The House of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Macau (), simply known as Benfica de Macau, is a Macanese professional

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team that currently competes in the Liga de Elite. They are the five-time champions of the league. The club plays its home games at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium.

History

Benfica de Macau was founded on 17 October 1951, as the House No. 232 of S.L. Benfica. On 21 August 2016, Benfica de Macau defeated Rovers FC of Guam 4–2 in a 2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifier in

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. It was the first win ever for a Macanese club in any AFC competition. In 2018, Benfica de Macau became the first Macanese club to participate in the AFC Cup group stage. On 7 March 2018, Benfica won 3–2 against Taiwan's Hang Yuen, becoming the first Macanese club to win an AFC group stage match.

Continental history

Current squad

''Squad for the 2021 Liga de Elite''

Honours

League

* Liga de Elite ** Champions (5):

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Cup Competitions

* Taça de Macau ** Champions (3): 2013, 2014, 2017 ** Runners-up: 2015

References

External links

* * Website
www.benficamacau.com

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Football clubs in Macau Association football clubs established in 1951

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