Benfica
Portugal · founded 1904 · Estádio da Luz
We list 5 upcoming fixtures, the 5 most recent results, 120 players across 8 seasons and the 60 latest transfers for Benfica, most recently seen in Primeira Liga.
Competition: Primeira Liga
Manager: Marco Silva
Home venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Record last updated .
Benfica in the table · Primeira Liga
Rank 3 · 6 points from 2 played (2W-0D-0L). Goal difference 5 (6 for, 1 against).
Rivalries
Named derbies involving Benfica, each with the full head-to-head record.
- O Clássico — Benfica vs FC Porto
- Lisbon Derby — Benfica vs Sporting CP
Most-played opponents
Clubs Benfica has met most often in finished competitive matches, all competitions since 2010.
- Sporting CP — 41 matches · 18W 13D 10L · Lisbon Derby
- FC Porto — 38 matches · 9W 10D 19L · O Clássico
- SC Braga — 36 matches · 23W 5D 8L
- Vitória SC — 34 matches · 27W 5D 2L
- Rio Ave — 30 matches · 25W 4D 1L
- Maritimo — 27 matches · 23W 1D 3L
- Moreirense — 26 matches · 19W 6D 1L
- Estoril — 25 matches · 22W 3D 0L
Upcoming fixtures
Next scheduled matches for Benfica.
- Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica · UEFA Europa League · Oct 22, 2026 · Omonia Nicosia
- Santa Clara vs Benfica · Primeira Liga · Oct 26, 2026 · Santa Clara
- Benfica vs Alverca · Primeira Liga · Nov 2, 2026 · Alverca
- Benfica vs Lech Poznan · UEFA Europa League · Nov 5, 2026 · Lech Poznan
- Estrela vs Benfica · Primeira Liga · Nov 8, 2026 · Estrela
Recent results
Most recent completed matches.
- Benfica 4-1 Celtic · UEFA Europa League · Oct 15, 2026 · Celtic
- Benfica 2-0 Vitória SC · Primeira Liga · Oct 11, 2026 · Vitória SC
- FC Porto 3-1 Benfica · Primeira Liga · Sep 20, 2026 · FC Porto
- AC Milan 0-2 Benfica · UEFA Europa League · Sep 16, 2026 · AC Milan
- Benfica 3-1 GIL Vicente · Primeira Liga · Sep 13, 2026 · GIL Vicente
Grounds
The 5 grounds Benfica has most often hosted a home fixture at in the archive. This is a count of fixtures we hold, not a claim about which ground the club is registered at.
- Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon — 44 home fixtures here
- Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria — 4 home fixtures here
- Estádio da Luz, Lisbon — 2 home fixtures here
- Caixa Futebol Campus, Seixal — 2 home fixtures here
- Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro — 1 home fixture here
Managers
Every manager we hold a spell for at Benfica, most recent first. Each links to a full career record.
- Marco Silva — 1 Jul 2026 to present
- Bruno Lage — 1 Sep 2024 to 1 Jul 2025
- José Mourinho — 1 Jul 2025 to 1 May 2026
- R. Schmidt — 1 Jul 2022 to 1 Aug 2024
- Jorge Jesus — 1 Aug 2020 to 1 Dec 2021
- Bruno Lage — 1 Jan 2019 to 1 Jun 2020
- Bernardo Tavares — 1 Mar 2018 to 1 May 2018
- Rui Vitória — 1 Jun 2015 to 1 Jan 2019
- Jorge Jesus — 1 Jul 2009 to 1 Jun 2015
- Quique Sánchez Flores — 1 Jul 2008 to 1 Jun 2009
- Fernando Santos — 1 Jul 2006 to 1 Aug 2007
- José Mourinho — 1 Sep 2000 to 1 Dec 2000
- J. Heynckes — 1 Jul 1999 to 30 Sep 2000
- S. Eriksson — 1 Jul 1989 to 1 Jun 1992
Players we hold records for
120 players across 8 seasons at Benfica, each filed under the most recent season we hold for that player at this club. Every name links to a full career profile with per-season stats.
2026/2027
- A. Bah — Defender
- A. Circati — Defender
- A. Dedic — Defender
- A. Schjelderup — Attacker
- A. Trubin — Goalkeeper
- António Silva — Defender
- C. Lenglet — Defender
- D. Lukebakio — Midfielder
- E. Barrenechea — Midfielder
- F. Aursnes — Midfielder
- G. Prestianni — Attacker
- Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira — Forward
- H. Sudakov — Midfielder
- J. Durán — Attacker
- J. Kamiński — Midfielder
- J. Neto — Defender
- João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo — Midfielder
- Leandro Barreiro — Midfielder
- Manu — Midfielder
- Miguel Figueiredo — Midfielder
- R. Rios — Midfielder
- Rafa — Forward
- S. Dahl — Midfielder
- S. El Karouani — Defender
- Samuel Soares — Goalkeeper
- Tiago Gouveia — Forward
- Tomás Araújo — Defender
- V. Pavlidis — Attacker
2025/2026
- A. Bajrami — Defender
- A. Belotti — Forward
- A. Cabral — Attacker
- A. Chemong — Midfielder
- A. Voitinovicius — Goalkeeper
- Bruma — Forward
- Daniel Banjaqui — Defender
- Diogo Ferreira — Goalkeeper
- Diogo Ferreira Prioste — Midfielder
- F. Ivanović — Attacker
- Florentino — Midfielder
- G. Oliveira — Defender
- Henrique Araújo — Attacker
- Ivan Lima — Attacker
- J. Wynder — Defender
- João Carvalho Fonseca — Defender
- João Veloso — Midfielder
- K. Aktürkoğlu — Midfielder
- K. Pinto — Defender
- Leandro Henrique Sousa Santos — Defender
- N. Otamendi — Defender
- Rafael LuÃs — Midfielder
- Rafael Obrador — Defender
- Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo — Attacker
- S. Lopes Cabral — Defender
- Á. Di María — Forward
2024/2025
- André Gomes — Goalkeeper
- Arthur Cabral — Attacker
- B. Rollheiser — Midfielder
- C. Tengstedt — Attacker
- David Neres — Attacker
- Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques — Defender
- Gerson Sousa — Forward
- Gustavo Marques — Defender
- Gustavo Varela — Attacker
- Hugo Félix — Midfielder
- I. Kaboré — Defender
- J. Beste — Midfielder
- J. Neves — Midfielder
- João Mário — Midfielder
- L. Kokubo — Goalkeeper
- Marcos Leonardo — Forward
- Martim Neto — Midfielder
- Morato — Defender
- Nuno Félix — Midfielder
- O. Kökçü — Midfielder
- Paulo Bernardo — Midfielder
- Renato Sanches — Midfielder
- S. Meïté — Midfielder
- Tiago Dantas — Midfielder
- Tiago Parente — Defender
- Z. Amdouni — Attacker
- Álvaro Fernández — Defender
2023/2024
- Chiquinho — Midfielder
- D. Jurasek — Defender
- E. Fernandez — Midfielder
- G. Guedes — Attacker
- Gonçalo Ramos — Attacker
- João Victor — Defender
- Juan Bernat — Defender
- Lucas Verissimo — Defender
- M. Ristić — Defender
- O. Vlachodimos — Goalkeeper
- P. Musa — Attacker
- Rafael Rodrigues — Defender
- Rodrigo Pinho — Forward
2022/2023
- André Almeida — Defender
- C. Ndour — Midfielder
- Diego Moreira — Attacker
- Everton — Forward
- Gedson Fernandes — Defender
- Nuno Santos — Midfielder
- Pedro Álvaro — Defender
- R. Yaremchuk — Attacker
- Álex Grimaldo — Defender
2021/2022
- D. Núñez — Attacker
- Gil Dias — Midfielder
- H. Seferović — Forward
- J. Weigl — Midfielder
- Jota — Attacker
- João Ferreira — Defender
- M. Svilar — Goalkeeper
2020/2021
- Carlos Vinícius — Attacker
- Daniel dos Anjos — Forward
- Diogo Gonçalves — Midfielder
- F. Cervi — Forward
- J. Todibo — Defender
- Jardel — Defender
- Nuno Tavares — Defender
2019/2020
- David Tavares — Midfielder
- E. Salvio — Forward
- G. Conti — Defender
Recent transfers
Confirmed transfers involving Benfica, incoming and outgoing.
- · Bruma to Aris Thessalonikis — Free transfer
- · J. Trevisan to CFR 1907 Cluj — Free transfer
- · Rafael LuÃs to Genclerbirligi — Free transfer
- · J. Wynder to New England Revolution — Loan
- · R. Rios to Al-Ittihad FC — Loan
- · C. Echeverri from Manchester City — Loan
- · S. El Karouani from Al-Qadisiyah FC — Loan
- · João Palhinha from Bayern München — Transfer
- · João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo to Casa Pia — Loan
- · Tiago Gouveia to Genclerbirligi — Loan
- · A. Circati from Parma — Transfer
- · A. Dedic to Newcastle — Transfer
- · Rafael Obrador to Sassuolo — Loan
- · F. Ivanović to Lens — Loan
- · G. Neves to 1. FC Köln — Transfer
- · Tiago Parente to Swansea — Loan
- · António Silva to Bournemouth — Transfer
- · J. Monteiro to Feirense — Transfer
- · Ismael Dabo to Lecce — Transfer
- · Henrique Araújo to Casa Pia — Transfer
- · Gustavo Varela to Monza — Transfer
- · Gabriel Indio from Athletic Club — Transfer
- · Felipe Lima from Alverca — Loan
- · André Gomes to Casa Pia — Transfer
- · J. Durán from Al-Nassr — Loan
- · L. Velickovic to FC Aarau — Free transfer
- · Ricardo Ribeiro to União Santarém — Free transfer
- · João Veloso to Moreirense — Loan
- · Rodrigo Santos Ribeiro to Felgueiras 1932 — Transfer
- · J. Kamiński from 1. FC Köln — Transfer
- · Diogo Ferreira Prioste to GIL Vicente — Loan
- · Gabriel Indio from Athletic Club
- · Gustavo Marques to RB Bragantino — Transfer
- · O. Kökçü to Beşiktaş — Transfer
- · Florentino to Burnley — Transfer
- · N. Otamendi to River Plate — Free transfer
- · Rafael Rodrigues to Al Ain — Transfer
- · Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo to Brighton — Transfer
- · V. Mendes to Botev Plovdiv — Transfer
- · C. Lenglet from Atletico Madrid — Loan
- · E. Barrenechea from Aston Villa — Transfer
- · S. Lopes Cabral to Trabzonspor — Transfer
- · G. Oliveira to Rennes — Transfer
- · B. Souza to Estrela — Transfer
- · Tiago Gouveia from Nice — Return from loan
- · B. Souza from Academica — Return from loan
- · Rafael Obrador from Torino — Return from loan
- · O. Kökçü from Beşiktaş — Return from loan
- · Gustavo Marques from RB Bragantino — Return from loan
- · Florentino from Burnley — Return from loan
- · Rafael LuÃs from Strasbourg — Return from loan
- · André Gomes from Alverca — Return from loan
- · Rafael Rodrigues from Al Ain — Return from loan
- · Gustavo Varela from GIL Vicente — Return from loan
- · E. Barrenechea to Aston Villa — Return from loan
- · H. Sudakov to Shakhtar Donetsk — Return from loan
- · A. Sandahl to Unknown — Free transfer
- · H. Sudakov from Shakhtar Donetsk — Transfer
- · Ivan Lima to Piast Gliwice — Transfer
- · Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques to Alverca — Transfer