S.L. Benfica Juniors


Sport Lisboa e Benfica "Juniors", commonly known as Benfica Juniors, is the under-19 football team belonging to the youth department of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. Based in Seixal, they hold home matches at the club's training centre, Futebol Campus.
Domestically, Benfica have won a record 24 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores. Internationally, they won the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in 1996 and have reached two UEFA Youth League finals, in the 2013–14 and 2016–17 seasons. They were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values" in the former campaign.
Internationally, Benfica hold UEFA Youth League records for the biggest win, 1–11 at Galatasaray, the biggest home win, 8–0 against Astana, and, as of the end of the 2016–17 campaign, the record for most games played and most goals scored.
There are other main development teams below under-19, completing Benfica's youth academy: Juvenis "A" and "B"; Iniciados "A" and "B"; Infantis "A", "B", "C" and "D"; Benjamins "A" and "B"; and Traquinas "A". In 2015, Benfica received the Globe Soccer award for Best Academy of the year.
Starting from the 2018–19 season, Benfica have an under-23 team playing in the newly created Liga Revelação.

Players

Current players

;Key
A = player for Benfica; B = player for Benfica B; U23 = player for the under-23s

Notable players

The following is a list of players who have represented Benfica's first-team in a minimum of 25 matches or have become full internationals while at Benfica. Over 1,000 players have come through the youth ranks, but only a small part of them played for the main team. Those who meet the aforementioned criteria are listed below. In rare exceptions, some graduates debuted for the first-team but left the club before reaching 25 matches and went on to achieve recognition elsewhere while representing their country at full international level; those players are also included. Additionally, outstanding performances without ever playing for Benfica are also noteworthy of inclusion.
Pre-1960
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s

Competitive record

UEFA Youth League

Note: Benfica score is always listed first.

Honours

Juvenis
Iniciados
Infantis