S.L. Benfica (billiards)

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Benfica
Full name Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Founded 2 November 1938
Manager Vasco Manuel da Cruz Gomes
League Portuguese Billiards League
2011–12 1st at Snooker, American Pool, Women's Pool
Website Club home page
Active departments of
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a semi-professional billiards team based in Lisbon, Portugal. 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. [1]

In 2011/12, Benfica won a combined number of 13 titles, 9 for teams.[2]

Honours (Men)

According to Benfica's official website[3]

Three Cushin

Winners (9): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95
Winners (2): 1992–93, 1999–00
Winners (3): 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98
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
Runners-up: 2002–03

Pool

[4] [5]

  • 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

[6]

Winners (1): 2011–12
Winners (1): 2010–11, 11–12
Winners (1): 2011–12

Snooker

[7]

  • Portuguese Snooker Men's Billiards Championship
Winners (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
  • Portuguese Snooker Men's Billiards Championship
  • Winners (2): 2013, 2014

Honours (Women)

[8]

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

[9]

Notable past athletes

Technical staff

[10]

Name Nat. Job
Sr. Porfírio José da Silva Portugal Financial Manager
Sr. João Maria Marinho de Abreu Portugal Infrastructures Area
Eng.º Eduardo Lucas Paixão Portugal Informatics, Communication and Marketing Area
Sr. Ricardo Jorge Veloso Simões Portugal Pool Area

References

  1. ↑ History of Benfica's Billiards (Portuguese)
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External links

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