S.L. Benfica B

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://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/futebol/equipa_b
Current season
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Football
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica "B" (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ ˈβe]), commonly known as Benfica B, is a Portuguese professional football team based in Seixal. Founded in 1999, dissolved in 2006, and restarted in 2012, it is the reserve team of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. They play in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home matches at Benfica Campus' main pitch.

During the 2012–13 season, Benfica B played home matches at the Estádio da Luz until February, when they moved to Estádio da Tapadinha to prevent excessive wear of the stadium's grass.[1] In 2013–14, 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 the Primeira Liga. Moreover, they cannot enter domestic cup competitions such as the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

Since 2018–19, Benfica have an under-23 team playing in Liga Revelação, a competition for players who left the under-19s but who are not ready to join or regularly play for the first-team.[2]

History

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As Benfica sought a way to provide playing time for their youth and 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 against Portimonense S.C. (2–2) in late August.[3] After three seasons in the Portuguese Second Division, they suffered relegation to the Terceira 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 the Liga Intercalar. As part of this competition, the team's best league finish was a second place, behind Estoril B, in the South Zone of the 2010–11 season.

Before the end of the 2011–12 football season in Portugal, seven Primeira Liga clubs announced their interest in creating a reserve team to fill the six vacancies available in the Segunda Liga (now Liga Portugal 2) for the 2012–13 campaign.[5] Of those seven clubs, six were selected to take part in the competition: Benfica, Braga, Marítimo, Porto, Sporting CP and Vitória 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 against F.C. United of Manchester in May 2015

In 2014, Benfica B were invited to play in the first Premier League International Cup. On 29 May 2015, they played a friendly against F.C. United of Manchester in Broadhurst Park's official opening match.[9][10] On 26 May 2019, they played a practice match against Liverpool in Marbella, Spain, five days before the latter's Champions 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 under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Other players under contract

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Portugal POR Ricardo Teixeira

Out on loan

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

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 Portugal POR Henrique Araújo (at Arouca until 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 Portugal Cláudio Oeiras 11 [17][18]
2000–2001 III 9th 38 14 11 13 58 57 57 Portugal Jorge Cordeiro 16 [19][20]
2001–2002 III 18th 38 11 11 16 35 42 44 Portugal 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 Portugal Vasco Firmino 5 [23][24]
2012–2013 II 7th 42 15 17 10 71 54 62 Portugal Miguel Rosa 17 [25][26]
2013–2014 II 5th 42 20 10 12 77 56 70 Argentina Funes Mori 13 [27][28]
2014–2015 II 6th 46 22 11 13 81 60 77 Portugal Rui Fonte 17 [29][30]
2015–2016 II 19th 46 15 10 21 59 64 55 Portugal Sancidino Silva 6 [31][32]
2016–2017 II 4th 42 18 9 15 56 58 63 Portugal Heriberto Tavares 11 [33][34]
2017–2018 II 13th 38 14 7 17 54 60 49 Portugal Heriberto Tavares 14 [35]
2018–2019 II 4th 34 15 7 12 47 42 52 England Chris Willock 11 [36]
2019–2020 II 14th 24 7 7 10 31 35 28 Brazil Daniel dos Anjos 8 [37]
2020–2021 II 8th 34 12 8 14 53 43 44 Portugal Gonçalo Ramos
Portugal Henrique Araújo 		11 [38]
2021–2022 II 5th 34 17 6 11 61 44 57 Portugal Henrique Araújo 14 [39]
2022–2023 II 15th 34 10 8 16 52 58 38 Portugal 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 England 1999 November 1999 9 4 0 5 13 12 044.44 [41][42]
José Morais Portugal November 1999 2001 67 24 17 26 98 94 035.82 [43][44]
António Veloso Portugal 9 June 2001 2002 38 11 11 16 35 42 028.95 [45][46]
Carlos Gomes Portugal 2002 July 2004 68 28 24 16 107 72 041.18 [47][48]
João Santos Portugal 2004 2006 64 32 17 15 111 69 050.00 2004–05 Terceira Divisão [49][50]
Luís Norton de Matos Portugal 4 May 2012 30 May 2013 42 15 17 10 71 54 035.71 [51][52]
Hélder Cristóvão Portugal 3 July 2013[53] 12 May 2018 224 93 49 82 340 309 041.52 [54][55]
Bruno Lage Portugal 1 July 2018[56] 3 January 2019 15 8 3 4 15 11 053.33 [57][58]
Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker) Portugal 3 January 2019 15 January 2019 3 0 1 2 5 7 000.00 [59][60]
Renato Paiva Portugal 15 January 2019 25 December 2020 58 21 12 25 84 85 036.21 [61]
Nélson Veríssimo Portugal 25 December 2020 28 December 2021 36 18 10 8 64 38 050.00 [60]
Paulo Mateus (caretaker) Portugal 28 December 2021 28 December 2021 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00 [62]
António Oliveira Portugal 5 January 2022 13 May 2022 18 7 3 8 37 57 038.89 [63]
Luís Castro Portugal 2 June 2022 8 June 2023 34 10 8 16 52 58 029.41 [64]
Nélson Veríssimo Portugal 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 under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Sweden SWE Alexander Sandahl
— GK Portugal POR João Félix
— GK Poland POL Marcel Mendes
— GK Serbia SRB Luka Velickovic
— DF Portugal POR João Conceição
— DF Portugal POR Leandro Santos
— DF Brazil BRA Tiago Coser
— DF Portugal POR José Müller
— DF Portugal POR João Fonseca
— DF Mali MLI Modibo Keita
— DF Portugal POR Tiago Parente
— DF Portugal POR Vladimir Mendes
— MF Portugal POR João Veloso
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Paul Okon-Engstler
— MF Canada CAN Carlos Meotti
— MF Portugal POR Tiago Freitas
— FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Moreira
— FW Portugal POR José Melro
— FW Netherlands NED Kyanno Silva
— FW Portugal POR Ivan Lima
— FW Portugal POR Ricardo Nóbrega
— FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Rêgo
— FW Estonia EST Karel Mustmaa
— FW Portugal POR Martim Fortes
— FW United States USA Marcos Zambrano
— FW France 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 the first-team before being loaned out.

References

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