2015–16 S.L. Benfica season

June 2015 Benfica 2015–16 President Luís Filipe Vieira Rui Vitória 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 Jonas (32) Jonas (36) 64,235 v Nacionalhttp://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/estatisticas/espectadores/jogo/20152016/liganos Painel de espectadores por jogo pt Attendance list by match Liga Portugal 16 May 2016 3 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151003105205/http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/estatisticas/espectadores/jogo/20152016/liganos dead (15 May 2016) 20,107 v Nacionalhttp://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/estatisticas/espectadores/jogo/20152016/tacactt Painel de espectadores por jogo pt Attendance list by match Liga Portugal 29 December 2015 20 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160420083645/http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/estatisticas/espectadores/jogo/20152016/tacactt dead (29 December 2015) 50,322http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/estatisticas/espectadores/clube/20152016/liganos Painel de espectadores por clube pt Attendance list by club Liga Portugal 16 May 2016 20 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151020234542/http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/estatisticas/espectadores/clube/20152016/liganos dead Benfica 6–0 Belenenses(11 September 2015)Benfica 6–0 Marítimo(6 January 2016) Benfica 0–3 Sporting CP(25 October 2015) _benfica1516H _benfica1516H _benfica1516H _benfica1516h _benfica1516hl _benfica1516A _benfica1516A _benfica1516A _benfica1516a _benfica1516al 2014–15 2016–17 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 Primeira Liga as the two-time defending champions after being crowned for a record 34th time, in the previous campaign. On 15 May, Benfica won their third consecutive league title (for the sixth time in their history and first since 1977), and their 35th overall, with a Portuguese record of 88 points out of the possible maximum of 102 (34 matches). Five days later, Benfica won their third consecutive league cup title, their seventh overall in nine editions, beating Marítimo 6–2 in the final. Internationally, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Bayern Munich 2–3 on aggregate. Season overview Pre-season After six years as club manager, Jorge Jesus left Benfica for rivals Sporting. As a result, the board appointed Rui Vitória as the new coach.https://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi/emitentes/docs/FR56157.pdf Comunicado pt Announcement 15 June 2015 S.L. Benfica CMVM PDF 25 January 2019 30 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180930010231/http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi/emitentes/docs/FR56157.pdf deadhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42120/language/en-US/Rui-Vitoria-I-will-give-everything-for-this-club.aspx Rui Vitória: I will give everything for this club S.L. Benfica 29 June 2015 The pre-season began on 2 July 2015, followed by five matches: a 3–2 loss against PSG, a 0–0 draw with Fiorentina, a 2–1 loss to New York Red Bulls, a 0–0 draw with Club América, and a 3–0 loss to C.F. Monterrey in the eighth edition of the Eusébio Cup at Monterrey in Mexico, held to inaugurate the Estadio BBVA Bancomer.https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42197/language/en-US/Eusebio-Cup-held-in-Mexico.aspx Eusebio Cup held in Mexico 23 June 2015 S.L. Benfica 29 June 2015 August-October On 9 August, Benfica played their first official match of the season in the 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Sporting CP, losing 1–0.https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/futebol-portugues/noticia/2015/08/no-reencontro-com-o-judas-benfica-perde-supercopa-para-o-sporting.html No reencontro com o "Judas", Benfica perde a Supercopa para o Sporting pt In the re-encounter with "Judas", Benfica lose Super Cup to Sporting 9 August 2015 GloboEsporte.com 30 September 2015 After the loss to Sporting, Benfica started the league with a 4–0 win over Estoril, followed by a 1–0 away loss to Arouca and a 3–2 home win over Moreirense. In October, Benfica recorded a 6–0 home win over Belenenses and a 2–0 home win over Astana in its Champions League debut.Benfica 2-0 Astana https://pt.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2015670--benfica-vs-astana/ UEFA 2025-09-21 This was followed by a 1–0 away loss to Porto,Porto 1-0 Benfica https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/428345/benfica-fc-porto ESPN 2025-09-21 a 3–2 home win over Paços de Ferreira, and a 2–1 away win over Atlético Madrid in the Champions League,Noite `à Benfica` valeu triunfo frente ao Atlético de Madrid https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/liga-dos-campeoes/noite-a-benfica-valeu-triunfo-frente-ao-atletico-de-madrid_d862559 RTP 2025-09-21 finishing the month two points behind Sporting and Porto. October started with a 2–1 away win over Vianense in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, followed by a 2–1 away loss to GalatasarayGalatasaray 2-1 Benfica https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2015710--galatasaray-vs-benfica/ UEFA 2025-09-21 in the Champions League and a 3–0 home loss to Sporting in the league.Jesus assombrou a Luz com a maior vitória do Sporting desde 1948 https://www.publico.pt/2015/10/25/desporto/cronica_de_jogo/sporting-atropela-benfica-no-derby-lisboeta-1712329 Público 2025-09-21 During the game, even with the team trailing 3–0, Benfica supporters chanted the song "Eu amo o Benfica." The month ended with a 4–0 away win over Tondela. November-January In November, Benfica beat Galatasaray 2–1 at home in the Champions League,Benfica vence Galatasaray https://expresso.pt/arquivo/desporto/2015-11-03-Benfica-vence-Galatasaray- Expresso 2025-09-21 defeated Boavista 2–0 at home, drew 2–2 with Astana away in the Champions League,LC, Grupo C: Astana-Benfica, 2-2 (crónica) https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/liga-campeoes/25-11-2015/lc-grupo-c-astana-benfica-2-2-cronica CNN Portugal 2025-09-21 and won 2–0 away over Braga. The most notable result came in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal, when Benfica visited Estádio José Alvalade and lost 2–1 after extra time.Sporting 2-1 Benfica, Taça de Portugal https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/desporto/sporting-2-1-benfica-taca-de-portugal_e875786 RTP 2025-09-21 Benfica ended the month out of the Taça de Portugal and seven points behind Sporting. In December, Benfica won 3–0 at home against Académica, lost 2–1 at home to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League,Atlético castiga Benfica https://pt.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0228-0e92d38b73e9-1a0176a60f28-1000--atletico-castiga-benfica/ UEFA 2025-09-21 won 4–2 at home against Vitória de Setúbal, drew 0–0 away with União da Madeira (a match originally scheduled for 4 October, but postponed), defeated Rio Ave 3–1 at home, and beat Nacional 1–0 in the Taça da Liga, finishing the year five points behind Sporting. The new year started with a successful run: a 1–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães, followed by a 6–0 away win over Marítimo, a 4–1 away win over Nacional, a 2–1 away win over Estoril, a 1–0 away win over Oriental in the Taça da Liga, a 3–1 home win over Arouca, a 6–1 away win over Moreirense in the Taça da Liga, and a 4–1 away league win over Moreirense,Benfica vence o Moreirense por 4-1 https://expresso.pt/arquivo/desporto/2016-01-31-Benfica-vence-o-Moreirense-por-4-1 Expresso 2025-09-21 reducing Sporting’s lead to two points and qualifying for the Taça da Liga semi-finals. February-March Benfica continued their winning streak in February with a 5–0 away victory over Belenenses, followed by a 2–1 home loss to Porto,Benfica 1-2 Porto https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/428195/fc-porto-benfica ESPN 2025-09-21 which ended an eleven-match winning run. The team responded with a 1–0 home win over Zenit in the Champions League round of 16 first leg,Benfica 1-0 Zenit https://sicnoticias.pt/desporto/2016-02-16-Benfica-vence-Zenit-por-1-0 SIC Noticias 2025-09-21 followed by a 3–1 away win over Paços de Ferreira and a 2–0 home win over União da Madeira, finishing the month one point behind Sporting.Benfica vence União da Madeira com "bis" de Jonas https://sicnoticias.pt/desporto/2016-02-29-Benfica-vence-Uniao-da-Madeira-com-bis-de-Jonas SIC Noticias 2025-09-21 March began with a decisive league match against Sporting. Benfica entered the game after three consecutive defeats, two of which cost them trophies, and Sporting were considered favourites due to home advantage. However, Benfica won 1–0 with a goal from Kostas Mitroglou in the 20th minute, climbing to first place for the first time that season.Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Benfica https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35727180 BBC 2025-09-21 Following this victory, Benfica defeated Zenit 2–1 away to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals,Benfica derrota Zenit e está nos `quartos` da Champions https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/liga-dos-campeoes/benfica-derrota-zenit-e-esta-nos-quartos-da-champions_e902293 RTP 2025-09-21 beat Tondela 4–1 at home, overcame Boavista 1–0 away with an injury-time goal from Jonas,Anatomia de Jonas. O golo do Bessa que encaminhou o "35" https://rr.pt/noticia/benfica/2016/05/15/anatomia-de-jonas-o-golo-do-bessa-que-encaminhou-o-35/54240/ Renascença 2025-09-21 and won 5–1 at home against Braga.Goleada de mão cheia cimenta liderança do Benfica https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/desporto/goleada-de-mao-cheia-cimenta-lideranca-do-benfica_e908296 RTP 2025-09-21 April-May In the 5th of April, Benfica faced FC Bayern Munich in Germany, losing 1-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals.Um braço de ferro que estremeceu os "quartos" da Champions https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2018-2019/09/18/futebol-benfica-bayern-quartos-final-2016-champions-guardiola-elogios S.L. Benfica 2025-09-21 On the returned leg Benfica scored first with a goal from Raúl Jiménez tying the round, but two goals from Bayern gave Bayern the advantage, with Talisca drawing the game with a free-kick, ending 2-2 which meant Bayern advanced to the semi-finals.Benfica 2-2 Bayern Munich (2-3 agg) https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36020598 BBC 2025-09-21 Stil in April wins over Académica, Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Vitória de Guimarães continued Benfica league winning streak to keep a two point advantage. Benfica started May with a 2-1 win over Braga in the Taça da Liga semi-final,Benfica-Sp.Braga: "encarnados" vencem por 2-1 e estão na final https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/videos/benfica-sp-braga-encarnados-vencem-por-2-1-e-estao-na-final/5727d8c30cf273cab4603617 CNN Portugal 2025-09-21 followed by a 2-0 over Maritimo away in which the team played with 10-men for almost an hour.Marítimo-Benfica, 0-2 (crónica) https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/liga/08-05-2016/maritimo-benfica-0-2-cronica CNN Portugal 2025-09-21 On the 15 of May Benfica hosted Nacional, beating them 4-1 and claiming its 35th league title and its first "tricampeonato" since 1976-77.Benfica tricampeão 39 anos depois https://acervo.publico.pt/desporto/interactivo/benfica-tricampeao Público 2025-09-21 In the Taça da Liga Final, Benfica beat Maritimo 6-1, in a what was the last game of Nicolás Gaitán and breaktrough player Renato Sanches.E no final ganhou o Benfica https://www.publico.pt/2016/05/20/desporto/noticia/na-taca-da-liga-continua-a-mandar-o-benfica-1732641 Público 2025-09-21 Players Squad information y n BRA 1 Ederson M. GK 1993 08 17 2016 06 30 2015 18 0 2020 U Originally from youth system y ARG 2 Lisandro CB 1989 09 01 2016 06 30 2014 29 1 2018 U ESP 3 Grimaldo LB 1995 09 20 2016 06 30 2016 5 0 2021 2.1€2,121,000 W y BRA 4 Luisão CB 1981 02 13 2016 06 30 2003 475 44 2017 U C SRB 5 Fejsa DM 1988 08 14 2016 06 30 2013 61 1 2019 U y GRE 7 Samaris CM 1989 06 13 2016 06 30 2014 78 2 2019 10€10,000,000 MEX 9 Raúl ST 1991 05 05 2016 06 30 2015 45 12 2020 U y ARG 10 Nico Gaitán AM 1988 02 23 2016 06 30 2010 253 41 2019 8.4€8,400,000 VC GRE 11 Mitroglou ST 1988 03 12 2016 06 30 2015 45 25 2016 Loan y BRA 12 Júlio César GK 1979 09 03 2016 06 30 2014 64 0 2016 Free POR 13 Paulo Lopes GK 1978 06 29 2016 06 30 2012 10 0 2016 Free Originally from youth system y SWE 14 V. Lindelöf DF 1994 07 17 2016 06 30 2014 26 1 2020 YS Promoted from Benfica B BRA 17 Jonas ST 1984 04 01 2016 06 30 2014 83 67 2018 Free y ARG 18 Salvio RW 1990 07 13 2016 06 30 2012 162 38 2017 13.5€13,500,000 Played as a loanee in the 2010–11 season POR 19 Eliseu LB 1983 10 01 2016 06 30 2014 77 4 2016 U y POR 20 G. Guedes RW 1996 11 29 2016 06 30 2014 40 4 2021 YS Promoted from Benfica B POR 21 Pizzi CM 1989 10 06 2016 06 30 2014 78 12 2019 14€14,000,000 y POR 28 Sílvio FB 1987 09 28 2016 06 30 2013 39 0 2016 Loan Originally from youth system BRA 30 A. Talisca AM 1994 02 01 2016 06 30 2014 78 20 2019 4€4,000,000 y BRA 33 Jardel CB 1986 03 29 2016 06 30 2011 166 11 2020 U W POR 34 A. Almeida DM 1990 09 10 2016 06 30 2012 132 0 2018 U y SRB 35 Luka ST 1997 12 23 2016 06 30 2016 2 0 2021 6.5€6,583,000 W POR 38 N. Santos LW 1995 02 13 2016 06 30 2015 2 0 2021 YS Promoted from Benfica B y MAR 39 Carcela G. AM 1989 07 01 2016 06 30 2015 29 3 2019 Free POR 50 N. Semedo RB 1993 11 16 2016 06 30 2015 18 1 2021 U Promoted from Benfica B y POR 85 R. Sanches MF 1997 08 18 2016 06 30 2015 35 2 2021 YS Promoted from Benfica B POR 2015 squad number Plantel Principal October 2021 Transfers In DatePos PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerAge Age on the day of transferFromEnds When the player's contract endsFeeRef Reference20 May 2015MF—VEN Jhon Murillo19VEN Zamora FC2020Undisclosedhttp://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/20-05-2015/oficial-promessa-venezuelana-a-caminho-do-benfica OFICIAL: Jhon Murillo a caminho do Benfica pt OFFICIAL: Jhon Murillo on the way to Benfica 20 May 2015 Maisfutebol 13 July 201626 May 2015MF—BRA Diego Lopes21POR Rio Ave2020€726,600http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/26-05-2015/benfica-ederson-diego-lopes-e-hassan-para-fechar-hoje Benfica: Ederson, Diego Lopes e Hassan já assinaram pt Benfica: Ederson, Diego Lopes and Hassan already signed 26 May 2015 Maisfutebol 20 July 201626 May 2015GK1BRA Ederson21POR Rio Ave2020Undisclosed27 May 2015DF3BRA Marçal26POR Nacional2020Undisclosedhttp://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/transferencias/benfica-marcal-assinou-por-cinco-epocas-e-volta-na-pre-epoca Benfica: Marçal assinou por cinco épocas e volta na pré-época pt Benfica: Marçal signed for 5 seasons and returns in the pre-season 27 May 2015 Maisfutebol 20 July 201627 May 2015MF—POR Pelé23Unattached2020Undisclosedhttp://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/transferencias/benfica-pele-e-reforco-e-deve-ser-oficializado-na-proxima-semana Benfica: Pelé é reforço e deve ser oficializado na próxima semana pt Benfica: is reinforcing and should be made official next week 28 May 2015 Maisfutebol 20 July 201612 June 2015MF23MAR Adel Taarabt26ENG Queens Park Rangers2020€4,000,000https://www.dn.pt/desporto/benfica/interior/conheca-os-novos-reforcos-do-benfica-4648648.html Conheça os 10 novos reforços do Benfica pt Meet the 10 new Benfica players 27 June 2015 Diário de Notícias 28 June 2015 22 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180722213610/https://www.dn.pt/desporto/benfica/interior/conheca-os-novos-reforcos-do-benfica-4648648.html dead https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42090/language/en-US/Benfica-sign-Adel-Taarabt-for-5-seasons.aspx Benfica sign Adel Taarabt for 5 seasons 12 June 2015 S.L. Benfica 29 June 2015Quatro anos depois, a estreia de Taarabt https://web.archive.org/web/20190403164443/https://www.abola.pt/Clubes/Noticias/Ver/780914/40 3 April 2019 A Bola pt13 June 2015MF39MAR Mehdi Carcela25BEL Standard Liège2019Undisclosedhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42100/language/en-US/Mehdi-Carcela-I-m-honoured-to-play-for-a-mythical-club.aspx Mehdi Carcela: I'm honoured to play for a mythical club 13 June 2015 S.L. Benfica 13 June 201513 August 2015FW9MEX Raúl Jiménez24ESP Atlético Madrid2020Undisclosedhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42641/language/pt-PT/.aspx Mostrar que posso ajudar a equipa pt Show that I can help the team 13 August 2015 S.L. Benfica 13 August 201529 December 2015DF3ESP Álex Grimaldo20ESP Barcelona2021€2,121,000https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/44196/language/pt-PT/.aspx Tenho muita ambição pt I have a lot of ambition 29 December 2015 S.L. Benfica 29 December 2015https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/desporto/680108/carrillo-custou-ao-benfica-mais-de-seis-milhoes-de-euros Carrillo custou ao Benfica mais de seis milhões de euros November 20162 February 2016FW35SRB Luka Jović18SRB Red Star Belgrade2021€6,583,0002 February 2016 Aprender e melhorar todos os dias To learn and improve everyday https://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/mZtzCn6Dvk-yWMM6GUv2cQ?language=pt-PT pt S.L. Benfica 27 June 2016 Loan in DatePos PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerAge Age on the day of transferFromEnds When the player's contract endsFeeRef Reference15 July 2015DF28POR Sílvio27ESP Atlético Madrid30 June 2016Freehttp://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/noticias/acuerdo-con-el-benfica-para-la-cesion-de-s-lvio-2 Acuerdo con el Benfica para la cesión de Sílvio es Agreement with Benfica for Sílvio loan 15 July 2015 Atlético de Madrid 15 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715210346/http://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/noticias/acuerdo-con-el-benfica-para-la-cesion-de-s-lvio-2 15 July 2015 dead 6 August 2015FW11GRE Kostas Mitroglou27ENG Fulham30 June 2016Undisclosedhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42571/language/pt-PT/.aspx Nem pensei duas vezes pt I didn't think twice 6 August 2015 S.L. Benfica 6 August 2015 Out DatePos PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerAge Age on the day of transferToFeeRef Reference25 May 2015DF—POR João Cancelo20ESP ValenciaUndisclosedhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/41904/language/pt-PT/.aspx João Cancelo transferido para o Valência CF pt João Cancelo transferred to Valencia CF 25 May 2015 S.L. Benfica 25 May 20159 June 2015MF8SRB Miralem Sulejmani26SUI Young BoysUndisclosedhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42067/language/en-US/Sulejmani-transfered-to-Young-Boys.aspx Sulejmani transferred to Young Boys 9 June 2015 S.L. Benfica 29 June 201512 June 2015FW—ARG Rogelio Funes Mori24MEX MonterreyUndisclosedhttps://www.rayados.com/noticias/8271/conoce_a_rogelio_funes_mori Conoce a Rogelio Funes Mori es Meet Rogelio Funes Mori 12 June 2015 C.F. Monterrey 12 June 201512 June 2015MF—POR André Gomes21ESP ValenciaEnd of contract Federative rights were transferredhttps://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi/emitentes/docs/FR56142.pdf Comunicado pt Announcement 12 June 2015 S.L. Benfica CMVM http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/41501/comunicado-oficial---andre-gomes.html André Gomes joins Valencia CF on a permanent deal through to 2020 12 June 2015 Valencia CF 12 June 2015 26 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180726140700/http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/41501/comunicado-oficial---andre-gomes.html dead 15 June 2015FW—ESP Rodrigo24ESP ValenciaEnd of contract Federative rights were transferredhttps://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi/emitentes/docs/FR56158.pdf Comunicado pt Announcement 15 June 2015 S.L. Benfica CMVM http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/41518/rodrigo-moreno-joins-valencia-cf-on-a-permanent-deal-through-to-2019.html Rodrigo Moreno joins Valencia CF on a permanent deal through to 2019 15 June 2015 Valencia CF 28 June 2015 27 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043242/http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/41518/rodrigo-moreno-joins-valencia-cf-on-a-permanent-deal-through-to-2019.html dead 23 June 2015DF23SUI Loris Benito23SUI Young BoysUndisclosedhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42195/language/en-US/Loris-Benito-transferred-to-Young-Boys.aspx Loris Benito transferred to Young Boys 23 June 2015 S.L. Benfica 29 June 201530 June 2015MF—BRA Airton25UnattachedEnd of contract30 June 2015GK1BRA Artur34UnattachedEnd of contract30 June 2015DF14URU Maxi Pereira31UnattachedEnd of contract10 July 2015FW19POR Ivan Cavaleiro21FRA MonacoUndisclosedhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42342/language/pt-PT/.aspx Ivan Cavaleiro no Mónaco até 2020 pt Ivan Cavaleiro at Monaco until 2020 10 July 2015 S.L. Benfica 10 July 201524 July 2015FW11BRA Lima32UAE Al Ahli Club€7,000,000http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/24-07-2015/oficial-lima-sai-do-benfica-e-reforca-o-al-ahli Al Ahli anuncia contratação de Lima pt Al Ahli announce the signing of Lima 24 July 2015 Maisfutebol 24 July 2015https://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi/emitentes/docs/FR56630.pdf Comunicado pt Announcement 30 July 2015 CMVM S.L. Benfica 2 February 2016FW—POR Yannick Djaló29THA RatchaburiEnd of contractPereira Sérgio 2 February 2016 Yannick Djaló rescinde com o Benfica e vai jogar na Tailândia Yannick Djaló rescinds with Benfica, and will play in Thailand http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/transferencias/internacional/yannick-djalo-rescinde-com-o-benfica-e-vai-jogar-na-tailandia pt Maisfutebol 27 June 2016 Loan out DatePos PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerAge Age on the day of transferToEnds When the player's contract endsRef Reference10 July 2015FW32POR Bebé24ESP Rayo Vallecano30 June 2016https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42338/language/pt-PT/.aspx Bebé emprestado ao Rayo Vallecano pt Bebé loaned to Rayo Vallecano 10 July 2015 S.L. Benfica 10 July 201510 July 2015MF67POR Hélder Costa21FRA Monaco30 June 2016https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42343/language/pt-PT/.aspx Hélder Costa cedido ao Mónaco pt Hélder Costa loaned to Monaco 10 July 2015 S.L. Benfica 10 July 201516 July 2015MF—VEN Jhon Murillo19POR Tondela30 June 2016http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/emprestimo/benfica-jhon-murillo-emprestado-ao-tondela Benfica: Jhon Murillo emprestado ao Tondela pt Benfica: Jhon Murillo loaned to Tondela 16 July 2015 Maisfutebol 13 July 201618 July 2015DF37BRA César22BRA Flamengo30 June 2016http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=560874 Flamengo oficializa empréstimo de César pt Flamengo officialize César loan 18 July 2015 A Bola 19 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150719213352/http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=560874 19 July 2015 dmy 20 July 2015FW9BRA Derley27TUR Kayserispor30 June 2016https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/benfica/noticias/interior/derley-ja-assinou-pelo-kayserispor-4689951.html Derley já assinou pelo Kayserispor pt Derley has already signed for Kayserispor 20 July 2015 O Jogo 20 July 201522 July 2015MF—BRA Diego Lopes21TUR Kayserispor30 June 2016http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/transferencias/22-07-2015/benfica-kayserispor-confirma-derley-e-diego-lopes Benfica: Kayserispor confirma Derley e Diego Lopes pt Benfica: Kayserispor confirms Derley and Diego Lopes 22 July 2015 Maisfutebol 20 July 201630 July 2015FW83POR Rui Fonte25POR Braga30 June 2016http://www.scbraga.pt/news/futebol/rui-fonte-reforca-o-sc-braga Rui Fonte reforça o plantel do SC Braga pt Rui Fonte joins SC Braga squad 30 July 2015 SC Braga 30 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150730161649/http://www.scbraga.pt/news/futebol/rui-fonte-reforca-o-sc-braga 30 July 2015 1 August 2015MF—POR Pelé23POR Paços de Ferreira30 June 2016https://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/VTABsXUsvk-Ihi9fvyybZQ?language=pt-PT Pelé enprestado ao P. Ferreira pt Pelé loaned to P. Ferreira 1 August 2015 Benfica 20 July 20167 August 2015FW—POR Yannick Djaló29RUS Mordovia Saransk31 December 2015http://relvado.aeiou.pt/benfica/yannick-djalo-continua-no-mordovia-saransk-509688 Yannick Djaló continua no Mordóvia Saransk pt Yannick Djaló stays at Mordóvia Saransk Costa Nuno Alexandre 7 August 2015 Relvado 1 February 201614 August 2015MF6POR Ruben Amorim30QAT Al-Wakrah30 June 2016https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42652/language/pt-PT/.aspx Ruben Amorim emprestado ao Al-Wakrah pt Rúben Amorim loaned to Al-Wakrah 14 August 2015 S.L. Benfica 15 August 2015 29 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929084734/https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42652/language/pt-PT/.aspx dead 20 August 2015DF3BRA Marçal26TUR Gaziantepspor30 June 2016https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1aliga/benfica/noticias/interior/gaziantepspor-anuncia-chegada-de-marcal-4739828.html?id=4739828 Gaziantepspor anuncia chegada de Marçal pt Gaziantepspor announces Marçal's arrival 21 August 2015 O Jogo 20 July 201628 August 2015MF27GER Hany Mukhtar20AUT Red Bull Salzburg30 June 2016https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2015_16/red-bulls-make-new-signing.html Hany Mukhtar joins from Benfica on loan 28 August 2015 Red Bull Salzburg 1 February 201631 August 2015MF—POR Daniel Candeias27FRA Metz30 June 2016https://www.fcmetz.com/2015-2016/actualites/equipe-pro/un-ailier-prete-par-benfica Un ailier prêté par Benfica! fr A winger on loan from Benfica 31 August 2015 Metz 20 July 20161 September 2015MF15NED Ola John23ENG Reading30 June 2016http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/ola-john-reading-transfer-deadline-day-2663659.aspx Ola John joins Reading on a season-long loan from Benfica, the 23-year-old Dutch international arriving from Benfica 1 September 2015 Reading FC 1 February 20161 September 2015DF—BRA Sidnei26ESP Deportivo La Coruña30 June 2016http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Noticias?accion=4&ver=1&nid=28672&mid=12 Sidnei nuevo jugador del Dépor es Sidnei new player of Dépor 1 September 2014 Deportivo La Coruña 1 February 20164 September 2015FW16POR Nélson Oliveira24ENG Nottingham Forest30 June 2016https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/portuguese-striker-signs-2663452.aspx Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of Benfica forward Nelson Oliveira. Richardson Nick 4 September 2015 Nottingham Forest 1 February 20168 January 2016MF24ITA Bryan Cristante20ITA Palermo30 June 20168 January 2016 Cristante è Rosanero Cristante is Rosanero http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=32358 it U.S. Città di Palermo 27 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160109020544/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=32358 9 January 2016 dead 25 January 2016MF22SRB Filip Đuričić23BEL Anderlecht30 June 201625 January 2016 Van Holsbeeck: "Djuricic is een absolute meerwaarde voor Anderlecht" Van Holsbeeck: "Djuricic is an absolute value for Anderlecht" http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/1.2555695 nl Sporza 27 June 2016 27 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160627222140/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/1.2555695 dead 1 February 2016MF31BRA Victor Andrade20POR Vitória de Guimarães30 June 20161 February 2016 Oficial: Benfica empresta Victor Andrade ao Vitória Guimarães Official: Benfica loan out Victor Andrade to Vitória Guimarães http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/transferencias/liga/oficial-benfica-empresta-victor-andrade-ao-vitoria-guimaraes pt Maisfutebol 27 June 2016 Technical staff PositionName Head coach Rui Vitória Assistant coach Arnaldo TeixeiraSérgio BotelhoMinervino PietraMarco Pedroso Fitness coach Paulo Mourão Goalkeeping coach Hugo Oliveira Benfica LAB coordinator Bruno MendesEquipa Técnica October 2021 Pre-season friendlies #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA International Champions Cup 18 July 2015 20:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Benfica 2–3 February 2026 Paris Saint-Germain Talisca 34Jonas 42López 89 Kimpembe 23Augustin 29Lucas 60 64 pen.Digne 79 Toronto, Ontario, Canada BMO Field 20,000 Drew Fischer (Canada) L International Champions Cup 24 July 2015 20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Benfica 0–0 February 2026 Fiorentina Luisão 2 29 66 Basanta 15Rodríguez 29Alonso 35Iličić 44Hegazi 74Badelj 90 East Hartford, Connecticut, United States Rentschler Field 15,791 Sorin Stoica (United States) Almeida Pizzi Sílvio Oliveira Carcela 4–5 Pasqual Badelj Iličić Rebić Suárez D International Champions Cup 26 July 2015 19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) New York Red Bulls 2–1 February 2026 Benfica Wright-Phillips 33Robles 45Grella 56Miller 85 Pizzi 7 20 Harrison, New Jersey, United States Red Bull Arena Alex Chilowicz (United States) L International Champions Cup 28 July 2015 21:00 CDT (UTC−05:00) Club América 0–0 February 2026 Benfica Alvarado 15Güémez 32Arroyo 54Burón 0 70 Marçal 85 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca Jorge Castillo (Mexico) Martínez Zúñiga Marín Colula Rosel 3–4 Cristante Gaitán Santos Samaris Rodríguez D Eusébio Cup 2 August 2015 22:00 CDT (UTC−05:00) Monterrey 3–0 February 2026 Benfica Ramírez 49Funes Mori 58 pen.Rivera 81 Monterrey, Mexico Estadio BBVA Bancomer 51,000 Francisco Chacón (Mexico) L Competitions Overall record +Performance by competitionCompetitionStarting roundFinal position/roundFirst matchLast matchPrimeira Liga 1st 16 August 2015 15 May 2016Taça de Portugal Third round Fourth round 16 October 2015 21 November 2015Taça da Liga Third round Winners 29 December 2015 20 May 2016Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Runners-up 9 August 2015UEFA Champions League Group stage Quarter-finals 15 September 2015 13 April 2016 + Statistics by competitionCompetitionPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceWin% Winning percentagePrimeira Liga 34 29 1 4 88 22 yesTaça de Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 3 yesTaça da Liga 5 5 0 0 16 4 yesSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira 1 0 0 1 0 1 yesUEFA Champions League 10 5 2 3 15 12 yesTotal 52 40 3 9 122 42 yes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 9 August 2015 20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 0–1 Sporting CP https://www.fpf.pt/Portals/0/Documentos/Noticias/Competi%C3%A7%C3%B5es/Supertaca_2015/Benfica-Sporting%20Media%20-%20SuperCup%20Sponsors.pdf Sílvio 38Fejsa 50Jonas 60Gaitán 76 Slimani 16Gutiérrez 53A. Silva 57Pereira 58Carrillo 63 Estádio Algarve Faro/Loulé 28,717https://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=2016154500201011 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira - 1/0.25Final pt ForaDeJogo 23 August 2015 Jorge Sousa (Porto) L André Carrillo Primeira Liga 2015–16 Primeira Liga 2015–16 Primeira Liga League table BEN Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/L/W/W/L/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W Position 1/8/4/3/3/3/5/8/5/4/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 June 2015 Matches 1 16 August 2015 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 4–0 Estoril http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/1/2 López 16Mitroglou 73Jonas 77 pen. 81Semedo 89 Anderson Luís 48Sebá 67Gerso 70Mattheus 77Taira 80Bruno César 84 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 53,285 Tiago Martins (Lisbon) W 2 23 August 2015 19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Arouca 1–0 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/2/2 Roberto 2 41Simão 22Lima 37Jaílson 74Bracalli 84 Andrade 80Mitroglou 88 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Aveiro 23,540 Nuno Almeida (Algarve) L 3 29 August 2015 20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 3–2 Moreirense http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/3/3 Pizzi 40Jiménez 75Samaris 76Jonas 87 Martins 30Ohemeng 42Gonçalves 50Cardozo 84 90Boateng 90+2 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 43,417 Jorge Ferreira (Braga) W 4 11 September 2015 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 6–0 Belenenses http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/4/8 Mitroglou 5 53Jonas 17 40Gaitán 60Talisca 63Luisão 86 Camará 70 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 42,454 Bruno Paixão (Setúbal) W 5 20 September 2015 19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Porto 1–0 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/5/6 Pereira 35Maicon 55André 70 86Neves 71 Almeida 50Semedo 80Luisão 83Mitroglou 84 Estádio do Dragão Porto 49,209 Artur Soares Dias (Porto) L 6 26 September 2015 18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 3–0 Paços de Ferreira http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/6/2 Jonas 34 73Guedes 67 Silva 41Baixinho 79 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 45,276 Rui Costa (Porto) W 7 4 October 2015Match postponed due to heavy fog.http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/uniao-madeira/u-madeira-benfica-jogo-adiado U. Madeira-Benfica: jogo adiado devido ao nevoeiro pt U. Madeira-Benfica: match postponed because of heavy fog 4 October 2015 Maisfutebol 31 January 2016 16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) União da Madeira Benfica Estádio da Madeira Funchal Cosme Machado (Braga) P 8 25 October 2015 17:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 0–3 Sporting CP http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/8/3 Samaris 40Gaitán 43Fejsa 47Jonas 50Mitroglou 83 Gutiérrez 9Slimani 21 43Ruiz 36 44Carvalho 50A. Silva 58 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 63,054 Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) L 9 30 October 2015 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Tondela 0–4 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/9/6 Souza 24 Jonas 3Talisca 5Berger 11 o.g.Jardel 35Luisão 39Guedes 42Samaris 68Carcela 82 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Aveiro 9,394 Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) W 10 8 November 2015 16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 2–0 Boavista http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/10/3 Guedes 39Samaris 85Carcela 88 Figueiredo 53Carvalho 73Idris 2 78 90+3 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 46,362 Bruno Esteves (Setúbal) W 11 30 November 2015 21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Braga 0–2 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/11/5 Hassan 68Ferreira 72Filipe Augusto 77 Pizzi 3 73López 11Eliseu 67Sanches 68 Estádio Municipal de Braga Braga 17,396 Hugo Miguel (Lisbon) W 12 4 December 2015 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 3–0 Académica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/12/6 Fejsa 18Jonas 35 pen. 79 pen.Sanches 85 Trigueira 33Aderlan 44Ofori 68Rabiola 79 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 34,752 Luís Ferreira (Braga) W 13 12 December 2015 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Vitória de Setúbal 2–4 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/13/7 Pinto 44Costa 59Suk 88 López 33Pizzi 35Jonas 39Mitroglou 54 79Eliseu 60Almeida 65Samaris 90+3 Estádio do Bonfim Setúbal 9,323 Manuel Mota (Braga) W 7 15 December 2015 21:00 WET (UTC±00:00) União da Madeira 0–0 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/7/5 Cádiz 42Gian 45+1Danilo 90+1Fidalgo 90+4 Sanches 14Eliseu 90+2 Estádio da Madeira Funchal 5,095 Cosme Machado (Braga) D 14 20 December 2015 16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 3–1 Rio Ave http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/14/3 Jonas 4 81Samaris 8Jiménez 84 Bressan 9Wakaso 29 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 45,955 Manuel Oliveira (Porto) W 15 2 January 2016 18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/15/6 Dourado 11Otávio 20Saré 28 López 38Fejsa 39Sanches 74 75Jardel 85 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Guimarães 22,218 Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco) W 16 6 January 2016 19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 6–0 Marítimo http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/16/3 Pizzi 29 34Jiménez 35 50Jonas 52 pen. 54 pen.Talisca 69 Silva 10Bessa 37João Diogo 49Sousa 50F. Ferreira 52Rodrigues 61 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 31,590 Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) W 17 10 January 2016The 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.http://www.ligaportugal.pt/noticias/cd-nacional-sl-benfica-interrompido/ Partida prossegue no Estádio da Madeira às 12 horas de segunda-feira pt Match will resume at Estádio da Madeira at 12:00 on Monday 10 January 2016 LPFP 10 January 2016 13 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113080806/http://www.ligaportugal.pt/noticias/cd-nacional-sl-benfica-interrompido dead 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Nacional 1–4 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/17/8 Soares 50Zainadine 81 Jonas 23 56 63Eliseu 47Mitroglou 89 Estádio da Madeira Funchal 4,753 Tiago Martins (Lisbon) W 18 16 January 2016 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Estoril 1–2 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/18/2 Bonatini 11Tavares 74Taira 86 Mitroglou 52Pizzi 68Júlio César 90+2 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Estoril 7,836 Vasco Santos (Porto) W 19 23 January 2016 18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 3–1 Arouca http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/19/2 Pizzi 3Almeida 6Mitroglou 19Jonas 68 Velázquez 77 90+1 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 51,511 Manuel Mota (Braga) W 20 31 January 2016 19:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Moreirense 1–4 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/20/3 Gomes 54Palhinha 81Medeiros 90+1 Jonas 16 67Mitroglou 43Jardel 63Lindelöf 63Gaitán 75 Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Moreira de Cónegos 5,772 Manuel Oliveira (Porto) W 21 5 February 2016 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Belenenses 0–5 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/21/8 Juanto 20Pinto 27 Mitroglou 42 57 75Jonas 53 87Sílvio 71Samaris 81 Estádio do Restelo Lisbon 13,109 Nuno Almeida (Algarve) W 22 12 February 2016 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 1–2 Porto http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/22/6 Mitroglou 18Carcela 79Sanches 85Almeida 88 Herrera 28 30Aboubakar 65Neves 75Layún 88 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 61,536 Artur Soares Dias (Porto) L 23 20 February 2016 18:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Paços de Ferreira 1–3 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/23/2 Jota 23Moreira 28Andrezinho 45Farias 58Martins 81 Mitroglou 13Jonas 45+2 pen.Lindelöf 58Jardel 73Eliseu 82 Estádio Capital do Móvel Paços de Ferreira 6,433 Jorge Ferreira (Braga) W 24 29 February 2016The 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.27 February 2016 Match postponed to Monday, 7.45pm https://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/44858/language/en-US/Match-postponed-to-Monday-7-45pm.aspx S.L. Benfica 1 March 2016 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 2–0 União da Madeira http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/24/5 Jonas 4 76Lindelöf 78 Monteiro 70 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 44,485 Cosme Machado (Braga) W 25 5 March 2016 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Sporting CP 0–1 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/25/3 Jefferson 70(A. Silva 0 86) Mitroglou 20 67Jonas 46Gaitán 52Sanches 86 Estádio José Alvalade Lisbon 49,699 Artur Soares Dias (Porto) W 26 14 March 2016 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 4–1 Tondela http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/26/6 Jardel 11 12Jonas 24 69Mitroglou 87 87 Monteiro 51Tikito 70Nathan Júnior 90+1 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 51,314 Luís Ferreira (Braga) W 27 20 March 2016 18:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Boavista 0–1 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/27/3 Tahar 60 Samaris 10Eliseu 45Jiménez 59Jonas 90+3Ederson 90+5 Estádio do Bessa Porto 22,834http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/boavista/quase-23-mil-bateram-recorde-de-assistencia-no-bessa Encarnados ajudam a bater recorde de assistência no Bessa pt Reds help to break attendance record at Bessa Maisfutebol 21 March 2016 Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) W 28 1 April 2016 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 5–1 Braga http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/28/5 Mitroglou 17 71Jonas 37 pen.Pizzi 39 62Samaris 75Semedo 90+2 Santos 51 90+3 pen.Stojiljković 72Luíz Carlos 83Marcelo Goiano 89 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 61,042 Nuno Almeida (Algarve) W 29 9 April 2016 18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Académica 1–2 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/29/6 Pedro Nuno 17 28Nascimento 21Santos 45Plange 90+1 Mitroglou 39Jiménez 84 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Coimbra 26,444 João Capela (Lisbon) W 30 18 April 2016 21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 2–1 Vitória de Setúbal http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/30/7 Jonas 19 90Jardel 24 Claro 1Lourenço 86 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 54,855 Rui Costa (Porto) W 31 24 April 2016 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Rio Ave 0–1 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/31/3 Vilas Boas 2 18 90+4Héldon 66 Eliseu 29Jardel 37Fejsa 41Jiménez 73Ederson 87 Estádio do Rio Ave FC Vila do Conde 9,023 Artur Soares Dias (Porto) W 32 29 April 2016 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/32/6 Jardel 47Eliseu 48Almeida 2 54 90+5 Pedro Henrique 7Hurtado 13Otávio 22Licá 35Josué 53X. Silva 80Vigário 90+2 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 60,351 Bruno Paixão (Setúbal) W 33 8 May 2016 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Marítimo 0–2 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/33/3 Dirceu 11Costa 65João Diogo 73Fransérgio 2 82 89Deyvison 87Bessa 90+3Patrick 90+7 Sanches 2 27 37Eliseu 30Jardel 43Mitroglou 48Talisca 83 Estádio dos Barreiros Funchal 9,400 Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) W 34 15 May 2016 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 4–1 Nacional http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/liganos/34/8 Gaitán 24 64Talisca 28Jonas 39 39Jardel 54Pizzi 84 Agra 12 90+1Fofana 43 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 64,235 Nuno Almeida (Algarve) W Taça de Portugal 2015–16 Taça de Portugal 2015–16 Taça de Portugal Third round 16 October 2015 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Vianense 1–2 Benfica February 2026 R. Magalhães 20Coulibaly 79 Fejsa 35Carcela 38Santos 72Jardel 90 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Barcelos 8,000 João Pinheiro (Braga) W Fourth round 21 November 2015 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Sporting CP 2–1 yes Benfica February 2026 Montero 43A. Silva 45+2Oliveira 70Slimani 84 112 Mitroglou 6Jardel 36Talisca 40Sílvio 45+3Gaitán 63(Ederson 0 64)Almeida 65Samaris 2 111 114Jonas 120+1 Estádio José Alvalade Lisbon 41,244 Jorge Sousa (Porto) L Taça da Liga 2015–16 Taça da Liga 2015–16 Taça da Liga Third round main WDL complete LPFP Tiebreakers BEN BEN NAC MOR ORI 3 0 0 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 0 0 3 2 6 Benfica Nacional Moreirense Oriental Q KO green1 Advance to knockout phase 1 29 December 2015 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Benfica 1–0 Nacional http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/3/3 Lindelöf 24Eliseu 28López 33Jiménez 89Sílvio 90+2 Campos 38Sequeira 44 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 20,107 João Capela (Lisbon) W 2 19 January 2016 15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Oriental 0–1 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/4/3 Tavares 51 Samaris 62Talisca 74Sanches 79 Campo Engenheiro Carlos Salema Lisbon 3,409 Tiago Antunes (Coimbra) W 3 26 January 2016 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Moreirense 1–6 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/5/3 Andrade 11Medeiros 25Sousa 32Micael 84Schons 88 Talisca 11 pen. 14 83 36Gaitán 19 89Semedo 23Jiménez 36Guedes 87 Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Moreira de Cónegos 4,206 Sérgio Piscarreta (Algarve) W Semi-finals 2 May 2016The match was originally to be played in February 2016 but was postponed because of both teams' tight schedule.2 February 2016 Taça CTT: Marítimo M.-Portimonense a 10 de fevereiro http://www.ligaportugal.pt/noticias/taca-ctt-maritimo-m-portimonense-a-10-de-fevereiro/ pt Liga Portugal 15 March 2016 16 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316122149/http://ligaportugal.pt/noticias/taca-ctt-maritimo-m-portimonense-a-10-de-fevereiro/ dead 19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Benfica 2–1 Braga http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/6/2 Jonas 58Jiménez 71Sílvio 79Grimaldo 84 Silva 19Mauro 44 Estádio da Luz Lisbon 24,933 Tiago Martins (Lisbon) W Final 2016 Taça da Liga final 20 May 2016 19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Marítimo 2–6 Benfica http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20152016/tacactt/7/1 João Diogo 45+1Fransérgio 83 pen. Jonas 11Mitroglou 18 38Gaitán 77Jardel 90+1Jiménez 90+3 pen. Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Coimbra 28,878 Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria) Nicolás Gaitán W UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group C Group C yes BEN 1 15 September 2015 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Benfica POR 2–0 KAZ Astana https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015670/index.html Samaris 40Guedes 45+1Gaitán 51Mitroglou 62Jardel 83 Aničić 21Dzholchiyev 24Zhukov 78 Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal 32,799 Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) W 2 30 September 2015 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Atlético Madrid ESP 1–2 POR Benfica https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015694/index.html Correa 23Martínez 39Óliver 55 Eliseu 25Luisão 28Gaitán 36Samaris 39Guedes 51Jardel 82 Vicente Calderón Madrid, Spain 40,938 Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) W 3 21 October 2015 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Galatasaray TUR 2–1 POR Benfica https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015710/index.html İnan 19 pen. 63Podolski 33Kısa 42Balta 70Yılmaz 90+5 Gaitán 2Almeida 18Samaris 73Andrade 78Luisão 87 Türk Telekom Arena Istanbul, Turkey 33,615 Willie Collum (Scotland) L 4 3 November 2015 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Benfica POR 2–1 TUR Galatasaray https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015718/index.html Almeida 31Guedes 43Gaitán 1 44 85Jonas 52Sílvio 56Luisão 67 Yılmaz 41İnan 55Podolski 58Adın 90+3 Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal 35,726 Milorad Mažić (Serbia) W 5 25 November 2015 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Astana KAZ 2–2 POR Benfica https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015742/index.html Twumasi 19Aničić 31Cañas 50Shchotkin 90+4 Jiménez 23 40 72López 44Jonas 48 Astana Arena Astana, Kazakhstan 15,089 Ruddy Buquet (France) D 6 8 December 2015 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Benfica POR 1–2 ESP Atlético Madrid https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015750/index.html Mitroglou 75Fejsa 77 Saúl 33 70Vietto 55Godín 68Óliver 89 Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal 47,630 Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) L Round of 16 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16 1st leg 16 February 2016 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Benfica POR 1–0 RUS Zenit Saint Petersburg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000635/match=2015763/index.html Almeida 16Jardel 35Pizzi 43Jonas 90+1 90+2 Witsel 32García 59Criscito 2 67 90 Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal 48,615 Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) W 2nd leg 9 March 2016 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Zenit Saint Petersburg RUS 1–2 1–3 POR Benfica https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000635/match=2015769/index.html Hulk 69 90+5 Mitroglou 36Pizzi 49Gaitán 85Talisca 90+6 Petrovsky Stadium Saint Petersburg, Russia 17,688 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) W Quarter-finals 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals 1st leg 5 April 2016 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bayern Munich GER 1–0 POR Benfica https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000636/match=2015778/index.html Vidal 2Ribéry 22Bernat 42 Jonas 58Lindelöf 62 Allianz Arena Munich, Germany 70,000 Szymon Marciniak (Poland) L 2nd leg 13 April 2016 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Benfica POR 2–2 2–3 GER Bayern Munich https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000636/match=2015784/index.html Jiménez 27Carcela 70Talisca 76Almeida 90+1 Vidal 38Müller 52Martínez 74 Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal 63,235 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) D Statistics Squad statistics Primeira Liga Taça de Portugala 1 Taça da Liga UEFA Champions League 1 GK BRA Ederson 10 -4 0 0 5 -4 3 -4 2 DF ARG Lisandro López 14 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 DF ESP Álex Grimaldo 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 DF BRA Luisão 9 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 5 MF SRB Ljubomir Fejsa 19 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 7 MF GRE Andreas Samaris 27 2 1 0 5 0 7 0 9 FW MEX Raúl Jiménez 28 5 2 0 5 4 10 3 10 MF ARG Nicolás Gaitán 25 4 2 0 2 3 8 4 11 FW GRE Kostas Mitroglou 32 20 3 1 3 2 7 2 12 GK BRA Júlio César 24 -17 3 -4 0 0 7 -8 13 GK POR Paulo Lopes 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 DF SWE Victor Lindelöf 15 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 15 MF NED Ola John 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 FW BRA Jonas 34 32 2 0 3 2 9 2 18 MF ARG Eduardo Salvio 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19 DF POR Eliseu 31 0 2 0 1 0 10 0 20 FW POR Gonçalo Guedes 18 3 2 0 5 0 7 1 21 MF POR Pizzi 31 8 3 0 3 0 10 0 22 MF SRB Filip Đuričić 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 MF MAR Adel Taarabt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 MF ITA Bryan Cristante 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 28 DF POR Sílvio 4 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 30 MF BRA Talisca 21 3 3 0 5 4 5 2 31 MF BRA Victor Andrade 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 DF BRA Jardel 30 3 3 1 2 1 9 0 34 MF POR André Almeida 26 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 35 FW SRB Luka Jović 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 MF POR Nuno Santos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 MF MAR Mehdi Carcela 20 2 1 1 4 0 4 0 40 MF POR João Teixeira (B) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 DF POR Nélson Semedo 12 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 61 DF MOZ Clésio Baúque (B) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 MF POR Renato Sanches 24 2 0 0 5 0 6 0 (B) – Benfica B player aIncludes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Goalscorers Rnk RankingPos PositionPlayerLeagueCupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1FWBRA Jonas32022362FWGRE Kostas Mitroglou20122253FWMEX Raúl Jiménez5043124MFARG Nicolás Gaitán4034115MFBRA Talisca304296MFPOR Pizzi800087DFBRA Jardel311058FWPOR Gonçalo Guedes300149MFMAR Mehdi Carcela2100310MFPOR Renato Sanches20002MFGRE Andreas Samaris2000212DFPOR Nélson Semedo10001DFBRA Luisão00011DFARG Lisandro López10001DFSWE Victor Lindelöf10001Own goals10001Totals8831615122 Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date CompetitionBRA JonasNacional4–1 (A)10 January 2016Primeira LigaBRA TaliscaMoreirense6–1 (A)26 January 2016Taça da LigaGRE MitroglouBelenenses5–0 (A)5 February 2016Primeira Liga (H) – Home; (A) – Away Assists https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index.html https://archive.today/20161121144802/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index.html dead 21 November 2016 2015–16 Champions League – Jiménez & Gaitán Assists 22 January 2017https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index,page=2.htmx https://web.archive.org/web/20160819035312/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index,page=2.htmx dead 19 August 2016 2015–16 Champions League – Eliseu Assists 22 January 2017https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index,page=4.htmx https://web.archive.org/web/20160819050134/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index,page=4.htmx dead 19 August 2016 2015–16 Champions League – Luisão & Mitroglou Assists 22 January 2017https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index,page=6.htmx https://web.archive.org/web/20160819042440/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/statistics/round=2000634/players/type=assists/index,page=6.htmx dead 19 August 2016 2015–16 Champions League – Almeida & Jonas Assists 22 January 2017February 2026 Rnk RankingPos PositionPlayerLeagueCupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1MFARG Nicolás Gaitán15013192FWBRA Jonas12021153MFPOR Pizzi6230114FWPOR Gonçalo Guedes50106MFMAR Mehdi Carcela501066FWMEX Raúl Jiménez10034DFPOR André Almeida300148FWGRE Kostas Mitroglou20013DFPOR Eliseu1002310DFBRA Jardel2000211MFBRA Victor Andrade10001MFGRE Andreas Samaris10001DFBRA Luisão00011DFARG Lisandro López10001MFBRA Talisca00101DFPOR Nélson Semedo00101MFPOR Renato Sanches10001Totals562101280 Clean sheets Number of matches inside brackets. Rnk RankingPlayerLeagueCup1LeagueCupChampionsLeagueTotal1BRA Júlio César12 (24)0 (3)—2 (7)14 (34)2BRA Ederson6 (10)—2 (5)0 (3)8 (18)3POR Paulo Lopes0*———0*Totals17 (34)0 (3)2 (5)2 (10)22 (52) 1Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira * Shared match on Round 34 against Marítimo. Disciplinary record League Cup League Cup Champions League 1 y GK BRA Ederson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 MF GRE Andreas Samaris 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 34 y MF POR André Almeida 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 85 MF POR Renato Sanches 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 y MF ARG Nicolás Gaitán 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cup includes Super Cup 33 DF BRA Jardel 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 y DF POR Eliseu 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 FW BRA Jonas 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Cup includes Super Cup 5 y MF SRB Ljubomir Fejsa 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Cup includes Super Cup 11 FW GRE Kostas Mitroglou 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 y DF POR Sílvio 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Cup includes Super Cup 2 DF ARG Lisandro López 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 y DF BRA Luisão 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 DF SWE Victor Lindelöf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 y MF POR Pizzi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 MF BRA Talisca 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 y FW MEX Raúl Jiménez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 FW POR Gonçalo Guedes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 34 y DF POR Nélson Semedo 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 MF BRA Victor Andrade 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 y MF MAR Mehdi Carcela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 DF ESP Álex Grimaldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 y GK BRA Júlio César 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 MF POR Nuno Santos 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LPFP and competitions above. October 2021 Awards Player No. Squad NumberPos PositionNameAwardMonth/YearRef Reference85MFPOR Renato SanchesSJPF Young Player of the MonthDecemberhttps://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/44369/language/pt-PT/.aspx Renato Sanches eleito Melhor Jovem de dezembro pt Renato Sanches elected Best Youngster of December 15 January 2016 S.L. Benfica 15 January 2016Cosme Damião Award – Revelation of the Year201529 February 2016 112th Anniversary Gala https://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/UJJIyr9FYECv09ncwUCAbg?language=en-US S.L. Benfica 14 March 2017CNID Revelation of the Year—2 May 2016 Jonas eleito futebolista do ano e Renato Sanches a revelação nos prémios CNID Jonas elected as footballer of the year and Renato Sanches elected as revelation in the CNID awards http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=610045 pt A Bola 10 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160509065050/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=610045 9 May 2016 dead LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player—15 July 2016 "Aquele golo foi um momento marcante" - Renato Sanches "That goal was a remarkable moment" - Renato Sanches http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=621972 pt A Bola 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715225519/http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=621972 15 July 2016 dead dmy-allLPFP Primeira Liga Best Goal—17FWBRA JonasSJPF Player of the MonthJanuary16 February 2016 Jonas eleito jogador do mês de janeiro Jonas elected [best] player of January http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/benfica/golo-do-mes/jonas-eleito-jogador-do-mes-na-liga pt Maisfutebol 18 February 2016February16 March 2016 Jonas, Platiny e Diogo Jota vencedores de fevereiro Jonas, Platiny and Diogo Jota winners of February http://www.ligaportugal.pt/noticias/jonas,-platiny-e-diogo-j-vencedores-de-fevereiro/ pt Liga Portugal 16 March 2016March13 April 2016 Jonas, Pedrinho e Herrera vencedores de março Jonas, Pedrinho and Herrera winners of March http://ligaportugal.pt/noticias/jonas,-pedrinho-e-herrera-vencedores-de-marco/ pt Liga Portugal 13 April 2016Cosme Damião Award – Footballer of the Year2015CNID Footballer of the Year—Bola de Prata—15 May 2016 A Bola entregou 'A Bola de Prata' a Jonas A Bola delivered the Bola de Prata to Jonas http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=612211 pt A Bola 17 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160516095732/http://abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=612211 16 May 2016 dead LPFP Primeira Liga Best Player—15 July 2016 Jonas vence prémios de melhor marcador e melhor jogador da Liga Jonas wins awards for top goalscorer and best player in the league http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=621960 pt A Bola 15 July 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160715225038/http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=621960 15 July 2016 Manager Name Award MonthRef ReferencePOR Rui VitóriaLPFP Primeira Liga Best Coach—15 July 2016 "Nós treinadores não vivemos de prémios individuais mas estou muito orgulhoso" - Rui Vitória "We coaches do not live off individual awards but I am very proud" - Rui Vitória http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=621958 pt A Bola 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715225951/http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=621958 15 July 2016 dead References Category:S.L. 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