Official! Rui Costa tops the poll, but misses out on Benfica presidency | OneFootball

The votes are, finally, all counted! Rui Costa was the winner, having achieved a total higher than all his rivals. However, the former Benfica player has not yet been elected for a second term as President of Benfica, as a second round will be necessary.

Rui Costa won across the board in the Benfica elections, which took place last Saturday, October 25th. Before the results, it should be noted that the Clube da Luz experienced a historic day, as the record for the highest participation in football history was broken.

The current President of Benfica gathered, with all votes counted, 42.13% of the total ballots counted. This number corresponds to a total of 744,655 votes, achieved through 32,898 voters who chose Rui Costa for a new term - regarding the election for the management of the Benfica emblem.

Behind Rui Costa was João Noronha Lopes - the two must now proceed to a second round that will finally decide the next President of Benfica. The candidate from list F gathered 30.26% of the preferences, which equates to 27,109 votes, distributed among 27,109 voters. In third place was Luís Filipe Vieira (13.86%), followed by João Diogo Manteigas (11.48%). Next were Martim Mayer (2.10%) and Cristóvão Carvalho (0.18%).

Moreover, the first place of Rui Costa, and the second of João Noronha Lopes, was repeated in all the bodies that went to vote. The current Benfica President achieved 45.17% for the Remuneration Committee, 43.01% for the General Assembly Board, and 38.69% for the Fiscal Council.

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