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2016–17 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
2016–17 season
PresidentLuís Filipe Vieira
ManagerRui Vitória
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalWinners
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Kostas Mitroglou (16)
All: Kostas Mitroglou (27)
Highest home attendance64,591 (stadium's record) v Vitória de Guimarães[1][2] (13 May 2017)
Lowest home attendance18,472 v Vizela[3] (3 January 2017)
Average home league attendance52,768[4][5]
Biggest winBenfica 6–0 Marítimo
(19 November 2016)
Biggest defeatBorussia Dortmund 4–0 Benfica
(8 March 2017)

The 2016–17 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 113th season in existence and the club's 83rd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 7 August 2016 with the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match and concluded on 28 May 2017 with the Taça de Portugal final.

Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as three-time defending champions, and were successful in defending their title, becoming a four-time champions (tetra) for the first time in their history; setting a new record of 36 league titles. In the Taça da Liga, Benfica, who also participated as the three-time defending holders, lost to eventual winners Moreirense in the semi-finals. It was Benfica's first defeat in the competition since 31 October 2007, which ended a 42-game unbeaten run. In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica beat Vitória de Guimarães to win their 26th trophy – a new record. With this victory, Benfica also achieved their 11th double (dobradinha) and second treble of league, cup and super cup, 36 years after the first one.

Internationally, Benfica played in the UEFA Champions League, where they reached the knockout phase for the first time in two consecutive years. They were eliminated from the competition in round of 16 by Borussia Dortmund on 4–1 aggregate.

Players

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Squad information

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Brazil Ederson M. 31 2015 58 0 2023 Undisclosed Originally from youth system
2 CB Argentina Lisandro 35 2014 46 5 2021 Undisclosed
3 LB Spain Grimaldo 29 2016 (Winter) 26 2 2021 €2.12M
4 CB Brazil Luisão (captain) 43 2003 514 45 2018 Undisclosed
5 DM Serbia Fejsa 36 2013 96 2 2019 Undisclosed
6 MF Brazil F. Augusto 31 2017 (Winter) 13 0 2022 Undisclosed
7 CM Greece Samaris 35 2014 110 2 2019 €10M
8 MF Portugal André Horta 27 2016 16 1 2021 Free Originally from youth system
9 ST Mexico Raúl 33 2015 77 23 2020 €21.8M Club record signing
10 ST Brazil Jonas 40 2014 111 85 2019 Free
11 ST Greece Mitroglou 36 2015 89 52 2020 €7.47M
12 GK Brazil Júlio César 45 2014 79 0 2018 Free
13 GK Portugal Paulo Lopes 46 2012 11 0 2018 Free Originally from youth system
14 CB Sweden V. Lindelöf 30 2014 72 2 2021 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
15 RW Peru Carrillo D. 33 2016 32 3 2021 €6.61M
17 MF Serbia Živković 28 2016 24 1 2021 €6M
18 RW Argentina Salvio 34 2012 204 47 2019 €13.5M Played on loan in the 2010–11 season
19 LB Portugal Eliseu 41 2014 97 4 2017 Undisclosed
21 CM Portugal Pizzi 35 2014 130 25 2022 €14M
22 MF Argentina F. Cervi 30 2016 41 7 2022 €5.74M
23 RB Portugal P. Pereira 26 2017 (Winter) 1 0 2022 Undisclosed Originally from youth system
27 MF Portugal Silva 31 2016 31 2 2021 €16.4M
33 CB Brazil Jardel (VC) 38 2011 (Winter) 177 11 2020 Undisclosed
34 RB Portugal A. Almeida 34 2012 156 2 2018 Undisclosed
38 LB Brazil M. Hermes 29 2017 (Winter) 1 0 2021 Free
50 RB Portugal N. Semedo 30 2015 65 3 2021 Undisclosed Promoted from Benfica B
  • Last updated: 28 May 2017
  • Source: [6][7]
  • Ordered by squad number.

New contracts

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No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
21 CM Portugal Pizzi 3 years 2022 21 January 2017 Benfica
1 GK Brazil Ederson 3 years 2023 21 January 2017 Benfica
10 ST Brazil Jonas 1 year 2019 1 March 2017 Benfica
2 CB Argentina Lisandro López 3 years 2021 5 March 2017 Relatório e Contas
14 CB Sweden Victor Lindelöf 1 year 2021 5 March 2017 Relatório e Contas
4 CB Brazil Luisão 1 year 2018 8 April 2017 Benfica

Transfers

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In

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
22 MF Argentina Franco Cervi 21 Argentina Rosario Central Transfer Summer 2022 €5.74M Benfica NaM
11 FW Greece Kostas Mitroglou 28 England Fulham Transfer Summer 2020 €7.47M Benfica NaM
8 MF Portugal André Horta 19 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed Benfica
16 DF Croatia Branimir Kalaica 18 Unattached Transfer Summer 2021 Free Benfica
15 MF Peru André Carrillo 25 Unattached Transfer Summer 2021 €6.61M Benfica NaM
28 MF Colombia Guillermo Celis 23 Colombia Junior Transfer Summer 2021 €2.28M Benfica NaM
17 MF Serbia Andrija Živković 19 Unattached Transfer Summer 2021 €6.3M Benfica A Bola
MF Argentina Óscar Benítez 23 Argentina Lanús Transfer Summer 2021 €4.4M Benfica DNA Bola
37 MF Brazil Danilo 20 Portugal Braga Loan Summer 2017 Free Benfica
27 MF Portugal Rafa Silva 23 Portugal Braga Transfer Summer 2021 €16.4M Benfica
MF Portugal Pedro Nuno 21 Portugal Académica Transfer Winter 2020 Undisclosed O Jogo
38 DF Brazil Marcelo Hermes 21 Unattached Transfer Winter 2021 €2.9M Benfica O Jogo
23 DF Portugal Pedro Pereira 19 Italy Sampdoria Transfer Winter 2022 €2.6M Benfica Sampdoria
6 MF Brazil Filipe Augusto 23 Portugal Rio Ave Transfer Winter 2022 Undisclosed Benfica

Out

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
85 MF Portugal Renato Sanches 18 Germany Bayern Munich Transfer Summer €35M+€45M
variables
Bayern Munich Benfica
FW Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 22 Mexico Santos Laguna Transfer Summer Undisclosed Santos Laguna
24 MF Italy Bryan Cristante 21 Italy Pescara Loan[a] Summer Undisclosed Pescara
28 DF Portugal Sílvio 28 Spain Atlético Madrid Loan return Summer Atlético Madrid
FW Portugal Daniel Candeias 28 Turkey Alanyaspor Loan Summer Undisclosed Alanyaspor
FW Portugal Nuno Santos 21 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Loan Summer Undisclosed Vitória de Setúbal
DF Brazil Luís Felipe 25 Brazil Oeste Loan Summer Undisclosed FPF
FW Brazil Derley 28 Mexico Chiapas Loan Summer Undisclosed Maisfutebol
32 FW Portugal Bebé 26 Spain Eibar Transfer Summer €0.75M Eibar Record
DF Brazil César 23 Portugal Nacional Loan Summer Undisclosed Nacional
10 MF Argentina Nicolás Gaitán 28 Spain Atlético Madrid Transfer Summer €25M Atlético Madrid
MF Brazil Diego Lopes 22 Brazil América Loan[b] Summer Undisclosed globoesporte
MF Germany Hany Mukhtar 21 Denmark Brøndby Loan Summer Undisclosed Brøndby
31 FW Brazil Victor Andrade 20 Germany TSV 1860 Munich Loan Summer Undisclosed TSV 1860 Munich
MF Serbia Filip Đuričić 24 Italy Sampdoria Loan[c] Summer Undisclosed Sampdoria
FW Austria Kevin Friesenbichler 22 Austria Austria Wien Loan Summer Undisclosed Austria Wien
MF Venezuela Jhon Murillo 20 Portugal Tondela Loan Summer Undisclosed Tondela
MF Portugal Hélder Costa 22 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan[d] Summer Undisclosed Wolverhampton
40 MF Portugal João Teixeira 22 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan[e] Summer Undisclosed Wolverhampton
MF Argentina Luis Fariña 25 Greece Asteras Tripolis Loan Summer Undisclosed Asteras Tripolis
DF Canada Steven Vitória 29 Poland Lechia Gdańsk Transfer Summer Undisclosed Benfica Lechia Gdańsk
27 DF Brazil Marçal 27 France Guingamp Loan Summer Undisclosed Guingamp
MF Netherlands Ola John 24 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan[f] Summer Undisclosed Wolverhampton
30 MF Brazil Talisca 22 Turkey Beşiktaş Loan Summer €2M Beşiktaş zerozero
FW Portugal Nélson Oliveira 25 England Norwich City Transfer Summer Undisclosed Norwich City
39 MF Morocco Mehdi Carcela 27 Spain Granada Transfer Summer Undisclosed Granada
25 FW Portugal Rui Fonte 26 Portugal Braga Transfer Summer Undisclosed Braga
MF Argentina Óscar Benítez 23 Portugal Braga Loan[g] Summer Undisclosed Braga
MF Portugal Pedro Nuno 21 Portugal Tondela Loan Winter Undisclosed Tondela
MF Brazil Diego Lopes 22 Greece Panetolikos Loan Winter Undisclosed Panetolikos
MF Netherlands Ola John 24 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Loan Winter Undisclosed Deportivo La Coruña
37 MF Brazil Danilo 19 Portugal Braga Loan return Winter Standard Liége
20 MF Portugal Gonçalo Guedes 20 France Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Winter €30M+€7M
additional bonus
Benfica
24 MF Italy Bryan Cristante 21 Italy Atalanta Loan Winter Undisclosed Benfica
40 MF Portugal João Teixeira 22 England Nottingham Forest Loan Winter Undisclosed Benfica
MF Portugal Hélder Costa 23 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Winter €15M Benfica Wolverhampton
MF Serbia Filip Đuričić 25 Italy Sampdoria Transfer Winter Undisclosed Sampdoria
23 MF Argentina Óscar Benítez 23 Argentina Boca Juniors Loan Winter Undisclosed Benfica
28 MF Colombia Guillermo Celis 23 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Loan Winter Undisclosed zerozero
MF Germany Hany Mukhtar 22 Denmark Brøndby Transfer Summer Undisclosed Brøndby

  1. ^ On 27 January 2017, Cristante's season-long loan at Pescara was terminated.
  2. ^ On 18 October 2016, Diego Lopes' season-long loan at América was terminated.
  3. ^ On 30 January 2017, Đuričić signed with Sampdoria.
  4. ^ On 30 January 2017, Costa signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Wolverhampton.
  5. ^ On 27 January 2017, João Teixeira's season-long loan at Wolverhampton was terminated.
  6. ^ On 11 January 2017, Ola John's season-long loan at Wolverhampton was terminated.
  7. ^ On 30 January 2017, Óscar Benítez's season-long loan at Braga was terminated.[8]

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Rui Vitória
Assistant coach Arnaldo Teixeira
Minervino Pietra
Sérgio Botelho
Marco Pedroso
Fitness coach Paulo Morão
Goalkeeping coach Luís Esteves
Benfica LAB coordinator Bruno Mendes
Physiotherapist Paulo Rebelo
Carlos Costa
Telmo Firmino
Scout José Boto
Technical coordinator Shéu
Doctor Bento Leitão
António Martins
Nurse Duarte Pinto
Nutritionist Diogo Ferreira
Goalkeeper training coordinator Hugo Oliveira1

Last updated: 5 January 2017
Source: [9][10][11]

^ Terminated his contract with Benfica. Signed with Hull City on 5 January.

Pre-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2016 Algarve Football Cup Benfica Portugal 4–0 England Derby County Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Pedro Oliveira (Portugal)
20 July 2016 Friendly Sheffield Wednesday England 1–0 Portugal Benfica Sheffield, England
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)[12]
24 July 2016 Friendly Wolfsburg Germany 0–2 Portugal Benfica Altach, Austria
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Cashpoint Arena
Attendance: 2,524
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
27 July 2016 Eusébio Cup Benfica Portugal 1–1
(5–6 p)
Italy Torino Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Vives 11' (o.g.) Report Ljajić 32' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,818
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Penalties
31 July 2016 Friendly Lyon France 3–2 Portugal Benfica Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
8 October 2016 Friendly Santos Brazil 1–1 Portugal Benfica Santos, Brazil
16:15 BRT (UTC−03:00)
Report
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 10,149[13]
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Performance by competition
Competition Starting round Final position/round First match Last match
Primeira Liga 1st 13 August 2016 20 May 2017
Taça de Portugal Third round Winners 14 October 2016 28 May 2017
Taça da Liga Third round Semi-finals 29 December 2016 26 January 2017
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Winners 7 August 2016
UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 13 September 2016 8 March 2017
Statistics by competition
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Primeira Liga 34 25 7 2 72 18 +54 073.53
Taça de Portugal 7 6 1 0 24 8 +16 085.71
Taça da Liga 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 075.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
UEFA Champions League 8 3 2 3 11 14 −3 037.50
Total 54 38 10 6 118 43 +75 070.37

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

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7 August 2016 Benfica 3–0 Braga Aveiro
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 28,796
Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)
Man of the Match: Franco Cervi

Primeira Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 34 25 7 2 72 18 +54 82 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 22 10 2 71 19 +52 76
3 Sporting CP 34 21 7 6 68 36 +32 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4 Vitória de Guimarães 34 18 8 8 50 39 +11 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Braga 34 15 9 10 51 36 +15 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[14]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since Benfica won the 2016–17 Taça de Portugal, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fourth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the sixth-placed team.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWWWDWLWWWWDWLWWWWWWDDWWDWWWD
Position2423111111111111111111111111111111
Source: thefinalball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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13 August 2016 1 Tondela 0–2 Benfica Tondela
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
21 August 2016 2 Benfica 1–1 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,351
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
27 August 2016 3 Nacional 1–3 Benfica Funchal
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
9 September 2016 4 Arouca 1–2 Benfica Arouca
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 5,351
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
19 September 2016 5 Benfica 3–1 Braga Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 52,181
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
24 September 2016 6 Chaves 0–2 Benfica Chaves
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
2 October 2016 7 Benfica 4–0 Feirense Lisbon
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,637
Referee: Luís Ferreira (Braga)
23 October 2016 8 Belenenses 0–2 Benfica Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 12,236
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
28 October 2016 9 Benfica 3–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 52,731
Referee: Bruno Esteves (Setúbal)
6 November 2016 10 Porto 1–1 Benfica Porto
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 50,019
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
27 November 2016 11 Benfica 3–0 Moreirense Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,970
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
2 December 2016 12 Marítimo 2–1 Benfica Funchal
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 10,320
Referee: Vasco Santos (Porto)
11 December 2016 13 Benfica 2–1 Sporting CP Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,312
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
17 December 2016 14 Estoril 0–1 Benfica Estoril
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Jiménez 60' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 7,429
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal)
21 December 2016 15 Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 51,566
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
7 January 2017 16 Vitória de Guimarães 0–2 Benfica Guimarães
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Gaspar Yellow card 90' Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 26,985
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
14 January 2017 17 Benfica 3–3 Boavista Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,480
Referee: Luís Ferreira (Braga)
22 January 2017 18 Benfica 4–0 Tondela Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Pica Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 90+2' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,053
Referee: Bruno Esteves (Setúbal)
30 January 2017 19 Vitória de Setúbal 1–0 Benfica Setúbal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Cervi Yellow card 11' Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 10,109
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
5 February 2017 20 Benfica 3–0 Nacional Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 48,638
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
10 February 2017 21 Benfica 3–0 Arouca Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 46,256
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
19 February 2017 22 Braga 0–1 Benfica Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 24,836
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
24 February 2017 23 Benfica 3–1 Chaves Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,810
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
4 March 2017 24 Feirense 0–1 Benfica Santa Maria da Feira
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 5,449
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
13 March 2017 25 Benfica 4–0 Belenenses Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,897
Referee: Bruno Esteves (Setúbal)
18 March 2017 26 Paços de Ferreira 0–0 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Eliseu Yellow card 77' Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 9,076
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
1 April 2017 27 Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Jonas 7' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,323
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
9 April 2017 28 Moreirense 0–1 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 5,603
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
14 April 2017 29 Benfica 3–0 Marítimo Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,074
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
22 April 2017 30 Sporting CP 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 48,765
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
29 April 2017 31 Benfica 2–1 Estoril Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,314
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
7 May 2017 32 Rio Ave 0–1 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 8,767
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
13 May 2017 33 Benfica 5–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 64,591
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
20 May 2017 34 Boavista 2–2 Benfica Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 16,157
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)

Taça de Portugal

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Third round

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14 October 2016 1º de Dezembro 1–2 Benfica Estoril
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Diatta Yellow card 53'
  • Águas 62' (pen.)
  • Rosário Yellow card 87'
  • Carvalho Yellow card 89'
  • Mendes Yellow card 90+4'
Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 5,349
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

Fourth round

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19 November 2016 Benfica 6–0 Marítimo Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,942
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)

Fifth round

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14 December 2016 Real 0–3 Benfica Lisbon
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Bernardo Yellow card 70' Report
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jorge Ferreira (Braga)

Quarter-finals

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18 January 2017 Benfica 6–2 Leixões Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 19,048
Referee: Gonçalo Martins (Vila Real)

Semi-finals

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28 February 2017 1st leg Estoril 1–2 Benfica Estoril
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Mitroglou 36', 90' Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 6,807
Referee: Jorge Ferreira (Braga)
5 April 2017 2nd leg Benfica 3–3
(5–4 agg.)
Estoril Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,010
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)

Final

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28 May 2017 Final Benfica 2–1 Vitória de Guimarães Oeiras
17:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 35,390[15]
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
Man of the Match: Eduardo Salvio

Taça da Liga

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Third round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN VGU PAÇ VIZ
1 Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 4–0
2 Vitória de Guimarães 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 0–2 2–2
3 Paços de Ferreira 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 2–2
4 Vizela 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1 1–2
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 December 2016[A] 1 Benfica 1–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Cervi 39' Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 32,945
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
3 January 2017[A] 2 Benfica 4–0 Vizela Lisbon
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 18,472
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
10 January 2017[A] 3 Vitória de Guimarães 0–2 Benfica Guimarães
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 15,151
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
  1. ^ a b c The matches were originally to be played on 30 November, 29 December and 4 January respectively, but were postponed because of Benfica's tight schedule around the original date of matchday 1.[16]

Semi-finals

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26 January 2017 Moreirense 3–1 Benfica Faro/Loulé
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 8,935
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP BEN BES DKV
1 Italy Napoli 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 4–2 2–3 0–0
2 Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 1–2 1–1 1–0
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 1 4 1 9 14 −5 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 3–3 1–1
4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 2 3 8 6 +2 5 1–2 0–2 6–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 September 2016 1 Benfica Portugal 1–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 42,126
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
28 September 2016 2 Napoli Italy 4–2 Portugal Benfica Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 41,281
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
19 October 2016 3 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–2 Portugal Benfica Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Korzun Yellow card 34' Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,991
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
1 November 2016 4 Benfica Portugal 1–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 51,641
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
23 November 2016 5 Beşiktaş Turkey 3–3 Portugal Benfica Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 36,063
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
6 December 2016 6 Benfica Portugal 1–2 Italy Napoli Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,634
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Round of 16

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14 February 2017 1st leg Benfica Portugal 1–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,124
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
8 March 2017 2nd leg Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–0
(1–4 agg.)
Portugal Benfica Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Samaris Yellow card 33' Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 65,849
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal1 Taça da Liga UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Brazil BRA Ederson 40 -27 27 -12 3 -2 3 -3 7 -10
2 DF Argentina ARG Lisandro López 17 4 6+2 3 4 0 3 1 2 0
3 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo 21 2 14 2 3 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Brazil BRA Luisão 39 1 28 0 4 1 1 0 6 0
5 MF Serbia SRB Ljubomir Fejsa 35 1 25 0 2 0 1 0 7 1
6 MF Brazil BRA Filipe Augusto 13 0 1+8 0 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 MF Greece GRE Andreas Samaris 32 0 9+9 0 5+2 0 3 0 1+3 0
8 MF Portugal POR André Horta 16 1 7+3 1 1+1 0 0+2 0 2 0
9 FW Mexico MEX Raúl Jiménez 32 11 6+13 7 1+4 3 1+1 0 1+5 1
10 FW Brazil BRA Jonas 28 18 15+4 13 3+1 3 2+2 2 0+1 0
11 FW Greece GRE Kostas Mitroglou 43 27 26+2 16 5+1 9 1+1 1 6+1 1
12 GK Brazil BRA Júlio César 15 -14 7+1 -4 5 -6 1 0 1 -4
13 GK Portugal POR Paulo Lopes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Sweden SWE Victor Lindelöf 47 1 32 1 5 0 0+2 0 8 0
15 MF Peru PER André Carrillo 32 3 3+17 2 5+1 1 3 0 2+1 0
16 DF Croatia CRO Branimir Kalaica (B) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Živković 24 1 10+5 0 5 1 2+1 0 0+1 0
18 MF Argentina ARG Eduardo Salvio 42 9 26+3 4 2+2 1 1 1 7+1 3
19 DF Portugal POR Eliseu 20 0 12 0 3 0 1 0 3+1 0
21 MF Portugal POR Pizzi 52 13 33 10 4+4 3 3 0 8 0
22 MF Argentina ARG Franco Cervi 41 7 16+10 2 6+1 2 1 1 6+1 2
23 DF Portugal POR Pedro Pereira 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Portugal POR Rafa Silva 31 2 12+8 2 2+2 0 3+1 0 1+2 0
33 DF Brazil BRA Jardel 8 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
34 DF Portugal POR André Almeida 25 2 10+4 1 3 1 4 0 3+1 0
35 FW Serbia SRB Luka Jović (B) 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Hermes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 DF Portugal POR Nélson Semedo 47 2 31 1 6 0 2 0 8 1
70 FW Portugal POR José Gomes (B) 5 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
95 DF Portugal POR Yuri Ribeiro (B) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
20 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Guedes 28 7 14+2 2 1+3 1 2 2 5+1 2
28 MF Colombia COL Guillermo Celis 7 0 0+3 0 1 0 1 0 0+2 0
37 MF Brazil BRA Danilo 5 1 0+2 0 2+1 1 0 0 0 0

(B)Benfica B player

^ Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Goalscorers

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Rnk Pos Player League Cup1 League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW Greece Kostas Mitroglou 16 9 1 1 27
2 FW Brazil Jonas 13 3 2 0 18
3 MF Portugal Pizzi 10 3 0 0 13
4 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 7 3 0 1 11
MF Argentina Eduardo Salvio 4 1 1 3 9
6 FW Portugal Gonçalo Guedes 2 1 2 2 7
MF Argentina Franco Cervi 2 2 1 2 7
8 DF Argentina Lisandro López 3 0 1 0 4
9 MF Peru André Carrillo 2 1 0 0 3
10 DF Spain Álex Grimaldo 2 0 0 0 2
DF Portugal Nélson Semedo 1 0 0 1 2
MF Portugal Rafa Silva 2 0 0 0 2
DF Portugal André Almeida 1 1 0 0 2
14 MF Portugal André Horta 1 0 0 0 1
MF Brazil Danilo 0 1 0 0 1
DF Brazil Luisão 0 1 0 0 1
MF Serbia Ljubomir Fejsa 0 0 0 1 1
MF Serbia Andrija Živković 0 1 0 0 1
DF Sweden Victor Lindelöf 1 0 0 0 1
DF Croatia Branimir Kalaica 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 0 0 0 4
Totals 72 27 8 11 118

^ Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition
Greece Kostas Mitroglou Leixões 6–2 (H) 18 January 2017 Taça de Portugal

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

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Number of appearances inside brackets.

Rnk Player League Cup1 League Cup Champions League Total
1 Brazil Ederson 18* (27) 1 (3) 2 (3) 3 (7) 24 (40)
2 Brazil Júlio César 3* (8**) 2 (5) 1 0 6 (15)
3 Portugal Paulo Lopes 1 (**) 1
Totals 20 (34) 3 (8) 3 (4) 3 (8) 29 (54)

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Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

* Shared clean sheet on Round 21 against Arouca

** Shared match on Round 34 against Boavista

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name League Cup League Cup Champions League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Brazil Ederson 4 1 1 5 1 ForaDeJogo data
21 MF Portugal Pizzi 4 1 1 2 7 1 ForaDeJogo data
7 MF Greece Andreas Samaris 5 1 2 3 11 Includes a yellow card while on the bench - ForaDeJogo data
2 DF Argentina Lisandro López 4 2 1 1 8 ForaDeJogo data
50 DF Portugal Nélson Semedo 6 1 1 8 Cup includes Super Cup - ForaDeJogo data
4 DF Brazil Luisão 4 1 5 ForaDeJogo data
5 MF Serbia Ljubomir Fejsa 3 2 5 ForaDeJogo data
15 MF Peru André Carrillo 4 1 5 ForaDeJogo data
9 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 3 1 4 ForaDeJogo data
10 FW Brazil Jonas 2 1 1 4 ForaDeJogo data
3 DF Spain Álex Grimaldo 1 2 3 Cup includes Super Cup - ForaDeJogo data
11 FW Greece Kostas Mitroglou 2 1 3 ForaDeJogo data
19 DF Portugal Eliseu 2 1 3 ForaDeJogo data
22 MF Argentina Franco Cervi 2 1 3 ForaDeJogo data
33 DF Brazil Jardel 2 1 3 Includes an after-match yellow card - ForaDeJogo data
8 MF Portugal André Horta 2 2 ForaDeJogo data
12 GK Brazil Júlio César 1 1 2 ForaDeJogo data
18 MF Argentina Eduardo Salvio 1 1 2 ForaDeJogo data
37 MF Brazil Danilo 1 1 2 ForaDeJogo data
6 MF Brazil Filipe Augusto 1 1 ForaDeJogo data
14 DF Sweden Victor Lindelöf 1 1 ForaDeJogo data
20 FW Portugal Gonçalo Guedes 1 1 ForaDeJogo data
34 DF Portugal André Almeida 1 1 ForaDeJogo data

Source: LPFP and links in notes.
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

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Player

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No. Pos Name Award Month/Year Ref
21 MF Portugal Pizzi Liga Portugal/Samsung Best Player October/November [17]
December [18]
SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2016 [19]
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Player 2017 [20]
20 FW Portugal Gonçalo Guedes SJPF Young Player of the Month October/November [21]
27 MF Portugal Rafa Silva Samsung Goal of the Month January [22]
50 DF Portugal Nélson Semedo SJPF Young Player of the Month February [23]
SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2016 [19]
LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player 2017 [20]
1 GK Brazil Ederson SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2016 [19]
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Goalkeeper 2017 [20]
11 FW Greece Kostas Mitroglou SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2016 [19]
14 DF Sweden Victor Lindelöf SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year [19]
Cosme Damião Award – Revelation of the Year [24]
SJPF Goal of the Month April [25]
10 FW Brazil Jonas SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2016 [19]
Cosme Damião Award – Footballer of the Year [24]
Liga Portugal/Samsung Best Player April [26]
Samsung Goal of the Month [26]

Manager

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Name Award Year Ref
Portugal Rui Vitória Cosme Damião Award – Manager of the Year 2016 [24]
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Coach 2017 [20]

References

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