List of S.L. Benfica records and statistics
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Lisbon. Founded on 28 February 1904 as Sport Lisboa, it merged with Grupo Sport Benfica in 1908, thus being renamed Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The club's records and statistics here gathered only concern competitive, professional matches – no exhibition games are considered. These records and statistics include data on honours, players, transfers, managers, and team records, respectively.
Honours
Benfica is the most decorated club in Portugal, holding the records for most Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and Taça da Liga titles, three of the four most important competitions in the country (the other being Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira). Moreover, Benfica is the only club to have won four consecutive editions of Taça de Portugal, from 1948–49 to 1952–53 (in 1949–50, the cup was not held), and four consecutive editions of Taça da Liga, from 2008–09 to 2011–12. On the international stage, Benfica have reached a record ten European finals, winning back-to-back European Cups in 1960–61 and 1961–62.
National titles
- Winners (38) – record: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23
- Winners (26) – record: 1939–40, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2016–17
- Winners (3): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35
UEFA titles
Doubles
- Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal ("Dobradinha")
- 11 – record: 1942–43, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1986–87, 2013–14, 2016–17
- 1 – shared record: 2013–14
- 1 – shared national record: 1960–61
- 1 – national record: 1961–62
Trebles
- 1 – record: 2013–14
Players
Benfica's record appearance-maker is Nené, who made 575 appearances over the course of his career. Ten players have made more than 400 appearances, including four members of the 1961 European Cup-winning team. Eusébio is the club's top goalscorer with 473 goals in his 15-year spell. Only two other players have scored more than 300 goals for the club.
Appearances records
- Most appearances in all competitions: Nené, 575.[1]
- Most league appearances: Nené, 422.[2]
- Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: Luisão, 127.[3]
- Most appearances in European Cup: Eusébio, 64.[citation needed]
- Most appearances in UEFA Champions League: Luisão, 61.[citation needed]
- Most appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Humberto Coelho, 19.[citation needed]
- Most appearances in UEFA Cup: Nuno Gomes, 30.[citation needed]
- Most appearances in UEFA Europa League: Óscar Cardozo, 36.[citation needed]
- Most appearances in Taça da Liga: Jardel, 30[citation needed]
- Most appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: António Veloso, 16.[citation needed]
- Most appearances in Derby de Lisboa: Francisco Albino, 56 (All-time record).[citation needed]
- Most appearances in O Clássico: António Veloso, 45.[citation needed]
- Youngest first-team player: Hugo Leal, 16 years and 335 days (against Espinho on 20 April 1997).[4][5]
- First non-Portuguese player: Jorge Gomes Filho, Brazilian (first match against Vitória de Setúbal on 29 August 1979).[6][citation needed]
Most appearances
- As of 25 September 2018
| Player | Years | League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–1986 | 422 | 575 | |
| 1980–1995 | 379 | 538 | |
| 2003–2018 | 337 | 538 | |
| 1954–1970 | 364 | 518 | |
| 1968–1975 1977–1984 |
355 | 498 | |
| 1972–1989 | 349 | 487 | |
| 1972–1990 | 329 | 465 |
Goal scoring records
- Most goals scored in all competitions: Eusébio, 473.[10]
- Most goals scored in a season: Eusébio, 50 (1967–68).
- Most league goals scored: Eusébio, 317.[11]
- Most league goals scored in a season: Eusébio, 42 (1967–68).
- Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions: Eusébio, 56.[3]
- Most goals scored in European Cup: Eusébio, 46.[citation needed]
- Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League: Óscar Cardozo, 11.[citation needed]
- Most goals scored in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:[citation needed]
- Eusébio, 7.
- Nené, 7.
- Most goals scored in UEFA Cup: Nuno Gomes, 11.[citation needed]
- Most goals scored in UEFA Europa League: Óscar Cardozo, 20.[citation needed]
- Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions finals: Eusébio, 3 (2 in 1962 European Cup Final, 1 in 1963 European Cup Final).
- Most goals scored in Taça de Portugal finals: Rogério Pipi, 15 (All-time record).[12]
- Most goals scored in Taça da Liga: Jonas, 10.[citation needed]
- Most goals scored in Taça da Liga finals:
- Rodrigo, 2 (1 in 2012 Final, 1 in 2014 Final – All-time joint record).
- Jonas, 2 (1 in 2015 Final, 1 in 2016 Final – All-time joint record).
- Kostas Mitroglou, 2 (2 in 2016 Final – All-time joint record).
- Most goals scored in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:
- Nené, 3 (1 in 1980, 2 in 1981).[citation needed]
- Pizzi, 3 (1 in 2016, 2 in 2019).[citation needed]
- Most goals scored in Derby de Lisboa: Eusébio, 27.[citation needed]
- Most goals scored in O Clássico: Eusébio, 25 (All-time record).[citation needed]
- Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: Julinho, 12 (scored 20 times, from 16 October 1949 to 29 January 1950).[13][14][citation needed]
- Youngest goalscorer: Fernando Chalana, 17 years, 7 months and 7 days (against Académica on 25 September 1976).[15][citation needed]
- Most own-goals scored: Jardel, 4.[16]
Top goalscorers
| Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1975 | 440 | 473 | |
| 1950–1963 | 384 | 379 | |
| 1968–1986 | 575 | 359 | |
| 1959–1971 | 259 | 226 | |
| 1943–1955 | 298 | 220 | |
| 1942–1947 1947–1954 |
314 | 205 | |
| 1942–1951 1952–1953 |
200 | 202 | |
| 1959–1970 | 369 | 175 | |
| 2007–2014 | 293 | 172 | |
| 1997–2000 2002–2011 |
399 | 166 |
Top non-Portuguese goalscorers
| Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2014 | 293 | 172 | |
| 2014–2019 | 183 | 137 | |
| 1987–1992 | 164 | 87 | |
| 1983–1987 | 132 | 75 | |
| 2017–2022 | 188 | 74 | |
| 1990–1995 | 178 | 71 | |
| 2012–2015 | 144 | 70 | |
| 2010–2011 2012–2019 |
266 | 62 | |
| 2015–2017 | 88 | 52 | |
| 2020–2022 | 85 | 48 |
Historical goals
Primeira Liga
- As of 15 February 2025, Benfica have scored 6,237 goals in the Primeira Liga.[citation needed]
| Goal | Player | Date | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 January 1935 | Benfica 1–0 Vitória de Setúbal | |
| 100 | 31 January 1937 | Benfica 10–2 Leixões | |
| 500 | 6 February 1944 | Benfica 6–1 Salgueiros | |
| 1,000 | 1949–50 | Vitória de Guimarães 3–5 Benfica | |
| 1,500 | 1956–57 | Benfica 6–0 CUF | |
| 2,000 | 17 November 1963 | Benfica 4–2 Belenenses | |
| 2,500 | 27 September 1970 | Benfica 4–0 Boavista | |
| 3,000 | 13 February 1977 | Benfica 6–1 Estoril | |
| 3,500 | 18 March 1984 | Farense 2–7 Benfica | |
| 4,000 | 7 December 1991 | Benfica 3–0 Beira-Mar | |
| 4,500 | 14 February 2000 | Vitória de Setúbal 1–2 Benfica | |
| 5,000 | 2 November 2008 | Vitória de Guimarães 1–2 Benfica | |
| 5,500 | 20 December 2015 | Benfica 3–1 Rio Ave | |
| 6,000 | 15 January 2022 | Benfica 1–1 Moreirense |
UEFA competitions
- As of 18 February 2025, Benfica have scored 777 goals in UEFA competitions.
Trophy winners
- Most league titles: Eusébio, 11 (1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75 – All-time record).[citation needed]
- Most Taça de Portugal titles:
- José Águas, 7 (1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62)
- Nené, 7 (1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86)
- Most Taça da Liga titles: Luisão, 7 (2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 – All-time record).[citation needed]
- Most Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira titles: Luisão, 4 (2005, 2014, 2016, 2017).
Most titles won
| Rank | Player | Years | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003–2018 | 20 | |
| 2 | 1968–1986 | 19 | |
| 3 | 1954–1970 | 18 | |
| 4 | 1961–1975 | 17 | |
| 1972–1989 | |||
| 6 | 1961–1975 | 16 | |
| 1980–1995 | |||
| 8 | 1954–1970 | 15 | |
| 1972–1992 | |||
| 2011–2021 | |||
Team captains
Individual award winners
- Ballon d'Or: Eusébio, 1965.[40]
- European Golden Shoe:
Bola de Prata
| Player | Award(s) | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 (shared), 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73 | |
| 5 | 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61 | |
| 2 | 1942–43, 1949–50 | |
| 2 | 1970–71, 1971–72 | |
| 2 | 1980–81, 1983–84 (shared) | |
| 2 | 2009–10, 2011–12 (shared) | |
| 2 | 2015–16, 2017–18 | |
| 1 | 1962–63 | |
| 1 | 1975–76 | |
| 1 | 1988–89 | |
| 1 | 1989–90 | |
| 1 | 1990–91 | |
| 1 | 2002–03 (shared) | |
| 1 | 2018–19 | |
| 1 | 2019–20 | |
| 1 | 2021–22 |
Cosme Damião Award
| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | [42] | |
| 2007 | [42] | |
| 2008 | [42] | |
| 2009 | [42][43] | |
| 2010 | [42][44] | |
| 2011 | [42][45] | |
| 2012 | [46] | |
| 2013 | Not awarded | [47] |
| 2014 | [48] | |
| 2015 | [49] | |
| 2016 | [50] | |
| 2017 | [51] | |
| 2018 | [52] | |
| 2019 | [53] | |
| 2020 | [54] | |
| 2021 | [55] |
Transfers
Note: In the rankings below, inflation is not taken into account.
Highest transfer fees paid

| Rank | Player | Transfer fee | From | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €25.0M | 10 June 2023 | [56] | ||
| 4 September 2020 | [57][58] | ||||
| 3 | €22.0M | 14 August 2020 | [58][59] | ||
| 4 | €21.8M | 21 July 2016 | [60] | ||
| 5 | €20.8M | 3 July 2019 | [58][61] | ||
| 6 | €20.4M | 2 January 2020 | [58][62] | ||
| 7 | €20M | 29 August 2022 | [63][64] | ||
| 10 August 2023 | [65] | ||||
| 9 | €18M | 4 January 2024 | [66] | ||
| 1 July 2024 | [67] |
Highest transfer fees received
| Rank | Player | Transfer fee | To | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €126M | 3 July 2019 | [68] | ||
| 2 | €121M | 1 February 2023 | [69] | ||
| 3 | €80M | 12 November 2022 | [70][71][72] | ||
| 4 | €68M | 29 September 2020 | [73][74] | ||
| 5 | €65M | 22 November 2023 | [75][76] | ||
| 6 | €60M | 5 August 2024 | [77] | ||
| 7 | €41M | 4 April 2019 | [78] | ||
| 8 | €40.7M | 18 December 2019 | [79] | ||
| 9 | €40M | 3 September 2012 | [80] | ||
| 1 June 2017 | [81] | ||||
| 2 September 2024 | [82] |
Managerial records
- First manager: Manuel Gourlade (first match against Carcavelos on 4 November 1906).[17]
- First non-Portuguese manager: Arthur John, English (first match against Sporting CP on 20 October 1929).[17]
Managers with most seasons
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Managers with most games, including wins
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Trophy winners
- First title: Cosme Damião, Campeonato de Lisboa (1909–10).
- Most trophies: Jorge Jesus, 10 (1 Taça de Portugal, 1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, 3 Primeira Liga, 5 Taça da Liga).
- Most Campeonato de Lisboa titles: Cosme Damião, 8 (1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13 1913–14, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1919–20).
- Most Campeonato de Portugal titles: Arthur John, 2 (1929–30, 1930–31).
- Most Taça de Portugal titles:
- János Biri, 3 (1939–40, 1942–43, 1943–44).
- Otto Glória, 3 (1954–55, 1956–57, 1968–69).
- Most Continental titles: Béla Guttmann, 2 (1960–61, 1961–62).
- Most league titles: Otto Glória, 4 (1954–55, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1968–69).
- Most Taça da Liga trophies: Jorge Jesus, 5 (2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15).
- Most Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira trophies: Rui Vitória, 2 (2016–17, 2017–18).
- Most trophies in a season:
- Lajos Baróti, 3 (1980–81 – Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal).
- Jorge Jesus, 3 (2013–14 – Taça da Liga, Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal).
- Jorge Jesus, 3 (2014–15 – Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga).
- Rui Vitória, 3 (2016–17 – Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal).
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match: Carcavelos 3–1 Benfica, Campeonato de Lisboa, 4 November 1906.[17]
- First Derby de Lisboa match: Benfica 1–2 Sporting CP, Campeonato de Lisboa, 1 December 1907.[17]
- First Campeonato de Portugal match: Braga 3–4 Benfica (round of 16), 3 April 1927.[17]
- First O Clássico match: Benfica 3–0 FC Porto, Campeonato de Portugal (final), 28 June 1931.[17]
- First league match: Benfica 3–1 Vitória de Setúbal, 20 January 1935.[17]
- First Taça de Portugal match: Luso SC 0–5 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 14 May 1939.[17]
- First European Cup match: Sevilla 3–1 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 19 September 1957.[17]
- First Intercontinental Cup match: Benfica 1–0 Peñarol (first leg), 6 September 1961.[17]
- First UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match: Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 16 September 1970.[17]
- First UEFA Cup match: Nantes 0–2 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 13 September 1978.[17]
- First Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match: Sporting CP 2–2 Benfica (first leg), 10 September 1980.[17]
- First UEFA Champions League match: Hajduk Split 0–0 Benfica (group stage), 14 September 1994.[17]
- First match at Estádio da Luz: Benfica 1–2 Beira-Mar (Primeira Liga), 2 November 2003.[83]
- First Taça da Liga match: Estrela da Amadora 1–1 Benfica (4–5, pso) (Round 3), 26 September 2007.[17]
- First UEFA Europa League match: Benfica 4–0 Vorskla Poltava (Play-off round – first leg), 20 August 2009.[17]
Wins
- Record win: Lisboa FC 0–15 Benfica, Campeonato de Lisboa, 9 April 1911.[17]
- Record Campeonato de Portugal win: União Operário 1–8 Benfica (Round 1), 30 March 1930.[17]
- Record O Clássico win: Benfica 12–2 FC Porto (Primeira Liga) (All-time record), 7 February 1943.[citation needed]
- Record Derby de Lisboa win:
- Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Campeonato de Lisboa, 3 December 1939.[citation needed]
- Benfica 7–2 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 28 April 1946.[citation needed]
- Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 19 November 1978.[citation needed]
- Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Taça de Portugal (quarterfinals), 12 March 1986.[citation needed]
- Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, 4 August 2019.
- Record league win: Benfica 13–1 Sanjoanense, 27 April 1947.[17]
- Record Intercontinental Cup win: Benfica 1–0 Peñarol (first leg), 6 September 1961.[17]
- Record European Cup win: Benfica 10–0 Stade Dudelange (preliminary round – second leg), 5 October 1965.[3][17]
- Record UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win: Benfica 8–1 Olimpija Ljubljana (Round 1 – second leg), 30 September 1970.[17]
- Record Taça de Portugal win: Benfica 14–1 Riachense (round of 16), 11 January 1989.[17]
- Record UEFA Cup win: Belvedur Izola 0–5 Benfica (first round – second leg), 30 September 1992.
- Record UEFA Champions League win: Benfica 6–0 Beitar Jerusalem (Second qualifying round – first leg), 12 August 1998.
- Record UEFA Europa League win: Benfica 5–0 Everton (group stage), 22 October 2009.[17]
- Record Taça da Liga win: Moreirense 1–6 Benfica (Round 3), 26 January 2016.[17]
- Record Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira win: Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, 4 August 2019.
Defeats
- Record defeat:
- Record Taça de Portugal defeat: Benfica 1–6 Porto (semifinals – first leg), 11 June 1939.[17]
- Record Intercontinental Cup win: Peñarol 5–0 Benfica (second leg) (All-time record), 17 September 1961.[17]
- Record European Cup defeat: Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Benfica (Round 1 – second leg), 4 December 1963.[17]
- Record UEFA Cup Winners' Cup defeat:
- Vorwärts Berlin 2–0 Benfica (Round 2 – second leg), 4 November 1970.
- Benfica 0–2 Fiorentina (Quarter-finals – first leg), 6 March 1997.[17]
- Record league defeat: Sporting CP 7–1 Benfica, 14 December 1986.[17]
- Record Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira defeat: Benfica 0–5 Porto, 18 September 1996.[17]
- Record UEFA Cup defeat: Celta Vigo 7–0 Benfica (third round – first leg), 25 November 1999[3][17]
- Record UEFA Europa League defeat: Liverpool 4–1 (quarterfinals – second leg), 8 April 2010.
- Record Taça da Liga defeat: Moreirense 3–1 Benfica (semifinals), 26 January 2017.
- Record UEFA Champions League defeat: Basel 5–0 Benfica (group stage), 27 September 2017.[17]
Streaks
- Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 48 matches (from 22 December 1963 to 14 February 1965).[84]
- Longest league winning run: 29 matches (from 9 April 1972 to 11 March 1973) (European record).[85]
- Longest winning run (all domestic competitions): 34 matches (from 9 April 1972 to 18 March 1973).
- Longest unbeaten league run: 56 matches (from 27 October 1974 to 1 September 1978).[86]
- Longest winning run (all competitions): 18 matches (from 12 December 2010 to 2 March 2011) (domestic joint record).[87][88][citation needed]
- Longest period without conceding a home goal (all competitions): 941 minutes (from the 37' on 10 December 2013 to the 78' on 20 March 2014).[89]
- Longest away winning streak (all competitions): 11 matches (from 2 January 2016 to 20 March 2016).[90]
- Longest away winning streak (league): 16 matches (from 2 January 2016 to 23 October 2016).[91]
Goals
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 34 in 14 matches (1937–38).
- Most league goals scored in a season:
- 103 in 26 matches (1963–64).
- 103 in 34 matches (2018–19).
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 11 in 30 matches (1977–78).
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 48 in 34 matches (1989–90).
Points
League
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 69 in 38 matches (1990–91) (domestic record).
- Three points for a win: 88 in 34 matches (2015–16).
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 18 in 14 matches (1940–41).
- Three points for a win: 52 in 30 matches (2007–08).
European Cup group stage
- Most/Fewest points in a season: 5 in 6 matches (1991–92).
UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Cup group stage
- Most points in a season: 9 in 4 matches (2004–05).
- Fewest points in a season: 1 in 4 matches (2008–09).
UEFA Europa League group stage
- Most points in a season: 15 in 6 matches (2009–10).
- Fewest points in a season: 12 in 6 matches (2020–21).