1986–87 S.L. Benfica season

The 1986–87 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 83rd season in existence and the club's 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1987. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and participated in the Cup Winners' Cup after winning the Taça de Portugal in the previous season.

Benfica

1987–88 season
President	Fernando Martins (until 27 March 1987) João Santos
Head coach	John Mortimore
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão	1st
Taça de Portugal	Winners
Cup Winners' Cup	Second Round
Supertaça	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Rui Águas (13) All: Rui Águas (20)
Home colours

Following a close-call title race in the past season, Benfica sought to win the title that escaped since 1984. Only small adjustments were made to the squad, a new forward, Chiquinho Carlos, and two new centre-backs, Dito and Edmundo, countered the loss of Nené. Despite a slow start, by early November, Benfica was leading the league by two points after six consecutive wins. A shocking 7–1 defeat to Sporting saw Porto match them in first place, but the team reacted with a 3–1 win against their challengers, bringing back first place isolated. A draw and five wins in a row followed, with Benfica finally securing the title on 24 May, after three consecutive draws that threatened the lead. The season closed with another Taça de Portugal win, the third in a row and the sixth in eight years, therefore completing the double, a feat the club would have to wait nearly 30 years to repeat.

Season summary

Benfica entered the new season trying to recover from the dramatic season finale of the past league, when John Mortimore squandered a two-point lead in the last two match-days, costing Benfica the title.[1] Mortimore remained in charge, but very few changes were made to his roster. A new forward, Chiquinho Carlos, plus two new centre-backs, Dito and Edmundo.[2][3] On the other end, Nené retired and Michael Manniche nearly left, but was persuaded to do another season.[4][5][6] The pre-season began on 9 July with medicals,[7] and the first game was on the 26 with Portimonense, followed by the presentation game of Vitória de Setúbal on 1 August.[8][9] Afterwards Benfica played two games with Southampton, one in Lisbon and one in England,[10][11] and competed in the Lisbon International Tournament, winning it.[12][13] Due to the events occurred in the 1986 Taça de Portugal Final, the Portuguese Football Federation punished Benfica with a one-game interdiction of Estádio da Luz.[14] The club selected Estádio Nacional as the alternative for the home reception in match-day two.[15]

Benfica's league campaign started with a Clássico with Porto, which ended with a draw.[16] A win in match-day 2 was followed by another draw.[16] Six consecutive wins propelled Benfica into first place isolated, with two points in hand.[16] In the end of November, Benfica contested the Supertaça with Porto and was defeated by 4–2 at home, after a one-all draw in Antas.[17] On the second week of December, in the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting, Benfica conceded their largest loss ever in the Primeira Divisão, losing 7–1.[16][18] Fans reacted with anger towards Mortimore and ripped flags and scarfs with the club image.[19] President Fernando Martins responded with "This was an accident that will not happen in 100 years. I believe that this people that insulted Mortimore will think of him as great in the future".[19] Nonetheless, Benfica closed the year tied in first place with Porto, receiving them in their next home match, on 4 January 1987.[16] With the largest crowd ever in Estádio da Luz, 135 000, saw Rui Águas score a hat-trick for a 3–1 win for Benfica.[16]

Another draw in the following match-day, with Varzim hindered the team progress, but five consecutive wins until day 22 opened a four-point lead to Porto.[16] Benfica managed the difference in the remainder of the campaign, despite three consecutive draws from match-day 26 to 28 that shortened that lead.[16] On 24 May, 125 000 fans witnessed Benfica beat Sporting by a 2–1 and secure their 27th league title.[20] Players chanted: "We do not have the best team, we do not have the best roster, but we won the championship", a clear jab at the team critics.[19] Benfica was not the best attack, or the best defence, but had only lost once and Mortimore was credited for taking everything out an ageing squad in need of renewal.[21]

Earlier in the month, Benfica had progressed to the Final of the Taça de Portugal, which they conquered against Sporting, again by 2–1 on 7 June.[22] It was their third consecutive Taça de Portugal win, and the sixth since 1979–80.[22] Despite completing a double, Mortimore departed the club, saying: "I will not stay in a club where are people that do not want me here", allegedly towards new President, João Santos.[19][23] Benfica had to wait 27 years to win another double, with the streak ending in 2013–14.[24]

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 August 1986	31 May 1987	30	20	9	1	51	23	+28	066.67	[25]
Taça de Portugal	23 November 1986	7 June 1987	8	7	1	0	29	3	+26	087.50	[25]
European Cup Winners' Cup	17 September 1986	5 November 1986	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	050.00	[25]
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira	19 November 1986	26 November 1986	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00	[25]
Total			44	29	12	3	88	34	+54	065.91

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Main article: 1986 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Porto v Benfica

19 November 1986 First leg	Porto	1–1	Benfica	Porto
19:00	Gomes  32'	Report	Rui Pedro  2'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Fortunato Azevedo

Benfica v Porto

26 November 1986 Second leg	Benfica	2–4	Porto	Lisbon
20:00	Diamantino  67' Dito  88'	Report	Madjer  36' Futre  57', 70' Gomes  81'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Carlos Silva Valente

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1986–87 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Benfica (C)	30	20	9	1	51	23	+28	49	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Porto[lower-alpha 1]	30	20	6	4	67	22	+45	46
3	Vitória de Guimarães	30	14	13	3	45	22	+23	41	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Sporting CP	30	15	8	7	52	28	+24	38	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	Chaves	30	13	7	10	39	38	+1	33	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: RSSSF[26] and footballzz.co.uk[27]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Porto qualified for the 1987–88 European Cup as the 1986–87 European Cup defending champions.

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	D
Position	8	3	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	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

Porto v Benfica

24 August 1986 1	Porto	2–2	Benfica	Braga
20:30	Fernando Gomes  14' Juary  63'	Report	Rui Águas  54' Chiquinho Carlos  86'	Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Veiga Trigo

Benfica v Varzim

31 August 1986 2	Benfica	2–0	Varzim	Lisbon
19:30	Rui Águas  12' Chiquinho Carlos  80'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Santos Ruivo

Marítimo v Benfica

7 September 1986 3	Marítimo	2–2	Benfica	Funchal
19:00	Colin Hill  20', 63'	Report	Wando  17' Carlos Manuel  49'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Valente

Benfica v Farense

13 September 1986 4	Benfica	1–0	Farense	Lisbon
19:00	Chiquinho Carlos  60'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: José Guedes

O Elvas v Benfica

21 September 1986 5	O Elvas	0–2	Benfica	Elvas
19:00		Report	Manniche  24' Nunes  43'	Stadium: Campo Domingos Carrilho Patalino Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Raúl Ribeiro

Benfica v Boavista

27 September 1986 6	Benfica	3–1	Boavista	Lisbon
19:45	Chiquinho Carlos  5' Nunes  23' Manniche  44'	Report	Alfredo  0'  23' Tonanha  48' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fortunato Azevedo

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

5 October 1986 7	Benfica	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
19:30	Manniche  52'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Miranda Dias

Desportivo de Chaves v Benfica

19 October 1986 8	Desportivo de Chaves	1–2	Benfica	Chaves
19:00	Radi  41'	Report	Rui Águas  26' Manniche  61'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Francisco Silva

Benfica v Rio Ave

1 November 1986 9	Benfica	3–1	Rio Ave	Lisbon
19:45	Dito  4' Chiquinho Carlos  22' Rui Águas  28'	Report	Hernâni  87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Azevedo Duarte

Salgueiros v Benfica

9 November 1986 10	Salgueiros	1–1	Benfica	Porto
19:00	Mickey Walsh  39'	Report	Diamantino  54'	Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Veiga Trigo

Benfica v Académica

16 November 1986 11	Benfica	2–0	Académica	Lisbon
19:45	Chiquinho Carlos  75' Diamantino  83'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Manuel Nogueira

Portimonense v Benfica

30 November 1986 12	Portimonense	0–3	Benfica	Portimão
19:00		Report	Álvaro  58', 83' Rui Águas  76'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ezequiel Feijão

Benfica v Belenenses

7 December 1986 13	Benfica	2–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
19:00	Rui Águas  28', 73'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Carlos Esteves

Sporting v Benfica

14 December 1986 14	Sporting	7–1	Benfica	Lisbon
21:00	Mário Jorge  15', 68' Meade  65' Manuel Fernandes  50', 71', 82', 86'	Report	Wando  59'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Vítor Correia

Benfica v Braga

28 December 1986 15	Benfica	2–1	Braga	Lisbon
19:00	Abreu  17' (o.g.) Nunes  71'	Report	Vítor Santos  41'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Francisco Silva

Benfica v Porto

4 January 1987 16	Benfica	3–1	Porto	Lisbon
20:00	Rui Águas  2', 45', 51'	Report	Fernando Gomes  15'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 135,000 Referee: Carlos Valente

Varzim v Benfica

10 January 1987 17	Varzim	0–0	Benfica	Póvoa de Varzim
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Miranda Dias

Benfica v Marítimo

25 January 1987 18	Benfica	3–1	Marítimo	Lisbon
19:00	Carlos Manuel  2' Nunes  53' Rui Águas  78'	Report	Eldon  55'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Heliodoro Saraiva

Farense v Benfica

1 February 1987 19	Farense	0–2	Benfica	Faro
19:15		Report	Nunes  17', 34'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Valente

Benfica v O Elvas

22 February 1987 20	Benfica	2–0	O Elvas	Lisbon
19:45	Manniche  1' (pen.) Nunes  70'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Azevedo Duarte

Boavista v Benfica

1 March 1987 21	Boavista	0–2	Benfica	Porto
19:00		Report	Diamantino  21' Tueba  46'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Raúl Ribeiro

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

14 March 1987 22	Vitória de Guimarães	1–2	Benfica	Guimarães
19:00	Paulinho Cascavel  65'	Report	Edmundo  13' Chiquinho Carlos  46'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Valente

Benfica v Desportivo de Chaves

22 March 1987 23	Benfica	0–0	Desportivo de Chaves	Lisbon
20:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Veiga Trigo

Rio Ave v Benfica

3 April 1987 24	Rio Ave	0–2	Benfica	Vila do Conde
19:00		Report	Rui Águas  8' Edmundo  58'	Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Francisco Silva

Benfica v Salgueiros

12 April 1987 25	Benfica	1–0	Salgueiros	Lisbon
19:30	Rui Águas  65'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Francisco Caroço

Académica v Benfica

26 April 1987 26	Académica	0–0	Benfica	Coimbra
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fortunato Azevedo

Benfica v Portimonense

3 May 1987 27	Benfica	1–1	Portimonense	Lisbon
20:00	Diamantino  54'	Report	Luciano  23'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Fernando Alberto

Belenenses v Benfica

17 May 1987 28	Belenenses	1–1	Benfica	Lisbon
19:30	Mapuata  76'	Report	Chiquinho Carlos  55'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Veiga Trigo

Benfica v Sporting

24 May 1987 29	Benfica	2–1	Sporting	Lisbon
20:00	Chiquinho Carlos  17' Nunes  25'	Report	Mário Jorge  70'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Vítor Correia

Braga v Benfica

31 May 1987 30	Braga	1–1[upper-alpha 1]	Benfica	Braga
19:00	Vinicius  4'	Report	Carlos Manuel  23'	Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fernando Alberto

Taça de Portugal

Bombarralense v Benfica

23 November 1986 Second Rd	Bombarralense	0–3	Benfica	Bombarral
16:00		Report	Wando  34' Rui Águas  73' Diamantino  78'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Francisco Caroço

Benfica v União de Santarém

21 December 1986 Third Rd	Benfica	4–0	União de Santarém	Lisbon
18:00	Manniche  31', 39', 50' César Brito  68'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bento Marques

Cartaxo v Benfica

18 January 1987 Fourth Rd	Cartaxo	0–0	Benfica	Cartaxo
19:00		Report		Stadium: Campo das Pratas Attendance: 10,000 Referee: José Garcia

Benfica v Cartaxo

21 January 1987 4R Replay	Benfica	7–0	Cartaxo	Lisbon
19:30	Shéu  21', 59' Chiquinho Carlos  43', 49' César Brito  66', 75', 81'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ezequiel Feijão

Benfica v Torreense

8 March 1987 Round of 16	Benfica	6–1	Torreense	Lisbon
19:30	Manniche  27' Tueba  35' Chiquinho Carlos  51', 68', 83' Diamantino  55', 83'	Report	Baltasar  27'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Santos Ruivo

Boavista v Benfica

18 April 1987 Quarter-final	Boavista	1–3	Benfica	Porto
19:30	Phil Walker  31'	Report	Rui Águas  16', 87', 90'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Silva Valente

Benfica v Portimonense

10 May 1987 Semi-final	Benfica	4–0	Portimonense	Lisbon
20:00	Nunes  34' Wando  58' Rui Águas  76', 79'	Report	Luciano  23'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: José Guedes

Benfica v Sporting

7 June 1987 Final	Benfica	2–1	Sporting	Oeiras
16:00	Diamantino  39', 55'	Report	Brandão  80'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos Silva Valente

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Benfica v Lillestrøm

17 September 1986 First leg	Benfica	2–0	Lillestrøm	Lisbon
19:45	Manniche  21' Nunes  54'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Roger Philippi

Lillestrøm v Benfica

1 October 1986 Second leg	Lillestrøm	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	Benfica	Oslo
19;45	Sundby  2'	Report	Diamantino  25' Bjerkeland  76' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen

Second round

Benfica v Bordeaux

22 October 1986 First leg	Benfica	1–1	Bordeaux	Lisbon
19:45	Rui Águas  31'	Report	Vujovic  18'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Franz Wöhrer

Bordeaux v Benfica

5 November 1986 Second leg	Bordeaux	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Benfica	Bordeaux
19:45	Vercruysse  46'	Report	Álvaro  5'  54'	Stadium: Parc Lescure Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler

Friendlies

[29]

Portimonense v Benfica

26 July 1986[8]	Portimonense	0–0	Benfica	Portimão
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: Francisco Silva

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

1 August 1986[9]	Vitória de Setúbal	1–3	Benfica	Setúbal
	João Carlos  66'		Chiquinho Carlos  54' César Brito  64' Nunes  85'	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim

Benfica v Southampton

5 August 1986[10]	Benfica	2–0	Southampton	Lisbon
	António Oliveira Nunes			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Jorge Coroado

Benfica v Club Brugge

8 August 1986 [30] Lisbon TM	Benfica	3–0	Club Brugge	Lisbon
	Manniche  7' Rui Águas  73' Nunes  85'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Jorge Coroado

Sporting v Benfica

10 August 1986 [13] Lisbon TM	Sporting	0–2	Benfica	Lisbon
			Manniche  15', 56'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade

Estrela da Amadora v Benfica

13 August 1986[31]	Estrela da Amadora	0–2	Benfica	Lisbon
			César Brito  35', 75'	Stadium: Estádio J. Pimenta

Southampton v Benfica

16 August 1986[11] Holmes Test	Southampton	4–1	Benfica	England
	Clarke  21' Case Wallace Holmes		Nunes  8'	Stadium: The Dell

Benfica v Belenenses

3 September 1986[32]	Benfica	2–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
	Edmundo  23' Rui Águas  79'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Vítor Correia

Benfica v Anderlecht

14 January 1987[33]	Benfica	2–1	Anderlecht	Lisbon
	Manniche  5' Carlos Manuel  64'		Krncevic  37'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Carlos Valente

Benfica v Vasco da Gama

7 February 1987[34] Luanda TM	Benfica	1–1 (4-2 p)	Vasco da Gama	Luanda
	Chiquinho Carlos  60'		Romário  65'	Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela Referee: Manuel Fernandes
	Penalties
	Manniche José Luís Rui Águas Chiquinho Carlos Carlos Manuel		Vivinho Geovani Dinamite Maurícinho

Benfica v Petro Luanda

8 February 1987[34] Luanda TM	Benfica	0–0 (4-5 p)	Petro Luanda	Luanda
				Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela Referee: Dionísio de Almeida
	Penalties
	Manniche Rui Águas Tueba Oliveira José Luís Chiquinho Carlos Carlos Manuel César Brito		Rasgado Avelino Lúcio Neijo Abel

Benfica v Steua București

15 February 1987[35]	Benfica	2–0	Steua București	Lisbon
	Manniche  39' (pen.) José Luís  84'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Heliodoro Saraiva

Toronto Blizzard v Benfica

10 June 1987[36]	Toronto Blizzard	1–2	Benfica	Toronto
	Marinaro  3'		Diamantino  34' Wando  48'	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: John Evangelista

Vasco da Gama v Benfica

14 June 1987[37]	Vasco da Gama	3–0	Benfica	Newark
				Stadium: Newark Schools Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Bermuda v Benfica

16 June 1987[38]	Bermuda	1–5	Benfica	Hamilton
			Nunes Carlos Manuel Manniche Diamantino José Luís	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager), Toni (assistant manager).[25][20][22]

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 1986-87 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Divisão		Taça de Portugal		Cup Winners' Cup		Supertaça
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Manuel Bento	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK		Neno	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1^‡	GK		Silvino	39	0	28	0	7	0	4	0	0	0
2	DF		António Veloso	43	0	30	0	7	0	4	0	2	0
2	DF		José Carlos	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		António Oliveira	22	0	15	0	1	0	4	0	2	0
3^‡	DF		Dito	40	2	27	1	7	0	4	0	2	1
3	DF		Álvaro Magalhães	42	2	28	2	8	0	4	0	2	0
4	DF		Samuel Quina	13	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
4^‡	DF		Edmundo	23	0	16	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		António Bastos Lopes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF		Paulo Guilherme	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		José Luís	6	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Carlos Manuel	33	3	23	3	6	0	4	0	0	0
7^‡	MF		Tueba Menayane	18	2	12	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
7^‡	MF		Chiquinho Carlos	38	14	27	9	6	5	3	0	2	0
7	MF		Wando	32	4	20	2	8	2	2	0	2	0
8	MF		Adelino Nunes	35	10	24	8	5	1	4	1	2	0
8	FW		Michael Manniche	24	10	16	5	4	4	3	1	1	0
9	FW		Rui Águas	38	20	27	13	6	6	3	1	2	0
9^‡	FW		Zvonko Živkovic	11	0	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
10	MF		Rui Pedro	9	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
11	FW		César Brito	14	4	8	0	4	4	1	0	1	0
11	MF		Diamantino Miranda	39	10	26	4	7	4	4	1	2	1
11	MF		Shéu	35	2	26	0	5	2	4	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
2 April 1986	MF	Tueba Menayane	Vita Club	Undisclosed	[39]
6 May 1986	MF	Chiquinho Carlos	Flamengo	Undisclosed	[2]
20 June 1986	DF	Dito	Braga	Undisclosed	[3]
20 June 1986	DF	Edmundo	Vitória de Setúbal	Undisclosed	[3]
18 July 1986	GK	Silvino	Aves	Loan return	[5]
26 August 1986	FW	Zvonko Živkovic	Partizan	Undisclosed	[40]

Out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
5 June 1986	FW	Nené	None	Retired	[4]
10 July 1986	DF	Vítor Duarte	Farense	Undisclosed	[41]

Out by loan

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Return date	Ref
16 June 1986	GK	Delgado	Farense	30 June 1987	[42]
10 July 1986	DF	Carlos Pereira	Farense	30 June 1987	[41]
23 July 1986	MF	Luís Simões	Espinho	30 June 1987	[43]
26 July 1986	MF	Paulo Padinha	Portimonense	30 June 1987	[44]

Notes

1. The Portuguese Football Federation gave both teams a 3–0 loss after crowd problems. That loss is not reflected in this article statistics.[28]

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