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)
