2023–24 S.L. Benfica season explained
| Club: | Benfica |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Rui Costa |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Roger Schmidt |
| Stadium: | Estádio da Luz |
| League: | Primeira Liga |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Taça de Portugal |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup2: | Taça da Liga |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3: | Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira |
| Cup3 Result: | Winners |
| Cup4: | UEFA Champions League |
| Cup4 Result: | Group stage |
| Cup5: | UEFA Europa League |
| Cup5 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Rafa Silva (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Rafa Silva (22) |
| Highest Attendance: | 62,247 v Porto
(29 September 2023) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 48,959 v AVS
(21 December 2023) |
| Average Attendance: | 56,248 (17 matches)[1] |
| Largest Win: |
(2 September 2023) |
| Largest Loss: | Porto 5–0 Benfica
(3 March 2024)
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| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 120th season in existence and its 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football.
Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as defending champions, and reached the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica played in the UEFA Champions League group stage before reaching the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. The season started on 9 August 2023, with a 2–0 win over Porto in the Supertaça match, and concluded on 17 May 2024, with a second-place finish in Primeira Liga.
Players
First-team squad
[2] [3] [4]
Transfers
In
| | scope=col | Player | Transferred from | scope=col; style="width: 91px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source |
|---|
| Summer transfers |
|---|
| 10 | | | Feyenoord | €25,000,000 | | [5] |
| 11 | | |  Juventus | Free | | [6] |
| 13 | | |  Slavia Prague | €14,000,000 | | [7] |
| 1 | | |  Shakhtar Donetsk | €10,000,000 | | [8] |
| 9 | | | Fiorentina | €20,000,000 | [9] |
| 17 | | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | 29 August 2023 | [10] |
| 14 | | |  Paris Saint-Germain | 1 September 2023 | [11] |
| Winter transfers |
|---|
| 36 | | | Santos | €18,000,000 | 4 January 2024 | [12] |
| 3 | | | Manchester United | Loan | 17 January 2024 | [13] |
| 32 | | | Estudiantes de La Plata | 20 January 2024 | [14] |
| 25 | | | Vélez Sarsfield | €9,000,000 | 31 January 2024 | [15] | |
Out
| | scope=col | Player | Transferred to | scope=col; style="width: 104px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source |
|---|
| Summer transfers |
|---|
| — | | | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €7,180,000 | | [16] |
| 3 | | | Bayer Leverkusen | Free | [17] |
| — | | | Chaves | [18] |
| 73 | | | Paris Saint-Germain | [19] |
| 96 | | | Chelsea | [20] |
| — | | | Al Wasl | | [21] |
| 2 | | |  Bahia | €2,500,000 | | [22] |
| — | | | Famalicão | Loan | | [23] |
| 4 | | | Corinthians | Loan (€1,000,000) | | [24] |
| 49 | | | Gil Vicente | Loan | | [25] |
| 9 | | | Paris Saint-Germain | | [26] |
| 17 | | | PAOK | | [27] |
| 18 | | | Celtic | | [28] |
| 21 | | | Nordsjælland | Loan (€2,500,000) | [29] |
| 23 | | |  Celta Vigo | €1,500,000 | [30] |
| 99 | | | Nottingham Forest | €9,000,000 | [31] |
| Winter transfers |
|---|
| — | | | Paris Saint-Germain | €65,000,000 | | [32] |
| 38 | | | Vasco da Gama | €6,000,000 | | [33] |
| — | | | Fluminense | Free | | [34] |
| 22 | | | Olympiacos | €1,000,000 | | [35] |
| 13 | | | TSG Hoffenheim | Loan | | [36] |
| — | | |  Al-Duhail | €9,000,000 | | [37] |
| 33 | | |  FC Dallas | €10,000,000 | | [38] | |
Pre-season friendlies
The pre-season began on 5 July 2023.[39]
Competitions
Primeira Liga
See main article: 2023–24 Primeira Liga.
Matches
Taça de Portugal
See main article: 2023–24 Taça de Portugal.
Semi-finals
Taça da Liga
See main article: 2023–24 Taça da Liga.
Semi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
See main article: 2023 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
UEFA Champions League
See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
UEFA Europa League
See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.
Knockout phase
See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.
Knockout round play-offs
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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Notes and References
- Web site: Spectators by team in Liga Portugal bwin. Liga Portugal. 29 April 2024.
- Web site: First team squad information. S.L. Benfica. 29 July 2023.
- Web site: Benfica - Squad - UEFA Champions League. UEFA. 30 June 2023.
- News: 1 September 2023. Juan Bernat joins Benfica!. S.L. Benfica. 3 September 2023.
- News: Kökcü é reforço do Benfica!. pt. Kökcü is Benfica's new signing. S.L. Benfica. 10 June 2023. 30 June 2023.
- News: 5 July 2023. Di María joins Benfica!. S.L. Benfica. 5 July 2023.
- News: 10 July 2023. Jurásek joins Benfica!. S.L. Benfica. 10 July 2023.
- News: Trubin é reforço do Benfica!. S.L. Benfica. pt. 10 August 2023.
- News: 10 August 2023. Arthur Cabral reforça o Benfica!. Arthur Cabral reinforces Benfica!. 11 August 2023. S.L. Benfica. pt.
- News: 29 August 2023. Gonçalo Guedes é reforço para 2023/24. Gonçalo Guedes is a signing for 2023–24. 2023-08-29. S.L. Benfica. pt.
- News: Juan Bernat joins SL Benfica on season-long loan. Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. 1 September 2023. 1 September 2023.
- News: 5 January 2024. Marcos Leonardo joins Benfica!. 5 January 2024. S.L. Benfica.
- News: 17 January 2024. Álvaro Carreras joins Benfica!. S.L. Benfica. 19 January 2024.
- News: 20 January 2024. Rollheiser reforça o Benfica!. Rollheiser joins Benfica!. pt. S.L. Benfica. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: 31 January 2024 . Prestianni reforça o Benfica! . Prestianni reinforces Benfica! . 31 January 2024 . S.L. Benfica . pt.
- News: Borrusia sign Julian Weigl from Benfica permanently. Borussia Mönchengladbach. 5 May 2023. 30 June 2023.
- News: Von Benfica unters Bayer-Kreuz: Leverkusen verpflichtet Grimaldo. Bayer 04 Leverkusen. de. 15 May 2023. 15 May 2023.
- News: Sandro Cruz rescinde com Benfica e continua em Chaves. Sandro Cruz rescinds with Benfica and remains at Chaves. O Jogo. pt. 21 June 2023. 30 June 2023.
- News: A mensagem de despedida de Cher Ndour. Cher Ndour's farewell message. A Bola. pt. 23 June 2023. 23 June 2023.
- News: Oficial: eis o novo clube de Diego Moreira. Official: here's the new club of Diego Moreira. A Bola. pt. 1 July 2023. 1 July 2023.
- News: Seferovic rescinde e assina pelo Al Wasl. Seferovic revoke and sign with Al Wasl. A Bola. pt. 5 July 2023. 5 July 2023.
- News: Bahia confirma chegada de Gilberto. Bahia confirms arrival of Gilberto. zerozero. pt. 9 July 2023. 9 July 2023.
- News: 18 July 2023. Henrique Araújo no FC Famalicão. Henrique Araújo at FC Famalicão. pt. S.L. Benfica. 18 July 2023.
- News: 26 July 2023. Lucas Veríssimo out on loan. S.L. Benfica. 26 July 2023.
- News: 1 August 2023. Martin Neto emprestado. Martim Neto out on loan. pt. S.L. Benfica. 1 August 2023.
- News: 7 August 2023. Gonçalo Ramos on loan at PSG until end of season. S.L. Benfica. 7 August 2023.
- News: PAOK. Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Μεϊτέ. 27 August 2023.
- News: Paulo Bernardo joins from Benfica on season-long loan. 1 September 2023. Celtif F.C..
- News: Schjelderup leaves on loan. 1 September 2023. S.L. Benfica.
- News: Mihailo Ristic, ritmo y solidez para la banda izquierda del RC Celta. Mihailo Ristic, rhythm and strength for the left flank of RC Celta. Celta Vigo. es. 1 September 2023. 1 September 2023.
- News: Forest complete signing of Odysseas Vlachodimos. Nottingham Forest. 1 September 2023.
- News: 22 November 202. Le Paris Saint-Germain lève l'option d'achat de Gonçalo Ramos. Paris Saint-Germain exercises Gonçalo Ramos's buy option. 22 November 2023. Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. fr.
- News: Official: João Victor left Benfica and joins Vasco da Gama. A Bola. 31 December 2023.
- News: 18 January 2024. SL Benfica e Gabriel terminam ligação. SL Benfica and Gabriel end connection. 18 January 2024. S.L. Benfica. pt.
- News: 20 January 2024. Chiquinho transferido. Chiquinho transferred. 20 January 2024. S.L. Benfica. pt.
- News: 22 January 2024. Jurásek out on loan. S.L. Benfica. 22 January 2024.
- News: 25 January 2024. Lucas Veríssimo transferido. Lucas Veríssimo transferred. 25 January 2024. S.L. Benfica. pt.
- News: 1 February 2024. Musa transferido. Musa transferred. 1 February 2024. S.L. Benfica. pt.
- News: Calendário da pré-época 2023/24 do campeão nacional. The domestic champions' 2023–24 pre-season schdedule. S.L. Benfica. pt. 29 June 2023. 17 July 2023.
