2024–25 S.L. Benfica season

The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga, and also competed in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica played in the UEFA Champions League. At global level, the club competed in the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

Benfica

2024–25 season
President	Rui Costa
Head coach	Roger Schmidt (until 31 August 2024) Bruno Lage (from 5 September 2024)
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	2nd
Taça de Portugal	Runners-up
Taça da Liga	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
FIFA Club World Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Vangelis Pavlidis (19) All: Vangelis Pavlidis (30)
Highest home attendance	63,342 v Porto (10 November 2024)
Lowest home attendance	48,639 v Santa Clara (30 October 2024)
Average home league attendance	58,746 (17 matches)[1]
Biggest win	Benfica 7–0 Estrela da Amadora (23 November 2024)
Biggest defeat	Benfica 1–4 Chelsea (28 June 2025)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Players

First-team squad

^[2][3] 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 1 GK  UKR Anatoliy Trubin 3 DF  ESP Álvaro Carreras 4 DF  POR António Silva (vice-captain) 6 DF  DEN Alexander Bah 7 FW  SUI Zeki Amdouni (on loan from Burnley) 8 MF  NOR Fredrik Aursnes 9 FW  BRA Arthur Cabral 10 MF  TUR Orkun Kökçü 11 FW  ARG Ángel Di María 14 FW  GRE Vangelis Pavlidis 16 MF  POR Manu Silva 17 FW  TUR Kerem Aktürkoğlu 18 MF  LUX Leandro Barreiro 19 FW  ITA Andrea Belotti (on loan from Como) 21 FW  NOR Andreas Schjelderup

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  POR Samuel Soares 25 FW  ARG Gianluca Prestianni 26 DF  SWE Samuel Dahl (on loan from Roma) 27 FW  POR Bruma 30 DF  ARG Nicolás Otamendi (captain) 44 DF  POR Tomás Araújo 47 FW  POR Tiago Gouveia 60 MF  POR Nuno Félix 61 MF  POR Florentino Luís 71 DF  POR Leandro Santos 75 GK  POR André Gomes 81 DF  ALB Adrian Bajrami 84 MF  POR João Rego 85 MF  POR Renato Sanches (on loan from PSG) 86 MF  POR Diogo Prioste

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
Summer transfers
3	DF	Álvaro Carreras	Manchester United	€6,000,000	1 July 2024	[4]
32	FW	Benjamín Rollheiser	River Plate	€9,500,000		[5]
14	FW	Vangelis Pavlidis	AZ Alkmaar	€18,000,000		[6]
18	MF	Leandro Barreiro	Mainz 05	Free	2 July 2024	[7]
37	MF	Jan-Niklas Beste	1. FC Heidenheim	€8,000,000	11 July 2024	[8]
85	MF	Renato Sanches	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	5 August 2024	[9]
7	FW	Zeki Amdouni	Burnley		29 August 2024	[10]
28	DF	Issa Kaboré	Manchester City		1 September 2024	[11]
17	FW	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	Galatasaray	€12,000,000	2 September 2024	[12]
Winter transfers
16	MF	Manu Silva	Vitória SC	€12,000,000	20 January 2025	[13]
19	FW	Andrea Belotti	Como	Loan	3 February 2025	[14]
27	FW	Bruma	Braga	€6,500,000
26	DF	Samuel Dahl	Roma	Loan

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
Summer transfers
27	FW	Rafa Silva	Beşiktaş	Free	1 July 2024	[15]
—	DF	David Jurásek	TSG Hoffenheim	Loan		[16]
—	FW	Henrique Araújo	Arouca		11 July 2024	[17]
—	GK	Leo Kokubo	Sint-Truiden	Free		[18]
—	MF	Paulo Bernardo	Celtic	€4,000,000	1 August 2024	[19]
87	MF	João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	€60,000,000	5 August 2024	[20]
19	FW	Casper Tengstedt	Hellas Verona	Loan	9 August 2024	[21]
7	FW	David Neres	Napoli	€28,000,000	21 August 2024	[22]
—	MF	Tiago Dantas	Osijek	Free	29 August 2024	[23]
5	DF	Morato	Nottingham Forest	€11,000,000	30 August 2024	[24]
16	MF	Martim Neto	Rio Ave	Loan	2 September 2024	[25]
36	FW	Marcos Leonardo	Al Hilal	€40,000,000		[26]
20	MF	João Mário	Beşiktaş	Loan	4 September 2024	[27]
Winter transfers
23	MF	Soualiho Meïté	PAOK	Loan	22 January 2025	[28]
37	DF	Jan-Niklas Beste	Freiburg	€8,000,000	31 January 2025	[29]
32	FW	Benjamín Rollheiser	Santos	€11,000,000	12 February 2025	[30]

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.^[31]

Benfica v Farense

12 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	5–0	Farense	Águeda, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Florentino 33' Pavlidis 45+4' Prestianni 48' Rollheiser 54', 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda

Benfica v Celta de Vigo

13 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	2–2	Celta de Vigo	Águeda, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 13' (pen.), 28'		Aspas 70' Durán 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda

Benfica v Brentford

25 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	1–1	Brentford	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 24'		Peart-Harris  7' Mbuemo 9'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Benfica v Feyenoord

28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	5–0	Feyenoord	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Prestianni 9' Pavlidis 13', 15' Beste 18' Cabral 89'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Benfica v Fulham

2 August 2024 Algarve Cup	Benfica	0–1	Fulham	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST				Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	11 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1	2nd	34	25	5	4	84	28	+56	073.53
Taça de Portugal	19 October 2024	25 May 2025	Third round	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	23	4	+19	085.71
Taça da Liga	30 October 2024	11 January 2025	Quarter-finals	Winners	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	066.67
UEFA Champions League	19 September 2024	11 March 2025	League phase	Round of 16	12	5	2	5	21	19	+2	041.67
FIFA Club World Cup	16 June 2025	28 June 2025	Group stage	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	050.00
Total					60	40	9	11	145	58	+87	066.67

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2024–25 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sporting CP (C)	34	25	7	2	88	27	+61	82	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Benfica	34	25	5	4	84	28	+56	80	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Porto	34	22	5	7	65	30	+35	71	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
4	Braga	34	19	9	6	55	30	+25	66	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Santa Clara	34	17	6	11	36	32	+4	57	Qualification for the Conference League second 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
Notes:

1. The 2024–25 Taça de Portugal winners (Sporting) finished in the top two, thus the third place team got the league stage berth.

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	25	5	4	84	28	+56	80	14	2	1	52	12	+40	11	3	3	32	16	+16

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14	81	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	24	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	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
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D
Position	16	8	6	7	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Points	0	3	6	7	10	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	32	35	38	38	38	41	41	44	47	50	53	56	59	62	65	68	69	72	75	78	79	80

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

• Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

¹ Matchday 8 (vs Nacional) was postponed to 19 December 2024.

Matches

Famalicão v Benfica

11 August 2024 1	Famalicão	2–0	Benfica	Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Sorriso 12' Luiz Júnior  66' Youssouf  73' 90' Lobato  90+2'	Report	João Mário  16' Prestianni  45+3' Kökçü  57' Carreras  80'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Benfica v Casa Pia

17 August 2024 2	Benfica	3–0	Casa Pia	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 70' Gouveia 80' Aursnes 90'	Report	Segovia  67'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,926 Referee: Iancu Vasilica (Vila Real)

Benfica v Estrela da Amadora

24 August 2024 3	Benfica	1–0	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Kökçü 19'  34' Carreras  36' Gouveia  59' Sanches  90+6'	Report	André Luiz  36' Santana  72' Cordeiro  87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,490 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Moreirense v Benfica

30 August 2024 4	Moreirense	1–1	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Alan  45+5' Frimpong  66' Ofori 84' Maracás  90+6'	Report	Otamendi  31' Florentino  43' Carreras  61' Barreiro  77' Rollheiser  90+6' Marcos Leonardo 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,817 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Benfica v Santa Clara

14 September 2024 5	Benfica	4–1	Santa Clara	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Aktürkoğlu 27' Florentino 34' A. Silva 47'  74' Di María 58'	Report	Lopes 1' Safira  30' Luís Rocha  72' Serginho  90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,145 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro)

Boavista v Benfica

23 September 2024 6	Boavista	0–3	Benfica	Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Camará  70' Gomes  78'	Report	Pavlidis 11' Kökçü 31' Cabral 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 16,151 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Gil Vicente

28 September 2024 7	Benfica	5–1	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Otamendi 17' Aktürkoğlu 25' Kökçü  33' Amdouni 78' Florentino 90' Rollheiser 90+4'	Report	Correia 8' García  9' Cruz  34'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,965 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

Benfica v Rio Ave

27 October 2024 9	Benfica	5–0	Rio Ave	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Aktürkoğlu 12', 16', 45+2' Di María  30' Schjelderup 79' Amdouni 81'	Report	Panzo  4'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,961 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

Farense v Benfica

2 November 2024 10	Farense	1–2	Benfica	Faro
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Poveda 15' Neto  84'	Report	Carreras 21' Pavlidis 54'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 12,649 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro)

Benfica v Porto

10 November 2024 11	Benfica	4–1	Porto	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Carreras  19' 30' Di María 56', 82' (pen.) Pérez 61' (o.g.) Kökçü  84'	Report	Varela  19' Omorodion 44' Vieira  51' Fernandes  52' João Mário  79' González  90+1' Borges  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,342 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Arouca v Benfica

1 December 2024 12	Arouca	0–2	Benfica	Arouca
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Loum  37' Lamba  40'	Report	Fontán 12' (o.g.) Kökçü  31' Beste  69' Di María 71' (pen.) Amdouni  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

7 December 2024 13	Benfica	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Aktürkoğlu 29' Vangelis Pavlidis  31' Carreras  59' Di María  90+3'	Report	Mendes  43'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,839 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

AVS v Benfica

15 December 2024 14	AVS	1–1	Benfica	Vila das Aves
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Devenish  45+1' 90+4' Fonseca  74'	Report	Amdouni 17' Cabral  39' Beste  78'	Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves Attendance: 5,473 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)

Nacional v Benfica

19 December 2024 8	Nacional	0–2	Benfica	Funchal
17:00 WET (UTC±0)	Gomes  45+2' Soumaré  67' Barreiro  84'	Report	Pavlidis  16' Bah  45+3' Di María 59' (pen.), 74'  62'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto)

Benfica v Estoril

23 December 2024 15	Benfica	3–0	Estoril	Lisbon
18:45 WET (UTC±0)	Pavlidis 28' Kökçü  67' Amdouni 73', 90+4'	Report	Boma  34'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,572 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)

Sporting CP v Benfica

29 December 2024 16	Sporting CP	1–0	Benfica	Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Catamo 29' Reis  59' Israel  63'	Report	Otamendi  34' Bah  58' Araújo  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 48,076 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Benfica v Braga

4 January 2025 17	Benfica	1–2	Braga	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Di María  52' Cabral 77'  79' Barreiro  88' Beste  89'	Report	Navarro 17' Gorby  36' Bambu 40' Matheus  54' Ferreira  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,750 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Benfica v Famalicão

17 January 2025 18	Benfica	4–0	Famalicão	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Barreiro 11', 36', 67'  23' Florentino  38' A. Silva  42' Kökçü 80'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,985 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)

Casa Pia v Benfica

25 January 2025 19	Casa Pia	3–1	Benfica	Rio Maior
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Cassiano 32' Moreira 60'  79' Sousa  82' Livolant 90+4'	Report	Di María 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior Attendance: 7,051 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)

Estrela da Amadora v Benfica

2 February 2025 20	Estrela da Amadora	2–3	Benfica	Amadora
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Pinho  16' Travassos 28',  79' Banza 49' Bucca  76'	Report	Otamnedi 6' Dramé 10' (o.g.) Pavlidis 34' M. Silva  37' Cabral 87' Aursnes  90+6'	Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 6,243 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Moreirense

8 February 2025 21	Benfica	3–2	Moreirense	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Pavlidis 7' (pen.), 15' Otamnedi 42'	Report	Benny 19' Marcelo  45+2' Rodrigues 85'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,189 Referee: Bruno Costa (Viana do Castelo)

Santa Clara v Benfica

15 February 2025 22	Santa Clara	0–1	Benfica	Ponta Delgada
17:00 AZOT (UTC-1)	Lopes  58' Rocha  59' Lima  62'  76' Calila  77' Ferreira  87'	Report	Barreiro  49' Bruma 55' Félix  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 9,933 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Benfica v Boavista

22 February 2025 23	Benfica	3–0	Boavista	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Belotti 28' Pavlidis 70' Kökçü 77' (pen.)	Report	Pérez  26' Reisinho  45'  51' Agra  78'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,022 Referee: José Bessa (Porto)

Benfica v Nacional

8 March 2025 25	Benfica	3–0	Nacional	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Amdouni 5' Kökçü 23' (pen.) Pavlidis 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Zé Vitor  19' Soumaré  45+1' Dudu 45+7' Aurélio  88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 52,543 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Rio Ave v Benfica

16 March 2025 26	Rio Ave	2–3	Benfica	Vila do Conde
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Clayton  58'  90+4' 75' Aguilera 64' Tıknaz  68'	Report	Kökçü 30' Pavlidis 53' (pen.) Florentino  62' Aktürkoğlu 80'	Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 4,753 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)

Gil Vicente v Benfica

28 March 2025 24	Gil Vicente	0–3	Benfica	Barcelos
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Zé Carlos  19' Bamba  45+1' García  46' Buatu  50'	Report	Aursnes 22' Belotti 51' Aktürkoğlu  83' Florentino  90+2' Di María 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 11,010 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

Benfica v Farense

2 April 2025 27	Benfica	3–2	Farense	Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Aktürkoğlu 7', 54' Pavlidis 23' Trubin  90+2'	Report	Ribeiro 43' Lopes 63' Soares  89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 51,790 Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Santarém)

Porto v Benfica

6 April 2025 28	Porto	1–4	Benfica	Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Nehuén  16' Aghehowa 81' Borges  82' Fernandes  90+3'	Report	Pavlidis 1', 42', 69' Carreras  23' Otamendi 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,193 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Benfica v Arouca

13 April 2025 29	Benfica	2–2	Arouca	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Kökçü 60' Carreras  72' Pavlidis 79'	Report	Santos  43' Yalçın 72' (pen.) Mantl  76' Fontán  82' Weverson 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,581 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

19 April 2025 30	Vitória de Guimarães	0–3	Benfica	Guimarães
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Villanueva  52' Samu  82'	Report	Pavlidis 21', 84' Aktürkoğlu  45+1' Carreras  71' 77' Di María  90+1' Florentino  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto)

Benfica v AVS

27 April 2025 31	Benfica	6–0	AVS	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Araújo 8' Pavlidis 23' Amdouni 26' Aktürkoğlu 40' Carreras  65' Belotti 71' Otamendi 82'	Report	Fonseca  33' Mendonça  42' Assunção  81'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,102 Referee: Carlos Macedo (Braga)

Estoril v Benfica

3 May 2025 32	Estoril	1–2	Benfica	Estoril
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Orellana  63' Begraoui 66' Zanocelo 78'  83'	Report	Aursnes 7' Pavlidis  28' Otamendi 35' Florentino  74'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 5,026 Referee: João Gonçalves (Porto)

Benfica v Sporting CP

10 May 2025 33	Benfica	1–1	Sporting CP	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Otamendi  15' Florentino  60' Aktürkoğlu 63'  70' Kökçü  90+3' A. Silva  90+8'	Report	Trincão 4' Hjulmand  19' R. Silva  54' Esgaio  90+8'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,478 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Braga v Benfica

17 May 2025 34	Braga	1–1	Benfica	Braga
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Zalazar 24' (pen.) Chissumba  55' Moutinho  55'  66' Račić  57'	Report	Kökçü  33' Otamendi  45+3' Pavlidis 63'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 20,198 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2024–25 Taça de Portugal

Pevidém v Benfica

19 October 2024 Third round	Pevidém	0–2	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Beste 3', 75' Carreras  51'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Referee: David Silva (Porto)

Benfica v Estrela da Amadora

23 November 2024 Fourth round	Benfica	7–0	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Di María 2', 5', 18' Aktürkoğlu 59' Rollheiser  74' Amdouni 81' Cabral 86', 90'	Report	Montoia  41' Travassos  63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,094 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

Farense v Benfica

14 January 2025 Fifth round	Farense	1–3	Benfica	Faro
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Tomané 7' R. Silva  42' Ribeiro  45+4'	Report	Schjelderup 56' Cabral 58' Bah 62'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Benfica v Braga

26 February 2025 Quarter-finals	Benfica	1–0	Braga	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Pavlidis 39' Carreras  46' Otamendi  90+4'	Report	Horta  68' Navarro  78' Bambu  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,927 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

Tirsense v Benfica

9 April 2025 Semi-finals First leg	Tirsense	0–5	Benfica	Barcelos
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Morais  80' Rodrigues  90+1'	Report	João Pedro 16' (o.g.) Rego 26' Prestianni 67' Cabral 72'  90+1' Schjelderup 84'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 11,950 Referee: David Silva (Porto)

Benfica v Tirsense

23 April 2025 Semi-finals Second leg	Benfica	4–0 (9–0 agg.)	Tirsense	Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	A. Silva 45+3' Bajrami 74' Belotti 78' Barreiro 90+1'	Report	Pereira  72' Morais  86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,601 Referee: Bruno Costa (Viana do Castelo)

Benfica v Sporting CP

25 May 2025 Final	Benfica	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP	Oeiras
17:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Dahl  19' Kökçü 47'  65' Carreras  53' Soares  114'	Report	Harder  78' 99' Araújo  86' Hjulmand  90+2' Gyökeres 90+11' (pen.) Quenda  101' Trincão 120+1'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 37,393 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2024–25 Taça da Liga

Benfica v Santa Clara

30 October 2024 Quarter-finals	Benfica	3–0	Santa Clara	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Di María 71' Pavlidis 76', 80'	Report	Safira  29' Soares  36' Pereira  58'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,639 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Benfica v Braga

8 January 2025 Semi-finals	Benfica	3–0	Braga	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Di María 27', 37' Carreras 28'	Report	Ferreira  62' Noro  78' Fernandes  83'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 19,917 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Aveiro)

Sporting CP v Benfica

11 January 2025 Final	Sporting CP	1–1 (6–7 p)	Benfica	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Gyökeres 42' (pen.) Araújo  45+1'	Report	Schjelderup 29' Carreras  58'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 20,736 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
	Penalties
	Gyökeres Hjulmand Harder Araújo Debast Quenda Trincão		Di María Amdouni Otamendi Aktürkoğlu Sanches Barreiro Florentino

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase

The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.^[32]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
14	PSV Eindhoven	8	4	2	2	16	12	+4	14	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15	Paris Saint-Germain	8	4	1	3	14	9	+5	13
16	Benfica	8	4	1	3	16	12	+4	13
17	Monaco	8	4	1	3	13	13	0	13	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18	Brest	8	4	1	3	10	11	−1	13

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	W
Position	11	3	13	19	14	15	21	16
Points	3	6	6	6	9	10	10	13

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

Matches

Red Star Belgrade v Benfica

19 September 2024 1	Red Star Belgrade	1–2	Benfica	Belgrade, Serbia
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Silas  25' Milson 86' Seol Young-woo  90+4'	Report	Aktürkoğlu 9' Kökçü 29' Carreras  52' Kaboré  64' Aursnes  77'	Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 44,238 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Benfica v Atlético Madrid

2 October 2024 2	Benfica	4–0	Atlético Madrid	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Aktürkoğlu 13' Aursnes  22' Di María 52' (pen.) Bah 75' Kökçü 84' (pen.)	Report	Serrano  70' Mandava  83' Giménez  83' Correa  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,028 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Benfica v Feyenoord

23 October 2024 3	Benfica	1–3	Feyenoord	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Aktürkoğlu 66' Amdouni  90+1' Sanches  90+2'	Report	Ueda 12' Milambo 33', 90+2' Timber  39'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,687 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Bayern Munich v Benfica

6 November 2024 4	Bayern Munich	1–0	Benfica	Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Musiala 67',  73'	Report	Kaboré  26' Kökçü  71'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Monaco v Benfica

27 November 2024 5	Monaco	2–3	Benfica	Monaco, France
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ben Seghir 13' Zakaria  40' Kehrer  41' Singo  41'  58' Magassa 67' Mawissa  79'	Report	Florentino  5' Carreras  29' Aktürkoğlu  42' Pavlidis 48' Cabral 84' Amdouni 88'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,581 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Benfica v Bologna

11 December 2024 6	Benfica	0–0	Bologna	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Pavlidis  24' Florentino  48' Bah  59' Kökçü  63' Otamendi  76'	Report	Fabbian  53' Casale  62' Ferguson  71' Freuler  89' Beukema  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,650 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Benfica v Barcelona

21 January 2025 7	Benfica	4–5	Barcelona	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Pavlidis 2', 22', 30' (pen.) Araújo 68' (o.g.) Carreras  76' Cabral  90+8'	Report	Lewandowski 13' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Gavi  36' Raphinha 64', 90+6' Koundé  66' García 86' De Jong  90+4' López  90+8'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,225 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Juventus v Benfica

29 January 2025 8	Juventus	0–2	Benfica	Turin, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vlahović  55'	Report	Pavlidis 16' Otamendi  63' Bah  78' Kökçü 80'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 41,402 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

The knockout phase play-offs draw was held on 31 January 2025.

Monaco v Benfica

12 February 2025 First leg	Monaco	0–1	Benfica	Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Al-Musrati  41'  52' Vanderson  79' Zakaria  90+1'	Report	Carreras  16' Pavlidis 48' Florentino  56'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 12,159 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Benfica v Monaco

18 February 2025 Second leg	Benfica	3–3 (4–3 agg.)	Monaco	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Aktürkoğlu 22' Barreiro  67' Amdouni  71' Pavlidis 76' (pen.) Kökçü 84'	Report	Minamino 32' Ben Seghir 51' Akliouche  62' Ilenikhena 81'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,776 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

Benfica v Barcelona

5 March 2025 First leg	Benfica	0–1	Barcelona	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Barreiro  45' Silva  45+5' Carreras  73' Rego  90+1'	Report	Cubarsí  22' Martínez  45+2' Raphinha 61'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,437 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Barcelona v Benfica

11 March 2025 Second leg	Barcelona	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Benfica	Barcelona, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Raphinha 11', 42' Yamal 27'	Report	Otamendi 13' Silva  48'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 47,111 Referee: François Letexier (France)

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Benfica	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bayern Munich	3	2	0	1	12	2	+10	6
3	Boca Juniors	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Auckland City	3	0	1	2	1	17	−16	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Boca Juniors v Benfica

16 June 2025 1	Boca Juniors	2–2	Benfica	Miami Gardens, United States
18:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Merentiel 21' Battaglia 27' Herrera  45' Palacios  66' Costa  85' Figal  88'	Report	Di María 45+3' (pen.) Carreras  67' Belotti  70' Pavlidis  83' Otamendi 84'	Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 55,574 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Benfica v Auckland City

20 June 2025 2	Benfica	6–0	Auckland City	Orlando, United States
12:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Carreras  45+4' Di María 45+8' (pen.), 90+8' (pen.) Kökçü  48' Pavlidis 53' Renato Sanches 63' Barreiro 76', 78' Bajrami  87'	Report		Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 6,730 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

Benfica v Bayern Munich

24 June 2025 3	Benfica	1–0	Bayern Munich	Charlotte, United States
15:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Schjelderup 13' Sanches  19' Otamendi  46' Gouveia  89'	Report		Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 33,287 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Knockout stage

Benfica v Chelsea

28 June 2025 Round of 16	Benfica	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Charlotte, United States
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Pavlidis  50' Florentino  62' Kökçü  82' A. Silva  90+5' Di María 90+5' (pen.) Prestianni  90+6'  91' Gouveia  120+1'	Report	Caicedo  61' James 64' Dewsbury-Hall  90+2', 117' Palmer  92' Colwill  102' Nkunku 108' Neto 114'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 25,929 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Champions League		FIFA Club World Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	UKR	Anatoliy Trubin	51	0	32	0	0	0	3	0	12	0	4	0
24	GK	POR	Samuel Soares	9	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	GK	POR	André Gomes	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro Carreras	52	4	30+2	3	5	0	3	1	10	0	2	0
4	DF	POR	António Silva	46	2	22+1	1	7	1	3	0	8+1	0	4	0
6	DF	DEN	Alexander Bah	29	2	17+1	0	2	1	1+1	0	6+1	1	0	0
26	DF	SWE	Samuel Dahl	22	0	6+5	0	4	0	0	0	1+2	0	3+1	0
30	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi	54	8	30+1	6	4	0	3	0	12	1	4	1
44	DF	POR	Tomás Araújo	44	1	28	1	3	0	2	0	11	0	0	0
66	DF	USA	Joshua Wynder	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	DF	POR	Leandro Santos	5	0	3+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	DF	ALB	Adrian Bajrami	6	1	0+1	0	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
Midfielders
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Aursnes	53	3	28+1	3	4+1	0	3	0	11+1	0	4	0
10	MF	TUR	Orkun Kökçü	55	12	30+3	7	2+1	1	2+1	0	12	4	2+2	0
16	MF	POR	Manu Silva	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	LUX	Leandro Barreiro	47	6	11+16	3	3+3	1	0+1	0	2+7	0	3+1	2
60	MF	POR	Nuno Félix	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	MF	POR	Florentino	45	2	24+2	2	6	0	2	0	9	0	2	0
68	MF	POR	João Veloso	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
79	MF	POR	Hugo Félix	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	MF	POR	João Rego	13	1	0+3	0	1+2	1	0+1	0	0+4	0	0+2	0
85	MF	POR	Renato Sanches	21	1	1+9	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	1+3	0	2+1	1
86	MF	POR	Diogo Prioste	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	SUI	Zeki Amdouni	43	10	9+15	8	2+4	1	1+1	0	1+10	1	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Arthur Cabral	34	7	2+19	2	4+1	4	1+1	0	0+6	1	0	0
11	FW	ARG	Ángel Di María	44	19	20+5	8	2+1	3	2+1	3	6+3	1	4	4
14	FW	GRE	Vangelis Pavlidis	57	30	27+7	19	2+2	1	2+1	2	11+1	7	4	1
17	FW	TUR	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	53	16	25+5	11	2+2	1	1+2	0	11+1	4	1+3	0
19	FW	ITA	Andrea Belotti	24	4	4+10	3	2+2	1	0	0	0+4	0	0+2	0
21	FW	NOR	Andreas Schjelderup	40	5	3+17	1	3+4	2	2+1	1	6+1	0	2+1	1
25	FW	ARG	Gianluca Prestianni	14	1	4+4	0	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	2+2	0
27	FW	POR	Bruma	14	1	5+5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
47	FW	POR	Tiago Gouveia	9	1	0+4	1	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
77	FW	POR	Gerson Sousa	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
5	DF	BRA	Morato	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	BRA	David Neres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	POR	Martim Neto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	DEN	Casper Tengstedt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	POR	João Mário	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	FRA	Soualiho Meïté	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	BFA	Issa Kaboré	7	0	0+3	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
32	FW	ARG	Benjamín Rollheiser	18	1	1+8	1	2+1	0	0	0	1+5	0	0	0
36	FW	BRA	Marcos Leonardo	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	GER	Jan-Niklas Beste	22	2	5+8	0	2	2	1+1	0	0+5	0	0	0
87	MF	POR	João Neves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0