2019–20 S.L. Benfica season – Wikipedia
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Benfica 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club’s 116th season in existence and its 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started with a 5–0 win over Sporting CP in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, on 4 August 2019, and concluded with a 2–1 loss to FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal final, on 1 August 2020.
Players[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
- As of 25 July 2020
Coaching staff[edit]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nélson Veríssimo |
| Assistant coaches | Minervino Pietra Marco Pedroso |
| Goalkeeping coach | Fernando Ferreira |
| Observer assistant coach | Marco Pedroso |
| Video analyst | Jhony Conceição |
Last updated: 3 July 2020
Source: [5]
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
On 15 June 2019, Benfica announced their pre-season schedule, which included the following matches:[6][7]
Win Draw Loss
Benfica won the International Champions Cup.
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 4 September 2019 | 25 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 70.59 |
| Taça de Portugal | 18 October 2019 | 1 August 2020 | Third round | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 71.43 |
| Taça da Liga | 25 September 2019 | 21 December 2019 | Third round | Third round | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 4 August 2019 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 17 September 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 20 February 2020 | 27 February 2020 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 53 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 109 | 54 | +55 | 60.38 | ||||
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira[edit]
Primeira Liga[edit]
League table[edit]
Source: Liga Portugal
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.
(C) Champion
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.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Braga 1, Sporting 0
- ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 |
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
Taça de Portugal[edit]
Taça da Liga[edit]
Third round[edit]
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
- ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Benfica +1, Zenit Saint Petersburg −1.
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Knockout phase[edit]
Round of 32[edit]
References[edit]
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