Rui Costa Re-elected Benfica President

Former Portuguese international midfielder Rui Costa has been re-elected as president of the prominent Lisbon football club, Benfica, securing a new term spanning 2025 through 2029.

Costa, who first took office in 2021, won the second-round vote with 65.9 per cent of the ballots, defeating his rival, lawyer and former vice-president Joao Noronha Lopes.

The election, which concluded on Saturday, saw a historic turnout of 93,081 members.

Costa, 53, expressed his renewed determination to implement club projects.

Costa (News Central TV) — Rui Costa re-elected Benfica president. Credit: SL Benfica

During his first tenure, Benfica ended a four-year drought by winning the Portuguese league title in the 2022–23 season and recently hired José Mourinho as coach in September 2025.

Costa spent most of his playing career with Benfica, Fiorentina, and AC Milan.

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