S.L. Benfica (youth)

Juniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈnjɔɾɨʒ ðu sɨˈpɔɾ liʒˈβoɐ i βɐ̃jˈfikɐ]) are the under-19 team of Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica. They hold home matches at Benfica Campus, the club's training ground and youth academy in Seixal.

Juniores do Benfica
Full nameJuniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Nickname(s)As Águias (The Eagles)
Os Encarnados (The Reds)
GroundBenfica Campus
Capacity2,720
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachFilipe Coelho (domestic league)
Luís Araújo (UEFA Youth League)
LeagueCampeonato Nacional de Juniores
2021–221st (champions)
WebsiteClub website

Benfica's under-19s have won a record 25 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores (current champions), one Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup (1996), one UEFA Youth League (2021–22) and one Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (2022). Benfica hold UEFA Youth League records for the biggest win in a final, 6–0 against Red Bull Salzburg, most final appearances (4, joint-record with Chelsea) and most games played (70).[1] They were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values" in 2013–14.[2]

There are other development teams below under-19, completing Benfica's youth system: Juvenis "A" and "B"; Iniciados "A" and "B"; Infantis "A", "B", "C" and "D"; Benjamins "A" and "B"; and Traquinas "A". In 2015, Benfica received the Globe Soccer award for Best Academy of the year.[3]

Players

Current players

As of 14 September 2022[4][5]

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 Portugal POR André Gomes
GK Portugal POR André Moreira
GK Portugal POR Diogo Ferreira
GK Poland POL Marcel Mendes
GK Portugal POR Rodrigo Anjos
DF Portugal POR Diogo Spencer
DF Portugal POR Francisco Machado
DF Portugal POR Guilherme Montóia
DF Portugal POR Henrique Sá
DF Portugal POR Hugo Faria
DF Portugal POR João Conceição
DF Portugal POR João Fonseca
DF Portugal POR João Pereira
DF Portugal POR João Tomé (B)
DF Portugal POR José Sampaio
DF Portugal POR Júlio Gil
DF Portugal POR Leandro Santos
DF Portugal POR Mario Tudose
DF Brazil BRA Tiago Coser
DF Portugal POR Vladimir Mendes
DF Slovenia SVN Žan Jevšenak (B)
MF Portugal POR Alamara Djabi
MF Italy ITA Cher Ndour (B)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Portugal POR Diogo Prioste
MF Portugal POR Hugo Félix
MF Portugal POR João Neves (B)
MF Portugal POR João Veloso
MF Portugal POR Nuno Félix
MF Belgium BEL Paul Okon-Engstler
MF Portugal POR Rafael Luís
MF Portugal POR Tiago Reisinho
FW Portugal POR Diego Moreira (B)
FW Portugal POR Franculino Djú
FW Portugal POR Gustavo Varela
FW Portugal POR Iuri Moreira
FW Portugal POR Ivan Lima
FW Belgium BEL Jelani Trevisan
FW Portugal POR João Rêgo
FW Portugal POR José Marques
FW Portugal POR Luís Semedo (B)
FW Estonia EST Karel Mustmaa
FW Netherlands NED Kyanno Silva
FW Romania ROU Miguel Constantinescu
FW Portugal POR Ricardo Marques
FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Rêgo
Key

B = current Benfica B player

Notable players

The following is a list of players who (have) represented Benfica's first-team in a minimum of 25 matches, or (have) reached 25 caps at full international level while at Benfica or another club. Over 1,000 players have come through Benfica's youth ranks, but only a small part of them played for the main team. In some occasions, graduates debuted for the first-team but left Benfica before reaching 25 matches and went on representing their national team at full international level. Those who meet the aforementioned criteria are listed below. (Time periods below correspond to when players joined Benfica youth.)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Filipe Coelho
Assistant coaches Vítor Couto
Luís Tralhão
Goalkeeping coach João Regino
Observation coach Tiago Martins
Fitness coach Hugo Zagalo

Last updated: 18 July 2022
Source: [40]

Competitive record

UEFA Youth League

As of match played 2 November 2022

Note: Benfica score is always listed first.

Honours

Winners (25) – record: 1943–44, 1944–45, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2021–22
Winners: 1996
Winners: 2021–22
Winners – record: 2022

Other youth honours

Juvenis (under-17)

Winners (19): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19

Iniciados (under-15)

Winners (10): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17

Infantis (under-13)

Winners (3) - shared record: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96

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