2024–25 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga, and also competed in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica played in the UEFA Champions League. At global level, the club competed in the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup.
Bruno Lage (from 5 September 2024)
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| President | Rui Costa | |||
| Head coach | Roger Schmidt (until 31 August 2024) Bruno Lage (from 5 September 2024) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |||
| Primeira Liga | 2nd | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Runners-up | |||
| Taça da Liga | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Vangelis Pavlidis (19) All: Vangelis Pavlidis (30) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 63,342 v Porto (10 November 2024) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 48,639 v Santa Clara (30 October 2024) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 58,746 (17 matches)[1] | |||
| Biggest win | Benfica 7–0 Estrela da Amadora (23 November 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | Benfica 1–4 Chelsea (28 June 2025) | |||
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Season summary
Pre-Season
Benfica entered the 2024–25 season aiming to regain the league title lost in the previous season, with Roger Schmidt remaining as manager for a third consecutive season. Several changes were made to the squad: left-backs Álvaro Carreras and Jan-Niklas Beste,[2][3] right-back Issa Kaboré[4], midfielders Renato Sanches (on loan) and Leandro Barreiro,[5][6] wingers Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Ángel Di María,[7][8] and strikers Zeki Amdouni and Vangelis Pavlidis,[9] all joined the club.
Departures included Morato, David Jurásek (on loan),[10][11] João Mário,[12] João Neves,[13] Rafa Silva,[14] David Neres,[15] Casper Tengstedt and Marcos Leonardo.[16][17]
Pre-season began on 3 July, with the first friendly taking place on 12 July, a 5–0 win over Farense. Further matches included two draws with Celta de Vigo and Brentford F.C., a 5–0 win over Feyenoord in the Eusébio Cup and 1–0 loss with Fullham.
August-October
The first official match of the season was on 11 August 2024 against Famalicão, which Benfica lost 2–0.[18] The team responded with two consecutive home league victories before drawing 1–1 away with Moreirense, which meant Benfica was five points away from leaders Sporting.[19] Poor results in the league led to Schmidt's dismissal, with Bruno Lage becoming the new manager.[20][21]
In September Benfica won its three league games and defeated Red Star Belgrade in its Champions League debut.[22] On 2 October Benfica hosted Atlético Madrid in the second matchday of the Champions League, winning 4–0.[23] The result was followed by a 2–0 win over Pevidém S.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal and a 3–1 home loss to Feyenoord in the Champions Leauge.[24] With two more wins the team finished October in third place and qualified for the Taça da Liga semi-finals.
November-January
November started with a win over S.C. Farense, before travelling to Germany to face Bayern Munich, where the team lost 1–0, before hosting and defeating Porto 4–1 in the first O Clássico of the season.[25][26] The team collected one more league win before defeating AS Monaco 3–2 away.[27] The next month started with two league wins, before a goalless draw with Bologna and a 1–1 draw with AVS, but two wins over Estoril and Nacional allowed Benfica to climb to first place.[28] In the last game of the year, Benfica visited Estádio José Alvalade losing 1–0 and dropping to second place.[29]
The new year started with a 2–1 home loss to Braga, which cost the team the chance to reach the first place as Sporting had tied with Vitória de Guimarães.[30] The team avenged its two latest losses defeating Braga 3–0 in the semi-finals and Sporting in a finals penalty shootout, winning the Taça da Liga.[31] The result was followed by a away win over Farense in the Taça de Portugal and a league win over Famalicão, before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League matchday seven, where Benfica lost 4–5 with a controversial goal in extra time,[32] followed by a 3–1 away loss with Casa Pia, now having a six point disadvantage over Sporting.[33] In january's last match Benfica travelled to Turin to face Juventus, needing a win to qualify for the play-offs; a goal from Vangelis Pavlidis and a goal from Orkun Kokcu allowed them to win 2–0, finishing the league phase in 16th place.[34]
February-April
In February Benfica won its four league games, also defeating Braga 1–0 in the Taça de Portugal quarter-finals.[35] In the Champions league play-off the team once again faced AS Monaco, winning 1–0 away and drawing 3–3 at home.[36] March started with a Champions League round of 16 tie with Barcelona, with Benfica losing 1–0 the first leg at home despite playing most of the game against 10-man and losing 3–1 at Camp Nou, being eliminated from the competition.[37] Despite being eliminated in european competitions the team won its three league matches, climbing to first place tied on points with Sporting.
April started with a home win over Farense, before facing Porto at Estádio do Dragão in O Clássico, where Benfica won 4–1 with Pavlidis scoring a hattrick, assuming the first place as Sporting had lost points with Braga.[38] In the next matchday the team dropped points in a 2–2 draw with Arouca, being tied on points with Sporting once again[39]. The team responded winning its next four matches, three of them for the league and also qualifying for the Taça de Portugal final.
May-June
On 10 May, Benfica hosted Sporting in a decisive Derby de Lisboa, with the game ending 1–1 meaning both teams would enter the last matchday with the same points, but with Sporting having the head-to-head advantage.[40] In the last matchday Benfica tied 1–1 away with Braga, finishing the league in second place two points away from top.[41] Eight days later, Benfica faced Sporting in the Taça de Portugal final. A early goal from Orkun Kokcu gave Benfica the advantage, but a last minute penalty tied the game for Sporting, taking it to extra-time, where the Lions won 3–1;[42] minutes before the penalty a controversial incident happended, with Matheus Reis stepping on the head of Andrea Belotti and with VAR not interfering.[43]
Benfica finished the season competing in the reformulated FIFA Club World Cup. The team finished the group stage in first place, drawing 2–2 with Boca Juniors,[44] defeating Auckland City 6–0 and, for the first time in club history, defeating FC Bayern Munich.[45] In the round of 16 a extra-time 4–1 defeat to, eventual winners, Chelsea eliminated them from the competion.[46]
Players
First-team squad
[47][48] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| Summer transfers | ||||||
| 3 | DF |  Álvaro Carreras |
 Manchester United |
€6,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [49] |
| 32 | FW |  Benjamín Rollheiser |
River Plate |
€9,500,000 | [50] | |
| 14 | FW |  Vangelis Pavlidis |
 AZ Alkmaar |
€18,000,000 | [51] | |
| 18 | MF |  Leandro Barreiro |
 Mainz 05 |
Free | 2 July 2024 | [52] |
| 37 | MF | Jan-Niklas Beste |
1. FC Heidenheim |
€8,000,000 | 11 July 2024 | [53] |
| 85 | MF |  Renato Sanches |
 Paris Saint-Germain |
Loan | 5 August 2024 | [54] |
| 7 | FW |  Zeki Amdouni |
Burnley |
29 August 2024 | [55] | |
| 28 | DF |  Issa Kaboré |
Manchester City |
1 September 2024 | [56] | |
| 17 | FW |  Kerem Aktürkoğlu |
Galatasaray |
€12,000,000 | 2 September 2024 | [57] |
| Winter transfers | ||||||
| 16 | MF | Manu Silva |
Vitória SC |
€12,000,000 | 20 January 2025 | [58] |
| 19 | FW |  Andrea Belotti |
Como |
Loan | 3 February 2025 | [59] |
| 27 | FW | Bruma |
Braga |
€6,500,000 | ||
| 26 | DF |  Samuel Dahl |
Roma |
Loan | ||
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €72,000,000 | ||||||
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| Summer transfers | ||||||
| 27 | FW | Rafa Silva |
Beşiktaş |
Free | 1 July 2024 | [60] |
| — | DF |  David Jurásek |
TSG Hoffenheim |
Loan | [61] | |
| — | FW | Henrique Araújo |
Arouca |
11 July 2024 | [62] | |
| — | GK |  Leo Kokubo |
 Sint-Truiden |
Free | [63] | |
| — | MF | Paulo Bernardo |
 Celtic |
€4,000,000 | 1 August 2024 | [64] |
| 87 | MF | João Neves |
Paris Saint-Germain |
€60,000,000 | 5 August 2024 | [65] |
| 19 | FW |  Casper Tengstedt |
Hellas Verona |
Loan | 9 August 2024 | [66] |
| 7 | FW |  David Neres |
Napoli |
€28,000,000 | 21 August 2024 | [67] |
| — | MF | Tiago Dantas |
 Osijek |
Free | 29 August 2024 | [68] |
| 5 | DF | Morato |
Nottingham Forest |
€11,000,000 | 30 August 2024 | [69] |
| 16 | MF | Martim Neto |
Rio Ave |
Loan | 2 September 2024 | [70] |
| 36 | FW | Marcos Leonardo |
 Al Hilal |
€40,000,000 | [71] | |
| 20 | MF | João Mário |
Beşiktaş |
Loan | 4 September 2024 | [72] |
| Winter transfers | ||||||
| 23 | MF | Soualiho Meïté |
PAOK |
Loan | 22 January 2025 | [73] |
| 37 | DF | Jan-Niklas Beste |
Freiburg |
€8,000,000 | 31 January 2025 | [74] |
| 32 | FW | Benjamín Rollheiser |
Santos |
€11,000,000 | 12 February 2025 | [75] |
| Disclosed total | ||||||
| €162,000,000 | ||||||
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.[76]
| 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 |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | 2–2 | Celta de Vigo | Águeda, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda |
| 25 July 2024 Friendly | Benfica | 1–1 | Brentford | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup | Benfica | 5–0 | Feyenoord | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
| 2 August 2024 Algarve Cup | Benfica | 0–1 | Fulham | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 11 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 73.53 |
| Taça de Portugal | 19 October 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Third round | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 85.71 |
| Taça da Liga | 30 October 2024 | 11 January 2025 | Quarter-finals | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 66.67 |
| UEFA Champions League | 19 September 2024 | 11 March 2025 | League phase | Round of 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 41.67 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 16 June 2025 | 28 June 2025 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Total | 60 | 40 | 9 | 11 | 145 | 58 | +87 | 66.67 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Sporting CP (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Santa Clara | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- The 2024–25 Taça de Portugal winners (Sporting) finished in the top two, thus the third place team got the league stage berth.
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 |
| 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 12 | +40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
- Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.
1 Matchday 8 (vs Nacional) was postponed to 19 December 2024.
Matches
| 11 August 2024 1 | Famalicão | 2–0 | Benfica | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
| 17 August 2024 2 | Benfica | 3–0 | Casa Pia | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,926 Referee: Iancu Vasilica (Vila Real) |
| 24 August 2024 3 | Benfica | 1–0 | Estrela da Amadora | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,490 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
| 30 August 2024 4 | Moreirense | 1–1 | Benfica | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,817 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal) |
| 14 September 2024 5 | Benfica | 4–1 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,145 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro) |
| 23 September 2024 6 | Boavista | 0–3 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 16,151 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 28 September 2024 7 | Benfica | 5–1 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,965 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon) |
| 27 October 2024 9 | Benfica | 5–0 | Rio Ave | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,961 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon) |
| 2 November 2024 10 | Farense | 1–2 | Benfica | Faro |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 12,649 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro) |
| 10 November 2024 11 | Benfica | 4–1 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,342 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 1 December 2024 12 | Arouca | 0–2 | Benfica | Arouca |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
| 7 December 2024 13 | Benfica | 1–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,839 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon) |
| 15 December 2024 14 | AVS | 1–1 | Benfica | Vila das Aves |
| 15:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves Attendance: 5,473 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 19 December 2024 8 | Nacional | 0–2 | Benfica | Funchal |
| 17:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
| 23 December 2024 15 | Benfica | 3–0 | Estoril | Lisbon |
| 18:45 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,572 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
| 29 December 2024 16 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 48,076 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
| 4 January 2025 17 | Benfica | 1–2 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,750 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
| 17 January 2025 18 | Benfica | 4–0 | Famalicão | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,985 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 25 January 2025 19 | Casa Pia | 3–1 | Benfica | Rio Maior |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior Attendance: 7,051 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
| 2 February 2025 20 | Estrela da Amadora | 2–3 | Benfica | Amadora |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 6,243 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 8 February 2025 21 | Benfica | 3–2 | Moreirense | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,189 Referee: Bruno Costa (Viana do Castelo) |
| 15 February 2025 22 | Santa Clara | 0–1 | Benfica | Ponta Delgada |
| 17:00 AZOT (UTC-1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 9,933 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
| 22 February 2025 23 | Benfica | 3–0 | Boavista | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,022 Referee: José Bessa (Porto) |
| 8 March 2025 25 | Benfica | 3–0 | Nacional | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 52,543 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal) |
| 16 March 2025 26 | Rio Ave | 2–3 | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 4,753 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 28 March 2025 24 | Gil Vicente | 0–3 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 11,010 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon) |
| 2 April 2025 27 | Benfica | 3–2 | Farense | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 51,790 Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Santarém) |
| 6 April 2025 28 | Porto | 1–4 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,193 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 13 April 2025 29 | Benfica | 2–2 | Arouca | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,581 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
| 19 April 2025 30 | Vitória de Guimarães | 0–3 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
| 27 April 2025 31 | Benfica | 6–0 | AVS | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,102 Referee: Carlos Macedo (Braga) |
| 3 May 2025 32 | Estoril | 1–2 | Benfica | Estoril |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 5,026 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto) |
| 10 May 2025 33 | Benfica | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,478 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
Taça de Portugal
| 19 October 2024 Third round | Pevidém | 0–2 | Benfica | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Referee: David Silva (Porto) |
| 23 November 2024 Fourth round | Benfica | 7–0 | Estrela da Amadora | Lisbon |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,094 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal) |
| 14 January 2025 Fifth round | Farense | 1–3 | Benfica | Faro |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
| 26 February 2025 Quarter-finals | Benfica | 1–0 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,927 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
| 9 April 2025 Semi-finals First leg | Tirsense | 0–5 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 11,950 Referee: David Silva (Porto) |
| 23 April 2025 Semi-finals Second leg | Benfica | 4–0 (9–0 agg.) | Tirsense | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,601 Referee: Bruno Costa (Viana do Castelo) |
Taça da Liga
| 30 October 2024 Quarter-finals | Benfica | 3–0 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,639 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
| 8 January 2025 Semi-finals | Benfica | 3–0 | Braga | Leiria |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 19,917 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro) |
| 11 January 2025 Final | Sporting CP | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Benfica | Leiria |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 20,736 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) | |
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UEFA Champions League
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[77]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 14 | PSV Eindhoven |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 15 | Paris Saint-Germain |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | |
| 16 | Benfica |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | |
| 17 | Monaco |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Brest |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 |
Results by round
Matches
| 19 September 2024 1 | Red Star Belgrade  | 1–2 | Benfica | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 44,238 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 2 October 2024 2 | Benfica | 4–0 | Atlético Madrid | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,028 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 23 October 2024 3 | Benfica | 1–3 | Feyenoord | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,687 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 6 November 2024 4 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Benfica | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 27 November 2024 5 | Monaco | 2–3 | Benfica | Monaco, France |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,581 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
| 11 December 2024 6 | Benfica | 0–0 | Bologna | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,650 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 21 January 2025 7 | Benfica | 4–5 | Barcelona | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,225 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs
The knockout phase play-offs draw was held on 31 January 2025.
| 12 February 2025 First leg | Monaco | 0–1 | Benfica | Monaco |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 12,159 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
| 18 February 2025 Second leg | Benfica | 3–3 (4–3 agg.) | Monaco | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,776 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.
| 5 March 2025 First leg | Benfica | 0–1 | Barcelona | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,437 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 11 March 2025 Second leg | Barcelona | 3–1 (4–1 agg.) | Benfica | Barcelona, Spain |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 47,111 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
FIFA Club World Cup
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | |
| 3 | Boca Juniors |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Auckland City |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 1 |
| 16 June 2025 1 | Boca Juniors | 2–2 | Benfica | Miami Gardens, United States |
| 18:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Report | Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 55,574 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
| 20 June 2025 2 | Benfica | 6–0 | Auckland City | Orlando, United States |
| 12:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 6,730 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar) |
| 24 June 2025 3 | Benfica | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | Charlotte, United States |
| 15:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
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Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 33,287 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
Knockout stage
| 28 June 2025 Round of 16 | Benfica | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | Chelsea | Charlotte, United States |
| 16:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
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Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 25,929 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| 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 | 51 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK | POR |
Samuel Soares | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | GK | POR |
André Gomes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP |
Álvaro Carreras | 52 | 4 | 30+2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | POR |
António Silva | 46 | 2 | 22+1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | DEN |
Alexander Bah | 29 | 2 | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | SWE |
Samuel Dahl | 22 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ARG |
Nicolás Otamendi | 54 | 8 | 30+1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 44 | DF | POR |
Tomás Araújo | 44 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | DF |  USA |
Joshua Wynder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 71 | DF | POR |
Leandro Santos | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 81 | DF |  ALB |
Adrian Bajrami | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF |  NOR |
Fredrik Aursnes | 53 | 3 | 28+1 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | TUR |
Orkun Kökçü | 55 | 12 | 30+3 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | POR |
Manu Silva | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | LUX |
Leandro Barreiro | 47 | 6 | 11+16 | 3 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | ||
| 60 | MF | POR |
Nuno Félix | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | MF | POR |
Florentino | 45 | 2 | 24+2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 68 | MF | POR |
João Veloso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 79 | MF | POR |
Hugo Félix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | MF | POR |
João Rego | 13 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 85 | MF | POR |
Renato Sanches | 21 | 1 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 86 | MF | POR |
Diogo Prioste | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SUI |
Zeki Amdouni | 43 | 9 | 9+15 | 7 | 2+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | BRA |
Arthur Cabral | 34 | 7 | 2+19 | 2 | 4+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | ARG |
Ángel Di María | 44 | 19 | 20+5 | 8 | 2+1 | 3 | 2+1 | 3 | 6+3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 14 | FW | GRE |
Vangelis Pavlidis | 57 | 30 | 27+7 | 19 | 2+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 11+1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | TUR |
Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 53 | 16 | 25+5 | 11 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 11+1 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | ITA |
Andrea Belotti | 24 | 4 | 4+10 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | NOR |
Andreas Schjelderup | 40 | 5 | 3+17 | 1 | 3+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | FW | ARG |
Gianluca Prestianni | 14 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | POR |
Bruma | 14 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 47 | FW | POR |
Tiago Gouveia | 9 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 77 | FW | POR |
Gerson Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | BRA |
Morato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | BRA |
David Neres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | POR |
Martim Neto | 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 | ||
| 20 | MF | POR |
João Mário | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | FRA |
Soualiho Meïté | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | BFA |
Issa Kaboré | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW | ARG |
Benjamín Rollheiser | 18 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | BRA |
Marcos Leonardo | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | GER |
Jan-Niklas Beste | 22 | 2 | 5+8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | MF | POR |
João Neves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||