Associação de Futebol de Lisboa - Brazil 1913

Some team photographs of the Portuguese XI taken during their visit to Brazil. 

In 1913 Botafogo moved into their new ground, Estádio General Severiano. The first game at the stadium was played on 13.05.13, a 1-0 win over Flamengo with a goal from Mimi Sodre.
Botafogo were keen to celebrate the acquisition of their new home with a special eve. This is what prompted them (in 1912) to invite the Football Association of Lisbon to send a touring party to Rio. The arrangements were handled by journalist Duarte Rodrigues of Lisbon's Tiro e Sport magazine.
Football in Portugal was amatuer and the trip required a large commitment in terms of time and expense. 
Several players who would have featured on merit were unavailable. The Football Association of Lisbon assembled the following squad for the tour: 

GK	Eduardo Luís Pinto Basto (secretary)	Internacional
HB	Boaventura Belo	Internacional
F	João Bentes	Sporting
D	Henrique Costa	Benfica
D	Amadeu Cruz	Sporting
HB	Cosme Damião  (captain)	Benfica
F	José Domingos Fernandes	Benfica
D/HB	Carlos Figueiredo	Benfica
F/ HB	Álvaro Gaspar	Benfica
F	Artur José Pereira	Benfica
F	Cândido Rosa Rodrigues	Sporting
GK	Augusto Paiva Simões	Benfica
F	Carlos Sobral	Internacional
F	António Stromp	Sporting
F	Francisco Stromp	Sporting
F	Luís Vieira	Benfica

Cosme Damião 

Liga Metropolitana XI ('Brazil') 17.07.13

Botafogo 1913

13.07.13	British XI (Rio Cricket/ Paysandu)	3	1	Portugal XI	Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro
14.07.13	Combinado Carioca	1	0	Portugal XI
17.07.13	Brazil XI (Liga Metropolitana de Sports Atléticos)	0	0	Portugal XI
20.07.13	Botafogo	0	1	Portugal XI
24.07.13	Palmeiras	2	2	Portugal XI	Velódromo de São Paulo
25.07.13	Mackenzie	5	1	Portugal XI
27.07.13	Paulistano	0	1	Portugal XI

P	W	D	L	F	A
7	2	2	3	6	11

Goals: Artur José Pereira (3), Carlos Sobral (2) , António Stromp (1) 

Botafogo vs Portuguese XI

Paulistano 27.07.13

Vieira

Benfica's Luis Vieira stayed on in Rio and  played for Botafogo, their first overseas player.

He remained in Brazil until 1916.

Portugal

Portugal did not have a national league competition until 1934-35, when an experimental premier division was formed. Until then the winners of the knockout cup were considered national champions, with leagues arranged on a district basis. Unsurprisingly Os Tres Grandes  feature prominently in the lists. 

	District Championships				Campeonato de Portugal (cup) *	Primeira Liga **
	Lisbon	Porto	Algarve	Madeira
06-07	Carcavelos
07-08	Carcavelos
08-09	Carcavelos
09-10	Benfica
10-11	CI Futebol
11-12	Benfica
12-13	Benfica
13-14	Benfica	Boavista
14-15	Sporting	Porto	Farense
15-16	Benfica	Porto
16-17	Benfica	Porto		Marítimo
17-18	Benfica	Salgueiros	Farense	Marítimo
18-19	Sporting	Porto
19-20	Benfica	Porto
20-21	Casa Pia	Porto		União
21-22	Sporting	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Porto
22-23	Sporting	Porto	Lusitano	Marítimo	Sporting
23-24	Casa Pia	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Olhanense
24-25	Sporting	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Porto
25-26	Belenenses	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Marítimo
26-27	Setúbal	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Belenenses
27-28	Sporting	Porto	Lusitano	União	Carcavelinhos
28-29	Belenenses	Porto	Lusitano	Marítimo	Belenenses
29-30	Belenenses	Porto	Lusitano	Marítimo	Benfica
30-31	Sporting	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Porto
31-32	Belenenses	Porto	Lusitano	União	Belenenses
32-33	Benfica	Porto	Olhanense	Marítimo	Sporting
33-34	Sporting	Porto	Farense	União	Benfica
34-35	Sporting	Porto	Lusitano	Nacional	Sporting	Porto
35-36	Sporting	Porto	Farense	Marítimo	Porto	Benfica
36-37	Sporting	Porto	Portimonense	Nacional	Sporting	Benfica

Porto 1922

Olhanense 1924

Marítimo 1926

Belenenses 1927

Carcavelinhos 1928

Benfica 1930

Sporting 1934

* From 1922-38 this cup competition was the most prestigious, with the winners having the title ‘Champions of Portugal’.

** 1934–35 was the first season of national league football in Portugal. In a four season period leading up to the reform of 1938, and the foundation of the Primeira Divisão proper the winners were named "League champions". Teams qualified for the 8 team Primeira Liga according to their performance in the district championships.