S.L. Benfica (table tennis)
Football club
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ] ⓘ ), commonly known as Benfica , is a semi-professional table tennis team based in Lisbon , Portugal. Founded in 1935, Benfica play in both the men's and women's national leagues.
It play homes games at the Estádio da Luz in a 190 m² room equipped with modern table tennis tables .
Men's honours
Domestic competitions
Portuguese Men's Table Tennis League
Winners (24): 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1984
Portuguese Men's Table Tennis Cup
Winners (16): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983
Women's honours
Domestic competitions
Portuguese Women's Table Tennis League
Winners (11): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974
Portuguese Women's Table Tennis Cup
Winners (2): 1970, 1973[ 1]
Technical staff and management
Name
Nat.
Job
Paulo Marques
Section manager
José Carlos Alfredo
Assistant section manager
Gonçalo Castaneira
Main coach
Virgílio Nascimento
Youth main coach
Lúcia Manuela, António Neves e Romeu Cruz
Assistant coaches
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Current roster
Table tennis table
Name
Nat.
Age
Dinis Cunha
44
José Monteiro
35
João Gouveia
39
Pedro Silva
30
Gonçalo Castanheira
32
Tomas Law
29
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Notable international athletes
Oliveira Ramos (1935–61)
Francisco Campas (1936–1960)
Júlio Costa (1941–1970)
Carlos Galiano (1945–1971)
Manuela Jesus (1950–1955)
José Louro (1951–1981)
Manuel Carvalho (1951–1969)
Ana Maria Batista (1951–1965)
Teresa Montoya (1953–1962)
Alberto Ló (1958–1963)
Delfim Soares (1959–1966)
João Rui (1961–1981)
José Kong (1963–1966)
José Alvoeiro (1965–2004)
Óscar Lameira (1966–1969)
Ana Maria Cruz (1970–1971)
José Janeiro (1974–1982)
José Rocha (1974–1978)
Rogério Alfar (1987–1992)
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References
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