| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 75 | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 69 | ||
| 3 | Braga | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 62 | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League play-off round |
Updated to games played on 12 May 2012.
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: FootballPortugal.net
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
| 12 August 2011 1 | Gil Vicente | 2–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) | Vieira  37'  77'Laionel 74'Vilela 76' |
Summary | Nolito 7' Saviola 20' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 12,008 Referee: João Ferreira |
| 20 August 2011 2 | Benfica | 3–1 | Feirense | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) | Nolito 14' Cardozo 75'Bruno César 90+1'Saviola 90+3' |
Summary | Cunha 46' Rabiola 53'Luciano 61'Sténio 70'Ludovic 83' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,856 Referee: Hugo Pacheco |
| 29 August 2011 3 | Nacional | 0–2 | Benfica | Funchal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:45 CET (UTC+01) | Aurélio  49', 62'Danielson 52'Lopes 67'Costa 78' |
Summary | Cardozo 22' 41' Emerson 54'García 60'Bruno César 90+4' |
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 10 September 2011 4 | Benfica | 2–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 33' (pen.), 45' (pen.) Garay 69'Emerson 84'Pereira 88'Artur 90' |
Summary | Alex 20' João Paulo 35'El Adoua 38'Teles 43'N'Diaye 45'Silva 63'Alves 80' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 38,917 Referee: Vasco Santos |
| 18 September 2011 5 | Benfica | 4–1 | Académica | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Bruno César 9' 26' Nolito 42', 90+1' 74'Pereira 77'Aimar 82' |
Summary | Sow 7' Danilo 40'Adrien 64' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 32,191 Referee: Vasco Santos |
| 23 September 2011 6 | Porto | 2–2 | Benfica | Porto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Otamendi 9' 51' Kléber 37' 77'Fucile 43'Pereira 57'Fernando 78'Moutinho 90+1' |
Summary | Luisão 40' García 40'Cardozo 43' 47'Gaitán 82'Bruno César 89' |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,511 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
| 1 October 2011 7 | Benfica | 4–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Saviola 22', 43' Matić 45+1'Luisão 51' 65'Gaitán 52'Nolito 66' 88' |
Summary | Melgarejo 8' Michel 51' (pen.)Josué 54'Luisinho 68' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,467 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 22 October 2011 8 | Beira-Mar | 0–1 | Benfica | Aveiro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Joãozinho 13' Coelho 49'Tavares 70'Moreira 70' |
Summary | Bruno César 11' Cardozo 42'Saviola 45+1'Matić 59'Amorim 71' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 17,845 Referee: Paulo Baptista |
| 29 October 2011 9 | Benfica | 2–1 | Olhanense | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Rodrigo 1', 13' Luisão 52' |
Summary | Eduardo 48' Djalmir 77' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,319 Referee: Marco Ferreira |
| 6 November 2011 10 | Braga | 1–1 | Benfica | Braga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01) | Mahamat 7' Lima 45' (pen.)Viana 60'Mossoró 72'Alan 79' |
Summary | Emerson 45' García 55'Rodrigo 73'Garay 76'Amorim 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 18,688 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 26 November 2011 11 | Benfica | 1–0 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | García 42' Aimar 45+2'Cardozo 48', 63' |
Summary | Elias 2' Carriço 21'Van Wolfswinkel 48'Carrillo 81'Santos 84'Schaars 87' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,146 Referee: João Capela |
| 11 December 2011 12 | Marítimo | 0–1 | Benfica | Funchal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Roberto 39' Miranda 40'Olberdam 42', 47' |
Summary | García 29' Emerson 40'Aimar 50'Pereira 63'Cardozo 85'Jardel 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
| 16 December 2011 13 | Benfica | 5–1 | Rio Ave | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Pereira 22' Cardozo 34' (pen.)Nolito 36', 72'Saviola 45'Garay 48'Witsel 64' |
Summary | Bruno China 9' Atsu 25'Éder 33'Kelvin 77' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,996 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 8 January 2012 14 | Leiria | 0–4 | Benfica | Marinha Grande |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 CET (UTC+01) | Djaniny 25' |
Summary | Bruno César 10' Cardozo 48'García 62'Rodrigo 73', 76'Luisão 87' |
Stadium: Municipal da Marinha Grande Attendance: 8,378 Referee: Cosme Machado |
| 14 January 2012 15 | Benfica | 4–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Nolito 24' Cardozo 33', 45' 39', 85'Matić 73' |
Summary | Neca 6' Silva 39'Santos 39'Tengarrinha 53' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,155 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 22 January 2012 16 | Benfica | 3–1 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 27' Rodrigo 72' 88'Aimar 74' |
Summary | Galo 40' Daniel 53'Cunha 71'Luís Manuel 71' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,214 Referee: Marco Ferreira |
| 28 January 2012 17 | Feirense | 1–2 | Benfica | Santa Maria da Feira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | De Freitas 6' Varela 50' 72'Ludovic 72' |
Summary | García 36' Varela 54' (o.g.)Artur 57'Cardozo 73' (pen.)Pereira 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Rui Costa |
| 11 February 2012 18 | Benfica | 4–1 | Nacional | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Garay 9' Cardozo 21'Rodrigo 39', 61'Witsel 51' |
Summary | Todorović 15' Claudemir 29' (pen.) 58'Barcelos 65'Neto 78'Danielson 81'Candeias 85' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,238 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
| 20 February 2012 19 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–0 | Benfica | Guimarães |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | João Paulo 26' Toscano 32' 37'Alves 78' |
Summary | Pereira 19' Matić 36'Aimar 67'Witsel 71'Luisão 76' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 19,052 Referee: Carlos Xistra |
| 25 February 2012 20 | Académica | 0–0 | Benfica | Coimbra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Diogo 36' Ferreira 64'Cédric 82'Adrien 90+1'Peiser 90+7' |
Summary | Matić 45+1' Pereira 60'Nolito 90+7' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 2 March 2012 21 | Benfica | 2–3 | Porto | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 42', 48' 45+1' Emerson 63', 77'Pereira 90+4' |
Summary | Hulk 7' 90+2' Rolando 21'Pereira 24'Djalma 29'Rodríguez 64'Maicon 87'Helton 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,222 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 11 March 2012 22 | Paços de Ferreira | 1–2 | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 CET (UTC+01) | Michel 22', 76' 28' Luíz Carlos 67'Ricardo 89' |
Summary | García 10' Bruno César 42' 68'Luisão 49'Gaitán 63'Oliveira 83'Pereira 85'Artur 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 4,528 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 16 March 2012 23 | Benfica | 3–1 | Beira-Mar | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22:15 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 26', 48' Gaitán 44'Bruno César 61'Witsel 88' |
Summary | Cássio 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,986 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| 23 March 2012 24 | Olhanense | 0–0 | Benfica | Olhão |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:45 CET (UTC+01) | Agra 32' Maurício 64'Toy 81'Vinha 83'Meza 89' |
Summary | Emerson 32' Aimar 63'Jardel 64'Oliveira 90+5' |
Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo Attendance: 4,842 Referee: João Capela |
| 31 March 2012 25 | Benfica | 2–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22:15 CET (UTC+01) | Vítor 32' Luisão 65'Witsel 77' (pen.)Bruno César 90+2' |
Summary | Douglão 13' Elderson 82' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 49,078 Referee: João Ferreira |
| 9 April 2012 26 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Van Wolfswinkel 18' (pen.) Schaars 40'Xandão 45'Pereira 64'Polga 69'Elias 81'Carriço 81' |
Summary | Luisão 17', 90' García 28'Oliveira 64'Nolito 75'Witsel 80' |
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 47,409 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 21 April 2012 27 | Benfica | 4–1 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Nolito 15', 19' Rodrigo 65'Bruno César 69'Capdevila 90' |
Summary | Roberto 25' Sami 34' 52' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,099 Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 29 April 2012 28 | Rio Ave | 2–2 | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15 CET (UTC+01) | Atsu 8' Pinto 16'Gaspar 40'Yazalde 51'Kelvin 66'Braga 72' |
Summary | Pereira 37' Nolito 37' 53'Cardozo 40' (pen.)Matić 43'Capdevila 55'García 78' |
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
| 5 May 2012 29 | Benfica | 1–0 | Leiria | Lisboa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Garay 14' Bruno César 21'Pereira 26'Almeida 87' |
Summary | Ogu 37' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,070 Referee: Rui Costa |
| 12 May 2012 30 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1–3 | Benfica | Setúbal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Lopes 12' Santos 36'Neca 56'Suswam 73' |
Report | Matić 31' Bruno César 34', 62' 57'Cardozo 90' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 5,590 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
Taça de Portugal
Main article: 2011–12 Taça de Portugal
| 14 October 2011 Third round | Portimonense | 0–2 | Benfica | Portimão |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Summary | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão |
| 18 November 2011 Fourth round | Naval 1º de Maio | 0–1 | Benfica | Figueira da Foz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Godinho 50' |
Summary | Nolito 63' Mora 73'Rodrigo 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias |
| 2 December 2011 Fifth round | Marítimo | 2–1 | Benfica | Funchal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Briguel 25' Dias 28'Roberto 60'Sami 70'João Guilherme 79'Miranda 90' |
Summary | Saviola 26' (pen.) Gaitán 39' |
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paulo Baptista |
Taça da Liga
Main article: 2011–12 Taça da Liga
Group stage
| 3 January 2012 1 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–4 | Benfica | Guimarães |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | João Paulo 48' |
Report | Witsel 11' Cardozo 65', 83'Rodrigo 88' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 7,237 Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 18 January 2012 2 | Benfica | 2–0 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15 | Oliveira 68' Witsel 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 14,453 Referee: Rui Silva |
| 5 February 2012 3 | Benfica | 3–0 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Oliveira 13' Rodrigo 72', 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 19,594 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
Knockout phase
| 20 March 2012 Semi-finals | Benfica | 3–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Pereira 4' Nolito 43'Cardozo 77' |
Report | González 8' Mangala 17' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 28,553 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 14 April 2012 Final | Benfica | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | Coimbra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Rodrigo 31' Gaitán 81'Saviola 83' 85'Bruno César 85' |
Report | Luís Manuel 50' Zé Luís 79'Cláudio 85' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 23,452 Referee: Manuel Jorge Neves Moreira de Sousa |
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Third qualifying round
| 27 July 2011 First leg | Benfica  |
2–0 |  Trabzonspor |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Nolito 71' Gaitán 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 37,341[8] Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland) |
| 3 August 2011 Second leg | Trabzonspor |
1–1 (1–3 agg.) |
Benfica |
Istanbul, Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Paulo Henrique 32' |
Report | Nolito 19' |
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium9 Attendance: 32,060[9] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
Play-off round
| 16 August 2011 First leg | Twente  |
2–2 | Benfica |
Enschede, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | De Jong 6' Ruiz 80' |
Report | Cardozo 21' Nolito 35' |
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 20,000[10] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
| 24 August 2011 Second leg | Benfica |
3–1 (5–3 agg.) |
Twente |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Witsel 46', 66' Luisão 59' |
Report | Ruiz 85' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,353[11] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
 Basel |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 11 |
 Manchester United |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
 Oțelul Galați |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
| 14 September 2011 1 | Benfica |
1–1 | Manchester United |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Cardozo 24' |
Report | Giggs 42' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,822[12] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 27 September 2011 2 | Oțelul Galați |
0–1 | Benfica |
Bucharest, Romania1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Report | Bruno César 40' |
Stadium: Stadionul Național Attendance: 6,824[13] Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
| 18 October 2011 3 | Basel |
0–2 | Benfica |
Basel, Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Report | Bruno César 20' Cardozo 75' |
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 35,831[14] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 2 November 2011 4 | Benfica |
1–1 | Basel |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Rodrigo 4' |
Report | Huggel 64' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 39,270[15] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) |
| 22 November 2011 5 | Manchester United |
2–2 | Benfica |
Manchester, England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Berbatov 30' Fletcher 59' |
Report | Jones 3' (o.g.) Aimar 61' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,873[16] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 7 December 2011 6 | Benfica |
1–0 | Oțelul Galați |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Cardozo 7' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,155[17] Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
| 15 February 2012 First leg | Zenit St. Petersburg  |
3–2 | Benfica |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Shirokov 27', 88' Semak 71' |
Report | Pereira 21' Cardozo 87' |
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,200[18] Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 6 March 2012 Second leg | Benfica |
2–0 (4–3 agg.) |
Zenit St. Petersburg |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Pereira 45+1' Oliveira 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,909 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
Quarter-finals
| 27 March 2012 First leg | Benfica |
0–1 | Chelsea |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 GMT | Bruno César 26' Luisão 67'García 75' |
Report | Meireles 18' Kalou 75' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 4 April 2012 Second leg | Chelsea |
2–1 (3–1 agg.) |
Benfica |
London, England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 GMT | Lampard 21' (pen.) Ivanović 38'Ramires 44'Mikel 79'Meireles 90+2' |
Report | Cardozo 19' Bruno César 20'Pereira 20', 40'Aimar 27'García 85' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,264 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovakia) |
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Liga | 12 August 2011 | 12 May 2012 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 70.00 | |
| Portuguese Cup | 14 October 2011 | 2 December 2011 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 | |
| Portuguese League Cup | 3 January 2012 | 14 April 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 27 July 2011 | 4 April 2012 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 42.86 | |
| Total [19] | 52 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 105 | 47 | +58 | 65.38 | |||
Player information
Squad, appearances and goals
- As of 7 December 2012.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Portuguese Cup | League Cup | Champions League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Artur | 47 | -43 | 29 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 14 | -14 | |
| 39 | GK | |
Mika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | GK | |
Eduardo | 9 | -7 | 1 | -1 | 3 | -2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | DF |  |
Maxi Pereira | 43 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| 22 | DF | |
André Almeida | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | |
Luisão | 41 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 33 | DF | |
Jardel | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF |  |
Ezequiel Garay | 41 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | |
Miguel Vítor | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF |  |
Joan Capdevila | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | |
Emerson | 39 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | |
Luís Martins | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | |
Javi García | 39 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 21 | DF |  |
Nemanja Matić | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | |
Rúben Amorim | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | |
Pablo Aimar | 42 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
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Axel Witsel | 49 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| 35 | MF | |
Enzo Pérez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | |
David Simão | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | |
Rúben Pinto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | |
Bruno César | 44 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 12 | FW | |
Yannick Djaló | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | |
Nicolás Gaitán | 44 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 9 | MF | |
Nolito | 48 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| Strikers | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  |
Óscar Cardozo | 45 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | |
| 11 | FW | |
Franco Jara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | |
Nélson Oliveira | 22 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | |
Rodrigo | 38 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| 30 | FW | |
Javier Saviola | 31 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | |
Rodrigo Mora | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transfers
In
Summer
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving From | Type of Transfer | Contract Ends | Transfer fee | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Artur | 30 | Braga | Transfer | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| 28 | MF | Axel Witsel | 22 | Standard Liège | Transfer | 2017 | €6,500,000 | N/A | |
| 24 | DF | Ezequiel Garay | 24 | Real Madrid | Transfer | 2016 | €5,500,000 | N/A | |
| 8 | MF | Bruno César | 22 | Corinthians | Transfer | 2016 | €5,300,000 | N/A | |
| 21 | MF | Nemanja Matić | 22 | Chelsea | Transfer | 2016 | Free | N/A | Transfer of David Luiz |
| 35 | MF | Enzo Pérez | 25 | Estudiantes La Plata | Transfer | 2016 | €5,500,000 | N/A | |
| 3 | DF | Emerson | 25 |  Lille | Transfer | 2015 | €2,000,000 | N/A | |
| 38 | DF | Joan Capdevila | 33 | Villarreal | Transfer | 2013 | €1,000,000 | N/A | |
| 39 | GK | Mika | 20 | Leiria | Transfer | 2016 | €500,000 | N/A | |
| # | DF | Lorenzo Melgarejo | 20 | Independiente FBC | Transfer | 2015 | €750,000 | N/A | |
| 9 | MF | Nolito | 24 | Barcelona B | Transfer | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| 34 | DF | André Almeida | 20 | Belenenses | Transfer | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| 22 | FW | Rodrigo Mora | 23 | Defensor | Transfer | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 47 | GK | Eduardo | 28 |  Genoa | Loan | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Nuno Coelho | 23 | Académica | Transfer | 2014 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF |  Daniel Wass | 22 | Brøndby | Transfer | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 36 | DF | Luís Martins | 19 | Benfica Juniors | Promoted | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| 37 | MF | Rúben Pinto | 19 | Benfica Juniors | Promoted | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 26 | MF | David Simão | 21 | Paços Ferreira | Loan Return | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF |  Marco Zoro | 27 | Universitatea Craiova | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | José Shaffer | 24 | Banfield | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Jonathan Urretavizcaya | 21 | Peñarol | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW |  Freddy Adu | 22 | Çaykur Rizespor | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW |  Javier Balboa | 26 | Albacete | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Marcel | 29 | Vasco da Gama | Loan Return | 2011 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW |  Ishmael Yartey | 21 | Beira-Mar | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | GK |  Jan Oblak | 18 | Olhanense | Loan Return | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 3 | DF | Fábio Faria | 22 | Real Valladolid | Loan Return | 2014 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Abel Pereira | 22 | Gondomar | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | ||
| # | FW | Evandro Brandão | 20 | Gondomar | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Hélio Vaz | 20 | Casa Pia | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | ||
| # | DF |  Hassan Yebda | 27 | Napoli | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Rodrigo | 20 | Bolton Wanderers | Loan Return | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Nélson Oliveira | 19 | Paços Ferreira | Loan Return | 2018 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | José Coelho | 21 | Fátima | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Ivan Santos | 22 | Espinho | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | André Carvalhas | 22 | Fátima | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Miguel Rosa | 22 | Belenenses | Loan Return | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Lassana Camará | 19 | Servette | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | André Soares | 21 | Servette | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Leandro Pimenta | 20 | Fátima | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Mário Rui | 20 | Fátima | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Miguel Vítor | 22 | Leicester City | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Jorge Ribeiro | 29 | Vitória Guimarães | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A |
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving From | Type of Transfer | Contract Ends | Transfer fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | MF | Yannick Djaló | 25 | - | Transfer | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 34 | DF | André Almeida | 21 | Leiria | Loan Return | 2015 | Free | N/A |
Spend : 
€27,050,000
Out
Summer
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type of transfer | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DF | Fábio Coentrão | 23 | Real Madrid | Transfer | €30,000,000 | N/A |
| 12 | GK | Roberto | 25 | Zaragoza | Transfer | €8,600,000 | CMVM |
| 1 | GK | José Moreira | 29 | Swansea City | Transfer | €850,000 | N/A |
| 21 | FW | Nuno Gomes | 34 | Braga | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| 22 | DF | Luís Filipe | 32 | Olhanense | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Marco Zoro | 27 | - | Contract Terminated | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Freddy Adu | 22 | Philadelphia Union | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Marcel | 29 |  Suwon Bluewings | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Weldon | 30 | CFR Cluj | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Abel Pereira | 22 |  Doxa | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Evandro Brandão | 20 |  Videoton | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Hassan Yebda | 27 | Granada | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Jorge Ribeiro | 29 | Granada | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Ivan Santos | 22 | Oliveirense | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | André Carvalhas | 22 | Trofense | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | MF | Lassana Camará | 19 | Real Valladolid | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | André Soares | 21 | Marítimo B | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Mário Rui | 20 | Parma | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Javier Balboa | 26 | Beira-Mar | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| 24 | DF | Lionel Carole | 20 | Sedan | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Daniel Wass | 22 | Évian | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | MF | José Luis Fernández | 23 | Estudiantes La Plata | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Lorenzo Melgarejo | 20 | Paços de Ferreira | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Fábio Faria | 22 | Paços de Ferreira | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | MF | Nuno Coelho | 23 | Beira-Mar | Loan | Free | N/A |
| 34 | DF | André Almeida | 20 | Leiria | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | José Shaffer | 24 | Leiria | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | MF | Elvis | 20 | Leiria | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | GK | Jan Oblak | 18 | Leiria | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Jonathan Urretaviscaya | 21 | Vitória Guimarães | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Hélio Vaz | 20 | Atlético CP | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | José Coelho | 21 | Atlético CP | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | MF | Leandro Pimenta | 20 | Atlético CP | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | MF | Miguel Rosa | 22 | Belenenses | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Franco Jara | 22 | Granada | Loan | €400,000 | N/A |
| # | MF | Carlos Martins | 29 | Granada | Loan | €500,000 | N/A |
| # | GK | Júlio César | 24 | Granada | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Sidnei | 21 | Beşiktaş | Loan | €200,000 | N/A |
| # | MF | Airton | 21 | Flamengo | Loan | €300,000 | N/A |
| # | FW | Alan Kardec | 22 | Santos | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | Ishmael Yartey | 21 | Servette | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Roderick Miranda | 20 | Servette | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | MF | Eduardo Salvio | 20 | Atlético Madrid | Loan Return | Free | N/A |
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type of transfer | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | DF | César Peixoto | 31 | Gil Vicente | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | José Coelho | 21 |  Sheriff | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| 5 | MF | Rúben Amorim | 26 | Braga | Loan | Free | N/A |
| 35 | MF | Enzo Pérez | 25 | Estudiantes La Plata | Loan | €300,000 | N/A |
| 22 | FW | Rodrigo Mora | 24 | Peñarol | Loan | Free | N/A |
| 26 | MF | David Simão | 21 | Académica | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Fábio Faria | 22 | Rio Ave | Loan | Free | N/A |
- Transfer income:
€41,150,000
Overall transfer activity
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References
- ↑ "Painel de Espectadores" [Attendance list per club]. ligaportugal.pt. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "Portuguese Liga 2011/2012 - Matchday 4". football-lineups.com.
- ↑ "Portuguese Liga 2011/2012 - Matchday 9". football-lineups.com.
- ↑ "Portuguese Liga 2011/2012 - Matchday 25". football-lineups.com.
- ↑ "Benfica entre a elite europeia nos "quartos"". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Benfica em Guimarães para recolocar vantagem em cinco pontos". Diario Noticias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "Benfica vence Gil Vicente e conquista Taça da Liga". Jornal Noticias (in Portuguese).
- ↑ "Benfica vs. Trabzonspor - 27 July 2011". Soccerway. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ↑ "Trabzonspor vs. Benfica - 3 August 2011". Soccerway. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ↑ "Twente vs. Benfica - 16 August 2011". Soccerway. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
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- ↑ "Benfica vs. Manchester United - 14 September 2011". Soccerway. 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ "Oţelul Galaţi vs. Benfica - 27 September 2011". Soccerway. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ "Basel vs. Benfica - 18 October 2011". Soccerway. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Benfica vs. Basel - 2 November 2011". Soccerway. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Manchester United vs. Benfica - 22 November 2011". Soccerway. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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- ↑ "Zenit vs. Benfica - 15 February 2012". Soccerway. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Papel. p. 676. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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