10 things you probably didn't know about Benfica
10 things you probably didn't know about Benfica 1. 28th Feburary 1904: Sport Lisboa e Benfica (SL Benfica) was founded on 28 February 1904 and was first named "Sport Lisboa"; the same year they merged with "Grupo Benfica" and changed their name into "Sport Lisboa e Benfica. 2. nicknames: Benfica are nicknamed "As Aguias" (The Eagles) which the eagle appears on the top of the crest, also their are nicknamed "Os Encarnados" (The Reds) due to their main shirt color red. 3. European success: Benfica have one their first european title in 1960/1961 season, beating Barcelona 3-2 and their following season Benfica won their second european title beating Real Madrid 5-3. 4. the "curse" of Bela Gutmann: Bela Gutmann was the manager that helped Benfica to win 2 secutive european titles but after the 1962 European Cup win he asked for a pay rise the Benfica board refused, then he started to curse ...