In 1968 after winning the Portuguese League and reaching the European Cup final, against Manchester United in a final played at the Wembley Stadium, lost after extra time, S.L. Benfica were presented with European Team of the Year by France Football.
The town is known for its football club of Moreirense who currently play in Portugal's top division of professional football which is the Primeira Liga.
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In the summer of 2013, the amount of leagues were extended to 12; as they introduced a few more: UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, FIFA World Cup, Eredivisie (Holland), Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A (Brazil), Major League Soccer (United States), Tippeligaen (Norway), Primera A (Argentina), Allsvenskan (Sweden), J-league (Japan), K League (South Korea), Primeira Liga (Potugal), Superliga Denmark, Ukrainian Premier League.
Born in Lubango, Portuguese Angola, Constantino amassed Portuguese top division totals of 140 games and 48 goals over the course of seven seasons, representing in the competition S.C. Salgueiros, Leça F.C. and S.C. Campomaiorense.
In 2000–01, he scored a career-best – in Europe – 11 goals in 28 games, as the Sadinos returned to the top level immediately after being relegated; in late February 2003, he left S.C. Farense and switched to Romania with FC Rapid Bucureşti.
In a career greatly hampered by injuries, Hernâni only played one solid season as a professional, 1987–88, appearing in 23 out of 38 matches to help the Sado club finish in eighth position and attracting attention of top division powerhouse S.L. Benfica, which signed him in the subsequent off-season.
After spending a year in the Portuguese Primeira Liga with O Elvas C.A.D. and another three seasons back home in the Netherlands with MVV Maastricht and Omniworld, Hamdaoui made the switch to Scottish First Division side, Dundee FC during the 2006–07 Scottish First Division season.
In 2000 he signed for Vitória de Setúbal, contributing with 17 games (one goal) in his first season as the Sadinos returned to the top level.
Born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique, Fonseca played 14 years as a senior, beginning with F.C. Barreirense in the third division and moving straight to the top level with Leça F.C. in the 1995–96 season, starting in 21 of his league appearances as the club finished 14th and narrowly avoided relegation.
He quickly made a good impression, being named the best midfielder in the country in 2000, and was transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of €7 million in January of the following year, at the same time as compatriot Mario Cáceres; at the time, it was a club record for the top division side.
He made his top level debut on 17 August 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Guimarães and eventually appearing in 24 of the league's 30 games (22 starts) as the Sadinos barely avoided relegation.
Valentín Nicolás Viola (born 28 August 1991, in Moreno) is an Argentinian football player who plays as a forward for Racing Club on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, Vicente played for C.F. Os Belenenses in 12 top division seasons, making his debut in 1954 and winning the Portuguese Cup six years later.
The match was played on 25 June 1939 at the Campo das Salésias in Lisbon, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Académica de Coimbra and Benfica.