2001–02 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
2001–02 season
PresidentManuel Vilarinho
Head coachToni
(until 27 December 2001)
Jesualdo Ferreira
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mantorras (13)
All: Mantorras (13)
Highest home attendance80,000 v Porto
(15 September 2001)
Lowest home attendance5,000 v Farense
(18 March 2002)
Biggest winBenfica 5–0 Farense
(18 March 2002)
Biggest defeatBenfica 0–2 União de Leiria
(3 March 2002)

The 2001–02 season, covering the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 98th season in existence and the club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup), but did not take part in European football due to their league finish in the previous season. Expectations were high with head coach Toni, who had been part of Benfica's wins in 1988–89 and 1993–94, starting his third complete season with the team. In the transfer market, the club shipped out regular starters from the past seasons and brought in new players, mixing the experience of Zlatko Zahovič and Ljubinko Drulović with acquisitions Pedro Mantorras and Simão Sabrosa. By December the team was still in the title race after seven wins and seven draws. However, that month the team suffered its first defeat, a close draw against Sporting, and their exit from the Taça de Portugal. These setbacks caused Toni to resign and be replaced by his assistant, Jesualdo Ferreira. After the change, Ferreira guided the team to third-place by late March, where several injuries in key players impacted their momentum. They finished the season with 17 wins, twelve draws and five losses, putting them in fourth place and keeping them out of the European league for another year.

Season summary

Pre-season

After the worst season since the start of the Primeira Liga, Benfica made significant changes, starting with bringing in former president of Futebol Clube de Alverca Luís Filipe Vieira to run all football-related affairs.[1] One of his first decisions was transferring players deemed surplus to the new project,[2] including Serhiy Kandaurov, Ronaldo Guiaro, José Calado, and both strikers of the previous season, Pierre van Hooijdonk and João Tomás.[3] Argel Fucks, Ljubinko Drulović and Zlatko Zahovič, all players who gained notability at Porto, were added to the team,[4] along with the highly expected Pedro Mantorras and Simão Sabrosa, the latter costing a record 12 million Euros.[5][6][7] With Simão's signing, Filipe Vieira stated, "Now we have a dream-team".[8] The pre-season started on 5 July in Lisbon, followed by four games in Nyon, Switzerland, beginning 14 July. Later in the month, Benfica returned to Portugal for two more games, playing Feyenoord in Guimarães and closing against Fiorentina on 5 August.[9]

August–October

Benfica started the 2001–02 Primeira Liga campaign on the road against Varzim on 11 August 2001.[10] The game ended with a 2–2 draw, after a stoppage time own-goal from Benfico's Paulo Cabral.[11] A week later, Benfica had its opening game at home, defeating Salgueiros 2–0, with both goals in the second half.[12] They closed the month with a second home win, as Mantorras scored three past Vitória Setúbal in a 3–2 win.[13] Benfica opened September at Estádio Mário Duarte against home team Beira-Mar.[10] The team took a two-goal lead and "looked like the certain winner" according to João Marcelino of Record, but after a penalty committed by Diogo Luís, Beira-Mar took the lead in four minutes. With Benfica trailing by one, Tomo Šokota scored in the 58th minute to make the final score 3–3.[14] Benfico's next game was a Clássico against Porto on 15 September.[10] The match ended with a 0–0 draw but, as João Marcelino commented, Benfica "built more opportunities to score".[15] On the following Sunday, Benfica visited Belenenses, dropping two more points in the rankings with a one-all draw; it had been a full month since their last victory.[16] On 30 September, Benfica received Alverca.[10] The game ended with a 3–2 win for Benfica, finishing the month just three points shy of the leader, Boavista.[17] Benfica started October on the road against former manager José Mourinho with União de Leiria. A final score of 1–1 made the fifth draw in just eight games for Benfica, but the team still gained a point on the title race, as Boavista and Porto were tied for first.[18] Their second match of October was played in Da Luz against Gil Vicente on the 20th, and resulted in a 2–0 win for Benfica, after João Mawete opened the score in the second half.[19] They played Farense away on the 26th,[20] where a 2–0 win carried Benfica to second place and ended their eight-month streak without winning an away game.[21]

November–February

Benfica played Vitória Guimarães at home in the beginning of November, resulting in a 0–0 draw that brought Benfica down to third place.[22] On the 17th, Benfica made its debut in the 2001–02 Taça de Portugal, playing Infesta at Matosinhos.[23] They won the game 3–0, with two goals right at the end of first half, an own goal and a penalty.[24] In the last week of November, Benfica played visitor to Braga, winning 1–0 after Mantorras unlocked the game in the 69th minute.[20] It was the club's first away win against Braga since November 1995.[25] December opened with a home game against Santa Clara.[20] The guests took an early lead, but Simão evened the score only fifteen minutes later; Mantorras then set the final score at a 2–1 win.[26] On 8 December, Benfica played Paços de Ferreira on the road.[20] Although they would have reached first place in the Primeira Liga standings if they had won, Benfica "did not perform to expectations, as the defence was a disaster", according to Manuel Queiroz of Record. The game ended in a 1–2 loss, the first loss of the season.[27] Four days later, Benfica played a fifth round Taça de Portugal game against Marítimo.[23] The game went into overtime after no goals from either team in regular time; Two minutes into overtime, Marítimo scored. Benfica evened the score in the 116th minute, narrowly avoiding its second loss in a row.[28] On 15 December, Benfica hosted Sporting.[20] The game ended in a 2–2 draw, despite Benfica leading by two nil until the last five minutes, when Mário Jardel scored a double and saved the cross-town rivals from defeat.[29] On the 19th, Benfica went to Madeira to play in the Portuguese Cup in a rematch against Marítimo.[23] A sole goal from Mitchell van der Gaag knocked Benfica out of the competition.[30] Benfica's last game of 2001 was on the road against Boavista.[31] An early goal from Boavista made the game very difficult, as Manuel Queiroz explained in his match analysis: "It was a game at their [Boavista's] style. Ball in the center, intense fighting, score early and then manage time, free-kicks and bookings... Benfica could not connect two passes, and even make a single imminent goal threat". With that the team took a second league loss.[32] Four days later, Toni resigned, with Benfica looking for Mourinho to return.[33][34] Disagreements over the composition of the technical staff caused Mourinho to decline the invitation, so Benfica turned to assistant manager Jesualdo Ferreira to lead the team.[35][36] Benfica opened the new year at home, once more against Marítimo; the game ended 1–1 as the eighth draw of the season, sliding Benfica down to fifth place in the league.[37][38] On the 8th, Benfica added Edgaras Jankauskas on loan from Real Sociedad to their roster, strengthening a sector that only had Mantorras as reliable option.[39] In the second week of January, Benfica played Varzim at home.[20] After trailing at halftime 2–0, Benfica scored three in less than fifteen minutes for a final score of 3–2, the first win since 2 December.[40] Three days later, Benfica improved its squad again, signing Tiago Mendes from Braga, with Armando Sá also moving to Lisbon.[41] On 19 January, with Tiago already in the lineup, Benfica played Salgueiros at Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro.[42] The game ended in a 4–1 win for Benfica, defined by Record as the team's "first comfortable win in the league, and the first improvements after the comatose state that led to managerial change".[43] On the final Sunday of the month, Benfica visited Bonfim to face Vitória de Setúbal.[42] Benfica scored first with a goal from Carlitos in the 20th minute, but couldn't keep the lead, resulting in yet another draw.[44] On 3 February, Benfica received Beira-Mar in Da Luz.[42] António Tadeira characterized the game for Record, complementing the team's effectiveness: "The unprecedented scoring ratio, turned a poor and colourless performance into a satisfying thrashing". The 4–1 win brought Benfica to third place.[45] A week later, Benfica faced Porto at Estádio das Antas for the Clássico.[42] Despite Simão scoring first, Benfica's old rival reversed the game, giving the team a 2–3 loss that dropped them to fourth place.[46] On 17 February, the team played Belenenses at home, winning 2–1 with a last minute goal from Jankauskas.[47] Benfica played the last game of February on the 24th, away at Alverca.[42] They managed to take a two-goal lead halfway through the second half, with goals by Zahovic and João Manuel Pinto Tomé. The last goal in the 3–1 win was netted by Drulovic one minute before regular time ended.[48] With the end of February, Benfica was placed fourth in the league standings.[lower-alpha 1][49]

March–May

In the opening match of March, Benfica faced União de Leiria at home.[42] The game ended with a 0–2 loss, the first ever win for the visitors in Da Luz, with José Manuel Delgado and Luís Pedro Sousa criticizing the team for a "really poor game of the home side".[50] Benfica recovered their step when they played Gil Vicente at Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo on the 9th;[42] they took an early lead in the first half with a goal by Argel, with Drulovic doubling the score fifteen minutes later for a 2–0 victory.[51] On 18 March, Benfica played Farense at home.[52] Jesualdo played Simão upfront, and as Joaquim Semeano of Record stated, "the small-great player confirmed his good momentum, giving speed to the game every time he touched the ball". The team won 5–0 and regained third place over Porto.[53] They went on to win their third match in a row against Vitória Guimarães at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques with a score of 4–1, including a double from Miguel Monteiro.[54] However, just days later, Simão was severely injured while playing for the Portugal national football team, and was expected to miss several months.[55] At the last game of the month, Benfica hosted Braga with Jankauskas, Simão and Sokota all sidelined by injuries.[56] Without any firepower, the team took a 1–1 draw, allowing Porto to catch up in the league race.[52] Benfica opened April in Azores against Santa Clara on the 6th.[52] Lacking attacking options, the team was unable to score and ended with a goalless draw; they remained ahead of Porto only with the goal difference.[57] On 14 April, Benfica received Paços de Ferreira at home. With two goals in the first half and another two in the second, the team won 4–0 and remained in third.[58] A week later, Benfica visited Sporting for the second Lisbon derby of the season. Despite a first score by Jankauskas, a mistake by Armando Sá allowed Sporting's Jardel to score from the penalty spot.[59] With its third draw in just one month, Benfica was overtaken by Porto in the league table, dropping to fourth.[60] On the 28th, Benfica hosted Boavista, knowing that by beating them, they would award the league title to Sporting.[61] The meet ended with a 2–1 win for Benfica, after Mantorras took advantage of an error from Bassey William Andem in the 81st minute, confirming the second title in three years for Sporting.[62] Benfica played its last game of the season on 5 May, on the road against Marítimo.[52] They closed the season with a 2–3 loss.[63] 17 wins, twelve draws and five losses during the season gave Benfica a league score of 63 points, putting the team 12 behind champion Sporting, but crucially, five behind Porto, placing fourth and missing out on UEFA competitions for a second year in a row.[64][65]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Liga 11 August 2001 5 May 2002 34 17 12 5 66 37 +29 050.00 [66]
Taça de Portugal 17 November 2001 19 December 2001 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 033.33 [66]
Total 37 18 13 6 70 39 +31 048.65

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2001–02 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Boavista 34 21 7 6 53 20 +33 70 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Porto 34 21 5 8 66 34 +32 68 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Benfica 34 17 12 5 66 37 +29 63
5 Belenenses 34 17 6 11 54 44 +10 57 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
6 Marítimo 34 17 5 12 48 35 +13 56
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWDDDWDWWDWWLDLDWWDWLWWLWWWDDWDWL
Position9214534322332344553534444433333444
Source: FootballPortugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 August 2001 1 Varzim 2–2 Benfica Póvoa de Varzim
20:30 Fumo File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Cabral File:Soccerball shade.svg 96' (o.g.)		 Report Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Fernando Meira File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Pesaresi Red card 60'
Porfirio Red card 95'		 Stadium: Estádio do Varzim Sport Club
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
19 August 2001 2 Benfica 2–0 Salgueiros Lisbon
21:15 Tomo Šokota File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: João Vilas Boas
25 August 2001 3 Benfica 3–2 Vitória Setúbal Lisbon
21:00 Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 37', 69' Report Marco Ferreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Eliseu Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 84'
Hugo Henrique File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Costa Red card 89'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Pedro Proença
9 September 2001 4 Beira Mar 3–3 Benfica Aveiro
21:15 Hugo File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.)
Fary File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 48'		 Report Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Drulović File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Tomo Šokota File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'		 Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
15 September 2001 5 Benfica 0–0 Porto Lisbon
21:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Duarte Gomes
23 September 2001 6 Belenenses 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 Marcão File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Report Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Augusto Duarte
30 September 2001 7 Benfica 3–2 Alverca Lisbon
21:00 Júlio César File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 21'
Drulović File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'		 Report Anderson Luiz File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 86' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
13 October 2001 8 União Leiria 1–1 Benfica Leiria
20:30 Derlei File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Report Mawete File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bruno Paixão
20 October 2001 9 Benfica 2–0 Gil Vicente Lisbon
19:00 Mawete File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Fernando Meira File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'		 Report Sérgio Lomba Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 79' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Jacinto Paixão
26 October 2001 10 Farense 0–2 Benfica Faro
21:30 Report Hugo Gomes File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (o.g.)
Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Duarte Gomes
3 November 2001 11 Benfica 0–0 Vitória Guimarães Lisbon
20:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pedro Proença
24 November 2001 12 Braga 0–1 Benfica Braga
20:30 Idalécio Red card 60' Report Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Cabral Red card 71'		 Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: João Ferreira
2 December 2001 13 Benfica 2–1 Santa Clara Lisbon
19:00 Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.)
Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Caneira Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 89'		 Report Rui Gregório File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Bruno Paixão
8 December 2001 14 Paços de Ferreira 2–1 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
21:00 Zé Manel File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Leonardo File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'		 Report João Manuel Pinto File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Martins dos Santos
15 December 2001 15 Benfica 2–2 Sporting Lisbon
20:00 Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (pen.)
Andrade Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 53'
Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'		 Report Mário Jardel File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.), 87' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Duarte Gomes
23 December 2001 16 Boavista 1–0 Benfica Porto
18:00 Silva File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Report Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pedro Proença
5 January 2002 17 Benfica 1–1 Marítimo Lisbon
21:15 Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Report Gaúcho File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paulo Baptista
12 January 2002 18 Benfica 3–2 Varzim Lisbon
19:00 Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
Carlitos File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		 Report Marco Freitas File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Margarido File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bruno Paixão
19 January 2002 19 Salgueiros 1–4 Benfica Porto
21:15 João Pedro File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Report Júlio César File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 48', 73'
Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença
27 January 2002 20 Vitória Setúbal 1–1 Benfica Setúbal
20:00 Ico File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Report Carlitos File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Duarte Gomes
3 February 2002 21 Benfica 4–1 Beira Mar Lisbon
19:30 Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 81'
Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report Juninho Petrolina File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Pedro Proença
10 February 2002 22 Porto 3–2 Benfica Porto
21:15 Deco File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Alenichev File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Capucho File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Report Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'		 Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 46.225
Referee: João Ferreira
17 February 2002 23 Benfica 2–1 Belenenses Lisbon
19:30 Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+6'		 Report Verona File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Martins dos Santos
24 February 2002 24 Alverca 1–3 Benfica Alverca
20:00 Cajú File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Report Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
João Manuel Pinto File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Drulović File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Stadium: Complexo Desportivo do Alverca FC
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: José Pratas
3 March 2002 25 Benfica 0–2 União Leiria Lisbon
17:45 Report Maciel File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Derlei File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Paulo Paraty
9 March 2002 26 Gil Vicente 0–2 Benfica Barcelos
20:30 Report Argel File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Drulović File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'		 Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Carlos Xistra
18 March 2002 27 Benfica 5–0 Farense Lisbon
21:00 Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 90'
Tiago File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Miguel File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Drulović File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pedro Henriques
23 March 2002 28 Vitória Guimarães 1–4 Benfica Guimarães
19:00 Romeu Red card 37'
Fangueiro File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'		 Report Miguel File:Soccerball shade.svg 34', 90'
Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (pen.)
Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'		 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Duarte Gomes
30 March 2002 29 Benfica 1–1 Braga Lisbon
17:00 Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (pen.) Report Abiodun File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
6 April 2002 30 Santa Clara 0–0 Benfica Ponta Delgada
19:00 Report Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: João Vilas Boas
14 April 2002 31 Benfica 4–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
19:00 Andersson File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'
Miguel File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', 70'
Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 12,850
Referee: Vítor Pereira
21 April 2002 32 Sporting 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
21:30 Mário Jardel File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (pen.) Report Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Argel Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 89'
Zlatko Zahovič Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 42,290
Referee: Martins dos Santos
28 April 2002 33 Benfica 2–1 Boavista Lisbon
20:45 Argel File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Pesaresi Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 76'
Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report Erwin Sánchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Paulo Baptista
5 May 2002 34 Marítimo 3–2 Benfica Funchal
16:00 Gaúcho File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 86' (pen.)
Kenedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'		 Report Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', 55'
Toni Red card 84'		 Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2001–02 Taça de Portugal
17 November 2001 Fourth Rd Infesta 0–3 Benfica Infesta, Matosinhos
18:00 Report Marcelo File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', o.g.'
Drulović File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (pen.)
Hugo Porfírio File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Stadium: Parque de Jogos Manuel Ramos
Referee: Paulo Pereira
12 December 2001 Fifth Rd Benfica 1–1 (a.e.t.) Marítimo Lisbon
21:15 Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 116' Report Joaquim Ferraz File:Soccerball shade.svg 92' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
19 December 2001 5R Replay Marítimo 1–0 Benfica Funchal
16:00 Van der Gaag File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Report Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Referee: Paulo Paraty

Friendlies

13 July 2001 Benfica 3–2 Alverca Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
21:00 Fernando Meira File:Soccerball shade.svg
Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg
Tomo Šokota File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Report Anderson Luiz File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Tinaia File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Stadium: Campo da Mata
Attendance: 10,000
17 July 2001 Gland 0–13 Benfica Gland, Switzerland
19:00 Report Fernando Meira File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Bruno Aguiar File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Zlatko Zahovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 37'
Miguel File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
João Tomás File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Drulovic File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Tomo Šokota File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', 60'
Rui Baião File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Porfirio File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Carlitos File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Stadium: Sporting Center En Bord
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jean-Luc Schmid
18 July 2001 Bastia 0–1 Benfica Yverdon, Switzerland
19:00 Report Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 5,000
22 July 2001 Bordeaux 2–2 Benfica Bordeaux, France
19:00 Alexey Smertin File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Paulo Miranda File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		 Report Hugo Porfírio File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Miguel File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'		 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
26 July 2001 Benfica 1–0 Galatasaray Geneva, Switzerland
21:00 Tomo Šokota File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Report Stadium: Stade de Genève
2 August 2001 Benfica 2–1 Feyenoord Guimarães, Portugal
21:00 Mantorras File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 84' Report Tomasson File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Duarte Gomes
5 August 2001 Benfica 1–0 Fiorentina Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 Argel File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 80,000

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff members Toni (manager) and Jesualdo Ferreira (manager).[66][67] Note 1: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2001–02 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany GER Robert Enke 28 -32 25 -30 3 -2
2 DF Portugal POR Toni 1 0 1 0 0 0
3‡ DF Brazil BRA Argélico Fucks 24 2 22 2 2 0
4‡ DF Portugal POR Paulo Cabral 14 0 13 0 1 0
5‡ DF Brazil BRA Júlio César 22 3 21 3 1 0
6 DF Portugal POR Fernando Meira 18 2 15 2 3 0
7‡ MF Sweden SWE Anders Andersson 25 1 23 1 2 0
9‡ FW Angola ANG Mantorras 33 13 30 13 3 0
10 MF Slovenia SVN Zlatko Zahovič 23 7 21 6 2 1
11‡ MF Serbia SRB Ljubinko Drulović 34 6 31 5 3 1
12 GK Portugal POR José Moreira 10 -7 10 -7 0 0
13 DF Portugal POR Diogo Luís 3 0 3 0 0 0
14 MF Portugal POR Ednilson 22 0 22 0 0 0
15‡ DF Italy ITA Emanuele Pesaresi 13 0 11 0 2 0
16‡ DF Portugal POR João Manuel Pinto 29 2 26 2 3 0
17 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Esteves 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Portugal POR Carlitos 14 2 14 2 0 0
19 DF Portugal POR Geraldo Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0
20‡ MF Portugal POR Simão Sabrosa 28 11 26 11 2 0
21‡ DF Portugal POR Marco Caneira 29 0 27 0 2 0
22 MF Portugal POR Luís Andrade 13 0 11 0 2 0
23 DF Portugal POR Miguel Monteiro 29 5 27 5 2 0
25‡ FW Croatia CRO Tomo Šokota 7 2 7 2 0 0
26‡ MF Portugal POR Hugo Porfírio 6 1 4 0 2 1
27 FW Portugal POR João Tomás 1 0 1 0 0 0
28‡ MF Canada CAN Fernando Aguiar 27 0 27 0 0 0
29‡ FW Lithuania LTU Edgaras Jankauskas 12 8 12 8 0 0
30‡ MF Portugal POR Tiago Mendes 15 1 15 1 0 0
31‡ DF Mozambique MOZ Armando Sá 13 0 13 0 0 0
33 GK Portugal POR Paulo Lopes 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Portugal POR Bruno Aguiar 3 0 3 0 0 0
37 MF Portugal POR Rui Baião 10 0 7 0 3 0
42 DF Portugal POR Jorge Ribeiro 5 0 4 0 1 0
47 FW Portugal POR Pepa 3 0 3 0 0 0
50 FW Angola ANG João Mawete 15 2 12 2 3 0

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
18 April 2001 ST Pedro Mantorras Alverca Undisclosed [5]
29 May 2001 FB Paulo Cabral Belenenses Free [68]
2 June 2001 CB Argel Fucks Palmeiras Undisclosed [69]
3 June 2001 FB Quim Berto Sporting Free [70]
11 June 2001 MF Ronald García Bolívar Undisclosed [71]
13 June 2001 LW Ljubinko Drulović Porto Free [72]
21 June 2001 AM Zlatko Zahovič Valencia Trade for Marchena [73]
20 June 2001 ST Tomo Šokota Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed [74]
3 July 2001 CM Anders Andersson Aalborg Undisclosed [75]
8 July 2001 CB João Manuel Pinto Porto Free [76]
11 July 2001 LW Hugo Porfírio Marítimo Free [77]
27 July 2001 LW Simão Sabrosa Barcelona €12M [78]
11 December 2001 DM Fernando Aguiar Beira-Mar Undisclosed [79]
15 January 2002 CM Tiago Mendes Braga Undisclosed [41]
15 January 2002 RB Armando Sá Braga Undisclosed [41]

In by loan

Date from Position Player To club Date to Ref
13 July 2001 LB Emanuele Pesaresi Lazio 30 June 2002 [80]
20 July 2001 CB Júlio César Real Madrid 30 June 2002 [81]
2 August 2001 LB Marco Caneira Inter Milan 30 June 2002 [82]
8 January 2002 ST Edgaras Jankauskas Real Sociedad 30 June 2002 [39]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
29 May 2001 LB Alejandro Escalona River Plate Free [83]
31 May 2001 RB Serhiy Kandaurov Metalist Kharkiv Free [84]
8 June 2001 CM Chano None Retired [85]
17 June 2001 DM Triantafyllos Machairidis Alki Larnaca Undisclosed [86]
20 June 2001 CB Carlos Marchena Valencia Trade for Zahoviċ [87]
1 July 2001 DM Marco Freitas Salgueiros Free [88]
5 July 2001 CM Maniche Benfica B Demoted [3]
13 July 2001 ST Pierre van Hooijdonk Feyenoord Undisclosed [89]
14 July 2001 ST Toy Salgueiros Free [90]
26 July 2001 CB Ronaldo Guiaro Beşiktaş Free [91]
4 August 2001 DM Sérgio Nunes Santa Clara Free [92]
9 August 2001 CM José Calado Bétis Undisclosed [93]
28 August 2001 ST João Tomás Bétis Undisclosed [94]
8 November 2001 FB Rojas River Plate Free [95]
28 December 2001 DM Fernando Meira Stuttgart Undisclosed [96]
1 January 2002 CB Nuno Abreu Oliveirense Free [97]
16 January 2002 RW Sabry Marítimo Free [98]
22 January 2002 CB José Soares Istres Free [99]

Out by loan

Date from Position Player To club Date to Ref
6 July 2001 MF Ronald García Alverca 30 June 2004 [71]
10 July 2001 AM Roger Fluminense 30 June 2002 [100]
12 July 2001 ST André Neles Marítimo 30 June 2002 [101]
25 August 2001 GK Carlos Bossio Vitória Setúbal 30 June 2002 [102]
28 November 2001 FB Quim Berto Varzim 30 June 2002 [103]
19 December 2001 CB Geraldo Alves Beira-Mar 30 June 2002 [104]
15 January 2002 DM Ricardo Esteves Braga 30 June 2002 [41]
15 January 2002 FW João Mawete Braga 30 June 2002 [41]
15 January 2002 CM Bruno Aguiar Gil Vicente 30 June 2002 [105]
16 January 2002 LB Diogo Luís Alverca 30 June 2002 [98]
16 January 2002 ST André Neles Vitória 31 December 2002 [98]

Notes

  1. ↑ Same points as Porto, but lost the head-to-head

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  92. ↑ "Caras novas na apresentação sábado à noite" [New faces in the presentation last night]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 August 2001. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  93. ↑ "Calado apresentado quinta-feira como jogador do Bétis" [Calado presented on thursday as Betis player]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  94. ↑ "João Tomás junta-se a Calado no Bétis de Sevilha" [João Tomás joins Calado in Betís]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  95. ↑ "River Plate pretende negociar novo empréstimo de Rojas" [River Plate wants new loan deal for Rojas]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 November 2001. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  96. ↑ "Fernando Meira assina contrato de cinco anos e meio" [Fernando Meira signs for five and half years]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 December 2001. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  97. ↑ "Oliveirense-Sp. Espinho, 2-0: Primeira parte soberba garante vitória" [Oliveirense-Sp.Espinho, 2–0: Amazing first half ensures win]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2002. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. with Nuno Abreu taking advantage{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  98. ↑ 98.0 98.1 98.2 "Sabry, André e Diogo Luís deixam a Luz" [Sabry, André and Diogo Luís leave Da Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 January 2002. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  99. ↑ "Maniche e Paulo Madeira na equipa B" [Maniche and Paulo Madeira in the B-team]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 January 2002. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Other footballers that Jesualdo Ferreira did not wanted, like José Soares (Istres){{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  100. ↑ "Roger recebido em delírio no Flu" [Roger welcomed in apotheosis at Flu]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 July 2001. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  101. ↑ "André ressentido com técnico Toni" [André resented with Toni]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 July 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  102. ↑ "Bossio no V. Setúbal por uma temporada" [Bossio loaned to V.Setúbal for one year]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  103. ↑ "Quim Berto está certo" [Quim Berto is certain]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 November 2001. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  104. ↑ "Geraldo emprestado pelo Benfica" [Geraldo loaned by Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  105. ↑ "Bruno Aguiar entusiasmado com Gil Vicente" [Bruno Aguiar excited with Gil Vicente]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 January 2002. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Bibliography

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica Almanac]. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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