Benfica 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 118th season in existence and its 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football . Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga , were eliminated in the fifth round of Taça de Portugal , and reached the Taça da Liga final. In Europe, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League . The season started on 4 August 2021, with the third qualifying round of the Champions League , and concluded on 13 May 2022 with a third-place finish in the league. This was Benfica's second consecutive season and third year without any trophy won.
Players
First-team squad
As of 31 August 2021 [4] [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Pre-season friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Cancelled
Non-televised friendlies, played at Benfica Campus :
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Primeira Liga
7 August 2021
13 May 2022
Matchday 1
3rd
34
23
5
6
78
30
+48
0 67.65
Taça de Portugal
16 October 2021
23 December 2021
Third round
Fifth round
3
2
0
1
6
5
+1
0 66.67
Taça da Liga
27 October 2021
29 January 2022
Third round
Runners-up
4
1
2
1
8
6
+2
0 25.00
UEFA Champions League
4 August 2021
13 April 2022
Third qualifying round
Quarter-finals
14
6
5
3
20
18
+2
0 42.86
Total
55
32
12
11
112
59
+53
0 58.18
Primeira Liga
League table
Source:
Liga Portugal Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal , Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
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
34
23
5
6
78
30
+48
74
10
3
4
36
16
+20
13
2
2
42
14
+28
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 31 32 33 34 Ground A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A Result W W W W W W W L W D W W L W W L W D W L W W D W W D W L W W D W L W Position 8 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2022. Source:
Liga Portugal A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Third round
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[36]
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[40]
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[43]
Knockout phase
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[50] [note 6]
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.[52]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of 13 May 2022
Notes
References
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