2024–25 S.L. Benfica season

The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season will be the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica will play in the Primeira Liga, and will also compete in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica will play in the UEFA Champions League. At global level, the club will compete in the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

Benfica

2024–25 season
President	Rui Costa
Head coach	Roger Schmidt (until 31 August 2024) Bruno Lage (from 5 September 2024)
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	3rd
Taça de Portugal	Fifth round
Taça da Liga	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	League phase
FIFA Club World Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kerem Aktürkoğlu (7) All: Kerem Aktürkoğlu (11)
Highest home attendance	63,342 v Porto (10 November 2024)
Lowest home attendance	48,639 v Santa Clara (30 October 2024)
Average home league attendance	59,905 (8 matches)[1]
Biggest win	Benfica 7–0 Estrela da Amadora (23 November 2024)
Biggest defeat	Famalicão 2–0 Benfica (11 August 2024) Benfica 1–3 Feyenoord (23 October 2024)
Home colours Away colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 September 2024^[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  UKR Anatoliy Trubin 3 DF  ESP Álvaro Carreras 4 DF  POR António Silva (vice-captain) 6 DF  DEN Alexander Bah 7 FW  SUI Zeki Amdouni (on loan from Burnley) 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Aursnes 9 FW  BRA Arthur Cabral 10 MF  TUR Orkun Kökçü 11 FW  ARG Ángel Di María 14 FW  GRE Vangelis Pavlidis 17 FW  TUR Kerem Aktürkoğlu 18 MF  LUX Leandro Barreiro 21 FW  NOR Andreas Schjelderup

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  POR Samuel Soares 25 FW  ARG Gianluca Prestianni 28 DF  BFA Issa Kaboré (on loan from Manchester City) 30 DF  ARG Nicolás Otamendi (captain) 32 FW  ARG Benjamín Rollheiser 37 DF  GER Jan-Niklas Beste 44 DF  POR Tomás Araújo 47 FW  POR Tiago Gouveia 61 MF  POR Florentino Luís 75 GK  POR André Gomes 81 DF  ALB Adrian Bajrami 84 MF  POR João Rego 85 MF  POR Renato Sanches (on loan from PSG)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
3	DF	Álvaro Carreras	Manchester United	€6,000,000	1 July 2024	[4]
32	FW	Benjamín Rollheiser	River Plate	€9,500,000		[5]
14	FW	Vangelis Pavlidis	AZ Alkmaar	€18,000,000		[6]
18	MF	Leandro Barreiro	Mainz 05	Free	2 July 2024	[7]
37	MF	Jan-Niklas Beste	1. FC Heidenheim	€8,000,000	11 July 2024	[8]
85	MF	Renato Sanches	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	5 August 2024	[9]
7	FW	Zeki Amdouni	Burnley		29 August 2024	[10]
28	DF	Issa Kaboré	Manchester City		1 September 2024	[11]
17	FW	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	Galatasaray	€12,000,000	2 September 2024	[12]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
27	FW	Rafa Silva	Beşiktaş	Free	1 July 2024	[13]
—	DF	David Jurásek	TSG Hoffenheim	Loan		[14]
—	FW	Henrique Araújo	Arouca		11 July 2024	[15]
—	GK	Leo Kokubo	Sint-Truiden	Free		[16]
—	MF	Paulo Bernardo	Celtic	€4,000,000	1 August 2024	[17]
87	MF	João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	€60,000,000	5 August 2024	[18]
19	FW	Casper Tengstedt	Hellas Verona	Loan	9 August 2024	[19]
7	FW	David Neres	Napoli	€28,000,000	21 August 2024	[20]
—	MF	Tiago Dantas	Osijek	Free	29 August 2024	[21]
5	DF	Morato	Nottingham Forest	€11,000,000	30 August 2024	[22]
16	MF	Martim Neto	Rio Ave	Loan	2 September 2024	[23]
36	FW	Marcos Leonardo	Al Hilal	€40,000,000		[24]
20	MF	João Mário	Beşiktaş	Loan	4 September 2024	[25]

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.^[26]

Benfica v Farense

12 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	5–0	Farense	Águeda, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Florentino 33' Pavlidis 45+4' Prestianni 48' Rollheiser 54', 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda

Benfica v Celta de Vigo

13 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	2–2	Celta de Vigo	Águeda, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 13' (pen.), 28'		Aspas 70' Durán 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda

Benfica v Brentford

25 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	1–1	Brentford	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 24'		Peart-Harris  7' Mbuemo 9'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Benfica v Feyenoord

28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	5–0	Feyenoord	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Prestianni 9' Pavlidis 13', 15' Beste 18' Cabral 89'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Benfica v Fulham

2 August 2024 Algarve Cup	Benfica	0–1	Fulham	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST				Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	11 August 2024	18 May 2025	Matchday 1	TBD	15	12	2	1	37	8	+29	080.00
Taça de Portugal	19 October 2024	TBD	Third round	TBD	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Taça da Liga	30 October 2024	TBD	Quarter-finals	TBD	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
UEFA Champions League	19 September 2024	TBD	League phase	TBD	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	050.00
FIFA Club World Cup	16 June 2025	TBD	Group stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					24	18	3	3	59	15	+44	075.00

Last updated: 23 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2024–25 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Benfica	15	12	2	1	37	8	+29	38	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Sporting CP	15	12	1	2	43	10	+33	37	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Porto	15	12	1	2	36	9	+27	37	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Braga	15	8	4	3	27	16	+11	28	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Santa Clara	15	9	0	6	16	15	+1	27

Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. Source: Liga Portugal
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.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	12	2	1	37	8	+29	38	8	0	0	26	3	+23	4	2	1	11	5	+6

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14	81	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	16	8	6	7	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	1
Points	0	3	6	7	10	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	32	35	38

Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:

• Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

¹ Matchday 8 (vs Nacional) was postponed to 19 December 2024.

Matches

Famalicão v Benfica

11 August 2024 1	Famalicão	2–0	Benfica	Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Sorriso 12' Luiz Júnior  66' Youssouf  73' 90' Lobato  90+2'	Report	João Mário  16' Prestianni  45+3' Kökçü  57' Carreras  80'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Benfica v Casa Pia

17 August 2024 2	Benfica	3–0	Casa Pia	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 70' Gouveia 80' Aursnes 90'	Report	Segovia  67'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,926 Referee: Iancu Vasilica (Vila Real)

Benfica v Estrela da Amadora

24 August 2024 3	Benfica	1–0	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Kökçü 19'  34' Carreras  36' Gouveia  59' Sanches  90+6'	Report	André Luiz  36' Santana  72' Cordeiro  87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,490 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Moreirense v Benfica

30 August 2024 4	Moreirense	1–1	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Alan  45+5' Frimpong  66' Ofori 84' Maracás  90+6'	Report	Otamendi  31' Florentino  43' Carreras  61' Barreiro  77' Rollheiser  90+6' Marcos Leonardo 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,817 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Benfica v Santa Clara

14 September 2024 5	Benfica	4–1	Santa Clara	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Aktürkoğlu 27' Florentino 34' A. Silva 47'  74' Di María 58'	Report	Lopes 1' Safira  30' Luís Rocha  72' Serginho  90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,145 Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro)

Boavista v Benfica

23 September 2024 6	Boavista	0–3	Benfica	Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Camará  70' Gomes  78'	Report	Pavlidis 11' Kökçü 31' Cabral 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 16,151 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Gil Vicente

28 September 2024 7	Benfica	5–1	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Otamendi 17' Aktürkoğlu 25' Kökçü  33' Amdouni 78' Florentino 90' Rollheiser 90+4'	Report	Correia 8' García  9' Cruz  34'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,965 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

Benfica v Rio Ave

27 October 2024 9	Benfica	5–0	Rio Ave	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Aktürkoğlu 12', 16', 45+2' Di María  30' Schjelderup 79' Amdouni 81'	Report	Panzo  4'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,961 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

Farense v Benfica

2 November 2024 10	Farense	1–2	Benfica	Faro
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Poveda 15' Neto  84'	Report	Carreras 21' Vangelis Pavlidis 54'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 12,649 Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro)

Benfica v Porto

10 November 2024 11	Benfica	4–1	Porto	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Carreras  19' 30' Di María 56', 82' (pen.) Pérez 61' (o.g.) Kökçü  84'	Report	Varela  19' Omorodion 44' Vieira  51' Fernandes  52' João Mário  79' González  90+1' Borges  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,342 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Arouca v Benfica

1 December 2024 12	Arouca	0–2	Benfica	Arouca
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Loum  37' Lamba  40'	Report	Fontán 12' (o.g.) Kökçü  31' Beste  69' Di María 71' (pen.) Amdouni  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

7 December 2024 13	Benfica	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Aktürkoğlu 29' Vangelis Pavlidis  31' Carreras  59' Di María  90+3'	Report	Mendes  43'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,839 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

AVS v Benfica

15 December 2024 14	AVS	1–1	Benfica	Vila das Aves
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Devenish  45+1' 90+4' Fonseca  74'	Report	Amdouni 17' Cabral  39' Beste  78'	Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves Attendance: 5,473 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)

Nacional v Benfica

19 December 2024 8	Nacional	0–2	Benfica	Funchal
17:00 WET (UTC±0)	Gomes  45+2' Soumaré  67' Barreiro  84'	Report	Pavlidis  16' Bah  45+3' Di María 59' (pen.), 74'  62'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto)

Benfica v Estoril

23 December 2024 15	Benfica	3–0	Estoril	Lisbon
18:45 WET (UTC±0)	Pavlidis 28' Kökçü  67' Amdouni 73', 90+4'	Report	Boma  34'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,572 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)

Sporting CP v Benfica

29 December 2024 16	Sporting CP	v	Benfica	Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Benfica v Braga

4 January 2025 17	Benfica	v	Braga	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Benfica v Famalicão

17 January 2025 18	Benfica	v	Famalicão	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Casa Pia v Benfica

26 January 2025 19	Casa Pia	v	Benfica	Rio Maior
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior

Estrela da Amadora v Benfica

2 February 2025 20	Estrela da Amadora	v	Benfica	Amadora
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio José Gomes

Benfica v Moreirense

9 February 2025 21	Benfica	v	Moreirense	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Santa Clara v Benfica

16 February 2025 22	Santa Clara	v	Benfica	Ponta Delgada
15:00 AZOT (UTC-1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel

Benfica v Boavista

23 February 2025 23	Benfica	v	Boavista	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Gil Vicente v Benfica

2 March 2025 24	Gil Vicente	v	Benfica	Barcelos
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

Benfica v Nacional

9 March 2025 25	Benfica	v	Nacional	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Rio Ave v Benfica

16 March 2025 26	Rio Ave	v	Benfica	Vila do Conde
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos

Benfica v Farense

30 March 2025 27	Benfica	v	Farense	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Porto v Benfica

6 April 2025 28	Porto	v	Benfica	Porto
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Benfica v Arouca

13 April 2025 29	Benfica	v	Arouca	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

19 April 2025 30	Vitória de Guimarães	v	Benfica	Guimarães
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Benfica v Chaves

27 April 2025 31	Benfica	v	Chaves	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Estoril v Benfica

4 May 2025 32	Estoril	v	Benfica	Estoril
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Benfica v Sporting CP

11 May 2025 33	Benfica	v	Sporting CP	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Braga v Benfica

17 May 2025 34	Braga	v	Benfica	Braga
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2024–25 Taça de Portugal

Pevidém v Benfica

19 October 2024 Third round	Pevidém	0–2	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Beste 3', 75' Carreras  51'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Referee: David Silva (Porto)

Benfica v Estrela da Amadora

23 November 2024 Fourth round	Benfica	7–0	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Di María 2', 5', 18' Aktürkoğlu 59' Rollheiser  74' Amdouni 81' Cabral 86', 90'	Report	Montoia  41' Travassos  63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,094 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Farense v Benfica

14 January 2025 Fifth round	Farense	v	Benfica	Faro
20:15 WET (UTC±0)				Stadium: Estádio de São Luís

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2024–25 Taça da Liga

Benfica v Santa Clara

30 October 2024 Quarter-finals	Benfica	3–0	Santa Clara	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Di María 71' Pavlidis 76', 80'	Report	Safira  29' Soares  36' Pereira  58'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,639 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Benfica v Braga

8 January 2025 Semi-finals	Benfica	v	Braga	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase

The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.^[27]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
13	Atalanta	6	3	2	1	13	4	+9	11	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
14	Juventus	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11
15	Benfica	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
16	Monaco	6	3	1	2	12	10	+2	10
17	Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	D
Position	11	3	13	19	14	15
Points	3	6	6	6	9	10

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Red Star Belgrade v Benfica

19 September 2024 1	Red Star Belgrade	1–2	Benfica	Belgrade, Serbia
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Silas  25' Milson 86' Seol Young-woo  90+4'	Report	Aktürkoğlu 9' Kökçü 29' Carreras  52' Kaboré  64' Aursnes  77'	Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 44,238 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Benfica v Atlético Madrid

2 October 2024 2	Benfica	4–0	Atlético Madrid	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Aktürkoğlu 13' Aursnes  22' Di María 52' (pen.) Bah 75' Kökçü 84' (pen.)	Report	Serrano  70' Mandava  83' Giménez  83' Correa  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,028 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Benfica v Feyenoord

23 October 2024 3	Benfica	1–3	Feyenoord	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Aktürkoğlu 66' Amdouni  90+1' Sanches  90+2'	Report	Ueda 12' Milambo 33', 90+2' Timber  39'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,687 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Bayern Munich v Benfica

6 November 2024 4	Bayern Munich	1–0	Benfica	Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Musiala 67',  73'	Report	Kaboré  26' Kökçü  71'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Monaco v Benfica

27 November 2024 5	Monaco	2–3	Benfica	Monaco, France
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ben Seghir 13' Zakaria  40' Kehrer  41' Singo  41'  58' Magassa 67' Mawissa  79'	Report	Florentino  5' Carreras  29' Aktürkoğlu  42' Pavlidis 48' Cabral 84' Amdouni 88'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,581 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Benfica v Bologna

11 December 2024 6	Benfica	0–0	Bologna	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Pavlidis  24' Florentino  48' Bah  59' Kökçü  63' Otamendi  76'	Report	Fabbian  53' Casale  62' Ferguson  71' Freuler  89' Beukema  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,650 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Benfica v Barcelona

21 January 2025 7	Benfica	v	Barcelona	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Juventus v Benfica

29 January 2025 8	Juventus	v	Benfica	Turin, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Juventus Stadium

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayern Munich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Auckland City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Boca Juniors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Boca Juniors v Benfica

16 June 2025 1	Boca Juniors	v	Benfica	Miami Gardens, United States
18:00 EDT (UTC−4)		Report		Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Benfica v Auckland City

20 June 2025 2	Benfica	v	Auckland City	Orlando, United States
12:00 EDT (UTC−4)		Report		Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Benfica v Bayern Munich

24 June 2025 3	Benfica	v	Bayern Munich	Charlotte, United States
15:00 EDT (UTC−4)		Report		Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 23 December 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Champions League		FIFA Club World Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	UKR	Anatoliy Trubin	22	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
24	GK	POR	Samuel Soares	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	GK	POR	André Gomes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro Carreras	23	2	12+2	2	2	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
4	DF	POR	António Silva	13	1	7	1	2	0	1	0	2+1	0	0	0
6	DF	DEN	Alexander Bah	20	1	13	0	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	0
28	DF	BFA	Issa Kaboré	7	0	0+3	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
30	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi	20	1	11+1	1	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
37	DF	GER	Jan-Niklas Beste	19	2	5+6	0	2	2	1	0	0+5	0	0	0
44	DF	POR	Tomás Araújo	19	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
71	DF	POR	Leandro Santos	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	DF	ALB	Adrian Bajrami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Aursnes	22	1	13	1	2	0	1	0	5+1	0	0	0
10	MF	TUR	Orkun Kökçü	22	4	12+2	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	6	2	0	0
18	MF	LUX	Leandro Barreiro	15	0	6+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
61	MF	POR	Florentino	20	2	12+1	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
84	MF	POR	João Rego	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
85	MF	POR	Renato Sanches	8	0	0+5	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	SUI	Zeki Amdouni	20	7	1+10	5	1+1	1	1	0	1+5	1	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Arthur Cabral	18	4	1+10	1	2	2	1	0	0+4	1	0	0
11	FW	ARG	Ángel Di María	22	11	11+3	6	1	3	0+1	1	5+1	1	0	0
14	FW	GRE	Vangelis Pavlidis	23	7	14+1	4	0+1	0	0+1	2	5+1	1	0	0
17	FW	TUR	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	19	10	11	6	0+1	1	1	0	6	3	0	0
21	FW	NOR	Andreas Schjelderup	10	1	0+6	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	FW	ARG	Gianluca Prestianni	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	ARG	Benjamín Rollheiser	15	1	1+8	1	2	0	0	0	1+3	0	0	0
47	FW	POR	Tiago Gouveia	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	POR	Gerson Sousa	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
5	DF	BRA	Morato	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	BRA	David Neres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	POR	Martim Neto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	DEN	Casper Tengstedt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	POR	João Mário	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	BRA	Marcos Leonardo	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	MF	POR	João Neves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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