28th February 1904
The foundation of the football club, Grupo Sport Lisboa (1st designation) took place at the Franco’s Pharmacy, located on the Belém street. There were 24 people in that reunion including the co-founder and the future soul of the club, Cosme Damião. José Rosa Rodrigues was appointed the President of the Club.
The foundation of the football club, Grupo Sport Lisboa (1st designation) took place at the Franco’s Pharmacy, located on the Belém street. There were 24 people in that reunion including the co-founder and the future soul of the club, Cosme Damião. José Rosa Rodrigues was appointed the President of the Club.
Later, In 1908, the Grupo Sport Lisboa acquired by mutual agreement the Sport Clube de Benfica. None of the clubs were destroyed: the first maintained the football team, the red and white shirt colors, the eagle as a symbol, the E Pluribus Unum as the motto, and the logo. The other the football field, the main directors, and the club's house; the foundation date was chosen the one of the Grupo Sport Lisboa, as it was the most important club of the reunion, being also already quite popular around Lisbon because of is football merits.
A bicycle wheel was then chosen to join the logo, as it was the most important sport of Sport Clube de Benfica. Benfica was added to the Sport Lisboa name.
