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. They hold home matches at

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. Benfica's under-19s have won a record 25

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). 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

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) and most games played (70). They were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values" in 2013–14. 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.

Players

Current players

;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 who have become full internationals while at Benfica. Over 1,000 players have come through the youth ranks, but only a small part of them played for the main team. Those who meet the aforementioned criteria are listed below. Pre-1960 *

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* António Mendes * Serra * Fernando Cruz *

Humberto Fernandes Humberto da Silva Fernandes (5 October 1938 – 8 February 2009) was a former Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a centre-back. Over the course of 12 seasons, Fernandes amassed Primeira Liga totals of 58 games, all at Benfica, winning 1 ...

1960s *

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José Henrique José Henrique Rodrigues Marques (born 18 May 1943), known as José Henrique, is a retired Portuguese footballer. A goalkeeper, he was best known for his successful spell at Benfica, being nicknamed ''Zé Gato'' (Joe Cat). He appeared in 299 o ...

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* Nené 1970s * Artur Correia * João Alves *

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* Jorge Silva * Cavungi *

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* José Luís * Alberto Fonseca *

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1980s * António Fonseca *

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* José Carlos 1990s *

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Paulo Madeira Paulo Sérgio Braga Madeira (born 6 September 1970) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Madeira was born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola. A youth graduate of S.L. Benfica, he made his first- ...

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Pedro Henriques Pedro Ricardo Quintela Henriques (born 16 October 1974) is a Portuguese former Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 222 matches and six goals ov ...

* Kenedy * Hugo Leal *

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2000s * Diogo Luís * Bruno Aguiar *

José Moreira José Filipe da Silva Moreira (born 20 March 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career with Benfica, appearing in 148 competitive matches and making his debut at only 19. He ...

* João Pereira * Manuel Fernandes *

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2010s *

André Gomes André Filipe Tavares Gomes (; born 30 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille, on loan from club Everton. He played three years at Benfica, where he won the domestic tr ...

* Sílvio * Victor Lindelöf *

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* Ederson *

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* Gedson Fernandes *

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* Ferro *

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Coaching staff

Competitive record

UEFA Youth League

Note: Benfica score is always listed first.

Honours

Portuguese Championship Portuguese Championship (Portuguese: ''Campeonato Português'') may refer to: * Campeonato Português de Rugby * Portuguese Chess Championship *Portuguese District Championships * Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship * Portuguese Indoor ...

: 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:

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

References

External links

Departamento de Formação

How Benfica became a global figurehead in player development
– ''These Football Times'' (2017) {{S.L. Benfica

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