2015–16 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica 2015–16 football season
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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.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Luís Filipe Vieira | ||
| Manager | Rui Vitória | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Liga | 1st | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Fourth round | ||
| Taça da Liga | Winners | ||
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jonas (32) All: Jonas (36) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 64,235 v Nacional[1] (15 May 2016) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 20,107 v Nacional[2] (29 December 2015) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 50,322[3] | ||
| Biggest win | Benfica 6–0 Belenenses (11 September 2015) Benfica 6–0 Marítimo (6 January 2016) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Benfica 0–3 Sporting CP (25 October 2015) | ||
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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.
Season overview
Pre-season
After six years as club manager, Jorge Jesus left Benfica for rivals Sporting. As a result, the board appointed Rui Vitória as the new coach.[4][5]
The pre-season began on 2 July 2015, followed by five matches: a 3–2 loss against PSG, a 0–0 draw with Fiorentina, a 2–1 loss to New York Red Bulls, a 0–0 draw with Club América, and a 3–0 loss to C.F. Monterrey in the eighth edition of the Eusébio Cup at Monterrey in Mexico, held to inaugurate the Estadio BBVA Bancomer.[6]
August-October
On 9 August, Benfica played their first official match of the season in the 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Sporting CP, losing 1–0.[7]
After the loss to Sporting, Benfica started the league with a 4–0 win over Estoril, followed by a 1–0 away loss to Arouca and a 3–2 home win over Moreirense. In October, Benfica recorded a 6–0 home win over Belenenses and a 2–0 home win over Astana in its Champions League debut.[8] This was followed by a 1–0 away loss to Porto,[9] a 3–2 home win over Paços de Ferreira, and a 2–1 away win over Atlético Madrid in the Champions League,[10] finishing the month two points behind Sporting and Porto.
October started with a 2–1 away win over Vianense in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, followed by a 2–1 away loss to Galatasaray[11] in the Champions League and a 3–0 home loss to Sporting in the league.[12] During the game, even with the team trailing 3–0, Benfica supporters chanted the song "Eu amo o Benfica." The month ended with a 4–0 away win over Tondela.
November-January
In November, Benfica beat Galatasaray 2–1 at home in the Champions League,[13] defeated Boavista 2–0 at home, drew 2–2 with Astana away in the Champions League,[14] and won 2–0 away over Braga. The most notable result came in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal, when Benfica visited Estádio José Alvalade and lost 2–1 after extra time.[15] Benfica ended the month out of the Taça de Portugal and seven points behind Sporting.
In December, Benfica won 3–0 at home against Académica, lost 2–1 at home to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League,[16] won 4–2 at home against Vitória de Setúbal, drew 0–0 away with União da Madeira (a match originally scheduled for 4 October, but postponed), defeated Rio Ave 3–1 at home, and beat Nacional 1–0 in the Taça da Liga, finishing the year five points behind Sporting.
The new year started with a successful run: a 1–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães, followed by a 6–0 away win over Marítimo, a 4–1 away win over Nacional, a 2–1 away win over Estoril, a 1–0 away win over Oriental in the Taça da Liga, a 3–1 home win over Arouca, a 6–1 away win over Moreirense in the Taça da Liga, and a 4–1 away league win over Moreirense,[17] reducing Sporting’s lead to two points and qualifying for the Taça da Liga semi-finals.
February-March
Benfica continued their winning streak in February with a 5–0 away victory over Belenenses, followed by a 2–1 home loss to Porto,[18] which ended an eleven-match winning run. The team responded with a 1–0 home win over Zenit in the Champions League round of 16 first leg,[19] followed by a 3–1 away win over Paços de Ferreira and a 2–0 home win over União da Madeira, finishing the month one point behind Sporting.[20]
March began with a decisive league match against Sporting. Benfica entered the game after three consecutive defeats, two of which cost them trophies, and Sporting were considered favourites due to home advantage. However, Benfica won 1–0 with a goal from Kostas Mitroglou in the 20th minute, climbing to first place for the first time that season.[21] Following this victory, Benfica defeated Zenit 2–1 away to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals,[22] beat Tondela 4–1 at home, overcame Boavista 1–0 away with an injury-time goal from Jonas,[23] and won 5–1 at home against Braga.[24]
April-May
In the 5th of April, Benfica faced FC Bayern Munich in Germany, losing 1-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals.[25] On the returned leg Benfica scored first with a goal from Raúl Jiménez tying the round, but two goals from Bayern gave Bayern the advantage, with Talisca drawing the game with a free-kick, ending 2-2 which meant Bayern advanced to the semi-finals.[26] Stil in April wins over Académica, Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Vitória de Guimarães continued Benfica league winning streak to keep a two point advantage.
Benfica started May with a 2-1 win over Braga in the Taça da Liga semi-final,[27] followed by a 2-0 over Maritimo away in which the team played with 10-men for almost an hour.[28] On the 15 of May Benfica hosted Nacional, beating them 4-1 and claiming its 35th league title and its first "tricampeonato" since 1976-77.[29] In the Taça da Liga Final, Benfica beat Maritimo 6-1, in a what was the last game of Nicolás Gaitán and breaktrough player Renato Sanches.[30]
Players
Squad information
| 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 |
- Source: Plantel Principal
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | From | Ends | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2015 | MF | — |  Jhon Murillo |
19 | Zamora FC |
2020 | Undisclosed | [31] |
| 26 May 2015 | MF | — | Diego Lopes |
21 | Rio Ave |
2020 | €726,600 | [32] |
| 26 May 2015 | GK | 1 | Ederson |
21 | Rio Ave |
2020 | Undisclosed | [32] |
| 27 May 2015 | DF | 3 | Marçal |
26 | Nacional |
2020 | Undisclosed | [33] |
| 27 May 2015 | MF | — | Pelé |
23 | Unattached | 2020 | Undisclosed | [34] |
| 12 June 2015 | MF | 23 | Adel Taarabt |
26 |  Queens Park Rangers |
2020 | €4,000,000 | [35][36][37] |
| 13 June 2015 | MF | 39 | Mehdi Carcela |
25 |  Standard Liège |
2019 | Undisclosed | [35][38] |
| 13 August 2015 | FW | 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
24 | Atlético Madrid |
2020 | Undisclosed | [39] |
| 29 December 2015 | DF | 3 | Álex Grimaldo |
20 | Barcelona |
2021 | €2,121,000 | [40][41] |
| 2 February 2016 | FW | 35 | Luka Jović |
18 | Red Star Belgrade |
2021 | €6,583,000 | [42][41] |
Loan in
| Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | From | Ends | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2015 | DF | 28 | Sílvio |
27 | Atlético Madrid |
30 June 2016 | Free | [43] |
| 6 August 2015 | FW | 11 | Kostas Mitroglou |
27 | Fulham |
30 June 2016 | Undisclosed | [44] |
Out
| Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2015 | DF | — | João Cancelo |
20 | Valencia |
Undisclosed | [35][45] |
| 9 June 2015 | MF | 8 | Miralem Sulejmani |
26 |  Young Boys |
Undisclosed | [35][46] |
| 12 June 2015 | FW | — | Rogelio Funes Mori |
24 | Monterrey |
Undisclosed | [35][47] |
| 12 June 2015 | MF | — | André Gomes |
21 | Valencia |
End of contract | [35][48][49] |
| 15 June 2015 | FW | — | Rodrigo |
24 | Valencia |
End of contract | [35][50][51] |
| 23 June 2015 | DF | 23 | Loris Benito |
23 | Young Boys |
Undisclosed | [35][52] |
| 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 | [53] |
| 24 July 2015 | FW | 11 | Lima |
32 |  Al Ahli Club |
€7,000,000 | [54][55] |
| 2 February 2016 | FW | — | Yannick Djaló |
29 |  Ratchaburi |
End of contract | [56] |
Loan out
| Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | To | Ends | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2015 | FW | 32 | Bebé |
24 | Rayo Vallecano |
30 June 2016 | [57] |
| 10 July 2015 | MF | 67 | Hélder Costa |
21 | Monaco |
30 June 2016 | [58] |
| 16 July 2015 | MF | — | Jhon Murillo |
19 | Tondela |
30 June 2016 | [59] |
| 18 July 2015 | DF | 37 | César |
22 | Flamengo |
30 June 2016 | [60] |
| 20 July 2015 | FW | 9 | Derley |
27 |  Kayserispor |
30 June 2016 | [61] |
| 22 July 2015 | MF | — | Diego Lopes |
21 | Kayserispor |
30 June 2016 | [62] |
| 30 July 2015 | FW | 83 | Rui Fonte |
25 | Braga |
30 June 2016 | [63] |
| 1 August 2015 | MF | — | Pelé |
23 | Paços de Ferreira |
30 June 2016 | [64] |
| 7 August 2015 | FW | — | Yannick Djaló |
29 |  Mordovia Saransk |
31 December 2015 | [65] |
| 14 August 2015 | MF | 6 | Ruben Amorim |
30 |  Al-Wakrah |
30 June 2016 | [66] |
| 20 August 2015 | DF | 3 | Marçal |
26 | Gaziantepspor |
30 June 2016 | [67] |
| 28 August 2015 | MF | 27 |  Hany Mukhtar |
20 |  Red Bull Salzburg |
30 June 2016 | [68] |
| 31 August 2015 | MF | — | Daniel Candeias |
27 | Metz |
30 June 2016 | [69] |
| 1 September 2015 | MF | 15 |  Ola John |
23 | Reading |
30 June 2016 | [70] |
| 1 September 2015 | DF | — | Sidnei |
26 | Deportivo La Coruña |
30 June 2016 | [71] |
| 4 September 2015 | FW | 16 | Nélson Oliveira |
24 | Nottingham Forest |
30 June 2016 | [72] |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | 24 |  Bryan Cristante |
20 | Palermo |
30 June 2016 | [73] |
| 25 January 2016 | MF | 22 | Filip Đuričić |
23 | Anderlecht |
30 June 2016 | [74] |
| 1 February 2016 | MF | 31 | Victor Andrade |
20 | Vitória de Guimarães |
30 June 2016 | [75] |
Technical staff
| 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
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' |
[citation needed] | 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' |
[citation needed] | 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 |
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| 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' |
[citation needed] | 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' |
[citation needed] | Marçal 85' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Castillo (Mexico) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Martínez Zúñiga Marín Colula Rosel |
Cristante Gaitán Santos Samaris Rodríguez |
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| 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' |
[citation needed] | Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | N/a | 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 | N/a | Runners-up | 9 August 2015 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 15 September 2015 | 13 April 2016 |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 22 | +66 | 85.29 |
| Taça de Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Taça da Liga | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 100.00 |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 52 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 122 | 42 | +80 | 76.92 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Primeira Liga
League table
| 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.)[77]
(C) Champions
Notes:
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.)[77]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal.
Results by round
Matches
| 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[81] 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) |
Taça de Portugal
Third round
| 16 October 2015 | Vianense | 1–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | R. Magalhães 20' Coulibaly 79' |
[citation needed] | Fejsa 35' Carcela 38'Santos 72'Jardel 90' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 8,000 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
Fourth round
| 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' |
[citation needed] | 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
Third round
| 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 |
| 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
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
Group stage
| 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) |
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
| 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
Squad statistics
| 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
| 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
| 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
[83][84][85][86][citation needed]
| 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
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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| 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
Player
| No. | Pos | Name | Award | Month/Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | MF | Renato Sanches |
SJPF Young Player of the Month | December | [87] |
| Cosme Damião Award – Revelation of the Year | 2015 | [88] | |||
| CNID Revelation of the Year | — | [89] | |||
| LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player | — | [90] | |||
| LPFP Primeira Liga Best Goal | — | [90] | |||
| 17 | FW | Jonas |
SJPF Player of the Month | January | [91] |
| February | [92] | ||||
| March | [93] | ||||
| Cosme Damião Award – Footballer of the Year | 2015 | [88] | |||
| CNID Footballer of the Year | — | [89] | |||
| Bola de Prata | — | [94] | |||
| LPFP Primeira Liga Best Player | — | [95] |
Manager
| Name | Award | Month | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Vitória |
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Coach | — | [96] |