S.L. Benfica (youth)
Introduction '''Juniores do Sport Lisboa e Benfica''' () are the under-19 team of Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica. They hold home matches at Benfica Campus, the club's training ground and youth academy in Seixal.Benfica's under-19s have won a record 25 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores, one Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup (1996), one UEFA Youth League (2021–22) and one Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (2022). Benfica hold UEFA Youth League records for the biggest win in a final, 6–0 against Red Bull Salzburg, most final appearances (4, joint-record with Chelsea) and most games played (70). They were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values" in 2013–14.There are other development teams below under-19, completing Benfica's youth system: ''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.
Players ===Current players===;KeyB = current Benfica B player; U23 = player for Benfica's under-23 team===Notable players===Over 1,000 players have come through Benfica's youth ranks, but only a small part of them played for the club's first-team. The list below includes former youth players who represented the main team in a minimum of 25 matches, or those that reached 25 caps at full international level. In some occasions, graduates debuted for the first-team but left Benfica before reaching 25 matches and went on representing their national team at full international level. Those players are also listed. (Time periods below correspond to when players joined Benfica youth. )'''Pre-1960'''* Albino* Santana** António Mendes* Serra* Fernando Cruz* José Henrique* Simões'''1960s'''* Diamantino Costa* Vítor Martins* Artur Correia* Nené** João Alves'''1970s'''** Shéu* Rui Jordão* Eurico Gomes* Cavungi* Alberto Fonseca* Fernando Chalana* José Luís* Jorge Silva* Diamantino* Rui Costa'''1980s'''* Samuel** José Carlos* Kenedy* Paulo Sousa* Paulo Madeira* Rui Bento* Bruno Basto* Maniche'''1990s'''* Pedro Henriques* Edgar* Hugo Leal* Bruno Aguiar* José Sousa* João Pereira* Diogo Luís* Sílvio** José Moreira'''2000s'''* Miguel Vítor* Bernardo Silva* Nélson Oliveira* Gonçalo Guedes* Bruno Varela* Renato Sanches* João Cancelo* Jota* Diogo Gonçalves* Rúben Dias* Ederson*'''2010s'''* Florentino* André Gomes* Ferro* Victor Lindelöf** João Félix* Nuno Tavares
Coaching staff
Competitive record ===UEFA Youth League===Note: Benfica score is always listed first. Season Round Opponent Home Away2013–14 Anderlecht3–06–3 Paris Saint-Germain1–14–1 Olympiacos0–00–1  Austria Wien4–1   Manchester City 2–1  Real Madrid4–0  Barcelona0–32014–15 Zenit Saint Petersburg0–01–5 Bayer Leverkusen4–13–2 Monaco3–01–0  Liverpool2–1   Shakhtar Donetsk1–1 (aet)  2015–16GS Astana8–05–0 Atlético Madrid1–12–1 Galatasaray2–011–1 R16 FK Viagem Příbram 1–1 (aet)   Real Madrid 0–22016–17GS Beşiktaş0–03–0 Napoli2–03–2 Dynamo Kyiv1–21–2 PO Midtjylland 1–1 (aet)   PSV Eindhoven 1–1 (aet)   CSKA Moscow 2–0  Real Madrid4–2  Red Bull Salzburg1–22017–18GS CSKA Moscow5–10–2 Basel0–02–2 Manchester United2–21–12018–19GS Bayern Munich3–02–2 AEK Athens3–03–1 Ajax3–30–3 PO Montpellier 1–22019–20GS RB Leipzig2–13–0 Zenit Saint Petersburg1–07–1 Lyon1–23–2 R16 Liverpool4–1   Dinamo Zagreb3–1  Ajax3–0  Real Madrid2–3 2020–21''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe''2021–22GS Dynamo Kyiv1–00–4 Barcelona4–03–0 Bayern Munich4–02–0 R16 Midtjylland 3–2  Sporting CP 4–0  Juventus2–2 (4–3 p)  Red Bull Salzburg6–02022–23GS Maccabi Haifa0–16–2 Juventus2–31–1 Paris Saint-Germain0–13–2
Honours * '''Portuguese Championship''': '''Winners (25) – record:''' 1943–44, 1944–45, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2021–22* '''Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup''': '''Winners:''' 1996* '''UEFA Youth League''': '''Winners:''' 2021–22* '''Under-20 Intercontinental Cup''': '''Winners – record:''' 2022
Other youth honours '''Juvenis (under-17)'''* '''Portuguese Championship''': '''Winners (20) – shared record:''' 1963–64, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23'''Iniciados (under-15)'''* '''Portuguese Championship''': '''Winners (11):''' 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23'''Infantis (under-13)'''* '''Portuguese Championship''': '''Winners (3) – shared record:''' 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96
References
External links *  Departamento de Formação *  How Benfica became a global figurehead in player development – ''These Football Times'' (2017)