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Juniores do Benfica
Full nameJuniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Nickname(s)As Águias (The Eagles)
Os Encarnados (The Reds)
GroundBenfica Campus
Capacity2,720
PresidentRui Costa
Head coachFilipe Coelho (domestic league)
Luís Araújo (UEFA Youth League)
LeagueCampeonato Nacional de Juniores
2021–221st (champions)
Websitehttps://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/futebol/formacao
Active departments of S.L. Benfica
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Football Football B Football U19
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Football
(women's)		 Futsal Roller hockey
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Basketball Handball Volleyball
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Athletics Swimming Rugby union
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Table tennis Billiards Canoeing
Closed departments
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Archery Beach soccer Cycling

Juniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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 (current champions), 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).[1] They were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values" in 2013–14.[2]

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.[3]

Players

Current players

As of 14 September 2022[4][5]

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 Portugal POR André Gomes
— GK Portugal POR André Moreira
— GK Portugal POR Diogo Ferreira
— GK Poland POL Marcel Mendes
— GK Portugal POR Rodrigo Anjos
— DF Portugal POR Diogo Spencer
— DF Portugal POR Francisco Machado
— DF Portugal POR Guilherme Montóia
— DF Portugal POR Henrique Sá
— DF Portugal POR Hugo Faria
— DF Portugal POR João Conceição
— DF Portugal POR João Fonseca
— DF Portugal POR João Pereira
— DF Portugal POR João Tomé (B)
— DF Portugal POR José Sampaio
— DF Portugal POR Júlio Gil
— DF Portugal POR Leandro Santos
— DF Portugal POR Mario Tudose
— DF Brazil BRA Tiago Coser
— DF Portugal POR Vladimir Mendes
— DF Portugal POR Žan Jevšenak (B)
— MF Portugal POR Alamara Djabi
— MF Italy ITA Cher Ndour (B)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Portugal POR Diogo Prioste
— MF Portugal POR Hugo Félix
— MF Portugal POR João Neves (B)
— MF Portugal POR João Veloso
— MF Portugal POR Nuno Félix
— MF Italy ITA Paul Okon
— MF Portugal POR Rafael Luís
— MF Portugal POR Tiago Reisinho
— FW Portugal POR Diego Moreira (B)
— FW Portugal POR Franculino Djú
— FW Portugal POR Gustavo Varela
— FW Portugal POR Iuri Moreira
— FW Portugal POR Ivan Lima
— FW Belgium BEL Jelani Trevisan
— FW Portugal POR João Rêgo
— FW Portugal POR José Marques
— FW Portugal POR Luís Semedo (B)
— FW Estonia EST Karel Mustmaa
— FW Netherlands NED Kyanno Silva
— FW Romania ROU Miguel Constantinescu
— FW Portugal POR Ricardo Marques
— FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Rêgo
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 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.[6] In rare exceptions, some graduates debuted for the first-team but left the club before reaching 25 matches and went on to achieve recognition elsewhere while representing their country at full international level; those players are also included. Additionally, outstanding performances (Player of the Year) without ever playing for Benfica are also noteworthy of inclusion.

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Filipe Coelho
Assistant coaches Vítor Couto
Luís Tralhão
Goalkeeping coach João Regino
Observation coach Tiago Martins
Fitness coach Hugo Zagalo

Last updated: 18 July 2022
Source: [70]

Competitive record

UEFA Youth League

As of match played 2 November 2022

Note: Benfica score is always listed first.

Honours

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: 2022

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

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  66. ^ "Rúben Dias Team history". TheFinalBall. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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