Competition Facts
18 matches: 11W-2D-5L, 61% won.
Top scorer: Eusébio with 11 goals.
Biggest win: 4-1 against Cagliari on 21 Aug 1971.
37 scored, 25 conceded — 2.06 a game.
3 clean sheets in 18 matches.
All-time in Pre-Season: 840 matches across 80 seasons — 467W-167D-206L.
Our leading scorer in the competition: Eusébio with 62 goals.
Biggest win in the competition: 15-2 against UD Oliveirense on 3 Feb 1956.
Our first match in the competition was on 8 Sep 1935.
Fixtures & Results
Pre-Season Campaign
SL Benfica · Friendlies & Cups
WLLWLW
18Played
12Won
1Drew
5Lost
37-25Goals
07/31/1971 00:00Played
SL Benfica
2 - 0
Arsenal
08/04/1971 00:00Played
Arsenal
6 - 2
SL Benfica08/07/1971 00:00Played
Newcastle
1 - 0
SL Benfica08/10/1971 00:00Played
Middlesbrough
1 - 1
SL Benfica08/21/1971 00:00Played
Cagliari
1 - 4
SL Benfica08/23/1971 00:00Played
Genoa
1 - 2
SL Benfica08/25/1971 00:00Played
Atalanta
2 - 4
SL Benfica08/28/1971 00:00Played
SL Benfica
1 - 1
(4-2 pens)
Atlético de Madrid
08/29/1971 00:00Played
SL Benfica
3 - 0
Peñarol
09/05/1971 00:00Played
SL Benfica
2 - 1
Sporting
09/08/1971 00:00Played
Belenenses
1 - 4
SL Benfica09/23/1971 00:00Played
FK Crvena Zvezda
2 - 3
SL Benfica01/09/1972 00:00Played
Portuguesa de Desportos
1 - 3
SL Benfica01/13/1972 00:00Played
Coritiba
2 - 0
SL Benfica01/15/1972 00:00Played
Flamengo
1 - 0
SL Benfica01/18/1972 00:00Played
CR Vasco da Gama
0 - 2
SL Benfica02/29/1972 00:00Played
Fulham
3 - 2
SL Benfica04/02/1972 00:00Played
SL Benfica
2 - 1
Bayern München