2015–16 S.L. Benfica season
Appearance
2015–16 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
President | Luís Filipe Vieira | ||
Manager | Rui Vitória | ||
Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
Primeira Liga | 1st | ||
Taça de Portugal | Fourth round | ||
Taça da Liga | Winners | ||
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | ||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Jonas (32) All: Jonas (36) | ||
Highest home attendance | 64,235 v Nacional[1] (15 May 2016) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 20,107 v Nacional[2] (29 December 2015) | ||
Average home league attendance | 50,322[3] | ||
Biggest win | Benfica 6–0 Belenenses (11 September 2015) Benfica 6–0 Marítimo (6 January 2016) | ||
Biggest defeat | Benfica 0–3 Sporting CP (25 October 2015) | ||
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The 2015–16 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 112th season in existence and the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 9 August 2015 and concluded on 20 May 2016.
Benfica played in the
Bayern Munich
2–3 on aggregate.
Players
Squad information
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Ederson M. | 22 | 2015 | 18 | 0 | 2020 | Undisclosed | Originally from youth system | |
2 | CB
|
Lisandro | 26 | 2014 | 29 | 1 | 2018 | Undisclosed | ||
3 | LB
|
Grimaldo | 20 | 2016 (Winter) | 5 | 0 | 2021 | €2,121,000 | ||
4 | CB
|
Luisão (captain) | 35 | 2003 | 475 | 44 | 2017 | Undisclosed | ||
5 | DM
|
Fejsa | 27 | 2013 | 61 | 1 | 2019 | Undisclosed | ||
7 | CM
|
Samaris | 27 | 2014 | 78 | 2 | 2019 | €10,000,000 | ||
9 | ST | Raúl | 25 | 2015 | 45 | 12 | 2020 | Undisclosed | ||
10 | AM
|
Nico Gaitán (VC) | 28 | 2010 | 253 | 41 | 2019 | €8,400,000 | ||
11 | ST | Mitroglou | 28 | 2015 | 45 | 25 | 2016 | Loan | ||
12 | GK | Júlio César | 36 | 2014 | 64 | 0 | 2016 | Free | ||
13 | GK | Paulo Lopes | 38 | 2012 | 10 | 0 | 2016 | Free | Originally from youth system | |
14 | DF | V. Lindelöf | 21 | 2014 | 26 | 1 | 2020 | Youth system | Promoted from Benfica B | |
17 | ST | Jonas | 32 | 2014 | 83 | 67 | 2018 | Free | ||
18 | RW
|
Salvio | 25 | 2012 | 162 | 38 | 2017 | €13,500,000 | Played as a loanee in the 2010–11 season | |
19 | LB
|
Eliseu | 32 | 2014 | 77 | 4 | 2016 | Undisclosed | ||
20 | RW
|
G. Guedes | 19 | 2014 | 40 | 4 | 2021 | Youth system | Promoted from Benfica B | |
21 | CM
|
Pizzi | 26 | 2014 | 78 | 12 | 2019 | €14,000,000 | ||
28 | FB | Sílvio |
28 | 2013 | 39 | 0 | 2016 | Loan | Originally from youth system | |
30 | AM
|
A. Talisca | 22 | 2014 | 78 | 20 | 2019 | €4,000,000 | ||
33 | CB
|
Jardel | 30 | 2011 (Winter) | 166 | 11 | 2020 | Undisclosed | ||
34 | DM
|
A. Almeida | 25 | 2012 | 132 | 0 | 2018 | Undisclosed | ||
35 | ST | Luka | 18 | 2016 (Winter) | 2 | 0 | 2021 | €6,583,000 | ||
38 | LW
|
N. Santos | 21 | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2021 | Youth system | Promoted from Benfica B | |
39 | AM
|
Carcela G. | 26 | 2015 | 29 | 3 | 2019 | Free | ||
50 | RB
|
N. Semedo | 22 | 2015 | 18 | 1 | 2021 | Undisclosed | Promoted from Benfica B | |
85 | MF | R. Sanches | 18 | 2015 | 35 | 2 | 2021 | Youth system | Promoted from Benfica B |
- Source: Plantel Principal
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | From | Ends | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 May 2015 | MF | — | Jhon Murillo | 19 | Zamora FC
|
2020 | Undisclosed | [4] |
26 May 2015 | MF | — | Diego Lopes | 21 | Rio Ave | 2020 | €726,600 | [5] |
26 May 2015 | GK | 1 | Ederson | 21 | Rio Ave | 2020 | Undisclosed | [5] |
27 May 2015 | DF | 3 | Marçal | 26 | Nacional | 2020 | Undisclosed | [6] |
27 May 2015 | MF | — | Pelé | 23 | Unattached | 2020 | Undisclosed | [7] |
12 June 2015 | MF | 23 | Adel Taarabt | 26 | Queens Park Rangers | 2020 | €4,000,000 | [8][9][10] |
13 June 2015 | MF | 39 | Mehdi Carcela | 25 | Standard Liège | 2019 | Undisclosed | [8][11] |
13 August 2015 | FW | 9 | Raúl Jiménez | 24 | Atlético Madrid | 2020 | Undisclosed | [12] |
29 December 2015 | DF | 3 | Álex Grimaldo | 20 | Barcelona | 2021 | €2,121,000 | [13][14] |
2 February 2016 | FW | 35 | Luka Jović | 18 | Red Star Belgrade | 2021 | €6,583,000 | [15][14] |
Loan in
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | From | Ends | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 July 2015 | DF | 28 | Sílvio
|
27 | Atlético Madrid | 30 June 2016 | Free | [16] |
6 August 2015 | FW | 11 | Kostas Mitroglou | 27 | Fulham | 30 June 2016 | Undisclosed | [17] |
Out
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 May 2015 | DF | — | João Cancelo | 20 | Valencia | Undisclosed | [8][18] |
9 June 2015 | MF | 8 | Miralem Sulejmani | 26 | Young Boys | Undisclosed | [8][19] |
12 June 2015 | FW | — | Rogelio Funes Mori | 24 | Monterrey | Undisclosed | [8][20] |
12 June 2015 | MF | — | André Gomes | 21 | Valencia | End of contract | [8][21][22] |
15 June 2015 | FW | — | Rodrigo | 24 | Valencia | End of contract | [8][23][24] |
23 June 2015 | DF | 23 | Loris Benito | 23 | Young Boys | Undisclosed | [8][25] |
30 June 2015 | MF | — | Airton
|
25 | Unattached | End of contract | |
30 June 2015 | GK | 1 | Artur | 34 | Unattached | End of contract | |
30 June 2015 | DF | 14 | Maxi Pereira | 31 | Unattached | End of contract | |
10 July 2015 | FW | 19 | Ivan Cavaleiro | 21 | Monaco | Undisclosed | [26] |
24 July 2015 | FW | 11 | Lima | 32 | Al Ahli Club
|
€7,000,000 | [27][28] |
2 February 2016 | FW | — | Yannick Djaló | 29 | Ratchaburi | End of contract | [29] |
Loan out
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Age | To | Ends | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 July 2015 | FW | 32 | Bebé | 24 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 June 2016 | [30] |
10 July 2015 | MF | 67 | Hélder Costa
|
21 | Monaco | 30 June 2016 | [31] |
16 July 2015 | MF | — | Jhon Murillo | 19 | Tondela
|
30 June 2016 | [32] |
18 July 2015 | DF | 37 | César
|
22 | Flamengo
|
30 June 2016 | [33] |
20 July 2015 | FW | 9 | Derley | 27 | Kayserispor | 30 June 2016 | [34] |
22 July 2015 | MF | — | Diego Lopes | 21 | Kayserispor | 30 June 2016 | [35] |
30 July 2015 | FW | 83 | Rui Fonte | 25 | Braga | 30 June 2016 | [36] |
1 August 2015 | MF | — | Pelé | 23 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 June 2016 | [37] |
7 August 2015 | FW | — | Yannick Djaló | 29 | Mordovia Saransk | 31 December 2015 | [38] |
14 August 2015 | MF | 6 | Rúben Amorim | 30 | Al-Wakrah
|
30 June 2016 | [39] |
20 August 2015 | DF | 3 | Marçal | 26 | Gaziantepspor | 30 June 2016 | [40] |
28 August 2015 | MF | 27 | Hany Mukhtar | 20 | Red Bull Salzburg | 30 June 2016 | [41] |
31 August 2015 | MF | — | Daniel Candeias | 27 | Metz | 30 June 2016 | [42] |
1 September 2015 | MF | 15 | Ola John | 23 | Reading | 30 June 2016 | [43] |
1 September 2015 | DF | — | Sidnei | 26 | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 June 2016 | [44] |
4 September 2015 | FW | 16 | Nélson Oliveira | 24 | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2016 | [45] |
8 January 2016 | MF | 24 | Bryan Cristante | 20 | Palermo
|
30 June 2016 | [46] |
25 January 2016 | MF | 22 | Filip Đuričić | 23 | Anderlecht | 30 June 2016 | [47] |
1 February 2016 | MF | 31 | Victor Andrade | 20 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 June 2016 | [48] |
Technical staff
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | Rui Vitória |
Assistant coach | Arnaldo Teixeira Sérgio Botelho Minervino Pietra Marco Pedroso |
Fitness coach | Paulo Mourão |
Goalkeeping coach | Hugo Oliveira |
Benfica LAB coordinator | Bruno Mendes |
Source: Equipa Técnica
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
18 July 2015 International Champions Cup | Benfica | 2–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
20:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Talisca 34' Jonas 42' López 89' |
Report | Kimpembe 23' Augustin 29' Lucas 60' 64' (pen.) Digne 79' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
24 July 2015 International Champions Cup | Benfica | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Fiorentina | East Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Luisão 29' 66' | Report | 90' | Stadium: Rentschler Field Attendance: 15,791 Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States) |
Penalties | ||||
Pasqual Badelj Iličić Rebić Suárez |
26 July 2015 International Champions Cup | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Benfica | Harrison, New Jersey, United States |
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Wright-Phillips 33' Robles 45' Grella 56' Miller 85' |
Report | Pizzi 7' 20' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Alex Chilowicz (United States) |
28 July 2015 International Champions Cup | Club América | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Benfica | Mexico City, Mexico |
21:00 CDT (UTC−05:00) | Alvarado 15' Güémez 32' Arroyo 54' Burón 70' |
Report | Marçal 85' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Castillo (Mexico) |
Penalties | ||||
Cristante Gaitán Santos Samaris Rodríguez |
2 August 2015 Eusébio Cup | Monterrey | 3–0 | Benfica | Monterrey, Mexico |
22:00 CDT (UTC−05:00) | Ramírez 49' Funes Mori 58' (pen.) Rivera 81' |
Report | Stadium: ) |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | Starting round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primeira Liga | — | 1st | 16 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
Taça de Portugal | Third round | Fourth round | 16 October 2015 | 21 November 2015 |
Taça da Liga | Third round | Winners | 29 December 2015 | 20 May 2016 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | — | Runners-up | 9 August 2015 | |
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 15 September 2015 | 13 April 2016 |
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primeira Liga | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 22 | +66 | 85.29 |
Taça de Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
Taça da Liga | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 100.00 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 50.00 |
Total | 52 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 122 | 42 | +80 | 76.92 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
9 August 2015 | Benfica | 0–1 | Sporting CP | Faro/Loulé |
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) | 76' | Report | Slimani 16' Gutiérrez 53' A. Silva 57' Pereira 58' Carrillo 63' |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 28,717[49] Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto) Man of the Match: André Carrillo |
Primeira Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Benfica (C) | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 22 | +66 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Sporting CP
|
34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 21 | +58 | 86 | |
3 | Porto | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
4 | Braga | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
5 | Arouca | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
Source: Liga Portugal, Soccerway
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:
(C) Champions
Notes:
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:
LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[50]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal.
Results by round
Source: [citation needed
]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
16 August 2015 1 | Benfica | 4–0 | Estoril | Lisbon |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | López 16' Mitroglou 73' Jonas 77' (pen.), 81' Semedo 89' |
Report | 84' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,285 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon) |
23 August 2015 2 | Arouca | 1–0 | Benfica | Aveiro |
19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Bracalli 84' |
Report | Andrade 80' Mitroglou 88' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 23,540 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
29 August 2015 3 | Benfica | 3–2 | Moreirense | Lisbon |
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Pizzi 40' Jiménez 75' Samaris 76' Jonas 87' |
Report | Martins 30' Ohemeng 42' Gonçalves 50' Cardozo 84' 90' Boateng 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 43,417 Referee: Jorge Ferreira (Braga) |
11 September 2015 4 | Benfica | 6–0 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Mitroglou 5', 53' Jonas 17', 40' Gaitán 60' Talisca 63' Luisão 86' |
Report | Camará 70' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 42,454 Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal) |
20 September 2015 5 | Porto | 1–0 | Benfica | Porto |
19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | 71' | Report | Almeida 50' Semedo 80' Luisão 83' Mitroglou 84' |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,209 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
26 September 2015 6 | Benfica | 3–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Jonas 34', 73' Guedes 67' |
Report | Silva 41' Baixinho 79' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,276 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto) |
4 October 2015 UTC±00:00 ) |
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Referee: Cosme Machado (Braga) |
25 October 2015 UTC±00:00 ) |
Samaris 40' Gaitán 43' Fejsa 47' Jonas 50' Mitroglou 83' |
Report | Gutiérrez 9' Slimani 21' 43' Ruiz 36' 44' Carvalho 50' A. Silva 58' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,054 Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) |
30 October 2015 9 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Souza 24' | Report | Jonas 3' Talisca 5' Berger 11' (o.g.) Jardel 35' Luisão 39' Guedes 42' Samaris 68' Carcela 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 9,394 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
8 November 2015 10 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Guedes 39' Samaris 85' Carcela 88' |
Report | Figueiredo 53' Carvalho 73' Idris 78' 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 46,362 Referee: Bruno Esteves (Setúbal) |
30 November 2015 11 | UTC±00:00 ) |
77' | Report | Pizzi 3' 73' López 11' Eliseu 67' Sanches 68' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 17,396 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) |
4 December 2015 12 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Fejsa 18' Jonas 35' (pen.), 79' (pen.) Sanches 85' |
Report | 79' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,752 Referee: Luís Ferreira (Braga) |
12 December 2015 13 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Pinto 44' Costa 59' Suk 88' |
Report | López 33' Pizzi 35' Jonas 39' Mitroglou 54', 79' Eliseu 60' Almeida 65' Samaris 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 9,323 Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga) |
15 December 2015 7 | UTC±00:00 ) |
90+4' | Report | Sanches 14' Eliseu 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Cosme Machado (Braga) |
20 December 2015 14 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Jonas 4', 81' Samaris 8' Jiménez 84' |
Report | Bressan 9' Wakaso 29' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,955 Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto) |
2 January 2016 15 | UTC±00:00 ) |
28' | Report | López 38' Fejsa 39' Sanches 74' 75' Jardel 85' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 22,218 Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) |
6 January 2016 16 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Pizzi 29', 34' Jiménez 35' 50' Jonas 52' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Talisca 69' |
Report | 61' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,590 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
10 January 2016 UTC±00:00 ) |
81' | Report | Jonas 23', 56', 63' Eliseu 47' Mitroglou 89' |
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 4,753 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon) |
16 January 2016 18 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Bonatini 11' Tavares 74' Taira 86' |
Report | Mitroglou 52' Pizzi 68' Júlio César 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 7,836 Referee: Vasco Santos (Porto) |
23 January 2016 19 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Pizzi 3' Almeida 6' Mitroglou 19' Jonas 68' |
Report | Velázquez 77' 90+1' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 51,511 Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga) |
31 January 2016 20 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Gomes 54' Palhinha 81' Medeiros 90+1' |
Report | Jonas 16', 67' Mitroglou 43' Jardel 63' Lindelöf 63' Gaitán 75' |
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,772 Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto) |
5 February 2016 21 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Juanto 20' Pinto 27' |
Report | 81' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 13,109 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
12 February 2016 UTC±00:00 ) |
Mitroglou 18' Carcela 79' Sanches 85' Almeida 88' |
Report | Herrera 28' 30' Aboubakar 65' Neves 75' Layún 88' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,536 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
20 February 2016 23 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Jota 23' Moreira 28' Andrezinho 45' Farias 58' Martins 81' |
Report | Mitroglou 13' Jonas 45+2' (pen.) Lindelöf 58' Jardel 73' Eliseu 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel Attendance: 6,433 Referee: Jorge Ferreira (Braga) |
29 February 2016 UTC±00:00 ) |
Jonas 4', 76' Lindelöf 78' |
Report | Monteiro 70' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 44,485 Referee: Cosme Machado (Braga) |
5 March 2016 UTC±00:00 ) |
86') | Report | Mitroglou 20' 67' Jonas 46' Gaitán 52' Sanches 86' |
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 49,699 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto) |
14 March 2016 26 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Jardel 11' 12' Jonas 24', 69' Mitroglou 87' 87' |
Report | Monteiro 51' Tikito 70' Nathan Júnior 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 51,314 Referee: Luís Ferreira (Braga) |
20 March 2016 27 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Tahar 60' | Report | Ederson 90+5' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 22,834[54] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) |
1 April 2016 28 | Benfica | 5–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Mitroglou 17', 71' Jonas 37' (pen.) Pizzi 39' 62' Samaris 75' Semedo 90+2' |
Report | Santos 51' 90+3' (pen.) Stojiljković 72' Luíz Carlos 83' Marcelo Goiano 89' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,042 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
9 April 2016 29 | Académica | 1–2 | Benfica | Coimbra |
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Pedro Nuno 17' 28' Nascimento 21' Santos 45' Plange 90+1' |
Report | Mitroglou 39' Jiménez 84' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 26,444 Referee: João Capela (Lisbon) |
18 April 2016 30 | Benfica | 2–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Jonas 19' 90' Jardel 24' |
Report | Claro 1' Lourenço 86' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,855 Referee: Rui Costa (Porto) |
24 April 2016 31 | Rio Ave | 0–1 | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | 66' | Report | Eliseu 29' Jardel 37' Fejsa 41' Jiménez 73' Ederson 87' |
Stadium: ) |
29 April 2016 32 | Benfica | 1–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Jardel 47' Eliseu 48' Almeida 54' 90+5' |
Report | 90+2' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,351 Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal) |
8 May 2016 33 | Marítimo | 0–2 | Benfica | Funchal |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Patrick 90+7' |
Report | Sanches 27' 37' Eliseu 30' Jardel 43' Mitroglou 48' Talisca 83' |
Stadium: ) |
15 May 2016 34 | Benfica | 4–1 | Nacional | Lisbon |
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Gaitán 24', 64' Talisca 28' Jonas 39' 39' Jardel 54' Pizzi 84' |
Report | Agra 12' 90+1' Fofana 43' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 64,235 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve) |
- ^ Match postponed due to heavy fog.[51]
- ^ The match was interrupted in the 8th minute because of heavy fog, and was resumed on 11 January 2016, 12:00, from the point of abandonment.[52]
- ^ The match was originally to be played on 28 February 2016, during Benfica's 112th anniversary, but was postponed because União da Madeira could not fly to Lisbon.[53]
Taça de Portugal
Third round
16 October 2015 | Vianense | 1–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | R. Magalhães 20' Coulibaly 79' |
Report | Fejsa 35' Carcela 38' Santos 72' Jardel 90' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 8,000 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga) |
Fourth round
21 November 2015 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Montero 43' A. Silva 45+2' Oliveira 70' Slimani 84' 112' |
Report | 120+1' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 41,244 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto) |
Taça da Liga
Third round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Moreirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | Oriental | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
29 December 2015 1 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Sílvio 90+2' |
Report | Campos 38' Sequeira 44' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,107 Referee: João Capela (Lisbon) |
19 January 2016 2 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Tavares 51' | Report | Samaris 62' Talisca 74' Sanches 79' |
Stadium: Campo Engenheiro Carlos Salema Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Tiago Antunes (Coimbra) |
26 January 2016 3 | UTC±00:00 ) |
Andrade 11' Medeiros 25' Sousa 32' Micael 84' Schons 88' |
Report | Talisca 11' (pen.), 14', 83' 36' Gaitán 19', 89' Semedo 23' Jiménez 36' Guedes 87' |
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 4,206 Referee: Sérgio Piscarreta (Algarve) |
Semi-finals
2 May 2016[A] | Benfica | 2–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) | 84' | Report | Mauro 44' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 24,933 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon) |
Final
20 May 2016 | Marítimo | 2–6 | Benfica | Coimbra |
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Fransérgio 83' (pen. ) |
Report | Jonas 11' Mitroglou 18', 38' Gaitán 77' Jardel 90+1' Jiménez 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 28,878 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) Man of the Match: Nicolás Gaitán |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | BEN | GAL | AST | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | Astana | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
15 September 2015 1 | Benfica | 2–0 | Astana | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Samaris 40' Guedes 45+1' Gaitán 51' Mitroglou 62' Jardel 83' |
Report | Aničić 21' Dzholchiyev 24' Zhukov 78' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 32,799 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
30 September 2015 2 | Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Benfica | Madrid, Spain |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Correa 23' Martínez 39' Óliver 55' |
Report | Eliseu 25' Luisão 28' Gaitán 36' Samaris 39' Guedes 51' Jardel 82' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 40,938 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
21 October 2015 3 | Galatasaray | 2–1 | Benfica | Istanbul, Turkey |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | İnan 19' (pen.) 63' Podolski 33' Kısa 42' Balta 70' Yılmaz 90+5' |
Report | Gaitán 2' Almeida 18' Samaris 73' Andrade 78' Luisão 87' |
Stadium: ) |
3 November 2015 4 | Benfica | 2–1 | Galatasaray | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | 67' | Report | Yılmaz 41' İnan 55' Podolski 58' Adın 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,726 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
25 November 2015 5 | Astana | 2–2 | Benfica | Astana, Kazakhstan |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Shchotkin 90+4' |
Report | Jiménez 23' 40', 72' López 44' Jonas 48' |
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,089 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
8 December 2015 6 | Benfica | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mitroglou 75' Fejsa 77' |
Report | 89' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 47,630 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Round of 16
16 February 2016 1st leg | Benfica | 1–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Almeida 16' Jardel 35' Pizzi 43' Jonas 90+1' 90+2' |
Report | Witsel 32' García 59' Criscito 67' 90' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,615 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
9 March 2016 2nd leg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–2 (1–3 agg.) | Benfica | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hulk 69' 90+5' | Report | Mitroglou 36' Pizzi 49' Gaitán 85' Talisca 90+6' |
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,688 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
Quarter-finals
5 April 2016 1st leg | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Benfica | Munich, Germany |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vidal 2' Ribéry 22' Bernat 42' |
Report | Jonas 58' Lindelöf 62' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
13 April 2016 2nd leg | Benfica | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Bayern Munich | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jiménez 27' Carcela 70' Talisca 76' Almeida 90+1' |
Report | Vidal 38' Müller 52' Martínez 74' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,235 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
Statistics
Squad statistics
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 | BRA | Ederson | 18 | -12 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 | -4 |
2 | DF | ARG | Lisandro López | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ESP | Álex Grimaldo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | BRA | Luisão | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
5 | MF | SRB | Ljubomir Fejsa | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
7 | MF | GRE | Andreas Samaris | 40 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
9 | FW | MEX | Raúl Jiménez | 45 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
10 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Gaitán | 37 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
11 | FW | GRE | Kostas Mitroglou | 45 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
12 | GK | BRA | Júlio César | 34 | -29 | 24 | -17 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -8 |
13 | GK | POR | Paulo Lopes | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | SWE | Victor Lindelöf | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
15 | MF | NED | Ola John | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | BRA | Jonas | 48 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
18 | MF | ARG | Eduardo Salvio | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
19 | DF | POR | Eliseu | 44 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
20 | FW | POR | Gonçalo Guedes | 32 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
21 | MF | POR | Pizzi | 47 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
22 | MF | SRB | Filip Đuričić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | MAR | Adel Taarabt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ITA | Bryan Cristante | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | DF | POR | Sílvio
|
14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
30 | MF | BRA | Talisca | 34 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
31 | MF | BRA | Victor Andrade | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | DF | BRA | Jardel | 44 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
34 | MF | POR | André Almeida | 37 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
35 | FW | SRB | Luka Jović | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
38 | MF | POR | Nuno Santos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Carcela | 29 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
40 | MF | POR | João Teixeira (B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | DF | POR | Nélson Semedo | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
61 | DF | MOZ | Clésio Baúque (B)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
85 | MF | POR | Renato Sanches | 35 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
(B) – Benfica B player
^ Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Goalscorers
Rnk | Pos | Player | League | Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | Jonas | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
2 | FW | Kostas Mitroglou | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
3 | FW | Raúl Jiménez | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
4 | MF | Nicolás Gaitán | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
5 | MF | Talisca | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
6 | MF | Pizzi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
7 | DF | Jardel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
8 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
9 | MF | Mehdi Carcela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
10 | MF | Renato Sanches | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | Andreas Samaris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | DF | Nélson Semedo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | Luisão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | Lisandro López | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | Victor Lindelöf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Totals | 88 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 122 |
Hat-tricks
Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jonas | Nacional | 4–1 (A) | 10 January 2016 | Primeira Liga |
Talisca | Moreirense | 6–1 (A) | 26 January 2016 | Taça da Liga |
Mitroglou | Belenenses | 5–0 (A) | 5 February 2016 | Primeira Liga |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
Assists
[56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]
Rnk | Pos | Player | League | Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | Nicolás Gaitán | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
2 | FW | Jonas | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
3 | MF | Pizzi | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
4 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
MF | Mehdi Carcela | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | FW | Raúl Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
DF | André Almeida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
8 | FW | Kostas Mitroglou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
DF | Eliseu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
10 | DF | Jardel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | MF | Victor Andrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | Andreas Samaris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | Luisão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | Lisandro López | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Talisca | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | Nélson Semedo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Renato Sanches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 56 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 80 |
Clean sheets
Number of matches inside brackets.
Rnk | Player | League | Cup1 | League Cup |
Champions League |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Júlio César | 12 (24) | 0 (3) | — | 2 (7) | 14 (34) |
2 | Ederson | 6 (10) | — | 2 (5) | 0 (3) | 8 (18) |
3 | Paulo Lopes | 0* | — | — | — | 0* |
Totals | 17 (34) | 0 (3) | 2 (5) | 2 (10) | 22 (52) |
1Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
* Shared match on Round 34 against Marítimo.
Disciplinary record
N | P | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
1 | GK | Ederson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | Andreas Samaris | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
34 | MF | André Almeida | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
85 | MF | Renato Sanches | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
10 | MF | Nicolás Gaitán | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Cup includes Super Cup | |||||||||||
33 | DF | Jardel | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||
19 | DF | Eliseu | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||||
17 | FW | Jonas | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Cup includes Super Cup | ||||||||||||
5 | MF | Ljubomir Fejsa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Cup includes Super Cup | ||||||||||||
11 | FW | Kostas Mitroglou | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
28 | DF | Sílvio
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Cup includes Super Cup | |||||||||||
2 | DF | Lisandro López | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | Luisão | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
14 | DF | Victor Lindelöf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
21 | MF | Pizzi | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
30 | MF | Talisca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | Raúl Jiménez | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
20 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
34 | DF | Nélson Semedo | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
31 | MF | Victor Andrade | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
39 | MF | Mehdi Carcela | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | DF | Álex Grimaldo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
12 | GK | Júlio César | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
38 | MF | Nuno Santos | 1 | 1 |
Source: LPFP and competitions above.
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Awards
Player
No. | Pos | Name | Award | Month/Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | MF | Renato Sanches | SJPF Young Player of the Month | December | [67] |
Cosme Damião Award – Revelation of the Year | 2015 | [68] | |||
CNID Revelation of the Year | — | [69] | |||
LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player | — | [70] | |||
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Goal | — | [70] | |||
17 | FW | Jonas | SJPF Player of the Month | January | [71] |
February | [72] | ||||
March | [73] | ||||
Cosme Damião Award – Footballer of the Year | 2015 | [68] | |||
CNID Footballer of the Year | — | [69] | |||
Bola de Prata | — | [74] | |||
LPFP Primeira Liga Best Player | — | [75] |
Manager
Name | Award | Month | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Rui Vitória | LPFP Primeira Liga Best Coach | — | [76] |
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