2022–23 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
2022–23 season
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachRoger Schmidt
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga1st (champions)
Taça de PortugalQuarter-finals
Taça da LigaGroup stage
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Gonçalo Ramos (19)
All: Gonçalo Ramos (27)
Highest home attendance64,012 v Santa Clara
(27 May 2023)
Lowest home attendance43,263 v Penafiel
(26 November 2022)
Average home league attendance57,108 (17 matches)[1]
Biggest winBenfica 5–0 Marítimo
(18 September 2022)
Benfica 5–0 Chaves
(29 October 2022)
Maccabi Haifa 1–6 Benfica
(2 November 2022)
Biggest defeatBraga 3–0 Benfica
(30 December 2022)

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.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[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[2][3]
2 DF Brazil BRA Gilberto
3 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo
4 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Veríssimo
6 DF Denmark DEN Alexander Bah
7 MF Brazil BRA David Neres
8 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Aursnes
15 MF Portugal POR Gonçalo Guedes (on loan from Wolves)[4]
19 FW Denmark DEN Casper Tengstedt
20 MF Portugal POR João Mário (vice-captain)
21 MF Norway NOR Andreas Schjelderup
22 MF Portugal POR Chiquinho
23 DF Serbia SRB Mihailo Ristić
24 GK Portugal POR Samuel Soares
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Portugal POR Rafa Silva
30 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Otamendi (captain)
33 FW Croatia CRO Petar Musa
61 MF Portugal POR Florentino
66 DF Portugal POR António Silva
73 MF Italy ITA Cher Ndour
75 GK Portugal POR André Gomes
87 MF Portugal POR João Neves
88 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Ramos
91 DF Brazil BRA Morato
93 MF Germany GER Julian Draxler (on loan from PSG)[5]
96 MF Portugal POR Diego Moreira
99 GK Greece GRE Odysseas Vlachodimos

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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

Out[edit]

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

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

9 July 2022 Friendly Reading England 0–2 Portugal Benfica Burton upon Trent, England
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Bah 65'
  • Dias 72'
Stadium: St George's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 July 2022 Algarve Cup Benfica Portugal 3–0
(5–4 p)
France Nice Faro/Loulé
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
Penalties
Note: A penalty shoot-out was held after the match in case the competition needed a tiebreaker.
17 July 2022 Algarve Cup Fulham England 1–5 Portugal Benfica Faro/Loulé
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: ~15,000[56]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
Note: Benfica won the trophy.
22 July 2022 Friendly Benfica Portugal 4–2 Spain Girona Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Tobias Thies
26 July 2022 Eusébio Cup Benfica Portugal 3–2 England Newcastle United Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 49,081[57]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
27 July 2022 Friendly Benfica Portugal 3–1 Portugal Amora Seixal
WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Ebah Stadium: Benfica Campus
Note: non-televised training match
11 December 2022 Friendly Benfica Portugal 0–1 Spain Sevilla Algarve
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Algarve
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team 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[edit]

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[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWWWWWDWWWWWLWDWWWWWWWWWWLLWWWWDW
Position2221111111111111111111111111111111
Points36912151821222528313437374041444750535659626568717171747780838487
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

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

5 August 2022 1 Benfica 4–0 Arouca Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,617
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
13 August 2022 2 Casa Pia 0–1 Benfica Leiria
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 22,253
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
27 August 2022 4 Boavista 0–3 Benfica Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 10,939
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
Note: Match was brought forward.
30 August 2022 3 Benfica 3–2 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,151
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
2 September 2022 5 Benfica 2–1 Vizela Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,958
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
10 September 2022 6 Famalicão 0–1 Benfica Vila Nova de Famalicão
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
18 September 2022 7 Benfica 5–0 Marítimo Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,889
Referee: António Nobre (Leiria)
1 October 2022 8 Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 Benfica Guimarães
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 19,231
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
8 October 2022 9 Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,176
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
21 October 2022 10 Porto 0–1 Benfica Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,499
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
29 October 2022 11 Benfica 5–0 Chaves Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 54,990
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
6 November 2022 12 Estoril 1–5 Benfica Estoril
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Sérginho 90' Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
13 November 2022 13 Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,266
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
30 December 2022 14 Braga 3–0 Benfica Braga
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 19,398
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
6 January 2023 15 Benfica 1–0 Portimonense Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,559
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Braga)
15 January 2023 16 Benfica 2–2 Sporting CP Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 62,295
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
21 January 2023 17 Santa Clara 0–3 Benfica Ponta Delgada
17:00 AZOT (UTC−01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 9,701
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
26 January 2023 20 Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 8,060
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
Note: Match was brought forward.
31 January 2023 18 Arouca 0–3 Benfica Arouca
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 4,614
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
4 February 2023 19 Benfica 3–0 Casa Pia Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,763
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)
20 February 2023 21 Benfica 3–1 Boavista Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,413
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)
25 February 2023 22 Vizela 0–2 Benfica Vizela
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela
Attendance: 5,872
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
3 March 2023 23 Benfica 2–0 Famalicão Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,995
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
12 March 2023 24 Marítimo 0–3 Benfica Funchal
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 10,547
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
18 March 2023 25 Benfica 5–1 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,374
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)
2 April 2023 26 Rio Ave 0–1 Benfica Vila do Conde
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 4,134
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
7 April 2023 27 Benfica 1–2 Porto Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 62,028
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
15 April 2023 28 Chaves 1–0 Benfica Chaves
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 8,297
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
23 April 2023 29 Benfica 1–0 Estoril Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,062
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
29 April 2023 30 Gil Vicente 0–2 Benfica Barcelos
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 11,694
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
6 May 2023 31 Benfica 1–0 Braga Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,289
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
13 May 2023 32 Portimonense 1–5 Benfica Portimão
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
21 May 2023 33 Sporting CP 2–2 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 39,348
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
27 May 2023 34 Benfica 3–0 Santa Clara Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 64,012
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

Taça de Portugal[edit]

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 Yellow card 46'
  • Militão Yellow card 66'
  • Marcelo Yellow card 72'
  • Barreiras 74' Yellow card 120+2'
Report
Stadium: Campo da Mata
Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro)
Penalties
  • Clemente soccer ball with red X
  • Simões soccer ball with check mark
  • Borges soccer ball with check mark
  • Rodrigues soccer ball with check mark
9 November 2022 Fourth round Estoril 0–1 Benfica Estoril
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
10 January 2023 Fifth round Varzim 0–2 Benfica Póvoa de Varzim
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Attendance: ~7,000
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
9 February 2023 Quarter-finals Braga 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Benfica Braga
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
Penalties

Taça da Liga[edit]

Group stage[edit]

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
20 November 2022 1 Estrela da Amadora 2–3 Benfica Leiria
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Leiria)
26 November 2022 2 Benfica 2–0 Penafiel Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 43,263
Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)
17 December 2022 3 Moreirense 1–1 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]

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

2 August 2022 First leg Benfica Portugal 4–1 Denmark Midtjylland Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)

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