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List of S.L. Benfica founders

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This page contains a list of names and signatures of the persons who founded Sport Lisboa on 28 February 1904.[1][2][3]

Emblem of Sport Lisboa (1904)

Founders[edit]

Signatures of the founders
  • Abílio Meireles
  • Amadeu Rocha
  • António Rosa Rodrigues
  • António Severino
  • Cândido Rosa Rodrigues
  • Carlos França
  • Daniel Brito (appointed as secretary)
  • Eduardo Corga
  • Francisco Calisto
  • Francisco dos Reis Gonçalves
  • João Gomes
  • João Goulão
  • Joaquim Almeida
  • Joaquim Ribeiro
  • Jorge Augusto Sousa
  • Jorge da Costa Afra
  • José Linhares
  • José Rosa Rodrigues (appointed as president)
  • Manuel Gourlade (appointed as treasurer)
  • Manuel França
  • Raul Empis
  • Henrique Teixeira
  • Virgílio Cunha
  • Júlio Cosme Damião

Damião redacted the list but he did not sign it. He is considered to be the main founder of Benfica due to his leadership and dedication to the club.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Correio da Manhã (2004). Benfica Centenarium 100 nomes 100 histórias (in Portuguese). Portugal: Heska Portuguesa, S.A. (published January 2004). ISBN 972-99026-1-5. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
  2. Silveira, João Pedro (30 August 2001). "História do Benfica". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. "Foundation". slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

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