2022–23 S.L. Benfica season
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2022–23 season | ||||
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President | Rui Costa | |||
Head coach | Roger Schmidt | |||
Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |||
Primeira Liga | 1st (champions) | |||
Taça de Portugal | Quarter-finals | |||
Taça da Liga | Group stage | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gonçalo Ramos (19) All: Gonçalo Ramos (27) | |||
Highest home attendance | 64,012 v Santa Clara (27 May 2023) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 43,263 v Penafiel (26 November 2022) | |||
Average home league attendance | 57,108 (17 matches)[1] | |||
Biggest win | Benfica 5–0 Marítimo (18 September 2022) Benfica 5–0 Chaves (29 October 2022) Maccabi Haifa 1–6 Benfica (2 November 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | Braga 3–0 Benfica (30 December 2022) | |||
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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.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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33 | FW | Petar Musa | Boavista | €6,400,000 | 1 July 2022 | [6][7] |
23 | DF | Mihailo Ristić | Montpellier | Free | [8] | |
6 | DF | Alexander Bah | Slavia Prague | €8,600,000 | [9][10] | |
7 | FW | David Neres | Shakhtar Donetsk | €15,300,000 | [11] | |
38 | DF | João Victor | Corinthians | €8,500,000 | 8 July 2022 | [12] |
13 | MF | Enzo Fernández | River Plate | €10,000,000 | 14 July 2022 | [13] |
8 | MF | Fredrik Aursnes | Feyenoord | €13,000,000 | 24 August 2022 | [14] |
93 | MF | Julian Draxler | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan (€2,500,000) | 1 September 2022 | [15] |
25 | DF | John Brooks | Wolfsburg | Free | [16] | |
19 | FW | Casper Tengstedt | Rosenborg | €9,500,000 | 11 January 2023 | [17] |
21 | MF | Andreas Schjelderup | Nordsjælland | €14,000,000 | 11 January 2023 | [18] |
15 | MF | Gonçalo Guedes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | 20 January 2023 | [4] |
Disclosed total | ||||||
€87,800,000 |
Out[edit]
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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9 | FW | Darwin Núñez | Liverpool | €75,000,000 | 1 July 2022 | [19] |
7 | MF | Everton | Flamengo | €13,500,000 | [20] | |
— | MF | Gedson Fernandes | Beşiktaş | €6,000,000 | [21] | |
— | MF | Tiago Dantas | PAOK | Loan | [22] | |
— | DF | Pedro Pereira | Monza | €2,500,000 | [23] | |
— | FW | Jota | Celtic | €7,300,000 | [24] | |
1 | GK | Mile Svilar | Roma | Free | [25] | |
— | DF | Ferro | Vitesse | Loan | 15 July 2022 | [26] |
14 | FW | Haris Seferovic | Galatasaray | Loan (€1,000,000) | 19 July 2022 | [27][28] |
72 | DF | Tomás Araújo | Gil Vicente | Loan | 27 July 2022 | [29] |
21 | MF | Pizzi | Al Wahda | Free | 28 July 2022 | [30] |
— | MF | Nuno Santos | Charlotte | €1,000,000 | 4 August 2022 | [31] |
— | MF | Gabriel | Botafogo | Loan | 12 August 2022 | [32] |
9 | FW | Roman Yaremchuk | Club Brugge | €16,000,000 | 29 August 2022 | [33][34] |
— | FW | Carlos Vinícius | Fulham | €5,000,000 | 1 September 2022 | [35] |
11 | MF | Soualiho Meïté | Cremonese | Loan | [36] | |
28 | MF | Julian Weigl | Borussia Mönchengladbach | [37] | ||
49 | MF | Adel Taarabt | Al-Nasr | Free | 2 September 2022 | [38] |
5 | DF | Jan Vertonghen | Anderlecht | [39] | ||
18 | FW | Rodrigo Pinho | Coritiba | €2,500,000 | 29 December 2022 | [40] |
17 | MF | Diogo Gonçalves | Copenhagen | €2,000,000 | 5 January 2023 | [41] |
77 | GK | Helton Leite | Antalyaspor | Free | 20 January 2023 | [42] |
39 | FW | Henrique Araújo | Watford | Loan | 23 January 2023 | [43] |
— | DF | Tomás Tavares | Spartak Moscow | €3,000,000 | 24 January 2023 | [44] |
38 | DF | João Victor | Nantes | Loan | 25 January 2023 | [45] |
25 | DF | John Brooks | Hoffenheim | €500,000 | 26 January 2023 | [46] |
— | DF | Germán Conti | Lokomotiv Moscow | Free | 30 January 2023 | [47] |
31 | DF | Gil Dias | Stuttgart | €2,000,000 | [48] | |
55 | MF | Paulo Bernardo | Paços de Ferreira | Loan | 31 January 2023 | [49] |
14 | FW | Haris Seferovic | Celta de Vigo | [50] | ||
13 | MF | Enzo Fernandez | Chelsea | €121,000,000 | [51] | |
34 | DF | André Almeida | Free | 1 February 2023 | [52] | |
— | DF | Ferro | 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 | 0–2 | Benfica | Burton upon Trent, England |
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
15 July 2022 Algarve Cup | Benfica | 3–0 (5–4 p) | 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 | 1–5 | 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 | 4–2 | Girona | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland |
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Tobias Thies |
26 July 2022 Eusébio Cup | Benfica | 3–2 | 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 | 3–1 | Amora | Seixal |
WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Ebah | Stadium: Benfica Campus | |
Note: non-televised training match |
11 December 2022 Friendly | Benfica | 0–1 | 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 | |||||||
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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 | 82.35 |
Taça de Portugal | 15 October 2022 | 9 February 2023 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
Taça da Liga | 20 November 2022 | 17 December 2022 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
UEFA Champions League | 2 August 2022 | 19 April 2023 | Third qualifying round | Quarter-finals | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 71.43 |
Total | 55 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 131 | 40 | +91 | 76.36 |
Source: Competitions
Primeira Liga[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
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) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Campo da Mata Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro) |
Penalties | ||||
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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 | |
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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 | — | — | — |
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.