2022–23 Belenenses SAD season

Belenenses SAD
2022–23 season
President	Rui Pedro Soares
Head coach	Franclim Carvalho
Stadium	Benfica Campus
Liga Portugal 2	16th
Taça de Portugal	Quarter-finals
Taça da Liga	Group stage
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the fifth season in the history of Belenenses SAD and their first season back in the second division of Portuguese football. The club participated in the Liga Portugal 2, the Taça de Portugal, and the Taça da Liga. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players[edit]

As of 3 February 2023

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POR	Gonçalo Tabuaço
4	DF	POR	Nuno Tomás
5	DF	BRA	Henrique
6	MF	POR	Braima Sambú
7	MF	POR	Chico Teixeira
8	MF	RSA	Sphephelo Sithole
10	FW	USA	Brian Saramago
11	FW	BRA	Jefferson
12	DF	NGA	Kelechi John
16	MF	POR	Rúben Oliveira (on loan from Santa Clara)
17	FW	POR	Diogo Tavares
19	MF	POR	Tomás Castro
21	MF	GUI	Boubacar Fofana


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	POR	Martim Coxixo
23	FW	POR	Edgar Pacheco
24	DF	POR	Bernardo Caldeira
28	MF	POR	Samuel Lobato (on loan from Famalicão)
35	FW	CPV	Tiago Lopes
40	MF	BRA	Ageu (on loan from Santa Clara)
42	MF	POR	António Montez
44	DF	BFA	Trova Boni
77	DF	CPV	Jójó
84	FW	BRA	Fabrício Simões
89	FW	BRA	João Marcos (on loan from Santa Clara)
90	GK	CPV	Dylan Silva
99	GK	POR	Álvaro Ramalho

Out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	POR	Kikas (at Estrela until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SEN	Alioune Ndour (at Châteauroux until 30 June 2023)

Transfers[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga Portugal 2	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	16th	34	9	8	17	41	59	−18	026.47
Taça de Portugal	1 October 2022	8 February 2023	Second round	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	14	5	+9	080.00
Taça da Liga	8 November 2022	11 December 2022	Group stage	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Total					42	13	10	19	59	69	−10	030.95

Source: Soccerway

Liga Portugal 2[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
14	Benfica B (I)	34	10	8	16	52	58	−6	38^[a]
15	Leixões	34	10	9	15	38	49	−11	38^[a]
16	B-SAD (R)	34	9	8	17	41	59	−18	35	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17	Trofense (R)	34	8	8	18	31	51	−20	32	Relegation to Liga 3
18	Sp. Covilhã (R)	34	7	7	20	31	57	−26	28	Relegation to Liga 3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: Liga Portugal 2
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.
(I) Ineligible for promotion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Benfica B are ahead of Leixões on head-to-head points: Benfica B 2–1 Leixões, Leixões 1–1 Benfica B. Leixões were deducted 1 point for financial irregularities.^[1]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
31	8	6	17	36	55	−19	30	1	4	10	15	29	−14	7	2	7	21	26	−5

Last updated: 5 May 2023.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round[edit]

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W
Position	13	17	17	17	13	13	15	17	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2023. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 5 July 2022.^[2]

6 August 2022 1	Trofense	3–2	B-SAD	Trofa
15:30	Tiago André 25' Beni Mukendi 48' Bruno Almeida 65' 90+5' Caio Marcelo 74' Okitokandjo 76' 83'	Report	Sithole 10' Edgar Pacheco 35' Nego Tembeng 37' 39' Luís Mota 88' Danny Henriques 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio do CD Trofense Attendance: 666 Referee: Flavio Lima

14 August 2022 2	B-SAD	2–3	Porto B	Seixal
15:30	Francisco Teixeira 22' Alisson Safira 34' (pen.) Tomás Castro 54' Ndour 56' Sithole 86' Jójó 89'	Report	Marcus 10' 32' Vasco Sousa 13' Wendel 53' 58' 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Caixa Futebol Campus Attendance: 315 Referee: João Pinho

22 August 2022 3	Penafiel	3–3	B-SAD	Penafiel
18:00	Gonçalo Loureiro 20' 20' Feliz Vaz 38' 56' Edi Semedo 41' 75' Roberto 70'	Report	Alisson Safira 5' 45' Francisco Teixeira 45+3' Tomás Castro 51' 87' Edgar Pacheco 84' Kikas 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Attendance: 456 Referee: Carlos Macedo

27 August 2022 4	B-SAD	2–3	Moreirense	Oeiras
14:00	Jefferson 24' Alisson Safira 48' Sithole 74' Kikas 89' 90+2'	Report	André Luis 12' 80' (pen.) Gonçalo Franco 13' Hugo Gomes 25' Luís Rocha 25' Platiny 86'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 362 Referee: João Ferreira

4 September 2022 5	Nacional	1–3	B-SAD	Funchal
15:30	Danilović 9' João Aurélio 23' Rafael Vieira 40' Gustavo Silva 66'	Report	Nuno Tomás 32' Tomás Castro 42' Rúben Oliveira 44' Jójó 45+1' Braima Sambú 60' Edgar Pacheco 62' Patrick 74' 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 802 Referee: Manuel Mota

11 September 2022 6	B-SAD	1–1	Feirense	Oeiras
11:00	Patrick 31' Danny Henriques 50' Kikas 62'	Report	Oche Ochowechi 27' Washington 36' Tiago Dias 70' João Pinto 90' André Rodrigues 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 248 Referee: André Narciso

16 September 2022 7	Tondela	3–1	B-SAD	Tondela
18:00	Rafael Barbosa 1' Marcelo Alves 7' Tiago Almeida 15' Daniel dos Anjos 25' (pen.) Khacef 45+2' Cuba 89' Rafael Alcobia 89'	Report	Nuno Tomás 31' Henrique 58' Braima Sambú 64' Rúben Oliveira 68' Nego Tembeng 84'	Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 1,336 Referee: Marcos Brazão

7 October 2022 8	B-SAD	2–3	Farense	Oeiras
18:00	Kikas 7' Edgar Pacheco 10' 22' Rúben Oliveira 19' Diogo Tavares 27' Nego Tembeng 30' Francisco Teixeira 70'	Report	Rui Costa 30' (pen.) Marco Matias 64' 83' Cristian Ponde 69' Ricardo Velho 89'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 401 Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues

18 October 2022 9	Torreense	0–1	B-SAD	Torres Vedras
18:00	João Afonso 52' Mateus 71'	Report	Kikas 26' Boni 59' Braima Sambú 84' Patrick 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Manuel Marques Attendance: 428 Referee: Luis Godinho

22 October 2022 10	B-SAD	0–2	Benfica B	Oeiras
20:30	Kikas 13' Boni 17' Nuno Tomás 69' 83' Jefferson 88' Patrick 89' Danny Henriques 90+2'	Report	Henrique Pereira 40' Paulo Bernardo 45+1' Filipe Cruz 73' Pedro Santos 90' Tiago Cóser 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 428 Referee: Hugo Silva

30 October 2022 11	Académico de Viseu	2–1	B-SAD	Viseu
11:00	Arthur Chaves 8' André Clóvis 21' Messeguem 24' Ricardo Ramírez 84' Yuri 88'	Report	Diogo Tavares 67' Patrick 71' Jefferson 73' 85'	Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Cláudio Pereira

6 November 2022 12	B-SAD	1–3	Estrela	Oeiras
15:30	Nego Tembeng 21' Nuno Tomás 56' Jefferson 60' Braima Sambú 71' Edgar Pacheco 82'	Report	Gustavo Henrique 22' Omurwa 26' João Silva 62' Rui Correia 76' Paulinho 79'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 492 Referee: Bruno Vieira

13 November 2022 13	Sporting da Covilhã	1–1	B-SAD	Covilhã
14:00	Nuno Rodrigues 29' Jorginho 41' Jaime 56' 90+3' Fatai 90'	Report	Rúben Oliveira 38' 72' Diogo Tavares 75'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto Attendance: 395 Referee: Ricardo Baixinho

29 December 2022 14	B-SAD	2–0	Leixões	Oeiras
17:00	Tomás Castro 13' Francisco Teixeira 53' 66' Boni 60'	Report	Oliveira 40' Thalis 50'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 256 Referee: Cláudio Pereira

7 January 2023 15	Mafra	0–1	B-SAD	Mafra
15:30	Leandrinho 42' Lucas Rodrigues 82' Pité 90+3'	Report	Kikas 22' Francisco Teixeira 52' Nuno Tomás 78' Boni 82'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Mafra Attendance: 466 Referee: Diogo Rosa

15 January 2023 16	Oliveirense	2–1	B-SAD	Oliveira de Azeméis
18:00	Maga 18' Michel 68' Jaime 76' Volnei Feltes 86' Zé Leite 90'	Report	Boni 73' Edgar Pacheco 78' Samuel Lobato 81' 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório Attendance: 302 Referee: Bruno José Costa

21 January 2023 17	B-SAD	0-3	Vilafranquense	Oeiras
12:45	Tiago Lopes 50' Henrique 58' Kikas 75'	Report	Luís Silva 9' Belkheir 44' 54' André Ceitil 46' Nenê 53' Veiga 62' Baldé 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 263 Referee: Marcos Brazão

30 January 2023 18	B-SAD	1–1	Trofense	Oeiras
18:00	Henrique 58' Jójó 86'	Report	Pachu 42' Djalma 48' (pen.) Hélder Morim 52' Tiago Manso 55' Issoufi Maïga 73' Tiago Ferreira 81'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 166 Referee: João Afonso

4 February 2023 19	Porto B	1–2	B-SAD	Vila Nova de Gaia
15:30	Bruno Costa 24' (pen.) Wendel 43' Romain Correia 73' Rui Monteiro 85'	Report	Edgar Pacheco 13' Samuel Lobato 54' Henrique 75' (pen.) Rúben Oliveira 82' Tomás Castro 89' Fofana 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Luís Filipe Menezes Attendance: 328 Referee: Carlos Macedo

Taça de Portugal[edit]

1 October 2022 Round 2	Joane	0–3	B-SAD	Joane
15:00		Report	Kikas 20' (pen.) 66' Lopes 35'	Stadium: Estádio de Barreiros Referee: Manuel Oliveira

14 October 2022 Round 3	Olhanense	0–2	B-SAD	Olhão
15:00	Tiago Maia 23' Jair Brito 25' Fredrick Agyemang 75' Edson Pires 84'	Report	Jefferson 15' 43' Tiago Lopes 52' Tomás Castro 63' Rúben Oliveira 84'	Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo Referee: Pedro Ramalho

10 November 2022 Round 4	B-SAD	4–0	Machico	Oeiras
11:00	Jefferson 2' Tiago Lopes 17' Martim Coxixo 23' (pen.) Boni 55'	Report	João Neri 84'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Hélder Carvalho

11 January 2023 Round 5	Vilaverdense	1–4	B-SAD	Vila Verde
14:00	David Martins 22' Brian Cipenga 33' Kikas 66' (o.g.) Joyce Ossa 78'	Report	Tiago Lopes 1' Braima Sambú 17' Jefferson 20' Tomás Castro 77' Kikas 78' (pen.) Edgar Pacheco 90+5'	Stadium: Campo Cruz do Reguengo Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

8 February 2023 Quarterfinals	Famalicão	4–1	B-SAD	Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:45	Dobre 37' Cádiz 57', 59' Jaime 68'	Report	Oliveira 65'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Referee: João Gonçalves

Taça da Liga[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Boavista	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Vitória de Guimarães	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	B-SAD	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Vilafranquense	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2

Source: Soccerway

18 November 2022 1	B-SAD	2–3	Boavista	Oeiras
20:30	Edgar Pacheco 20' Brian Saramago 24'	Report	Mangas 37' Gorré 50' Lourenço 58'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 161 Referee: João Gonçalves

1 December 2022 2	Vitória de Guimarães	2–2	B-SAD	Guimarães
20:45	Anderson Silva 14' Tiago Silva 33' Jota Silva 36' Janvier 62'	Report	Danny Henriques 29' 35' Francisco Teixeira 45' 53' Kikas 63' Rúben Oliveira 72' Nego Tembeng 87' Henrique 88' Gonçalo Tabuaço 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Vítor Ferreira

11 December 2022 3	Vilafranquense	0–0	B-SAD	Rio Maior
11:00	Léo Alaba 57' Bernardo Martins 90'	Report	Braima Sambú 88' Nego Tembeng 88' Álvaro Ramalho 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior Attendance: 27 Referee: Hugo Silva

References[edit]

^ "Académica and Leixões start championships with one point less for wage infringements". TSF. Retrieved 2 August 2022. (in Portuguese)
^ "Calendário completo da Liga SABSEG 2022/23: Veja tudo aqui".

[table_hth_BEN0.41907021888488-2] Benfica B are ahead of Leixões on head-to-head points: Benfica B 2–1 Leixões, Leixões 1–1 Benfica B. Leixões were deducted 1 point for financial irregularities.^[1]

[1] "Académica and Leixões start championships with one point less for wage infringements". TSF. Retrieved 2 August 2022. (in Portuguese)

[3] "Calendário completo da Liga SABSEG 2022/23: Veja tudo aqui".

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