The name "Sport Lisboa e Benfica" reflects the historic 1908 merger of two separate organizations: Grupo Sport Lisboa, founded in 1904 as a football club, and Sport Clube de Benfica, a multi-sports association founded in 1902. The title explicitly combines "Sport" and "Lisbon" to honor its geographic roots in the Portuguese capital, while retaining "Benfica" to represent the historic parish where the foundational clubs originated.