2018–19 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2018–19 season
President Luís Filipe Vieira
Manager Rui Vitória
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga 1st
Taça de Portugal Third round
Taça da Liga Third round (1st)
UEFA Champions League Group stage (3rd)
Top goalscorer League: Pizzi (4 goals)
All: Pizzi (6 goals)
Highest home attendance 61,567
Benfica 1–0 Porto
(7 October 2018)
Lowest home attendance 30,132
Benfica 2–1 Rio Ave
(15 September 2018)
Average home league attendance 57,720[1]
Biggest win Nacional 0–4 Benfica
(2 September 2018)
Biggest defeat Benfica 0–2 Bayern Munich
(19 September 2018)
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 7 October 2018.

The 2018–19 season is Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 115th season in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started with the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 7 August 2018 and will conclude in May 2019. Benfica play in the Champions League group stage for the ninth consecutive time, a Portuguese record ranking fourth all-time.[2]

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Belgium Svilar19 2017 10 0 2022 €4.5M
2 DF Argentina Conti24 2018 3 0 2023 €4.7M
3 LB Spain Grimaldo23 2016 (Winter) 75 4 2021 €2.12M
5 DM Serbia Fejsa30 2013 143 2 2021 Undisclosed
6 CB Portugal Rúben Dias21 2017 42 4 2023 Youth system
7 RB France Corchia27 2018 0 0 2019 Undisclosed On loan from Sevilla
8 CM Brazil Gabriel25 2018 5 0 2023 Undisclosed
10 ST Brazil Jonas34 2014 154 122 2020 Free
11 LW Argentina F. Cervi24 2016 90 13 2023 €5.74M
12 GK Portugal B. Varela23 2017 35 0 2022 Undisclosed Originally from youth system
14 FW Switzerland Seferović26 2017 38 9 2022 €3.9M
15 LB Portugal Yuri21 2018 3 0 2023 Youth system
16 MF Guinea-Bissau Alfa21 2018 7 1 2023 €2M Originally from youth system
17 RW Serbia Živković22 2016 61 4 2021 €6M
18 RW Argentina Salvio28 2010–2011
2012		 248 59 2019 €13.5M Played on loan in the 2010–11 season
19 ST Argentina Ferreyra27 2018 6 1 2022 €4M
20 MF Croatia Krovinović23 2017 19 2 2022 €3.5M
21 CM Portugal Pizzi29 2014 188 37 2022 €14M
22 CM Greece Samaris29 2014 137 3 2019 €10M
23 RB Nigeria T. Ebuehi22 2018 0 0 2023 Undisclosed
25 CB Argentina Lema28 2018 2 0 2023 Undisclosed
27 LW Portugal Rafa25 2016 65 8 2021 €16.4M
30 ST Chile Castillo25 2018 3 0 2023 €7.8M
33 CB Brazil Jardel (captain)32 2011 (Winter) 222 14 2021 Undisclosed
34 RB Portugal A. Almeida (VC)28 2012 210 4 2021 Undisclosed
55 CM United States Keaton21 2017 6 0 2022 Undisclosed Promoted from Benfica B
79 AM Portugal João Félix18 2018 5 2 2022 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
83 CM Portugal Gedson19 2018 11 1 2023 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
99 GK Germany Odysseas24 2018 12 0 2023 €2.4M
  • Last updated: 7 October 2018
  • Source:[3]
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
99 GK Germany Odisseas Vlachodimos 24 Greece Panathinaikos Transfer Summer 2023 €2.4M Benfica A Bola
23 DF Nigeria Tyronne Ebuehi 22 Unattached Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Benfica
15 DF Portugal Yuri Ribeiro 21 Portugal Rio Ave Loan return Summer 2023 — Benfica
2 DF Argentina Germán Conti 23 Argentina Colón Transfer Summer 2023 €4.7M Benfica CMVM
95 MF Portugal Chiquinho 22 Portugal Académica Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Benfica
77 MF Portugal João Amaral 26 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed Benfica
30 FW Chile Nicolás Castillo 25 Mexico UNAM Transfer Summer 2023 €7.8M Benfica CMVM
19 FW Argentina Facundo Ferreyra 27 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Transfer Summer 2022 €4M Benfica CMVM
25 DF Argentina Cristian Lema 28 Argentina Belgrano Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Benfica
16 MF Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo 20 Portugal Moreirense Transfer Summer 2023 €2M Benfica A Bola
7 DF France Sébastien Corchia 27 Spain Sevilla Loan Summer 2019 Undisclosed Sevilla Benfica
8 MF Brazil Gabriel 24 Spain Leganés Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed Leganés Benfica

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
8 DF Brazil Douglas 27 Spain Barcelona Loan return Summer — Sport
— MF Italy Bryan Cristante 23 Italy Atalanta Transfer Summer €9.5M A Bola
— MF Brazil Talisca 24 China Guangzhou Evergrande Loan Summer Undisclosed Guangzhou Evergrande
9 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 27 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan Summer €3M Wolves CMVM
90 MF Portugal João Carvalho 21 England Nottingham Forest Transfer Summer €15M Forest Benfica
84 FW Portugal Diogo Gonçalves 21 England Nottingham Forest Loan Summer Undisclosed Forest Benfica
— MF Portugal André Horta 21 United States Los Angeles FC Transfer Summer €5.2M Los Angeles FC CMVM
13 GK Portugal Paulo Lopes 40 Retirement Contract termination Summer — Record
19 DF Portugal Eliseu 34 Unattached Contract termination Summer — SAPO Desporto
40 MF Portugal João Teixeira 24 Portugal Chaves Transfer Summer Free A Bola
— MF Argentina Oscar Benítez 25 Argentina Argentinos Juniors Loan Summer Undisclosed Argentinos Juniors
— MF Peru André Carrillo 27 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Loan Summer Undisclosed Al-Hilal
— MF Portugal Salvador Agra 26 Spain Cádiz Loan Summer Undisclosed Cádiz
77 MF Portugal João Amaral 26 Poland Lech Poznań Transfer Summer Undisclosed Lech Poznań
26 MF Netherlands Ola John 26 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Transfer Summer Undisclosed Benfica Vitória
95 MF Portugal Chiquinho 23 Portugal Moreirense Transfer Summer Undisclosed A Bola
91 FW Portugal Heriberto Tavares 21 Portugal Moreirense Loan Summer Undisclosed Maisfutebol
— DF Brazil César 25 Unattached Contract termination Summer — Diário de Notícias
28 DF Argentina Lisandro López 28 Italy Genoa Loan Summer Undisclosed Benfica
4 DF Brazil Luisão 37 Retirement Contract termination — — Benfica

Pre-season friendlies

On 15 May 2018, Benfica announced their pre-season schedule (updated on 28 June), which included the following matches:[4][5][6][7]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

As of match played 7 October 2018
Performance by competition
Competition Starting round Current position/round First match Last match Top scorer(s)
Primeira Liga N/A1st10 August 201819 May 2019Pizzi (4 goals)
Taça de Portugal Third round—18 October 2018—
Taça da Liga Third round—15 September 2018—Eduardo Salvio, Rafa (1 goal each)
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying roundGroup stage7 August 2018—Pizzi, Eduardo Salvio (2 goals each)
Statistics by competition
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Primeira Liga 7 5 2 0 15 5 +10 071.43
Taça de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça da Liga 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 050.00
Total 14 9 4 1 27 13 +14 064.29

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica 7 5 2 0 15 5 +10 17 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Braga 7 5 2 0 16 7 +9 17 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Porto 7 5 0 2 16 6 +10 15 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Rio Ave 7 4 2 1 12 8 +4 14 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5 Sporting CP 7 4 1 2 11 8 +3 13
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. 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.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWDWWDW
Position7221131

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: thefinalball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Taça de Portugal

Third round

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to knockout phase
2 Desportivo das Aves 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
3 Paços de Ferreira 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Rio Ave 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands Ajax 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Bayern Munich 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3 Portugal Benfica 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 Transfer to Europa League
4 Greece AEK Athens 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head away goals: Ajax 1, Bayern Munich 0.

References

  1. ↑ "Spectators". Liga Portugal. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Só Real Madrid, Barcelona e Bayern têm mais presenças consecutivas na Champions" [Only Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich have more consecutive appearances in the Champions]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "First team squad information". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pré-época 2018/19 do Benfica já está definida" [2018–19 Benfica pre-season is already defined]. S.L. Benfica. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Schedule". International Champions Cup. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Torneio Internacional do Sado" [Sado International Tournament]. Vitória FC (in Portuguese). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Rebelo, Marco; Antunes, Sónia (28 June 2018). "Eusébio Cup takes place on August 1". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Benfica 3–0 FK Napredak". zerozero (in Portuguese). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Benfica – Napredak". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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