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S.L. Benfica B

Sport Lisboa e Benfica"B"(Portuguese pronunciation:[sɨˈpɔɾliʒˈβoɐiβɐ̃jˈfikɐˈβe]), commonly known asBenfica B,is a Portuguese professionalfootballteam based inSeixal.Founded in 1999, dissolved in 2006, and restarted in 2012, it is thereserve teamof Portuguese clubS.L. Benfica.They play in theLiga Portugal 2,holding home matches atBenfica Campus' main pitch.

Benfica B
Full nameSport Lisboa e Benfica"B"
Nickname(s)As Águias(The Eagles)
Os Encarnados(The Reds)
Founded1999
GroundBenfica Campus
Capacity2,644
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachNélson Veríssimo
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2022–23Liga Portugal 2, 15th of 18
Websitehttps:// slbenfica.pt/en-us/futebol/equipa_b
Current season

During the 2012–13 season, Benfica B played home matches at theEstádio da Luzuntil February, when they moved toEstádio da Tapadinhato prevent excessive wear of the stadium's grass.[1]In2013–14,they permanently moved to their own training ground, capable of receiving professional league matches.

As a reserve team, Benfica B cannot play in the same division as the club's main team, thus being ineligible for promotion to thePrimeira Liga.Moreover, they cannot enter domestic cup competitions such as theTaça de PortugalandTaça da Liga.

Since 2018–19, Benfica have anunder-23 teamplaying inLiga Revelação,a competition for players who leftthe under-19sbut who are not ready to join or regularly play for the first-team.[2]

History

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AsBenficasought a way to provide playing time fortheir youthand reserve players, they created a B team in 1999. The team officially started competing in the 1999–2000 season, with their first match played away againstPortimonense S.C.(2–2) in late August.[3]After three seasons in thePortuguese Second Division,they suffered relegation to theTerceira Divisão,where they would spend three years,[4]before achieving promotion to the Portuguese Second Division in 2005. In May of the following year, the board of directors extinguished the side, which returned to activity shortly after as part of theLiga Intercalar.As part of this competition, the team's best league finish was a second place, behindEstoril B,in the South Zone of the 2010–11 season.

Before the end of the 2011–12 football season in Portugal, sevenPrimeira Ligaclubs announced their interest in creating a reserve team to fill the six vacancies available in theSegunda Liga(now Liga Portugal 2) for the2012–13 campaign.[5]Of those seven clubs, six were selected to take part in the competition: Benfica,Braga,Marítimo,Porto,Sporting CPandVitória de Guimarães.[6]

LPFP,who organize the professional football tiers in Portugal, announced that the clubs would have to pay €50,000 to register themselves at the league in order to compete in the upcoming season.[7]In addition, LPFP also required them to follow new rules regarding player selection, in which each B team must have a squad with a minimum of ten players formed at the club's academy and with an age between 15 and 21 years, and a maximum of three players above 23 years old. LPFP also decided that reserve teams are unable to compete in cup competitions and to gain promotion to the Primeira Liga due to the possibility of playing against their club's first team.

In late May 2012, it was officially announced that the B teams of six Primeira Liga clubs would compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga, a decision that increased the number of teams from 16 to 22 and the number of matches from 30 to 42.[8]

Starting line-up of Benfica B for a friendly match againstF.C. United of Manchesterin May 2015

In 2014, Benfica B were invited to play in thefirst Premier League International Cup.On 29 May 2015, they played a friendly againstF.C. United of ManchesterinBroadhurst Park's official opening match.[9][10]On 26 May 2019, they played a practice match againstLiverpoolinMarbella,Spain, five days before the latter'sChampions League final.[11]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 11 July 2024[12][13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
48 DF POR Rafael Rodrigues
52 FW POR Henrique Pereira
60 MF POR Nuno Félix
62 DF FRA Lenny Lacroix
66 DF USA Joshua Wynder
67 FW POR Rodrigo Rêgo
70 DF POR Filipe Cruz
73 DF BRA Tiago Cóser
74 MF SVN Žan Jevšenak
75 GK POR André Gomes
76 DF BRA Gustavo Marques
77 FW POR Gerson Sousa
No. Pos. Nation Player
78 DF POR Kiko Domingues
79 MF POR Hugo Félix
81 DF ALB Adrian Bajrami
82 DF POR Diogo Spencer
83 MF POR Rafael Luís
84 MF POR João Rego
86 MF POR Diogo Prioste
89 FW POR Gustavo Varela
92 GK POR Pedro Souza
97 FW POR José Melro
98 GK POR Ricardo Ribeiro
99 FW BRA Luan Farias

Other players under contract

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For first-team players under contract, seeS.L. Benfica § Other players under contract.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF POR Ricardo Teixeira

Out on loan

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For first-team players on loan[a],seeS.L. Benfica § Out on loan.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW POR Henrique Araújo(atAroucauntil 30 June 2025)[14]

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Nélson Veríssimo[15]
Assistant coaches Marco Pimenta
Jorge Cordeiro
Goalkeeper coach Paulo Marques
Analyst coach Pedro Pitacas
Analyst assistant coach Rúben Damazio
Personal trainers (Benfica LAB) Tiago Vaz
Duarte Carvalho

Last updated: 6 July 2023
Source:[16]

Records and statistics

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Season-to-season record

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Season Div Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts Top scorer Goals Refs
1999–2000 III 13th 38 14 6 18 53 49 48 Cláudio Oeiras 11 [17][18]
2000–2001 III 9th 38 14 11 13 58 57 57 Jorge Cordeiro 16 [19][20]
2001–2002 III 18th 38 11 11 16 35 42 44 Jorge Ribeiro 5 [21]
2002–2003 IV 3rd 34 14 14 6 47 25 56 [22]
2003–2004 IV 5th 34 15 8 11 63 48 53 [22]
2004–2005 IV 1st 34 21 9 4 71 29 72 [22]
2005–2006 III 11th 30 11 8 11 40 40 41 Vasco Firmino 5 [23][24]
2012–2013 II 7th 42 15 17 10 71 54 62 Miguel Rosa 17 [25][26]
2013–2014 II 5th 42 20 10 12 77 56 70 Funes Mori 13 [27][28]
2014–2015 II 6th 46 22 11 13 81 60 77 Rui Fonte 17 [29][30]
2015–2016 II 19th 46 15 10 21 59 64 55 Sancidino Silva 6 [31][32]
2016–2017 II 4th 42 18 9 15 56 58 63 Heriberto Tavares 11 [33][34]
2017–2018 II 13th 38 14 7 17 54 60 49 Heriberto Tavares 14 [35]
2018–2019 II 4th 34 15 7 12 47 42 52 Chris Willock 11 [36]
2019–2020 II 14th 24 7 7 10 31 35 28 Daniel dos Anjos 8 [37]
2020–2021 II 8th 34 12 8 14 53 43 44 Gonçalo Ramos
Henrique Araújo 		11 [38]
2021–2022 II 5th 34 17 6 11 61 44 57 Henrique Araújo 14 [39]
2022–2023 II 15th 34 10 8 16 52 58 38 Henrique Pereira 9 [40]
Champions Relegated

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 27 May 2023. Only competitive matches are counted, including those in the Premier League International Cup.

Name Nat From To P W D L GF GA Win % Honours Refs
Alan Murray 1999 November 1999 9 4 0 5 13 12 044.44 [41][42]
José Morais November 1999 2001 67 24 17 26 98 94 035.82 [43][44]
António Veloso 9 June 2001 2002 38 11 11 16 35 42 028.95 [45][46]
Carlos Gomes 2002 July 2004 68 28 24 16 107 72 041.18 [47][48]
João Santos 2004 2006 64 32 17 15 111 69 050.00 2004–05 Terceira Divisão [49][50]
Luís Norton de Matos 4 May 2012 30 May 2013 42 15 17 10 71 54 035.71 [51][52]
Hélder Cristóvão 3 July 2013[53] 12 May 2018 224 93 49 82 340 309 041.52 [54][55]
Bruno Lage 1 July 2018[56] 3 January 2019 15 8 3 4 15 11 053.33 [57][58]
Nélson Veríssimo(caretaker) 3 January 2019 15 January 2019 3 0 1 2 5 7 000.00 [59][60]
Renato Paiva 15 January 2019 25 December 2020 58 21 12 25 84 85 036.21 [61]
Nélson Veríssimo 25 December 2020 28 December 2021 36 18 10 8 64 38 050.00 [60]
Paulo Mateus(caretaker) 28 December 2021 28 December 2021 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00 [62]
António Oliveira 5 January 2022 13 May 2022 18 7 3 8 37 57 038.89 [63]
Luís Castro 2 June 2022 8 June 2023 34 10 8 16 52 58 029.41 [64]
Nélson Veríssimo 6 July 2023 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !— [60]

Honours

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Winners:2004–05

Under-23s current squad

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As of 7 September 2023[65]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK SWE Alexander Sandahl
— GK POR João Félix
— GK POL Marcel Mendes
— GK SRB Luka Velickovic
— DF POR João Conceição
— DF POR Leandro Santos
— DF BRA Tiago Coser
— DF POR José Müller
— DF POR João Fonseca
— DF MLI Modibo Keita
— DF POR Tiago Parente
— DF POR Vladimir Mendes
— MF POR João Veloso
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF AUS Paul Okon-Engstler
— MF CAN Carlos Meotti
— MF POR Tiago Freitas
— FW POR Gonçalo Moreira
— FW POR José Melro
— FW NED Kyanno Silva
— FW POR Ivan Lima
— FW POR Ricardo Nóbrega
— FW POR Rodrigo Rêgo
— FW EST Karel Mustmaa
— FW POR Martim Fortes
— FW USA Marcos Zambrano
— FW FRA Sofiane Dris

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Paulo Lopes[15]
Assistant coaches Pedro Valido
Paulo Mateus
Goalkeeper coach Gonçalo Reduto
Analyst coach Rodolfo Fernandes
Analyst assistant coach José Marques
Personal trainers (Benfica LAB) Luke Garcia

Last updated: 6 July 2023
Source:[65]

Notes

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  1. ^Players who last played for thefirst-teambefore being loaned out.

References

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