The 2023–24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
(), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football.
Founded on 28 Febr ...
season was the club's
120th season in existence and its 90th consecutive season in the top flight of
Portuguese football
Association football (), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese students a ...
.
Domestically, Benfica played in the
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...
as defending champions, and reached the semi-finals of the
Taça da Liga
The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...
and
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...
. In Europe, Benfica played in the
UEFA Champions League group stage before reaching the
UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. The season started on 9 August 2023, with a 2–0 win over
Porto
Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...
in the
Supertaça match, and concluded on 17 May 2024, with a second-place finish in Primeira Liga.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
In
Out
Pre-season friendlies
The pre-season began on 5 July 2023.
Competitions
Overall record
Primeira Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Taça de Portugal
Semi-finals
Taça da Liga
Third round
Semi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
=Knockout round play-offs
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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
=Round of 16
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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.
=Quarter-finals
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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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References
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