Sport Lisboa e Benfica — around 1995/96

Club overview

• Common name: Benfica
• Full name: Sport Lisboa e Benfica
• City: Lisbon, Portugal
• Home stadium: Estádio da Luz (original “old” Luz prior to the 2003 reconstruction)
• Colours: Red and white
• Founded: 1904

Coach (as provided)

• Mário Wilson — Portuguese former player and long‑time manager, born 1929 and passed away in 2018. Wilson had a long career in Portuguese football and was involved in several spells as a manager/caretaker at top‑flight clubs over many decades. Your entry lists him as coach of Benfica around the 1995/96 period.

Season context — circa 1995/96 (summary)

• Competitions typically contested by Benfica in this era: Primeira Divisão (Portugal’s top league), Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup), and — depending on the previous season’s finish — a European competition (UEFA Cup / Cup Winners’ Cup / Champions League qualification).
• The mid‑1990s were a turbulent time for several Portuguese giants, with managerial changes and squad turnover; exact league position, cup results, and squad lists for any specific season should be verified from match records or official archives for precision.

Notes & verification

• If you need a verified match list, final league position, cup results, or the full squad for Benfica in the 1995/96 season (or confirmation of Mário Wilson’s exact role and tenure dates), those details are available in historical records (official club archives, national federation records, contemporary sports databases and newspapers).
• This entry is structured as a concise database record for the club and the season context you indicated; specific match‑by‑match data, player appearances, and competition outcomes can be retrieved and appended to this record.

I can fetch detailed squad lists, match results, league standings, and confirmed managerial dates for Benfica in 1995/96 to complete this entry upon request.