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1938–39 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1938–39 season
PresidentJúlio Ribeiro da Costa
Head coachLippo Hertzka
StadiumEstádio das Amoreiras
Primeira Divisão3rd
Taça de PortugalFinal
Campeonato de Lisboa3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Espírito Santo (13)
All: Espírito Santo (23)
Biggest winBenfica 10–1 Casa Pia
(16 April 1939)
Nacional 0–9 Benfica
(27 May 1939)
Biggest defeatPorto 6–1 Benfica
(11 June 1939)

The 1938–39 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 34th season in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 September 1938 to 30 June 1939. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and in the Campeonato de Lisboa.

Benfica entered the season aiming to defend its league title and to reclaim both the Campeonato de Lisboa and the Campeonato de Portugal now rebranded as Taça de Portugal. The team finished third in the regional championship and third in the Primeira Divisão after narrowly missing out on the title in a decisive final-day draw against Porto. In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica produced a remarkable comeback in the semi-finals but ultimately fell 4–3 to Académica in the final.

Season summary

Benfica entered the season seeking a fourth consecutive league title, as well as the Campeonato de Portugal and the Campeonato de Lisboa, competitions it had failed to win in each of the previous three seasons. After guiding the team to a third straight league championship, Hungarian coach Lippo Hertzka remained in charge for his third year at the club. During the off-season, Domingos Lopes left for Lusitano VRSA, while Pedro Ferreira departed to join Belenenses. The club’s main arrivals were Alexandre Brito from Lusitano de Évora and António Martins from Sporting.

Before the start of the Campeonato de Lisboa, Benfica played three friendlies, recording one win, one draw and one loss. Two of these matches were against rivals Belenenses and Sporting, including a 3–3 draw with Sporting.[1]

Benfica began the Campeonato de Lisboa with an away match against Sporting in the first Derby de Lisboa of the season, losing 2–1.[2] The team responded with two victories over Carcavelinhos and União de Lisboa, but on the fourth matchday suffered a 4–0 defeat to Belenenses, dropping to third place, three points off the top.[3] Benfica opened November with a win over Casa Pia before hosting Sporting, earning a 3–2 victory and drawing level on points with both Belenenses and Sporting.[4]

On the seventh matchday, a surprising 2–0 loss to Carcavelinhos[5] left the team one point behind both rivals. Benfica defeated União de Lisboa in the following round, but a 1–1 draw with Belenenses practically handed the title to Sporting or Belenenses, as Benfica would need both teams to lose their final match.[6] A subsequent 3–2 loss to Casa Pia meant Benfica finished in third place, four points behind champions Sporting.

Before the start of the Primeira Divisão, Benfica played two Christmas friendly matches. On 25 December, a 4–4 draw with Porto, and six days later a 5–1 win over Barreirense.[7][8] The team began their league title defence with a 4–0 win over Académica, followed by a 1–0 away victory against Sporting in the third Derby de Lisboa of the season.[9] Benfica closed the month with a 4–3 away win over Académico F.C., ending the third matchday in first place.

On 29 January, Benfica hosted Belenenses, losing 4–3 after having taken a three-goal lead by the 19th minute, dropping to second place, two points behind Porto.[10] A subsequent 1–1 draw with Barreirense left the team one point behind both rivals. Benfica concluded February with a 1–0 win over Casa Pia.

On 5 March, Benfica hosted Porto in the first O Clássico of the season, winning 4–1 and cutting their rival’s lead to one point.[11] The result was followed by a 3–3 draw with Académica, but Benfica remained one point behind as Porto also dropped points.

On 19 March, Benfica faced Sporting for the fourth time that season, losing 4–1 and falling to third place, three points off the top.[12] The team responded with a 5–2 win over Académico F.C.. With no margin for error remaining, Benfica visited Belenenses on 2 April, winning 3–2 in a hard-fought match. With Sporting drawing and Porto losing, Benfica drew level with the former and moved to within two points of the latter.[13] The team won their subsequent matches, scoring 14 goals, leaving the title to be decided on the final matchday.

On the final matchday, with Sporting and Benfica level on points and Porto two points ahead, Benfica faced Porto in a decisive O Clássico at the Campo da Constituição. Due to having the best record in the three-way head-to-head among the contenders, three victories against Porto’s and Sporting’s one each, Benfica would win the league with a victory, even if Sporting also won their match. Porto opened the scoring through Costuras in the second minute, but Rogério equalised for Benfica in the seventh. Santos restored Porto’s lead in the 44th minute, allowing the home team to reach halftime ahead. Alexandre Brito levelled the match again in the 47th minute, but a second goal from Santos in the 61st minute put Porto 3–2 up. Brito responded immediately with his second goal of the match to make it 3–3. Knowing that only a win would secure the title, Benfica pressed intensely for a fourth goal, and a last-minute effort, celebrated by the Benfica player, appeared to have earned the championship. However, the referee disallowed the goal for unknown reasons, and the match ended 3–3, leaving Benfica in third place.[14]

After the conclusion of the league, Benfica entered the Taça de Portugal, dispatching Luso Beja 8–1 on aggregate in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, the team defeated CD Nacional 13–1 on aggregate, setting up another O Clássico in the semi-finals. A heavy 6–1 loss in the first leg left Benfica on the brink of elimination,[15] but on 18 June, in the second leg, a 6–0 victory over Porto, featuring doubles from Espírito Santo and Valadas, secured the club’s place in the final.[16] On 25 June, Benfica faced Académica in the Taça de Portugal final, losing 4–3.[17]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 8 January 1939 23 April 1939 14 9 3 2 44 24 +20 064.29
Taça de Portugal 14 May 1939 25 June 1939 7 5 0 2 31 11 +20 071.43
Campeonato de Lisboa 2 October 1938 22 December 1938 10 5 1 4 23 18 +5 050.00
Total 31 19 4 8 98 53 +45 061.29

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1938–39 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Porto (C) 14 10 3 1 57 20 +37 23
2 Sporting CP 14 10 2 2 44 17 +27 22
3 Benfica 14 9 3 2 44 24 +20 21
4 Belenenses 14 6 1 7 38 29 +9 13
5 Académica 14 4 3 7 27 39 −12 11
Source:
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHAAHAHHAHHA
ResultWWWLDWWDLWWWWD
Position12123222333333
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 January 1939 1 Benfica 4–0 Académica Lisbon
Brito 4', 85'
Espírito Santo 50'
Rogério 75'		 Report Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Cunha Pinto
15 January 1939 2 Sporting 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
Report 17' Brito Stadium: Stadium de Lisboa
Referee: Vale Ramos
22 January 1939 3 Académico F.C. 3–4 Benfica Porto
Castro 36', 57'
Mesquita 48'		 Report 16' Valadas
24' Rogério
51', 70' Espírito Santo		 Stadium: Estádio do Lima
Referee: Gabriel Fonseca
29 January 1939 4 Benfica 3–4 Belenenses Lisbon
Albino 10'
Espírito Santo 15'
Cabeças 19'		 Report 40', 42', 83' Jesus
65' Nóia		 Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Henrique Rosa
5 February 1939 5 Barreirense 1–1 Benfica Lagos
Januário 60' Report 65' Cabeças Stadium: Campo Rossio Trindade
Referee: Amável Carvalho
26 February 1939 6 Casa Pia 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
Report 87' Espírito Santo Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Abel Ferreira
5 March 1939 7 Benfica 4–1 Porto Lisbon
Pinto 25' (pen.)
Brito 44'
Duarte 59'
Espírito Santo 60'		 Report 30' Pinga Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Henrique Rosa
12 March 1939 8 Académica 3–3 Benfica Coimbra
Carneiro 52', 56'
Costa 60'		 Report 14' Valadas
36' Rogério
76' Espírito Santo		 Referee: António Palhinhas
19 March 1939 9 Benfica 1–4 Sporting Lisbon
Valadas 38' Report 47', 51' Peyroteo
72' Cruz
79' Mourão		 Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Eduardo Augusto
26 March 1939 10 Benfica 5–2 Académico F.C. Lisbon
Espírito Santo 7', 75'
Barbosa 23'
Duarte 65', 88'		 Report 40' Oliveira
53' Pereira		 Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: António Palhinhas
2 April 1939 11 Belenenses 2–3 Benfica Lisbon
Jesus 2'
Correia 85'		 Report 14' Espírito Santo
15' Macarrão
68' Albino		 Stadium: Estádio José Manuel Soares
Referee: Guilhermino Sarriá
9 April 1939 12 Benfica 1–0 Barreirense Lisbon
Brito 43' Report Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Santos Palma
16 April 1939 13 Casa Pia 13–1 Benfica Lisbon
Rogério 4'
Espírito Santo 30', 49', 68'
Valadas 31'
Albino 37' (pen.)
Brito 51', 82'
Barbosa 60'
Pinto 87'		 Report 25' Dias Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: João Vaz
23 April 1939 14 Porto 3–3 Benfica Porto
Santos 2', 61'
Costuras 44'		 Report 7' Rogério
47', 62' Brito		 Stadium: Campo da Constituição
Referee: Henrique Rosa

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 1938–39 Taça de Portugal

Round of 16

14 May 1939
First leg		 Luso Beja 1–5 Benfica Beja
Report 2', 30' Duarte
40' Rogério
47' Barbosa
80' Brito		 Stadium: Estádio Condessa de Avillez
Referee: António Palhinhas
21 May 1939
Second leg		 Benfica 3–0
(1–4 agg.)		 Luso Beja Lisbon
Valadas 10', 85'
Duarte 30'		 Report Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Costa Marques

Quarter-Finals

27 May 1939
First leg		 Nacional 0–9 Benfica Lisbon
[18] 4' 8' Valadas
32' Rogério
Barbosa		 Stadium: Stadium do Lumiar
Referee: Álvaro Santos
4 June 1939
Second leg		 Benfica 4–0
(13–0 agg.)		 Nacional Lisbon
Duarte 57'
Ferreira 89' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Santos Palma

Semi-Finals

11 June 1939
First leg		 Porto 6–1 Benfica Porto
Carneiro 6'
Costuras 16', 69'
Pinga 46'
Nunes 62', 81'		 Report 22' Brito Stadium: Estádio do Lima
Referee: Santos Palma
18 June 1939
Second leg		 Benfica 6–0
(7–6 agg.)		 Porto Lisbon
Espírito Santo 26', 65'
Valadas 55', 71'
Barbosa 60'
Rogério 68'		 Report Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: António Palhinhas

Final

25 June 1939 Académica 4–3 Benfica Lisbon
Pimenta 36'
Gomes 46'
Carneiro 52', 53'		 Report 9', 47' Rogério
73' Brito		 Stadium: Estádio José Manuel Soares
Referee: António Palhinhas

Campeonato de Lisboa

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sporting (C) 10 7 1 2 53 13 +40 25
2 Belenenses 10 5 4 1 24 15 +9 24
3 Benfica 10 5 1 4 23 18 +5 21
4 Casa Pia 10 4 1 5 17 37 −20 19
5 Carcavelinhos 10 3 2 5 17 32 −15 18
6 União de Lisboa 10 1 1 8 9 28 −19 13
Source: [1]
(C) Champions
2 October 1938 1 Sporting 2–1 Benfica Lisbon
Pireza 47'
Peyroteo 65'		 Report 70' (o.g.) Galvão Stadium: Stadium de Lisboa
Referee: Claudino Nunes
9 October 1938 2 Benfica 6–0 Carcavelinhos Lisbon
Espírito Santo 14', 78', 79', 89'
Valadas 16'
Brito 43'		 Report Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Armelim Martins
16 October 1938 3 União de Lisboa 1–3 Benfica Lisbon
15:10 Quintas 30' Report 46' Rogério
59', 82' Espírito Santo		 Stadium: Campo de Santo Amaro
Referee: José António Diniz
23 October 1938 4 Belenenses 4–0 Benfica Lisbon
Jesus 5'
Gomes 8'
Marques 73' (pen.)
Correia 89'		 Report Stadium: Estádio José Manuel Soares
Referee: Abel Ferreira
13 November 1938 5 Benfica 5–2 Casa Pia Lisbon
Baptista 10'
Espírito Santo 55', 76'
Cabeças 61', 89'		 Report 58', 62' Barbosa Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Neves de Carvalho
20 November 1938 6 Benfica 3–2 Sporting Lisbon
Baptista 59'
Cabeças 60'
Olegário 76'		 Report 52', 64' Peyroteo Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Armelim Martins
27 November 1938 7 Carcavelinhos 2–0 Benfica Lisbon
Pratas 55', 90' Report Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
Referee: Abel Ferreira
4 December 1938 8 Benfica 2–1 União de Lisboa Lisbon
Brito 21'
Albino 76'		 Report 40' Casimiro Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Adolfo Marques
11 December 1938 9 Benfica 1–1 Belenenses Lisbon
Cabeças 67' Report 31' Soares Stadium: Estádio das Amoreiras
Referee: Abel Ferreira
19 December 1938 10 Casa Pia 3–2 Benfica Lisbon
Barbosa 9', 38'
Marques 53'		 Report 49' Duarte
60' Brito		 Stadium: Campo do Restelo
Referee: Claudino Nunes

Non-Official matches

11 September 1938
B.S.B. Tournament		 Benfica 3–3 Sporting Lisbon
Valadas 4'
Lopes 7'
Brito 13'		 [19] 30' Cruz
67', 69' Peyroteo		 Stadium: Campo das Salésias
Referee: Manuel da Silva
18 September 1938
B.S.B. Tournament		 Benfica 1–4 Belenenses Lisbon
Espírito Santo 27' [20] 15' Jesus
18', 71' Bernardo
70' Rafael		 Stadium: Campo das Salésias
Referee: Cláudio Nunes
25 September 1939 Barreirense 1–5 Benfica Barreiro
25 December 1938
Christmas Tournament		 Porto 4–4 Benfica Porto
[21] Stadium: Estádio do Lima
Referee: Manuel do Vale Ramos
1 January 1939
Christmas Tournament		 Belenenses 1–4 Benfica Lisbon
[22] Stadium: Campo das Salésias
3 May 1939 Marinhense 1–5 Benfica Marinha Grande
Stadium: Campo da Marinha Grande
Referee: Aurélio Peixoto de Carvalho

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Lippo Hertzka (manager).

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 1938-39 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal Campeonato de Lisboa
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR António Martins 28 0 12 0 7 0 9 0
1 GK Portugal POR Augusto Amaro 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK Portugal POR Mário da Rosa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Portugal POR Francisco Elói 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Portugal POR Ricardo Freire 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Portugal POR António Vieira 24 0 9 0 5 0 10 0
2 MF Portugal POR João Correia 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Portugal POR Gustavo Teixeira 30 0 14 0 7 0 9 0
MF Portugal POR César Ferreira 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Portugal POR Domingos Lopes 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Portugal POR Francisco Baptista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Portugal POR Joaquim Alcobia 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Portugal POR Raul Baptista 11 2 3 0 1 0 7 2
4 MF Portugal POR Gaspar Pinto 30 2 14 2 7 0 9 0
5 MF Portugal POR Francisco Albino 27 4 12 3 5 0 10 1
6 MF Portugal POR Francisco Ferreira 24 1 12 0 7 1 5 0
7 MF Portugal POR Feliciano Barbosa 28 5 13 2 7 3 8 0
FW Portugal POR Amadeu Cabeças 8 6 2 2 0 0 6 4
FW Portugal POR Augusto Duarte 8 10 4 3 3 6 1 1
FW Portugal POR Joaquim Macarrão 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
FW Portugal POR Luís Xavier 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
FW Portugal POR Olegário de Sousa 7 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
8 FW Portugal POR Rogério Sousa 18 14 9 5 7 8 2 1
9 FW Portugal POR Guilherme Espírito Santo 27 23 14 13 4 2 9 8
10 FW Portugal POR Alexandre Brito 25 15 13 9 6 3 6 3
11 FW Portugal POR Alfredo Valadas 22 13 11 4 6 8 5 1

Transfers

In

Position Player From Fee Ref
GR António Martins Sporting Undisclosed
DF Francisco Elói Barreirense Undisclosed
MF César Ferreira SL Beja Undisclosed
MF Francisco Baptista Barreirense Undisclosed
FW Alexandre Brito Lusitano de Évora Undisclosed

Out

Position Player To Fee Ref
MF Pedro Ferreira CF Os Belenenses Undisclosed
FW Domingos Lopes Lusitano VRSA Undisclosed
FW José Gomes Barreirense Undisclosed

References

  1. ^ "Benfica e Sporting empataram 3–3". Diário de Lisboa.
  2. ^ "Sporting bateu o Benfica por 2–1". Diário de Lisboa.
  3. ^ "O Belenenses venceu o Benfica por 4–0". Diário de Lisboa.
  4. ^ "O Benfica venceu o Sporting por 3–2 num jogo emocionante". Diário de Lisboa.
  5. ^ "O Carcavelinhos bateu inesperadamente o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
  6. ^ "O Belenenses empatou com o Benfica por 1–1". Diário de Lisboa.
  7. ^ "Benfica e Porto empataram 4–4". Diário de Lisboa.
  8. ^ "Benfica derrotou o Belenenses por 4–1". Diário de Lisboa.
  9. ^ "Benfica e Belenenses venceram respectivamente Sporting e Casa Pia". Diário de Lisboa.
  10. ^ "O Belenenses venceu o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
  11. ^ "Vitória merecida do Benfica sobre o Porto". Diário de Lisboa.
  12. ^ "Sporting,4 - Benfica,1". Diário de Lisboa.
  13. ^ "Benfica,3 - Belenenses,2". Diário de Lisboa.
  14. ^ "O FC Porto campeão". Diário de Lisboa.
  15. ^ "Porto 6-1 Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
  16. ^ "Quando o Benfica vencia por 6-0 o Porto abandona o campo". Diário de Lisboa.
  17. ^ "A Académica venceu o Benfica por 4–3". Diário de Lisboa.
  18. ^ "O Benfica venceu o Nacional". Diário de Lisboa.
  19. ^ "Benfica e Sporting empataram 3–3". Diário de Lisboa.
  20. ^ "O Belenenses venceu o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
  21. ^ "Benfica e Porto empataram 4–4". Diário de Lisboa.
  22. ^ "Benfica derrotou o Belenenses por 4–1". Diário de Lisboa.
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