1906–07 Sport Lisboa season

Benfica
1906–07 season
PresidentsLuís Carlos de Faria Leal
José Rosa Rodrigues
CoachManuel Gourlade
Campeonato de Lisboa2nd

The 1906–07 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's third season in existence and the club's first competitive season, still under the name Sport Lisboa.

This season, Benfica finished second to Carcavelos SC in the Campeonato de Lisboa, the only official competition at the time, composed of four teams. Benfica's most memorable match of the season was the 2–1 win against Carcavelos, a team that was filled with English players and that was unbeaten since 1898.

Campeonato de Lisboa

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Carcavelos 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 10
2 Benfica 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 6
3 Internacional 6 2 0 4 3 7 −4 4
4 Lisbon Cricket 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 4
Source: thefinalball.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference.

Matches

4 November 1906 1 Carcavelos 3–1 Benfica Campo da Quinta Nova, Cascais
Report António Rosa Rodrigues
22 November 1906 2 Lisbon Cricket 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
Report
22 January 1907 3 Benfica 1–0 Internacional Campo da Quinta Nova, Cascais
Report
10 February 1907 4 Benfica 2–1 Carcavelos
Report
16 February 1907 5 Benfica 0–1 Lisbon Cricket
Report

Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1906–07 Campeonato de Lisboa
Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF  POR Albano dos Santos 6 0 6 -
MF  POR António Couto 4 0 4 -
FW  POR António Rosa Rodrigues 6 0 6 -
FW  POR Cândido Rosa Rodrigues 6 0 6 -
FW  POR Carlos França 1 0 1 -
FW  POR Daniel Queirós dos Santos 6 0 6 -
FW  POR David da Fonseca 5 0 5 -
DF  POR Emílio de Carvalho 5 0 5 -
MF  POR Fortunato Levy 6 0 6 -
DF  POR Henrique Costa 6 0 6 -
FW  POR José Neto 1 0 1 -
GK  POR Manuel Mora 6 0 6 -
FW  POR Marcial Costa 6 0 6 -
MF  POR Marcolino Bragança 2 0 2 -

References

  • Malheiro, João (November 2009). O Império Vermelho - A história completa do Benfica [The Red Empire - The complete history of Benfica] (in Portuguese). Statistics by Rui Malheiro. Portugal: QuidNovi. p. 10. ISBN 978-989-628-170-0.