Benfica F.C.

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Benfica F.C.
Full nameBenfica Football Club
GroundDrax Hall
Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
ChairmanTyrone Rose
ManagerTyrone Rose (interim)
League Digicel Premier League

Benfica F.C. is a football team based in Drax Hall, Jamaica.

The team competes in the National Premier League, the highest competitive league in Jamaica.

History

Benfica returned to the top flight in 2010 for the first time since the mid-1980s and are the first St Ann representative since Black Stars in 1996, Their coach, Harold Thomas, was dismissed early in the season after a bad start of the season. [1]

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