Benfica Lisbon (roller hockey)
Benfica is also a top club for roller hockey, which is relatively popular in Portugal, and has won numerous national and international titles and trophies. With the 21st title, Benfica became the record champions of Portugal in 2012.
SL Benfica (roller hockey) | |||
Basic data | |||
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Surname | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | ||
Seat | Lisbon | ||
founding | August 19, 1917 | ||
Website | www.slbenfica.pt | ||
First soccer team | |||
Head coach | Pedro Nunes | ||
Venue | Pavilhão da Luz Nº1 | ||
Places | 2400 | ||
league | 1ª divisão | ||
2016/17 | 2nd place | ||
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successes
National titles
- Campeonato 23 times: 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2012, 2015, 2016.
- 15 times Taça de Portugal: 1963, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2015.
- 7 times Supertaça de Portugal: 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011.
International titles
- 2 times CERH European League : 2013, 2016.
- 2 times CERS Cup : 1991, 2011.
- 3 times CERH Continental Cup : 2011, 2013, 2016.
- 2 times FIRS / World Skate Intercontinental Cup: 2013, 2017.
- 1 time CERH Ciudad de Vigo Tournament : 2008.
- 1 Nations Cup : 1962.
Current squad 2015/16
# | player | Nat. | Date of birth | at SLB since * | previous club | ||||
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goalkeeper | |||||||||
1 | Pedro Henriques | September 27, 1990 | 2010 | own youth | |||||
10 | Guillem Trabal | June 11, 1979 | 2013 | Reus Deportiu | |||||
defender | |||||||||
2 | Valter Neves | August 12, 1983 | 2004 | CD Paço de Arcos | |||||
4th | Diogo Rafael | November 17, 1989 | 2008 | own youth | |||||
midfield | |||||||||
14th | Tiago Rafael | September 9, 1983 | 2014 | HC Turquel | |||||
striker | |||||||||
5 | Carlos Nicolia | April 4, 1986 | 2014 | Hockey Valdagno 1938 | |||||
7th | Jordi Adroher | November 22, 1984 | 2015 | ASD Hockey Breganze | |||||
8th | Marc Torra | September 15, 1984 | 2015 | FC Barcelona | |||||
Universal | |||||||||
9 | João Rodrigues | July 15, 1990 | 2009 | own youth | |||||
44 | Miguel Rocha | 5th January 1993 | 2013 | União Desportiva Oliveirense | |||||
Player statistics as of August 25, 2015 | |||||||||
* The year the player signed his first professional contract with Benfica |