S.L. Benfica Juniors
| Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica "Juniores" | ||
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| Ground | Caixa Futebol Campus | ||
| Capacity | 2,720 | ||
| Owner | S.L. Benfica | ||
| President | Luís Filipe Vieira | ||
| Manager | João Tralhão | ||
| League | U19 Championship | ||
| 2013–14 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica "Juniors" (Portuguese: Juniores) is the under-19 football team, which belongs to the youth department of S.L. Benfica.
Internationally, they won the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in 1996 and in the 2013–14 season they reached the UEFA Youth League final (the only Portuguese team to do so) and were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values".[1]
Domestically, Benfica have won a record 23 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores.
There are other main development teams below the under-19's category, completing the club's youth academy: Juvenis "A" and "B"; Iniciados "A" and "B"; Infantis "A", "B", "C" and "D", Benjamins "A" and "B"; and Traquinas "A".
The youth department is sponsored by Emirates since the 2014–15 season.[2]
Players
Current squad
- As of 19 April 2015[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Players who represented Benfica's first team.
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1960–1970 |
1980s |
1990s |
2000s |
Personnel
Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Team manager | José Henrique |
| Head coach | João Tralhão |
| Assistant coach | Pedro Valido Luís Tralhão |
| Goalkeepeing coach | Miguel Miranda |
Honours
European competitions
- Winners (1): 1996
- Runners-up (2): 1997, 2014
- Runners-up (1): 2014
Domestic competitions
- Winners (23): 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 (record)
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11 (South Zone)
Juvenis A
- Portuguese Championship[5]
- Winners (16): 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
Iniciados A
- Portuguese Championship[5]
- Winners (8): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
See also
References
- ↑ "UEFA Youth League 2013/14: SL Benfica distinguido pela instituição" [UEFA Youth League 2013–14: S.L. Benfica distinguished by the institution] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "SL Benfica assina parceria com Emirates por três épocas" [S.L. Benfica sign partnership with Emirates for three seasons] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "Plantel" [Squad] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Palmarés". SL Benfica.
External links
- Departamento de Formação (Portuguese) (English)
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