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S.L. Benfica (youth)

Summary

Juniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈnjɔɾɨʒ ðu sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ]) are the under-19 team of Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica. They hold home matches at Benfica Campus, the club's training ground and youth academy in Seixal.

Juniores do Benfica
Full nameJuniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Nickname(s)As Águias (The Eagles)
Os Encarnados (The Reds)
GroundBenfica Campus
Capacity2,720
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachLuís Araújo
LeagueCampeonato Nacional de Juniores
2022–234th
WebsiteClub website

Benfica's under-19s have won a record 25 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores, one Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup (1996), one UEFA Youth League (2021–22) and one Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (2022). Benfica hold UEFA Youth League records for the biggest win in a final, 6–0 against Red Bull Salzburg, most final appearances (4, joint-record with Chelsea) and most games played (70).[1] They were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values" in 2013–14.[2]

There are other development teams below under-19, completing Benfica's youth system: Juvenis "A" and "B"; Iniciados "A" and "B"; Infantis "A", "B", "C" and "D"; Benjamins "A" and "B"; and Traquinas "A". In 2015, Benfica received the Globe Soccer award for Best Academy of the year.[3]

Players edit

Current players edit

As of 3 September 2023[4][5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   POR André Moreira
— GK   POR Diogo Ferreira
— GK   POR João Fidalgo
— GK   POR André Gomes (B)
— GK   POL Marcel Mendes (U23)
— DF   POR Guilherme Peixoto
— DF   POR Kevin Pinto
— DF   POR Diogo Rocha
— DF   POR Guilherme Gaspar
— DF   POR Rui Silva
— DF   POR Gonçalo Oliveira
— DF   POR Leandro Martins
— DF   POR João Pereira
— DF   SVN Žan Jevšenak (B)
— DF   POR Diogo Spencer (B)
— DF   POR João Tomé (B)
— DF   POR João Conceição (U23)
— DF   POR João Fonseca (U23)
— DF   POR Leandro Santos (U23)
— DF   BRA Tiago Coser (U23)
— DF   POR Vladimir Mendes (U23)
— MF   POR Martim Ferreira
— MF   POR Rodrigo Pires
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   POR André Gomes
— MF   POR Tiago Pinto
— MF   POR Diogo Prioste (B)
— MF   POR Hugo Félix (B)
— MF   POR Nuno Félix (B)
— MF   POR Rafael Luís (B)
— MF   AUS Paul Okon-Engstler (U23)
— MF   POR João Veloso (U23)
— FW   POR Francisco Neto
— FW   POR Guilherme Afonso
— FW   ISL Stigur Thordarson
— FW   POR Olívio Tomé
— FW   POR Jair Monteiro
— FW   BRA Gustavo Ferreira
— FW   BEL Jelani Trevisan
— FW   POR João Rêgo (B)
— FW   POR Gustavo Varela (B)
— FW   POR José Marques (B)
— FW   POR Ricardo Nóbrega (U23)
— FW   POR Ivan Lima (U23)
— FW   EST Karel Mustmaa (U23)
— FW   NED Kyanno Silva (U23)
— FW   POR Rodrigo Rêgo (U23)
Key

B = current Benfica B player; U23 = player for Benfica's under-23 team

Notable players edit

Over 1,000 players have come through Benfica's youth ranks, but only a small part of them played for the club's first-team. The list below includes former youth players who represented the main team in a minimum of 25 matches, or those that reached 25 caps at full international level. In some occasions, graduates debuted for the first-team but left Benfica before reaching 25 matches and went on representing their national team at full international level. Those players are also listed. (Time periods below correspond to when players joined Benfica youth.)

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach Luís Araújo[73]
Assistant coaches
Goalkeeping coach
Observation coach
Fitness coach

Last updated: 6 July 2023
Source: [citation needed]

Competitive record edit

UEFA Youth League edit

As of match played 2 November 2022

Note: Benfica score is always listed first.

Honours edit

Winners (25) – record: 1943–44, 1944–45, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2021–22
Winners: 1996
Winners: 2021–22
Winners – shared record: 2022

Other youth honours edit

Juvenis (under-17)

Winners (20) – shared record: 1963–64, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23

Iniciados (under-15)

Winners (11): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23

Infantis (under-13)

Winners (3) – shared record: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96

References edit

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  36. ^ "Fonseca". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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  40. ^ "Paulo Madeira". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  41. ^ "Rui Bento". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  42. ^ "Bruno Basto". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  43. ^ "Maniche". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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  51. ^ "Sílvio". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  52. ^ "Manuel Fernandes". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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  57. ^ "Gonçalo Guedes". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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  63. ^ "Rúben Dias". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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  66. ^ "Florentino Luís". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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  70. ^ "Gonçalo Ramos". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  71. ^ "João Félix". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  72. ^ "Nuno Tavares". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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External links edit

  • Departamento de Formação (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French)
  • How Benfica became a global figurehead in player development – These Football Times (2017)

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