S.L. Benfica
professional association football club based in Lisbon, Portugal
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Summary
S.L. Benfica is an association football club[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of association football club entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,350 views/month, #48 of 13,640).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Officer of the Order of Merit of Portugal[3], Commander of the Military Order of Christ[4], Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry[5]
- Country: Portugal[6]
- Instance of: professional sports team[7]
- Anthem: Ser Benfiquista[8]
- Home venue: Estádio da Luz[9]
- League or competition: Liga Portugal[10]
- Headquarters location: Lisbon[11]
- Head coach: José Mourinho[12], Marco Silva[13]
- Part of: S.L. Benfica[14]
- Commons category: Sport Lisboa e Benfica[15]
- Stock exchange: Euronext Lisbon[16]
- Chairperson: Rui Costa[17]
- Inception: February 28, 1904[18]
- Sport: association football[19]
- Official website: https://www.slbenfica.pt/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:S.L. Benfica[21]
- Topic has template: Template:S.L. Benfica[22], Template:Fb team Benfica[23]
- Nickname: As Águias[24], Os Encarnados[25], O Glorioso[26]
- Motto: E pluribus unum[27]
- Owner of: Estádio da Luz (1954)[28], Benfica TV[29], Estádio das Amoreiras[30], Futebol Campus[31], Pavilhão da Luz N.º 2[32], Pavilhão da Luz N.º 1[33], Estádio da Luz[34], Museu Benfica[35]
- Different from: S.L. Benfica[36]
- Category for members of a team: Category:S.L. Benfica footballers[37]
- Official color: red[38], white[39]
- Social media followers: 1,342,681[40], 1,284,918[41], 221,000[42]
Why It Matters
S.L. Benfica has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
FAQs
What awards did S.L. Benfica receive?
Honors received include Officer of the Order of Merit of Portugal[3], Commander of the Military Order of Christ[4], and Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry[5].