S.L. Benfica de Macau

Benfica de Macau
Full name Casa do Sport Lisboa e Benfica em Macau
澳門賓菲加體育會
Founded 1951
Ground Estádio Campo Desportivo
Capacity 16,272
Team Manager Duarte Alves
Coach Bernardo Tavares
League Liga de Elite
2018 1st (champions)

The House of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Macau (Chinese: 澳門賓菲加體育會), simply known as Benfica de Macau, is a Macanese football team which currently competes in the Liga de Elite. They are the five time defending champions of the league.

The club was founded on 17 October 1951, as the House number 232 of S.L. Benfica.

History

On 21 August 2016, Benfica de Macau defeated Rovers FC of Guam 4-2 in a 2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifier in Bishkek. It was the first win ever for a Macanese club in any AFC competition.[1]

In 2018, Benfica de Macau became the first Macanese club to participate in the AFC Cup group stage.[2] On 7 March 2018, Benfica won 3-2 against Taiwan’s Hang Yuen, becoming the first Macanese club to win an AFC group stage match.[3]

Current squad

As of 6 July 2018.

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

No. Position Player
3 Macau DF Lei Chi Kin
4 Gabon DF Gilchrist Nguema FP
5 Portugal DF Vítor Almeida LP
6 Macau DF Rafael Moreira
7 Macau MF Vinício
8 Macau FW Pang Chi Hang
9 Uganda FW Tito Okello FP
10 Macau MF Cuco
11 Macau MF Iuri Capelo
12 Macau FW Lee Keng Pan
No. Position Player
15 Kyrgyzstan FW David Tetteh FP
16 Macau GK Tai Chou Tek
19 Portugal DF Antonio Lopes FP
20 Macau FW Niki Torrão
21 Macau FW Alison Brito
22 Macau GK Batista FP
23 Macau DF Lei Kam Hong
26 Macau DF Amancio
45 Macau FW Carlos Leonel
77 Macau DF Chan Man

Remarks:
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
LP These players are considered as local players at Macau domestic football competitions.

Continental history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2016 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Kyrgyzstan Alga Bishkek 0–2 3rd
Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 1–4
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Guam Rovers 4–2 2nd
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 1–2
2018 AFC Cup Group I Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 3–2 4–1 2nd
North Korea Hwaebul SC 3–0 3–2
North Korea April 25 0–2 0–8
2019 AFC Cup Preliminary Round 1 Guam Rovers

Honours

League

Cup Competitions

Former coaches

  • Henrique Nunes da Silva (2014-2017)

References

  1. ↑ "DUO SEAL KEY 2017 AFC CUP QUALIFYING WINS, STALEMATE IN GROUP C". The AFC.com. 21 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Renato Marques (18 January 2018). "Benfica de Macau kicks off season highlighting AFC Cup". Macau Daily Times.
  3. ↑ "BENFICA WINS 3-2 AND MAKES HISTORY FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL". Macau Daily Times. 7 March 2018.


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