené  51'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Referee: Alder Dante

Benfica v Sporting

19 November 1978 10	Benfica	5–0	Sporting	Lisbon
19:00	Reinaldo  15', 28' Nené  18' João Alves  30', 40' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Armando Paraty

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

3 December 1978 11	Vitória de Guimarães	1–2	Benfica	Guimarães
18:00	Abreu  59' (pen.)	Report	João Alves  44' (pen.) Reinaldo  78'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: Mário Luís

Benfica v Estoril Praia

10 December 1978 12	Benfica	5–1	Estoril Praia	Lisbon
19:30	Shéu  20' João Alves  41' Nené  55', 84' Reinaldo  74'	Report	Fonseca  71'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Raúl Nazaré

Famalicão v Benfica

17 December 1978 13	Famalicão	0–1	Benfica	Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:30		Report	Nené  15'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Referee: Evaristo Faustino

Benfica v Beira-Mar

23 December 1978 14	Benfica	5–1	Beira-Mar	Lisbon
19:00	Reinaldo  14', 69' Nené  23', 73' Quaresma  78' (o.g.)	Report	Niromar  49'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Américo Barradas

Académico de Viseu v Benfica

30 December 1978[upper-alpha 1] 15	Académico de Viseu	Postponed	Benfica	Viseu
		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo

Barreirense v Benfica

7 January 1979 16	Barreirense	0–4	Benfica	Barreiro
18:00		Report	Shéu  27' Nené  38' Humberto Coelho  65' João Alves  70' (pen.)	Stadium: Campo D. Manuel de Melo Referee: António Garrido

Benfica v Porto

21 January 1979 17	Benfica	1–1	Porto	Lisbon
20:00	João Alves  21' (pen.)	Report	Duda  31'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Porém Luís

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

28 January 1979 18	Benfica	2–0	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
19:00	Nené  60' Shéu  70'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Poeira

Braga v Benfica

11 February 1979 19	Braga	0–2	Benfica	Braga
19:00		Report	Humberto Coelho  2' Chalana  61'	Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Referee: Santos Luís

Benfica v Belenenses

18 February 1979 20	Benfica	2–1	Belenenses	Lisbon
18:00	Reinaldo  34' Humberto Coelho  69'	Report	Carlos Pereira  84'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Albino Rodrigues

Marítimo v Benfica

2 March 1979 21	Marítimo	2–1	Benfica	Funchal
19:00	China  16' Arnaldo Silva  33'	Report	Jorge Silva  75'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Referee: Evaristo Faustino

Académico de Viseu v Benfica

7 March 1978 15	Académico de Viseu	2–6	Benfica	Viseu
18:00	Penteado  65' Vinagre  88'	Report	Humberto Coelho  5' José Freixo  31' (o.g.) Jorge Silva  63', 70' Nené  79', 90'	Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Referee: César Correia

Benfica v Académica de Coimbra

11 March 1979 22	Benfica	6–1	Académica de Coimbra	Lisbon
19:00	Nené  7', 43', 60', 65', 89' João Alves  47'	Report	Eldon  48'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: José Luís Tavares

Varzim v Benfica

23 March 1979 23	Varzim	1–1	Benfica	Póvoa de Varzim
18:00	Montóia  75'	Report	Reinaldo  61'	Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC Referee: Inácio Almeida

Benfica v Boavista

1 April 1979 24	Benfica	3–0	Boavista	Lisbon
18:00	Reinaldo  6', 70' Nené  58'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Mário Luís

Sporting v Benfica

8 April 1979 25	Sporting	0–1	Benfica	Lisbon
20:00		Report	João Alves  52' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: Raúl Nazaré

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

13 May 1979 26	Benfica	3–2	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
20:00	Reinaldo  28' Nené  30' Humberto Coelho  77'	Report	Mané  14' Almiro  78'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia

Estoril Praia v Benfica

27 May 1979 27	Estoril Praia	0–2	Benfica	Estoril
19:00		Report	Reinaldo  55' Peixoto  60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Rosa Santos

Benfica v Famalicão

4 June 1979 28	Benfica	5–3	Famalicão	Lisbon
18:00	Reinaldo  9' Chalana  35' João Alves  37' Humberto Coelho  56' Nené  59'	Report	José Albino  3' (pen.) António Duarte  82' Acácio  87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Ezequiel Feijão

Beira-Mar v Benfica

10 June 1979 29	Beira-Mar	0–0	Benfica	Aveiro
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Referee: Mário Luís

Benfica v Académico de Viseu

17 June 1979 30	Benfica	5–0	Académico de Viseu	Lisbon
20:00	Nené  23', 30' (pen.) Reinaldo  61' Pereirinha  76'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Castro e Sousa

Taça de Portugal

Benfica v Aliados Lordelo

14 January 1979 Third Rd	Benfica	3–0	Aliados Lordelo	Lisbon
19:00	Jorge Silva  5' Nené  42' Diamantino  50'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alder Dante

Benfica v Beira-Mar

4 February 1979 Fourth Rd	Benfica	4–0	Beira-Mar	Lisbon
19:00	João Alves  22' Humberto Coelho  30' Nené  42' Toni  73'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: António Garrido

Braga v Benfica

25 February 1979 Fifth Rd	Braga	2–1	Benfica	Braga
19:00	Chico Gordo  65' Fontes  82'	Report	Artur  22' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Attendance: 10,000 Referee: António Garrido

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup

First Round

Nantes v Benfica

13 September 1978 First Leg	Nantes	0–2	Benfica	Nantes
20:30		Report	Chalana  38' (pen.) Nené  41'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet

Benfica v Nantes

27 September 1978 Second leg	Benfica	0–0 (2–0 agg.)	Nantes	Lisbon
21:30		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Paul Kindervater

Second Round

Benfica v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 October 1978 First leg	Benfica	0–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Lisbon
21:30		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Charles Corver

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Benfica

1 November 1978 Second Leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–0 agg.)	Benfica	Mönchengladbach
19:30	Bruns  95' Klinkhammer  119'	Report		Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Clive Thomas

Friendlies

Feyenoord v Benfica

11 August 1978[12] Feyenoord TM	Feyenoord	2–0	Benfica	Rotterdam
	Wim van Til  9' Peter Houtman  56'			Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Jan Keizer

Benfica v Club Brugge

13 August 1978[13] Feyenoord TM	Benfica	6–0	Club Brugge	Rotterdam
	Reinaldo Pietra Humberto Coelho Shéu			Stadium: De Kuip

Benfica v Nacional Montevideo

16 August 1978[14]	Benfica	2–0	Nacional Montevideo	Lisbon
	Humberto Coelho  44' Reinaldo  67'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Augusto Bailão

Salamanca v Benfica

20 August 1978[15]	Salamanca	0–2	Benfica	Salamanca
			Reinaldo Nené	Stadium: Helmántico Stadium Referee: Balsa Ron

Molenbeek v Benfica

22 August 1978[16]	Molenbeek	1–1	Benfica	Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
	Erik Jensen		Humberto Coelho

Benfica v Nantes

13 January 1979[36] 75Y Anniversary	Benfica	1–1	Nantes	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Belenenses v Benfica

12 April 1979[37] Taça de Honra	Belenenses	0–0 (3–4 p)	Benfica	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Joaquim Carvalho
	Penalties
	Sambinha Vasques

Benfica v Sporting

17 April 1979[38] Taça de Honra	Benfica	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sporting	Lisbon
	Nené  59' Cavungi  115'		Rui Jordão  7'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Cepa Santos

Benfica v Brazil Olympic

12 June 1979[39] Paris TM	Benfica	2–0	Brazil Olympic	Paris
	Reinaldo  11' Toni  89'			Stadium: Parc des Princes

Benfica v Red Star

14 June 1979[39] Paris TM	Benfica	4–0	Red Star	Paris
	Reinaldo  28', 50' Nené  79' Toni  81'			Stadium: Parc des Princes

Betis v Benfica

23 June 1979[40] Trofeo Ibérico	Betis	1–5	Benfica	Badajoz
	Hugo Cabezas  31'		Reinaldo  57' Pietra  60' Nené  73'	Stadium: Estadio El Vivero

Sporting de Gijón v Benfica

24 June 1979[40] Trofeo Ibérico	Sporting de Gijón	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Benfica	Badajoz
	Abel Díez  72' Quini  89' (pen.), 114' Enzo Ferrero  95'		Humberto Coelho  30' Reinaldo  37'	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 John Mortimore (manager), Peres Bandeira (assistant manager).[10]

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 1978-79 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		Manuel Bento	36	0	29	0	3	0	4	0
1	GK		José Henrique	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK		António Fidalgo	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF		Minervino Pietra	23	1	19	1	1	0	3	0
2	DF		Alberto Fonseca	31	0	24	0	3	0	4	0
3	DF		Humberto Coelho	35	8	29	7	2	1	4	0
4	DF		Eurico Gomes	22	0	16	0	2	0	4	0
4^‡	DF		Carlos Alhinho	33	0	27	0	2	0	4	0
4	DF		Joaquim Pereirinha	18	1	14	1	1	0	3	0
5	DF		António Bastos Lopes	31	0	26	0	3	0	2	0
5	MF		Mário Wilson	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
5	MF		Adriano Spencer	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF		Joaquim Simões	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF		Toni	33	1	27	0	2	1	4	0
7	FW		Nené	37	28	30	25	3	2	4	1
8^‡	FW		Reinaldo Gomes	34	17	29	17	2	0	3	0
8^‡	MF		João Alves	32	12	26	11	2	1	4	0
9	FW		Rui Lopes	7	1	5	1	0	0	2	0
9	FW		Jorge Silva	8	4	6	3	2	1	0	0
9	FW		João Santos	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF		Fernando Chalana	33	4	30	3	2	0	1	1
11	MF		Shéu	36	3	30	3	2	0	4	0
11	FW		Cavungi	9	0	8	0	1	0	0	0
11	FW		Diamantino Miranda	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

• Source: [33]

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
14 April 1978	DF	Carlos Alhinho	Molenbeek	Undisclosed	[5]
27 April 1978	MF	João Alves	Salamanca	Undisclosed	[41]
28 June 1978	FW	Reinaldo Gomes	Famalicão	Undisclosed	[6]

Out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
8 April 1978	FW	Vítor Baptista	Vitória de Setúbal	Free	[7]
14 April 1978	DF	António Barros	Boavista	Free	[5]
22 July 1978	FW	Celso Pita	None	Retired	[9]
28 July 1978	MF	Vítor Martins	None	Retired	[8]

Out by loan

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Return date	Ref
18 July 1978	FW	Orlando Fonseca	Estoril Praia	30 June 1979	[42]

Notes

1. Postponed at the 35 minute mark, with result 1–0 for Benfica due to heavy rains[21]

References

1. Simões, António (2008). Equipamentos com história. 4. Portugal: A Bola. p. 17. ISBN 972-99134-7-1.
2. Simões 1994, p. 215.
3. "Paul Mariner, mais um inglês na Luz" [Paul Mariner, another Englishman in Benfica?]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19708). 18 July 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
4. Simões 1994, p. 217.
5. "Benfica: sai Barros, regressa Alhinho" [Benfica: Barros leaves, Alhinho returns]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19631). 14 April 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
6. "Jacinto no Famalicão" [Jacinto in Famalicão]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19691). 28 June 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
7. "Vítor Baptista" [Vítor Baptista]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19626). 8 April 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
8. "Benfica fixa plantel" [Benfica defines squad]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19717). 28 July 1978. p. 19. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
9. "Celso ainda em estado grave" [Celso in critical condition]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19712). 22 July 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
10. "Peres Bandeira vai para a Luz" [Peres Bandeira will go to Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19713). 24 July 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
11. "Benfica: primeira corrida" [Benfica, first race]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19720). 1 August 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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