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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
Founded17 October 1951
(73 years ago)
 (1951-10-17)
GroundMacau Olympic Complex Stadium
Capacity16,272
ChairmanDuarte Alves
Head coachNuno Capela
LeagueLiga de Elite
2024Liga de Elite, Champions
Websitehttps://www.benficamacau.com/

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 professional football club that currently competes in the Liga de Elite. They are the six-time champions of the league.

The club plays its home games at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium.

History

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Benfica de Macau was founded on 17 October 1951, as the House No. 232 of S.L. Benfica.[citation needed]

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]

Continental history

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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

Current squad

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Squad for the 2023 Liga de Elite

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Philippines PHI Gabriel Croce
2 DF Macau MAC Marcos Cheong
7 DF Macau MAC Chan Man
8 MF Macau MAC Ng Wa Keng
9 FW Ghana GHA Daniel Adade
10 FW East Timor TLS João Pedro
11 MF Macau MAC Iuri Capelo
12 MF Macau MAC Lee Keng Pan
16 GK Macau MAC Tai Chou Tek
18 MF East Timor TLS Filomeno Junior
30 MF Macau MAC Leong Hou In
88 GK Macau MAC Rui Oliveira

Honours

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League

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Cup

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  • Taça de Macau
    • Champions (3): 2013, 2014, 2017
    • Runners-up (1): 2015, 2023

References

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  1. ^ "DUO SEAL KEY 2017 AFC CUP QUALIFYING WINS, STALEMATE IN GROUP C". The AFC.com. 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ Renato Marques (18 January 2018). "Benfica de Macau kicks off season highlighting AFC Cup". Macau Daily Times.
  3. ^ "BENFICA WINS 3-2 AND MAKES HISTORY FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL". Macau Daily Times. 7 March 2018.
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