Benfica
SLB1904- Country
- Portugal
- Venue
- Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica • Lisboa
- Capacity
- 68,100
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Where the club stands among the world's teams on current strength. Moves after every match: beating a stronger side counts more.
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UEFA's official club ranking, from the last five seasons in European competitions. It decides the draw pots; it does not measure current form.
Key players
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The season's most-used players; the rating breaks ties on minutes.
Samuel Soares630′ · 7 apps · 3 CS6.77
Samuel Dahl613′ · 7 apps · 3 CS6.82
Tomás Araújo599′ · 7 apps · 1 a · 3 CS7.06
Clément Lenglet575′ · 7 apps · 1 g · 3 CS7.29
Gianluca Prestianni572′ · 7 apps · 5 g · 3 a · 3 CS8.12
Vangelis Pavlidis557′ · 7 apps · 8 g · 2 a · 3 CS7.78
Rafa Silva492′ · 7 apps · 1 g · 2 a · 3 CS6.98
Leandro Barreiro486′ · 7 apps · 2 g · 1 a · 3 CS7.00Club Profile
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Basic facts from the provider: code, founding year, country, ground.
- Team
- Benfica
- Short code
- SLB
- Founded
- 1904
- Country
- Portugal
- Stadium
- Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- City
- Lisboa
Stadium
Staff
Achievements
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Wins and podium places per competition; a card opens the competition.
Season Cycle
2 activei
Everything the club is in now, then the last finished seasons; a row opens the competition.
Active seasons
Liga PortugalAug 2026 – May 2027 · current2026/2027
Europa LeagueJul 2026 – Jan 2027 · current2026/2027Season timeline
Liga PortugalAug 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026
Champions LeagueJul 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026Liga PortugalAug 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025Champions LeagueJul 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025Liga PortugalAug 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024Europa LeagueAug 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024Champions LeagueJun 2023 – Jun 2024 · finished2023/2024Liga PortugalAug 2022 – May 2023 · finished2022/2023Champions LeagueJun 2022 – Jun 2023 · finished2022/2023Champions LeagueJun 2021 – May 2022 · finished2021/2022Goalkeepers
2Defenders
9
Midfielders
7Forwards
8
Staff
Former coaches
José MourinhoCoach · 2025–2026
Bruno NascimentoCoach · 2024–2025
Roger SchmidtCoach · 2022–2024
Nelson VeríssimoCoach · 2021–2022Transfers
15
Claudio EcheverriManchester City → 2 Sept 2026free / n/a
Souffian El KarouaniAl-Qadsiah → 1 Sept 2026free / n/a
João PalhinhaFC Bayern München → 26 Aug 2026€14M
Alessandro CircatiParma → 19 Aug 2026€18M
Georgiy SudakovShakhtar Donetsk → 1 Jul 2026€20M
Enzo BarrenecheaAston Villa → 1 Jul 2026€12MRafa SilvaBeşiktaş → 22 Jan 2026free / n/a
Dodi LukébakioSevilla → 1 Sept 2025€20MSamuel DahlRoma → 1 Jul 2025free / n/a
Manu SilvaVitória Guimarães → 20 Jan 2025free / n/a
Andreas SchjelderupNordsjælland → 30 Jun 2024free / n/a
Anatoliy TrubinShakhtar Donetsk → 10 Aug 2023€10MTomás AraújoGil Vicente → 30 Jun 2023free / n/a
Fredrik AursnesFeyenoord → 24 Aug 2022€13M
Alexander BahSlavia Praha → 1 Jul 2022€8MHow the current squad arrived, from SportMonks' transfer records.
Expiring contracts
4Contracts that run out within the next 12 months.
Season statistics
Liga Portugal 2026/2027- Played
- 7
- Wins
- 5 (H 2 · A 3) · 71%
- Draws
- 1 (H 1 · A 0)
- Losses
- 1 (H 0 · A 1)
- Goals scored
- 22 (H 7 · A 15) · 3.14/match
- Goals conceded
- 7 (H 4 · A 3) · 1/match
- Clean sheets
- 3 · 43%
- Both teams scored
- 57%
- Failed to score
- 0%
- Possession (avg)
- 64%
- Shots / match
- 19.1
- Corners / match
- 7.3
- Attacks / match
- 122.0
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 67.1
- Offsides / match
- 1.4
- Fouls / match
- 12.6
- Tackles / match
- 15.1
- Yellow cards
- 13
- Average rating
- 7.04
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Gianluca Prestianni · 8.12
Season statistics
Europa League 2026/2027- Played
- 7
- Wins
- 5 (H 3 · A 2) · 71%
- Draws
- 1 (H 0 · A 1)
- Losses
- 1 (H 0 · A 1)
- Goals scored
- 21 (H 14 · A 7) · 3/match
- Goals conceded
- 6 (H 2 · A 4) · 0.86/match
- Clean sheets
- 2 · 29%
- Both teams scored
- 71%
- Failed to score
- 0%
- Possession (avg)
- 61%
- Shots / match
- 16.6
- Corners / match
- 6.7
- Attacks / match
- 107.9
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 53.3
- Offsides / match
- 1.7
- Fouls / match
- 10.6
- Tackles / match
- 14.7
- Yellow cards
- 10
- Average rating
- 7.08
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- José Neto · 7.65
Elo strength
World rankingWhat is Elo?
Elo moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result: an underdog's win is worth a lot, a favourite's little. The number is projected onto a 100 scale; the world ranking puts the club at #23 right now with 86.8 points. The 181 days shown are the window the provider gives.
Elo score over the window the provider gives; it moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result.
Rankings
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Every ranking the club appears in, as the provider carries it.
Liga Portugal · Regular Season
currentRound 1 · 2026-08-07
Round 2 · 2026-08-14
Round 3 · 2026-08-22
Round 4 · 2026-08-28
Round 5 · 2026-09-04
Round 6 · 2026-09-12
Round 7 · 2026-09-19
Round 8 · 2026-10-09
Round 9 · 2026-10-23
Round 10 · 2026-10-30
Round 11 · 2026-11-06
Round 12 · 2026-11-27
Round 13 · 2026-12-06
Round 14 · 2026-12-13
Round 15 · 2026-12-20
Round 16 · 2026-12-27
Round 17 · 2027-01-10
Round 18 · 2027-01-17
Round 19 · 2027-01-24
Round 20 · 2027-01-31
Round 21 · 2027-02-07
Round 22 · 2027-02-14
Round 23 · 2027-02-21
Round 24 · 2027-02-28
Round 25 · 2027-03-07
Round 26 · 2027-03-14
Round 27 · 2027-03-21
Round 28 · 2027-04-04
Round 29 · 2027-04-11
Round 30 · 2027-04-18
Round 31 · 2027-04-25
Round 32 · 2027-05-02
Round 33 · 2027-05-09
Round 34 · 2027-05-16
Europa League · League Stage
currentRound 1 · 2026-09-16
Round 2 · 2026-10-15
Round 3 · 2026-10-22
Round 4 · 2026-11-05
Round 5 · 2026-11-26
Round 6 · 2026-12-10
Round 7 · 2027-01-21
Round 8 · 2027-01-28
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