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November 5 2024, 16:00 · Trystan Pugh
Updated: November 5 2024, 18:26

Benfica’s Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Benfica’s Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Benfica.

Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).

This page will be updated as and when relevant.

TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)

Biggest home victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
10-0: Benfica v Stade Dudelange, 05/10/65, European Cup preliminary round second leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
5-1: Benfica v Club Brugge, 07/03/23, round of 16 second leg
4-0: Benfica v Atlético, 02/10/24, league phase

Biggest away victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
0-8: Stade Dudelange v Benfica, 30/09/65, European Cup preliminary round first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-6: Maccabi Haifa v Benfica, 02/11/22, group stage

Biggest home defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-5: Benfica v Manchester United, 09/03/66, European Cup quarter-finals second leg
0-4: Benfica v Bayern München, 20/10/21, group stage

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-4: Benfica v Bayern München, 20/10/21, group stage

Biggest away defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
5-0: twice, most recently, Basel v Benfica, 27/09/17, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
5-0: Basel v Benfica, 27/09/17, group stage

All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record

2023/24 Group stage

2022/23 Quarter-finals

2021/22 Quarter-finals

2020/21 Third qualifying round

2019/20 Group stage

2018/19 Group stage

2017/18 Group stage

2016/17 Round of 16

2015/16 Quarter-finals

2014/15 Group stage

2013/14 Group stage

2012/13 Group stage

2011/12 Quarter-finals

2010/11 Group stage

2007/08 Group stage

2006/07 Group stage

2005/06 Quarter-finals

2004/05 Third qualifying round

2003/04 Third qualifying round

1998/99 Group stage

1994/95 Quarter-finals

1991/92 Group stage

1989/90 Runners-up

1987/88 Runners-up

1984/85 Second round

1983/84 Quarter-finals

1981/82 Second round

1977/78 Quarter-finals

1976/77 First round

1975/76 Quarter-finals

1973/74 Second round

1972/73 Second round

1971/72 Semi-finals

1969/70 Second round

1968/69 Quarter-finals

1967/68 Runners-up

1965/66 Quarter-finals

1964/65 Runners-up

1963/64 First round

1962/63 Runners-up

1961/62 Winners

1960/61 Winners

1957/58 Preliminary round

STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)

Most successive wins

6: twice, most recently, 02/08/2022 - 14/09/2022

Most successive draws

3: twice, most recently, 11/12/1991 - 18/03/1992

Most successive defeats

7: 08/03/2017 - 05/12/2017

Most successive games without a defeat

13: 13/04/2022 - 07/03/2023

Most successive games without a win

7: three times, most recently, 11/04/2023 - 29/11/2023

Most successive clean sheets

6: 07/11/1984 - 02/03/1988

PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)

Top appearance makers

61: Luisão

43: Pizzi

42: André Almeida

40: Alejandro Grimaldo

38: Rafa Silva

37: Nico Gaitán

Top goalscorers

11: Óscar Cardozo

9: João Mário

9: Rafa Silva

7: Nuno Gomes

6: Darwin Núñez

Youngest players

17y 173d: José Gomes (SSC Napoli 4-2 SL Benfica, 28/09/16)

18y 52d: Mile Svilar (SL Benfica 0-1 Manchester United, 18/10/17)

18y 80d: Miguel Vítor (AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica, 18/09/07)

Youngest goalscorers

18y 305d: Gonçalo Guedes (Club Atlético de Madrid 1-2 SL Benfica, 30/09/15)

18y 360d: António Silva (SL Benfica 4-3 Juventus, 25/10/22)

19y 255d: Manuel Fernandes (Villarreal CF 1-1 SL Benfica, 18/10/05)

Oldest players

39y 284d: Michel Preud'homme (SL Benfica 2-2 HJK Helsinki, 04/11/98)

38y 43d: Veloso (SL Benfica 0-0 AC Milan, 15/03/95)

38y 24d: Júlio César (FC Basel 1893 5-0 SL Benfica, 27/09/17)

Oldest goalscorers

36y 231d: Ángel Di María (SL Benfica 4-0 Atlético de Madrid, 02/10/24)

34y 263d: Luisão (SL Benfica 2-1 Galatasaray A.Ş., 03/11/15)

34y 220d: Jonas (SL Benfica 1-1 AFC Ajax, 07/11/18)

Most goals in a match

3 goals: João Mário (v Inter, 29/11/23)

All hat-tricks

3 goals: João Mário (v Inter, 29/11/23)