Sport NEC Benfica

Sport NEC Benfica is a Portuguese Hattrick club based in the Lisbon region. The club was founded on the 30th of January 2009 by NunoEspadinha, under the name Sport Million e Benfica. The 26th Portuguese Season was finishing at that time and the actual name of the club was choosed right after, on 5 of May. NEC stands for Nuno Espadinha Correia, the owner's name.

Sport NEC Benfica (859313)

HT-User: NunoEspadinha Country: Portugal Region: Lisboa Prize shelf: Arena: NEC Benfica Stadium Fan club: NEC Benfica Boys President Site: Hattrick Kits

Club History

Global Season	Portugese Season	League	Taça de Portugal	Goals	Team Top Scorer
42	30	?? in VIII.377	1st Round	- - -	- - -
41	29	3rd in VIII.377	Did Not Compete	62 - 18	Mamede Santos - 8
40	28	1st in IX.731	Did Not Compete	111 - 3	Mamede Santos - 22
39	27	1st in X.1912	Did Not Compete	76 - 7	Mamede Santos - 15
38	26	3rd in X.1912	Did Not Compete	27 - 6	Matias Ligorne - 6

The owner of the club had another Hattrick team in the past, but the serious assumption of the game started in 2009.

Sport NEC Benfica started it's carrer in the end of Portuguese Season 25. The 3rd finishing position on Season 26 was the prize for the basis work started at that time... It was the beginning for a fantastic Season 27 where the team conquered 13 wins, ascending to the first place and the deserved promotion to the Division IX. That was the first Championship title for the NEC Benfica team. The 3 Top Scorers of the season where Sport NEC Benfica players: Mamede Santos got the first prize with 15 goals, followed by Matias Ligorne with 12 and Olivier Degreave, counting 9.

Division IX was a transition period and, incredibly or not, the team showed a fantastic consistency... the final results where the major proof: First place (Second consecutive title) and promotion, 14 wins, an amazing goal average of 111-3... and the 7 (!!!) first Top Scorers of the League - Mamede Santos (22), Jorge Carvão (14), Matias Ligorne (13), Daniel Gonçalves (12), Emílio Vale (9), Emídio Puim (8) and Hugo Gyldenfeldt (8). Bruno Torres was also in the Top 10 with 7 goals scored.

Season 29 represented a big challenge after two consecutive promotions. The team was breathing confidence and the number of fans was increasing day after day. NunoEspadinha always defended the supported growth of the club, so this was a season to get the feet well grounded. Some new players arrived and some others departed... Some young ones ascended to the main team, also. The finishing position was the expected one: a 3rd place, just 3 points behind the first classified team, and heads up for the next season.

Club Colours

Season 20 Home Kit

Season 21 Home Kit

Season 20 Away Kit

Season 21 Away Kit

Sport NEC Benfica originally wore a green kit with gold trim as their home kit and a white kit with gold trim as their away kit, as most teams without supporter wear.

In July 2009 NunoEspadinha became supporter so a completly new world opened it's doors to the team. A very simple red and white kit became the first personalized one, being the away kit mainly white. Obviously, the influence from the historical portuguese club Sport Lisboa e Benfica is present on the team kits and will always be.

The Season 20 Home Kit had a jersey which was primarily white. It had blue shoulders with an orange trim and a blue navel with an orange trim. The togs were primarily blue with a white trim. The socks were blue with an orange and white trim. The Season 20 Away Kit had a jersey which was primarily black. It had blue shoulders with an orange trim. The togs were primarily black with a blue trim. The socks were blue with an orange and black trim.

LFS Corinthians launched a new kit for the first game of Season 21. The White Home Jersey has an Orange and Blue diagonal sash. The Black Away Jersey also has an Orange and Blue diagonal sash.

Club Crest

The original LFS Corinthians Crest

The 2nd LFS Corinthians Crest

LFS Corinthians first showed their club crest to the world in Season 21. The crest was designed by the Club Owner kelenehan. It was a very basic design which lacked artistic flair. However, the club was described very well in the crest. The main colours were orange and blue to match the club owners', Lenehan Financial Services, corporate identity. The words Lenehan Financial Services were placed on the crest as was the LFS logo. Underneath this was two Corinthian facemasks and a figure of a footballer.

For season 21 a new Club Crest was unveiled. The logo was designed by plugger, an esteemed logomaker from The Netherlands. Kelenehan requested that the artist design a more contemporary crest which still portrayed an image of the meaning of the club name as well as keeping the club colours. The crest was accompanied by the club motto,"Nil Satis Nisi Optimum" which is a latin phrase meaning "Nothing but the best is good enough". The motto is also used by FA Premier League side Everton F.C.. Kelenehan is a lifelong Everton supporter and so it is no surprise that the motto is used by LFS Corinthians.

At the start of season 26 a new logo was adopted by Corinthians. This logo was designed by Polish designer -ZiomaL-. The logo kept the club motto and club colours, but is seen by the board of directors as more contemporary than the last logo.

To see more of plugger's work see the link at the bottom of this page.

Arena

The LFS Canal Bank Coliseum

LFS Corinthians play their home games at The LFS Canal Bank Coliseum. When first built, the stadium had a capacity of 12,000.

At the end of Season 18 expansion work boosted the capacity to 17,500.

The stadium was again expanded at the end of Season 21 due to the demand for extra tickets for home games by the rapidly growing fan-club, The Hawks of the Faithful. The capacity at this time was 31,320.

The stadium was again expanded for the start of Season 25.

The stadium now has a capacity of 50,475 made up of

• 30,285 Terraces
• 11,862 Basic Seats
• 7,066 Seats under roof
• 1,262 Seats in VIP boxes

The highest attendance was 50,475 Vs Chelsea@FC on 26/04/2009. LFS Corinthians lost 2 - 3 in a League match on that occasion. The stadium has sold out on several occasions since that game.

Current Squad

Squad Number	Position	Nationality	Name	Date Joined	Previous Club	Transfer Fee	LFS Corinthians Academy
1	GK		Luke Velasquez	28/06/2009	Embajadores FC	€ 1 400 000
2	DEF		Phil Richards	24/11/2008	FC Timmio	€ 2 390 001
3	DEF		Brian Taaffe	22/06/2009	Fc Danisnol	€ 3 331 001
4	MID		Ron Breslin	16/06/2009	Homers Army	€ 3 700 001
5	DEF		Malcolm Ó Conaire	23/03/2009	Almo Titans	€ 2 500 000
6	MID		Bertie Scully	16/06/2007	SC Feldmühle	€ 1 609 001
7	WING		Sean Connery	26/07/2007	FC Caledonia	€ 15 001
8	FOR		James Friel	28/09/2008	-	€ -
9	FOR		Alex Campbell	15/06/2008	-	€ -
10	FOR		Józef Piskuła	20/06/2007	ABEL69	€ 850 001
11	WING		Juan Viera	13/01/2008	Ronaldiño FC	€ 801 001
12	GK		Stephen O'Dwyer	22/06/2008	-	€ -
16	MID		Jörn Meidericher	30/04/2007	Italian Runners	€ 188 001
18	FOR		Fenyang Chitsvatsva	30/10/2007	East Enders	€ 30 001
19	FOR		Phil Rogers	15/09/2008	-	€ -
20	FOR		Mohammad Bin-Hossein	05/11/2007	NorthSpurShore	€ 20 000
21	FOR		James O'Connell	18/07/2009	-	€ -
41	COACH		Pablo Taboada	04/04/2007	dynamo dresden 1	€ 3 001
42	FOR		Daniel Craig	11/10/2007	deepflight aces	€ 23 001
43	DEF		Herb Phan	07/09/2007	Ajaxamstr4ever	€ 1 001
44	MID		Timothy Dalton	20/10/2007	Dooneen Utd	€ 17 001
HOF	DEF		Kurt Grogan	25/08/2007	-	€ -

Academy

LFS Corinthians U-20 are the Youth Academy team of LFS Corinthians. The Academy was formed on the 26th of March 2007.

Stephen McMullen was the first Coach at the Academy and is currently working his sixth season as coach.

The team play their Home Matches at LFS Stadium which is located within a mile of The LFS Canal Bank Coliseum, home of LFS Corinthians. The stadium is also used as the senior team training ground.

In their first full season the LFS Corinthians U-20 team played in the www.propertymillions.com Youth League. They finished in 3rd position that season. The team had a bad start to the campaign, but after the signing of 3 new players the team went on a 10 game unbeaten run which also included 8 clean sheets. The team are now competing in the fifth season of the AFFF Youth League, the youth league of the Achievement & Flagchasers Friendly Federation.

The academy has promoted several players from the academy to the senior team. Corinthians Physio Kurt Grogan was the first member of the Youth Academy to get a full time contract.

Honours

Global Season	Irish Season	Competition Result	Trophy
33	21	1st in V.154
31	19	1st in V.211

The club won their first title in Irish Season 19 when they won Division V.211 with great ease. They had a 100% record winning all 14 league games.

Two seasons later Corinthians added a second Division V winners trophy to their collection when the won Division V.154 with 12 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Norwegian striker Frederick Stokeland claimed the league Top Goalscorer award with 14 goals,

Records and Statistics

Hall of Fame

These respected players are all in the LFS Corinthians Hall of Fame.

Kurt Grogan

Kurt has been in the Hall of Fame since he was 23 years old. It's no surprise that Kurt Grogan is the first player to be inducted to the LFS Corinthians Hall of Fame. The former full-back was a great servant of the LFS Youths and was the first player to graduate to the squad from the Youth Academy. A terrible knee injury in his first season had a negative effect on his career, and although he tried to recover for 6 season he decided to retire at the age of 23. His popularity with the staff and media alike and his faithfulness to LFS must be celebrated.

Current career: Public Relations Manager

Retired: 23-06-2009 (6/39)

Arrived in club: 25-08-2007 (6/33)

Seasons in club: 6

Career Goals: 3

Total matches in club: 47

Former clubs: Has been faithful to LFS Corinthians his entire career.

Most Appearances

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most appearances for LFS Corinthians, as of November 05, 2008: Current players are marked *

Place	Nation	Player	Appearances
1		Sean Connery *	166
2		Jörn Meidericher *	165
3		Juan Viera *	128
4		Bertie Scully *	100
5		Pedro Cassillas	75
6		Clive Colgan	69
7		Alex Campbell *	61
8		Józef Piskuła *	58
9		Stephen O'Dwyer *	57
10		Phil Richards *	55
11		Danny Carey	51
12		Kurt Grogan *	48
13		Fredrik Stokkeland	45
14		James Friel *	42
15		Phil Rogers *	40
16		Mahmood Mustafa	37
16		Daniel Craig *	37
18		Boy Panda	36
19		Fenyang Chitsvatsva *	33
20		Herb Phan *	32

Most Goals

Below is a list of the 20 players with the most Goals for LFS Corinthians, as of March 06, 2008: Current players are marked *

Place	Nation	Player	Goals
1		Fredrik Stokkeland	23
2		Jörn Meidericher *	17
3		Joan Pallarès *	14
3		Sean Connery *	14
5		Ginés Navarro *	11
6		Mãdãlin Ioan	10
7		Nat Hannay *	9
7		Eddy Geleyn	9
9		Jordan Magauran	8
10		Mahmood Mustafa *	7
10		Boy Panda *	7
12		Liav Kabilio *	6
12		Hans-Erik Nielsen	6
12		Rene Pedersen	6
12		Johan Johansson	6
16		Adam Baker	5
16		Dan Carew	5
16		David Almazán	5
19		Herb Phan *	4
19		Kurt Grogan *	4

Flag Collection

LFS Corinthians have been seriously chasing flags since Irish Season 20.

• Below is a chart of their International Friendlies.

Global Season	Irish Season	Countries Visited Flag Collection	New Flags Visited	Countries Hosted Flag Collection	New Flags Hosted
35	23		2		1
34	22		10		5
33	21		12		1
32	20		11		2
31	19		4		5
30	18		3		5

Total number of flags attained in away matches: 42 of 120.

Total number of flags attained in home matches: 19 of 120.

Achievements

Team Achievements

	Date	Achievement	Points	How common
	04/12/2006	Pulled a youth player	10	1231756
	09/12/2006	Sold player	10	950909
	14/12/2006	Bought player	10	1146885
	29/12/2006	Player's skill increased	10	1231178
	22/03/2007	Fan club size reached 1016 members	5	440180
	02/04/2007	Team was ranked 401	40	50792
	16/06/2007	Cash is king	5	400712
	14/07/2007	Rebought a youth player	10	16400
	17/07/2007	Sold a youth player	10	22774
	16/02/2008	Squad total TSI reached 36140	5	252622

Match Achievements

	Date	Achievement	Points	How common
	03/01/2007	Played international friendly match	10	844394
	10/01/2007	Youthful lineup	35	2819
	21/02/2007	Veteran lineup	35	1153
	20/05/2007	Team reached an average match rating of weak	4	381157
	24/06/2007	Academy lineup	35	228
	04/07/2007	Home-grown lineup	25	749452
	17/01/2008	Team reached 33,5 stars in a match	10	373314

Manager Achievements

	Date	Achievement	Points	How common
	25/02/2007	Wrote a press announcement	10	181918
	25/02/2007	Wrote a conference post	10	511446
	15/06/2007	Founded federation, received 145 members	20	66

Special Awards

	Date	Achievement	Points	How common when achieved
	04/08/2007	Dishonest Squad	15	10
	11/08/2007	Honest Squad	15	4
	01/09/2007	Nasty Squad	15	12
	15/09/2007	Nice Squad	15	27

Total 369 of 1260 possible points

Federations

Kelenehan and LFS Corinthians are proud members of the following HT Federations.

• Achievement & Flagchasers Friendly Federation (AFFF)

Kelenehan is the founder and President of the Achievement & Flagchasers Friendly Federation (AFFF) AllianceID: 61597. This Federation was founded on the 10th of May 2007 and has over 330 members from 84 nations. The Federation aims to help all flag fans to find friendlies with teams from other nations and to help members find achievements. The federation is limited to 6 members from each HT nation.

• Paddy says: BUY IRISH!© (PSBI)

Following the ideas the initial founder had for this federation; a long-term effort to improve the irish national squads by insuring that all irishmen get their training, and on home ground! PSBI is also a federation where you can discuss tactics, post requests, locate irish players via scout reports, participate in the annual youth pull challenge or just talk shite. If your federation thinks that they got what it takes, challenge us! Contact Philler or our PFCO KieranQ.

• Friends around the World (FATW)

Friends around the World is a federation that represents managers who plan to play Hattrick for a long time and who strive to play in the Top Divisions and Hattrick Masters. Each manager represents their country and only a maximum of 3 managers per country will be accepted.

• Small_Countries_Federation (SMACOFED)

All teams from countries of under 1500 active users are welcome with no limit on the number of teams per small country and no exceptions made for teams from larger countries. Join us to arrange friendlies, share tips and experiences from the perspective of playing in a small country and don't forget to join in with the conference!

External links

• LFS Corinthians Official site
• Lenehan Financial Services
• Official AFFF Site
• Plugger's Portfolio