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The 2010 Taça da Liga final was the third final of the Taça da Liga competition in Portugal. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro on 21 March 2010 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since the competition began. The match opposed two teams of the Big Three, S.L. Benfica and FC Porto.
Record O Clássico win: Benfica 12–2 FC Porto (Primeira Liga) (All-time record), 7 February 1943. [116] Record Derby de Lisboa win: Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Campeonato de Lisboa, 3 December 1939. [117] Benfica 7–2 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 28 April 1946. [117] Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 19 November 1978. [117]
The members of Benfica (called sócios), along with Benfica houses (such as Benfica de Macau), filiations (e.g. Benfica de Luanda) and delegations (e.g. Lusitano), elect the club president for a four-year term (three years until 2010) [128] [129] [130] by voting in each candidate list, thus forming the highest governing body of the club ...
With a goalless draw in the game between Porto and Sporting, Benfica finished February with 40 points, two fewer than Porto. [119] The 2009 Taça da Liga (top left) was Benfica's first trophy since August 2005. March was less busy than February, with only three matches. Benfica's first was at the Municipal José Bento Pessoa against Naval. The ...
The 2009–10 European football season was the 106th season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 76th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010; Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.
Since the club lacked a field to play, it merged with Grupo Sport Benfica on 13 September 1908, thus being renamed Sport Lisboa e Benfica. [2] Benfica was one of the eight founding members of the Primeira Liga in 1934, and won their first league title in 1935–36, the first of 38 league titles.
Domestically, Benfica played Estrela da Amadora on 19 March. [111] Because Sporting had beat Porto in the match between them, Benfica could close up their distance from the top of the table to one point if they won. [122] At the Estádio da Reboleira, Benfica defeated Estrela 1–0 with a goal from Petit in the 81st minute. [123]
Toni responded by saying that Benfica was as happy as Porto had been in Estádio da Luz. [14] Five more consecutive wins and Benfica could have won the title at match-day 35, but drew two-equal with Vitória de Setúbal. [12] A week later, Benfica beat Estrela da Amadora and confirmed their 28th league title. [16]