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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.

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)
WebsiteClub website

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]

PlayersEdit

Current playersEdit

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   POR André Gomes
— GK   POR André Moreira
— GK   POR Diogo Ferreira
— GK   POL Marcel Mendes
— GK   POR Rodrigo Anjos
— DF   POR Diogo Spencer
— DF   POR Francisco Machado
— DF   POR Guilherme Montóia
— DF   POR Henrique Sá
— DF   POR Hugo Faria
— DF   POR João Conceição
— DF   POR João Fonseca
— DF   POR João Pereira
— DF   POR João Tomé (B)
— DF   POR José Sampaio
— DF   POR Júlio Gil
— DF   POR Leandro Santos
— DF   POR Mario Tudose
— DF   BRA Tiago Coser
— DF   POR Vladimir Mendes
— DF   SVN Žan Jevšenak (B)
— MF   POR Alamara Djabi
— MF   ITA Cher Ndour (B)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   POR Diogo Prioste
— MF   POR Hugo Félix
— MF   POR João Neves (B)
— MF   POR João Veloso
— MF   POR Nuno Félix
— MF   ITA Paul Okon-Engstler
— MF   POR Rafael Luís
— MF   POR Tiago Reisinho
— FW   POR Diego Moreira (B)
— FW   POR Franculino Djú
— FW   POR Gustavo Varela
— FW   POR Iuri Moreira
— FW   POR Ivan Lima
— FW   BEL Jelani Trevisan
— FW   POR João Rêgo
— FW   POR José Marques
— FW   POR Luís Semedo (B)
— FW   EST Karel Mustmaa
— FW   NED Kyanno Silva
— FW   ROU Miguel Constantinescu
— FW   POR Ricardo Marques
— FW   POR Rodrigo Rêgo
Key

B = current Benfica B player

Notable playersEdit

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

Coaching staffEdit

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: [40]

Competitive recordEdit

UEFA Youth LeagueEdit

As of match played 2 November 2022

Note: Benfica score is always listed first.

HonoursEdit

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 honoursEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "All-time UEFA Youth League records". UEFA (in Portuguese). 25 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "UEFA Youth League 2013/14: SL Benfica distinguido pela instituição" [UEFA Youth League 2013–14: S.L. Benfica distinguished by the institution]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Benfica (Best Academy of the year)". Globe Soccer. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ "U19 2021–2022 squad". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Benfica - UEFA Youth League". UEFA. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Médios Centro" [Central Midfielders]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Santana". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Humberto Fernandes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Mendes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Defesas Direitos" [Right Backs]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Cruz". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  12. ^ "José Henrique". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Simões". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Diamantino Costa". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Vítor Martins". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Artur Correia". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Nené". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Humberto Coelho". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  19. ^ "João Alves". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  20. ^ "António Bastos Lopes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  21. ^ "Shéu". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Jordão". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Eurico". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Cavungi". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Alberto". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  26. ^ "Chalana". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  27. ^ "José Luís". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  28. ^ "Jorge Silva". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  29. ^ "Diamantino". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  30. ^ "Fonseca". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  31. ^ "José Carlos". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  32. ^ "Kenedy". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  33. ^ "Bruno Basto". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  34. ^ "Pedro Henriques". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  35. ^ "Edgar". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  36. ^ "Hugo Leal". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  37. ^ "Sousa". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  38. ^ "Diogo Luís". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  39. ^ "Moreira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  40. ^ Certã Alves, Rafaela (18 July 2022). "Novo comando e muita ambição para 2022/23!" [New command and lots of ambition for 2022–23!]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  41. ^ a b c d "Palmarés" [Honours]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  42. ^ "Blue Stars_FIFA Youth Cup, Zürich, Schweiz - Geschichte: Siegerliste" [Zurich, Switzerland - History: List of winners]. youthcup.ch (in German). 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  43. ^ "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2017 Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

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