Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Ever since its foundation on 28 February 1904 as Sport Lisboa (later merged with Grupo Sport Benfica), it has had a total of 34 presidents. The first president was José Rosa Rodrigues and the current one is Rui Costa, who replaced the longest-serving Benfica president, Luís Filipe Vieira. The shortest tenure belongs to António Nunes de Almeida Guimarães.
To elect a president, the paying members of Benfica (), along with Benfica houses, filiations, and delegations, vote in the club's elections, held every four years since 2012. In 2003 the club switched to electronic voting, and since 2010 only effective members with 25 years of continuous membership as an adult can run for president of Benfica. Therefore, they must be at least 43 years old to do so. (The new club statutes, approved in 2025, will change these requirements.)
The following chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of president of Benfica since its inception. Each president's entry includes dates and duration of his tenure, as well as the club's men's football honours won under his management. Interim presidents are marked in italics.
List of presidents +Overview of S.L. Benfica presidents No. Name From To Duration Football trophies1José Rosa Rodrigues(1st president of Sport Lisboa) 22 November 19062Luís Carlos de Faria Leal(1st president of Grupo Sport Benfica) 15 September 19073Januário Barreto(2nd president of Sport Lisboa) 13 September 19084João José Pires(2nd president of Grupo Sport Benfica;1st president after the club merger) 2 February 19105Alfredo Alexandre Luís da Silva 26 March 19111 Campeonato de Lisboa6António Nunes de Almeida Guimarães 9 July 19117Alberto Lima 31 March 19121 Campeonato de Lisboa8José Eduardo Moreira Sales 5 December 1912—Alberto Lima 29 August 19152 Campeonato de Lisboa9José Antunes dos Santos Júnior 15 July 19161 Campeonato de Lisboa10Félix Bermudes 7 October 191611Nuno Freire Themudo 22 July 19171 Campeonato de Lisboa12Bento Mântua 25 August 19262 Campeonato de Lisboa13Alfredo Silveira Ávila de Melo 15 August 19301 Campeonato de Portugal14Manuel da Conceição Afonso 20 August 19331 Campeonato de Portugal1 Campeonato de Lisboa15Vasco Rosa Ribeiro 4 November 19361 Primeira Divisão1 Campeonato de Portugal—Manuel da Conceição Afonso 31 July 19382 Primeira Divisão16Júlio Ribeiro da Costa 1 August 193917Augusto da Fonseca Júnior 18 January 19452 Primeira Divisão3 Taça de Portugal1 Campeonato de Lisboa—Félix Bermudes 19 January 19461 Primeira Divisão—Manuel da Conceição Afonso 16 September 1946—António Afonso da Costa e Sousa 25 January 194718João Tamagnini Barbosa 15 December 1948—António Afonso da Costa e Sousa 29 January 194919Mário Lampreia de Gusmão Madeira 15 March 19521 Primeira Divisão2 Taça de Portugal1 Latin Cup20Joaquim Ferreira Bogalho 30 March 19571 Primeira Divisão3 Taça de Portugal21Maurício Vieira de Brito 31 March 19623 Primeira Divisão2 Taça de Portugal1 European Cup22António Cabral Fezas Vital 26 March 19641 Primeira Divisão1 Taça de Portugal1 European Cup23Adolfo Vieira de Brito 8 May 19652 Primeira Divisão1 Taça de Portugal24António Catarino Duarte 17 June 196625José Ferreira Queimado 3 July 19671 Primeira Divisão—Adolfo Vieira de Brito 12 April 19691 Primeira Divisão26Duarte Borges Coutinho 26 May 19777 Primeira Divisão3 Taça de Portugal—José Ferreira Queimado 29 May 19811 Primeira Divisão2 Taça de Portugal1 Supertaça de Portugal27Fernando Martins 27 March 19872 Primeira Divisão3 Taça de Portugal1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira28João Santos 24 April 19923 Primeira Divisão1 Taça de Portugal1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira29Jorge de Brito 7 January 19941 Taça de Portugal30Manuel Damásio 31 October 19971 Primeira Divisão1 Taça de Portugal31João Vale e Azevedo 27 October 200032Manuel Vilarinho 31 October 200333Luís Filipe Vieira 15 July 20217 Primeira Liga3 Taça de Portugal7 Taça da Liga5 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira—Rui Costa 10 October 202134Rui Costa Present1 Primeira Liga1 Taça da Liga2 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
See also List of S.L. Benfica managers List of S.L. Benfica players Supporters of S.L. Benfica
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