S.L. Benfica de Macau

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Benfica de Macau
Full nameCasa do Sport Lisboa e Benfica em Macau
澳門賓菲加體育會
Founded1951
GroundEstádio Campo Desportivo
Capacity16,272
Team ManagerDuarte Alves
CoachBernardo Tavares
LeagueLiga de Elite
20181st (champions)

The House of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Macau (Chinese: 澳門賓菲加體育會), simply known as Benfica de Macau, is a Macanese football team which currently competes in the Liga de Elite. They are the five time defending champions of the league.

The club was founded on 17 October 1951, as the House number 232 of S.L. Benfica.

History

On 21 August 2016, Benfica de Macau defeated Rovers FC of Guam 4-2 in a 2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifier in Bishkek. It was the first win ever for a Macanese club in any AFC competition.[1]

In 2018, Benfica de Macau became the first Macanese club to participate in the AFC Cup group stage.[2] 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.[3]

Current squad

As of 6 July 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Macau MAC Lei Chi Kin
4 DF Gabon GAB Gilchrist Nguema FP
5 DF Portugal POR Vítor Almeida LP
6 DF Macau MAC Rafael Moreira
7 MF Macau MAC Vinício
8 FW Macau MAC Pang Chi Hang
9 FW Uganda UGA Tito Okello FP
10 MF Macau MAC Cuco
11 MF Macau MAC Iuri Capelo
12 FW Macau MAC Lee Keng Pan
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Kyrgyzstan KGZ David Tetteh FP
16 GK Macau MAC Tai Chou Tek
19 DF Portugal POR Antonio Lopes FP
20 FW Macau MAC Niki Torrão
21 FW Macau MAC Alison Brito
22 GK Macau MAC Batista FP
23 DF Macau MAC Lei Kam Hong
26 DF Macau MAC Amancio
45 FW Macau MAC Carlos Leonel
77 DF Macau MAC Chan Man

Remarks:
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
LP These players are considered as local players at Macau domestic football competitions.

Continental history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2016 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Kyrgyzstan Alga Bishkek 0–2 3rd
Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 1–4
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Guam Rovers 4–2 2nd
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 1–2
2018 AFC Cup Group I Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 3–2 4–1 2nd
North Korea Hwaebul SC 3–0 3–2
North Korea April 25 0–2 0–8
2019 AFC Cup Preliminary Round 1 Guam Rovers

Honours

League

Cup Competitions

Former coaches

  • Henrique Nunes da Silva (2014-2017)

References

  1. ^ "DUO SEAL KEY 2017 AFC CUP QUALIFYING WINS, STALEMATE IN GROUP C". The AFC.com. 21 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  2. ^ Renato Marques (18 January 2018). "Benfica de Macau kicks off season highlighting AFC Cup". Macau Daily Times. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  3. ^ "BENFICA WINS 3-2 AND MAKES HISTORY FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL". Macau Daily Times. 7 March 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)

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