2020–21 S.L. Benfica season

The 2020–21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season is the club's 117th season in existence and the club's 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Benfica will participate in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, and UEFA Champions League (third qualifying round). The season covers the period from August 2020 to May 2021.

Benfica
2020–21 season
Head coachJorge Jesus[1]
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira LigaPreseason
Taça de PortugalPreseason
Taça da LigaPreseason
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraFinal
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round

Players

Current squad
As of 8 July 2020[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Mile Svilar
3 DF  ESP Álex Grimaldo
6 DF  POR Rúben Dias
5 DF  BEL Jan Vertonghen
7 MF  BRA Everton Soares
8 MF  BRA Gabriel
10 MF  GER Luca Waldschmidt
11 MF  ARG Franco Cervi
14 FW   SUI Haris Seferović
17 MF  SRB Andrija Živković
19 MF  POR Chiquinho
20 FW  POR Dyego Sousa (on loan from Shenzhen)
21 MF  POR Pizzi
22 MF  GRE Andreas Samaris
27 MF  POR Rafa Silva
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF  GER Julian Weigl
33 DF  BRA Jardel (captain)
34 DF  POR André Almeida (vice-captain)
49 MF  MAR Adel Taarabt
61 MF  POR Florentino Luís
71 DF  POR Nuno Tavares
72 GK  RUS Ivan Zlobin
73 FW  POR Jota
84 DF  POR Tomás Tavares
92 MF  POR David Tavares
95 FW  BRA Carlos Vinícius
97 DF  POR Ferro
99 GK  GRE Odysseas Vlachodimos
— DF  BRA Gilberto
— MF  BRA Pedrinho

Transfers

In
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Pedrinho Corinthians €20,000,000 3 August 2020 [3]
DF Gilberto Fluminense Undisclosed 8 August 2020
GK Helton Leite Boavista Undisclosed
5 DF Jan Vertonghen Tottenham Hotspur Free 14 August 2020 [4]
7 FW Everton Soares Grêmio €20,000,000
10 MF Luca Waldschmidt SC Freiburg €15,000,000

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga August 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça de Portugal 2020 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça da Liga 2020 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Champions League 15–16 September 2020 Third qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: September 2020

Source: Competitions

Primeira Liga
Main article: 2020–21 Primeira Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belenenses SAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League group stage and to Taça da Liga[lower-alpha 1]
2 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round and to Taça da Liga[lower-alpha 1]
4 Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round and to Taça da Liga[lower-alpha 1]
5 Famalicão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round and to Taça da Liga[lower-alpha 1]
First match(es) will be played on unknown. 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.
Notes:
  1. The six best-ranked teams of the 2020–21 Primeira Liga and the two best-ranked non-reserve teams of the 2020–21 LigaPro at the end of November 2020 will compete in the 2020–21 Taça da Liga.[5]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source:

Results by round
Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga
Main article: 2020–21 Taça da Liga

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League
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References
  1. "Announcement to the CMVM". S.L. Benfica. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "First team squad information". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. "SL Benfica signs Pedrinho". S.L. Benfica. 11 March 2020.
  4. "Jan Vertonghen joins Benfica on three-year deal after leaving Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. "Taça da Liga com apenas oito participantes em 2020/21". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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