S.L. Benfica

professional association football club based in Lisbon, Portugal
Organization association_football_club Q131499
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S.L. Benfica

Summary

S.L. Benfica is an association football club[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of association_football_club entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107,204 views/month, #48 of 13,640).[2]

Key Facts

  • S.L. Benfica received the Officer of the Order of Merit of Portugal[3].
  • S.L. Benfica received the Commander of the Military Order of Christ[4].
  • S.L. Benfica received the Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry[5].
  • S.L. Benfica is in the country of Portugal[6].
  • S.L. Benfica's instance of is recorded as association football club[7].
  • S.L. Benfica's instance of is recorded as professional sports team[8].
  • S.L. Benfica's anthem is recorded as Ser Benfiquista[9].
  • S.L. Benfica's home venue is recorded as Estádio da Luz[10].
  • S.L. Benfica's league or competition is recorded as Liga Portugal[11].
  • S.L. Benfica's headquarters location is recorded as Lisbon[12].
  • S.L. Benfica's head coach is recorded as José Mourinho[13].
  • S.L. Benfica's head coach is recorded as Marco Silva[14].
  • S.L. Benfica is part of S.L. Benfica[15].
  • S.L. Benfica's Commons category is recorded as Sport Lisboa e Benfica[16].
  • S.L. Benfica's stock exchange is recorded as Euronext Lisbon[17].
  • S.L. Benfica's chairperson is recorded as Rui Costa[18].
  • February 28, 1904 marks the founding of S.L. Benfica[19].
  • S.L. Benfica's sport is recorded as association football[20].
  • S.L. Benfica's official website is recorded as https://www.slbenfica.pt/[21].
  • S.L. Benfica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:S.L. Benfica[22].
  • S.L. Benfica's topic has template is recorded as Template:S.L. Benfica[23].
  • S.L. Benfica's topic has template is recorded as Template:Fb team Benfica[24].
  • S.L. Benfica's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'As Águias'}[25].
  • S.L. Benfica's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Os Encarnados'}[26].
  • S.L. Benfica's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'O Glorioso'}[27].

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Founding

February 28, 1904 marks the founding of S.L. Benfica[19].

Identity

S.L. Benfica is part of it[15].

Leadership

S.L. Benfica's chairperson is recorded as Rui Costa[18].

Operations

S.L. Benfica's headquarters location is recorded as Lisbon[12].

Ownership

S.L. Benfica's stock exchange is recorded as Euronext Lisbon[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Merit of Portugal[3], a grade of an order[28], in Portugal[29]; Commander of the Military Order of Christ[4], a grade of an order[30], in Portugal[31]; and Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry[5].

Why It Matters

S.L. Benfica ranks in the top 0.35% of association_football_club entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107,204 views/month, #48 of 13,640).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did S.L. Benfica receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Merit of Portugal[3], Commander of the Military Order of Christ[4], and Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . slbenfica.pt. slbenfica.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . slbenfica.pt. slbenfica.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . live.euronext.com. live.euronext.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 92
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg
    Wikidata description → professional association football club based in Lisbon, Portugal
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  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/SL_Benfica
    Head coach → Rui Vitória, Jorge Jesus, Bruno Lage +21
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/SL_Benfica, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 17w ago · Cetateanul Rosu · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Award received → —
    Sport → association football
    Category for members of a team → Category:S.L. Benfica footballers
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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