Benfica’s Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Benfica.

Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).

This page will be updated as and when relevant.

TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)

Biggest home victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
10-0: Benfica v Stade Dudelange, 05/10/65, European Cup preliminary round second leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
5-1: Benfica v Club Brugge, 07/03/23, round of 16 second leg
4-0: Benfica v Atlético, 02/10/24, league phase

Biggest away victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
0-8: Stade Dudelange v Benfica, 30/09/65, European Cup preliminary round first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-6: Maccabi Haifa v Benfica, 02/11/22, group stage

Biggest home defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-5: Benfica v Manchester United, 09/03/66, European Cup quarter-finals second leg
0-4: Benfica v Bayern München, 20/10/21, group stage

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-4: Benfica v Bayern München, 20/10/21, group stage

Biggest away defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
5-0: twice, most recently, Basel v Benfica, 27/09/17, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
5-0: Basel v Benfica, 27/09/17, group stage

All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record

2024/25    Round of 16
2023/24    Group stage
2022/23    Quarter-finals
2021/22    Quarter-finals
2020/21    Third qualifying round
2019/20    Group stage
2018/19    Group stage
2017/18    Group stage
2016/17    Round of 16
2015/16    Quarter-finals
2014/15    Group stage
2013/14    Group stage
2012/13    Group stage
2011/12    Quarter-finals
2010/11    Group stage
2007/08    Group stage
2006/07    Group stage
2005/06    Quarter-finals
2004/05    Third qualifying round
2003/04    Third qualifying round
1998/99    Group stage
1994/95    Quarter-finals
1991/92    Group stage
1989/90    Runners-up
1987/88    Runners-up
1984/85    Second round
1983/84    Quarter-finals
1981/82    Second round
1977/78    Quarter-finals
1976/77    First round
1975/76    Quarter-finals
1973/74    Second round
1972/73    Second round
1971/72    Semi-finals
1969/70    Second round
1968/69    Quarter-finals
1967/68    Runners-up
1965/66    Quarter-finals
1964/65    Runners-up
1963/64    First round
1962/63    Runners-up
1961/62    Winners
1960/61    Winners
1957/58    Preliminary round

STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)

Most successive wins

6: twice, most recently, 02/08/2022 - 14/09/2022

Most successive draws

3: twice, most recently, 11/12/1991 - 18/03/1992

Most successive defeats

7: 08/03/2017 - 05/12/2017

Most successive games without a defeat

13: 13/04/2022 - 07/03/2023

Most successive games without a win

7: three times, most recently, 11/04/2023 - 29/11/2023

Most successive clean sheets

6: 07/11/1984 - 02/03/1988

PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)

Top appearance makers

61: Luisão
43: Pizzi
42: André Almeida
40: Alejandro Grimaldo
38: Rafa Silva

Top goalscorers

11: Óscar Cardozo
9: João Mário
9: Rafa Silva
7: Nuno Gomes
7: Vangelis Pavlidis

Youngest players

17y 173d: José Gomes (SSC Napoli 4-2 SL Benfica, 28/09/16)
18y 52d: Mile Svilar (SL Benfica 0-1 Manchester United, 18/10/17)
18y 80d: Miguel Vítor (AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica, 18/09/07)

Youngest goalscorers

18y 305d: Gonçalo Guedes (Club Atlético de Madrid 1-2 SL Benfica, 30/09/15)
18y 360d: António Silva (SL Benfica 4-3 Juventus, 25/10/22)
19y 255d: Manuel Fernandes (Villarreal CF 1-1 SL Benfica, 18/10/05)

Oldest players

39y 284d: Michel Preud'homme (SL Benfica 2-2 HJK Helsinki, 04/11/98)
38y 43d: Veloso (SL Benfica 0-0 AC Milan, 15/03/95)
38y 24d: Júlio César (FC Basel 1893 5-0 SL Benfica, 27/09/17)

Oldest goalscorers

37y 27d: Nicolás Otamendi (FC Barcelona 3-1 SL Benfica, 11/03/25)
36y 231d: Ángel Di María (SL Benfica 4-0 Atlético de Madrid, 02/10/24)
34y 263d: Luisão (SL Benfica 2-1 Galatasaray A.Ş., 03/11/15)

Most goals in a match

3 goals: João Mário (v Inter, 29/11/23)
3 goals: Vangelis Pavlidis (v Barcelona, 21/01/25)

All hat-tricks

3 goals: João Mário (v Inter, 29/11/23)
3 goals: Vangelis Pavlidis (v Barcelona, 21/01/25)