2013–14 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
	2013–14 season
President	Luís Filipe Vieira
Head coach	Jorge Jesus
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	1st
Taça de Portugal	Winners
Taça da Liga	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage (3rd)
UEFA Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Lima (14); All: Lima (21)
Highest home attendance	63,982 vs Olhanense; (20 April 2014)
Lowest home attendance	28,848 vs Arouca; (6 December 2013)
Average home league attendance	43,613
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2013–14 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 110th season in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, and the knockout phase in the UEFA Europa League. Benfica qualified for the Champions League by coming second in the previous Primeira Liga.

On 4 June 2013, coach Jorge Jesus renewed his contract for a further two seasons,^[4] making him the first manager since 1958–59 with Otto Glória to start a fifth consecutive season at Benfica.^[5]

The season was one of the best in Benfica's history, as the club won its 33rd title,^[6]^[7] its fifth Taça da Liga (without conceding a single goal), reached the Europa League final for the second consecutive season (without any defeat)^[8] and won its 25th Taça de Portugal achieving the tenth double (record) of the club. By winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga, Benfica achieved a unique treble in Portugal.^[9] Benfica also finished the season unbeaten in home matches, and the 57 games played are a club record for a single season.

Events

Pre-season

The pre-season started on 1 July 2013 with medical evaluations on the players. After a brief period of exercising at the Caixa Futebol Campus the team was due to travel on 8 July for Évian-les-Bains in France, but on 6 July, it chooses to stay at Futebol Campus instead of travelling to France, but still maintained the three pre-season games against Ètoile Carouge, Bordeaux and Sion.^[10]^[11] The team participated in the semi-finals of the tournament Lisbon Football Association Honour's Cup, where they played against Sporting CP B, using a mix of first team players like Ola John, Rodrigo or Jardel, with the remaining players from Benfica B. In the 3rd/4th place match, Benfica fielded a team with only a first team player, Paulo Lopes.^[12]^[13] On 24, 26 and 27 July, Benfica faced Penãrol, Levante and Nice at Estádio Algarve, respectively. On 31 July, Benfica played Elche on their presentation game in Elche.^[14] They then took part in the sixth edition of the Eusébio Cup against São Paulo on 3 August, ending their pre-season on 9 August against Napoli as part of the MSC Crociere Cup.^[11]^[15]^[16]

August

18: Benfica is defeated at Estádio dos Barreiros by Marítimo in their first loss of the season.^[17] Additionally, Benfica continue their negative record in the first matchday, not winning it for the ninth consecutive season, never with Jorge Jesus, and only once during the 10-year term of Luís Filipe Vieira.^[18]
25: Benfica beat Gil Vicente with a dramatic stoppage time late goal from Lima at the 93rd minute, a minute after Marković equalizing the match. The Serbian armada was decisive in the victory, with both Sulejmani and Đuričić assisting in a goal. Earlier, Diogo Viana made it 1–0 for the gilistas after a Maxi Pereira mistake.^[19]
29: Benfica draws Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiacos and Anderlecht in the Champions League draw.^[20]
31: In the third matchday against Sporting CP, Benfica draws at the José Alvalade. The lions took the lead after an early goal from Fredy Montero, but Lazar Marković equalized the match in a solo run past three Sporting defenders, finished by rolling the ball under goalkeeper Rui Patrício.^[21]^[22]

September

14: Benfica beats Paços de Ferreira, with an early goal from Enzo Pérez, cemented by two goals from Ezequiel Garay, the first time he scored twice at Benfica. Ljubomir Fejsa and Guilherme Siqueira made their club debut.
17: In the first day of the Champions League, Benfica beat Anderlecht with a goal from Filip Đuričić on the fourth minute, followed by a Luisão goal at the half-hour mark. Đuričić scored his first goal at Benfica and first Champions League goal, while Luisão scored his fourth Champions League goal. It was Benfica's first clean sheet of the season.^[23]
22: In Guimarães, Benfica beats Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 after a goal from Óscar Cardozo, which rebounded on Marco Matias. Vitória's David Addy was sent off earlier in the match.^[24]
28: Benfica draws with Belenenses, losing the advantage won in the previous round. Both coach and president complained of mistakes of the referee Jorge Tavares.^[25]

October

2: In the second round of the Champions League, Benfica is defeated by Paris Saint-Germain in Paris 3–0, with the players received in Lisbon under criticism from the fans.^[26]^[27]
6: At Estoril, Benfica beats the local team 1–2, with goals from Lima and Óscar Cardozo. Despite the win, the team received further criticism from the fans.^[28]^[29]
19: Benfica beat Cinfães in the third round of the Portuguese Cup, with a sole goal from Ola John, in the debut of Ivan Cavaleiro.^[30]
23: In the third day of the Champions League, at home, Benfica could only get a draw against Greek team Olympiacos, with goal from Óscar Cardozo in the 84th minute. In a rainy night, the pitch became soaked, difficulting the task of the players. Olympiacos' Roberto and Javier Saviola returned to the Estádio da Luz.^[31]
27: Benfica beats Nacional with goals from Guilherme Siqueira and Óscar Cardozo. The Paraguayan ties Nuno Gomes for ninth place in the all-time goalscoring list for Benfica.^[32]^[33]

November

1: In Coimbra, Benfica trashes Académica 3–0, with goals from Óscar Cardozo, and Lazar Marković, with an own goal completing the score.^[34]
6: Benfica loses 1–0 with Olympiacos on the fourth day of the Champions League, at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Roberto won man of the match, saving the Greek team numerous times.^[35]
9: On the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica defeats Sporting CP 4–3. A hat-trick from Óscar Cardozo and a late goal from Luisão were enough to defeat the long-time rival. In an emotional match, which ended tied at 3–3 at regular time, the aforementioned goal from Luisão untied the score at overtime.^[36]
19: Jorge Jesus is suspended for 30 days for his actions in Guimarães by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).^[37]
23: In the tennth league matchday, Benfica beats Braga with a goal in the 73rd minute from Nemanja Matić.^[38]
27: On the fifth day of the Champions League, at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Benfica beats Anderlecht by 3–2 with goals from Nemanja Matić and Rodrigo, and own goal from Chancel Mbemba. It was the club's first win against Anderlecht on Belgian soil.^[39]

December

1: Benfica beats Rio Ave in Vila do Conde with a goal from Rodrigo and a double from Lima.^[40]
7: In the first game of the twelve matchday, at home, Benfica draws 2–2 with Arouca with a goal from Rodrigo. David Simão, a youth graduate from Benfica, scored the visiting team only goal.^[41] Jesus received criticism for his options, mostly by using Bruno Cortês in the match.^[42]
10: In the final matchday of the Champions League group stage, Benfica beats Paris Saint-Germain 2–1. Lima and Nicolás Gaitán scored the goals.^[43] It meant the third time in four years, Benfica fails to progress to the knockout round of the Champions League.
15: At the Estádio do Algarve, Benfica beats Olhanense with goals from Lima, Nemanja Matić and Miralem Sulejmani. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak made his debut for Benfica following an injury to regular starter Artur.^[44]
20: Benfica beats Vitória de Setúbal at the Estádio do Bonfim, with goals from Rodrigo and Lima.^[45]
31: In the first day of the League Cup, Benfica beats Nacional after an own goal from Mexer.^[46]

January

4: In the fifth round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica defeats Gil Vicente with a double from Rodrigo and Lima, plus another from Lazar Marković.^[47]
5: Eusébio passes away. The historic player dies at 72.^[48]
12: Benfica beats Porto 2–0 with goals from Rodrigo and Ezequiel Garay. In a nearly sold out stadium, all Benfica players wore a black ribbon and all names on the back of the players' shirts were of Eusébio. Benfica returned to the first position on the table, after losing it to Porto in their previous league match. It was also the first time since 2009 that Benfica defeated Porto in a league match.^[49]
15: Benfica sells Nemanja Matić to Chelsea.^[50]
16: On the second matchday of the League Cup, Benfica beats Leixões 2–0, with goals from Filip Đuričić and Ivan Cavaleiro, both scoring their first goals of the season.^[51]
19: Benfica defeats Marítimo, with a double from Rodrigo.^[52]
25: On third day of the League Cup, Benfica beats Gil Vicente with a goal from Miralem Sulejmani. Benfica will face Porto in the semi-finals.^[53]
31: Benfica sells Rodrigo and André Gomes to an investment firm. Both remain at Benfica until the end of the season.^[54]

February

1: Benfica draws with Gil Vicente, at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, with a goal from Lima; Óscar Cardozo misses a penalty.^[55]
5: In the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica beats Penafiel with a goal from Miralem Sulejmani.^[56]
11: On matchday 18, Benfica beats Sporting CP 2–0, with goals from Nicolás Gaitán and then an individual effort by Enzo Pérez.^[57] The match was scheduled to be played on February 9, but was postponed after the Estádio da Luz faced technical difficulties.^[58]
16: On the 19th matchday, Benfica beats Paços de Ferreira at the Estádio da Mata Real, with goals from Ezequiel Garay and Lazar Marković.^[59]
20: In the Round of 32 of the Europa League, Benfica defeats PAOK in Greece, with a goal from Lima.^[60]
24: In matchday 20, Benfica beats Vitória de Guimarães, with a sole goal from Lazar Marković.^[61]
25: Mário Coluna passes away at age 78.^[62]
27: Benfica beats PAOK 3–0, with goals from Nicolás Gaitán, Lima and Lazar Marković, ensuring progression to the Round of 16.^[63]

March

2: In matchday 21, Benfica beats Belenenses with a sole goal from Nicolás Gaitán.^[64]
9: On the 22nd matchday, Benfica faces Estoril, winning 2–0 with goals from Luisão and Rodrigo.^[65]
13: In the Round of 16 of the Europa League, Benfica beats Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, with a goal from Rodrigo and a double from Luisão.^[66]
17: On matchday 23, Benfica beats Nacional at the Estádio da Madeira 4–2, with goals from Lima and Rodrigo, plus a double from Ezequiel Garay.^[67]
20: In the second leg of the Round of 16, Benfica eliminates Tottenham Hotspur after a 2–2 draw. Goals were scored by Ezequiel Garay and Lima.^[68]
23: On matchday 24, Benfica beats Académica with a double from Lima and another from Enzo Pérez.^[69]
26: In the first leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica loses to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão, with an early header from Jackson Martínez.^[70]
30: On matchday 25, Benfica beats Braga at the Estádio Municipal de Braga with a goal from Lima.^[71]

April

3: In the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Benfica beats AZ at AFAS Stadion with a goal from Eduardo Salvio.^[72]
7: On matchday 26, Benfica beats Rio Ave 4–0, with goals from Rodrigo, Nicolás Gaitán and a double from Óscar Cardozo, both from the penalty kick.^[73]
10: In the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Benfica beats AZ 2–0, with a double from Rodrigo, progressing to face Juventus in the semi-finals.^[74]
13: On matchday day 27, Benfica beats Arouca with goals from Rodrigo and Nicolás Gaitán, only needing three points to win the championship with three matches left on the season.^[75]
17: In the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, Benfica beats Porto 3–1 in a high-profile, high-pressure match, eliminating them and reaching the second consecutive Portuguese Cup final. Goals were scored by Eduardo Salvio, Enzo Pérez and with an individual effort, André Gomes scored the decisive goal.^[76]
21: On matchday 28, Benfica beats Olhanense with a double from Lima, winning their record 33rd title, with two games to spare.^[77]
24: In the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals, Benfica beats Juventus by 2–1 with goals from Ezequiel Garay and Lima, taking a precious advantage for the second leg.^[78]
27: In the semi-finals of the League Cup, Benfica eliminates Porto, this time away at the Estádio do Dragão, on penalty kicks after a null at the end of regular time.^[79]

May

1: In the second leg of the semi-finals of the Europa League, Benfica draws Juventus at Juventus Stadium, eliminating the Italian club from the Europa League. Benfica will play their second consecutive European final, albeit without Enzo Pérez, Lazar Marković and Eduardo Salvio.^[80]^[81]
4: On matchday 29, an already-crowned Champion and with some key players resting for the upcoming Europa League finals, Benfica faced Vitória de Setúbal and draws 1–1, with a goal from André Gomes.^[82]
7: At the League Cup final in Leiria, Benfica beats Rio Ave 2–0, with goals from Rodrigo and Luisão, thus conquering their fifth Taça da Liga.^[83]
10: In the final matchday of the championship, a resting Benfica loses to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão 2–1, with a goal from Enzo Pérez. Benfica ends the campaign 13 points ahead of rivals Porto.^[84]
15: In the Europa League final against Sevilla, Benfica loses on the penalty kicks after Óscar Cardozo and Rodrigo each have their shots defended. It is the club's third loss in the Europa League finals.^[85]
18: In the Portuguese Cup final, Benfica defeats Rio Ave with a sole goal from Nicolás Gaitán, conquering their 25th Cup and establishing a record treble, winning both domestic cups and the Primeira Liga championship.^[86]

Stadium

Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Estádio da Luz (65,647 / 105x68m)
Training ground	Caixa Futebol Campus

Players

Squad information

N	P	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Artur	44	EU	2011	93	0	2015	Free	Second nationality: Italy
3	CB	S. Vitória	38	EU	2013	0	0	2017	Free	Second nationality: Canada
4	CB	Luisão (captain)	44	EU	2003	370	33	2017	7000300000000000000♠€3.0M	Second nationality: Portugal
5	DM	Fejsa	36	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7000500000000000000♠€5.0M
6	CM	R. Amorim	40	EU	2008	105	6	2017	7000100000000000000♠€1.0M	Originally from youth system
7	FW	Cardozo	41	Non-EU	2007	261	161	2016	7001116000000000000♠€11.6M
8	RW	Sulejmani	36	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	Free
9	FW	Funes Mori	34	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	Free
10	AM	F. Djuricic	33	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7000600000000000000♠€6.0M
11	FW	Lima	41	Non-EU	2012	49	30	2016	7000400000000000000♠€4.0M
12	LB	Cortez	38	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2014	Loan
13	GK	Paulo Lopes	46	EU	2012	5	0	2014	Free	Originally from youth system
14	RB	Maxi	40	Non-EU	2007	248	16	2015	7000670000000000000♠€6.7M
15	LW	John	32	EU	2012	42	4	2017	7000800000000000000♠€8.0M	Second nationality: Liberia
16	LB	G. Siqueira	38	EU	2013	0	0	2014	7000100000000000000♠Free
18	RW	Salvio	34	Non-EU	2012	89	23	2017	7001135000000000000♠€13.5M
19	FW	Rodrigo	34	EU	2011	77	27	2019	7000600000000000000♠€6.0M	Second nationality: Brazil
20	LW	Nico Gaitán	37	Non-EU	2010	136	18	2018	7000840000000000000♠€8.4M
21	DM	Matic	36	EU	2011	77	6	2018	Free	Second nationality: Slovakia
22	CB	Mitrovic	34	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7000110000000000000♠€1.1M
23	RW	Urreta	35	Non-EU	2008	27	2	2015	7000126000000000000♠€1.26M
24	CB	Garay	38	EU	2011	87	4	2015	7000550000000000000♠€5.5M
28	RB	Sílvio	37	EU	2013	0	0	2014	Loan	Originally from youth system
30	DM	A. Gomes	31	EU	2012	18	2	2019	Youth system
33	CB	Jardel	39	Non-EU	2011 (Winter)	68	2	2018	6999500000000000000♠€0.5M
34	FB	A. Almeida	34	EU	2011	38	0	2018	Free
35	CM	Pérez	39	EU	2011	51	4	2016	7000550000000000000♠€5.5M
41	GK	Oblak	32	EU	2010	0	0	2018	7000170000000000000♠€1.7M
50	LW	L. Markovic	31	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7001100000000000000♠€6.25M

Last updated: 29 August 2013
Source: S.L. Benfica (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers in

N	P	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
8	RW	Miralem Sulejmani	24	Non-EU	Ajax	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	Jornal Record, A Bola
10	AM	Filip Đuričić	21	Non-EU	Heerenveen	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000600000000000000♠€6.0M	A Bola
	RW	Jorge Rojas	20	Non-EU	Cerro Porteño	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000120000000000000♠€1.2M	A Bola
22	CB	Stefan Mitrović	23	Non-EU	Kortrijk	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000110000000000000♠€1.1M	S.L. Benfica
50	LW	Lazar Marković	19	Non-EU	Partizan	Transfer	Summer	2018	7001100000000000000♠€6.25M	A Bola
3	CB	Steven Vitória	26	EU	Estoril	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	S.L. Benfica
2	CB	Lisandro López	23	Non-EU	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000500000000000000♠€5.0M	S.L. Benfica
31	AM	Fariña	22	Non-EU	Racing	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000350000000000000♠€3.5M	Sapo Desporto
	LW	Pizzi	23	EU	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	Atlético Madrid.com
	FW	Funes Mori	22	Non-EU	River Plate	Transfer	Summer	2018	100% of Rodrigo Mora	Record.pt
	MF	Fejsa	24	Non-EU	Olympiacos	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000500000000000000♠€5M	MaisFutebol
12	LB	Cortez	26	Non-EU	São Paulo	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	A Bola
28	RB	Sílvio	25	EU	Atlético Madrid	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	Atlético Madrid.com
	LB	Siqueira	27	EU	Granada	Loan	Summer	2014	Free	Slbenfica.pt
6	CM	Rúben Amorim	28	EU	Braga	Loan return	Summer	2014	N/A
41	GK	Jan Oblak	20	EU	Rio Ave	Loan return	Summer	2016	N/A

Total expenditure: €27.0 million

Transfers out

N	P	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
10	AM	Pablo Aimar	33	EU	Johor Darul Takzim	End of contract	Summer	Free	A Bola
27	CB	Miguel Vítor	24	EU	PAOK	End of contract	Summer	Free	PAOK
	CM	Carlos Martins	31	EU	Benfica B	Demoted	Summer	Free
	AM	David Simão	23	EU	Arouca	Transfer	Summer	Free	Mais Futebol
	LW	Nolito	26	EU	Celta de Vigo	Transfer	Summer	7000260000000000000♠€2.6M	Celta de Vigo.net.es
	AM	Felipe Menezes	25	Non-EU	Palmeiras	Transfer	Summer	Free	Palmeiras.com.br
	MF	Nuno Coelho	25	EU	Arouca	Transfer	Summer	Free	A Bola
	MF	José Luis Fernández	25	Non-EU	Godoy Cruz	Transfer	Summer	Free	Diario Uno
	MF	Diego Lopes	19	EU	Rio Ave	Transfer	Summer	Free	Rioave-fc.pt
	CB	Roderick	22	EU	Rio Ave	Transfer	Summer	Free	Rioave-fc.pt
	CB	Rodrigo Mora	25	Non-EU	River Plate	Transfer	Summer	€3.5M (50% of Funes Mori)	O Jogo.pt
	LB	Luisinho	28	EU	Deportivo La Coruña	Transfer	Summer	Free	canaldeportivo.com
	FW	Hugo Vieira	24	EU	Braga	Transfer	Summer	Free	O Jogo
	FW	Alípio	21	Non-EU	Omonia Nicosia	Transfer	Summer	Free	omonoia.com
	GK	Júlio César	26	Non-EU		Contract terminated	Summer	Free	Abola.pt
	LB	Melgarejo	22	Non-EU	Kuban Krasnodar	Transfer	Summer	7000500000000000000♠€5M	CMVM
31	FW	Alan Kardec	24	Non-EU	Palmeiras	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Palmeiras.com.br
	FW	Nélson Oliveira	21	EU	Rennes	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Stade Rennais.com
	CB	Sidnei	23	Non-EU	Espanyol	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Rcdespanyol.com
	LW	Pizzi	23	EU	Espanyol	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Rcdespanyol.com
	FW	Michel	26	Non-EU	Al Wakrah	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Maisfutebol.iol.pt
	AM	Fariña	22	Non-EU	Bani Yas	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Maisfutebol.iol.pt
	FW	Franco Jara	24	Non-EU	Estudiantes (LP)	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Record.pt
	CB	Lisandro López	23	Non-EU	Getafe	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Marca.com
12	LB	Bruno Cortês	26	Non-EU	São Paulo	Loan end	Winter	Free	Globoesporte
22	CB	Stefan Mitrović	23	Non-EU	Real Valladolid	Loan	Winter	Undisclosed	Real Vallolid.es
15	LW	Ola John	21	EU	Hamburg	Loan	Winter	Undisclosed	Diario Noticias.pt
21	CM	Nemanja Matić	24	Non-EU	Chelsea	Transfer	Winter	7001250000000000000♠€25M	BBC.com
	GK	Roberto	24	EU	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Winter	7000600000000000000♠€6M

Total income: €42.1 million

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Jorge Jesus
Assistant managers	Raúl José Miguel Quaresma Minervino Pietra
Fitness coach	Mário Monteiro
Goalkeeping coach	Hugo Oliveira
Club doctors	João Paulo Almeida Bento Leitão
Physiotherapists	Carlos Costa Paulo Rebelo Telmo Firmino
Opposition scout	Marco Pedroso
Director of football	Lourenço Pereira Coelho
B team manager	Hélder Cristóvão

Last updated: 17 June 2013
Source: S.L. Benfica

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

13 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	6–1	Étoile Carouge	Carouge, Switzerland
19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Salvio 13', 38' Lima 20' Sulejmani 49', 76' Urretaviscaya 61'	Report	Delley 36'	Stadium: Stade de la Fontenette

14 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	3–3	Bordeaux	Nyon, Switzerland
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima 4', pen.' López 62' Salvio 67'	Report	Sertic 23' Saivet 44', 90+1'	Stadium: Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon Attendance: 4,500

16 July 2013 Friendly	Sion	2–3	Benfica	Coppet, Switzerland
18:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Veloso 72' Marques 81'	Report	Lima 44' Marković 60', 68'	Stadium: Stade Coppet

20 July 2013 Taça de Honra	Benfica	1–2	Sporting CP	Estoril, Portugal
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Soares 6'	Report	Reis 34' Fokobo 52'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Quitério Almeida

21 July 2013 Taça de Honra	Belenenses	0–0 (5–6 p.)	Benfica	Estoril, Portugal
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Pedro Silva

24 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	1–1	Peñarol	Portimão, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković 17'	Report	J. Rodríguez 23'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: Bruno Paixão

26 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Levante	Faro, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima 55', 90+4' (pen.)	Report	El Zhar 29'	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Paulo Baptista

27 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Nice	Faro, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković 11' Lima 13'	Report	Eysseric 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Bruno Esteves

31 July 2013 Friendly	Elche	1–3	Benfica	Elche, Spain
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Stevanović 60'	Report	Rodrigo 17', 22', 26'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

3 August 2013 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	0–2	São Paulo	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Aloísio 53' Tolói 63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Duarte Gomes

9 August 2013 Crociere Cup	Napoli	2–1	Benfica	Naples, Italy
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Behrami 8' Higuaín 70'	Report	Luisão 44'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Russo di Nola

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Primeira Liga	—	Winners	18 August 2013	11 May 2014
Taça de Portugal	Third round	Winners	19 October 2013	18 May 2014
Taça da Liga	Group stage	Winners	30 December 2013	7 May 2014
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Group stage	17 September 2013	10 December 2013
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32	Runners-up	20 February 2014	14 May 2014

Last updated: 18 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Benfica (C) (Q)	30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
2	Sporting CP (Q)	30	20	7	3	54	20	+34	67	2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
3	Porto (Q)	30	19	4	7	57	25	+32	61	Template:Fb round2 2014-15 UCL PO

Updated to games played on 11 May 2014.
Source: LPFP (Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question, 3rd goal difference in the matches between the teams in question, 4th away goals scored in the matches between the teams in question, 5th goal difference, 6th number of victories, 7th number of goals scored (LPFP decided that, during the competition, only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification)^[87]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	12	3	0	30	6	+24	11	2	2	28	12	+16

Last updated: 4 May 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L
Position	9	8	7	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Last updated: 4 May 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Win Draw Loss

18 August 2013 1	Marítimo	2–1	Benfica	Funchal
17:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Soares 23' Derley 45+1' (pen.) Sami 78'	Report	Amorim 30' Artur 45' Luisão 50' Rodrigo 51' Pereira 74'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 4,338 Referee: Jorge Sousa

25 August 2013 2	Benfica	2–1	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
17:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković 90+2' Lima 90+3'	Report	Moraes 26' Paulinho 26' Viana 70' Vilela 77'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 37,381 Referee: Paulo Baptista

31 August 2013 3	Sporting CP	1–1	Benfica	Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Rojo 9' Montero 10', 50' Carrillo 54'	Report	Matić 40' Pereira 45+1' Marković 64' Amorim 85'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 46,109 Referee: Hugo Miguel

14 September 2013 4	Benfica	3–1	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pérez 4' Garay 24', 52' Pereira 83'	Report	Lopes 30' Ribeiro 50' Tony 54' Oliveira 56' Romeu 88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,575 Referee: Bruno Paixão

22 September 2013 5	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	Benfica	Guimarães
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	André 2' Addy 26', 61' Oliveira 38' Matias 89'	Report	Siqueira 44' Cardozo 72' Matić 81' Almeida 90' Pérez 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 20,576 Referee: Bruno Esteves

28 September 2013 6	Benfica	1–1	Belenenses	Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Cardozo 17' Matić 57' Fejsa 90+5'	Report	Diakité 31' Silva 75' Jones 78' Diawara 90+5' Nunes 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,635 Referee: Jorge Tavares

6 October 2013 7	Estoril	1–2	Benfica	Estoril
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Babanco 12' Gonçalves 45+1', 56' João Pedro 49' Sebá 64' Balboa 73'	Report	Lima 10' Pereira 13', 89' Siqueira 19' Matić 30' Cardozo 71' Gaitán 87' Artur 90'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Manuel Mota

27 October 2013 8	Benfica	2–0	Nacional	Lisbon
17:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Siqueira 15' Cardozo 49'	Report	Aurélio 55' Djaniny 68'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,519 Referee: Jorge Ferreira

1 November 2013 9	Académica	0–3	Benfica	Coimbra
20:30 WET (UTC+00:00)		Report	Cardozo 33' Goiano 37' (o.g.) Pérez 72' Marković 86'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 8,551 Referee: Hugo Pacheco

23 November 2013 10	Benfica	1–0	Braga	Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Matić 73' Garay 77'	Report	Rafa 52'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,764 Referee: Nuno Almeida

1 December 2013 11	Rio Ave	1–3	Benfica	Vila do Conde
17:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Tarantini 26' Ukra 57' Wakaso 63', 68'	Report	Gaitán 34' Rodrigo 38' Garay 40' Pereira 50' Lima 63', 78' Matić 89'	Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Duarte Paixão

6 December 2013 12	Benfica	2–2	Arouca	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo 39', 59' Lima 83' (pen.) Pérez 90+1'	Report	Simão 18', 19' Serginho 73', 79' Balliu 82' Cássio 86' Tinoco 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 28,848 Referee: Rui Costa

15 December 2013 13	Olhanense	2–3	Benfica	Olhão
18:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Balogun 7' Pelé 23' Regula 31' Diakhite 81'	Report	Lima 19' Matić 37' Sulejmani 47'	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Vasco Santos

20 December 2013 14	Vitória de Setúbal	0–2	Benfica	Setúbal
21:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Tiba 34' Dani 68' Cardozo 86' Pedroso 90'	Report	Fejsa 44' Rodrigo 54' Lima 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 4,415 Referee: Paulo Baptista

12 January 2014 15	Benfica	2–0	Porto	Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo 13' Garay 53' Matić 59' Pérez 90+3'	Report	Martínez 57' Quaresma 58' Danilo 61', 75' González 69' Fernando 88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,508 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

19 January 2014 16	Benfica	2–0	Marítimo	Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo 19', 35' Marković 74'	Report	Gégé 86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,396 Referee: Hugo Miguel

1 February 2014 17	Gil Vicente	1–1	Benfica	Barcelos
19:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Halisson 22' Martins 24' Brito 60' Gonçalves 72' Danielson 90+1'	Report	Siqueira 36', 57' Lima 61' Marković 63' Rodrigo 66' Gaitán 71'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 8,792 Referee: Bruno Paixão

11 February 2014^{[n 1]} 18	Benfica	2–0	Sporting CP	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Pérez 16', 76' Fejsa 64' Gaitán 28', 88'	Report	Rojo 80' Maurício 88' Cédric 90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,965 Referee: Marco Ferreira

16 February 2014 19	Paços de Ferreira	0–2	Benfica	Paços de Ferreira
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Boaventura 38' Tony 77' Bebé 84' Manuel José 89'	Report	Pereira 37' Siqueira 44' Garay 45+1', 53' Gaitán 59' Marković 68' Amorim 81'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 5,982 Referee: Duarte Gomes

24 February 2014 20	Benfica	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Marković 40' Jardel 53'	Report	Addy 45+1' Moreno 54' Barrientos 63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 36,242 Referee: Nuno Almeida

2 March 2014 21	Belenenses	0–1	Benfica	Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Kay 32' Ferreira 42' Bruno China 53' Rambé 74' Fredy 80', 80'	Report	Gaitán 7' Fejsa 65'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 10,118 Referee: Jorge Ferreira

9 March 2014 22	Benfica	2–0	Estoril	Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Luisão 6' Fejsa 8' Rodrigo 19' Pereira 27'	Report	Evandro 22' Balboa 40'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,730 Referee: Paulo Baptista

17 March 2014 23	Nacional	2–4	Benfica	Funchal
20:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Candeias 6' (pen.) Marçal 12' Ghazal 14' Gomaa 30' Rodrigues 65' João 68' Djaniny 80'	Report	Luisão 5' Lima 24' Siqueira 31' Rodrigo 33' Garay 43', 88' Gaitán 75'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Manuel Mota

23 March 2014 24	Benfica	3–0	Académica	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Lima 11', 27' Pérez 59'	Report	Agra 15' Marcos Paulo 49'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 49,320 Referee: Rui Costa

30 March 2014 25	Braga	0–1	Benfica	Braga
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Dabó 13' Fortuna 56' Luíz Carlos 64' Santos 76' Miljković 90'	Report	Lima 13' Siqueira 15' Fejsa 57' Oblak 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 18,360 Referee: Pedro Proença

7 April 2014 26	Benfica	4–0	Rio Ave	Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Rodrigo 17' Pérez 28' Gaitán 29' Luisão 67' Cardozo 77' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Filipe Augusto 2' Edimar 8' Santos 20' Lopes 38' Ferreira 58', 90+1' Braga 76' Tarantini 86' Ederson 90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 46,004 Referee: Cosme Machado

13 April 2014 27	Arouca	0–2	Benfica	Aveiro^{[n 2]}
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Tinoco 44' Galo 83'	Report	Almeida 42' Rodrigo 45+1' Gaitán 54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro^{[n 2]} Attendance: 28,200 Referee: Hugo Miguel

20 April 2014 28	Benfica	2–0	Olhanense	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima 57', 60', 61'	Report	Luís Filipe 58' Duarte 58' Celestino 58' Sampirisi 66' Diakhite 83'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,982 Referee: Carlos Xistra

4 May 2014 29	Benfica	1–1	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Gomes 59' Pérez 73' Pereira 75' Gaitán 86'	Report	Martins 75' (pen.) Tavares 82' Ozéia 90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 52,325 Referee: Duarte Gomes

10 May 2014 30	Porto	2–1	Benfica	Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ricardo 4' Reyes 25' Martínez 39' (pen.) Alex Sandro 74' Danilo 90+2'	Report	Pérez 26' (pen.) Almeida 37' Jardel 40' Funes Mori 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 25,121 Referee: Rui Costa

Taça de Portugal

Third round

19 October 2013 Third round	Cinfães	0–1	Benfica	Cinfães
14:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Hélio 55' Miguel Moreira 61' Miguel Mendes 70' Ruizinho 79'	Report	Cavaleiro 20' John 52' Đuričić 57' Vitória 64'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Prof. Cerveira Pinto Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Rui Costa

Fourth round

9 November 2013 Fourth round	Benfica	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP	Lisbon
19:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Cardozo 12', 42', 45' Amorim 29' Marković 56' Sílvio 58' Almeida 69' Artur 73' Garay 90+3' Luisão 97'	Report	Capel 37' Rojo 59', 114' Maurício 62', 80' Carrillo 82' Slimani 90+2', 108'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 47,156 Referee: Duarte Gomes

Fifth round

4 January 2014 Fifth round	Benfica	5–0	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo 3', 38' Marković 16' Lima 58' (pen.), 90+2'	Report	Pimenta 6' Viana 12' Moura 50' Patterson 57' Paulinho 60' Danielson 80'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,504 Referee: Nuno Almeida

Quarter-finals

5 February 2014 Quarter-final	Penafiel	0–1	Benfica	Penafiel
19:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Fontes 32' João Pedro 68'	Report	Sulejmani 84' Artur 87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Attendance: 5,000 Referee: João Capela

Semi-finals

26 March 2014 First leg	Porto	1–0	Benfica	Porto
21:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Martínez 6', 90+2' Defour 25' Herrera 49' Fernando 62' Danilo 90+3'	Report	Pereira 19' Sílvio 59'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 34,499 Referee: Marco Ferreira

16 April 2014 Second leg	Benfica	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Porto	Lisbon
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Salvio 17' Siqueira 25', 28' Pérez 58' (pen.) Jardel 78' Gomes 80', 82' Artur 90+2'	Report	Quaresma 22', 88' Danilo 48' Varela 52', 70' Reyes 58' Herrera 64' Defour 75'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,380 Referee: Pedro Proença

Final

18 May 2014 Final	Benfica	1–0	Rio Ave	Oeiras
17:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Gaitán 20' Lima 54'	Report	Santos 30' Ribeiro 45+1' Braga 58'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 37,150 Referee: Carlos Xistra Man of the Match: Nicolás Gaitán

Taça da Liga

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Benfica	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9
Nacional	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Gil Vicente	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Leixões	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

30 December 2013 1	Nacional	0–1	Benfica	Funchal
20:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Mexer 66' Candeias 67' Rodrigues 72' Ghazal 90+2'	Report	Pérez 23' Mexer 32' (o.g.) Siqueira 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Carlos Xistra

15 January 2014 2	Benfica	2–0	Leixões	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Đuričić 27' Rodrigo 82' Cavaleiro 87'	Report	Lenho 82'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 9,524 Referee: Manuel Oliveira

25 January 2014 3	Benfica	1–0	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Vitória 36' Sulejmani 56' Đuričić 69'	Report	Vinha 29' Scapolan 42' Pimenta 54'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo^{[n 3]} Attendance: 6,664 Referee: Bruno Esteves

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

27 April 2014^{[n 4]} Semi-finals	Porto	0–0 (3–4 p)	Benfica	Porto
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Danilo 82'	Report	Vitória 32' Almeida 81'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 26,104 Referee: Marco Ferreira
		Penalties
	Quintero Martínez Ghilas Maicon Varela Fernando		Siqueira Garay Jardel Gomes Pérez Cavaleiro

Final

7 May 2014 Final	Benfica	2–0	Rio Ave	Leiria
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Amorim 35' Rodrigo 41' Luisão 78' Salvio 88'	Report	Lima 70' Tarantini 77'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 23,119 Referee: Hugo Miguel Man of the Match: Rodrigo

UEFA Champions League

Benfica began their Champions League campaign in the group stage after achieving a top-two finish in the league's previous season. Courtesy of their UEFA coefficient, they were seeded in Pot 1 for the draw, which took place in Monaco in late August 2013. The final of the competition is to be played at Benfica's home stadium Estádio da Luz.

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	1	1	16	5	+11	13
Olympiacos	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
Benfica	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
Anderlecht	6	0	1	5	4	17	−13	1

17 September 2013 1	Benfica	2–0	Anderlecht	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Đuričić 4' Pérez 27' Luisão 30'	Report	Bruno 21' De Zeeuw 34' Mitrović 70' Kljestan 76' Suárez 89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,393 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) Man of the Match: Luisão

2 October 2013 2	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Benfica	Paris, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ibrahimović 5', 31' Marquinhos 25' Van der Wiel 36' Alex 47'	Report	Gaitán 32'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,732 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) Man of the Match: Ibrahimović

23 October 2013 3	Benfica	1–1	Olympiacos	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pérez 55' Gaitán 62' Cardozo 83'	Report	Domínguez 29' Fuster 36' Weiss 42' Mitroglou 59' Maniatis 84'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 38,149 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Man of the Match: Mitroglou

5 November 2013 4	Olympiacos	1–0	Benfica	Piraeus, Greece
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Manolas 13' Yatabaré 38' Roberto 85' N'Dinga 89' Domínguez 90+2'	Report	Pereira 33' Matić 37' Amorim 42'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,461 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Man of the Match: Roberto

27 November 2013 5	Anderlecht	2–3	Benfica	Anderlecht, Belgium
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mbemba 18' Bruno 29', 77' Nuytinck 49' Mitrović 88'	Report	Matić 34' Mbemba 52' (o.g.) Almeida 78' Rodrigo 90' Artur 90+2'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,780 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Man of the Match: Gaitán

10 December 2013 6	Benfica	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Pereira 30' Lima 45' (pen.) Gaitán 58' Sílvio 87'	Report	Cavani 37' Motta 50' Ménez 70' Rabiot 77'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,089 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Man of the Match: Enzo Pérez

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

20 February 2014 First leg	PAOK	0–1	Benfica	Thessaloniki, Greece
20:00 EET (UTC+02:00)	Kaçe 5' Lazăr 27' Maduro 54' Stoch 85'	Report	Gomes 45' Lima 59'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 24,670 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

27 February 2013 Second leg	Benfica	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	PAOK	Lisbon, Portugal
20:05 WET (UTC+00:00)	Gaitán 70' Sílvio 76' Lima 78' (pen.) Marković 79'	Report	Kitsiou 39' Katsouranis 69'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,058 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Round of 16

13 March 2014 First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Benfica	London, England
20:05 WET (UTC+00:00)	Sandro 9' Eriksen 64' Vertonghen 81'	Report	Rodrigo 30' Luisão 58', 84' Sílvio 63' Amorim 81'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,283 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

20 March 2014 Second leg	Benfica	2–2 (5–3 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Lisbon, Portugal
18:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Luisão 10' Garay 34' Pérez 90' Lima 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Chadli 78', 79' Naughton 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,990 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Quarter-finals

3 April 2014 First leg	AZ	0–1	Benfica	Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Johansson 78'	Report	Salvio 48' Gaitán 61' Siqueira 89' Salvio 90+2' Pereira 90+5'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

10 April 2014 Second leg	Benfica	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	AZ	Lisbon, Portugal
20:05 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Salvio 30' Rodrigo 39', 71' Gomes 73'	Report	Berghuis 22'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,723 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Semi-finals

24 April 2014 First leg	Benfica	2–1	Juventus	Lisbon, Portugal
20:05 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Garay 3' Gomes 34' Artur 71' Lima 84' Almeida 88'	Report	Pogba 45' Tevez 73'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,779 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

1 May 2014 Second leg	Juventus	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Benfica	Turin, Italy
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Asamoah 64'	Report	Rodrigo 56' Pérez 61', 67' Oblak 82' Salvio 90+6'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 40,134 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Final

14 May 2014 Final	Sevilla	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Benfica	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fazio 11' Moreno 13' Coke 98'	Report	Siqueira 30' Almeida 100'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 33,120 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Man of the Match: Ivan Rakitić
		Penalties
	Bacca Mbia Coke Gameiro		Lima Cardozo Rodrigo Luisão

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Liga	18 August 2013	11 May 2014	30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	76.67	^[88]
Taça de Portugal	19 October 2013	18 May 2014	7	6	0	1	15	5	+10	85.71	^[89]
Taça da Liga	30 December 2013	7 May 2014	5	4	1	0	6	0	+6	80.00	^[89]
Champions League	19 September 2013	10 December 2013	6	3	1	2	8	8	+0	50.00	^[89]
Europa League	20 February 2014	14 May 2014	9	6	3	0	14	4	+10	66.67	^[89]
Total			57	42	10	5	101	35	+66	73.68

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 18 May 2014^[update].

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Portuguese Cup		League Cup		Europe
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Artur	30	0	14	0	4	0	1	0	11	0
13	GK		Paulo Lopes	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	GK		Jan Oblak	26	0	16	0	3	0	3	0	4	0
Defenders
3	DF		Steven Vitória	5	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
4	DF		Luisão	49	6	28	1	5	1	1	1	15	3
12	DF		Bruno Cortês	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Maxi Pereira	43	0	25	0	5	0	2	0	11	0
16	DF		Guilherme Siqueira	33	1	18	1	2	0	3	0	10	0
22	DF		Stefan Mitrović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Ezequiel Garay	49	8	27	6	5	0	3	0	14	2
28	DF		Sílvio	22	0	8	0	4	0	3	0	7	0
33	DF		Jardel	14	0	6	0	3	0	4	0	1	0
34	DF		André Almeida	25	0	10	0	3	0	4	0	8	0
70	DF		João Cancelo	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Ljubomir Fejsa	27	0	16	0	2	0	2	0	7	0
6	MF		Rúben Amorim	37	0	17	0	6	0	5	0	9	0
8	MF		Miralem Sulejmani	26	3	11	1	2	1	3	1	10	0
10	MF		Filip Đuričić	22	2	11	0	3	0	2	1	6	1
15	MF		Ola John	9	1	5	0	1	1	1	0	2	0
18	MF		Eduardo Salvio	22	2	12	0	3	1	1	0	6	1
20	MF		Nicolás Gaitán	43	8	26	4	5	1	2	1	10	2
21	MF		Nemanja Matić	22	3	14	2	2	0	0	0	6	1
30	MF		André Gomes	23	2	7	1	4	1	3	0	9	0
35	MF		Enzo Pérez	47	5	28	4	4	1	3	0	12	0
50	MF		Lazar Marković	49	7	26	5	6	1	4	0	13	1
90	MF		Ivan Cavaleiro	19	1	8	0	3	0	3	1	5	0
92	MF		Victor Lindelöf	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF		Bernardo Silva	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Strikers
7	FW		Óscar Cardozo	32	11	15	7	5	3	1	0	11	1
9	FW		Rogelio Funes Mori	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
11	FW		Lima	51	21	28	14	6	2	4	0	13	5
19	FW		Rodrigo	43	18	26	11	5	2	3	1	9	4

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	12	3	0	30	6	+24	11	2	2	28	12	+16

v t e Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Honours Players (25–99) Managers Presidents Seasons International Records and statistics Current season
Other teams	Reserves (men's) Under-19 (men's) Women's
Grounds	Estádio da Luz Estádio da Luz (1954) Estádio do Campo Grande Estádio das Amoreiras Campo de Benfica Campo de Sete Rios Campo da Feiteira Terras do Desembargador
Training ground	Benfica Campus
Rivalries	Derby de Lisboa O Clássico
Indoor arenas	Pavilhão Fidelidade Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2
Other sports	Active: Athletics Basketball Billiards Canoeing Futsal Handball Roller hockey Rugby union Swimming Table tennis Volleyball Defunct: Archery Beach soccer Cycling
Related articles	Águia Vitória Benfica Stars Fund Benfica TV Big Three Eusébio Cup Museu Benfica Ser Benfiquista Supporters of S.L. Benfica
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Domestic leagues	Primeira Liga Segunda Liga Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
Domestic cups	Taça de Portugal (Final) Taça da Liga (Final) Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group F) Paulo Bento
Club seasons
Primeira Liga	Académica de Coimbra Arouca Belenenses Benfica Braga Estoril Praia Gil Vicente Marítimo Nacional Olhanense Paços de Ferreira Porto Rio Ave Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal
Segunda Liga	Académico de Viseu Atlético CP Aves Beira-Mar Benfica B Braga B Chaves Covilhã Farense Feirense Leixões Marítimo B Moreirense Oliveirense Penafiel Portimonense Porto B Santa Clara Sporting CP B Trofense Tondela União da Madeira
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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	12	3	0	30	6	+24	11	2	2	28	12	+16

2013–14 S.L. Benfica season

Contents

Events

Pre-season

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Stadium

Players

Squad information

Transfers in

Transfers out

Technical staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Primeira Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Taça de Portugal

Third round

Fourth round

Fifth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Taça da Liga

Group stage

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Final

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Overall record

Statistics

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	12	3	0	30	6	+24	11	2	2	28	12	+16