S.L. Benfica Juniors
| Full name | Sport Lisboa e Benfica "Juniors" | ||
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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 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica "Juniors" (Portuguese: Juniores) is the under-19 football team that belongs to the youth department of S.L. Benfica.
Domestically, Benfica have won a record 23 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores. 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] On 21 October 2015, Benfica set the biggest UEFA Youth League win, beating Galatasaray away 11–1.[2]
There are other main development teams below under-19, 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". In 2015 Benfica received the Globe Soccer award for Best Academy of the Year.[3]
Players
Current squad
- As of 30 September 2015[4]
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 played for Benfica's first team.
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1960–1970
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1990s |
2000s |
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2010s |
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
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)
European competitions
- Winners: 1996
- Runners-up: 1997, 2014
- Runners-up: 2014
Juvenis A
- Portuguese Championship[5]
- Winners (17): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15
Iniciados A
- Portuguese Championship[5]
- Winners (8): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
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.
- ↑ "Youth League: Benfica goleia Galatasaray por 11-1 (sim, leu bem)" [Youth League: Benfica trash Galatasaray by 11-1 (yes, you read well)] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Benfica (Best Academy of the year)". Globe Soccer. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Youth League - Benfica". UEFA. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Palmarés" [Honours] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 30 December 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.
External links
- Departamento de Formação (Portuguese) (English)
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