Benfica
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Overview
Benfica in brief
Founded in 1904, Benfica are one of Portugal's three traditional giants and the most decorated domestic club in Portuguese football. Based in Lisbon and playing at Estadio da Luz, the club are known as As Aguias, with red shirts and the eagle crest at the heart of their identity.
Benfica's honours include a record number of Primeira Liga and Taca de Portugal titles, along with back-to-back European Cups in 1961 and 1962. The Bela Guttmann and Eusebio era made Benfica a European power, while later decades preserved the club's domestic scale and national reach.
Honours
Club profile maintained by Oddsivio · sourced from official club records.
Benfica's culture is built on mass support, Lisbon identity and rivalries with Sporting CP in the Derby de Lisboa and FC Porto in O Classico. Eusebio, Mario Coluna and Rui Costa are among the names most closely linked to the club's image and history.
On this page you can follow Benfica's fixtures, results, squad, team and player stats, match analysis and video highlights.
Benfica have won 4 of their last 5.
Recent results
- Benfica 6–1 Heart Of Midlothian — UEFA Europa League
- Benfica 5–0 FC ST. Gallen — UEFA Europa League
- Benfica 5–1 CF Os Belenenses — Club Friendlies
- FC ST. Gallen 2–1 Benfica — UEFA Europa League
- Benfica 2–0 Villarreal — Club Friendlies
- Benfica 1–2 Flamengo — Club Friendlies
Next fixture
Benfica vs Academico Viseu — Primeira Liga, 9 Aug 2026
Upcoming fixtures
- Heart Of Midlothian vs Benfica — UEFA Europa League, 13 Aug 2026
- Casa Pia vs Benfica — Primeira Liga, 16 Aug 2026
- Moreirense vs Benfica — Primeira Liga, 23 Aug 2026
- Benfica vs Estoril — Primeira Liga, 30 Aug 2026
- Maritimo vs Benfica — Primeira Liga, 6 Sept 2026
- Benfica vs GIL Vicente — Primeira Liga, 13 Sept 2026
- FC Porto vs Benfica — Primeira Liga, 20 Sept 2026
- Benfica vs Guimaraes — Primeira Liga, 11 Oct 2026
- Santa Clara vs Benfica — Primeira Liga, 25 Oct 2026
Quick answers
- When were Benfica founded?
- Benfica were founded in 1904.
- Where do Benfica play their home games?
- Benfica play their home matches at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.
- What has Benfica won?
- Benfica have won the Primeira Liga 38 times, the Taca de Portugal 26 times, the Taca da Liga 8 times and the UEFA Champions League 2 times.
- When is Benfica's next match?
- Benfica play at home to Academico Viseu in the Primeira Liga on 9 Aug 2026. View →