2025–26 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2025–26 season
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachBruno Lage
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga6th
Taça de PortugalThird round
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vangelis Pavlidis (1)
All:
Vangelis Pavlidis (2)
Highest home attendance64,511 v Nice
(12 August 2025)
Lowest home attendance64,511 v Nice
(12 August 2025)
Biggest winNice 0–2 Benfica
(6 August 2025)
Benfica 2–0 Nice
(12 August 2025)

The 2025–26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season will be the club's 122nd season in existence and its 92nd 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 July 2025[1][2]

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 Ukraine UKR Anatoliy Trubin
3 DF Spain ESP Rafael Obrador
4 DF Portugal POR António Silva (vice-captain)
5 MF Argentina ARG Enzo Barrenechea (on loan from Aston Villa)
6 DF Denmark DEN Alexander Bah
7 FW Turkey TUR Kerem Aktürkoğlu
8 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Aursnes
9 FW Croatia CRO Franjo Ivanović
14 FW Greece GRE Vangelis Pavlidis
16 MF Portugal POR Manu Silva
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Dedić
18 MF Luxembourg LUX Leandro Barreiro
20 MF Colombia COL Richard Ríos
21 FW Norway NOR Andreas Schjelderup
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Portugal POR Samuel Soares
25 FW Argentina ARG Gianluca Prestianni
26 DF Sweden SWE Samuel Dahl
27 FW Portugal POR Bruma
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi (captain)
39 FW Portugal POR Henrique Araújo
44 DF Portugal POR Tomás Araújo
47 FW Portugal POR Tiago Gouveia
60 MF Portugal POR Nuno Félix
61 MF Portugal POR Florentino
71 DF Portugal POR Leandro Santos
84 MF Portugal POR João Rego
86 MF Portugal POR Diogo Prioste

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Summer transfers
26 DF Sweden Samuel Dahl Italy Roma €9,000,000 1 July 2025 [3]
3 DF Spain Rafael Obrador Spain Real Madrid €5,000,000 11 July 2025 [4]
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Dedić Austria Red Bull Salzburg €12,000,000 14 July 2025 [5]
5 MF Argentina Enzo Barrenechea England Aston Villa Loan (€3,000,000) 18 July 2025 [6]
20 MF Colombia Richard Ríos Brazil Palmeiras €27,000,000 22 July 2025 [7]
9 FW Croatia Franjo Ivanović Belgium Union SG €22,800,000 31 July 2025 [8]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
Summer transfers
20 MF Portugal João Mário Turkey Beşiktaş €2,000,000 1 July 2025 [9]
9 FW Brazil Arthur Cabral Brazil Botafogo €12,000,000 [10]
11 FW Argentina Ángel Di María Argentina Rosario Central Free [11]
— MF France Soualiho Meïté Greece PAOK €1,000,000 [12]
— DF Czech Republic David Jurásek Turkey Beşiktaş Loan [13]
10 MF Turkey Orkun Kökçü 12 July 2025 [14]
81 DF Albania Adrian Bajrami Switzerland Luzern 14 July 2025 [15]
3 DF Spain Álvaro Carreras Spain Real Madrid €50,000,000 [16]
— FW Denmark Casper Tengstedt Netherlands Feyenoord €6,000,000 24 July 2025 [17]
— MF Portugal Martim Neto Spain Elche €1,500,000 30 July 2025 [18]

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

The pre-season began on 14 July 2025.[19]

26 July 2025 Eusébio Cup Benfica Portugal 3–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Aktürkoğlu 37'
  • Brown 42' (o.g.)
  • Araújo 81'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,443
Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Portugal)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 16 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Taça de Portugal 17–20 October 2025 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça da Liga 28–30 October 2025 TBD Quarter-finals TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 31 July 2025 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 6 August 2025 TBD Third qualifying round TBD 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 066.67
Total 5 4 1 0 6 0 +6 080.00

Last updated: 20 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2025–26 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Famalicão 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Moreirense 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
6 Benfica 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
7 Casa Pia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
8 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) 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
1 1 0 0 1 0  +1 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round234561178910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultW
Position6
Points3
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 1 (vs Rio Ave) will be postponed to 23 September 2025.

Matches

16 August 2025 2 Estrela da Amadora 0–1 Benfica Amadora
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Gastão Yellow card 25'
  • Chernev Yellow card 58'
  • Pinho Yellow card 90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
Attendance: 6,249
Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Santarém)
23 August 2025 3 Benfica v Tondela Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues (Madeira)
31 August 2025 4 Alverca v Benfica Alverca do Ribatejo
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca
14 September 2025 5 Benfica v Santa Clara Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
21 September 2025 6 AVS v Benfica Vila das Aves
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
23 September 2025 1 Benfica v Rio Ave Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
28 September 2025 7 Benfica v Gil Vicente Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
5 October 2025 8 Porto v Benfica Porto
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
26 October 2025 9 Benfica v Arouca Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
2 November 2025 10 Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica Guimarães
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
9 November 2025 11 Benfica v Casa Pia Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
30 November 2025 12 Nacional v Benfica Funchal
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
7 December 2025 13 Benfica v Sporting CP Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
14 December 2025 14 Moreirense v Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
21 December 2025 15 Benfica v Famalicão Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
28 December 2025 16 Braga v Benfica Braga
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
4 January 2026 17 Benfica v Estoril Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
18 January 2026 18 Rio Ave v Benfica Vila do Conde
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
25 January 2026 19 Benfica v Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
1 February 2026 20 Tondela v Benfica Tondela
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
8 February 2026 21 Benfica v Alverca Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
15 February 2026 22 Santa Clara v Benfica Ponta Delgada
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
22 February 2026 23 Benfica v AVS Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
1 March 2026 24 Gil Vicente v Benfica Barcelos
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
8 March 2026 25 Benfica v Porto Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
15 March 2026 26 Arouca v Benfica Arouca
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
22 March 2026 27 Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
4 April 2026 28 Casa Pia v Benfica Rio Maior
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior
12 April 2026 29 Benfica v Nacional Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
19 April 2026 30 Sporting CP v Benfica Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
26 April 2026 31 Benfica v Moreirense Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
3 May 2026 32 Famalicão v Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
10 May 2026 33 Benfica v Braga Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
17 May 2026 34 Estoril v Benfica Estoril
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2025–26 Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

28–30 October 2025 Quarter-finals Benfica v Tondela Lisbon
--:-- WET (|UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Main article: 2025 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
31 July 2025 Final Sporting CP 0–1 Benfica Faro/Loulé
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 19,354
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying § Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.

6 August 2025 First leg Nice France 0–2 Portugal Benfica Nice, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 26,443[20]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
12 August 2025 Second leg Benfica Portugal 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 France Nice Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 64,511[21]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Play-off round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying § Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.

20 August 2025 First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–0 Portugal Benfica Istanbul, Turkey
22:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
27 August 2025 Second leg Benfica Portugal v Turkey Fenerbahçe Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 20 August 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Ukraine UKR Anatoliy Trubin 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
24 GK Portugal POR Samuel Soares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Spain ESP Rafael Obrador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Portugal POR António Silva 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF Denmark DEN Alexander Bah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Dedić 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
26 DF Sweden SWE Samuel Dahl 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
44 DF Portugal POR Tomás Araújo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 DF Portugal POR Leandro Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Argentina ARG Enzo Barrenechea 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
8 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Aursnes 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
16 MF Portugal POR Manu Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Luxembourg LUX Leandro Barreiro 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0+3 0
20 MF Colombia COL Richard Ríos 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
60 MF Portugal POR Nuno Félix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 MF Portugal POR Florentino 5 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 1
68 MF Portugal POR João Veloso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
84 MF Portugal POR João Rego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 MF Portugal POR Diogo Prioste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Turkey TUR Kerem Aktürkoğlu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
9 FW Croatia CRO Franjo Ivanović 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 1
14 FW Greece GRE Vangelis Pavlidis 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
21 FW Norway NOR Andreas Schjelderup 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
25 FW Argentina ARG Gianluca Prestianni 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
27 FW Portugal POR Bruma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Portugal POR Henrique Araújo 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
47 FW Portugal POR Tiago Gouveia 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.

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