# S.L. Benfica (youth)

Active departments of S.L. Benfica :
| Football | Football B | Football U19 |
| Football (women's) | Futsal | Roller hockey |
| Basketball | Handball | Volleyball |
| Athletics | Swimming | Rugby union |
| Table tennis | Billiards | Canoeing |
Closed departments :
| Archery | Beach soccer | Cycling |
Juniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portuguese pronunciation:) 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.
Benfica's under-19s have won a record 25 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores, 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). 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

    As of 3 September 2023
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 | POR | André Moreira |
| — | GK | POR | Diogo Ferreira |
| — | GK | POR | João Fidalgo |
| — | GK | POR | André Gomes (B) |
| — | DF | POR | Guilherme Peixoto |
| — | DF | POR | Kevin Pinto |
| — | DF | POR | Diogo Rocha |
| — | DF | POR | Guilherme Gaspar |
| — | DF | POR | Rui Silva |
| — | DF | POR | Gonçalo Oliveira |
| — | DF | POR | Leandro Martins |
| — | DF | POR | João Pereira |
| — | DF | SVN | Žan Jevšenak (B) |
| — | DF | POR | Diogo Spencer (B) |
| — | DF | POR | João Tomé (B) |
| — | DF | POR | João Conceição (U23) |
| — | DF | POR | João Fonseca (U23) |
| — | DF | POR | Leandro Santos (U23) |
| — | DF | BRA | Tiago Coser (U23) |
| — | DF | POR | Vladimir Mendes (U23) |
| — | MF | POR | Martim Ferreira |
| — | MF | POR | Rodrigo Pires |
| — | MF | POR | André Gomes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | POR | Tiago Pinto |
| — | MF | POR | Diogo Prioste (B) |
| — | MF | POR | Hugo Félix (B) |
| — | MF | POR | Nuno Félix (B) |
| — | MF | POR | Rafael Luís (B) |
| — | MF | AUS | Paul Okon-Engstler (U23) |
| — | MF | POR | João Veloso (U23) |
| — | FW | POR | Francisco Neto |
| — | FW | POR | Guilherme Afonso |
| — | FW | ISL | Stigur Thordarson |
| — | FW | POR | Olívio Tomé |
| — | FW | POR | Jair Monteiro |
| — | FW | BRA | Gustavo Ferreira |
| — | FW | BEL | Jelani Trevisan |
| — | FW | POR | João Rêgo (B) |
| — | FW | POR | Gustavo Varela (B) |
| — | FW | POR | José Marques (B) |
| — | FW | POR | Ricardo Nóbrega (U23) |
| — | FW | POR | Ivan Lima (U23) |
| — | FW | EST | Karel Mustmaa (U23) |
| — | FW | NED | Kyanno Silva (U23) |
| — | FW | POR | Rodrigo Rêgo (U23) |

#### Key

B = current Benfica B player; U23 = player for Benfica's under-23 team

### Notable players

Over 1,000 players have come through Benfica's youth ranks, but only a small part of them played for the club's first-team. The list below includes former youth players who represented the main team in a minimum of 25 matches, or those that reached 25 caps at full international level. 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 players are also listed. (Time periods below correspond to when players joined Benfica youth.)

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Luís Araújo |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Observation coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
Last updated: 6 July 2023 Source:

## Competitive record
### UEFA Youth League

    As of match played 2 November 2022
Note: Benfica score is always listed first.
| Season | Round | Opponent | Home | Away |
| 2013–14 | GS | Anderlecht | 3–0 | 6–3 |
| 2013–14 | GS | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 2013–14 | GS | Olympiacos | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2013–14 | R16 | Austria Wien | 4–1 | — |
| 2013–14 | QF | Manchester City | — | 2–1 |
| 2013–14 | SF | Real Madrid | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2013–14 | F | Barcelona | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 2014–15 | GS | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| 2014–15 | GS | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| 2014–15 | GS | Monaco | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 2014–15 | R16 | Liverpool | 2–1 | — |
| 2014–15 | QF | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 (aet) (4–5 p) | — |
| 2015–16 | GS | Astana | 8–0 | 5–0 |
| 2015–16 | GS | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2015–16 | GS | Galatasaray | 2–0 | 11–1 |
| 2015–16 | R16 | FK Viagem Příbram | — | 1–1 (aet) (5–4 p) |
| 2015–16 | QF | Real Madrid | — | 0–2 |
| 2016–17 | GS | Beşiktaş | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2016–17 | GS | Napoli | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| 2016–17 | GS | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 2016–17 | PO | Midtjylland | — | 1–1 (aet) (6–5 p) |
| 2016–17 | R16 | PSV Eindhoven | — | 1–1 (aet) (5–4 p) |
| 2016–17 | QF | CSKA Moscow | — | 2–0 |
| 2016–17 | SF | Real Madrid | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| 2016–17 | F | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 2017–18 | GS | CSKA Moscow | 5–1 | 0–2 |
| 2017–18 | GS | Basel | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| 2017–18 | GS | Manchester United | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| 2018–19 | GS | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| 2018–19 | GS | AEK Athens | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2018–19 | GS | Ajax | 3–3 | 0–3 |
| 2018–19 | PO | Montpellier | — | 1–2 |
| 2019–20 | GS | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2019–20 | GS | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–0 | 7–1 |
| 2019–20 | GS | Lyon | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 2019–20 | R16 | Liverpool | 4–1 | — |
| 2019–20 | QF | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 2019–20 | SF | Ajax | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2019–20 | F | Real Madrid | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| 2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe |
| 2021–22 | GS | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| 2021–22 | GS | Barcelona | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 2021–22 | GS | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 2021–22 | R16 | Midtjylland | — | 3–2 |
| 2021–22 | QF | Sporting CP | — | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2021–22 | SF | Juventus | 2–2 (4–3 p) | 2–2 (4–3 p) |
| 2021–22 | F | Red Bull Salzburg | 6–0 | 6–0 |
| 2022–23 | GS | Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | 6–2 |
| 2022–23 | GS | Juventus | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| 2022–23 | GS | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 |

## Honours

* Portuguese Championship
** 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
* Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
** Winners: 1996
* UEFA Youth League
** Winners: 2021–22
* Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
** Winners – shared record: 2022

## Other youth honours

Juvenis (under-17)
* Portuguese Championship
    Winners (21) – record: 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, 2022–23, 2023–24
Iniciados (under-15)
* Portuguese Championship
    Winners (12): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24
Infantis (under-13)
* Portuguese Championship
    Winners (3) – shared record: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96