Sport Lisboa e Benfica ( ; commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S.L. Benfica and in many fan anthems as SLB ɛɫɨ be) is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men. The club's main stadium is the Estádio da Luz in the Luz area of Lisbon. They were founding members of Portuguese Liga in 1933, and, together with F.C. Porto and Sporting CP, they have never been relegated from the Primeira Divisão. Benfica has been the most sucessful club in Portugal in the past with a total of 31 Portuguese Liga, 27 Portuguese Cup, 1 Carlsberg Cup, 4 SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira, 2 UEFA Champions League and 1 Latin Cup. However in the present days, it has been outruled by FC Porto. The club has 7 UEFA Champions League finals and one UEFA cup making it the Portuguese club with most International Competition finals. As a club oriented to multiple sports, Benfica has departments for athletics, basketball, cycling, football, futsal, handball, judo, rink hockey, rugby, swimming, volleyball, and others. Benfica has won several titles in these sports. S.L. Benfica has the biggest fan base among Portuguese clubs, having also the largest number of supporters outside of Portugal for a Portuguese club, with a total of 14 million Benfica's fans worldwide and over 160,000 registered paying supporters - a world record according to the Guiness Book of World Records.
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