Benfica 2024–25 football 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.
Players※
First-team squad※
- As of 3 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers※
In※
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF |  Álvaro Carreras
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 Manchester United
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€6,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| 32 | FW |  Benjamín Rollheiser
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River Plate
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€9,500,000 | ||
| — | FW |  Vangelis Pavlidis
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 AZ Alkmaar
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€18,000,000 | ||
| — | MF |  Leandro Barreiro
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 Mainz 05
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Free | 2 July 2024 | |
| — | MF | Jan-Niklas Beste
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1. FC Heidenheim
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€8,000,000 | 11 July 2024 |
Out※
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | FW |  Rafa Silva
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 Beşiktaş J.K.
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| — | DF |  David Jurásek
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TSG Hoffenheim
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Loan |
Pre-season friendlies※
Win Draw Loss
The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.
Benfica v Farense
v Farense
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | 5-0 | Farense | Águeda, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda |
Benfica v Celta de Vigo
v Celta de Vigo
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | – | Celta de Vigo | Águeda, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda |
Benfica v Brentford
v Brentford
| 25 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | – | Brentford | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Benfica v Feyenoord
v Feyenoord
| 28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup | Benfica | – | Feyenoord | Lisbon, Portugal |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Competitions※
Overall record※
| 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※
Main article: 2024–25 Primeira Liga
League table※
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/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.
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※
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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※
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Matches※
Taça de Portugal※
Main article: 2024–25 Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga※
Main article: 2024–25 Taça da Liga
Benfica v Santa Clara
| 29–31 October 2024 Quarter-finals | Benfica | v | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC±00:00) | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
UEFA Champions League※
Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League
FIFA Club World Cup※
Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Statistics※
Appearances and goals※
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Champions League | FIFA Club World Cup | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  UKR
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Anatoliy Trubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK | POR
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Samuel Soares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | GK | POR
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André Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP
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Álvaro Carreras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | POR
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António Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  BRA
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Morato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  DEN
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Alexander Bah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ARG
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Nicolás Otamendi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | POR
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Tomás Araújo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 76 | DF | BRA
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Gustavo Marques | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | DF | POR
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Diogo Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | GER
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Jan-Niklas Beste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | BRA
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David Neres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  NOR
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Fredrik Aursnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | TUR
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Orkun Kökçü | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | LUX
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Leandro Barreiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | POR
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João Mário | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | MF | POR
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Tiago Gouveia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | MF | POR
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Florentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | MF | POR
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João Rego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | MF | POR
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João Neves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA
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Arthur Cabral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | GRE
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Vangelis Pavlidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | DEN
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Casper Tengstedt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW | ARG
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Benjamín Rollheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | ARG
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Gianluca Prestianni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | BRA
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Marcos Leonardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 89 | FW | POR
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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※
- ^ "First team squad information". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Benfica - Squad - UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Álvaro Carreras signs for Benfica until 2029". S.L. Benfica. 26 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pavlidis joins Benfica!". S.L. Benfica. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jan-Niklas Beste joins Benfica!". www.slbenfica.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Rafa deixa Benfica e é reforço do Besiktas". abola.pt. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Leihe verlängert – Jurásek bleibt ein weiteres Jahr bei der TSG" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Pré-época 2024/25 em marcha" [2024/25 pre-season underway]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.