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Nickname of the three most successful and biggest football clubs in Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Big Three (Portuguese: Os Três Grandes) is the nickname of the three most successful and biggest football clubs in Portugal.[1] The teams of S.L. Benfica and Sporting CP, both from Lisbon, and of FC Porto, from Porto, have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the Primeira Liga title. They share all but two of the Portuguese Football Championships ever played, and generally end up sharing the top three positions. None of them has been relegated from the Primeira Liga either, having been participants in all editions since its first season in 1934–35. Benfica's lowest position was 6th in 2000–01, while Porto's 9th-place finish in 1969–70 is the closest any of the three sides have come to relegation. Sporting's worst finish was a 7th-place finish in 2012–13.
Benfica and Porto are the only Portuguese teams to have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, which they have both won on two occasions. The closest Sporting came was in 1983, when they reached the quarter-finals.
The only two clubs outside the Big Three to have won the Portuguese league are Belenenses, in the 1945–46 season, and Boavista, in the 2000–01 campaign. Belenenses has been relegated four times to the second tier, while Boavista has been in the third tier twice.
Benfica vs. Sporting:
Benfica vs. Porto:
Porto vs. Sporting:
Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | Total | Top 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benfica | 38 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 85 | ||||
Porto | 30 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 72 | |
Sporting | 20 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 71 |
National competition | SL Benfica | FC Porto | Sporting CP |
---|---|---|---|
Portuguese League | 38 | 30 | 20 |
Portuguese Cup | 26 | 20 | 17 |
Portuguese League Cup | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Portuguese Super Cup | 9 | 24 | 9 |
Championship of Portugal | 3 | 4 | 4 |
International competition | SL Benfica | FC Porto | Sporting CP |
UEFA Champions League | 2 | 2 | 0 |
UEFA Europa League | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UEFA Super Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Intercontinental Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 |
European Cup Winners' Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 85 | 86 | 55 |
Eight footballers have played for Benfica, Porto, and Sporting. Of those, only Eurico Gomes won the domestic league for all three (twice with each club). Additionally, Eurico is also the only player to enter the following list without having played for another club in-between his Big Three career.[2]
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