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1971–72 S.L. Benfica Season
The 1971–72 season was S.L. Benfica, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's List of S.L. Benfica seasons, 68th season in existence and the club's Primeira Liga#All-time Primeira Liga table, 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1971 to 30 June 1972. Benfica competed domestically in the 1971–72 Primeira Divisão, Primeira Divisão and the 1971–72 Taça de Portugal, Taça de Portugal, and participated in the 1971–72 European Cup, European Cup after winning the 1970–71 Primeira Divisão, previous league. After recovering the title in the past season, Hagan remained for second season. He strengthened his team by adding Vítor Baptista, Artur Correia and Rui Rodrigues. To off-set, José Augusto Torres, José Torres departed the club, alongside others, such as Jorge Calado and Jacinto Santos. Benfica began their league campaign by beating FC Porto, Porto in Estádio das Antas, only to be stopped a week later by G.D. Fabril, CUF. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duarte Borges Coutinho
Duarte António Borges Coutinho, 4th Marquess of Praia e Monforte (18 November 1921 – 19 May 1981), commonly known simply as Borges Coutinho, was the 26th president of Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica. Born in Lisbon and educated both in England and Portugal, Borges Coutinho became a member of Benfica in 1959, aged 37. Ten years later, he became president of the club after defeating candidates Fernando Martins and Romão Martins in the elections on 12 April 1969, with 58 percent of the votes. During his eight-year presidency (four consecutive biennal terms), the football team won seven Primeira Liga titles (personal record) – one of them without defeat, in the 1972–73 campaign – and three Taça de Portugal trophies. This allowed Benfica to consolidate their hegemony in Portuguese football. Under Borges Coutinho's term, in 1969, Benfica took possession of lands near their stadium, Estádio da Luz, in order to create three football pitches, one synthetic athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |