Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a semi-professional billiards team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 1938, Benfica compete in the Portuguese Billiards League, in carom billiards (three-cushion), pool (eight-ball and nine-ball), and snooker events. The team is almost exclusively composed of Portuguese players. They play at the Estádio da Luz in a 202 square meters room with 4 professional pool tables and a 50 people stand.
History The billiard section was created in 1938–39 with players like Alvaro Figueiredo de Lima, Maximiano Varges Henrique da Costa Santos and Aguinaldo Cacho. The section continued to grow and in the sixties it won its first regional title in 66/67 and by 69 its first national championship. Also in 69 it participated for the first time into the CEB European Three-cushion Championship.
Between 1983 and 2000, Benfica won most of its titles, 10 Regional Championships, 6 National Championships, 2 Portuguese Cups and 3 Supercups.
In 2002/03, Benfica hired Dick Jaspers, Dion Nelin, Henrique Penalva, Jaime Faraco in an attempt to win the CEB European Three-cushion Championship but it only managed a second place. History of Benfica's Billiards (Portuguese)
In 2011/12, Benfica won a combined number of 13 titles, 9 for teams.
Men's honours According to Benfica's official website Three Cushin Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Billiards Championship Winners (9): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95
Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Billiards Cup Winners (2): 1992–93, 1999–2000
Portuguese Three-cushion Men's Billiards Super Cup Winners (3): 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98
Lisbon Regional Three-cushion Men's Billiards Championship Winners (15): 1966–67, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
CEB European Three-cushion Championship: Runners-up: 2002–03
Pool
Portuguese Pool Men's Billiards Cup Winners (1): 2010–11, 2011–12
Portuguese Pool Men's Billiards Super Cup Winners (3): 2011–12
American Pool
Portuguese American Pool Men's Billiards Championship Winners (1): 2011–12
Portuguese American Pool Men's Billiards Cup Winners (1): 2010–11, 11–12
Portuguese American Pool Men's Billiards Super Cup Winners (1): 2011–12
Snooker
Portuguese Snooker Men's Billiards Championship Winners (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
Portuguese Snooker Men's Billiards Championship Winners (2): 2013, 2014
Women's honours
Pool Portuguese Pool Women's Billiards Championship Winners (1): 2011–12
Portuguese Pool Women's Billiards Cup Winners (1): 2010–11, 2011–12
Current squad
NameNat.Sport practisedAntónio RodriguesThree-cushionAntónio FigueiredoThree-cushionCarlos MarquesThree-cushionCarlos VendaThree-cushionFernando MaiaThree-cushionFernando Tomás Three-cushionGuerra SantosThree-cushionHenrique LouroThree-cushionJoaquim TorresThree-cushionJoão SilvaThree-cushion-SnookerJosé AntunesThree-cushionJorge RibeiroThree-cushionMário ChavesThree-cushionRui VasconcelosThree-cushionVasco GomesThree-cushion
NameNat.Sport practisedHenrique CorreiaPool-American Pool-SnookerJoão GriloPool-American Pool-SnookerJorge TinocoPool-American PoolNuno SantosPool-American Pool-SnookerPedro FrancePool-American PoolRui EdgarPool-American PoolAna OliveiraPoolAna PiresPoolAnna GradisnikPoolHelena MoreiraPoolLídia MoreiraPoolMarta TavaresPoolSara RochaPool
NameNat.Sport practisedFilipe CorreiaPoolIvan CoelhoPoolJoão CostaPoolKlemen GradisnikPoolMauro MarianitoPoolSérgio AlmeidaPool
Notable past athletes
Alvaro Figueiredo de Lima Maximiano Varges Henrique da Costa Santos Aguinaldo Cacho Manuel Rodriguez José Tavares Alvaro Lima Artur Ribeiro Eduardo Martins José Alabern Alvaro Araujo de Oliveira Alfredo Ferraz Jorge Pinto Dr. Joaquim Lourenço Gago João Pereira Manuel Barroso Sanchez Victor Hugo Leal Vladimiro Correia Monteiro Carlos Alberto França Ilídio Gomes Mário Machado Vladimiro Monteiro Mário Ribeiro Victor Hugo Leal
Technical staff
NameNat.JobSr. Porfírio José da SilvaFinancial ManagerSr. João Maria Marinho de AbreuInfrastructures AreaEng.º Eduardo Lucas PaixãoInformatics, Communication and Marketing AreaSr. Ricardo Jorge Veloso SimõesPool Area
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