2013–14 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica

2013–14 season
President	Luís Filipe Vieira
Head coach	Jorge Jesus
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	1st
Taça de Portugal	Winners
Taça da Liga	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage (3rd)
UEFA Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Lima (14) All: Lima (21)
Highest home attendance	63,982[1] vs Olhanense (20 April 2014)
Lowest home attendance	28,848 vs Arouca (6 December 2013)
Average home league attendance	43,613[2][3]
Home colours Away colours
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The 2013–14 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 110th season in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, and the knockout phase in the UEFA Europa League. Benfica qualified for the Champions League by coming second in the previous Primeira Liga.

On 4 June 2013, coach Jorge Jesus renewed his contract for a further two seasons,^[4] making him the first manager since 1958–59 with Otto Glória to start a fifth consecutive season at Benfica.^[5]

The season was one of the best in Benfica's history, as the club won its 33rd title,^[6][7] its fifth Taça da Liga (without conceding a single goal), reached the Europa League final for the second consecutive season (without any defeat)^[8] and won its 25th Taça de Portugal achieving the tenth double (record) of the club. By winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga, Benfica achieved a unique treble in Portugal.^[9] Benfica also finished the season unbeaten in home matches, and the 57 games played are a club record for a single season.

Events

Pre-season

The pre-season started on 1 July 2013 with medical evaluations on the players. After a brief period of exercising at the Caixa Futebol Campus the team was due to travel on 8 July for Évian-les-Bains in France, but on 6 July, it chooses to stay at Futebol Campus instead of travelling to France, but still maintained the three pre-season games against Ètoile Carouge, Bordeaux and Sion.^[10][11] The team participated in the semi-finals of the tournament Lisbon Football Association Honour's Cup, where they played against Sporting CP B, using a mix of first team players like Ola John, Rodrigo or Jardel, with the remaining players from Benfica B. In the 3rd/4th place match, Benfica fielded a team with only a first team player, Paulo Lopes.^[12][13] On 24, 26 and 27 July, Benfica faced Penãrol, Levante and Nice at Estádio Algarve, respectively. On 31 July, Benfica played Elche on their presentation game in Elche.^[14] They then took part in the sixth edition of the Eusébio Cup against São Paulo on 3 August, ending their pre-season on 9 August against Napoli as part of the MSC Crociere Cup.^[11][15][16]

August

• 18: Benfica is defeated at Estádio dos Barreiros by Marítimo in their first loss of the season.^[17] Additionally, Benfica continue their negative record in the first matchday, not winning it for the ninth consecutive season, never with Jorge Jesus, and only once during the 10-year term of Luís Filipe Vieira.^[18]
• 25: Benfica beat Gil Vicente with a dramatic stoppage time late goal from Lima at the 93rd minute, a minute after Marković equalizing the match. The Serbian armada was decisive in the victory, with both Sulejmani and Đuričić assisting in a goal. Earlier, Diogo Viana made it 1–0 for the gilistas after a Maxi Pereira mistake.^[19]
• 29: Benfica draws Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiacos and Anderlecht in the Champions League draw.^[20]
• 31: In the third matchday against Sporting CP, Benfica draws at the José Alvalade. The lions took the lead after an early goal from Fredy Montero, but Lazar Marković equalized the match in a solo run past three Sporting defenders, finished by rolling the ball under goalkeeper Rui Patrício.^[21][22]

September

• 14: Benfica beats Paços de Ferreira, with an early goal from Enzo Pérez, cemented by two goals from Ezequiel Garay, the first time he scored twice at Benfica. Ljubomir Fejsa and Guilherme Siqueira made their club debut.
• 17: In the first day of the Champions League, Benfica beat Anderlecht with a goal from Filip Đuričić on the fourth minute, followed by a Luisão goal at the half-hour mark. Đuričić scored his first goal at Benfica and first Champions League goal, while Luisão scored his fourth Champions League goal. It was Benfica's first clean sheet of the season.^[23]
• 22: In Guimarães, Benfica beats Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 after a goal from Óscar Cardozo, which rebounded on Marco Matias. Vitória's David Addy was sent off earlier in the match.^[24]
• 28: Benfica draws with Belenenses, losing the advantage won in the previous round. Both coach and president complained of mistakes of the referee Jorge Tavares.^[25]

October

• 2: In the second round of the Champions League, Benfica is defeated by Paris Saint-Germain in Paris 3–0, with the players received in Lisbon under criticism from the fans.^[26][27]
• 6: At Estoril, Benfica beats the local team 1–2, with goals from Lima and Óscar Cardozo. Despite the win, the team received further criticism from the fans.^[28][29]
• 19: Benfica beat Cinfães in the third round of the Portuguese Cup, with a sole goal from Ola John, in the debut of Ivan Cavaleiro.^[30]
• 23: In the third day of the Champions League, at home, Benfica could only get a draw against Greek team Olympiacos, with goal from Óscar Cardozo in the 84th minute. In a rainy night, the pitch became soaked, difficulting the task of the players. Olympiacos' Roberto and Javier Saviola returned to the Estádio da Luz.^[31]
• 27: Benfica beats Nacional with goals from Guilherme Siqueira and Óscar Cardozo. The Paraguayan ties Nuno Gomes for ninth place in the all-time goalscoring list for Benfica.^[32][33]

November

• 1: In Coimbra, Benfica trashes Académica 3–0, with goals from Óscar Cardozo, and Lazar Marković, with an own goal completing the score.^[34]
• 6: Benfica loses 1–0 with Olympiacos on the fourth day of the Champions League, at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Roberto won man of the match, saving the Greek team numerous times.^[35]
• 9: On the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica defeats Sporting CP 4–3. A hat-trick from Óscar Cardozo and a late goal from Luisão were enough to defeat the long-time rival. In an emotional match, which ended tied at 3–3 at regular time, the aforementioned goal from Luisão untied the score at overtime.^[36]
• 19: Jorge Jesus is suspended for 30 days for his actions in Guimarães by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).^[37]
• 23: In the tennth league matchday, Benfica beats Braga with a goal in the 73rd minute from Nemanja Matić.^[38]
• 27: On the fifth day of the Champions League, at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Benfica beats Anderlecht by 3–2 with goals from Nemanja Matić and Rodrigo, and own goal from Chancel Mbemba. It was the club's first win against Anderlecht on Belgian soil.^[39]

December

• 1: Benfica beats Rio Ave in Vila do Conde with a goal from Rodrigo and a double from Lima.^[40]
• 7: In the first game of the twelve matchday, at home, Benfica draws 2–2 with Arouca with a goal from Rodrigo. David Simão, a youth graduate from Benfica, scored the visiting team only goal.^[41] Jesus received criticism for his options, mostly by using Bruno Cortês in the match.^[42]
• 10: In the final matchday of the Champions League group stage, Benfica beats Paris Saint-Germain 2–1. Lima and Nicolás Gaitán scored the goals.^[43] It meant the third time in four years, Benfica fails to progress to the knockout round of the Champions League.
• 15: At the Estádio do Algarve, Benfica beats Olhanense with goals from Lima, Nemanja Matić and Miralem Sulejmani. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak made his debut for Benfica following an injury to regular starter Artur.^[44]
• 20: Benfica beats Vitória de Setúbal at the Estádio do Bonfim, with goals from Rodrigo and Lima.^[45]
• 31: In the first day of the League Cup, Benfica beats Nacional after an own goal from Mexer.^[46]

January

• 4: In the fifth round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica defeats Gil Vicente with a double from Rodrigo and Lima, plus another from Lazar Marković.^[47]
• 5: Eusébio passes away. The historic player dies at 72.^[48]
• 12: Benfica beats Porto 2–0 with goals from Rodrigo and Ezequiel Garay. In a nearly sold out stadium, all Benfica players wore a black ribbon and all names on the back of the players' shirts were of Eusébio. Benfica returned to the first position on the table, after losing it to Porto in their previous league match. It was also the first time since 2009 that Benfica defeated Porto in a league match.^[49]
• 15: Benfica sells Nemanja Matić to Chelsea.^[50]
• 16: On the second matchday of the League Cup, Benfica beats Leixões 2–0, with goals from Filip Đuričić and Ivan Cavaleiro, both scoring their first goals of the season.^[51]
• 19: Benfica defeats Marítimo, with a double from Rodrigo.^[52]
• 25: On third day of the League Cup, Benfica beats Gil Vicente with a goal from Miralem Sulejmani. Benfica will face Porto in the semi-finals.^[53]
• 31: Benfica sells Rodrigo and André Gomes to an investment firm. Both remain at Benfica until the end of the season.^[54]

February

• 1: Benfica draws with Gil Vicente, at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, with a goal from Lima; Óscar Cardozo misses a penalty.^[55]
• 5: In the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica beats Penafiel with a goal from Miralem Sulejmani.^[56]
• 11: On matchday 18, Benfica beats Sporting CP 2–0, with goals from Nicolás Gaitán and then an individual effort by Enzo Pérez.^[57] The match was scheduled to be played on February 9, but was postponed after the Estádio da Luz faced technical difficulties.^[58]
• 16: On the 19th matchday, Benfica beats Paços de Ferreira at the Estádio da Mata Real, with goals from Ezequiel Garay and Lazar Marković.^[59]
• 20: In the Round of 32 of the Europa League, Benfica defeats PAOK in Greece, with a goal from Lima.^[60]
• 24: In matchday 20, Benfica beats Vitória de Guimarães, with a sole goal from Lazar Marković.^[61]
• 25: Mário Coluna passes away at age 78.^[62]
• 27: Benfica beats PAOK 3–0, with goals from Nicolás Gaitán, Lima and Lazar Marković, ensuring progression to the Round of 16.^[63]

March

• 2: In matchday 21, Benfica beats Belenenses with a sole goal from Nicolás Gaitán.^[64]
• 9: On the 22nd matchday, Benfica faces Estoril, winning 2–0 with goals from Luisão and Rodrigo.^[65]
• 13: In the Round of 16 of the Europa League, Benfica beats Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, with a goal from Rodrigo and a double from Luisão.^[66]
• 17: On matchday 23, Benfica beats Nacional at the Estádio da Madeira 4–2, with goals from Lima and Rodrigo, plus a double from Ezequiel Garay.^[67]
• 20: In the second leg of the Round of 16, Benfica eliminates Tottenham Hotspur after a 2–2 draw. Goals were scored by Ezequiel Garay and Lima.^[68]
• 23: On matchday 24, Benfica beats Académica with a double from Lima and another from Enzo Pérez.^[69]
• 26: In the first leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica loses to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão, with an early header from Jackson Martínez.^[70]
• 30: On matchday 25, Benfica beats Braga at the Estádio Municipal de Braga with a goal from Lima.^[71]

April

• 3: In the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Benfica beats AZ at AFAS Stadion with a goal from Eduardo Salvio.^[72]
• 7: On matchday 26, Benfica beats Rio Ave 4–0, with goals from Rodrigo, Nicolás Gaitán and a double from Óscar Cardozo, both from the penalty kick.^[73]
• 10: In the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Benfica beats AZ 2–0, with a double from Rodrigo, progressing to face Juventus in the semi-finals.^[74]
• 13: On matchday day 27, Benfica beats Arouca with goals from Rodrigo and Nicolás Gaitán, only needing three points to win the championship with three matches left on the season.^[75]
• 17: In the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, Benfica beats Porto 3–1 in a high-profile, high-pressure match, eliminating them and reaching the second consecutive Portuguese Cup final. Goals were scored by Eduardo Salvio, Enzo Pérez and with an individual effort, André Gomes scored the decisive goal.^[76]
• 21: On matchday 28, Benfica beats Olhanense with a double from Lima, winning their record 33rd title, with two games to spare.^[77]
• 24: In the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals, Benfica beats Juventus by 2–1 with goals from Ezequiel Garay and Lima, taking a precious advantage for the second leg.^[78]
• 27: In the semi-finals of the League Cup, Benfica eliminates Porto, this time away at the Estádio do Dragão, on penalty kicks after a null at the end of regular time.^[79]

May

• 1: In the second leg of the semi-finals of the Europa League, Benfica draws Juventus at Juventus Stadium, eliminating the Italian club from the Europa League. Benfica will play their second consecutive European final, albeit without Enzo Pérez, Lazar Marković and Eduardo Salvio.^[80][81]
• 4: On matchday 29, an already-crowned Champion and with some key players resting for the upcoming Europa League finals, Benfica faced Vitória de Setúbal and draws 1–1, with a goal from André Gomes.^[82]
• 7: At the League Cup final in Leiria, Benfica beats Rio Ave 2–0, with goals from Rodrigo and Luisão, thus conquering their fifth Taça da Liga.^[83]
• 10: In the final matchday of the championship, a resting Benfica loses to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão 2–1, with a goal from Enzo Pérez. Benfica ends the campaign 13 points ahead of rivals Porto.^[84]
• 15: In the Europa League final against Sevilla, Benfica loses on the penalty kicks after Óscar Cardozo and Rodrigo each have their shots defended. It is the club's third loss in the Europa League finals.^[85]
• 18: In the Portuguese Cup final, Benfica defeats Rio Ave with a sole goal from Nicolás Gaitán, conquering their 25th Cup and establishing a record treble, winning both domestic cups and the Primeira Liga championship.^[86]

Stadium

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Artur	35	EU	2011	93	0	2015	Free	Second nationality: Italy
3	CB		S. Vitória	29	EU	2013	0	0	2017	Free	Second nationality: Portugal
4	CB		Luisão (captain)	35	EU	2003	370	33	2017	7000300000000000000♠€3.0M	Second nationality: Portugal
5	DM		Fejsa	28	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7000500000000000000♠€5.0M
6	CM		R. Amorim	31	EU	2008	105	6	2017	7000100000000000000♠€1.0M	Originally from youth system
7	FW		Cardozo	33	Non-EU	2007	261	161	2016	7001116000000000000♠€11.6M
8	RW		Sulejmani	28	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	Free
9	FW		Funes Mori	25	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	Free
10	AM		F. Djuricic	24	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7000600000000000000♠€6.0M
11	FW		Lima	33	Non-EU	2012	49	30	2016	7000400000000000000♠€4.0M
12	LB		Cortez	29	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2014	Loan
13	GK		Paulo Lopes	38	EU	2012	5	0	2014	Free	Originally from youth system
14	RB		Maxi	32	Non-EU	2007	248	16	2015	7000670000000000000♠€6.7M
15	LW		John	24	EU	2012	42	4	2017	7000800000000000000♠€8.0M	Second nationality: Liberia
16	LB		G. Siqueira	30	EU	2013	0	0	2014	7000100000000000000♠Free
18	RW		Salvio	26	Non-EU	2012	89	23	2017	7001135000000000000♠€13.5M	Played as a loanee in the 2010–11 season
19	FW		Rodrigo	25	EU	2011	77	27	2019	7000600000000000000♠€6.0M	Second nationality: Brazil
20	LW		Nico Gaitán	28	Non-EU	2010	136	18	2018	7000840000000000000♠€8.4M
21	DM		Matic	28	EU	2011	77	6	2018	Free	Second nationality: Slovakia
22	CB		Mitrovic	26	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7000110000000000000♠€1.1M
23	RW		Urreta	26	Non-EU	2008	27	2	2015	7000126000000000000♠€1.26M
24	CB		Garay	30	EU	2011	87	4	2015	7000550000000000000♠€5.5M
28	RB		Sílvio	29	EU	2013	0	0	2014	Loan	Originally from youth system
30	DM		A. Gomes	23	EU	2012	18	2	2019	Youth system
33	CB		Jardel	30	Non-EU	2011 (Winter)	68	2	2018	6999500000000000000♠€0.5M
34	FB		A. Almeida	26	EU	2011	38	0	2018	Free
35	CM		Pérez	30	EU	2011	51	4	2016	7000550000000000000♠€5.5M
41	GK		Oblak	23	EU	2010	0	0	2018	7000170000000000000♠€1.7M
50	LW		L. Markovic	22	Non-EU	2013	0	0	2018	7001100000000000000♠€6.25M

Transfers in

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
8	RW		Sulejmani, MiralemMiralem Sulejmani	24	Non-EU	Ajax	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	Jornal Record, A Bola
10	AM		Đuričić, FilipFilip Đuričić	21	Non-EU	Heerenveen	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000600000000000000♠€6.0M	A Bola
	RW		Rojas, JorgeJorge Rojas	20	Non-EU	Cerro Porteño	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000120000000000000♠€1.2M	A Bola
22	CB		Mitrović, StefanStefan Mitrović	23	Non-EU	Kortrijk	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000110000000000000♠€1.1M	Benfica
50	LW		Marković, LazarLazar Marković	19	Non-EU	Partizan	Transfer	Summer	2018	7001100000000000000♠€6.25M	A Bola
3	CB		Vitória, StevenSteven Vitória	26	EU	Estoril	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	Benfica
2	CB		López, LisandroLisandro López	23	Non-EU	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000500000000000000♠€5.0M	Benfica
31	AM		, FariñaFariña	22	Non-EU	Racing	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000350000000000000♠€3.5M	Sapo Desporto
	LW		, PizziPizzi	23	EU	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	Atlético Madrid
	FW		, Funes MoriFunes Mori	22	Non-EU	River Plate	Transfer	Summer	2018	100% of Rodrigo Mora	Record
	MF		, FejsaFejsa	24	Non-EU	Olympiacos	Transfer	Summer	2018	7000500000000000000♠€5M	Maisfutebol
12	LB		, CortezCortez	26	Non-EU	São Paulo	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	A Bola
28	RB		, SílvioSílvio	25	EU	Atlético Madrid	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	Atlético Madrid
	LB		, SiqueiraSiqueira	27	EU	Granada	Loan	Summer	2014	Free	Benfica
6	CM		Amorim, RúbenRúben Amorim	28	EU	Braga	Loan return	Summer	2014	N/A
41	GK		Oblak, JanJan Oblak	20	EU	Rio Ave	Loan return	Summer	2016	N/A

Total expenditure: €27.0 million

Transfers out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
10	AM		Aimar, PabloPablo Aimar	33	EU	Johor Darul Takzim	End of contract	Summer	Free	A Bola
27	CB		Vítor, MiguelMiguel Vítor	24	EU	PAOK	End of contract	Summer	Free	PAOK
	CM		Carlos Martins	31	EU	Benfica B	Demoted	Summer	Free
	AM		Simão, DavidDavid Simão	23	EU	Arouca	Transfer	Summer	Free	Maisfutebol
	LW		Nolito	26	EU	Celta de Vigo	Transfer	Summer	7000260000000000000♠€2.6M	Celta de Vigo
	AM		Menezes, FelipeFelipe Menezes	25	Non-EU	Palmeiras	Transfer	Summer	Free	Palmeiras
	MF		Coelho, NunoNuno Coelho	25	EU	Arouca	Transfer	Summer	Free	A Bola
	MF		Luis Fernández, JoséJosé Luis Fernández	25	Non-EU	Godoy Cruz	Transfer	Summer	Free	Diario Uno
	MF		Lopes, DiegoDiego Lopes	19	EU	Rio Ave	Transfer	Summer	Free	Rio Ave
	CB		, RoderickRoderick	22	EU	Rio Ave	Transfer	Summer	Free	Rio Ave
	FW		Mora, RodrigoRodrigo Mora	25	Non-EU	River Plate	Transfer	Summer	€3.5M (50% of Funes Mori)	O Jogo
	LB		, LuisinhoLuisinho	28	EU	Deportivo La Coruña	Transfer	Summer	Free	CanalDeportivo
	FW		, Hugo VieiraHugo Vieira	24	EU	Braga	Transfer	Summer	Free	O Jogo
	FW		, AlípioAlípio	21	Non-EU	Omonia Nicosia	Transfer	Summer	Free	Omonoia
	GK		, Júlio CésarJúlio César	26	Non-EU		Contract terminated	Summer	Free	A Bola
	LB		, MelgarejoMelgarejo	22	Non-EU	Kuban Krasnodar	Transfer	Summer	7000500000000000000♠€5M	CMVM
31	FW		Kardec, AlanAlan Kardec	24	Non-EU	Palmeiras	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Palmeiras
	FW		Oliveira, NélsonNélson Oliveira	21	EU	Rennes	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Stade Rennais
	CB		, SidneiSidnei	23	Non-EU	Espanyol	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Espanyol
	LW		, PizziPizzi	23	EU	Espanyol	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Espanyol
	FW		, MichelMichel	26	Non-EU	Al Wakrah	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Maisfutebol
	AM		, FariñaFariña	22	Non-EU	Bani Yas	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Maisfutebol
	FW		Jara, FrancoFranco Jara	24	Non-EU	Estudiantes (LP)	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Record
	CB		López, LisandroLisandro López	23	Non-EU	Getafe	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Marca
12	LB		Cortês, BrunoBruno Cortês	26	Non-EU	São Paulo	Loan end	Winter	Free	Globoesporte
22	CB		Mitrović, StefanStefan Mitrović	23	Non-EU	Real Valladolid	Loan	Winter	Undisclosed	Real Vallolid
15	LW		John, OlaOla John	21	EU	Hamburg	Loan	Winter	Undisclosed	DN
21	CM		Matić, NemanjaNemanja Matić	24	Non-EU	Chelsea	Transfer	Winter	7001250000000000000♠€25M	BBC
	GK		, RobertoRoberto	24	EU	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Winter	7000600000000000000♠€6M

Total income: €42.1 million

Technical staff

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Benfica v Étoile Carouge

13 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	6–1	Étoile Carouge	Carouge, Switzerland
19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Salvio  13', 38' Lima  20' Sulejmani  49', 76' Urretaviscaya  61'	Report	Delley  36'	Stadium: Stade de la Fontenette

Benfica v Bordeaux

14 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	3–3	Bordeaux	Nyon, Switzerland
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima  4', pen.' López  62' Salvio  67'	Report	Sertic  23' Saivet  44', 90+1'	Stadium: Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon Attendance: 4,500

Sion v Benfica

16 July 2013 Friendly	Sion	2–3	Benfica	Coppet, Switzerland
18:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Veloso  72' Marques  81'	Report	Lima  44' Marković  60', 68'	Stadium: Stade Coppet

Benfica v Sporting CP

20 July 2013 Taça de Honra	Benfica	1–2	Sporting CP	Estoril, Portugal
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Soares  6'	Report	Reis  34' Fokobo  52'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Quitério Almeida

Belenenses v Benfica

21 July 2013 Taça de Honra	Belenenses	0–0 (5–6 p.)	Benfica	Estoril, Portugal
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Pedro Silva

Benfica v Peñarol

24 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	1–1	Peñarol	Portimão, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković  17'	Report	J. Rodríguez  23'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Levante

26 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Levante	Faro, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima  55', 90+4' (pen.)	Report	El Zhar  29'	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Paulo Baptista

Benfica v Nice

27 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Nice	Faro, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković  11' Lima  13'	Report	Eysseric  33' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Bruno Esteves

Elche v Benfica

31 July 2013 Friendly	Elche	1–3	Benfica	Elche, Spain
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Stevanović  60'	Report	Rodrigo  17', 22', 26'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

Benfica v São Paulo

3 August 2013 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	0–2	São Paulo	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Aloísio  53' Tolói  63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Duarte Gomes

Napoli v Benfica

9 August 2013 Crociere Cup	Napoli	2–1	Benfica	Naples, Italy
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Behrami  8' Higuaín  70'	Report	Luisão  44'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Russo di Nola

Competitions

Overview

Last updated: 18 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Primeira Liga

League table

2013–14 Primeira Liga Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Benfica !Benfica (C) (Q)	30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
2	Sporting CP !Sporting CP (Q)	30	20	7	3	54	20	+34	67
3	Porto !Porto (Q)	30	19	4	7	57	25	+32	61	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Play-off round

Updated to games played on 11 May 2014.
Source: LPFP (Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question, 3rd goal difference in the matches between the teams in question, 4th away goals scored in the matches between the teams in question, 5th goal difference, 6th number of victories, 7th number of goals scored (LPFP decided that, during the competition, only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification)^[87]
(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 summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	12	3	0	30	6	+24	11	2	2	28	12	+16

Last updated: 4 May 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L
Position	9	8	7	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Last updated: 4 May 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Marítimo v Benfica

18 August 2013 1	Marítimo	2–1	Benfica	Funchal
17:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Soares  23' Derley  45+1' (pen.) Sami  78'	Report	Amorim  30' Artur  45' Luisão  50' Rodrigo  51' Pereira  74'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 4,338 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Benfica v Gil Vicente

25 August 2013 2	Benfica	2–1	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
17:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković  90+2' Lima  90+3'	Report	Moraes  26' Paulinho  26' Viana  70' Vilela  77'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 37,381 Referee: Paulo Baptista

Sporting CP v Benfica

31 August 2013 3	Sporting CP	1–1	Benfica	Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Rojo  9' Montero  10',  50' Carrillo  54'	Report	Matić  40' Pereira  45+1' Marković  64' Amorim  85'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 46,109 Referee: Hugo Miguel

Benfica v Paços de Ferreira

14 September 2013 4	Benfica	3–1	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pérez  4' Garay  24', 52' Pereira  83'	Report	Lopes  30' Ribeiro  50' Tony  54' Oliveira  56' Romeu  88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,575 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

22 September 2013 5	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	Benfica	Guimarães
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	André  2' Addy  26', 61' Oliveira  38' Matias  89'	Report	Siqueira  44' Cardozo  72' Matić  81' Almeida  90' Pérez  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 20,576 Referee: Bruno Esteves

Benfica v Belenenses

28 September 2013 6	Benfica	1–1	Belenenses	Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Cardozo  17' Matić  57' Fejsa  90+5'	Report	Diakité  31' Silva  75' Jones  78' Diawara  90+5' Nunes  90+6'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,635 Referee: Jorge Tavares

Estoril v Benfica

6 October 2013 7	Estoril	1–2	Benfica	Estoril
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Babanco  12' Gonçalves  45+1', 56' João Pedro  49' Sebá  64' Balboa  73'	Report	Lima  10' Pereira  13', 89' Siqueira  19' Matić  30' Cardozo  71' Gaitán  87' Artur  90'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Manuel Mota

Benfica v Nacional

27 October 2013 8	Benfica	2–0	Nacional	Lisbon
17:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Siqueira  15' Cardozo  49'	Report	Aurélio  55' Djaniny  68'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,519 Referee: Jorge Ferreira

Académica v Benfica

1 November 2013 9	Académica	0–3	Benfica	Coimbra
20:30 WET (UTC+00:00)		Report	Cardozo  33' Goiano  37' (o.g.) Pérez  72' Marković  86'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 8,551 Referee: Hugo Pacheco

Benfica v Braga

23 November 2013 10	Benfica	1–0	Braga	Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Matić  73' Garay  77'	Report	Rafa  52'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,764 Referee: Nuno Almeida

Rio Ave v Benfica

1 December 2013 11	Rio Ave	1–3	Benfica	Vila do Conde
17:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Tarantini  26' Ukra  57' Wakaso  63', 68'	Report	Gaitán  34' Rodrigo  38' Garay  40' Pereira 50' Lima  63', 78' Matić  89'	Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Duarte Paixão

Benfica v Arouca

6 December 2013 12	Benfica	2–2	Arouca	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo  39',  59' Lima  83' (pen.) Pérez  90+1'	Report	Simão  18',  19' Serginho  73',  79' Balliu  82' Cássio  86' Tinoco  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 28,848 Referee: Rui Costa

Olhanense v Benfica

15 December 2013 13	Olhanense	2–3	Benfica	Olhão
18:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Balogun  7' Pelé  23' Regula  31' Diakhite  81'	Report	Lima  19' Matić  37' Sulejmani  47'	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Vasco Santos

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

20 December 2013 14	Vitória de Setúbal	0–2	Benfica	Setúbal
21:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Tiba  34' Dani  68' Cardozo  86' Pedroso  90'	Report	Fejsa  44' Rodrigo  54' Lima  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 4,415 Referee: Paulo Baptista

Benfica v Porto

12 January 2014 15	Benfica	2–0	Porto	Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo  13' Garay  53' Matić  59' Pérez  90+3'	Report	Martínez  57' Quaresma  58' Danilo  61', 75' González  69' Fernando  88'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,508 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Benfica v Marítimo

19 January 2014 16	Benfica	2–0	Marítimo	Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo  19', 35' Marković  74'	Report	Gégé  86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,396 Referee: Hugo Miguel

Gil Vicente v Benfica

1 February 2014 17	Gil Vicente	1–1	Benfica	Barcelos
19:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Halisson  22' Martins  24' Brito  60' Gonçalves  72' Danielson  90+1'	Report	Siqueira  36', 57' Lima  61' Marković  63' Rodrigo  66' Gaitán  71'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 8,792 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Sporting CP

11 February 2014[n 1] 18	Benfica	2–0	Sporting CP	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Pérez  16',  76' Fejsa  64' Gaitán  28',  88'	Report	Rojo  80' Maurício  88' Cédric  90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,965 Referee: Marco Ferreira

Paços de Ferreira v Benfica

16 February 2014 19	Paços de Ferreira	0–2	Benfica	Paços de Ferreira
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Boaventura  38' Tony  77' Bebé  84' Manuel José  89'	Report	Pereira  37' Siqueira  44' Garay  45+1',  53' Gaitán  59' Marković  68' Amorim  81'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 5,982 Referee: Duarte Gomes

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

24 February 2014 20	Benfica	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Marković  40' Jardel  53'	Report	Addy  45+1' Moreno  54' Barrientos  63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 36,242 Referee: Nuno Almeida

Belenenses v Benfica

2 March 2014 21	Belenenses	0–1	Benfica	Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Kay  32' Ferreira  42' Bruno China  53' Rambé  74' Fredy  80', 80'	Report	Gaitán  7' Fejsa  65'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 10,118 Referee: Jorge Ferreira

Benfica v Estoril

9 March 2014 22	Benfica	2–0	Estoril	Lisbon
17:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Luisão  6' Fejsa  8' Rodrigo  19' Pereira  27'	Report	Evandro  22' Balboa  40'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,730 Referee: Paulo Baptista

Nacional v Benfica

17 March 2014 23	Nacional	2–4	Benfica	Funchal
20:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Candeias  6' (pen.) Marçal  12' Ghazal  14' Gomaa  30' Rodrigues  65' João  68' Djaniny  80'	Report	Luisão  5' Lima  24' Siqueira  31' Rodrigo  33' Garay  43', 88' Gaitán  75'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Manuel Mota

Benfica v Académica

23 March 2014 24	Benfica	3–0	Académica	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Lima  11', 27' Pérez  59'	Report	Agra  15' Marcos Paulo  49'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 49,320 Referee: Rui Costa

Braga v Benfica

30 March 2014 25	Braga	0–1	Benfica	Braga
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Dabó  13' Fortuna  56' Luíz Carlos  64' Santos  76' Miljković  90'	Report	Lima  13' Siqueira  15' Fejsa  57' Oblak  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 18,360 Referee: Pedro Proença

Benfica v Rio Ave

7 April 2014 26	Benfica	4–0	Rio Ave	Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Rodrigo  17' Pérez  28' Gaitán  29' Luisão  67' Cardozo  77' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Filipe Augusto  2' Edimar  8' Santos  20' Lopes  38' Ferreira  58', 90+1' Braga  76' Tarantini  86' Ederson  90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 46,004 Referee: Cosme Machado

Arouca v Benfica

13 April 2014 27	Arouca	0–2	Benfica	Aveiro[n 2]
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Tinoco  44' Galo  83'	Report	Almeida  42' Rodrigo  45+1' Gaitán  54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro[n 2] Attendance: 28,200 Referee: Hugo Miguel

Benfica v Olhanense

20 April 2014 28	Benfica	2–0	Olhanense	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima  57', 60',  61'	Report	Luís Filipe  58' Duarte  58' Celestino  58' Sampirisi  66' Diakhite  83'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,982 Referee: Carlos Xistra

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

4 May 2014 29	Benfica	1–1	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Gomes  59' Pérez  73' Pereira  75' Gaitán  86'	Report	Martins  75' (pen.) Tavares  82' Ozéia  90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 52,325 Referee: Duarte Gomes

Porto v Benfica

10 May 2014 30	Porto	2–1	Benfica	Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Ricardo  4' Reyes  25' Martínez  39' (pen.) Alex Sandro  74' Danilo  90+2'	Report	Pérez  26' (pen.) Almeida  37' Jardel  40' Funes Mori  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 25,121 Referee: Rui Costa

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2013–14 Taça de Portugal

Third round

Cinfães v Benfica

19 October 2013 Third round	Cinfães	0–1	Benfica	Cinfães
14:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Hélio  55' Miguel Moreira  61' Miguel Mendes  70' Ruizinho  79'	Report	Cavaleiro  20' John  52' Đuričić  57' Vitória  64'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Prof. Cerveira Pinto Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Rui Costa

Fourth round

See also: Derby de Lisboa

Benfica v Sporting CP

9 November 2013 Fourth round	Benfica	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP	Lisbon
19:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Cardozo  12', 42', 45' Amorim  29' Marković  56' Sílvio  58' Almeida  69' Artur  73' Garay  90+3' Luisão  97'	Report	Capel  37' Rojo  59', 114' Maurício  62',  80' Carrillo  82' Slimani  90+2',  108'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 47,156 Referee: Duarte Gomes

Fifth round

Benfica v Gil Vicente

4 January 2014 Fifth round	Benfica	5–0	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Rodrigo  3', 38' Marković  16' Lima  58' (pen.), 90+2'	Report	Pimenta  6' Viana  12' Moura  50' Patterson  57' Paulinho  60' Danielson  80'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,504 Referee: Nuno Almeida

Quarter-finals

Penafiel v Benfica

5 February 2014 Quarter-final	Penafiel	0–1	Benfica	Penafiel
19:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Fontes  32' João Pedro  68'	Report	Sulejmani  84' Artur  87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Attendance: 5,000 Referee: João Capela

Semi-finals

See also: O Clássico

Porto v Benfica

26 March 2014 First leg	Porto	1–0	Benfica	Porto
21:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Martínez  6',  90+2' Defour  25' Herrera  49' Fernando  62' Danilo  90+3'	Report	Pereira  19' Sílvio  59'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 34,499 Referee: Marco Ferreira

Benfica v Porto

16 April 2014 Second leg	Benfica	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Porto	Lisbon
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Salvio  17' Siqueira  25', 28' Pérez  58' (pen.) Jardel  78' Gomes  80',  82' Artur  90+2'	Report	Quaresma  22', 88' Danilo  48' Varela  52',  70' Reyes  58' Herrera  64' Defour  75'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,380 Referee: Pedro Proença

Final

Main article: 2014 Taça de Portugal Final

Benfica v Rio Ave

18 May 2014 Final	Benfica	1–0	Rio Ave	Oeiras
17:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Gaitán  20' Lima  54'	Report	Santos  30' Ribeiro  45+1' Braga  58'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 37,150 Referee: Carlos Xistra Man of the Match: Nicolás Gaitán

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2013–14 Taça da Liga

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Benfica	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9
Nacional	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Gil Vicente	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Leixões	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Nacional v Benfica

30 December 2013 1	Nacional	0–1	Benfica	Funchal
20:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Mexer  66' Candeias  67' Rodrigues  72' Ghazal  90+2'	Report	Pérez  23' Mexer  32' (o.g.) Siqueira  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Carlos Xistra

Benfica v Leixões

15 January 2014 2	Benfica	2–0	Leixões	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Đuričić  27' Rodrigo  82' Cavaleiro  87'	Report	Lenho  82'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 9,524 Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Benfica v Gil Vicente

25 January 2014 3	Benfica	1–0	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
16:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Vitória  36' Sulejmani  56' Đuričić  69'	Report	Vinha  29' Scapolan  42' Pimenta  54'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo[n 3] Attendance: 6,664 Referee: Bruno Esteves

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

See also: O Clássico

Porto v Benfica

27 April 2014[n 4] Semi-finals	Porto	0–0 (3–4 p)	Benfica	Porto
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Danilo  82'	Report	Vitória  32' Almeida  81'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 26,104 Referee: Marco Ferreira
		Penalties
	Quintero Martínez Ghilas Maicon Varela Fernando		Siqueira Garay Jardel Gomes Pérez Cavaleiro

Final

Main article: 2014 Taça da Liga Final

Benfica v Rio Ave

7 May 2014 Final	Benfica	2–0	Rio Ave	Leiria
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Amorim  35' Rodrigo  41' Luisão  78' Salvio  88'	Report	Lima  70' Tarantini  77'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 23,119 Referee: Hugo Miguel Man of the Match: Rodrigo

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Benfica began their Champions League campaign in the group stage after achieving a top-two finish in the league's previous season. Courtesy of their UEFA coefficient, they were seeded in Pot 1 for the draw, which took place in Monaco in late August 2013. The final of the competition is to be played at Benfica's home stadium Estádio da Luz.

Group stage

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	1	1	16	5	+11	13
Olympiacos	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
Benfica	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
Anderlecht	6	0	1	5	4	17	−13	1

Benfica v Anderlecht

17 September 2013 1	Benfica	2–0	Anderlecht	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Đuričić  4' Pérez  27' Luisão  30'	Report	Bruno  21' De Zeeuw  34' Mitrović  70' Kljestan  76' Suárez  89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,393 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) Man of the Match: Luisão

Paris Saint-Germain v Benfica

2 October 2013 2	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Benfica	Paris, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ibrahimović  5', 31' Marquinhos  25' Van der Wiel  36' Alex  47'	Report	Gaitán  32'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,732 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) Man of the Match: Ibrahimović

Benfica v Olympiacos

23 October 2013 3	Benfica	1–1	Olympiacos	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Pérez  55' Gaitán  62' Cardozo  83'	Report	Domínguez  29' Fuster  36' Weiss  42' Mitroglou  59' Maniatis  84'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 38,149 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Man of the Match: Mitroglou

Olympiacos v Benfica

5 November 2013 4	Olympiacos	1–0	Benfica	Piraeus, Greece
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Manolas  13' Yatabaré  38' Roberto  85' N'Dinga  89' Domínguez  90+2'	Report	Pereira  33' Matić  37' Amorim  42'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,461 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Man of the Match: Roberto

Anderlecht v Benfica

27 November 2013 5	Anderlecht	2–3	Benfica	Anderlecht, Belgium
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mbemba  18' Bruno  29',  77' Nuytinck  49' Mitrović  88'	Report	Matić  34' Mbemba  52' (o.g.) Almeida  78' Rodrigo  90' Artur  90+2'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,780 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Man of the Match: Gaitán

Benfica v Paris Saint-Germain

10 December 2013 6	Benfica	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC+00:00)	Pereira  30' Lima  45' (pen.) Gaitán  58' Sílvio  87'	Report	Cavani  37' Motta  50' Ménez  70' Rabiot  77'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,089 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Man of the Match: Enzo Pérez

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

PAOK v Benfica

20 February 2014 First leg	PAOK	0–1	Benfica	Thessaloniki, Greece
20:00 EET (UTC+02:00)	Kaçe  5' Lazăr  27' Maduro  54' Stoch  85'	Report	Gomes  45' Lima  59'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 24,670 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Benfica v PAOK

27 February 2013 Second leg	Benfica	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	PAOK	Lisbon, Portugal
20:05 WET (UTC+00:00)	Gaitán  70' Sílvio  76' Lima  78' (pen.) Marković  79'	Report	Kitsiou  39' Katsouranis  69'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,058 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Round of 16

Tottenham Hotspur v Benfica

13 March 2014 First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Benfica	London, England
20:05 WET (UTC+00:00)	Sandro  9' Eriksen  64' Vertonghen  81'	Report	Rodrigo  30' Luisão  58', 84' Sílvio  63' Amorim  81'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,283 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Benfica v Tottenham Hotspur

20 March 2014 Second leg	Benfica	2–2 (5–3 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Lisbon, Portugal
18:00 WET (UTC+00:00)	Luisão  10' Garay  34' Pérez  90' Lima  90+5' (pen.)	Report	Chadli  78', 79' Naughton  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,990 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Quarter-finals

AZ v Benfica

3 April 2014 First leg	AZ	0–1	Benfica	Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Johansson  78'	Report	Salvio  48' Gaitán  61' Siqueira  89' Salvio  90+2' Pereira  90+5'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,906 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Benfica v AZ

10 April 2014 Second leg	Benfica	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	AZ	Lisbon, Portugal
20:05 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Salvio  30' Rodrigo  39', 71' Gomes  73'	Report	Berghuis  22'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,723 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Semi-finals

Benfica v Juventus

24 April 2014 First leg	Benfica	2–1	Juventus	Lisbon, Portugal
20:05 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Garay  3' Gomes  34' Artur  71' Lima  84' Almeida  88'	Report	Pogba  45' Tevez  73'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,779 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Juventus v Benfica

1 May 2014 Second leg	Juventus	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Benfica	Turin, Italy
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Asamoah  64'	Report	Rodrigo  56' Pérez  61', 67' Oblak  82' Salvio  90+6'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 40,134 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Final

Main article: 2014 UEFA Europa League Final

Sevilla v Benfica

14 May 2014 Final	Sevilla	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Benfica	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fazio  11' Moreno  13' Coke  98'	Report	Siqueira  30' Almeida  100'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 33,120 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Man of the Match: Ivan Rakitić
		Penalties
	Bacca Mbia Coke Gameiro		Lima Cardozo Rodrigo Luisão

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Liga	18 August 2013	11 May 2014	7001300000000000000♠30	7001230000000000000♠23	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2	7001580000000000000♠58	7001180000000000000♠18	+40	7001766700000000000♠76.67	[88]
Taça de Portugal	19 October 2013	18 May 2014	7000700000000000000♠7	7000600000000000000♠6	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7001150000000000000♠15	7000500000000000000♠5	+10	7001857109999999999♠85.71	[89]
Taça da Liga	30 December 2013	7 May 2014	7000500000000000000♠5	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000600000000000000♠6	5000000000000000000♠0	+6	7001800000000000000♠80.00	[89]
Champions League	19 September 2013	10 December 2013	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000800000000000000♠8	7000800000000000000♠8	+0	7001500000000000000♠50.00	[89]
Europa League	20 February 2014	14 May 2014	7000900000000000000♠9	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	7001140000000000000♠14	7000400000000000000♠4	+10	7001666700000000000♠66.67	[89]
Total			7001570000000000000♠57	7001420000000000000♠42	7001100000000000000♠10	7000500000000000000♠5	7002101000000000000♠101	7001350000000000000♠35	+66	7001736800000000000♠73.68

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Portuguese Cup		League Cup		Europe
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Artur	30	0	14	0	4	0	1	0	11	0
13	GK		Paulo Lopes	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	GK		Jan Oblak	26	0	16	0	3	0	3	0	4	0
Defenders
3	DF		Steven Vitória	5	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
4	DF		Luisão	49	6	28	1	5	1	1	1	15	3
12	DF		Bruno Cortês	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Maxi Pereira	43	0	25	0	5	0	2	0	11	0
16	DF		Guilherme Siqueira	33	1	18	1	2	0	3	0	10	0
22	DF		Stefan Mitrović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Ezequiel Garay	49	8	27	6	5	0	3	0	14	2
28	DF		Sílvio	22	0	8	0	4	0	3	0	7	0
33	DF		Jardel	14	0	6	0	3	0	4	0	1	0
34	DF		André Almeida	26	0	10	0	3	0	4	0	9	0
70	DF		João Cancelo	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Ljubomir Fejsa	27	0	16	0	2	0	2	0	7	0
6	MF		Rúben Amorim	37	0	17	0	6	0	5	0	9	0
8	MF		Miralem Sulejmani	26	3	11	1	2	1	3	1	10	0
10	MF		Filip Đuričić	22	2	11	0	3	0	2	1	6	1
15	MF		Ola John	9	1	5	0	1	1	1	0	2	0
18	MF		Eduardo Salvio	22	2	12	0	3	1	1	0	6	1
20	MF		Nicolás Gaitán	43	8	26	4	5	1	2	1	10	2
21	MF		Nemanja Matić	22	3	14	2	2	0	0	0	6	1
30	MF		André Gomes	23	2	7	1	4	1	3	0	9	0
35	MF		Enzo Pérez	47	5	28	4	4	1	3	0	12	0
50	MF		Lazar Marković	49	7	26	5	6	1	4	0	13	1
90	MF		Ivan Cavaleiro	19	1	8	0	3	0	3	1	5	0
92	MF		Victor Lindelöf	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF		Bernardo Silva	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Strikers
7	FW		Óscar Cardozo	32	11	15	7	5	3	1	0	11	1
9	FW		Rogelio Funes Mori	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
11	FW		Lima	51	21	28	14	6	2	4	0	13	5
19	FW		Rodrigo	43	18	26	11	5	2	3	1	9	4
67	FW		Hélder Costa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Notes

1. ↑ Match originally scheduled for 9 February but postponed due to the security concerns after glass wool fell from the stadium's roof as a result of heavy weather conditions.
2. 1 2 The match between Arouca and Benfica was scheduled to be played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca, but due to disagreements between Arouca and the stadium's owners, the match venue was changed to the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.
3. ↑ The match between Benfica and Gil Vicente was scheduled to be played at the Estádio da Luz, but due to Benfica's ground undergoing resurfacing work, the match venue was changed to the Estádio do Restelo.
4. ↑ Match originally scheduled for 12 February but postponed due to the disciplinary investigation conducted against Porto regarding the delayed start of Porto's final match against Marítimo in the third round.

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