2020–21 S.L. Benfica season
2020–21 season | ||||
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President | Luís Filipe Vieira | |||
Head coach | Jorge Jesus | |||
Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |||
Primeira Liga | 3rd | |||
Taça de Portugal | Runners-up | |||
Taça da Liga | Semi-finals | |||
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Haris Seferovic (22) All: Haris Seferovic (26) | |||
Highest home attendance | 4,750 v Standard Liège (29 October 2020) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 0 (no spectators allowed) | |||
Average home league attendance | 0 (no spectators allowed) | |||
Biggest win | Benfica 5–0 Paços de Ferreira (10 April 2021) | |||
Biggest defeat | Boavista 3–0 Benfica (2 November 2020) | |||
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The 2020–21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 117th season in existence and its 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. This season, Benfica invested €105 million amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a record investment in Portuguese football.[1] Domestically, Benfica lost the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match, were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga, finished third in the Primeira Liga – their worst league position since 2008–09[2] – and lost a Taça de Portugal final for a second time in a row.[3] Internationally, Benfica were eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and in the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, respectively. The season started on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 23 May 2021. Considered a failed, disastrous season,[4][5][6] it was the first time Benfica ended trophyless since 2012–13.[3]
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 13 February 2021
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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38 | MF | Pedrinho | Corinthians | €17,098,000 | 3 August 2020 | [7] [8][9] |
2 | DF | Gilberto | Fluminense | €3,000,000 | 8 August 2020 | [10] |
77 | GK | Helton Leite | Boavista | Undisclosed | [11] | |
5 | DF | Jan Vertonghen | Tottenham Hotspur | Free | 14 August 2020 | [12] |
7 | FW | Everton | Grêmio | €22,005,000 | [13][9] | |
10 | MF | Luca Waldschmidt | Freiburg | €16,017,000 | [14][9] | |
9 | FW | Darwin Núñez | Almería | €25,020,000 | 4 September 2020 | [15][9] |
30 | DF | Nicolás Otamendi | Manchester City | €15,158,000 | 29 September 2020 | [16][9] |
4 | DF | Lucas Veríssimo | Santos | €6,500,000 | 10 February 2021 | [17] |
Disclosed total | ||||||
€104,798,000 |
Out[edit]
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source(s) |
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— | GK | Bruno Varela | Vitória de Guimarães | Free | 19 August 2020 | [18] |
— | FW | Yony González | LA Galaxy | Loan | [19] | |
— | DF | Tyronne Ebuehi | Twente | 21 August 2020 | [20] | |
— | GK | Ivan Zlobin | Famalicão | Undisclosed | 22 August 2020 | [21] |
— | MF | Andrija Živković | PAOK | Released | 26 August 2020 | [22] |
— | FW | Jhonder Cádiz | Nashville SC | Loan (€500,000) | 9 September 2020 | [23][24] |
— | DF | Pedro Pereira | Crotone | Loan | 21 September 2020 | [25] |
— | MF | David Tavares | Moreirense | Loan | 22 September 2020 | [26] |
— | MF | Ljubomir Fejsa | Al-Ahli | Released | 24 September 2020 | [27] |
— | MF | Florentino | Monaco | Loan | 25 September 2020 | [28] |
6 | DF | Rúben Dias | Manchester City | €68,000,000 | 30 September 2020 | [29] |
— | DF | Cristian Lema | Damac FC | €2,000,000 | 2 October 2020 | [30][31] |
95 | FW | Carlos Vinícius | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan (€3,000,000) | 2 October 2020 | [32][33] |
84 | DF | Tomás Tavares | Alavés | Loan | 3 October 2020 | [34] |
97 | DF | Ferro | Valencia | Loan | 31 January 2021 | |
Disclosed total | ||||||
€73,500,000 |
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
30 August 2020 Friendly | Benfica | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Lisbon, Portugal |
19:00 WEST | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0 Referee: António Nobre (Leiria) |
2 September 2020 Friendly | Benfica | 2–1 | Braga | Lisbon, Portugal |
19:00 WEST | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal, first half), Hugo Silva (Santarém, second half) |
5 September 2020 Friendly | Benfica | 2–0 | Rennes | Lisbon, Portugal |
19:00 WEST | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0 Referee: Hugo Silva (Santarém, first half), Fábio Melo (Porto, second half) |
Non-televised friendlies, at Benfica Campus:
- Benfica 4–0 Benfica B/U23 (15 August)[35]
- Benfica 4–1 Estoril (22 August)[36]
- Benfica 4–0 Belenenses SAD (25 August)[37]
- Benfica 5–1 Farense (26 August)[38]
- Benfica 3–0 Benfica B (6 September)[39]
Competitions[edit]
Overview[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 | 18 September 2020 | 19 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 67.65 |
Taça de Portugal | 21 November 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Third round | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 85.71 |
Taça da Liga | 16 December 2020 | 20 January 2021 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 23 December 2020 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
Champions League | 15 September 2020 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Europa League | 22 October 2020 | 25 February 2021 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 37.50 |
Total | 53 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 111 | 50 | +61 | 60.38 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sporting CP (C) | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 20 | +45 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Porto | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 80 | |
3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Braga | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
5 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal. Since they would have qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by finishing fourth, the berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Paços de Ferreira), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth reserved to the fifth-placed team was awarded to the sixth-placed team (Santa Clara).
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 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | +26 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.[40]
18 September 2020 1 | Famalicão | 1–5 | Benfica | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luís Godinho |
26 September 2020 2 | Benfica | 2–0 | Moreirense | Lisbon |
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida |
4 October 2020 3 | Benfica | 3–2 | Farense | Lisbon |
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Tiago Martins |
18 October 2020 4 | Rio Ave | 0–3 | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro |
26 October 2020 5 | Benfica | 2–0 | Belenenses SAD | Lisbon |
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa |
2 November 2020 6 | Boavista | 3–0 | Benfica | Porto |
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel |
8 November 2020 7 | Benfica | 2–3 | Braga | Lisbon |
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
30 November 2020 8 | Marítimo | 1–2 | Benfica | Funchal |
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Manuel Mota |
6 December 2020 9 | Benfica | 2–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa |
20 December 2020 10 | Gil Vicente | 0–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida |
29 December 2020 11 | Benfica | 2–1 | Portimonense | Lisbon |
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Tiago Martins |
4 January 2021 12 | Santa Clara | 1–1 | Benfica | Ponta Delgada |
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
8 January 2021 13 | Benfica | 2–0 | Tondela | Lisbon |
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
15 January 2021 14 | Porto | 1–1 | Benfica | Porto |
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luís Godinho |
25 January 2021 15 | Benfica | 1–1 | Nacional | Lisbon |
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa |
1 February 2021 16 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
21:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
5 February 2021 17 | Benfica | 0–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida |
8 February 2021 18 | Benfica | 2–0 | Famalicão | Lisbon |
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel |
14 February 2021 19 | Moreirense | 1–1 | Benfica | Moreira de Cónegos |
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
21 February 2021 20 | Farense | 0–0 | Benfica | Faro |
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel |
1 March 2021 21 | Benfica | 2–0 | Rio Ave | Lisbon |
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida |
8 March 2021 22 | Belenenses SAD | 0–3 | Benfica | Oeiras |
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Tiago Martins |
13 March 2021 23 | Benfica | 2–0 | Boavista | Lisbon |
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Manuel Mota |
21 March 2021 24 | Braga | 0–2 | Benfica | Braga |
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro |
5 April 2021 25 | Benfica | 1–0 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luís Godinho |
10 April 2021 26 | Paços de Ferreira | 0–5 | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel |
17 April 2021 27 | Benfica | 1–2 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
22 April 2021 28 | Portimonense | 1–5 | Benfica | Portimão |
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
26 April 2021 29 | Benfica | 2–1 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
30 April 2021 30 | Tondela | 0–2 | Benfica | Tondela |
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Manuel Mota |
6 May 2021 31 | Benfica | 1–1 | Porto | Lisbon |
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
11 May 2021 32 | Nacional | 1–3 | Benfica | Funchal |
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa |
15 May 2021 33 | Benfica | 4–3 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Tiago Martins |
19 May 2021 34 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–3 | Benfica | Guimarães |
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Vitor Ferreira |
Taça de Portugal[edit]
21 November 2020 Third round | Paredes | 0–1 | Benfica | Paredes |
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Cidade Desportiva de Paredes Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Vitor Ferreira |
13 December 2020 Fourth round | Benfica | 5–0 | Vilafranquense | Lisbon |
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Andre Narciso |
12 January 2021 Fifth round | Estrela da Amadora | 0–4 | Benfica | Amadora |
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Joao Bento |
28 January 2021 Quarter-finals | Benfica | 3–0 | Belenenses SAD | Lisbon |
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro |
11 February 2021 Semi-finals First leg | Estoril | 1–3 | Benfica | Estoril |
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 0[a] Referee: António Nobre |
4 March 2021 Semi-finals Second leg | Benfica | 2–0 (5–1 agg.) | Estoril | Lisbon |
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
23 May 2021 Final | Braga | 2–0 | Benfica | Coimbra |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida |
Taça da Liga[edit]
16 December 2020 Quarter-finals | Benfica | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo | ||
Penalties | ||||
20 January 2021 Semi-finals | Braga | 2–1 | Benfica | Leiria |
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira[edit]
23 December 2020 Final | Porto | 2–0 | Benfica | Aveiro |
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Qualifying phase[edit]
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 31 August 2020, 12:00 CEST.[42]
15 September 2020 Third qualifying round | PAOK | 2–1 | Benfica | Thessaloniki, Greece |
21:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[43]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAN | BEN | STL | LCH | |
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1 | Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
2 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 12 | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Lech Poznań | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | — |
22 October 2020 1 | Lech Poznań | 2–4 | Benfica | Poznań, Poland |
18:55 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
29 October 2020 2 | Benfica | 3–0 | Standard Liège | Lisbon, Portugal |
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 4,750[b] Referee: François Letexier (France) |
5 November 2020 3 | Benfica | 3–3 | Rangers | Lisbon, Portugal |
18:55 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
26 November 2020 4 | Rangers | 2–2 | Benfica | Glasgow, Scotland |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
3 December 2020 5 | Benfica | 4–0 | Lech Poznań | Lisbon, Portugal |
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
10 December 2020 6 | Standard Liège | 2–2 | Benfica | Liège, Belgium |
18:55 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
Knockout phase[edit]
Round of 32[edit]
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[45]
18 February 2021 First leg |
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