2022–23 S.L. Benfica season

The 2022–23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 119th season in existence and its 89th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 2 August 2022, with the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, where Benfica qualified for the group stage, reaching the quarter-finals, and concluded on 27 May 2023. Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and Taça da Liga, winning the league title for a 38th time in their history.

Benfica

2022–23 season
President	Rui Costa
Head coach	Roger Schmidt
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	1st
Taça de Portugal	Quarter-finals
Taça da Liga	Group stage
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Gonçalo Ramos (19) All: Gonçalo Ramos (27)
Highest home attendance	64,012 v Santa Clara (27 May 2023)
Lowest home attendance	43,263 v Penafiel (26 November 2022)
Average home league attendance	57,108 (17 matches)[1]
Biggest win	Benfica 5–0 Marítimo (18 September 2022) Benfica 5–0 Chaves (29 October 2022) Maccabi Haifa 1–6 Benfica (2 November 2022)
Biggest defeat	Braga 3–0 Benfica (30 December 2022)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

First-team squad

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[2][3] 2 DF  BRA Gilberto 3 DF  ESP Álex Grimaldo 4 DF  BRA Lucas Veríssimo 6 DF  DEN Alexander Bah 7 MF  BRA David Neres 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Aursnes 15 MF  POR Gonçalo Guedes (on loan from Wolves)[4] 19 FW  DEN Casper Tengstedt 20 MF  POR João Mário (vice-captain) 21 MF  NOR Andreas Schjelderup 22 MF  POR Chiquinho 23 DF  SRB Mihailo Ristić 24 GK  POR Samuel Soares

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 MF  POR Rafa Silva 30 DF  ARG Nicolás Otamendi (captain) 33 FW  CRO Petar Musa 61 MF  POR Florentino 66 DF  POR António Silva 73 MF  ITA Cher Ndour 75 GK  POR André Gomes 87 MF  POR João Neves 88 FW  POR Gonçalo Ramos 91 DF  BRA Morato 93 MF  GER Julian Draxler (on loan from PSG)[5] 96 MF  POR Diego Moreira 99 GK  GRE Odysseas Vlachodimos

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
33	FW	Petar Musa	Boavista	€6,400,000	1 July 2022	[6][7]
23	DF	Mihailo Ristić	Montpellier	Free		[8]
6	DF	Alexander Bah	Slavia Prague	€8,600,000		[9][10]
7	FW	David Neres	Shakhtar Donetsk	€15,300,000		[11]
38	DF	João Victor	Corinthians	€8,500,000	8 July 2022	[12]
13	MF	Enzo Fernández	River Plate	€10,000,000	14 July 2022	[13]
8	MF	Fredrik Aursnes	Feyenoord	€13,000,000	24 August 2022	[14]
93	MF	Julian Draxler	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan (€2,500,000)	1 September 2022	[15]
25	DF	John Brooks	Wolfsburg	Free		[16]
19	FW	Casper Tengstedt	Rosenborg	€9,500,000	11 January 2023	[17]
21	MF	Andreas Schjelderup	Nordsjælland	€14,000,000	11 January 2023	[18]
15	MF	Gonçalo Guedes	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	20 January 2023	[4]
Disclosed total
€87,800,000

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
9	FW	Darwin Núñez	Liverpool	€75,000,000	1 July 2022	[19]
7	MF	Everton	Flamengo	€13,500,000		[20]
—	MF	Gedson Fernandes	Beşiktaş	€6,000,000		[21]
—	MF	Tiago Dantas	PAOK	Loan		[22]
—	DF	Pedro Pereira	Monza	€2,500,000		[23]
—	FW	Jota	Celtic	€7,300,000		[24]
1	GK	Mile Svilar	Roma	Free		[25]
—	DF	Ferro	Vitesse	Loan	15 July 2022	[26]
14	FW	Haris Seferovic	Galatasaray	Loan (€1,000,000)	19 July 2022	[27][28]
72	DF	Tomás Araújo	Gil Vicente	Loan	27 July 2022	[29]
21	MF	Pizzi	Al Wahda	Free	28 July 2022	[30]
—	MF	Nuno Santos	Charlotte	€1,000,000	4 August 2022	[31]
—	MF	Gabriel	Botafogo	Loan	12 August 2022	[32]
9	FW	Roman Yaremchuk	Club Brugge	€16,000,000	29 August 2022	[33][34]
—	FW	Carlos Vinícius	Fulham	€5,000,000	1 September 2022	[35]
11	MF	Soualiho Meïté	Cremonese	Loan		[36]
28	MF	Julian Weigl	Borussia Mönchengladbach			[37]
49	MF	Adel Taarabt	Al-Nasr	Free	2 September 2022	[38]
5	DF	Jan Vertonghen	Anderlecht			[39]
18	FW	Rodrigo Pinho	Coritiba	€2,500,000	29 December 2022	[40]
17	MF	Diogo Gonçalves	Copenhagen	€2,000,000	5 January 2023	[41]
77	GK	Helton Leite	Antalyaspor	Free	20 January 2023	[42]
39	FW	Henrique Araújo	Watford	Loan	23 January 2023	[43]
—	DF	Tomás Tavares	Spartak Moscow	€3,000,000	24 January 2023	[44]
38	DF	João Victor	Nantes	Loan	25 January 2023	[45]
25	DF	John Brooks	Hoffenheim	€500,000	26 January 2023	[46]
—	DF	Germán Conti	Lokomotiv Moscow	Free	30 January 2023	[47]
31	DF	Gil Dias	Stuttgart	€2,000,000		[48]
55	MF	Paulo Bernardo	Paços de Ferreira	Loan	31 January 2023	[49]
14	FW	Haris Seferovic	Celta de Vigo			[50]
13	MF	Enzo Fernandez	Chelsea	€121,000,000		[51]
34	DF	André Almeida		Free	1 February 2023	[52]
—	DF	Ferro	Hajduk Split	€1,500,000	15 February 2023	[53]
Disclosed total
€259,800,000

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The pre-season began on 25 June and ended on 27 July 2022.^[54][55]

Reading v Benfica

9 July 2022 Friendly	Reading	0–2	Benfica	Burton upon Trent, England
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)		[citation needed]	Bah 65' Dias 72'	Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Benfica v Nice

15 July 2022 Algarve Cup	Benfica	3–0 (5–4 p)	Nice	Faro/Loulé
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	R. Silva 7' Otamendi 20' Gilberto 36'	[citation needed]		Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Hélder Malheiro
	Penalties
	Yaremchuk Dias A. Silva Vertonghen Pizzi		Claude-Maurice Trouillet Lotomba Brahimi Atal
Note: A penalty shoot-out was held after the match in case the competition needed a tiebreaker.

Fulham v Benfica

17 July 2022 Algarve Cup	Fulham	1–5	Benfica	Faro/Loulé
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Mitrović 61' Ream  69' Pereira  88'	[citation needed]	R. Silva 3' Ramos 21', 29' Yaremchuk 57' Araújo 64'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: ~15,000[56] Referee: Nuno Almeida
Note: Benfica won the trophy.

Benfica v Girona

22 July 2022 Friendly	Benfica	4–2	Girona	Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vertonghen 57' Bah 60' Yaremchuk 67' (pen.) A. Silva  80' Pinho 89'	[citation needed]	Sáiz  37' Stuani 52' Bueno 77' Sala  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Tobias Thies

Benfica v Newcastle United

26 July 2022 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	3–2	Newcastle United	Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ramos 15' João Mário  20' Grimaldo 32' Araújo 89'	[citation needed]	Bruno Guimarães  11' Almirón 22', 44' Burn  72' Joelinton  79'  82'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 49,081[57] Referee: Nuno Almeida

Benfica v Amora

27 July 2022 Friendly	Benfica	3–1	Amora	Seixal
WEST (UTC+01:00)	Musa Chiquinho	Report	Ebah	Stadium: Benfica Campus
Note: non-televised training match

Benfica v Sevilla

11 December 2022 Friendly	Benfica	0–1	Sevilla	Algarve
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Veríssimo  66' Gilberto  89'	Report	Rakitić 61' Romero  81'	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	5 August 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	Winners	34	28	3	3	82	20	+62	082.35
Taça de Portugal	15 October 2022	9 February 2023	Third round	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	050.00
Taça da Liga	20 November 2022	17 December 2022	Group stage	Group stage	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	066.67
UEFA Champions League	2 August 2022	19 April 2023	Third qualifying round	Quarter-finals	14	10	3	1	38	15	+23	071.43
Total					55	42	9	4	131	40	+91	076.36

Source: Competitions

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2022–23 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Benfica (C)	34	28	3	3	82	20	+62	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Porto	34	27	4	3	73	22	+51	85
3	Braga	34	25	3	6	75	30	+45	78	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Sporting CP	34	23	5	6	71	32	+39	74	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5	Arouca	34	15	9	10	36	37	−1	54	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round

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.
(C) Champions

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
34	28	3	3	82	20	+62	87	15	1	1	48	12	+36	13	2	2	34	8	+26

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	22	25	28	31	34	37	37	40	41	44	47	50	53	56	59	62	65	68	71	71	71	74	77	80	83	84	87

Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 5 July 2022.^[58]

Benfica v Arouca

5 August 2022 1	Benfica	4–0	Arouca	Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Gilberto 8' R. Silva 41', 86'  83' Fernández 45+5' Florentino  54' Weigl  82'	Report	Opoku  1' Quaresma  44'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,617 Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)

Casa Pia v Benfica

13 August 2022 2	Casa Pia	0–1	Benfica	Leiria
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Neto  6' Godwin  26' Taira  31' Kunimoto  51' Fernandes  59' Anderson  90'	Report	Otamendi  28'  90+1' Florentino  30' Ramos 58' R. Silva  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 22,253 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

Boavista v Benfica

27 August 2022 4	Boavista	0–3	Benfica	Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lourenço  27' Cannon  52' Sasso  81' Makouta  90+2'	Report	A. Silva  7' Morato 30' Grimaldo  56' João Mário 67', 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 10,939 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
Note: Match was brought forward.

Benfica v Paços de Ferreira

30 August 2022 3	Benfica	3–2	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	R. Silva  16' Neres 42' João Mário 45+4' (pen.) Ramos 56' Fernández  83'	Report	Holsgrove  14' Ramos  34' Koffi 39', 80' Oliveira  45+2' Ibrahim  89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,151 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)

Benfica v Vizela

2 September 2022 5	Benfica	2–1	Vizela	Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Otamendi  42' Fernández  51' Neres 76' João Mário  82'  90+12' 90+12' (pen.) Aursnes  84' Ramos  89'  90+1'	Report	Osmajić 20' Guzzo  25' Tomás  45+1' Mendez  86' Rosa  90+9'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 47,958 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Famalicão v Benfica

10 September 2022 6	Famalicão	0–1	Benfica	Vila Nova de Famalicão
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Colombatto  90+2' Sá  90+4' Rodrigues	Report	R. Silva 63'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 4,867 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)

Benfica v Marítimo

18 September 2022 7	Benfica	5–0	Marítimo	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	R. Silva 28' Grimaldo  63' Ramos 47', 64' Neres 82' Draxler 88'	Report	Andrade  4' Mendes  35' Silva  57'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,889 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

1 October 2022 8	Vitória de Guimarães	0–0	Benfica	Guimarães
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	André  41' Bamba  48' Safira  74' Lameiras  90+3'	Report	R. Silva  52'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 19,231 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

Benfica v Rio Ave

8 October 2022 9	Benfica	4–2	Rio Ave	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ramos 12', 45+1' Jhonatan 18' (o.g.) Musa  58' 61'	Report	Ronaldo 5' Costinha  57' Amaral  82' Guga 85'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,176 Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)

Porto v Benfica

21 October 2022 10	Porto	0–1	Benfica	Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Eustáquio  24'  27' Ramos  43' Cardoso  63' Taremi  74'	Report	João Mário  6' Bah  11' Fernández  37' Aursnes  44' Neres  60' R. Silva 72' Grimaldo  80' Gilberto  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,499 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Chaves

29 October 2022 11	Benfica	5–0	Chaves	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Neres 2' Grimaldo 9' Aursnes  31' Otamendi  31' Ramos 37' Musa 80' R. Silva 90+2'	Report	Guima  41' Issah  44'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,990 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Estoril v Benfica

6 November 2022 12	Estoril	1–5	Benfica	Estoril
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Sérginho 90'	Report	Musa 25' A. Silva 29', 40' João Mário 66' Ristić 88'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 4,858 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)

Benfica v Gil Vicente

13 November 2022 13	Benfica	3–1	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	João Mário 9' (pen.) Ramos 36', 53' Otamendi  86'	Report	Navarro 17' Simões  86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 57,266 Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)

Braga v Benfica

30 December 2022 14	Braga	3–0	Benfica	Braga
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Ruiz 2' R. Horta 32', 70' A. Horta  78'	Report	Florentino  27' R. Silva  85' Otamendi  87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 19,398 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Portimonense

6 January 2023 15	Benfica	1–0	Portimonense	Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	João Mário 9' (pen.)	Report	Nakamura  7' Ouattara  25'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,559 Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga)

Benfica v Sporting CP

15 January 2023 16	Benfica	2–2	Sporting CP	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Otamendi  5' Ramos 37', 64' R. Silva  41'	Report	Bah 27' (o.g.) Gonçalves  45+3' 53' (pen.) Trincão  46' Ugarte  61' St. Juste  86' Chermiti  88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,295 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)

Santa Clara v Benfica

21 January 2023 17	Santa Clara	0–3	Benfica	Ponta Delgada
17:00 AZOT (UTC−01:00)	Ítalo  30'	Report	Aursnes 9'  49' Ramos 15' Morato  53' Guedes 80'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 9,701 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Paços de Ferreira v Benfica

26 January 2023 20	Paços de Ferreira	0–2	Benfica	Paços de Ferreira
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report	Grimaldo 7' João Mário 11' Guedes  37' Florentino  71'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 8,060 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
Note: Match was brought forward.

Arouca v Benfica

31 January 2023 18	Arouca	0–3	Benfica	Arouca
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Opoku  47' Soro  73' Ruiz  76'	Report	João Mário 23', 54' A. Silva  50' Musa 81'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 4,614 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

Benfica v Casa Pia

4 February 2023 19	Benfica	3–0	Casa Pia	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	João Mário 35', 43' Bah 71'	Report	Cuca  33'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,763 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Benfica v Boavista

20 February 2023 21	Benfica	3–1	Boavista	Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Gilberto 55' João Mário  73' Ramos 82' Musa 90+2'	Report	Lourenço  15' Camará  18' Njie 58' Sasso  72' Gorré  77' Onyemaechi  88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,413 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Vizela v Benfica

25 February 2023 22	Vizela	0–2	Benfica	Vizela
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Guzzo  16' Claudemir  60' Anderson  78'  86'	Report	Otamendi  18' João Mário 38', 90+5' (pen.) A. Silva  42'	Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 5,872 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)

Benfica v Famalicão

3 March 2023 23	Benfica	2–0	Famalicão	Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Ramos 36', 90+3' Otamendi  70'	Report	Youssouf  60' Sá  73' Aguirregabiria  78'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,995 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)

Marítimo v Benfica

12 March 2023 24	Marítimo	0–3	Benfica	Funchal
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Santos  29' João Afonso  52' Vidigal  72'	Report	Neres  43' 45+3', 57' João Mário 50' Aursnes  88'	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 10,547 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

18 March 2023 25	Benfica	5–1	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Ramos 12'  66' João Mário 28' (pen.), 35' D. Silva 68' (o.g.) A. Silva 89'	Report	Amaro  27' André André  42' André Silva 78' Safira  86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,374 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Rio Ave v Benfica

2 April 2023 26	Rio Ave	0–1	Benfica	Vila do Conde
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Patrick William  60' Hernâni  83' Pereira  90+3'	Report	Ramos 46'  70' João Mário  58' Vlachodimos  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 4,134 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

Benfica v Porto

7 April 2023 27	Benfica	1–2	Porto	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Costa 10' (o.g.) Florentino  14' Gilberto  49' A. Silva  83'	Report	Uribe  22' 45' Otávio  45+5' Grujić  49' Manafá  52' Taremi 54'  87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,028 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)

Chaves v Benfica

15 April 2023 28	Chaves	1–0	Benfica	Chaves
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Guima  28' Monte  70' Euller  86' João Pedro  90+1' Issah 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves Attendance: 8,297 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Estoril

23 April 2023 29	Benfica	1–0	Estoril	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Otamendi 44'  60' Grimaldo  90+2'	Report	Siliki  90+3' Geraldes  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,062 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

Gil Vicente v Benfica

29 April 2023 30	Gil Vicente	0–2	Benfica	Barcelos
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Carraça  58' Fernandes  84' Depú  90+3'	Report	Chiquinho 74' Vlachodimos  78' Grimaldo 86' (pen.) Morato  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 11,694 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Benfica v Braga

6 May 2023 31	Benfica	1–0	Braga	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Otamendi  35' Neves  41' R. Silva 67' João Mário  86'	Report	Horta  45+5' Siqueira  90' Bruma  90+10' Djaló  90+12'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,289 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Portimonense v Benfica

13 May 2023 32	Portimonense	1–5	Benfica	Portimão
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pedrão  34' 38' Seck  74'	Report	Grimaldo 4' Relvas 28' (o.g.) Chiquinho  32' Ramos 45' Musa 87', 89'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 4,404 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)

Sporting CP v Benfica

21 May 2023 33	Sporting CP	2–2	Benfica	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Trincão 39' Diomande 44'  48' Coates  88'	Report	A. Silva  40' Aursnes 71' Chiquinho  80' Neves 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 39,348 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Santa Clara

27 May 2023 34	Benfica	3–0	Santa Clara	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ramos 7' R. Silva 28' Grimaldo 60' (pen.)  61'	Report	Adriano  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 64,012 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2022–23 Taça de Portugal

Caldas v Benfica

15 October 2022 Third round	Caldas	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Benfica	Caldas da Rainha
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Sousa  46' Militão  66' Marcelo  72' Barreiras 74'  120+2'	[citation needed]	Florentino  22' Musa 53' Grimaldo  71' Ristić  105'	Stadium: Campo da Mata Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro)
	Penalties
	Clemente Simões Borges Rodrigues		Fernández Ristić Aursnes Chiquinho João Mário

Estoril v Benfica

9 November 2022 Fourth round	Estoril	0–1	Benfica	Estoril
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Ndiaye  15' Álvaro  39' Geraldes  47' Mexer  79'	[citation needed]	Neres  25' 66'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Varzim v Benfica

10 January 2023 Fifth round	Varzim	0–2	Benfica	Póvoa de Varzim
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Gonçalves  50' Barbosa  61' Teixeira  70' Tovar  76'	[citation needed]	Grimaldo 4' Fernández 78'  84'	Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC Attendance: ~7,000 Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)

Braga v Benfica

9 February 2023 Quarter-finals	Braga	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Benfica	Braga
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Al-Musrati 36' Račić  55' Castro  88' Niakaté  92' Tormena  100' Oliveira  106' Banza  112'	[citation needed]	Guedes 15' Bah  31' Otamendi  83' Vlachodimos  111' Morato  115'  120'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
	Penalties
	R. Horta Djaló Castro Oliveira Al-Musrati		João Mário Otamendi A. Silva Aursnes Grimaldo

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2022–23 Taça da Liga

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MOR	BEN	EST	PEN
1	Moreirense	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	4–2	—
2	Benfica	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7			—	—	—	2–0
3	Estrela da Amadora	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1			—	2–3	—	1–1
4	Penafiel	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1			1–2	—	—	—

Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Estrela da Amadora v Benfica

20 November 2022 1	Estrela da Amadora	2–3	Benfica	Leiria
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Omurwa  13' Shinga  16' Silva 21' Gustavo Henrique  76' 90+5'	Report	Musa 12' Gonçalves  20' Chiquinho 28'  38' João Victor  45' Draxler 90'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 6,899 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Leiria)

Benfica v Penafiel

26 November 2022 2	Benfica	2–0	Penafiel	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Gilberto 55' Neres 56' Pinho  90+2'	Report	Vaz  38' Freitas  89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 43,263 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Moreirense v Benfica

17 December 2022 3	Moreirense	1–1	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	André Luis 24' (pen.) Gomes  39' Franco  45+1' Mané  48' Pacheco  85'	Report	Chiquinho  33' Ramos 43'	Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

Benfica v Midtjylland

2 August 2022 First leg	Benfica	4–1	Midtjylland	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ramos 17', 33', 61' Otamendi  22' Fernández 40' Morato  77'	Report	Sisto 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,346[59] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Midtjylland v Benfica

9 August 2022 Second leg	Midtjylland	1–3 (2–7 agg.)	Benfica	Randers, Denmark
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sisto 63' Onyedika  69'	Report	Fernández 23' Ramos  29' R. Silva  40' Araújo 56' Gonçalves 88'	Stadium: Randers Stadium Attendance: 5,111[60] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

Dynamo Kyiv v Benfica

17 August 2022 First leg	Dynamo Kyiv	0–2	Benfica	Łódź, Poland
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Andriyevskyi  40'	Report	Gilberto 9' Ramos 37'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla Attendance: 16,450 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Benfica v Dynamo Kyiv

23 August 2022 Second leg	Benfica	3–0 (5–0 agg.)	Dynamo Kyiv	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Otamendi 27' R. Silva 40' Neres 42' Musa  85'	Report	Shaparenko  81'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,705[61] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

The group stage draw was held on 25 August 2022.^[62]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BEN	PAR	JUV	MHA
1	Benfica	6	4	2	0	16	7	+9	14[a]	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	4–3	2–0
2	Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	2	0	16	7	+9	14[a]			1–1	—	2–1	7–2
3	Juventus	6	1	0	5	9	13	−4	3[b]	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	1–2	—	3–1
4	Maccabi Haifa	6	1	0	5	7	21	−14	3[b]			1–6	1–3	2–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head results, overall goal difference and overall goals scored. Overall away goals scored: Benfica 9, Paris Saint-Germain 6.
2. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Benfica v Maccabi Haifa

6 September 2022 1	Benfica	2–0	Maccabi Haifa	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ramos  45' R. Silva 50' Grimaldo 54'	Report	Lavi  58' Seck  63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,161 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Juventus v Benfica

14 September 2022 2	Juventus	1–2	Benfica	Turin, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Milik 4' Miretti  42' Perin  45' Danilo  59' Paredes  73'	Report	Bah  26' João Mário 43' (pen.)  45' Neres 55' Florentino  85'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 34,015 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Benfica v Paris Saint-Germain

5 October 2022 3	Benfica	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pereira 41' (o.g.) Fernández  45' Ramos  70'	Report	Messi 22' Fabián  90+1' Neymar  90+1' Verratti  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,295 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Paris Saint-Germain v Benfica

11 October 2022 4	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Benfica	Paris, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sarabia  29' Mbappé 40' (pen.) Verratti  61'	Report	Otamendi  21' João Mário  43' 62' (pen.) Florentino  45+3' Fernández  69' Gilberto  83'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,435 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Benfica v Juventus

25 October 2022 5	Benfica	4–3	Juventus	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	A. Silva 17' João Mário 28' (pen.) R. Silva 35', 50' Fernández  84'	Report	Kean 21' Danilo  62' Milik 77' McKennie 79'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,131 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Maccabi Haifa v Benfica

2 November 2022 6	Maccabi Haifa	1–6	Benfica	Haifa, Israel
22:00 IST (UTC+02:00)	Chery 26' (pen.) Abu Fani  85' Menachem  89' Atzili  90+3'	Report	Ramos 20' Neres  45+3' Musa 59' Grimaldo 69' R. Silva 73' Araújo 88' João Mário 90+2'	Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 30,464 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 November 2022.^[63]

Club Brugge v Benfica

15 February 2023 First leg	Club Brugge	0–2	Benfica	Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Odoi  9' Sowah  29'	Report	Otamendi  43' João Mário 51' (pen.) Neres 88'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,136[64] Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Benfica v Club Brugge

7 March 2023 Second leg	Benfica	5–1 (7–1 agg.)	Club Brugge	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Otamendi  29' R. Silva 38' Ramos 45+2', 57' João Mário 71' (pen.) Neres 77'	Report	Yaremchuk  17' Lang  20' Sylla  43' Meijer  48' 87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,960[65] Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.^[66]

Benfica v Inter Milan

11 April 2023 First leg	Benfica	0–2	Inter Milan	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	A. Silva  22'	Report	Brozović  50' Barella 51' Lukaku 82' (pen.) Džeko  83'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,594[67] Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Inter Milan v Benfica

19 April 2023 Second leg	Inter Milan	3–3 (5–3 agg.)	Benfica	Milan, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Barella 14' Martínez 65' Correa 78'	Report	Aursnes 38' R. Silva  49' Musa  81' 90+5' A. Silva 86' Neres  90+5'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,380[68] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
24	GK	POR	Samuel Soares	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	GK	GRE	Odysseas Vlachodimos	54	0	34	0	3	0	3	0	14	0
Defenders
2	DF	BRA	Gilberto	36	4	8+13	2	1+2	0	2+1	1	6+3	1
3	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo	54	8	33	5	4	1	3	0	14	2
4	DF	BRA	Lucas Veríssimo	6	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
6	DF	DEN	Alexander Bah	42	1	21+7	1	3	0	1	0	8+2	0
23	DF	SRB	Mihailo Ristić	10	1	1+6	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi	46	2	31	1	2	0	0	0	13	1
66	DF	POR	António Silva	44	5	30	3	3	0	1	0	10	2
91	DF	BRA	Morato	20	1	7+2	1	1+1	0	2+1	0	5+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	BRA	David Neres	48	12	22+9	6	3	1	2	1	7+5	4
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Aursnes	42	3	24+4	2	3	0	1	0	7+3	1
15	MF	POR	Gonçalo Guedes	15	2	4+8	1	1	1	0	0	0+2	0
20	MF	POR	João Mário	51	23	33	17	3+1	0	0	0	14	6
21	MF	NOR	Andreas Schjelderup	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	MF	POR	Chiquinho	44	2	14+11	1	2+2	0	3	1	5+7	0
27	MF	POR	Rafa Silva	47	14	26+2	8	1+1	0	3	0	14	6
61	MF	POR	Florentino	54	0	25+8	0	3+1	0	3	0	14	0
73	MF	ITA	Cher Ndour	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	MF	POR	João Neves	20	1	6+11	1	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
93	MF	GER	Julian Draxler	19	2	4+6	1	2	0	3+1	1	0+3	0
96	MF	POR	Diego Moreira	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
19	FW	DEN	Casper Tengstedt	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	CRO	Petar Musa	41	11	2+28	7	1+1	1	2+1	1	0+6	2
88	FW	POR	Gonçalo Ramos	48	27	31	19	1+1	0	1	1	14	7
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
5	DF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	UKR	Roman Yaremchuk	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
11	MF	FRA	Soualiho Meïté	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	ARG	Enzo Fernández	29	4	17	1	3	1	0	0	9	2
17	MF	POR	Diogo Gonçalves	20	1	2+8	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0+6	1
18	FW	BRA	Rodrigo Pinho	7	0	0+2	0	1	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
25	DF	USA	John Brooks	5	0	0+2	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
28	MF	GER	Julian Weigl	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
31	MF	POR	Gil Dias	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
34	DF	POR	André Almeida	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	BRA	João Victor	3	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0
39	FW	POR	Henrique Araújo	14	2	0+5	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	0+5	2
55	MF	POR	Paulo Bernardo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
77	GK	BRA	Helton Leite	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0