2014–15 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2014–15 season
President	Luís Filipe Vieira
Manager	Jorge Jesus
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	Pre-season
Taça de Portugal	Third round
Taça da Liga	Third round
Supertaça	2014
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2014–15 season is Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 111th season in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica will compete in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and group stage of the UEFA Champions League (qualified by winning the Primeira Liga). Benfica will also compete in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

Season overview

In the 111th season, Jorge Jesus will start his six consecutive season, for the first time in 60 years, when János Biri started and won the 1944-45 season. He currently ties in number of matches managed with Janos Biri, both at 272, although with 4 fewer wins. If he wins the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira he will also tie with Cosme Damião in number of trophies won, with 8, surpassing both Janos Biri and Otto Glória. It will also be the 11th season with Luis Filipe Vieira as President.

For the first time since 2011, Benfica will play the Supercup, attempting to win their fifth trophy. The last Supercup won was in 2005.

After winning a historic treble, Benfica lost five players of the starting eleven. Guilherme Siqueira returned to Granada after Benfica opted to waive the option to purchase them.^[1] Ezequiel Garay left to Zenit on 25 June 2014, having played 136 matches and scored 12 goals in his 3 seasons.^[2] On 15 July 2014, Lazar Marković, with only a year in Lisbon, left for Liverpool, having played 49 games with 7 goals scored.^[3]^[4] The next day, Jan Oblak was sold to Atlético Madrid, with the Slovenian playing only 26 games with 22 clean sheets, conceding 6 goals.^[5]^[6] Rodrigo and André Gomes were sold back in January to an investment firm.^[7] Matić was sold to Chelsea in January.^[8]

Players

Squad information

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of birth (Age)	Signed	Signed from	Signing fee
Goalkeepers
1	Artur	GK	(1981-01-25) 25 January 1981 (age 43)	2011	Braga	Free
13	Paulo Lopes	GK	(1978-06-29) 29 June 1978 (age 46)	2012	Gil Vicente	Free
Defenders
3	Steven Vitória	CB	(1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37)	2013	Estoril	Free
4	Luisão	CB	(1981-02-13) 13 February 1981 (age 43)	2003	Cruzeiro	€3M
14	Maxi Pereira	RB	(1984-06-08) 8 June 1984 (age 40)	2007	Defensor Sporting	€6.7M
33	Jardel	CB	(1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38)	2011	Olhanense	€0.5M
34	André Almeida	RB / DM	(1990-09-10) 10 September 1990 (age 34)	2011	Belenenses	Free
Midfielders
5	Ljubomir Fejsa	DM	(1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 36)	2013	Olympiakos	€5M
6	Rúben Amorim	DM	(1985-01-27) 27 January 1985 (age 39)	2008	Belenenses	€1M
8	Sulejmani	AM / LW	(1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 35)	2013	Ajax	Free
15	Ola John	LW	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)	2012	Twente	€8M
18	Eduardo Salvio	RW	(1990-07-13) 13 July 1990 (age 34)	2012	Atlético Madrid	€13.5M
20	Nicolás Gaitán	AM / LW	(1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 36)	2010	Boca Juniors	€8.4M
35	Enzo Pérez	CM	(1986-02-22) 22 February 1986 (age 38)	2011	Estudiantes	€5.5M
Forwards
7	Óscar Cardozo	ST	(1983-05-20) 20 May 1983 (age 41)	2007	Newell's Old Boys	€11.6M
11	Lima	ST	(1983-08-11) 11 August 1983 (age 41)	2012	Braga	€4M

Transfers in

Name	Position	Transfer date	Previous club	Fee
Transfer
Paweł Dawidowicz	Midfielder	20 May 2014	Lechia Gdańsk	Undisclosed fee
Djavan	Defender	7 June 2014	Corinthians Alagoano	Undisclosed fee
Loris Benito	Defender	22 June 2014	Zürich	Undisclosed fee
César	Defender	25 June 2014	Ponte Preta	Undisclosed fee
Talisca	Midfielder	5 July 2014	Bahia	€4M
Derley	Forward	16 July 2014	Marítimo	Undisclosed fee
Eliseu	Defender	23 July 2014	Málaga	Undisclosed fee
Bebé	Winger	25 July 2014	Man Utd	Undisclosed Fee
Free Transfer
Kevin Friesenbichler	Forward	22 May 2014	Bayern Munich II	Free
Candeias	Winger	29 May 2014	Nacional	Free
Luís Felipe	Defender	4 July 2014	Palmeiras	Free
Sérgio Neves	Defender	8 July 2014	Bragança	Free
Victor Andrade	Forward	11 July 2014	Santos	Free
Return from loan spell
Franco Jara	Forward	2 July 2014	Estudiantes	Returning from loan
Lisandro López	Defender	2 July 2014	Getafe	Returning from loan
Luis Fariña	Midfielder	2 July 2014	Baniyas	Returning from loan
Nélson Oliveira	Forward	2 July 2014	Rennes	Returning from loan
Ola John	Winger	2 July 2014	Hamburg	Returning from loan
Pizzi	Forward	2 July 2014	Espanyol	Returning from loan
Sidnei	Defender	2 July 2014	Espanyol	Returning from loan

Total expending: €4 million

Transfers out

Name	Position	Transfer date	Private company	Fee
Transfer
André Gomes	Midfielder	31 January 2014	Meriton Capital Limited	€10.5M (70%)
Rodrigo	Forward	31 January 2014	Meriton Capital Limited	€22.8M (76%)

Name	Position	Transfer date	New club	Fee
Transfer
Alan Kardec	Forward	13 May 2014	São Paulo	€4.5M
Derlis González	Forward	20 May 2014	Basel	€3M
Ezequiel Garay	Defender	25 June 2014	Zenit	€2.4M (40%)
Stefan Mitrović	Defender	15 July 2014	Freiburg	€1.8M
Lazar Marković	Winger	15 July 2014	Liverpool	€12.5M (50%)
Jan Oblak	Goalkeeper	16 July 2014	Atlético Madrid	€16M
Loan return
Guilherme Siqueira	Defender	6 June 2014	Granada	End of loan
Sílvio	Defender	6 June 2014	Atlético Madrid	End of loan
Loan
Jorge Rojas	Winger	8 July 2014	Gimnasia	Loan
Funes Mori	Forward	8 July 2014	Eskişehirspor	Loan
Filip Đuričić	Midfielder	23 July 2014	Mainz	Loan €0.4M
Luis Fariña	Midfielder	27 July 2014	Deportivo	Loan
André Gomes	Midfielder	17 July 2014	Valencia	Loan
Rodrigo	Forward	21 July 2014	Valencia	Loan

Total income: €76.7 million^[A]

Notes

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Includes €1.2M received from Santos Laguna corresponding to 60% of the transfer of former SL Benfica player Djaniny from Nacional. Also includes €1.6M received from PSG corresponding to 2.5% of former SL Benfica player David Luiz from Chelsea.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

18 July 2014 Taça de Honra Semi-final	Benfica	1 – 0	Estoril	Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST	Talisca 31'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Ricardo Baixinho (Portugal)

20 July 2014 Taça de Honra Final	Benfica	0 − 1	Sporting	Lisbon, Portugal
20:30 WEST		Report	André Martins 42'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 10,632 Referee: Rui Rodrigues (Portugal)

23 July 2014 Friendly	Marseille	2 − 1	Benfica	Clermont-Ferrand, France
20:00 CEST	Gignac 21' Michy Batshuayi 56'	Report	Nico Gaitán 14'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

26 July 2014 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	0 − 1	Ajax	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST		Report	Kishna 41'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,240 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

30 July 2014 Valais Cup	Sion	0 − 2	Benfica	Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
19:30 CEST		Report	Franco Jara 15' João Teixeira 50'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

31 July 2014 Valais Cup	Benfica	v	Athletic Bilbao	Fribourg, Switzerland
19:30 CEST				Stadium: Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard

2 August 2014 Emirates Cup	Arsenal	v	Benfica	London, England
16:20 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

3 August 2014 Emirates Cup	Benfica	v	Valencia	London, England
14:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position/round	Final position/round	First match	Last match
Primeira Liga	–	–	–	17 August 2014	24 May 2015
Taça de Portugal	Third round	–	–	–	–
Taça da Liga	Third round	–	–	–	–
Supertaça	Supertaça	–	–	10 August 2014	–
UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	–	–	14 September 2014	–

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

10 August 2014	Benfica	v	Rio Ave	Aveiro
				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro

Primeira Liga

Results by round

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Matches

17 August 2014 1	Benfica	v	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

24 August 2014 2	Boavista	v	Benfica	Porto
16:00				Stadium: Estádio do Bessa

31 August 2014 3	Benfica	v	Sporting	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

14 September 2014 4	Vitória de Setúbal	v	Benfica	Setúbal
16:00				Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim

21 September 2014 5	Benfica	v	Moreirense	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

28 September 2014 6	Estoril	v	Benfica	Estoril
16:00				Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

5 October 2014 7	Benfica	v	Arouca	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

26 October 2014 8	Braga	v	Benfica	Braga
16:00				Stadium: Estádio AXA

2 November 2014 9	Benfica	v	Rio Ave	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

9 November 2014 10	Nacional	v	Benfica	Funchal, Madeira
16:00				Stadium: Estádio da Madeira

30 November 2014 11	Académica de Coimbra	v	Benfica	Coimbra
16:00				Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

7 December 2014 12	Benfica	v	Belenenses	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

14 December 2014 13	Porto	v	Benfica	Porto
16:00				Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

21 December 2014 14	Benfica	v	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

4 January 2015 15	Penafiel	v	Benfica	Penafiel
16:00				Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril

11 January 2015 16	Benfica	v	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

18 January 2015 17	Marítimo	v	Benfica	Funchal, Madeira
16:00				Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros

25 January 2015 18	Paços de Ferreira	v	Benfica	Paços de Ferreira
16:00				Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real

1 February 2015 19	Benfica	v	Boavista	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

8 February 2015 20	Sporting CP	v	Benfica	Lisbon
16:00				Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

15 February 2015 21	Benfica	v	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

22 February 2015 22	Moreirense	v	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
16:00				Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas

1 March 2015 23	Benfica	v	Estoril	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

8 March 2015 24	Arouca	v	Benfica	Arouca
16:00				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca

15 March 2015 25	Benfica	v	Braga	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

22 March 2015 26	Rio Ave	v	Benfica	Vila do Conde
16:00				Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC

5 April 2015 27	Benfica	v	Nacional	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

12 April 2015 28	Benfica	v	Académica de Coimbra	Lisbon
				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

19 April 2015 29	Belenenses	v	Benfica	Lisbon
16:00				Stadium: Estádio do Restelo

26 April 2015 30	Benfica	v	Porto	Lisbon
16:00				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

3 May 2015 31	Gil Vicente	v	Benfica	Barcelos
16:00				Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

10 May 2015 32	Benfica	v	Penafiel	Lisbon
16:00				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

17 May 2015 33	Vitória de Guimarães	v	Benfica	Guimarães
16:00				Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

24 May 2015 34	Benfica	v	Marítimo	Lisbon
16:00				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça de Portugal

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Taça da Liga

Group stage

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UEFA Champions League

Benfica will begin their Champions League campaign in the group stage after winning the league's previous season. Courtesy of their UEFA coefficient, they will be seeded in Pot 1 for the draw, which will take place in Monaco in late August 2014.

References

^ "«Não foi por minha culpa que saí» - Siqueira". Abola. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ "Comunicado" (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Reds complete Markovic deal". Liverpool F.C. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Liverpool complete £20m signing of Lazar Markovic". BBC Sport. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ "Atlético y Benfica acuerdan el traspaso de Oblak". clubatleticodemadrid.com (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid website. 16 July 2014.
^ "Comunicado CMVM" (PDF). SL Benfica. CMVM. 16 July 2014.
^ "Benfica cash in on Rodrigo, Andre Gomes". Soccer News. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Matic to Chelsa" (PDF). CMVM. 15 January 2014.

[cnote_A] 
Includes €1.2M received from Santos Laguna corresponding to 60% of the transfer of former SL Benfica player Djaniny from Nacional. Also includes €1.6M received from PSG corresponding to 2.5% of former SL Benfica player David Luiz from Chelsea.

[1] "«Não foi por minha culpa que saí» - Siqueira". Abola. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[2] "Comunicado" (PDF) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[3] "Reds complete Markovic deal". Liverpool F.C. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[4] "Liverpool complete £20m signing of Lazar Markovic". BBC Sport. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[5] "Atlético y Benfica acuerdan el traspaso de Oblak". clubatleticodemadrid.com (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid website. 16 July 2014.

[6] "Comunicado CMVM" (PDF). SL Benfica. CMVM. 16 July 2014.

[7] "Benfica cash in on Rodrigo, Andre Gomes". Soccer News. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[8] "Matic to Chelsa" (PDF). CMVM. 15 January 2014.

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