1963–64 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica 1963–64 football season
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The 1963–64 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 60th season in existence and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1963 to 31 July 1964. Domestically, Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão and Taça de Portugal, while internationally participated in the European Cup.
(until 26 March 1964)
Adolfo Vieira de Brito.[1]
| 1963–64 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | António Fezas Vital (until 26 March 1964) Adolfo Vieira de Brito.[1] | ||
| Head coach | Lajos Czeizler | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Divisão | Winners | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Winners | ||
| Taça de Ouro da Imprensa | Winners | ||
| European Cup | Second round | ||
| Ramón de Carranza Trophy | Winners[2] | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Eusébio (28) All: Eusébio (46) | ||
| Biggest win | Benfica 10–0 Seixal (2 February 1964) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Dortmund 5-0 Benfica (4 December 1963) | ||
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In Lajos Czeizler’s first season as manager, the squad underwent several changes: new signings included Luciano, Serafim and Iaúca, while Manuel Serra, António Saraiva, António Mendes and former captain José Águas departed. The league title race remained closely contested, but Benfica led the table for most of the campaign and ultimately secured their 13th championship. In the Taça de Portugal, they advanced to the final and defeated Porto to claim the trophy, while in the Taça de Ouro da Imprensa they beat Sporting, winning all three domestic competitions. In the European Cup, however, Benfica were eliminated in the second round by Borussia Dortmund 6–2 on aggregate, following a heavy 5–0 defeat in the second leg, marking their first absence from the final in three years.
Season summary
Despite winning the league title and reaching the European Cup final, the board of directors opted to part ways with Fernando Riera,[3] appointing Lajos Czeizler as the new manager.[4] Perceiving the rise of Italian dominance in Europe (between 1963 and 1965), Benfica hired Czeizler from Fiorentina. Known for an attacking philosophy similar to Béla Guttmann’s, his side went on to score nearly twice as many goals as the league's runners-up.[5] Seeking to strengthen the squad's physical capabilities, the club signed Luciano, Iaúca and Serafim, while António Saraiva, António Mendes, Manuel Serra and former captain José Águas all departed.
Pre-season began on 31 August with participation in the Ramón de Carranza Trophy. In the semi-finals, Benfica defeated Barcelona, winners of the 1958 and 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, by 3–2.[6] The following day, they won the final against Fiorentina, champions of the 1961 Cup Winners' Cup, with a 7–3 victory after extra time,[6] in which Torres scored a hat-trick, Iaúca added two goals, and Serafim and Eusébio one each.
Benfica then played two fixtures of the José Águas tribute tour, defeating Porto 3–2 and Alhandra 6–0. Two further matches in the same tour were held later in November: a 1–0 loss to Stoke City and a 5–3 defeat to Sunderland. Still in September, a 1–0 victory over Belenenses sent Benfica to the final of the Taça de Honra, where they lost 3–0 to Sporting.
The official season opened on 22 September with a 12–1 aggregate win over Luso in the first round of the Taça de Portugal. In the European Cup preliminary round, Benfica drew 3–3 away against Distillery[7] before winning 5–0 at home.[8]
October brought a 17–1 aggregate win over SC Vianense in the Taça de Portugal and successive league wins over Seixal, Académica and Barreirense. Benfica closed November with a 2–2 home draw against Porto,[9] finishing the month level on points with Belenenses at the top of the table. In the European Cup, they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–1 at home,[10] a match in which they created many opportunities but struggled with finishing, but suffered a heavy 5–0[11][12] defeat in Germany, leading to their earliest European Cup exit in three years.
In December, Benfica recorded two league wins and a draw, but lost 3–1 away to Sporting,[13] concluding the calendar year in first place with a two-point lead. The team responded strongly in January with four consecutive victories, scoring 19 goals and conceding only three, extending their advantage to four points[14]
In February Benfica continued their strong form with wins over Seixal, Académica and Barreirense, along with an away draw against Porto. Over the month's fixtures they scored 24 goals, extending their lead at the top of the table to five points.[15] In March victories over Belenenses, Vitória de Guimarães, and Lusitano de Évora consolidated their advantage, despite a 2–2 home draw with Sporting.[16] In the same month, Benfica (1962-63 league champions) faced Sporting (1962-63 Taça de Portugal winners) in the Taça de Ouro da Imprensa, claiming a 3kg gold trophhy after a 5–0 win.[17]
Benfica opened April with a home win over CUF, securing their 13th league title with two matches left to play.[18] They closed the campaign with two further wins, finishing six points clear of Porto. Before returning to the Taça de Portugal, the team faced Torino in the final match of the José Águas tribute tour, winning 4–1. In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica defeated Salgueiros (4–1 on aggregate), Lusitano de Évora (11–2 on aggregate), and Belenenses (6–1 on aggregate), to reach the final. On 5 July, Benfica defeated Porto 6–2 at the Estádio Nacional to lift the trophy, securing the domestic double (dobradinha), and winning all domestic competitions[19]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Divisão | 20 October 1963 | 19 April 1964 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 103 | 26 | +77 | 80.77 | [20] |
| Taça de Portugal | 22 September 1963 | 5 July 1964 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 9 | +47 | 90.91 | [21] |
| Taça de Ouro | 29 March 1964 | 29 March 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | [22] |
| European Cup | 25 September 1963 | 4 December 1963 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 50.00 | [23] |
| Total | 42 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 174 | 44 | +130 | 80.95 | |||
Primeira Divisão
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 103 | 26 | +77 | 46 | Qualification to European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 40 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 34 | |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 34 | |
| 5 | CUF Barreiro | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 30 |
Results by round
Matches
| 20 October 1963 1 | Benfica | 5–2 | Vitória de Setubal | Lisbon |
Santana  4', 80' (penalty) Serafim 35' Simões 44' Iaúca 72' |
[citation needed] | Carlos Manuel 20' José Maria 27' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Braga Barros |
| 27 October 1963 2 | Olhanense | 0–3 | Benfica | Olhão |
| [citation needed] | Serafim 51' Iaúca 62' Santana 81' |
Stadium: Estádio Padinha Referee: Virgilio Baptista |
| 3 November 1963 3 | Seixal | 2–3 | Benfica | Seixal |
| Necas 32' Carvalho 42' |
[citation needed] | Serafim 4' Iaúca 17', 74' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bravo Referee: Pinto Coelho |
| 10 November 1963 4 | Benfica | 3–0 | Académica | Lisbon |
| Augusto 27' Santana 80' Coluna 88' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Clemente Henriques |
| 17 November 1963 5 | Barreirense | 2–4 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| Costa 7' Ludovico 58' |
[citation needed] | Simões 54', 74' Iaúca 63' Santana 89' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Manuel de Mello Referee: Rosa Nunes |
| 24 November 1963 6 | Benfica | 2–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
| Santana 42', 46' |
[citation needed] | Carlos Duarte 41' Jaime 60' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 1 December 1963 7 | Belenenses | 1–1 | Benfica | Belém |
| Fernando Peres 18' |
[citation needed] | Augusto 17' |
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Eduardo Gouveia |
| 8 December 1963 8 | Benfica | 2–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| Eusébio 78' Serafim 89' |
[citation needed] | Peres 61' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado |
| 15 December 1963 9 | Sporting | 3–1 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Figueiredo 21', 69' Morais 60' |
[citation needed] | Eusébio 77' (penalty) |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Décio de Freitas |
| 22 December 1963 10 | Benfica | 2–0 | Lusitano de Évora | Lisbon |
| Iaúca 17' Pedras 76' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 29 December 1963 11 | CUF | 0–3 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| [citation needed] | Eusébio 26', 61' Serafim 59' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Fortunato |
| 5 January 1964 12 | Benfica | 7–0 | Leixões | Lisbon |
| Torres 20', 84' Iaúca 36', 56', 82'Eusébio 48', 62' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 12 January 1964 13 | Varzim | 0–2 | Benfica | Varzim |
| [citation needed] | Torres 15', 36' |
| 19 January 1964 14 | Vitória de Setubal | 2–4 | Benfica | Setúbal |
| Quim Silva 12' José Maria 20' |
[citation needed] | Eusébio 2' Torres 54', 64', 69' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim |
| 26 January 1964 15 | Benfica | 8–1 | Olhanense | Lisbon |
| José Neto 7' Iaúca 43' Augusto 54' Torres 60', 62' Coluna 84' Eusébio 86', 88' |
[citation needed] | Henrique Reina 67' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 2 February 1964 16 | Benfica | 10–0 | Seixal | Lisbon |
| Torres 5', 44' Eusébio 8', 11', 15', 37', 52', 81' Iaúca 39', 47' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 9 February 1964 17 | Académica | 1–5 | Benfica | Coimbra |
| Oliveira Duarte 41' |
[citation needed] | José Torres 29' Iaúca 39', 61' Eusébio 67', 83' |
| 16 February 1964 18 | Benfica | 8–0 | Barreirense | Lisbon |
| Eusébio 21', 28', 56' Augusto 54' Iaúca 62' José Neto 67' Torres 83' Coluna 86' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 23 February 1964 19 | Porto | 1–1 | Benfica | Porto |
| Joaquim Jorge 15' |
[citation needed] | Augusto 31' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Porfírio Silva |
| 1 March 1964 20 | Benfica | 5–2 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| Torres 25' Augusto Silva 35' Eusébio 54', 67' (penalty) Augusto 55' |
[citation needed] | Fernando Peres 37', 87' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 8 March 1964 21 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–4 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| Rodrigo 63' |
[citation needed] | Torres 20', 43' Simões 35' Eusébio 54' |
Stadium: Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
| 15 March 1964 22 | Benfica | 2–2 | Sporting | Lisbon |
| Augusto 20' Eusébio 47' |
[citation needed] | Figueiredo 17' Osvaldo Silva 82' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Aníbal Oliveira |
| 22 March 1964 23 | Lusitano de Évora | 1–3 | Benfica | Évora |
| Torres 1', 10', 17', 19' Augusto Silva 12' Santana 32' |
[citation needed] | Torres 46', 50' Eusébio 74' |
| 5 April 1964 24 | Benfica | 2–1 | CUF | Lisbon |
| Eusébio 20', 41' |
[citation needed] | Emídio Uria 53' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 12 April 1964 25 | Leixões | 1–5 | Benfica | Porto |
| Esteves 45' |
[citation needed] | Torres 6', 47', 87' Eusébio 77' Augusto 84' |
Stadium: Campo de Santana Referee: Diogo Manso |
| 19 April 1964 26 | Benfica | 8–0 | Varzim | Lisbon |
| José Torres 12' Augusto 15', 31', 54' Augusto Silva 19' Simões 43' Pedras 57' José Neto 62' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Taça de Portugal
First round
| 22 September 1963 First leg | Luso F.C. | 0–6 | Benfica | Barreiro |
| [citation needed] | Coluna 32' Eusébio 35' (penalty) 80' Augusto Silva 42' Augusto 67', 77' |
Stadium: Campo da Quinta Pequena Referee: Vaz Valente |
| 30 September 1963 Second leg | Benfica | 6–1 (12–1 agg.) | Luso F.C. | Lisbon |
| Serafim 19' Eusébio 20', 30' Augusto 40', 43', 50' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Second round
| 6 October 1963 First leg | Vianense | 1–8 | Benfica | Viana do Castelo |
| [citation needed] | Eusébio 4', 47', 49', 54', 72' Augusto 28' Serafim 43' Iaúca 61' |
Stadium: Estádio Dr. José de Matos Referee: Pedro Santos |
| 13 October 1963 Second leg | Benfica | 9–0 (17–1 agg.) | Vianense | Lisbon |
| Augusto 20', 67', 83' Serafim 37' Iaúca 52', 74', 87' Santana 73' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Fernando Velez |
Third Round
| 26 April 1964 First leg | Salgueiros | 1–1 | Benfica | Porto |
| [citation needed] | Torres 88' |
Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Referee: Edmundo Carvalho |
| 10 May 1964 Second leg | Benfica | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Salgueiros | Lisbon |
| Eusébio 35' Jorge Calado 36' Augusto Silva 85' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Virgílio Baptista |
Quarter-finals
| 24 May 1964 First leg | Lusitano de Évora | 1–8 | Benfica | Évora |
| José Pedro 69' |
[citation needed] | Augusto Silva 3' Torres 19', 51' Eusébio 34', 85', 87' Simões 49' Coluna 74' |
Stadium: Campo Estrela Referee: Marcos Lobato |
| 13 June 1964 Second leg | Benfica | 3–1 (11–2 agg.) | Lusitano de Évora | Lisbon |
| Torres 26' Pedras 33' Manuel Serafim 74' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Encarnação Salgado |
Semi-finals
| 22 June 1964 First leg | Benfica | 3–1 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Augusto 10', 88' Torres 15' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Hermínio Soares |
| 28 June 1964 Second leg | Belenenses | 0–3 (1–6 agg.) | Benfica | Belém |
| [citation needed] | Raúl Machado 48' Serafim 50' Augusto 77' |
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Marcos Lobato |
Final
Taça de Ouro da Imprensa
| 29 March 1964 Final | S.L. Benfica | 5–0 | Sporting | Belém |
| Eusébio Torres |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo |
European Cup
Preliminary round
| 25 September 1963 First leg | Distillery  | 3–3 |  Benfica | Belfast |
| Jack Kennedy 1' Kenneth Hamilton 35' Frederick Ellison 79' |
Report | Manuel Serafim 15', 60' Eusébio 58' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 19,326 Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium) |
| 2 October 1963 Second leg | Benfica | 5–0 (8–3 agg.) | Distillery | Lisbon |
| Eusébio 24', 65' Simões 37' Yaúca 67' Serafim 77' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,131 Referee: Hubert Burguet (Belgium) |
First Round
| 6 November 1963 First leg | Benfica | 2–1 |  Dortmund | Lisbon |
| Simões 46' Eusébio 67' |
Report | Wosab 54' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 41,252 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (FRA) |
Non-official matches
Ramón de Carranza Trophy
Source:[25]
| 31 August 1963 Semi-Final | Benfica | 3–2 | Barcelona | Cádiz |
| Serafim 26', 81' Iaúca 50' |
[citation needed] | Ré 49' Zaldua 66' |
Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza |
| 1 September 1963 Final | Benfica | 7–3 | Fiorentina | Cádiz |
| Serafim 53' Eusébio 72' Torres 82', 97', 107' Iaúca 102', 109' |
[citation needed] | Hamrim 31', 76' Lojacono 75' |
Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Referee: José Ortiz de Mendíbil |
Friendlies
| 5 September 1963 | Benfica | 3–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
| Serafim Torres |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 7 September 1963 Taça de Honra[26] Semi-Finals | Benfica | 1–0 | Belenenses | Estádio do Restelo |
| Torres 56' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Belém |
| 11 September 1963 Taça de Honra[26] Final | Sporting | 3–0 | Benfica | Estádio do Restelo |
| Mascarenhas 23' Bé 31' (penalty) 71' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Belém |
| 12 November 1963 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Benfica | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Stadium: Victoria Ground |
| 14 November 1963 | Sunderland | 5–3 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| Eusébio Simões |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 1 January 1964 | Leixões | 0–4 | Benfica | Matosinhos |
| Torres 24' Iaúca 57' Arcanjo 89' Luciano |
Stadium: Estádio do Mar |
| 6 May 1964 | Torino F.C. | 1–4 | Benfica | Turin |
| Eusébio Torres |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
| 16 June 1964 Florence Tournament Semi-Finals | Benfica | 0–1 | Zenit | Florence |
| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| 20 June 1964 Florence Tournament Third Place Game | Fiorentina | 1–4 | Benfica | Florence |
| Augusto Torres |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi |
Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Fernando Riera (manager), Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager).
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 1963–64 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Divisão | Taça de Portugal | Taça de Ouro | European Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | POR |
Costa Pereira | 40 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | POR |
Zé Rita | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | POR |
Augusto Silva | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | POR |
Jacinto | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | POR |
Luciano | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | POR |
Ângelo Martins | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | POR |
Domiciano Cavém | 39 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR |
Fernando Cruz | 34 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR |
Humberto Fernandes | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR |
Germano | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | POR |
Raul Machado | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | POR |
Jorge Calado | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | POR |
Pedras | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | POR |
José Neto | 23 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | POR |
Mário Coluna | 34 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | POR |
José Augusto | 37 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | POR |
Santana | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | POR |
José Torres | 23 | 30 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | POR |
Iaúca | 24 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | POR |
Eusébio | 29 | 49 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | POR |
António Simões | 39 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | POR |
Serafim | 24 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |