| General |
| Benfica | ||
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| Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | |
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| Nickname(s) | Benfiquistas Águias (Eagles) Encarnados (Reds) Glorioso (Glorious One) | |
| Short name | Benfica | |
| Founded | 28 February 1904 (as Sport Lisboa) | |
| Ground | Estádio da Luz (Capacity: 64,642) | |
| Chairman |  Luís Filipe Vieira
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| Head Coach | Rui Vitória
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| Current League | Primeira Liga | |
| 2016–17 | Primeira Liga, 1st (champions) | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ȷ̃ˈfikɐ), commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica are the current Portuguese champions, having won four consecutive league titles.
Founded in 1904 by a group of people led by Cosme Damião, Benfica is one of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from the Primeira Liga – the other two are rivals Sporting CP and FC Porto. The team is nicknamed Águias (Eagles) for the symbol atop the club's crest, and Encarnados (Reds) for the shirt colour. Since 2003, their home ground has been the Estádio da Luz, which replaced the original one. Benfica is the most supported Portuguese club, with an estimated fan base of 14 million supporters worldwide, and the European club with the highest percentage of supporters in its own country. By the end of December 2016, it had 184,264 paying members. The club's official anthem, "Ser Benfiquista", refers to its supporters who are called Benfiquistas. Benfica is honoured in three Portuguese Orders: those of Christ, of Merit and of Prince Henry.
External links
- Official website (Portuguese) (English) (Spanish)
- S.L. Benfica at LPFP (English) (Portuguese)
 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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| Players • Managers • Statistics • Honours • Estádio da Luz • Eusébio Cup |
| S.L. Benfica squad - 2023–24 |
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2 Gilberto • 3 Grimaldo • 4 Veríssimo • 6 Bah • 7 Neres • 8 Aursnes • 13 Fernández • 20 J. Mário • 22 Chiquinho • 23 Ristić • 24 Soares • 25 Brooks • 27 Rafa • 30 Otamendi (c) • 31 Dias • 33 Musa • 34 Almeida • 38 J. Victor • 39 Araújo • 55 Bernardo • 61 Florentino • 66 A. Silva • 77 Leite • 87 Neves • 88 Ramos • 91 Morato • 93 Draxler • 96 Moreira • 99 Vlachodimos • Manager: Roger Schmidt |
| S.L. Benfica matches - 2017-18 |
| 2017–18 Primeira Liga |
| 2017-18 Taça de Portugal |
| 2017-18 Taça da Liga |
| 2017-18 Champions League |
| Friendly Matches |
| Primeira Liga 2023-24 |
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