1992–93 S.L. Benfica season

The 1992–93 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 89th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the UEFA Cup by finishing second in the previous season.[1]

Benfica
1992–93 season
PresidentJorge de Brito
Head coachTomislav Ivić
(until 25 October 1992)
Toni
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão2nd
Taça de PortugalWinners
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Isaías (9)
All: Isaías (17)
Highest home attendance90,000 vs Porto
(27 January 1993)
Lowest home attendance20,000 vs Amora
(3 February 1993)

This season was the first after the departure of Sven-Göran Eriksson, with Tomislav Ivić succeeding the Swedish coach for a brief spell before former manager Toni took over until the end of the season. In the transfer market, the club look into strengthening their defence, after conceding 23 goals in the league in the year before, with regular starters being brought in, notably the cases of Abel Xavier, Hélder and Carlos Mozer. Also with strikers like Rui Águas and Sergei Yuran, players that could play in the hole were needed, so João Pinto and Aleksandr Mostovoi were signed. Benfica finished the league in the second place, two points behind defending champions Porto – against whom they also lost the 1991 Supertaça in a replay final – but secured a record 22nd Taça de Portugal title.

Season summary

Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson left the club after three seasons, following a trophyless 1991–92 season.[2] As his successor, Benfica brought in Croatian manager Tomislav Ivić, who had arrived in Portugal in 1987 to represent Porto and guided them to four trophies in one season. Ivić chose Shéu to be his assistant, instead of Toni, who had been Eriksson's assistant as well as Benfica's manager during Ivić's previous tenure at Porto. One of Ivić's first demands was to reduce the width of the Estádio da Luz pitch to simulate the smaller fields that the team would encounter in away games.[3][4]

Benfica started the season in good form, winning the first game, but this performance was not continued through the following matches.[5] In September, the team dropped the first points, lagging behind in the title race, and lost the 1991 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira replay final against Porto on penalties, despite a two-goal advantage.[6] The results did not improve as the season progressed, and an away loss to Sporting CP (the first in eight years) caused Ivić to be sacked days later and replaced by Toni.[7] The effect was not immediate as the team suffered a compromising loss against Porto, which opened a four-point gap at the top of the league standings. After December, good results in Europe and in the Taça de Portugal helped to boost the team's morale and performance.[7]

In January, Benfica signed Paulo Futre, the 1987 Ballon d'Or runner-up with Porto, for what the media described to be upwards of £2.4 million.[8][9] Later that month, Benfica played with Porto at the Estádio das Antas for the sixth round of the Portuguese cup. Porto took the lead soon after Mozer's sending off on the 70th minute, but Benfica drew level through Aleksandr Mostovoi, with two minutes to play. The contend was decided in a replay match in Lisbon, which Benfica won 2–0 with goals from Isaías and Sergei Yuran.[10]

Over the following months, Benfica had their best period of the season. Nonetheless, March was a difficult month as the team marginally defeated Sporting CP at home after dropping points in the title race against Farense, and were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Roberto Baggio's and Gianluca Vialli's Juventus.[11][12][13] In early April, Benfica closed the gap to leaders Porto to one point, after a hard-fought away win against Boavista. Ahead of the Clássico on 17 April, Porto and Benfica were tied in points, but as the match ended with a goalless draw, the title race remained open.

Entering May, Benfica reached the top of the Primeira Divisão but their campaign in the Taça de Portugal nearly came to an end in the semifinal. Trailing 1–0 to Vitória de Guimarães until the 78th minute, goals from Isaías and Rui Águas (89th minute) overturned the score and qualified Benfica for the final.[14] On matchday 31, a 1–0 loss against Beira-Mar in Aveiro saw Benfica lose the league lead back to Porto,[10] and a goalless away draw against Estoril in the penultimate day confirmed back-to-back league titles for Porto.

The team concluded the season on 10 June 1993 by beating Boavista 5–2 in the 1993 Taça de Portugal Final, with an inspired performance by Futre.[14]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 30 August 1992 6 June 1993 34 22 8 4 60 18 +42 064.71 [15]
Taça de Portugal 29 November 1992 10 June 1993 7 6 1 0 19 5 +14 085.71 [15]
UEFA Cup 16 September 1992 17 March 1993 8 6 1 1 20 7 +13 075.00 [15]
Supertaça 9 September 1992 9 September 1992 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 [15]
Total 50 34 11 5 100 31 +69 068.00

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

9 September 1992 Replay Benfica 1–1
(4–5 p)
Porto Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra
Isaías  72' (Report) Report]  84' João Pinto Referee: José Pratas (Évora)[16]
Penalties
William
Rui Águas
Kulkov
Isaías
Hélder
Mostovoi
João Pinto
Fernando Couto
Aloísio
André
Antônio Carlos
Paulinho César

Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 24 6 4 57 17 +40 54 Qualification to Champions League first round
2 Benfica 34 22 8 4 60 18 +42 52 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sporting CP 34 17 11 6 59 30 +29 45 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Boavista 34 14 11 9 46 34 +12 39
5 Marítimo 34 15 7 12 56 48 +8 37
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd goals average, 3rd number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Benfica qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDLWWWLDWLWWDDWDWWWWWWDWWWDWWLWDW
Position1113311232332222222222222222112222
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 August 1992 2 Tirsense 1–2 Benfica Santo Tirso
19:00 Silvinho  1' Report William  22' (pen.)
João Pinto  78'
Stadium: Abel de Figueiredo
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bento Marques
5 September 1992 3 Benfica 0–0 Salgueiros Lisbon
19:45 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Rufino
13 September 1992 4 Famalicão 1–0 Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:00 Freitas  78' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Carlos Valente
20 September 1992 5 Benfica 2–1 Braga Lisbon
19:00 Pacheco  38'
Rui Águas  44'
Report Chiquinho Carlos  76' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: António Rola
27 September 1992 6 Sporting Espinho 0–3 Benfica Espinho
20:30 Report José Carlos  44'
João Pinto  60'
Vítor Paneira  86'
Stadium: Comendador Manuel Violas
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bento Marques
4 October 1992 7 Benfica 1–0 Farense Lisbon
20:00 Vítor Paneira  11' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mário Leal
17 October 1992 8 Sporting 2–0 Benfica Lisbon
21:00 Balakov  1'
Yordanov  53'  n/d'  77'
Filipe  n/d'  54'
Report Vítor Paneira  54' Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Valente
25 October 1992 9 Gil Vicente 1–1 Benfica Barcelos
20:15 Drulović  7' Report Fernando Mendes  50' Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Serafim Alvito
31 October 1992 10 Benfica 2–0 Boavista Lisbon
20:00 Isaías  4'
Schwarz  89'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José Pratas
8 November 1992 11 Porto 1–0 Benfica Porto
20:30 Timofte  85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Veiga Trigo
15 November 1992 12 Benfica 3–1 Desportivo de Chaves Lisbon
20:00 Isaías  34'
Schwarz  53'
Hélder  74'
Report Saavedra  3' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Juvenal Silvestre
21 November 1992 13 Vitória Guimarães 0–1 Benfica Guimarães
19:00 Report Taoufik Herichi  57' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: João Simãozinho
5 December 1992 14 Benfica 0–0 Beira Mar Lisbon
19:45 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Monteiro da Silva
13 December 1992 15 Marítimo 1–1 Benfica Funchal
19:00 Heitor  42' Report Yuran  6' Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: António Rola
19 December 1992 16 Benfica 4–0 Estoril-Praia Lisbon
20:00 Vítor Paneira  40'
Isaías  46', 88'
Yuran  55'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jorge Coroado
23 December 1992 1 Benfica 5–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
19:45 Rui Costa  11'
Yuran  39', 87'
Vítor Paneira  41'
João Pinto  78'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
3 January 1993 17 Belenenses 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
21:00 Guto  44'  25'  83' Report Hélder  57'
Paulo Sousa  65'
Pacheco  77'
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lourenço Ferreira
9 January 1993 18 Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
20:00 Report Isaías  29', 87' Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bento Marques
30 January 1993 19 Benfica 1–0 Tirsense Lisbon
17:00 Isaías  68' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Fortunato Azevedo
7 February 1993 20 Salgueiros 0–3 Benfica Porto
20:45 Report João Pinto  57'
Yuran  76'
Kulkov  79'
Stadium: Estádio Prof. Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Veiga Trigo
14 February 1993 21 Benfica 1–0 Famalicão Lisbon
19:30 Rui Águas  16' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Marques da Silva
28 February 1993 22 Braga 0–2 Benfica Braga
19:45 Eusébio  52'  77' Report João Pinto  77', 86' Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Carlos Valente
7 March 1993 23 Benfica 5–1 Sporting Espinho Lisbon
19:30 Rui Costa  7', 30', 83'
Vítor Paneira  32' (pen.)
Futre  76'
Report Ado  40' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Marques da Silva
13 March 1993 24 Farense 0–0 Benfica Faro
19:45 Report Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Miranda de Sousa
21 March 1993 25 Benfica 1–0 Sporting Lisbon
20:00 Futre  65' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Jorge Coroado
4 April 1993 26 Benfica 2–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
18:00 Pacheco  47', 66' Report Miguel  43' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: João Mesquita
10 April 1993 27 Boavista 2–3 Benfica Porto
20:00 Marlon Brandão  2'
Caetano  5'  27'
Artur  72', g.p.'
Report Yuran  14', 47'
Isaías  58'
Hélder  25'  65'
Neno  71'
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Fortunado Azevedo
17 April 1993 28 Benfica 0–0 Porto Lisbon
20:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Veiga Trigo
2 May 1993 29 Desportivo de Chaves 0–1 Benfica Chaves
19:00 Karoglan  5'  80' Report Paulo Sousa  80'
Yuran  5'  80'
Schwarz  87'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lourenço Ferreira
9 May 1993 30 Benfica 3–1 Vitória Guimarães Lisbon
20:30 William  40' (pen.)
Isaías  42'
Yuran  49'
Report Ziad  89' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: José Filipe
16 May 1993 31 Beira-Mar 1–0 Benfica Aveiro
19:00 Dino  86' Report Yuran  n/d'  61'
Pacheco  n/d'  90'
Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Carlos Calheiros
23 May 1993 32 Benfica 5–1 Marítimo Lisbon
17:00 João Pinto  4'
William  15'
Rui Águas  35', 66', 79'
Report Ademir Alcântara  22' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: João Mesquita
30 May 1993 33 Estoril Praia 0–0 Benfica Estoril
20:30 Report Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pinto Correia
6 June 1993 34 Benfica 5–1 Belenenses Lisbon
20:00 Abel Silva  6'
Rui Águas  9'
Futre  21'
César Brito  74'
Vítor Paneira  83'
Report Emerson  86' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bento Marques

Taça de Portugal

29 November 1992 Fourth Rd Louletano 0–1 Benfica Loulé
19:45 Report Pacheco  76' (pen.) Stadium: Municipal de Loulé
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bento Marques
27 December 1993 Fifth Rd Rio Ave 1–3 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:30 Gama  79' Report Kulkov  12'
Hélder  40'
Vítor Paneira  76'
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Referee: José Pratas
17 January 1993 Sixth Rd Porto 1−1 (a.e.t.) Benfica Porto
20:30 Timofte  72' Report Mostovoi  88'
Mozer  n/d'  70'
Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: José Pratas
27 January 1993 6R Replay Benfica 2–0 Porto Lisbon
20:30 Isaías  58'
Yuran  85' (pen.)
Report Aloísio  74' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Carlos Valente
3 February 1993 Quarter-final Benfica 5–0 Amora Lisbon
18:00 Mostovoi  43'
Pacheco  69' (pen.)
Yuran  75' (pen.)
Paulo Sousa  81'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mário Leal
6 May 1993 Semi-final Vitória Guimarães 1–2 Benfica Guimarães
19:00 Ziad  2' Report Isaías  78'
Rui Águas  89'
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Carlos Valente
10 June 1993 Final Benfica 5–2 Boavista Oeiras
17:00 WEST Paneira  32'
João Pinto  35'
Futre  48', 70'
Águas  88'
Report Brandão  44'
Alfredo  50'
Tavares  57'
José Garrido   87'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional,
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Veiga Trigo

UEFA Cup

First round

16 September 1992 First leg Benfica 3–0 Belvedur Izola Lisbon
19;45 Paneira  41', 73'
William  44' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vasilakis Periklis
29 September 1992 Second leg Belvedur Izola 0–5
(0–8 agg.)
Benfica Izola
19;45 Report Pacheco  20', 46', 75'
Pinto  56'
Brito  87'
Stadium: Izola City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jacobus Vilenberg (Netherlands)

Second round

21 October 1992 First leg Benfica 5–1 Vác FC-Samsung Lisbon
19;45 Yuran  42'
Isaías  55', 85'
Pacheco  57' (pen.)
William  79' (pen.)
Report Szedlacsek  82' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik
4 November 1992 Second leg Vác FC-Samsung 0–1
(1–6 agg.)
Benfica Vác
19;45 Report Schwarz  13' Stadium: Stadion Városi Vác
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Third round

25 November 1992 First leg Dynamo Moscow 2–2 Benfica Moscow
20:30 Kalitvintsev  75'
Derkach  88'
Report Isaías  35', 53' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
8 December 1992 (1992-12-08) Second leg Benfica 2–0
(4–2 agg.)
Dynamo Moscow Lisbon
21:15 Isaías  51'
Yuran  57'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania)

Quarter-finals

4 March 1993 First leg Benfica 2–1 Juventus Lisbon
21:00 Paneira  11', 76' Report Vialli  58' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio da Luz,
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
17 March 1993 (1993-03-17) Second leg Juventus 3–0
(4–2 agg.)
Benfica Turin
17:45 Kohler  2'
D. Baggio  45'
Ravanelli  67'
Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Friendlies

[17]

22 July 1992 Ränneslövs 0–7 Benfica Ränneslöv
Stadium: Björkvallen
23 July 1992 Grimeton 1–6 Benfica Varberg
24 July 1992 Åsa 0–1 Benfica Åsa
Stadium: Åsa IP
25 July 1992 Bua IF 1–7 Benfica Väröbacka
27 July 1992 Galtabäcks 0–12 Benfica Tvååker
Stadium: Galtabäcks IP
28 July 1992 Ljungby 0–9 Benfica Ljungby
Stadium: Lagavallen
29 July 1992 Vällinge 1–7 Benfica Ekerö
19 August 1992 Pepsi Cup Benfica 2–0 Real Madrid Lisbon
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
23 August 1992 Trofeo Colombino Benfica 0–2 Chile Huelva
Stadium: Estadio Colombino
1 December 1992 Eusébio Tstm Benfica 1–0 Manchester United Lisbon
Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Tomislav Ivic (manager) and Toni(manager).[15][18]

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 1992-93 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira DivisãoTaça de PortugalUEFA CupSupertaça
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Silvino 37-1928-13008-51-1
1 GK Neno 14-116-47-51-200
2 DF António Veloso 430280608010
2 DF Abel Xavier 1000100000
2 DF Abel Silva 2121000000
3 DF José Carlos 271191206000
3 DF Fernando Mendes 191131302010
4 DF Samuel Quina 7040101010
4 DF Hélder Cristóvão 463302718010
4 DF William 305203405210
5 DF Paulo Madeira 160110104000
5 DF Carlos Mozer 180130302000
5 MF Schwarz 424293508100
6 MF Paulo Sousa 351250416000
6 MF Vasili Kulkov 212141412010
7 MF Vítor Paneira 4312286628410
8 MF João Pinto 329217614110
8 MF António Pacheco 349263325400
9 FW Rui Águas 348236624010
9 FW Sergei Yuran 3213228436200
10 MF Paulo Futre 135113220000
10 MF Rui Costa 324234404010
11 MF Isaías 3817269526511
11 FW César Brito 3221001100
12 GK Pedro Roma 0000000000
15 MF Hernâni Neves 4030100000
16 MF Aleksandr Mostovoi 16290323010
22 DF Daniel Kenedy 2010100000

Transfers

[1]

In

Entry date Position Player From club
July 1992 GK Pedro Roma Académica
July 1992 RB Abel Xavier Estrela da Amadora
July 1992 RB Abel Silva Maritimo
July 1992 CB Hélder Cristóvão Estoril
July 1992 CB Carlos Mozer Marseille
July 1992 AM Aleksandr Mostovoi Spartak Moscow
July 1992 AM João Pinto Boavista
July 1992 CB Samuel Quina
July 1992 LB Fernando Mendes
January 1993 LW Paulo Futre Atlético Madrid

Out

Exit date Position Player To club
July 1992 GK Manuel Bento Retired
July 1992 CB Rui Bento Boavista
July 1992 AM Erwin Sánchez
July 1992 DM Jonas Thern Napoli
July 1992 ST Mats Magnusson Helsingborg

References

  1. "Squad 1992/93". ForaDeJogo.
  2. Tomaz/Arrobas 2014, p. 148.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 516.
  4. "Tomislav Ivic. Umas férias de 15 dias no Benfica" [Tomislav Ivic. A 15-day holiday at Benfica] (in Portuguese). i Online. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  5. Tovar 2012, p. 517.
  6. Tovar 2012, p. 522.
  7. Tovar 2012, p. 518.
  8. "Paulo Futre: "Foi uma grande honra ter jogado no Benfica"" [Paulo Futre: "It was a great honor to play at Benfica"] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  9. Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 110. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
  10. Tovar 2012, p. 520.
  11. "Juventus prepare for Benfica showdown". UEFA. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  12. "Benfica-2 Juventus-1 de 1993". Memória Gloriosa (in Portuguese). 15 February 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  13. Tovar 2012, p. 519.
  14. Tovar 2012, p. 521.
  15. Tovar 2012, p. 523.
  16. "Benfica 1-1 (3-4)g.p. FC Porto" [Benfica 1-1 (3-4)p.s. FC Porto]. ZeroZero. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  17. António Manuel Morais; Carlos Perdigão; João Loureiro; José de Oliveira Santos (1994). Benfica: 90 Anos de História (in Portuguese). SOGAPAL. pp. 260, 261.
  18. "Squad 1992-93". worldfootball.net.

Bibliography

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  • Tomaz, João (2014). Plantel Glorioso. Portugal: Prime Books. ISBN 978-989-655-246-6.
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