Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as Benfica e Castelo Branco, is a semi-professional football club based in Castelo Branco, and it is an affiliated club of Benfica.
Founded on 24 March 1924, the club has traditionally worn a red and white home kit since inception. The team has played its home matches in the 2,500-capacity Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro in the outskirts of Castelo Branco since 1956.
Current squad
Honours
- Terceira Divisão
- Winners (4): 1959–60, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011–12
- AF Castelo Branco First Division
- Winners (8): 1953–54, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1979-80
- AF Castelo Branco Taça de Honra
- Winners (1): 1979–80
- Taça Doutor Julio Goulão
- Winners (1): 1979–80
League and cup history
{|class="wikitable"
! Season
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
!Cup
!Notes
|-
|1994–95
|2DS
|align=right |5
|align=right|34||align=right|13||align=right|12||align=right|9
|align=right|47||align=right|45||align=right|38
||Round 4
|
|-
|1995–96
|2DS
|align=right |13
|align=right|34||align=right|9||align=right|13||align=right|12
|align=right|37||align=right|46||align=right|40
||Round 2
|
|-
|1996–97
|2DS
|align=right |13
|align=right|34||align=right|10||align=right|11||align=right|13
|align=right|36||align=right|43||align=right|41
||Round 2
|
|-
|1997–98
|2DS
|align=right |18
|align=right|34||align=right|4||align=right|4||align=right|26
|align=right|23||align=right|76||align=right|16
||Round 3
|Relegated
|-
|1998–99
|3DS
|align=right |5
|align=right|34||align=right|17||align=right|5||align=right|12
|align=right|64||align=right|56||align=right|56
||Round 2
|
|-
|1999–00
|3DS
|align=right |4
|align=right|34||align=right|17||align=right|11||align=right|6
|align=right|33||align=right|43||align=right|62
||Round 4
|
|-
|2000–01
|3DS
|align=right |1
|align=right|34||align=right|22||align=right|8||align=right|4
|align=right|74||align=right|31||align=right|74
||Round 1
|Promoted
|-
|2001–02
|2DS
|align=right |13
|align=right|38||align=right|12||align=right|9||align=right|17
|align=right|60||align=right|65||align=right|45
||Round 2
|
|-
|2002–03
|2DS
|align=right |18
|align=right|36||align=right|7||align=right|11||align=right|18
|align=right|40||align=right|61||align=right|32
||Round 3
|Relegated
|-
|2003–04
|3DS
|align=right |1
|align=right|34||align=right|21||align=right|11||align=right|2
|align=right|61||align=right|18||align=right|74
||Round 2
|Promoted
|-
|2004–05
|2DS
|align=right |9
|align=right|36||align=right|13||align=right|11||align=right|12
|align=right|50||align=right|43||align=right|50
||Round 3
|
|-
|2005–06
|2DS
|align=right |12
|align=right|26||align=right|5||align=right|9||align=right|12
|align=right|26||align=right|42||align=right|24
||Round 3
|Relegated
|-
|2006–07
|3DS
|align=right |2
|align=right|30||align=right|15||align=right|12||align=right|3
|align=right|46||align=right|25||align=right|57
||Round 1
|Promoted
|-
|2007–08
|2DS
|align=right |11
|align=right|26||align=right|6||align=right|6||align=right|12
|align=right|23||align=right|35||align=right|30
||Round 2
|
|-
|2008–09
|3DS
|align=right |3
|align=right|26||align=right|10||align=right|13||align=right|3
|align=right|30||align=right|20||align=right|43
||Round 1
|
|-
|2009–10
|3DS
|align=right |7
|align=right|22||align=right|7||align=right|9||align=right|6
|align=right|29||align=right|28||align=right|30
||Round 2
|
|-
|2010–11
|3DS
|align=right |2
|align=right|22||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|8
|align=right|34||align=right|33||align=right|30
||Round 1
|
|-
|2011–12
|3DS
|align=right |2
|align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|5||align=right|5
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|35
||Round 2
|Promoted
|-
|2012–13
|2DS
|align=right |5
|align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|10||align=right|8
|align=right|44||align=right|33||align=right|46
||Round 2
|
|}
<small>
Last updated: 1 July 2013<br />
2DS = Segunda Divisão; 3DS = Terceira Divisão<br />
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points</small>
References
External links
- Official website
- Benfica Castelo Branco at Soccerway
- Profile at ForaDeJogo