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2015–16 S.L. Benfica season

The 2015–16 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 112th season in existence and the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 9 August 2015 and concluded on 20 May 2016.

Benfica
2015–16 season
PresidentLuís Filipe Vieira
ManagerRui Vitória
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalFourth round
Taça da LigaWinners
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonas (32)
All: Jonas (36)
Highest home attendance64,235 v Nacional[1]
(15 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance20,107 v Nacional[2]
(29 December 2015)
Average home league attendance50,322[3]
Biggest winBenfica 6–0 Belenenses
(11 September 2015)
Benfica 6–0 Marítimo
(6 January 2016)
Biggest defeatBenfica 0–3 Sporting CP
(25 October 2015)

Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as the two-time defending champions after being crowned for a record 34th time, in the previous campaign. On 15 May, Benfica won their third consecutive league title (for the sixth time in their history and first since 1977), and their 35th overall, with a Portuguese record of 88 points out of the possible maximum of 102 (34 matches). Five days later, Benfica won their third consecutive league cup title, their seventh overall in nine editions, beating Marítimo 6–2 in the final. Internationally, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Bayern Munich 2–3 on aggregate.

Players

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Squad information

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK   Ederson M. 22 2015 18 0 2020 Undisclosed Originally from youth system
2 CB   Lisandro 26 2014 29 1 2018 Undisclosed
3 LB   Grimaldo 20 2016 (Winter) 5 0 2021 €2,121,000
4 CB   Luisão (captain) 35 2003 475 44 2017 Undisclosed
5 DM   Fejsa 27 2013 61 1 2019 Undisclosed
7 CM   Samaris 27 2014 78 2 2019 €10,000,000
9 ST   Raúl 25 2015 45 12 2020 Undisclosed
10 AM   Nico Gaitán (VC) 28 2010 253 41 2019 €8,400,000
11 ST   Mitroglou 28 2015 45 25 2016 Loan
12 GK   Júlio César 36 2014 64 0 2016 Free
13 GK   Paulo Lopes 38 2012 10 0 2016 Free Originally from youth system
14 DF   V. Lindelöf 21 2014 26 1 2020 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
17 ST   Jonas 32 2014 83 67 2018 Free
18 RW   Salvio 25 2012 162 38 2017 €13,500,000 Played as a loanee in the 2010–11 season
19 LB   Eliseu 32 2014 77 4 2016 Undisclosed
20 RW   G. Guedes 19 2014 40 4 2021 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
21 CM   Pizzi 26 2014 78 12 2019 €14,000,000
28 FB   Sílvio 28 2013 39 0 2016 Loan Originally from youth system
30 AM   A. Talisca 22 2014 78 20 2019 €4,000,000
33 CB   Jardel 30 2011 (Winter) 166 11 2020 Undisclosed
34 DM   A. Almeida 25 2012 132 0 2018 Undisclosed
35 ST   Luka 18 2016 (Winter) 2 0 2021 €6,583,000
38 LW   N. Santos 21 2015 2 0 2021 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
39 AM   Carcela G. 26 2015 29 3 2019 Free
50 RB   N. Semedo 22 2015 18 1 2021 Undisclosed Promoted from Benfica B
85 MF   R. Sanches 18 2015 35 2 2021 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos No. Player Age From Ends Fee Ref
20 May 2015 MF —   Jhon Murillo 19   Zamora FC 2020 Undisclosed [4]
26 May 2015 MF —   Diego Lopes 21   Rio Ave 2020 €726,600 [5]
26 May 2015 GK 1   Ederson 21   Rio Ave 2020 Undisclosed [5]
27 May 2015 DF 3   Marçal 26   Nacional 2020 Undisclosed [6]
27 May 2015 MF —   Pelé 23 Unattached 2020 Undisclosed [7]
12 June 2015 MF 23   Adel Taarabt 26   Queens Park Rangers 2020 €4,000,000 [8][9][10]
13 June 2015 MF 39   Mehdi Carcela 25   Standard Liège 2019 Undisclosed [8][11]
13 August 2015 FW 9   Raúl Jiménez 24   Atlético Madrid 2020 Undisclosed [12]
29 December 2015 DF 3   Álex Grimaldo 20   Barcelona 2021 €2,121,000 [13][14]
2 February 2016 FW 35   Luka Jović 18   Red Star Belgrade 2021 €6,583,000 [15][14]

Loan in

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Date Pos No. Player Age From Ends Fee Ref
15 July 2015 DF 28   Sílvio 27   Atlético Madrid 30 June 2016 Free [16]
6 August 2015 FW 11   Kostas Mitroglou 27   Fulham 30 June 2016 Undisclosed [17]

Out

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Date Pos No. Player Age To Fee Ref
25 May 2015 DF —   João Cancelo 20   Valencia Undisclosed [8][18]
9 June 2015 MF 8   Miralem Sulejmani 26   Young Boys Undisclosed [8][19]
12 June 2015 FW —   Rogelio Funes Mori 24   Monterrey Undisclosed [8][20]
12 June 2015 MF —   André Gomes 21   Valencia End of contract [8][21][22]
15 June 2015 FW —   Rodrigo 24   Valencia End of contract [8][23][24]
23 June 2015 DF 23   Loris Benito 23   Young Boys Undisclosed [8][25]
30 June 2015 MF —   Airton 25 Unattached End of contract
30 June 2015 GK 1   Artur 34 Unattached End of contract
30 June 2015 DF 14   Maxi Pereira 31 Unattached End of contract
10 July 2015 FW 19   Ivan Cavaleiro 21   Monaco Undisclosed [26]
24 July 2015 FW 11   Lima 32   Al Ahli Club €7,000,000 [27][28]
2 February 2016 FW —   Yannick Djaló 29   Ratchaburi End of contract [29]

Loan out

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Date Pos No. Player Age To Ends Ref
10 July 2015 FW 32   Bebé 24   Rayo Vallecano 30 June 2016 [30]
10 July 2015 MF 67   Hélder Costa 21   Monaco 30 June 2016 [31]
16 July 2015 MF —   Jhon Murillo 19   Tondela 30 June 2016 [32]
18 July 2015 DF 37   César 22   Flamengo 30 June 2016 [33]
20 July 2015 FW 9   Derley 27   Kayserispor 30 June 2016 [34]
22 July 2015 MF —   Diego Lopes 21   Kayserispor 30 June 2016 [35]
30 July 2015 FW 83   Rui Fonte 25   Braga 30 June 2016 [36]
1 August 2015 MF —   Pelé 23   Paços de Ferreira 30 June 2016 [37]
7 August 2015 FW —   Yannick Djaló 29   Mordovia Saransk 31 December 2015 [38]
14 August 2015 MF 6   Rúben Amorim 30   Al-Wakrah 30 June 2016 [39]
20 August 2015 DF 3   Marçal 26   Gaziantepspor 30 June 2016 [40]
28 August 2015 MF 27   Hany Mukhtar 20   Red Bull Salzburg 30 June 2016 [41]
31 August 2015 MF —   Daniel Candeias 27   Metz 30 June 2016 [42]
1 September 2015 MF 15   Ola John 23   Reading 30 June 2016 [43]
1 September 2015 DF —   Sidnei 26   Deportivo La Coruña 30 June 2016 [44]
4 September 2015 FW 16   Nélson Oliveira 24   Nottingham Forest 30 June 2016 [45]
8 January 2016 MF 24   Bryan Cristante 20   Palermo 30 June 2016 [46]
25 January 2016 MF 22   Filip Đuričić 23   Anderlecht 30 June 2016 [47]
1 February 2016 MF 31   Victor Andrade 20   Vitória de Guimarães 30 June 2016 [48]

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Rui Vitória
Assistant coach Arnaldo Teixeira
Sérgio Botelho
Minervino Pietra
Marco Pedroso
Fitness coach Paulo Mourão
Goalkeeping coach Hugo Oliveira
Benfica LAB coordinator Bruno Mendes

Source: Equipa Técnica

Pre-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

18 July 2015 International Champions Cup Benfica   2–3   Paris Saint-Germain Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Talisca   34'
Jonas   42'
López   89'		 Report Kimpembe   23'
Augustin   29'
Lucas   60'   64' (pen.)
Digne   79'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
24 July 2015 International Champions Cup Benfica   0–0
(4–5 p)		   Fiorentina East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Luisão   29'   66' Report Basanta   15'
Rodríguez   29'
Alonso   35'
Iličić   44'
Hegazi   74'
Badelj   90'		 Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 15,791
Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
Penalties
Almeida  
Pizzi  
Sílvio  
Oliveira  
Carcela  		   Pasqual
  Badelj
  Iličić
  Rebić
  Suárez
26 July 2015 International Champions Cup New York Red Bulls   2–1   Benfica Harrison, New Jersey, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Wright-Phillips   33'
Robles   45'
Grella   56'
Miller   85'		 Report Pizzi   7'   20' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Alex Chilowicz (United States)
28 July 2015 International Champions Cup Club América   0–0
(3–4 p)		   Benfica Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CDT (UTC−05:00) Alvarado   15'
Güémez   32'
Arroyo   54'
Burón   70'		 Report Marçal   85' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Castillo (Mexico)
Penalties
Martínez  
Zúñiga  
Marín  
Colula  
Rosel  		   Cristante
  Gaitán
  Santos
  Samaris
  Rodríguez
2 August 2015 Eusébio Cup Monterrey   3–0   Benfica Monterrey, Mexico
22:00 CDT (UTC−05:00) Ramírez   49'
Funes Mori   58' (pen.)
Rivera   81'		 Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Performance by competition
Competition Starting round Final position/round First match Last match
Primeira Liga — 1st 16 August 2015 15 May 2016
Taça de Portugal Third round Fourth round 16 October 2015 21 November 2015
Taça da Liga Third round Winners 29 December 2015 20 May 2016
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira — Runners-up 9 August 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage Quarter-finals 15 September 2015 13 April 2016
Statistics by competition
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Primeira Liga 34 29 1 4 88 22 +66 085.29
Taça de Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Taça da Liga 5 5 0 0 16 4 +12 100.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 10 5 2 3 15 12 +3 050.00
Total 52 40 3 9 122 42 +80 076.92

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

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Main article: 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
9 August 2015 Benfica 0–1 Sporting CP Faro/Loulé
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Sílvio   38'
Fejsa   50'
Jonas   60'
Gaitán   76'		 Report Slimani   16'
Gutiérrez   53'
A. Silva   57'
Pereira   58'
Carrillo   63'		 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 28,717[49]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
Man of the Match: André Carrillo

Primeira Liga

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Main article: 2015–16 Primeira Liga

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 34 29 1 4 88 22 +66 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 34 27 5 2 79 21 +58 86
3 Porto 34 23 4 7 67 30 +37 73 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4 Braga 34 16 10 8 54 35 +19 58 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Arouca 34 13 15 6 47 38 +9 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
Source: Liga Portugal, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[50]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWWLWDLWWWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWW
Position1843335854333332222212221111111111
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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16 August 2015 1 Benfica 4–0 Estoril Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) López   16'
Mitroglou   73'
Jonas   77' (pen.), 81'
Semedo   89'		 Report Anderson Luís   48'
Sebá   67'
Gerso   70'
Mattheus   77'
Taira   80'
Bruno César   84'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,285
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
23 August 2015 2 Arouca 1–0 Benfica Aveiro
19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Roberto   2'   41'
Simão   22'
Lima   37'
Jaílson   74'
Bracalli   84'		 Report Andrade   80'
Mitroglou   88'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 23,540
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
29 August 2015 3 Benfica 3–2 Moreirense Lisbon
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Pizzi   40'
Jiménez   75'
Samaris   76'
Jonas   87'		 Report Martins   30'
Ohemeng   42'
Gonçalves   50'
Cardozo   84'   90'
Boateng   90+2'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 43,417
Referee: Jorge Ferreira (Braga)
11 September 2015 4 Benfica 6–0 Belenenses Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Mitroglou   5', 53'
Jonas   17', 40'
Gaitán   60'
Talisca   63'
Luisão   86'		 Report Camará   70' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 42,454
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal)
20 September 2015 5 Porto 1–0 Benfica Porto
19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Pereira   35'
Maicon   55'
André   70'   86'
Neves   71'		 Report Almeida   50'
Semedo   80'
Luisão   83'
Mitroglou   84'		 Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,209
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
26 September 2015 6 Benfica 3–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Jonas   34', 73'
Guedes   67'		 Report Silva   41'
Baixinho   79'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,276
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
4 October 2015[A] 7 União da Madeira v Benfica Funchal
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Referee: Cosme Machado (Braga)
25 October 2015 8 Benfica 0–3 Sporting CP Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Samaris   40'
Gaitán   43'
Fejsa   47'
Jonas   50'
Mitroglou   83'		 Report Gutiérrez   9'
Slimani   21'   43'
Ruiz   36'   44'
Carvalho   50'
A. Silva   58'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,054
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
30 October 2015 9 Tondela 0–4 Benfica Aveiro
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Souza   24' Report Jonas   3'
Talisca   5'
Berger   11' (o.g.)
Jardel   35'
Luisão   39'
Guedes   42'
Samaris   68'
Carcela   82'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 9,394
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
8 November 2015 10 Benfica 2–0 Boavista Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Guedes   39'
Samaris   85'
Carcela   88'		 Report Figueiredo   53'
Carvalho   73'
Idris   78'   90+3'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 46,362
Referee: Bruno Esteves (Setúbal)
30 November 2015 11 Braga 0–2 Benfica Braga
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Hassan   68'
Ferreira   72'
Filipe Augusto   77'		 Report Pizzi   3'   73'
López   11'
Eliseu   67'
Sanches   68'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 17,396
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
4 December 2015 12 Benfica 3–0 Académica Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Fejsa   18'
Jonas   35' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Sanches   85'		 Report Trigueira   33'
Aderlan   44'
Ofori   68'
Rabiola   79'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 34,752
Referee: Luís Ferreira (Braga)
12 December 2015 13 Vitória de Setúbal 2–4 Benfica Setúbal
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Pinto   44'
Costa   59'
Suk   88'		 Report López   33'
Pizzi   35'
Jonas   39'
Mitroglou   54', 79'
Eliseu   60'
Almeida   65'
Samaris   90+3'		 Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 9,323
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
15 December 2015 7 União da Madeira 0–0 Benfica Funchal
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Cádiz   42'
Gian   45+1'
Danilo   90+1'
Fidalgo   90+4'		 Report Sanches   14'
Eliseu   90+2'		 Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Cosme Machado (Braga)
20 December 2015 14 Benfica 3–1 Rio Ave Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Jonas   4', 81'
Samaris   8'
Jiménez   84'		 Report Bressan   9'
Wakaso   29'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,955
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
2 January 2016 15 Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 Benfica Guimarães
18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Dourado   11'
Otávio   20'
Saré   28'		 Report López   38'
Fejsa   39'
Sanches   74'   75'
Jardel   85'		 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 22,218
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
6 January 2016 16 Benfica 6–0 Marítimo Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Pizzi   29', 34'
Jiménez   35'   50'
Jonas   52' (pen.), 54' (pen.)
Talisca   69'		 Report Silva   10'
Bessa   37'
João Diogo   49'
Sousa   50'
F. Ferreira   52'
Rodrigues   61'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 31,590
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
10 January 2016[B] 17 Nacional 1–4 Benfica Funchal
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Soares   50'
Zainadine   81'		 Report Jonas   23', 56', 63'
Eliseu   47'
Mitroglou   89'		 Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 4,753
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
16 January 2016 18 Estoril 1–2 Benfica Estoril
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Bonatini   11'
Tavares   74'
Taira   86'		 Report Mitroglou   52'
Pizzi   68'
Júlio César   90+2'		 Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 7,836
Referee: Vasco Santos (Porto)
23 January 2016 19 Benfica 3–1 Arouca Lisbon
18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Pizzi   3'
Almeida   6'
Mitroglou   19'
Jonas   68'		 Report Velázquez   77'   90+1' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 51,511
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
31 January 2016 20 Moreirense 1–4 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Gomes   54'
Palhinha   81'
Medeiros   90+1'		 Report Jonas   16', 67'
Mitroglou   43'
Jardel   63'
Lindelöf   63'
Gaitán   75'		 Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 5,772
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
5 February 2016 21 Belenenses 0–5 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Juanto   20'
Pinto   27'		 Report Mitroglou   42', 57', 75'
Jonas   53', 87'
Sílvio   71'
Samaris   81'		 Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 13,109
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
12 February 2016 22 Benfica 1–2 Porto Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Mitroglou   18'
Carcela   79'
Sanches   85'
Almeida   88'		 Report Herrera   28'   30'
Aboubakar   65'
Neves   75'
Layún   88'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,536
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
20 February 2016 23 Paços de Ferreira 1–3 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Jota   23'
Moreira   28'
Andrezinho   45'
Farias   58'
Martins   81'		 Report Mitroglou   13'
Jonas   45+2' (pen.)
Lindelöf   58'
Jardel   73'
Eliseu   82'		 Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Jorge Ferreira (Braga)
29 February 2016[C] 24 Benfica 2–0 União da Madeira Lisbon
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Jonas   4', 76'
Lindelöf   78'		 Report Monteiro   70' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 44,485
Referee: Cosme Machado (Braga)
5 March 2016 25 Sporting CP 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Jefferson   70'
(A. Silva   86')		 Report Mitroglou   20'   67'
Jonas   46'
Gaitán   52'
Sanches   86'		 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 49,699
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
14 March 2016 26 Benfica 4–1 Tondela Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Jardel   11'   12'
Jonas   24', 69'
Mitroglou   87'   87'		 Report Monteiro   51'
Tikito   70'
Nathan Júnior   90+1'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 51,314
Referee: Luís Ferreira (Braga)
20 March 2016 27 Boavista 0–1 Benfica Porto
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Tahar   60' Report Samaris   10'
Eliseu   45'
Jiménez   59'
Jonas   90+3'
Ederson   90+5'		 Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 22,834[54]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
1 April 2016 28 Benfica 5–1 Braga Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Mitroglou   17', 71'
Jonas   37' (pen.)
Pizzi   39'   62'
Samaris   75'
Semedo   90+2'		 Report Santos   51'   90+3' (pen.)
Stojiljković   72'
Luíz Carlos   83'
Marcelo Goiano   89'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,042
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
9 April 2016 29 Académica 1–2 Benfica Coimbra
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Pedro Nuno   17'   28'
Nascimento   21'
Santos   45'
Plange   90+1'		 Report Mitroglou   39'
Jiménez   84'		 Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 26,444
Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)
18 April 2016 30 Benfica 2–1 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Jonas   19'   90'
Jardel   24'		 Report Claro   1'
Lourenço   86'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 54,855
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
24 April 2016 31 Rio Ave 0–1 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Vilas Boas   18'   90+4'
Héldon   66'		 Report Eliseu   29'
Jardel   37'
Fejsa   41'
Jiménez   73'
Ederson   87'		 Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 9,023
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
29 April 2016 32 Benfica 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Jardel   47'
Eliseu   48'
Almeida   54'   90+5'		 Report Pedro Henrique   7'
Hurtado   13'
Otávio   22'
Licá   35'
Josué   53'
X. Silva   80'
Vigário   90+2'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,351
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal)
8 May 2016 33 Marítimo 0–2 Benfica Funchal
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Dirceu   11'
Costa   65'
João Diogo   73'
Fransérgio   82'   89'
Deyvison   87'
Bessa   90+3'
Patrick   90+7'		 Report Sanches   27'   37'
Eliseu   30'
Jardel   43'
Mitroglou   48'
Talisca   83'		 Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
15 May 2016 34 Benfica 4–1 Nacional Lisbon
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Gaitán   24', 64'
Talisca   28'
Jonas   39'   39'
Jardel   54'
Pizzi   84'		 Report Agra   12'   90+1'
Fofana   43'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 64,235
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
  1. ^ Match postponed due to heavy fog.[51]
  2. ^ The match was interrupted in the 8th minute because of heavy fog, and was resumed on 11 January 2016, 12:00, from the point of abandonment.[52]
  3. ^ The match was originally to be played on 28 February 2016, during Benfica's 112th anniversary, but was postponed because União da Madeira could not fly to Lisbon.[53]

Taça de Portugal

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Main article: 2015–16 Taça de Portugal

Third round

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16 October 2015 Vianense 1–2 Benfica Barcelos
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) R. Magalhães   20'
Coulibaly   79'		 Report Fejsa   35'
Carcela   38'
Santos   72'
Jardel   90'		 Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Fourth round

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21 November 2015 Sporting CP 2–1 (a.e.t.) Benfica Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Montero   43'
A. Silva   45+2'
Oliveira   70'
Slimani   84'   112'		 Report Mitroglou   6'
Jardel   36'
Talisca   40'
Sílvio   45+3'
Gaitán   63'
(Ederson   64')
Almeida   65'
Samaris   111'   114'
Jonas   120+1'		 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,244
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)

Taça da Liga

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Main article: 2015–16 Taça da Liga

Third round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Nacional 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
4 Oriental 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 December 2015 1 Benfica 1–0 Nacional Lisbon
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Lindelöf   24'
Eliseu   28'
López   33'
Jiménez   89'
Sílvio   90+2'		 Report Campos   38'
Sequeira   44'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)
19 January 2016 2 Oriental 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Tavares   51' Report Samaris   62'
Talisca   74'
Sanches   79'		 Stadium: Campo Engenheiro Carlos Salema
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Tiago Antunes (Coimbra)
26 January 2016 3 Moreirense 1–6 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Andrade   11'
Medeiros   25'
Sousa   32'
Micael   84'
Schons   88'		 Report Talisca   11' (pen.), 14', 83'   36'
Gaitán   19', 89'
Semedo   23'
Jiménez   36'
Guedes   87'		 Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta (Algarve)

Semi-finals

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2 May 2016[A] Benfica 2–1 Braga Lisbon
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Jonas   58'
Jiménez   71'
Sílvio   79'
Grimaldo   84'		 Report Silva   19'
Mauro   44'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 24,933
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
  1. ^ The match was originally to be played in February 2016 but was postponed because of both teams' tight schedule.[55]

Final

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Main article: 2016 Taça da Liga final
20 May 2016 Marítimo 2–6 Benfica Coimbra
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) João Diogo   45+1'
Fransérgio   83' (pen.)		 Report Jonas   11'
Mitroglou   18', 38'
Gaitán   77'
Jardel   90+1'
Jiménez   90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 28,878
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
Man of the Match: Nicolás Gaitán

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATM BEN GAL AST
1   Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase — 1–2 2–0 4–0
2   Benfica 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 1–2 — 2–1 2–0
3   Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 2–1 — 1–1
4   Astana 6 0 4 2 5 11 −6 4 0–0 2–2 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2015 1 Benfica   2–0   Astana Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Samaris   40'
Guedes   45+1'
Gaitán   51'
Mitroglou   62'
Jardel   83'		 Report Aničić   21'
Dzholchiyev   24'
Zhukov   78'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 32,799
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
30 September 2015 2 Atlético Madrid   1–2   Benfica Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Correa   23'
Martínez   39'
Óliver   55'		 Report Eliseu   25'
Luisão   28'
Gaitán   36'
Samaris   39'
Guedes   51'
Jardel   82'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,938
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
21 October 2015 3 Galatasaray   2–1   Benfica Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) İnan   19' (pen.)   63'
Podolski   33'
Kısa   42'
Balta   70'
Yılmaz   90+5'		 Report Gaitán   2'
Almeida   18'
Samaris   73'
Andrade   78'
Luisão   87'		 Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena
Attendance: 33,615
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
3 November 2015 4 Benfica   2–1   Galatasaray Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Almeida   31'
Guedes   43'
Gaitán   44'   85'
Jonas   52'
Sílvio   56'
Luisão   67'		 Report Yılmaz   41'
İnan   55'
Podolski   58'
Adın   90+3'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 35,726
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
25 November 2015 5 Astana   2–2   Benfica Astana, Kazakhstan
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Twumasi   19'
Aničić   31'
Cañas   50'
Shchotkin   90+4'		 Report Jiménez   23'   40', 72'
López   44'
Jonas   48'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 15,089
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
8 December 2015 6 Benfica   1–2   Atlético Madrid Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Mitroglou   75'
Fejsa   77'		 Report Saúl   33'   70'
Vietto   55'
Godín   68'
Óliver   89'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,630
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Round of 16

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase § Round of 16
16 February 2016 1st leg Benfica   1–0   Zenit Saint Petersburg Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Almeida   16'
Jardel   35'
Pizzi   43'
Jonas   90+1'   90+2'		 Report Witsel   32'
García   59'
Criscito   67'   90'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 48,615
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
9 March 2016 2nd leg Zenit Saint Petersburg   1–2
(1–3 agg.)		   Benfica Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hulk   69'   90+5' Report Mitroglou   36'
Pizzi   49'
Gaitán   85'
Talisca   90+6'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,688
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Quarter-finals

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase § Quarter-finals
5 April 2016 1st leg Bayern Munich   1–0   Benfica Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vidal   2'
Ribéry   22'
Bernat   42'		 Report Jonas   58'
Lindelöf   62'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
13 April 2016 2nd leg Benfica   2–2
(2–3 agg.)		   Bayern Munich Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jiménez   27'
Carcela   70'
Talisca   76'
Almeida   90+1'		 Report Vidal   38'
Müller   52'
Martínez   74'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,235
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal1 Taça da Liga UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   BRA Ederson 18 -12 10 -4 0 0 5 -4 3 -4
2 DF   ARG Lisandro López 19 1 14 1 1 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF   ESP Álex Grimaldo 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF   BRA Luisão 17 1 9 0 2 0 2 0 4 1
5 MF   SRB Ljubomir Fejsa 28 0 19 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
7 MF   GRE Andreas Samaris 40 2 27 2 1 0 5 0 7 0
9 FW   MEX Raúl Jiménez 45 12 28 5 2 0 5 4 10 3
10 MF   ARG Nicolás Gaitán 37 11 25 4 2 0 2 3 8 4
11 FW   GRE Kostas Mitroglou 45 25 32 20 3 1 3 2 7 2
12 GK   BRA Júlio César 34 -29 24 -17 3 -4 0 0 7 -8
13 GK   POR Paulo Lopes 1 -1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   SWE Victor Lindelöf 23 1 15 1 0 0 4 0 4 0
15 MF   NED Ola John 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   BRA Jonas 48 36 34 32 2 0 3 2 9 2
18 MF   ARG Eduardo Salvio 12 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
19 DF   POR Eliseu 44 0 31 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
20 FW   POR Gonçalo Guedes 32 4 18 3 2 0 5 0 7 1
21 MF   POR Pizzi 47 8 31 8 3 0 3 0 10 0
22 MF   SRB Filip Đuričić 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF   MAR Adel Taarabt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ITA Bryan Cristante 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
28 DF   POR Sílvio 14 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 3 0
30 MF   BRA Talisca 34 9 21 3 3 0 5 4 5 2
31 MF   BRA Victor Andrade 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   BRA Jardel 44 5 30 3 3 1 2 1 9 0
34 MF   POR André Almeida 37 0 26 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
35 FW   SRB Luka Jović 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 MF   POR Nuno Santos 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   MAR Mehdi Carcela 29 3 20 2 1 1 4 0 4 0
40 MF   POR João Teixeira (B) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 DF   POR Nélson Semedo 18 1 12 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
61 DF   MOZ Clésio Baúque (B) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 MF   POR Renato Sanches 35 2 24 2 0 0 5 0 6 0

(B) – Benfica B player

^ Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Goalscorers

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Rnk Pos Player League Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW   Jonas 32 0 2 2 36
2 FW   Kostas Mitroglou 20 1 2 2 25
3 FW   Raúl Jiménez 5 0 4 3 12
4 MF   Nicolás Gaitán 4 0 3 4 11
5 MF   Talisca 3 0 4 2 9
6 MF   Pizzi 8 0 0 0 8
7 DF   Jardel 3 1 1 0 5
8 FW   Gonçalo Guedes 3 0 0 1 4
9 MF   Mehdi Carcela 2 1 0 0 3
10 MF   Renato Sanches 2 0 0 0 2
MF   Andreas Samaris 2 0 0 0 2
12 DF   Nélson Semedo 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Luisão 0 0 0 1 1
DF   Lisandro López 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Victor Lindelöf 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 88 3 16 15 122

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition
  Jonas Nacional 4–1 (A) 10 January 2016 Primeira Liga
  Talisca Moreirense 6–1 (A) 26 January 2016 Taça da Liga
  Mitroglou Belenenses 5–0 (A) 5 February 2016 Primeira Liga

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Assists

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[56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]

Rnk Pos Player League Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 MF   Nicolás Gaitán 15 0 1 3 19
2 FW   Jonas 12 0 2 1 15
3 MF   Pizzi 6 2 3 0 11
4 FW   Gonçalo Guedes 5 0 1 0 6
MF   Mehdi Carcela 5 0 1 0 6
6 FW   Raúl Jiménez 1 0 0 3 4
DF   André Almeida 3 0 0 1 4
8 FW   Kostas Mitroglou 2 0 0 1 3
DF   Eliseu 1 0 0 2 3
10 DF   Jardel 2 0 0 0 2
11 MF   Victor Andrade 1 0 0 0 1
MF   Andreas Samaris 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Luisão 0 0 0 1 1
DF   Lisandro López 1 0 0 0 1
MF   Talisca 0 0 1 0 1
DF   Nélson Semedo 0 0 1 0 1
MF   Renato Sanches 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 56 2 10 12 80

Clean sheets

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Number of matches inside brackets.

Rnk Player League Cup1 League
Cup 		Champions
League 		Total
1   Júlio César 12 (24) 0 (3) — 2 (7) 14 (34)
2   Ederson 6 (10) — 2 (5) 0 (3) 8 (18)
3   Paulo Lopes 0* — — — 0*
Totals 17 (34) 0 (3) 2 (5) 2 (10) 22 (52)

1Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

* Shared match on Round 34 against Marítimo.

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name League Cup League Cup Champions League Total Notes
                             
1 GK   Ederson 2 1 2 1
7 MF   Andreas Samaris 7 1 1 3 11 1
34 MF   André Almeida 4 1 1 4 9 1
85 MF   Renato Sanches 5 1 1 6 1
10 MF   Nicolás Gaitán 2 1 1 3 1 Cup includes Super Cup
33 DF   Jardel 8 1 3 12
19 DF   Eliseu 9 1 1 11
17 FW   Jonas 4 1 4 9 Cup includes Super Cup
5 MF   Ljubomir Fejsa 4 1 2 7 Cup includes Super Cup
11 FW   Kostas Mitroglou 5 1 6
28 DF   Sílvio 1 1 2 2 6 Cup includes Super Cup
2 DF   Lisandro López 3 1 1 5
4 DF   Luisão 3 2 5
14 DF   Victor Lindelöf 3 1 1 5
21 MF   Pizzi 3 2 5
30 MF   Talisca 2 1 1 4
9 FW   Raúl Jiménez 2 1 3
20 FW   Gonçalo Guedes 1 2 3
34 DF   Nélson Semedo 2 1 3
31 MF   Victor Andrade 1 1 2
39 MF   Mehdi Carcela 1 1 2
3 DF   Álex Grimaldo 1 1
12 GK   Júlio César 1 1
38 MF   Nuno Santos 1 1

Source: LPFP and competitions above.
Ordered by  ,   and  
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

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Player

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No. Pos Name Award Month/Year Ref
85 MF   Renato Sanches SJPF Young Player of the Month December [67]
Cosme Damião Award – Revelation of the Year 2015 [68]
CNID Revelation of the Year — [69]
LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player — [70]
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Goal — [70]
17 FW   Jonas SJPF Player of the Month January [71]
February [72]
March [73]
Cosme Damião Award – Footballer of the Year 2015 [68]
CNID Footballer of the Year — [69]
Bola de Prata — [74]
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Player — [75]

Manager

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Name Award Month Ref
  Rui Vitória LPFP Primeira Liga Best Coach — [76]

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