2023–24 S.L. Benfica season
The 2023–24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 120th season in existence and its 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica play in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. In Europe, Benfica play in the UEFA Champions League group stage and UEFA Europa League knockout phase. The season started on 9 August 2023, with a 2–0 win over Porto in the Supertaça match, and will conclude in May 2024.
2023–24 season | |
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President | Rui Costa |
Head coach | Roger Schmidt |
Stadium | Estádio da Luz |
Primeira Liga | 1st |
Taça de Portugal | Fifth round |
Taça da Liga | Group stage |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Winners |
UEFA Champions League | Group stage |
UEFA Europa League | Knockout round play-offs |
Top goalscorer | League: Ángel Di María (5) All: Ángel Di María Rafa Silva (8 each) |
Highest home attendance | 62,247 v Porto (29 September 2023) |
Lowest home attendance | 52,944 v Inter Milan (29 November 2023) |
Average home league attendance | 58,437 (6 matches)[1] |
Biggest win | Benfica 4–0 Vitória Guimarães (2 September 2023) |
Biggest defeat | Benfica 0–2 Red Bull Salzburg (20 September 2023) Real Sociedad 3–1 Benfica (8 November 2023) |
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2023. |
Players edit
First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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10 | MF | Orkun Kökçü | Feyenoord | €25,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [6] |
11 | FW | Ángel Di María | Juventus | Free | 5 July 2023 | [7] |
13 | DF | David Jurásek | Slavia Prague | €14,000,000 | 10 July 2023 | [8] |
1 | GK | Anatoliy Trubin | Shakhtar Donetsk | €10,000,000 | 10 August 2023 | [9] |
9 | FW | Arthur Cabral | Fiorentina | €20,000,000 | [10] | |
17 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | 29 August 2023 | [11] |
14 | DF | Juan Bernat | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 September 2023 | [12] | |
Disclosed total | ||||||
€69,000,000 |
Out edit
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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— | MF | Julian Weigl | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €7,180,000 | 1 July 2023 | [13] |
3 | DF | Álex Grimaldo | Bayer Leverkusen | Free | [14] | |
— | DF | Sandro Cruz | Chaves | [15] | ||
73 | MF | Cher Ndour | Paris Saint-Germain | [16] | ||
96 | MF | Diego Moreira | Chelsea | [17] | ||
— | FW | Haris Seferovic | Al Wasl | 5 July 2023 | [18] | |
2 | DF | Gilberto | Bahia | €2,500,000 | 9 July 2023 | [19] |
— | FW | Henrique Araújo | Famalicão | Loan | 18 July 2023 | [20] |
4 | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Corinthians | Loan (€1,000,000) | 26 July 2023 | [21] |
49 | MF | Martim Neto | Gil Vicente | Loan | 1 August 2023 | [22] |
9 | FW | Gonçalo Ramos | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 August 2023 | [23] | |
17 | MF | Soualiho Meïté | PAOK | 27 August 2023 | [24] | |
18 | MF | Paulo Bernardo | Celtic | 1 September 2023 | [25] | |
21 | FW | Andreas Schjelderup | Nordsjælland | Loan (€2,500,000) | [26] | |
23 | DF | Mihailo Ristić | Celta de Vigo | €1,500,000 | [27] | |
99 | GK | Odysseas Vlachodimos | Nottingham Forest | €9,000,000 | [28] | |
Disclosed total | ||||||
€23,680,000 |
Pre-season friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
The pre-season began on 5 July 2023.[29]
12 July 2023 Friendly | Southampton | 0–2 | Benfica | Burton upon Trent, England |
15:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sunny Gill | ||
Note: Televised training match |
20 July 2023 Algarve Cup | Al Nassr | 1–4 (5–5 p) | Benfica | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 17,516[31] Referee: Flávio Duarte |
Penalties | ||||
Note: A penalty shoot-out was held after the match in case the competition needed a tiebreaker.[32] |
21 July 2023 Algarve Cup | Benfica | 2–0 | Celta Vigo | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 14,822[31] Referee: Carlos Teixeira | ||
Note: Benfica won the tournament. |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Primeira Liga | 14 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 71.43 |
Taça de Portugal | 20 October 2023 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
Taça da Liga | 31 October 2023 | TBD | Group stage | TBD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 9 August 2023 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
UEFA Champions League | 20 September 2023 | 12 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 16.67 |
UEFA Europa League | 15 February 2024 | TBD | Knockout round play-offs | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Total | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 62.50 |
Last updated: 17 December 2023
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sporting CP | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 34 | Qualification for Champions League league stage |
2 | Benfica | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 33 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Porto | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 31 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
4 | Braga | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 29 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round |
5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
Notes:
- ^ The 2023–24 Taça de Portugal winners qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the third-placed team of the Primeira Liga if the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top two).
Results summary edit
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 |
14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
19 August 2023 2 | Benfica | 2–0 | Estrela da Amadora | Lisbon |
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,479 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto) |
26 August 2023 3 | Gil Vicente | 2–3 | Benfica | Barcelos |
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 11,792 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
24 September 2023 6 | Portimonense | 1–3 | Benfica | Portimão |
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 4,354 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) |
28 October 2023 9 | Benfica | 1–1 | Casa Pia | Lisbon |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 57,240 Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro) |
12 November 2023 11 | Benfica | 2–1 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,166 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
3 December 2023 12 | Moreirense | 0–0 | Benfica | Moreira de Cónegos |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) |
| Report | Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,664 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
8 December 2023 13 | Benfica | 1–1 | Farense | Lisbon |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,766 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon) |
29 December 2023 15 | Benfica | v | Famalicão | Lisbon |
18:45 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
6 January 2024 16 | Arouca | v | Benfica | Arouca |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
14 January 2024 17 | Benfica | v | Rio Ave | Lisbon |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
21 January 2024 18 | Benfica | v | Boavista | Lisbon |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
28 January 2024 19 | Estrela da Amadora | v | Benfica | Amadora |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Gomes |
4 February 2024 20 | Benfica | v | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
11 February 2024 21 | Vitória de Guimarães | v | Benfica | Guimarães |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques |
18 February 2024 22 | Benfica | v | Vizela | Lisbon |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
25 February 2024 23 | Benfica | v | Portimonense | Lisbon |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
10 March 2024 25 | Benfica | v | Estoril | Lisbon |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
17 March 2024 26 | Casa Pia | v | Benfica | Rio Maior |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
30 March 2024 27 | Benfica | v | Chaves | Lisbon |
--:-- WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
7 April 2024 28 | Sporting CP | v | Benfica | Lisbon |
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
14 April 2024 29 | Benfica | v | Moreirense | Lisbon |
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
21 April 2024 30 | Farense | v | Benfica | Faro |
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís |
28 April 2024 31 | Benfica | v | Braga | Lisbon |
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
5 May 2024 32 | Famalicão | v | Benfica | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho |
12 May 2024 33 | Benfica | v | Arouca | Lisbon |
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
19 May 2024 34 | Rio Ave | v | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos |
Taça de Portugal edit
10 January 2024 Fifth round | Benfica | v | Braga | Lisbon |
20:45 WET (UTC±0) | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Taça da Liga edit
Third round edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | ARO | AVS | |
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1 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | — | ||
2 | Arouca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 0–2 | — | — | ||
3 | AVS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | — | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
21 December 2023 | Benfica | v | AVS | Lisbon |
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira edit
9 August 2023 Final | Benfica | 2–0 | Porto | Aveiro |
20:45 WEST (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 30,300 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
UEFA Champions League edit
Group stage edit
The group stage draw was held on 31 August 2023.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSO | INT | BEN | SAL | |
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1 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12[a] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
2 | Inter Milan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12[a] | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Benfica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4[b] | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 0–2 | |
4 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4[b] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — |
20 September 2023 1 | Benfica | 0–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,917 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
3 October 2023 2 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Benfica | Milan, Italy |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 66,573 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
24 October 2023 3 | Benfica | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,002 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
8 November 2023 4 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Benfica | San Sebastián, Spain |
18:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 36,815 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
29 November 2023 5 | Benfica | 3–3 | Inter Milan | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 52,944 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
12 December 2023 6 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–3 | Benfica | Salzburg, Austria |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 27,134 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
UEFA Europa League edit
Knockout phase edit
Knockout round play-offs edit
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
22 February 2024 Second leg | Toulouse | v | Benfica | Toulouse, France |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 17 December 2023