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2024–25 S.L. Benfica season

The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season will be the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica will play in the Primeira Liga, and will also compete in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica will play in the UEFA Champions League. At global level, the club will compete in the newly-expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

Benfica
2024–25 season
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachRoger Schmidt
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira LigaPre-season
Taça de PortugalThird round
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
FIFA Club World CupGroup stage

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 3 July 2024[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UKR Anatoliy Trubin
3 DF   ESP Álvaro Carreras
4 DF   POR António Silva
5 DF   BRA Morato
6 DF   DEN Alexander Bah
7 MF   BRA David Neres
8 MF   NOR Fredrik Aursnes
9 FW   BRA Arthur Cabral
10 MF   TUR Orkun Kökçü
14 FW   GRE Vangelis Pavlidis
18 MF   LUX Leandro Barreiro
19 FW   DEN Casper Tengstedt
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   POR João Mário (vice-captain)
24 GK   POR Samuel Soares
25 FW   ARG Gianluca Prestianni
30 DF   ARG Nicolás Otamendi (captain)
32 FW   ARG Benjamín Rollheiser
36 FW   BRA Marcos Leonardo
44 DF   POR Tomás Araújo
47 MF   POR Tiago Gouveia
61 MF   POR Florentino Luís
75 GK   POR André Gomes
87 MF   POR João Neves
— MF   GER Jan-Niklas Beste

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
3 DF   Álvaro Carreras   Manchester United €6,000,000 1 July 2024 [3]
32 FW   Benjamín Rollheiser   River Plate €9,500,000 [4]
— FW   Vangelis Pavlidis   AZ Alkmaar €18,000,000 [5]
— MF   Leandro Barreiro   Mainz 05 Free 2 July 2024 [6]
— MF   Jan-Niklas Beste   1. FC Heidenheim €8,000,000 11 July 2024 [7]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
27 FW   Rafa Silva   Beşiktaş J.K. Free 1 July 2024 [8]
— DF   David Jurásek   TSG Hoffenheim Loan [9]

Pre-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.[10]

12 July 2024 Friendly Benfica   5-0   Farense Águeda, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda
13 July 2024 Friendly Benfica   –   Celta de Vigo Águeda, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda
25 July 2024 Friendly Benfica   –   Brentford Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup Benfica   –   Feyenoord Lisbon, Portugal
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
2 August 2024 Algarve Cup Benfica   v   Fulham Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 9–12 August 2024 18 May 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça de Portugal 18–20 October 2024 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça da Liga 29–31 October 2024 TBD Quarter-finals TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 17–19 September 2024 TBD League phase TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FIFA Club World Cup June 2025 TBD Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

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Main article: 2024–25 Primeira Liga

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 AVS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Liga Portugal
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.


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

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Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Taça de Portugal

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Main article: 2024–25 Taça de Portugal


Taça da Liga

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Main article: 2024–25 Taça da Liga
29–31 October 2024 Quarter-finals Benfica v Santa Clara Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Stadium: Estádio da Luz

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

FIFA Club World Cup

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Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup


Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Champions League FIFA Club World Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   UKR Anatoliy Trubin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK   POR Samuel Soares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 GK   POR André Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   ESP Álvaro Carreras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   POR António Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   BRA Morato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   DEN Alexander Bah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   ARG Nicolás Otamendi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   POR Tomás Araújo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 DF   BRA Gustavo Marques 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 DF   POR Diogo Spencer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   GER Jan-Niklas Beste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   BRA David Neres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   NOR Fredrik Aursnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   TUR Orkun Kökçü 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   LUX Leandro Barreiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   POR João Mário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF   POR Tiago Gouveia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 MF   POR Florentino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 MF   POR João Rego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 MF   POR João Neves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   BRA Arthur Cabral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   GRE Vangelis Pavlidis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   DEN Casper Tengstedt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ARG Benjamín Rollheiser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   ARG Gianluca Prestianni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   BRA Marcos Leonardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 FW   POR Gustavo Varela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.

References

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  1. ^ "First team squad information". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Benfica - Squad - UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Álvaro Carreras signs for Benfica until 2029". S.L. Benfica. 26 May 2024.
  4. ^ Almeida, Isaura (20 January 2024). "Benfica anuncia a contratação do argentino Rollheiser" [Benfica announces signing of Argentinian Rollheiser]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Pavlidis joins Benfica!". S.L. Benfica. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Todas as explicações de Rui Costa: os motivos para Schmidt continuar, o que falhou esta época, a contestação e o mercado". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Jan-Niklas Beste joins Benfica!". www.slbenfica.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Rafa deixa Benfica e é reforço do Besiktas". abola.pt. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Leihe verlängert – Jurásek bleibt ein weiteres Jahr bei der TSG" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Pré-época 2024/25 em marcha" [2024/25 pre-season underway]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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