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The 1960–61 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 57th season in existence and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1960 to 30 July 1961. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.
| 1960–61 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Maurício Vieira de Brito | ||
| Head coach | Béla Guttmann | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Divisão | 1st | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Third round | ||
| European Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: José Águas (27) All: José Águas (43) | ||
| Biggest win | Benfica 8–0 Sporting da Covilhã (14 May 1961) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Vitória de Setúbal 4–1 Benfica (1 June 1961) | ||
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After promising to win the European Cup the year before, Guttmann made almost no changes, only signing centre-back Germano. A dominant league campaign saw Benfica lap the first half with 12 wins in 13 games. A loss in January did not stop their momentum, and they added five more wins in the following weeks. On day 22, they drew with Sporting, and a week later they sealed their second consecutive league title. José Águas scored a league best 27 goals. Meanwhile, in Europe, Benfica defeated Hearts, Újpesti Dózsa, and AGF on their way to a semi-final with Rapid Wien. They won three-nil at home and drew one-all in Vienna, qualifying for the European Cup final, where they would meet favourites Barcelona. A 3–2 win secured their historic first European Cup.
After Béla Guttmann led Benfica to the league title in 1959–60, he set his eyes on winning the European Cup, a promise he made when he first arrived at Benfica.[1] In his second year, he recruited Fernando Caiado as assistant, due to his connection with the players, and said to him: "Caiado, help me because I am going to make Benfica the European Champion".[2] He only made one signing for the first team, centre-back, Germano.[3] The season began on 27 August with a game against Barreirense.[4] After other matches, Benfica ended the pre-season with the Taça de Honra, which they finished third.[5][6] Despite the focus in Europe, Benfica domestic performance was dominant with 12 wins and one draw in the first half of the league. [7] At the same time, they eliminated Hearts in the preliminary round of the European Cup, and Újpesti Dózsa in the first round.[8] In the first leg, at home, Benfica build up a 5–0 lead in 28 minutes.[8] The second half of the league was less imposing, with Benfica conceding their first loss with Vitória de Guimarães.[7] This was followed by five consecutive wins.[7] In Europe, they had no difficulties in quarter-finals with the Danish AGF, beating them by 4–1 at their own home.[8] In April, Benfica wrapped up the league, after drawing with Sporting CP on match-day 22, keeping a five-point lead. A week later, they beat Braga by 7–1 and won the league with three match-days to go, a new club record.[7] José Águas was Bola de Prata for league top-scorer with 27 goals.[9]
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With the league conquered, Benfica met Rapid Wien in semi-finals, beating them at home by 3–0.[7] In Vienna, the match was abandoned on the 88th minute, with the score on 1–1, after Rapid fans invaded the pitch.[10] Qualified for the European Cup final, they would face favourites FC Barcelona, who had eliminated five-time winners and title-holders Real Madrid.[10] On 31 May 1961, Barcelona scored first, but Benfica levelled by José Águas after a cross from Cavém. In the next minute, José Neto set up a long ball for Santana, with Barcelona defender, Enric Gensana heading it backwards into his own goal.[11] In the second half, Cavém crossed another ball from the left, reaching Coluna, who waited at the front of the box, to score the 3–1. Barcelona brought it down to 3–2, but no more goals occurred with Benfica winning their first ever European Cup.[12] Benfica played the second leg of the third round of the Portuguese Cup the very next day, with all the team still in Vienna, because the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) would not postpone it.[13] Entirely composed of reserve players, it marked the debut of Eusébio after five months of legal battle for his signing.[13] He scored once, and Benfica lost 4–1.[13] The season final game was with Belenenses in which Benfica won, therefore ending the league with a four-point lead over Sporting and 13 over Porto.[13]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Divisão | 18 September 1960 | 8 June 1961 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 21 | +71 | 84.62 | [14] |
| Taça de Portugal | 29 January 1961 | 1 June 1961 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 83.33 | [14] |
| European Cup | 29 September 1960 | 31 May 1961 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 77.78 | [14] |
| Total | 41 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 144 | 40 | +104 | 82.93 | |||
Primeira Divisão
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 21 | +71 | 46 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Sporting CP[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 42 | |
| 3 | Porto | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 33 | |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Belenenses | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 28 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
- Sporting CP qualified because Benfica were title holders in the European Cup.
Results by round
Matches
| 18 September 1960 1 | Barreirense | 0–1 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| 16:00 | Report |  76' José Águas |
Stadium: Campo D. Manuel de Melo Referee: Clemente Henriques |
| 25 September 1960 2 | Benfica | 4–1 | Académica de Coimbra | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Cavém 10', 16' José Augusto 3
0' José Torres 83' |
Report | 29' Jorge Humberto |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Pinto Ferreira |
| 2 October 1960 3 | Benfica | 4–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Santana 12' José Augusto 27' Cavém 60' Coluna 70' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mário Mendonça |
| 16 October 1960 4 | Salgueiros | 0–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 15:00 | Report | 10', 86' José Águas |
Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Porfírio da Silva |
| 23 October 1960 5 | Benfica | 4–1 | Leixões | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 11', 63' Germano 30' José Augusto 88' |
Report | 33' António Medeiros |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Virgilio Baptista |
| 30 October 1960 6 | Atlético | 3–3 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Pedro Silva 1' Fonseca 12' Angeja 83' |
Report | 26' José Augusto 62' Coluna 88' Cavém |
Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mário Mendonça |
| 13 November 1960 7 | Benfica | 5–0 | Lusitano de Èvora | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 19', 23', 83' Cavém 42', 57' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mário Costa |
| 20 November 1960 8 | CUF | 1–3 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| 16:00 | José Carlos 52' |
Report | 44', 83' José Águas 55' José Augusto |
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abel da Costa |
| 27 November 1960 9 | Benfica | 1–0 | Sporting | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Santana 22' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Viriato Maximiano |
| 4 December 1960 10 | Braga | 0–4 | Benfica | Braga |
| 16:00 | Report | 11', 18', 51' Santana 15' António Mendes |
Stadium: Estádio 28 de Maio Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Caetano Nogueira |
| 11 December 1960 11 | Benfica | 2–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 21', 59' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Edmundo Carvalho |
| 18 December 1960 12 | Sporting da Covilhã | 1–3 | Benfica | Covilhã |
| 15:00 | Martinho de Matos 5' |
Report | 20' Santana 34', 65' José Águas |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Santos Pinto Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Braga Barros |
| 1 January 1961 13 | Benfica | 4–2 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | José Augusto 32' Santana 35' José Águas 43', 51' |
Report | 2', 16' Yaúca |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Francisco Guerra |
| 8 January 1961 14 | Benfica | 3–0 | Barreirense | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Augusto 22' Cavém 23' José Águas 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: José Simões |
| 15 January 1961 15 | Académica de Coimbra | 0–2 | Benfica | Coimbra |
| 16:00 | Report | 29', 83' José Augusto |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 22 January 1961 16 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–1 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 15:00 | Pedras 40' Augusto Silva 52' |
Report | 30' Santana |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Clemente Henriques |
| 5 February 1961 17 | Benfica | 8–1 | Salgueiros | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Augusto 2', 15' Germano 8' (pen.) Cavém 10', 64' José Águas 67', 89' Santana 81' |
Report | 40' Chau |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Álvaro Rodrigues |
| 5 February 1961 18 | Leixões | 0–3 | Benfica | Matosinhos |
| 16:00 | Report | 25' José Águas 47' Cavém 53' José Augusto |
Stadium: Estádio do Mar Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Encarnação Salgado |
| 19 February 1961 19 | Benfica | 7–2 | Atlético | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 13', 18', 44' Coluna 46' José Augusto 65' Santana 79', 87' |
Report | 63' Angeja 83' Orlando |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Raul Martins |
| 5 March 1961 20 | Lusitano de Èvora | 1–2 | Benfica | Évora |
| 15:00 | José Pedro Bilau 90' |
Report | 19' Cavém 66' José Augusto |
Stadium: Campo da Estrela Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Inácio Tereso |
| 12 March 1961 21 | Benfica | 4–1 | CUF | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Augusto 30' (pen.), 75' Cavém 57' Santana 79' |
Report | 86' Salvador |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Renato Santos |
| 9 April 1961 22 | Sporting | 1–1 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Ernesto Figueiredo 66' |
Report | 54' José Augusto |
Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Clemente Henriques |
| 23 April 1961 23 | Benfica | 7–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | José Águas 9', 28' José Torres 13' José Augusto 36' (pen.), 38', 75' Narciso Cruz 48' (o.g.) |
Report | 25' Rafael |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Inácio Tereso |
| 30 April 1961 24 | Porto | 3–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 16:00 | Noé Castro 32', 50' Hernâni Silva 75' (pen.) |
Report | 12', 22' António Mendes |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 14 May 1961 25 | Benfica | 8–0 | Sporting da Covilhã | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | José Águas 14', 27' Santana 20', 43' José Augusto 39', 45', 78' Coluna 60' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Manuel Fragata |
| 8 June 1961 26 | Belenenses | 0–4 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 16:00 | Report | 4' Santana 30' Eusébio 39' José Augusto 79' Cavém |
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pena da Silva |
Taça de Portugal
First round
| 29 January 1961 First leg | Salgueiros | 2–3 | Benfica | Porto |
| Mário Campos 54' José Benje 60' |
35' Coluna 39' José Torres 85' Germano |
Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Referee: Renato Santos |
| 26 February 1961 Second leg | Benfica | 7–1 | Salgueiros | Lisbon |
| José Torres 8', 17', 29', 40', 74' Cavém 43' Sampaio 72' (o.g.) |
61' José Caraballo |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: José da Rosa Nunes |
Second round
| 26 March 1961 First leg | Benfica | 8–1 | Olhanense | Lisbon |
| José Águas 26', 52', 53', 62', 74' Cruz 81' Santana 83' Coluna 90' |
11' Cava |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 16 April 1961 Second leg | Olhanense | 0–4 | Benfica | Olhão |
| 2', 8', 42' José Torres 38' Cavém |
Stadium: Estádio Padinha Referee: Manuel Fortunato |
Third round
| 7 May 1961 First leg | Benfica | 3–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
| Mendes 23' Peres 26' Jorge 69' |
67' Cafum |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Isidro Fragoso |
| 1 June 1961 Second leg | Vitória de Setúbal | 4–1 | Benfica | Setúbal |
| Quim 6', 12' Pompeu 59', 81' |
64' Eusébio |
Stadium: Campo dos Arcos Referee: Manuel Fortunato |
European Cup
Preliminary round
| 29 September 1960 First leg | Hearts  | 1–2 |  Benfica | Edinburgh |
| 19:30 | Young 80' |
Report | 36' Águas 74' José Augusto |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France) |
| 5 October 1960 Second leg | Benfica | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | Hearts | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Águas 7', 60' José Augusto 49' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,122 Referee: Joseph Barberan (France) |
First round
| 6 November 1960 First leg | Benfica | 6–2 |  Újpesti Dózsa | Lisbon |
| 15:00 | Cavém 1' Águas 6', 28' José Augusto 12', 87' Santana 16' |
Report | 69' Göröcs 77' Szusza |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Victor Schicker (Switzerland) |
| 30 November 1960 Second leg | Újpesti Dózsa | 2–1 (4–7 agg.) | Benfica | Budapest |
| 19:45 | Halapi 55' Szusza 61' |
Report | 5' Santana |
Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Albert Guinnard (Switzerland) |
Quarter-final
| 8 March 1961 First leg | Benfica | 3–1 |  AGF | Lisbon |
| 21:30 | Águas 20', 58' José Augusto 50' (pen.) |
Report | 52' Amdisen |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue (France) |
| 30 March 1961 Second leg | AGF | 1–4 (2–7 agg.) | Benfica | Århus |
| 13:30 | Jensen 75' |
Report | 1', 43' José Augusto 23' Águas 76' Santana |
Stadium: Århus Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Marcel Bois (France) |
Semi-final
| 26 April 1961 First leg | Benfica | 3–0 |  Rapid Wien | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Coluna 19' Águas 24'Cavém 61' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
| 4 May 1961 Second leg | Rapid Wien | 1–1 (1–4 agg.) | Benfica | Vienna |
| 19:30 | Skocik 70' |
Report | 66' Águas |
Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Reginald Leafe (England) |
Final
| 31 May 1961 | Benfica | 3–2 |  Barcelona | Bern |
| 19:00 CEST | Águas 31' Ramallets 32' (o.g.)Coluna 55' |
Report | 21' Kocsis 75' Czibor |
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 26,732 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
Friendlies
| 27 August 1960[4] | Barreirense | 3–2 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| Silvino Madeira Hermengildo |
Germano de Figueiredo José Torres |
Stadium: Campo D. Manuel de Melo Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 28 August 1960[18] | Benfica | 3–0 | Oriental de Lisboa | Lisbon |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Joaquim Branco |
| 1 September 1960[19] | Benfica | 2–0 | Real Betis | Lisbon |
| José Torres Cavém |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Joaquim Campos |
| 3 September 1960[5] Taça de Honra | Beleneneses | 5–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Matateu 17', 19', 49' Yaúca 51', 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Fernando Martins |
| 11 September 1960[6] Taça de Honra | Benfica | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
| José Augusto 24', 57' Santana 107' Cavém 111' |
12' Seminário 52' Faustino 92' Figueiredo |
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Fernando Martins |
| 9 October 1960[20] | Benfica | 0–0 | Sporting | Oeiras |
| Stadium: Estádio Nacional |
| 13 June 1961[21] Paris TM | Benfica | 3–2 | Anderlecht | Paris |
| Eusébio 28' José Augusto 75' José Águas 88' |
18', 37' Stockman |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: M. Devillers |
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Béla Guttman (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager).[14][2][23][upper-alpha 1]
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 1960-61 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
In
| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May May 1960 | DF | Germano de Figueiredo | Atlético CP | Undisclosed | [3] |
| July 1960 | FW | Jorge Lopes | Seixal | Undisclosed | |
| 12 May 1961 | FW | Eusébio | Sporting de Lourenço Marques | Undisclosed | [25] |
Out
| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1960 | MF | Zézinho | Montijo | Undisclosed | [26] |
| July 1960 | MF | Alfredo Abrantes | Belenenses | Undisclosed | |
| July 1960 | MF | Fernando Caiado | None | Retired | [2] |
| July 1960 | MF | Vieira Dias | Atlético CP | Undisclosed | [27] |
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