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Benfica have played 6 games in the 2026 season and stand 2nd in Portuguese Primeira Liga. They have won 5, drawn 1 and lost 0, scoring 21 and conceding 4. Their most recent result was 3-1 at home to Gil Vicente on 13 September.
They finished 3rd in 2025 on 80 points, from 23 wins, 11 draws and 0 defeats. Across the last 7 completed seasons their best finish is 1st in 2022, and their average finish is 2.3. They have finished in the top four 7 times in that run.
Benfica results this season
Benfica in the Portuguese Primeira Liga table
Where they sit, with the clubs immediately above and below.
| Pos | Club | Played | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 6 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 |
| 2 | Benfica | 6 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 6 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 6 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 |
| 5 | Arouca | 6 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
The Benfica squad
ESPN lists 30 players, read 2026-09-18. The squad holds 15 nationalities, most commonly Portugal 12, Argentina 3, Ukraine 2.
| Position | Players | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | 3 | Anatoliy Trubin (1), Samuel Soares (24), Diogo Ferreira (50) |
| Defenders | 10 | Clément Lenglet (2), Samuel Dahl (26), Alessandro Circati (3), Gabriel Indio (33), Souffian El Karouani (34), Tomás Araújo (44), Daniel Banjaqui (58), Alexander Bah (6), José Neto (62), Rui Silva (94) |
| Midfielders | 10 | Georgiy Sudakov (10), Manu Silva (16), Leandro Barreiro (18), Rafa Silva (27), Claudio Echeverri (30), João Palhinha (36), Enzo Barrenechea (5), Miguel Figueiredo (73), Gonçalo Moreira (77), Fredrik Aursnes (8) |
| Forwards | 7 | Dodi Lukébakio (11), Jakub Kaminski (13), Vangelis Pavlidis (14), Andreas Schjelderup (21), Jhon Durán (22), Gianluca Prestianni (25), Anísio Cabral (72) |
Benfica season by season
Every completed season ESPN holds for Benfica in this competition, most recent first.
| Season | Finished | Played | W-D-L | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3rd | 34 | 23-11-0 | 74 | 25 | 80 |
| 2024 | 2nd | 34 | 25-5-4 | 84 | 28 | 80 |
| 2023 | 2nd | 34 | 25-5-4 | 77 | 28 | 80 |
| 2022 | 1st | 34 | 28-3-3 | 82 | 20 | 87 |
| 2021 | 3rd | 34 | 23-5-6 | 78 | 30 | 74 |
| 2020 | 3rd | 34 | 23-7-4 | 69 | 27 | 76 |
| 2019 | 2nd | 34 | 24-5-5 | 71 | 26 | 77 |
Where to go next
Our predictions for Benfica games are published as each one comes up, on soccer predictions.
