2008-09 SL Benfica Roster
Primeira Liga (PL)
Portugal, Level I
Team Record: 17-5-8 - 59 points
Finishing 3rd in PL
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
2008-09 SL Benfica StatisticsPortugal, Level I
Team Record: 17-5-8 - 59 points
Finishing 3rd in PL
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
SL Benfica of Primeira Liga ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 17 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses for 59 points finishing third in PL.
The club chalked up 54 goals and allowed 32. Óscar Cardozo scored 17 goals for the squad, and Nuno Gomes contributed five or more, too. David Suazo accounted for 7 assists. Quim topped the team with 9 wins. Moreira earned a 0.93 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Aimar | M | November 3, 1979 | 5'7" | 137 | Rio Cuarto, Argentina |
| Rúben Amorim | M | January 27, 1985 | 5'10" | 159 | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Balboa | F | May 13, 1985 | 6'0" | 163 | Madrid, Spain |
| Fellipe Bastos | M, D | February 1, 1990 | 5'10" | 168 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Gilles Binya | M | August 29, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Óscar Cardozo | F | May 20, 1983 | 6'4" | 194 | Juan Eulogio Estigarribia, Paraguay |
| Ángel Di María | F, M | February 14, 1988 | 5'11" | 165 | Rosario, Argentina |
| Nuno Gomes | F | July 5, 1976 | 5'11" | 159 | Amarante, Portugal |
| Kostas Katsouranis | M | June 21, 1979 | 6'0" | 183 | Patras, Greece |
| Léo | D | July 6, 1975 | 5'7" | 137 | Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil |
| Luisão | D | February 13, 1981 | 6'4" | 179 | Amparo, Brazil |
| David Luiz | D, M | April 22, 1987 | 6'2" | 190 | Diadema, Brazil |
| Mantorras | F | March 18, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Luanda, Angola |
| Carlos Martins | M | April 29, 1982 | 5'8" | 159 | Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal |
| Moreira | G | March 20, 1982 | 6'0" | 176 | Porto, Portugal |
| Maximiliano Pereira | D, F | June 8, 1984 | 5'8" | 161 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Quim | G | November 13, 1975 | 6'0" | 168 | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal |
| Reyes | M | September 1, 1983 | 5'9" | 161 | Utrera, Spain |
| Jorge Ribeiro | D, M | November 9, 1981 | 5'8" | 150 | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Sidnei | D | August 23, 1989 | 6'1" | 176 | Alegrete, Brazil |
| David Suazo | F | November 5, 1979 | 6'0" | 165 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Jonathan Urretaviscaya | M | March 19, 1990 | 5'8" | 137 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Miguel Vítor | D | June 30, 1989 | 6'0" | 176 | Torres Vedras, Portugal |
| Hassan Yebda | M | May 14, 1984 | 6'2" | 176 | Saint-Maurice, France |
