List of S.L. Benfica records and statistics explained

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

See main article: List of S.L. Benfica 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

• Primeira Liga

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

• Taça de Portugal

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

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Winners (9): 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023

• Taça da Liga

Winners (7) – record: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Campeonato de Portugal

Winners (3): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35

UEFA titles

• European Cup

Winners (2): 1960–61, 1961–62

Doubles

• Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal

11 – record: 1942–43, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1986–87, 2013–14, 2016–17

• Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga

4 – record: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga

1 – shared record: 2013–14

• European Double

1 – shared national record: 1960–61

• European Cup Double

1 – national record: 1961–62

Trebles

• Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

2 – record: 1980–81, 2016–17

• Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga

1 – record: 2013–14

• Primeira Liga, Taça da Liga and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

1 – record: 2014–15

Players

See main article: List of S.L. Benfica 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.^[4]
• Most appearances in UEFA Champions League: Luisão, 61.^[5]
• Most appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Humberto Coelho, 19.^[6]
• Most appearances in UEFA Cup: Nuno Gomes, 30.^[7]
• Most appearances in UEFA Europa League: Óscar Cardozo, 36.^[8]
• Most appearances in Taça da Liga: Jardel, 30.^[9]
• Most appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: António Veloso, 16.^[10]
• Most appearances in Derby de Lisboa: Francisco Albino, 56 (All-time record).^[11]
• Most appearances in O Clássico: António Veloso, 45.^[12]
• Youngest first-team player: Hugo Leal, 16 years and 335 days (against Espinho on 20 April 1997).^{[13] [14]}
• First non-Portuguese player: Jorge Gomes Filho, Brazilian (first match against Vitória de Setúbal on 29 August 1979).^{[15] [16]}

Most appearances

S.L. Benfica players with the most appearances

Player	Years	League	Total
Nené^[17]		422	575
Veloso	1980–1995	379	538
Luisão	2003–2018	337	538
Mário Coluna	1954–1970	364	518
Humberto Coelho^[18]	1968–1975 1977–1984	355	498
Shéu	1972–1989	349	487
Manuel Bento^[19]	1972–1990	329	465

Goal scoring records

• Most goals scored in all competitions: Eusébio, 473.^[20]
• Most goals scored in a season: Eusébio, 50 (1967–68).
• Most league goals scored: Eusébio, 317.^[21]
• 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.^[22]
• Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League: Óscar Cardozo, 11.^[23]
• Most goals scored in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:^[24]
  • Eusébio, 7.
  • Nené, 7.
• Most goals scored in UEFA Cup: Nuno Gomes, 11.^[25]
• Most goals scored in UEFA Europa League: Óscar Cardozo, 20.^[26]
• 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).^[27]
• Most goals scored in Taça da Liga: Jonas, 10.^[28]
• 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).^{[29] [30]}
  • Pizzi, 3 (1 in 2016, 2 in 2019).^[31]
• Most goals scored in Derby de Lisboa: Eusébio, 27.^[11]
• Most goals scored in O Clássico: Eusébio, 25 (All-time record).^[12]
• Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: Julinho, 12 (scored 20 times, from 16 October 1949 to 29 January 1950).^{[32] [33] [34]}
• Youngest goalscorer: Fernando Chalana, 17 years, 7 months and 7 days (against Académica on 25 September 1976).^{[35] [36]}
• Most own-goals scored: Jardel, 4.^[37]

Top goalscorers

Top 10 goalscorers for S.L. Benfica

Player	Years	Matches	Goals
Eusébio^[38] ^[39] ^[40]		440	473
José Águas	1950–1963	384	379
Nené	1968–1986	575	359
José Torres	1959–1971	259	226
Arsénio	1943–1955	298	220
Rogério Pipi	1942–1947 1947–1954	314	205
Julinho	1942–1951 1952–1953	200	202
José Augusto	1959–1970	369	175
Óscar Cardozo^[41]	2007–2014	293	172
Nuno Gomes	1997–2000 2002–2011	399	166

Top non-Portuguese goalscorers

Top 10 non-Portuguese goalscorers for S.L. Benfica

Player	Years	Matches	Goals
Óscar Cardozo^[42] ^[43]		293	172
Jonas^[44]	2014–2019	183	137
Mats Magnusson^[45]	1987–1992	164	87
Michael Manniche^[46]	1983–1987	132	75
Haris Seferovic^[47]	2017–2022	188	74
Isaías^[48]	1990–1995	178	71
Lima^[49]	2012–2015	144	70
Eduardo Salvio^[50]	2010–2011 2012–2019	266	62
Kostas Mitroglou^[51]	2015–2017	88	52
Darwin Núñez^[52]	2020–2022	85	48

Historical goals

Primeira Liga

Goal	Player	Date	Match
1	Alfredo Valadas	20 January 1935	Benfica 1–0 Vitória de Setúbal
100	Alfredo Valadas	31 January 1937	Benfica 10–2 Leixões
500	Joaquim Teixeira	6 February 1944	Benfica 6–1 Salgueiros
1,000	Rosário	1949–50	Vitória de Guimarães 3–5 Benfica
1,500	José Águas	1956–57	Benfica 6–0 CUF
2,000	Yaúca	17 November 1963	Benfica 4–2 Belenenses
2,500	Artur Jorge	27 September 1970	Benfica 4–0 Boavista
3,000	Vítor Martins	13 February 1977	Benfica 6–1 Estoril
3,500	Nené	18 March 1984	Farense 2–7 Benfica
4,000	Sergei Yuran	7 December 1991	Benfica 3–0 Beira-Mar
4,500	Karel Poborský	14 February 2000	Vitória de Setúbal 1–2 Benfica
5,000	David Suazo	2 November 2008	Vitória de Guimarães 1–2 Benfica
5,500	Jonas	20 December 2015	Benfica 3–1 Rio Ave
6,000	Darwin Núñez	15 January 2022	Benfica 1–1 Moreirense

UEFA competitions

Goal	Player	Date	Match	Competition	Ref.
1	Francisco Palmeiro	19 September 1957	Sevilla 3–1 Benfica	European Cup	^[53] ^[54]
50	Eusébio	31 October 1962	Norrköping 1–1 Benfica	European Cup
100	Pedras	30 September 1965	Stade Dudelange 3–1 Benfica	European Cup	^[55]
150	Jacinto Santos	12 February 1969	Ajax 1–3 Benfica	European Cup
200	Rui Jordão	2 October 1974	Vanløse 1–4 Benfica	European Cup Winners' Cup
250	Zoran Filipović	3 November 1982	Lokeren 1–2 Benfica	UEFA Cup
300	Ademir Alcântara	5 October 1988		UEFA Cup
350	Pacheco	29 September 1992	Belvedur Izola 0–5 Benfica	UEFA Cup
400	Valdo	5 December 1995	Bayern Munich 4–2 Benfica	UEFA Cup
450	Simão	16 September 2004	Dukla Banská Bystrica 0–3 Benfica	UEFA Cup
500	Óscar Cardozo	4 December 2008	Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Benfica	UEFA Champions League
550	Óscar Cardozo	24 February 2011	VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Benfica	UEFA Europa League
600	Óscar Cardozo	2 May 2013		UEFA Europa League	^[56]
650	Eduardo Salvio	1 November 2016		UEFA Champions League
700	Pizzi	3 December 2020		UEFA Champions League
750	Arthur Cabral	12 December 2023	Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Benfica	UEFA Champions League

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).^[57]
• 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).^[58]
• Most Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira titles: Luisão, 4 (2005, 2014, 2016, 2017).

Most titles won

^{[59] [60]}

Rank	Player	Years	Titles
1	Luisão		20
2	Nené	1968–1986	19
3	Mário Coluna	1954–1970	18
4	Eusébio	1961–1975	17
	Shéu	1972–1989
6	António Simões	1961–1975	16
	António Veloso	1980–1995
8	Cavém	1954–1970	15
	Manuel Bento^[61]	1972–1992
	Jardel	2011–2021

Team captains

Player	Years	Ref.
Fortunato Levy	1906–1907
Félix Bermudes	1907–1908
Cosme Damião	1908–1916
Henrique Costa	1916
Carlos Sobral	1916
Herculano dos Santos	1920–1921
Vítor Gonçalves	1921–1923
José Pimenta	1923–1925
José Simões	1926–1927
Vítor Hugo	1928–1929
João de Oliveira	1929
Jorge Tavares	1929–1931
Vítor Silva	1931–1934
Gustavo Teixeira	1934–1938
Gaspar Pinto	1938–1939

Player	Years	Ref.
Alfredo Valadas	1939–1943
Francisco Albino	1943–1945
Francisco Ferreira	1945–1952
Rogério Pipi	1952
Joaquim Fernandes	1952–1955
Fernando Caiado	1955–1959
Artur Santos	1959–1961
José Águas	1961–1963
Mário Coluna	1963–1970	^[62]
António Simões	1970–1974	^[63]
Toni	1974–1980	^[64]
Humberto Coelho	1980–1983
Nené	1983–1984
Manuel Bento	1984–1986
Shéu Han	1986–1989

Player	Years	Ref.
Diamantino Miranda	1989–1990
António Veloso	1990–1995
João Vieira Pinto	1995–2000
Calado	2000	^[65]
Paulo Madeira	2000–2001
Fernando Meira	2001–2002
Robert Enke	2002	^[66]
Ljubinko Drulović	2002–2003
Hélder	2003–2004
Simão Sabrosa	2004–2007
Nuno Gomes	2007–2011
Luisão	2011–2018	^[67]
Jardel	2018–2021	^[68]
André Almeida	2021–2022	^[69] ^[70]
Nicolás Otamendi	2022–	^[71]

Individual award winners

• Ballon d'Or

Eusébio, 1965.^[72]

• European Golden Shoe

• • Eusébio, 43 goals, 1967–68 (inaugural winner).^[73]
  • Eusébio, 40 goals, 1972–73.^[73]

Bola de Prata

Primeira Liga top scorer!Player!Award(s)!Season(s)

Eusébio	7	1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 (shared), 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73
José Águas	5	1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61
Julinho	2	1942–43, 1959–50
Artur Jorge	2	1970–71, 1971–72
Nené	2	1980–81, 1983–84 (shared)
Óscar Cardozo	2	2009–10, 2011–12 (shared)
Jonas	2	2015–16, 2017–18
José Torres	1	1962–63
Rui Jordão	1	1975–76
Vata	1	1988–89
Mats Magnusson	1	1989–90
Rui Águas	1	1990–91
Simão Sabrosa	1	2002–03 (shared)
Haris Seferovic	1	2018–19
Carlos Vinícius	1	2019–20
Darwin Núñez	1	2021–22

Cosme Damião Award

Benfica's Player of the Year

Year	Winner	Ref.
2006	Simão	^[74]
2007	Rui Costa
2008	Kostas Katsouranis
2009	Luisão	^[75]
2010	Fábio Coentrão	^[76]
2011	Pablo Aimar	^[77]
2012	Maxi Pereira	^[78]
2013	Not awarded	^[79]
2014	Nicolás Gaitán	^[80]
2015	Jonas	^[81]
2016		^[82]
2017		^[83]
2018		^[84]
2019	Pizzi	^[85]
2020	Julian Weigl	^[86]
2021	Darwin Núñez	^[87]

Transfers

Note: In the rankings below, inflation is not taken into account.

Highest transfer fees paid

Rank	Player	Transfer fee	From	Date
1	Orkun Kökçü	€25.0M	Feyenoord	10 June 2023	^[88]
	Darwin Núñez		Almería	4 September 2020	^[89] ^[90]
3	Everton	€22.0M	Grêmio	14 August 2020	^[91]
4	Raúl Jiménez	€21.8M	Atlético Madrid	21 July 2016	^[92]
5	Raúl de Tomás	€20.8M	Real Madrid	3 July 2019	^[93]
6	Julian Weigl	€20.4M	Borussia Dortmund	2 January 2020	^[94]
7	Roman Yaremchuk	€20M	Gent	29 August 2022	^[95] ^[96]
	Arthur Cabral		Fiorentina	10 August 2023	^[97]
9	Marcos Leonardo	€18M	Santos	4 January 2024	^[98]
	Vangelis Pavlidis		AZ Alkmaar	1 July 2024	^[99]

Highest transfer fees received

Rank	Player	Transfer fee	To	Date
1	João Félix	€126M	Atlético Madrid	3 July 2019	^[100]
2	Enzo Fernández	€121M	Chelsea	1 February 2023	^[101]
3	Darwin Núñez	€80M	Liverpool	12 November 2022	^[102] ^[103] ^[104]
4	Rúben Dias	€68M	Manchester City	29 September 2020	^[105] ^[106]
5	Gonçalo Ramos	€65M	Paris Saint-Germain	22 November 2023	^[107] ^[108]
6	João Neves	€60M		5 August 2024	^[109]
7	Raúl Jiménez	€41M	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4 April 2019	^[110]
8	Nélson Semedo	€40.7M	Barcelona	18 December 2019	^[111]
9	Axel Witsel	€40M	Zenit Saint Petersburg	3 September 2012	^[112]
	Ederson		Manchester City	1 June 2017	^[113]

Managerial records

See main article: List of S.L. Benfica managers.

• First manager: Manuel Gourlade (first match against Carcavelos on 4 November 1906).^[38]
• First non-Portuguese manager: Arthur John, English (first match against Sporting CP on 20 October 1929).^[38]

Managers with most seasons

Rank	Manager	Seasons
1		18
2		8
	Jorge Jesus
4		7
5		6
6		5
	John Mortimore
	Sven-Göran Eriksson
	Toni

Managers with most games, including wins

Rank	Manager	Games	Wins
1		404	277
2		272	194
3		244	158
4		234	159
5		215	126

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.^[38]
• First Derby de Lisboa match: Benfica 1–2 Sporting CP, Campeonato de Lisboa, 1 December 1907.^[38]
• First Campeonato de Portugal match: Braga 3–4 Benfica (round of 16), 3 April 1927.^[38]
• First O Clássico match: Benfica 3–0 FC Porto, Campeonato de Portugal (final), 28 June 1931.^[38]
• First league match: Benfica 3–1 Vitória de Setúbal, 20 January 1935.^[38]
• First Taça de Portugal match: Luso SC 0–5 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 14 May 1939.^[38]
• First European Cup match: Sevilla 3–1 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 19 September 1957.^[38]
• First Intercontinental Cup match: Benfica 1–0 Peñarol (first leg), 6 September 1961.^[38]
• First UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match: Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 16 September 1970.^[38]
• First UEFA Cup match: Nantes 0–2 Benfica (Round 1 – first leg), 13 September 1978.^[38]
• First Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match: Sporting CP 2–2 Benfica (first leg), 10 September 1980.^[38]
• First UEFA Champions League match: Hajduk Split 0–0 Benfica (group stage), 14 September 1994.^[38]
• First match at Estádio da Luz: Benfica 1–2 Beira-Mar (Primeira Liga), 2 November 2003.^[114]
• First Taça da Liga match: Estrela da Amadora 1–1 Benfica (4–5, pso) (Round 3), 26 September 2007.^[38]
• First UEFA Europa League match: Benfica 4–0 Vorskla Poltava (Play-off round – first leg), 20 August 2009.^[38]

Wins

• Record win: Lisboa FC 0–15 Benfica, Campeonato de Lisboa, 9 April 1911.^[38]
• Record Campeonato de Portugal win: União Operário 1–8 Benfica (Round 1), 30 March 1930.^[38]
• Record O Clássico win: Benfica 12–2 FC Porto (Primeira Liga) (All-time record), 7 February 1943.^[115]
• Record Derby de Lisboa win:
  • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Campeonato de Lisboa, 3 December 1939.^[116]
  • Benfica 7–2 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 28 April 1946.^[116]
  • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 19 November 1978.^[116]
  • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Taça de Portugal (quarterfinals), 12 March 1986.^[116]
  • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, 4 August 2019.
• Record league win: Benfica 13–1 Sanjoanense, 27 April 1947.^[38]
• Record Intercontinental Cup win: Benfica 1–0 Peñarol (first leg), 6 September 1961.^[38]
• Record European Cup win: Benfica 10–0 Stade Dudelange (preliminary round – second leg), 5 October 1965.^{[3] [38]}
• Record UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win: Benfica 8–1 Olimpija Ljubljana (Round 1 – second leg), 30 September 1970.^[38]
• Record Taça de Portugal win: Benfica 14–1 Riachense (round of 16), 11 January 1989.^[38]
• 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.^[38]
• Record Taça da Liga win: Moreirense 1–6 Benfica (Round 3), 26 January 2016.^[38]
• Record Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira win: Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, 4 August 2019.

Defeats

• Record defeat:
  • Benfica 0–8 Império, Campeonato de Lisboa, 30 October 1927.^[38]
  • Porto 8–0 Benfica, Campeonato de Portugal (quarterfinals – first leg), 28 May 1933.^[38]
• Record Taça de Portugal defeat: Benfica 1–6 Porto (semifinals – first leg), 11 June 1939.^[38]
• Record Intercontinental Cup win: Peñarol 5–0 Benfica (second leg) (All-time record), 17 September 1961.^[38]
• Record European Cup defeat: Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Benfica (Round 1 – second leg), 4 December 1963.^[38]
• 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.^[38]
• Record league defeat: Sporting CP 7–1 Benfica, 14 December 1986.^[38]
• Record Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira defeat: Benfica 0–5 Porto, 18 September 1996.^[38]
• Record UEFA Cup defeat: Celta Vigo 7–0 Benfica (third round – first leg), 25 November 1999^{[3] [38]}
• 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.^[38]

Streaks

• Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 48 matches (from 22 December 1963 to 14 February 1965).^[117]
• Longest league winning run: 29 matches (from 9 April 1972 to 11 March 1973) (European record).^[118]
• 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).^[119]
• Longest winning run (all competitions): 18 matches (from 12 December 2010 to 2 March 2011) (domestic joint record).^{[120] [121] [122]}
• 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).^[123]
• Longest away winning streak (all competitions): 11 matches (from 2 January 2016 to 20 March 2016).^[124]
• Longest away winning streak (league): 16 matches (from 2 January 2016 to 23 October 2016).^[125]

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

• Most points in a season:
  • Two points for a win: 9 in 6 matches (1994–95).
  • Three points for a win: 14 in 6 matches (2022–23).^[126]
• Fewest points in a season:
  • Two points for a win: 9 in 6 matches (1994–95).
  • Three points for a win: 0 in 6 matches (2017–18) (domestic record).^[127]

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).

See also

• European association football club records and statistics

Notes and References

1. Web site: 28 August 2017. Luisão no top-3 de futebolistas com mais jogos pelo Benfica. Luisão in the top-3 of football players with most games for Benfica. pt. S.L. Benfica. 4 February 2018.
2. Web site: 2 October 2017. Luisão equals Bento. S.L. Benfica. 4 February 2018.
3. Web site: Benfica profile – UEFA. UEFA. 4 February 2018.
4. Web site: European Cup: Statistics – By player – Usage – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
5. Web site: Champions League: Statistics – By player – Usage – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
6. Web site: Cup Winners' Cup: Statistics – By player – Usage – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
7. Web site: UEFA Cup: Statistics – By player – Usage – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
8. Web site: Europa League: Statistics – By player – Usage – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
9. Web site: Taça da Liga: Estatísticas – Por jogador – Utilização – Benfica. Taça da Liga: Statistics – By player – Usage – Benfica. pt. zerozero. 7 February 2018.
10. Web site: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Estatísticas – Por jogador – Utilização – Benfica. Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Statistics – By player – Usage – Benfica. pt. zerozero. 7 February 2018.
11. Web site: Benfica vs Sporting. pt. zerozero. 5 February 2018.
12. Web site: Benfica vs Porto. pt. zerozero. 5 February 2018.
13. Web site: 13 March 2015. Rúben Neves. Finalmente, um adulto (no papel). Rúben Neves. Finally, a grown up (on paper). pt. i. 4 February 2018.
14. Web site: 9 September 2016. José Gomes pode tornar-se no 3.º mais jovem de sempre. José Gomes may become 3rd youngest ever. pt. Record. 4 February 2018.
15. Web site: 9 April 2017. Jorge Gomes, o bom malandro e primeiro estrangeiro do Benfica. Jorge Gomes, the good rascal and Benfica's first foreigner. pt. Diário de Notícias. 4 February 2018.
16. Web site: Benfica 5–1 V. Setúbal. pt. zerozero. 4 February 2018.
17. Web site: 2 January 2015. Magnusson. "O Estádio da Luz assustava qualquer um. Até a mim". Magnusson. "The Estádio da Luz frightened anyone. Even me". pt. i. 6 February 2018.
18. Web site: 26 January 2017. Luisão com Humberto Coelho na mira. Luisão aiming at Humberto Coelho. pt. Record. 6 February 2018.
19. Web site: 28 September 2015. Luisão iguala Bento no número de jogos. Luisão equals Bento on number of matches. pt. Record. 6 February 2018.
20. Web site: 6 January 2014. Golos de Eusébio gravados para a posterioridade. Eusébio's goals were recorded for posterity. pt. RTP. 4 February 2018.
21. Web site: 6 February 2016. Eternal Eusébio. S.L. Benfica. 4 February 2018.
22. Web site: European Cup: Statistics – By player – Goals Scored – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
23. Web site: Champions League: Statistics – By player – Goals Scored – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
24. Web site: Cup Winners' Cup: Statistics – By player – Goals Scored – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
25. Web site: UEFA Cup: Statistics – By player – Goals Scored – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
26. Web site: Europa League: Statistics – By player – Goals Scored – Benfica. playmakerstats. 18 December 2020.
27. Web site: 30 May 2015. Rogério Pipi: "Nem o Eusébio marcou mais do que eu nas finais da Taça". Rogério Pipi: "Not even Eusébio scored more than me in the Taça finals". pt. Observador. 7 February 2018.
28. Web site: Taça da Liga: Estatísticas – Por jogador – Golos marcados – Benfica. Taça da Liga: Statistics – By player – Goals scored – Benfica. pt. zerozero. 7 February 2018.
29. Web site: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Estatísticas – Por jogador – Golos marcados – Benfica. supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Statistics – By player – Goals scored – Benfica. pt. zerozero. 7 February 2018.
30. Web site: Nené: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. pt. zerozero. 7 February 2018.
31. Web site: Pizzi: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. pt. zerozero. 4 August 2018.
32. Web site: 30 January 2018. Nove tiros certeiros de seguida: há 50 anos que a Luz não via igual. Nine consecutive accurate shots: for 50 years Luz did not see something similar. pt. zerozero. 5 February 2018.
33. Web site: Julinho 1949–50. pt. zerozero. 5 February 2018.
34. News: Lestre. Ricardo. Fernandes. Jorge Ferreira. 26 February 2019. Oito jornadas seguidas a faturar: Seferović numa lista de ilustres senhores encarnados. Scoring in eight consecutive matchdays: Seferović on a list of illustrious gentlemen in red. pt. zerozero. 26 February 2019.
35. Web site: 5 December 2015. Renato Sanches: o mais jovem do século a estrear-se a marcar na Luz. Renato Sanches: the youngest of the century debuting to score at Luz. pt. Diário de Notícias. 4 February 2018.
36. Web site: Fernando Chalana 1976/77. pt. zerozero. 4 February 2018.
37. News: Rodrigues. Luís Rocha. Sousa. Vasco. 3 January 2019. Jardel é o recordista de auto-golos na história do Benfica. Jardel is the record holder of own goals in Benfica's history. pt. zerozero. 21 February 2019.
38. Book: Tovar, Rui Miguel. Almanaque do Benfica Edição Revista e Aumentada 1904–2014. 2nd. pt. Lua de Papel. Alfragide. 2014. 978-989-23-2764-8.
39. Web site: 3 April 2017. Nené, 50 anos de ligação ao Benfica. Nené, 50 years of bond to Benfica. pt. UEFA. 4 February 2018.
40. Web site: 14 May 2017. Benfica. 36 títulos, os melhores 36 jogadores. Benfica. 36 titles, the best 36 players. pt. Observador. 4 February 2018.
41. News: Fernandes Garcia. Filipa. 20 August 2017. Jonas overcomes Magnusson. S.L. Benfica. 24 September 2021.
42. Web site: 28 September 2015. Jonas: Há 25 anos que não se via um goleador com o pé tão quente. Jonas: For 25 years there was no scorer with his foot so hot. pt. Notícias ao Minuto. 12 September 2018.
43. Web site: Óscar Cardozo. thefinalball. 10 September 2018.
44. Web site: Jonas. thefinalball. 19 October 2018.
45. Web site: 16 February 2017. «Marquei 87 golos pelo Benfica e nenhum contra o FC Porto». «I scored 87 goals for Benfica and none against FC Porto». pt. Maisfutebol. 6 June 2020.
46. Web site: Michael Manniche. thefinalball. 10 September 2018.
47. Web site: Haris Seferović. thefinalball. 16 May 2022.
48. Web site: Isaías. thefinalball. 12 September 2018.
49. Web site: Lima. thefinalball. 12 September 2018.
50. Web site: Eduardo Salvio. thefinalball. 19 October 2018.
51. Web site: Kostas Mitroglou. thefinalball. 22 September 2018.
52. Web site: Darwin Núñez. thefinalball. 17 May 2022.
53. News: . 500 golos. 500 goals. A Bola. 6 December 2007. 24 July 2016.
54. News: 1 May 2014. Benfica and Sevilla to meet in Turin final. UEFA. 14 July 2016.
55. News: 5 April 2007. Benfica a oito golos dos 500 nas competições europeias. Benfica eight goals down from the 500 in the competitions. mais futebol. 14 July 2016.
56. News: 26 April 2013. Benfica and Fenerbahçe's final reckoning. UEFA. 14 July 2016.
57. News: Primeira Liga: Estatístcas. Primeira Liga: Statistics. pt. zerozero. 5 February 2018.
58. News: Taça da Liga: Estatístcas. Taça da Liga: Statistics. pt. zerozero. 5 February 2018.
59. News: 28 May 2017. Luisão iguala Nené como jogador com mais títulos pelo Benfica. Luisão matches Nené as player with most titles for Benfica. pt. Record. 1 June 2017.
60. News: 25 September 2018. Luisão diz adeus aos relvados após 15 anos no Benfica. Luisão says goodbye to the pitch after 15 years at Benfica. pt. UEFA. 30 May 2020.
61. Web site: Bento, o eterno "homem de borracha". Bento, the eternal "rubber man". PT. 1 March 2020. 25 June 2020. Benfica.
62. News: 25 February 2014. Um símbolo do Benfica europeu e da melhor selecção portuguesa. pt. A symbol of European Benfica and the best Portuguese national team. SAPO Desporto. 27 September 2017.
63. News: 14 November 2000. Maniche foi o quarto capitão da equipa encarnada esta época. pt. Maniche was the fourth team captain this season. Record. 12 July 2017.
64. News: 5 October 2016. "Ó Capitão, meu Capitão": Mário Wilson, por Toni. pt. "Oh Captain, my captain": Mário Wilson, by Toni. Tribuna Expresso. 27 September 2017.
65. News: 6 October 2000. Calado deixa de ser capitão. pt. Calado is no longer team captain. Record. 12 July 2017.
66. News: 8 March 2002. Drulovic é o novo dono da braçadeira de capitão. pt. Drulovic is the new owner of captain's armband. Record. 12 July 2017.
67. News: 6 July 2015. Luisão no topo da hierarquia desde 2011/12. pt. Luisão at the top of the hierarchy since 2011/12. Record. 12 July 2017.
68. Web site: 25 September 2018. Luisão: "Hoje, o Jardel passa a ser o nosso líder. pt. SAPO Desporto. 26 September 2018.
69. Web site: 15 August 2021. Yaremchuk destaca regresso de André Almeida: «É uma lenda do clube». pt. zerozero. 15 August 2021.
70. Web site: 15 August 2021. O capitão voltou!. The captain is back!. pt. S.L. Benfica. 16 August 2021.
71. News: 12 December 2022. André Almeida já não é capitão do Benfica. André Almeida is no longer captain of Benfica. pt. O Jogo. 5 February 2023.
72. News: France Football Ballon d'Or winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20120112040308/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/bestplayers/men.html. dead. 12 January 2012. FIFA. 7 August 2012.
73. News: Golden Shoe winners. European Sports Media. 7 August 2012.
74. News: 29 February 2012. Gala do Benfica: Aimar distinguido como o melhor de 2010/11. Gala do Benfica: Aimar distinguished as the best of 2010–11. pt. Maisfutebol. 1 March 2016.
75. News: 26 February 2010. Luisão é o Futebolista do Ano e Fábio Coentrão a Revelação. Luisão is the Footballer of the Year and Fábio Coentrão is the Revelation. dead. pt. i. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404222202/http://www.ionline.pt/conteudo/48625-luisao-e-o-futebolista-do-ano-e-fabio-coentrao-revelacao. 4 April 2010. 1 March 2016.
76. News: 1 March 2011. Coentrão eleito Jogador do Ano na gala do 107º aniversário do Benfica. Coentrão elected Player of the Year in Benfica's 107th anniversary gala. pt. Jornal de Notícias. 1 March 2016.
77. News: 28 February 2012. Galardões Cosme Damião distinguem Chalana e Aimar. Galardões Cosme Damião distinguish Chalana and Aimar. pt. SAPO Desporto. 1 March 2016.
78. News: 28 February 2015. Jorge Jesus recebe Galardão Cosme Damião. Jorge Jesus receives Galardão Cosme Damião. pt. S.L. Benfica. 1 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150322012618/http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/40854/language/pt-PT/.aspx. 22 March 2015.
79. News: 20 January 2014. Benfica não realiza gala do 110º aniversário. Benfica does not hold 110th anniversary gala. pt. SIC Notícias. 28 March 2020.
80. News: 1 March 2015. Galardões Cosme Damião: Gaitán e Jesus entre os premiados. Galardões Cosme Damião: Gaitán and Jesus among the awarded. pt. Maisfutebol. 1 March 2016.
81. News: 28 February 2016. Em grande fase, Jonas recebe prêmio de melhor jogador do ano no Benfica. In a great phase, Jonas receives award for best player of the year at Benfica. pt. ESPN.com.br. 1 March 2016.
82. News: 22 March 2017. Os vencedores de uma noite de mística. The winners of a night full of mystique. pt. S.L. Benfica. 23 March 2017.
83. News: 21 March 2018. Gala Benfica 2018. 2018 Gala Benfica. pt. S.L. Benfica. 22 March 2018.
84. News: 21 March 2019. Confira todos os vencedores dos galardões Cosme Damião. Check all the winners of the Cosme Damião award. pt. SAPO Desporto. 22 March 2019.
85. News: 5 March 2020. Cosme Damião Awards. S.L. Benfica. 28 March 2020.
86. News: 14 May 2021. Prémio Futebolista do Ano Weigl. Footballer of the Year Award Weigl. S.L. Benfica. 14 May 2021.
87. News: 3 March 2022. Gala do Benfica. pt. S.L. Benfica. 3 March 2022.
88. Web site: Benfica oficializa contratação de Kökçü: os detalhes do negócio. 10 June 2023. Record. pt. Benfica makes Kökçü official: the details of the deal.
89. Web site: Comunicado. 4 September 2020. CMVM. S.L. Benfica. pt. Announcement. PDF.
90. Web site: Relatório e Contas 1º Semestre 2020/21. 26 February 2021. S.L. Benfica. pt. Report and Accounts 1st Semester 2020/21. PDF.
91. Web site: Comunicado. 14 August 2020. CMVM. S.L. Benfica. pt. Announcement. PDF.
92. News: Pritchett. David. 21 July 2016. Raúl becomes Benfica's record signing. Planet Benfica. 25 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160724113728/http://www.planetbenfica.co.uk/news/ra%C3%BAl-becomes-benfica%E2%80%99s-record-signing. 24 July 2016.
93. News: 3 July 2019. Welcome, Raúl de Tomás!. S.L. Benfica. 3 July 2019.
94. Web site: Weigl is already a Benfica player!. 2 January 2020. S.L. Benfica. 2 January 2020.
95. Web site: 31 July 2021. Yaremchuk confirmado por €17 milhões. Yaremchuk confirmed for €17M. pt. ABola. 31 July 2021.
96. Web site: 29 August 2022. Comunicado. Announcement. pt. CMVM. S.L. Benfica. PDF.
97. News: 10 August 2023. Arthur Cabral reforça o Benfica!. Arthur Cabral reinforces Benfica!. 11 August 2023. S.L. Benfica. pt.
98. News: 5 January 2024. Marcos Leonardo joins Benfica!. 5 January 2024. S.L. Benfica.
99. Web site: 1 July 2024 . Pavlidis joins Benfica! . 1 July 2024 . S.L. Benfica.
100. Web site: Comunicado à CMVM. pt. Announcement to CMVM. S.L. Benfica. 3 July 2019. 3 July 2019.
101. Web site: 1 February 2023. Comunicado. Announcement. pt. CMVM. S.L. Benfica.
102. Web site: Oficial: transferência de Darwin comunicada à CMVM . 13 June 2022 . 14 June 2022 . www.slbenfica.pt . pt.
103. Web site: Liverpool FC complete signing of Darwin Nunez . 14 June 2022 . 14 June 2022 . www.liverpoolfc.com.
104. Web site: Darwin a titular no Liverpool rende mais cinco milhões ao Benfica . 12 November 2022 . pt . 15 November 2022 . O Jogo.
105. Web site: 27 September 2020. Comunicado. Announcement. pt. CMVM. S.L. Benfica.
106. Web site: City Complete Ruben Dias Signing. 29 September 2020. Manchester City F.C.. 29 September 2020.
107. 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.
108. Web site: Crafton . Adam . 6 August 2023 . PSG agree deal to sign Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos . 8 August 2023 . . en.
109. Web site: PSG confirm Joao Neves signing on five-year contract. The Athletic. 5 August 2024. 5 August 2024.
110. Web site: Comunicado. 4 April 2019. CMVM. S.L. Benfica. pt. Announcement. PDF. 4 April 2019.
111. Web site: Comunicado. Announcement. 14 July 2017. CMVM. S.L. Benfica. pt. PDF.
112. Web site: Comunicado. 3 September 2012. CMVM. S.L. Benfica. pt. Announcement. PDF.
113. Web site: 1 June 2017. Comunicado. Announcement. pt. CMVM. S.L. Benfica.
114. Web site: 3 November 2003. Benfica–Beira-Mar, 1–2: Benfica desce à terra, a nova Luz merece mais. Benfica–Beira-Mar, 1–2: Benfica came down to earth, new Luz deserved more. pt. Record. 11 February 2018.
115. Web site: Benfica vs Porto. pt. zerozero. 11 February 2018.
116. Web site: Benfica vs Sporting. pt. zerozero. 11 February 2018.
117. Web site: 15 January 2016. Europe's longest unbeaten runs in all competitions. UEFA. 12 February 2018.
118. Web site: 13 January 2016. Europe's longest domestic winning streaks. UEFA. 12 February 2018.
119. Web site: 13 December 2017. Longest unbeaten runs in European league football. UEFA. 12 February 2018.
120. Web site: 24 February 2011. Benfica estabelece recorde de vitórias consecutivas. Benfica set winning streak record. pt. Record. 12 February 2018.
121. Web site: 2010–11 Benfica season. pt. 12 February 2018.
122. News: 12 January 2019. Empate no Clássico de Alvalade deixa FC Porto sem recorde. Benfica encurta distâncias para o líder. pt. Draw in the Clássico at Alvalade leaves FC Porto without record. Benfica shorten the distance to the leaders. SAPO Desporto. 14 January 2019.
123. Web site: 20 March 2014. Benfica bateu record de 28 anos. Benfica broke 28-year-old record. Correio da Manhã. 12 February 2018.
124. Web site: 20 March 2016. Rui Vitória entra na história do Benfica. Rui Vitória enters Benfica history. O Jogo. 12 February 2018.
125. Web site: 23 October 2016. Rui Vitória fez cair recorde com 43 anos. Rui Vitória put down 43-year-old record. SAPO Desporto. 12 February 2018.
126. Web site: 2 November 2022. Benfica de Schmidt bate recorde histórico de pontos na Champions. pt. Schmidt's Benfica breaks Champions League historic points record. Record. 2 November 2022.
127. Web site: 5 December 2017. Benfica entra para a história como a pior equipa portuguesa de sempre na Champions. pt. Benfica enter history as the worst Portuguese team ever in the Champions League. SAPO Desporto. 22 March 2019.