Club Statistics and Records
Eusébio presently holds records for number of total appearances for Benfica with 614 games played.
Benfica's all time top goalscorer is Eusébio, who scored 474 goals for the club in 440 games. José Águas is in second place with 374 goals in 384 games, followed by Nené, who scored 360 goals in 575 games.
Benfica holds the record of becaming Portuguese champion without losing a game, during the 1972–73 season.
In 1972–73, Benfica won 23 matches in a row and set the Portuguese league record for most consecutive victories. The club finished the season with 58 points in 30 games, the most ever obtained (96.7% efficiency), and achieved the largest difference ever between champion and runners-up (18 points), in a 2 points per win system.
Benfica holds the European winning streak record of 29 games (between 1971–72 and 1972–73).
Benfica holds the record of:
- 32 Portuguese League
- 24 Portuguese Cup
- 4 Portuguese League Cup
- 9 Portuguese Double
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