Ernest Medina participated in a Vietnam War war crime.
The 2015 -- 16 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica 's 112th season in existence and the club 's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football .. Benfica. S.L. Benfica. Sport Lisboa e Benfica. S.L. Benfica. 112th season. List of S.L. Benfica seasons. 82nd consecutive season. Primeira Liga#Primeira Liga all-time ranking. Portuguese football. Football in Portugal. It started on 9 August 2015 and concluded on 20 May 2016 .. Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as the two-time defending champions after being crowned for a record 34th time , in the previous campaign .. Benfica. S.L. Benfica. Primeira Liga. 2015–16 Primeira Liga. previous campaign. 2014–15 Primeira Liga. On 15 May , Benfica won their third consecutive league title -LRB- for the sixth time in their history and first since 1977 -RRB- , and their 35th overall , with a Portuguese record of 88 points out of the possible maximum of 102 -LRB- 34 matches -RRB- .. Benfica. S.L. Benfica. Five days later , Benfica won their third consecutive league cup title , their seventh overall in nine editions , beating Maritimo 6 -- 2 in the final .. Benfica. S.L. Benfica. league cup. Taca da Liga. Maritimo. C.S. Maritimo. final. 2016 Taca da Liga Final. Internationally , Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League , where they were eliminated by Bayern Munich 2 -- 3 on aggregate .. Benfica. S.L. Benfica. UEFA Champions League. UEFA Champions League. quarter-finals. 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals. Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich