2017–18 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2017–18 season
PresidentLuís Filipe Vieira
ManagerRui Vitória
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Liga2nd
Taça de PortugalFifth round
Taça da LigaThird round
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonas (34)
All: Jonas (37)
Highest home attendance63,526 v Porto
(15 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance21,355 v Portimonense
(20 December 2017)
Average home league attendance53,209
Biggest winBenfica 6–0 Vitória de Setúbal
(26 November 2017)
Biggest defeatBasel 5–0 Benfica
(27 September 2017)

The 2017–18 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 114th season in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 5 August 2017 with Benfica's victory in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and concluded on 13 May 2018.[1]

Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as four-time defending champions for the first time in their history and finished second. Benfica also entered the Taça de Portugal as title holders but were eliminated in the fifth round. Moreover, they were eliminated in the third round of the Taça da Liga.

Internationally, Benfica competed in the UEFA Champions League for the eight time in a row but failed to gain a single point in the group stage for their first time, finishing with a negative goal difference of 13, which became the worst campaign of a Portuguese team in that competition.[2]

Season overview

On 29 June 2017, club president Luís Filipe Vieira gave the motto for the coming season, "Rumo ao Penta", and promised a renewed ambition to conquer an unprecedented fifth-straight Primeira Liga title for Benfica.[3] The following day, manager Rui Vitória explained his approach to the new season: "We know that there's a goal previously assumed by the President and the best way to achieve it is to go on together, like it was the first time. It is fundamental to have the first time ambition. Humble and focused so that it can happen."[4] Despite the ambition, on 31 July, Vieira said "one can mortgage a title or another but not the future [of the club]", referring to a strategy of managing the club's debt through the sale of players.[5]

Transfers

Swedish central defender Victor Lindelöf left Benfica after five and a half years.

Haris Seferovic, Filip Krovinović, Martin Chrien and Bruno Varela transferred to Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves and Rúben Dias were promoted from Benfica B and João Carvalho integrated the team after a loan spell at Vitória de Setúbal.

Benfica lost three players from the starting 11 before the season started: on 1 June, Ederson signed with Manchester City for €40 million; on 14 June, Victor Lindelöf left to Manchester United for €35 million; and on 14 July, Nélson Semedo moved to Barcelona for €30.5 million. On 31 July, referring to the club's sales, Vieira said, "Until we do not have control over the debt, we will not stop selling."[5]

Later in August, Benfica loaned out André Carrillo to Watford and André Horta to Braga, while Mile Svilar joined from Anderlecht. On transfer deadline day, Benfica announced the signings of Douglas and Gabriel Barbosa, both on a one-year loan spell from their respective clubs. The same day, Kostas Mitroglou, Benfica's top goalscorer in the previous season, was transferred to Olympique de Marseille for €15 million.

During the mid-season transfer window, Lisandro López signed with Inter Milan on a half-year loan deal with an option to make the switch permanent. On 25 January, Filipe Augusto was loaned out to Alanyaspor for one-and-a-half years and Barbosa's contract was terminated.

Pre-season

The pre-season started on 30 June 2017 with the usual medical exams and physical tests at Caixa Futebol Campus and at Hospital da Luz. Until 12 July, the work schedule took place on the club's training ground. As for the team's commitments, the program included the Uhrencup in Switzerland, a five-day stay in Algarve with two matches, and a stage at St George's Park in England, from 23 to 28 July, before the Emirates Cup.[6] Benfica finished third in the Swiss tournament after a 5–1 defeat to Young Boys.[7] The team redeemed itself with a victory in the Algarve Football Cup thanks to a brace by newly signed Seferovic. On 26 July, Benfica played a behind-closed-doors friendly against Swindon Town at Futebol Campus, where Seferovic and Andrija Živković scored for Benfica in a 2–1 win.[8] Once again, Benfica stood powerless in the Emirates Cup. By losing both matches, the team repeated its fourth-place finish achieved in 2014. Due to Chapecoense's cancellation, Benfica did not host the Eusébio Cup in the pre-season for the first time since its first edition in 2008.

As with the previous season,[9] Benfica kept struggling with player injuries. On 17 June, Álex Grimaldo did not take part in Spain's squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship due to a "little injury" resulting in him missing the start of Benfica's pre-season.[10] Nine days after signing with Benfica, Krovinović underwent surgery on 23 June to correct a left inguinal hernia.[11] He was one of three players absent from the squad who travelled to Switzerland, along with Luisão (right knee injury) and Eduardo Salvio (right tibiotarsal sprain).[12] André Almeida suffered a contusion on his right thigh, which prevented him from travelling to Algarve.[13]

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

For the opening match of the regular season, Benfica had five players on the injury list: Júlio César, Živković, Carrillo, Horta and Mitroglou.[14] Andreas Samaris was also not an option because he was serving the first of a four-match suspension for having punched Diego Ivo on 9 April.[15] Benfica defeated Vitória de Guimarães 3–1 with goals from Jonas, Seferovic and Raúl Jiménez. Raphinha scored for Vitória. It was the first time Benfica managed to win back-to-back Super Cup trophies. Seferovic made his official debut for Benfica and Varela, a former Benfica B player, debuted for the first team after being called-up to the substitutes' bench nine times since 2011.[16][17] Grimaldo suffered a muscular injury on his right leg and was substituted for Eliseu in the 75th minute.[18]

Primeira Liga

With three consecutive victories, Benfica achieved their best start in the Primeira Liga since the 2004–05 season. By scoring a goal in each of those matches, Seferovic managed to score in his first four official appearances for Benfica, repeating the feat of Mário Coluna and Nolito (all behind Eusébio).[19] A 1–1 draw at Rio Ave, in a match where Jardel was substituted due to injury on his right tight,[20][21] left Benfica in third place of the league by the end of August. After losing 2–1 at Boavista and drawing 1–1 with Marítimo at the Estádio dos Barreiros, Benfica were 5 points behind leaders Porto before October's international break.

Benfica won their next three matches but maintained the point difference to the top of the table. By scoring, at least, one goal per match between Match 3 and Match 11, Jonas became the third Benfica player to score in nine consecutive Primeira Liga matches after Julinho (1949–50) and Eusébio (1964–65).[22] He improved his mark by scoring in the following match. Benfica ended 2017 with 36 points, 3 less than their two rivals.

2018 started with the Derby de Lisboa at home, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Midway through January, in a match against Chaves, Krovinović suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee.[23][24] The results of round 21 lifted Benfica into second place, thus surpassing Sporting CP on the account of the goal difference criteria. Despite the ascendant in the league table, Benfica still could not avoid player injuries;[25] Salvio suffered another right knee injury[26] and was submitted to an arthroscopy.[27]

After a 5–0 home win on 3 March, Benfica achieved five consecutive victories for the first time during the season. On 10 March, Benfica assured a place in Europa League's qualifying rounds. On round 28, Benfica regained the first place, with a one-point lead over Porto. The nine-match win streak came to an end after a 1–0 home defeat in O Clássico, a result that also culminated in a return to the second place. It was the fourth match in a row Benfica could not beat Porto at the Estádio da Luz (two draws and two defeats), a negative record achieved for the third time.[28] With a 3–2 home loss to Tondela, Benfica suffered two consecutive league defeats at Estádio da Luz for the first time since the 2008–09 season.[29]

With a 1–0 home win against Moreirense on the last matchday, Benfica attained 80+ points in the Primeira Liga for the fourth consecutive season. Due to the defeat of Sporting CP at Funchal, Benfica's result allowed the club to secure the second place and the qualification for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

UEFA Champions League

"It did not went well. It started early with the first game... but there is life beyond the Champions League. We are looking to win the domestic competitions."

– Rui Vitória after Benfica's Champions League elimination, 22 November 2017[30]

Twenty five players made Benfica's list for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[31] Benfica started the European campaign with a 2–1 home defeat to CSKA Moscow, in what was their first loss of the season. On 27 September, Benfica moved to the bottom of Group A after a 5–0 away loss to Basel. It was Benfica's biggest defeat in the UEFA Champions League (tied with the loss to Borussia Dortmund in the 1963–64 European Cup) and second overall in international competition.

On 18 October, Svilar became the youngest goalkeeper to play in Champions League,[32] in a match where Benfica suffered a 1–0 home loss against Manchester United. Benfica was eliminated from European competitions after a 2–0 away loss to CSKA Moscow. By failing to score, Benfica put an end to Igor Akinfeev's streak of 43 straight UEFA Champions League group stage matches without a clean sheet.[33] Also, with this result, Benfica lost 6 consecutive European matches for the first time in their history.[citation needed] This entry increased to seven consecutive losses with a 2–0 home defeat on the last matchday. Benfica became the nineteenth club, and the first seeded into Pot 1, to finish the UEFA Champions League group stage with 0 points.

Taça da Liga

Benfica started with a 1–1 home draw against Braga, in a match where Krovinović made his official debut. It was the first time since 2007 that Benfica did not win in the competition at the Estádio da Luz, ending a 20-home-game win run.[34] After the final whistle, Samaris was involved in an altercation with Paulinho and saw a yellow card. Six days later, Samaris was punished by the Disciplinary Committee with a three-match suspension, missing Primeira Liga fixtures.[35] Benfica continued to perform under expectations and, on 20 December, they had another home draw, despite having a 2–0 lead before the break. Two days later, they were eliminated from the competition after Vitória de Setúbal defeated Braga. With a third draw in the last match, Benfica ended their participation in the Taça da Liga without a single win for the first time.

Taça de Portugal

On 14 October, Benfica beat Olhanense 1–0 away from home in the third round of Taça de Portugal. The match was initially scheduled to be played at the Estádio José Arcanjo but was changed to the Estádio Algarve.[36] Four players (Júlio César, Eliseu, Jardel and Jonas) missed the game due to injury,[37] while Douglas, Carvalho and Svilar made their debut for Benfica. On 13 December, for the second time in this season, Benfica could not win at the Estádio dos Arcos. After a 2–2 draw at the end of regulation time, Hélder Guedes scored the winning goal for Rio Ave, thus eliminating the reigning title holders. Luisão got injured (right thigh muscle injury[38]) during the second half's stoppage time, leaving Benfica to play the extra time in numerical disadvantage.[39]

Aftermath

On 11 June, Vieira regretted the club's disappointing season overall and took responsibility for not managing to win the penta and for the negative campaign in the Champions League. Despite that, he denied disinvestment in the football team and highlighted its competitiveness.[40] Former Benfica player and sporting director António Simões criticised the team's lack of quality and said, "With this squad and other rivals reinforcing themselves, Benfica will not win again."[41] By failing to win the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal, Benfica did not qualify for the 2018 edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, breaking a streak of four consecutive appearances at the competition.

Five Benfica players were called by their respective national team to take part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Dias (Portugal), Salvio (Argentina), Živković (Serbia), Seferovic (Switzerland) and Jiménez (Mexico).

On 7 July, Benfica announced that Shéu Han, the team's technical secretary since 1989, decided to leave his post.[42] On 31 July, Paulo Lopes announced his retirement via Instagram, making this his last season as a professional footballer.[43] Although Luisão integrated the squad for the following season, his last professional match was on round 34 of Primeira Liga, before retiring on 25 September.[44] Eliseu had not competed since December 2017, but in a 2019 interview he said that his career is on standby.[45]

Club

Technical staff

Rui Vitória as Benfica manager
Position Name
Head coach Rui Vitória
Assistant coach Sérgio Botelho
Marco Pedroso
Minervino Pietra
Arnaldo Teixeira
Rehabilitation physiotherapist Bruno Mendes
Goalkeeping coach Luís Esteves
Fitness coach Paulo Morão
Match observer scout Luís Figueiredo
Renato Sousa
Physiotherapist Telmo Firmino
Paulo Rebelo
Scout José Boto
Technical secretary Shéu
Doctor Bento Leitão
António Martins
Lluís Til
Nurse Duarte Pinto

Source: [42][46]

Other information

Estádio da Luz
President Luís Filipe Vieira
Vice-president Sílvio Cérvan
José Eduardo Moniz
Chairman Domingos Soares de Oliveira
Rui Costa
Communications director Luís Bernardo
Ricardo Lemos
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Estádio da Luz (64,642 / 105×68 metres)
Training ground Caixa Futebol Campus

Source: [46]

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Belgium Svilar 18 2017 9 0 2022 €4.5M
3 LB Spain Grimaldo 22 2016 (Winter) 63 3 2021 €2.12M
4 CB Brazil Luisão (captain) 37 2003 538 46 2018 Undisclosed
5 DM Serbia Fejsa 29 2013 131 2 2021 Undisclosed
7 CM Greece Samaris 29 2014 135 3 2019 €10M
8 RB Brazil Douglas 27 2017 10 0 2018 Undisclosed On loan from Barcelona
9 ST Mexico Raúl 27 2015 120 30 2020 €21.8M Record signing
10 ST Brazil Jonas 34 2014 152 122 2019 Free
13 GK Portugal Paulo Lopes 40 2012 11 0 2018 Free Originally from youth system
14 FW Switzerland Seferovic 26 2017 27 7 2022 €3.9M
17 RW Serbia Živković 21 2016 54 4 2021 €6M
18 RW Argentina Salvio 27 2010–2011
2012 		238 55 2019 €13.5M Played on loan in the 2010–11 season
19 LB Portugal Eliseu 34 2014 109 4 2018 Undisclosed
20 MF Croatia Krovinović 22 2017 19 2 2022 €3.5M
21 CM Portugal Pizzi 28 2014 175 31 2022 €14M
22 LW Argentina F. Cervi 24 2016 78 11 2022 €5.74M
27 LW Portugal Silva 25 2016 56 3 2021 €16.4M
30 GK Portugal B. Varela 23 2017 35 0 2022 Undisclosed Originally from youth system
33 CB Brazil Jardel (VC) 32 2011 (Winter) 211 13 2020 Undisclosed
34 RB Portugal A. Almeida 27 2012 196 4 2021 Undisclosed
66 CB Portugal Rúben Dias 21 2017 29 3 2021 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
84 FW Portugal D. Gonçalves 21 2017 13 0 2021 Youth system Promoted from Benfica B
90 MF Portugal J. Carvalho 21 2017 10 0 2021 Youth system
  • Source: [47]
  • Ordered by squad number.

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
19 LB Portugal Eliseu 1 year 2018 19 July 2017 Benfica
34 RB Portugal André Almeida 3 years 2021 11 August 2017 Benfica
5 DM Serbia Ljubomir Fejsa 2 years 2021 11 September 2017 Benfica
— CM Brazil Talisca 1 year 2020 10 January 2018[48] Record
— LB Portugal Yuri Ribeiro 5 years 2023 19 May 2018 Benfica
9 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 1 year 2021 Undisclosed Record

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
14 FW Switzerland Haris Seferovic 25 N/A Free agent Transfer Summer 2022 €3.9M BenficaA Bola
— DF Brazil Patrick Vieira 26 N/A Free agent Transfer Summer 2020 Free Record
20 MF Croatia Filip Krovinović 21 Portugal Rio Ave Transfer Summer 2022 €3.5M Benfica zerozeroA Bola
42 CM Slovakia Martin Chrien 21 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed Benfica Viktoria Plzeň
84 FW Portugal Diogo Gonçalves 20 Portugal Benfica B Promotion Summer 2021 N/A Benfica
66 CB Portugal Rúben Dias 20 Portugal Benfica B Promotion Summer 2021 N/A Benfica
24 FW England Chris Willock 19 N/A Free agent Transfer Summer 2022 Free Arsenal Benfica
90 MF Portugal João Carvalho 20 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Loan return Summer 2021 N/A O Jogo zerozero
28 FW Colombia Cristian Arango 22 Colombia Millonarios Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed Benfica Millonarios
— MF Portugal Salvador Agra 25 Portugal Nacional Transfer Summer 2020 Undisclosed zerozero
30 GK Portugal Bruno Varela 22 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed Benfica
— RB Croatia Mato Miloš 24 Croatia Istra 1961 Transfer Summer Undisclosed €400k Istra 1961
1 GK Belgium Mile Svilar 18 Belgium Anderlecht Transfer Summer 2022 €4.5M Anderlecht Record
8 RB Brazil Douglas 27 Spain Barcelona Loan Summer 2018 Undisclosed Benfica
11 FW Brazil Gabriel Barbosa 21 Italy Inter Milan Loan Summer 2018 €1.6M Benfica SAPO Desporto
— MF Sweden Erdal Rakip 21 N/A Free agent Transfer Winter 2023 Undisclosed A Bola
Disclosed total
€13.9M

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Brazil Ederson 23 England Manchester City Transfer Summer €40M BBC Sport Benfica Man City
— MF Portugal Daniel Candeias 29 Scotland Rangers Transfer Summer €800k Benfica O Jogo Rangers
— CM Italy Bryan Cristante 22 Italy Atalanta Loan Summer Undisclosed Record
14 CB Sweden Victor Lindelöf 22 England Manchester United Transfer Summer €35M Benfica Manchester United
— DF Brazil Marçal 28 France Lyon Transfer Summer €4.5M Benfica Lyon
— LW Portugal Nuno Santos 22 Portugal Rio Ave Transfer Summer Undisclosed Rio Ave
35 ST Serbia Luka Jović 19 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Loan Summer Undisclosed Benfica Eintracht
— MF Portugal Pedro Nuno 22 Portugal Tondela Loan Summer Undisclosed zerozero
63 MF Guinea-Bissau Pelé 25 Portugal Rio Ave Transfer Summer Undisclosed Rio Ave
95 LB Portugal Yuri Ribeiro 20 Portugal Rio Ave Loan Summer Undisclosed Rio Ave
— FW Austria Kevin Friesenbichler 23 Austria Austria Wien Transfer Summer Undisclosed Austria Wien
— DF Brazil Patrick Vieira 26 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Loan Summer Undisclosed Vitória de Setúbal
— MF Portugal Salvador Agra 25 Portugal Desportivo das Aves Loan[a] Summer Undisclosed Aves
50 RB Portugal Nélson Semedo 23 Spain Barcelona Transfer Summer €30.5M Barcelona Benfica
— CM Colombia Guillermo Celis 24 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Transfer Summer €1M Vitória de Guimarães zerozero
— CB Brazil César 24 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Loan[b] Summer Undisclosed Vitória de Setúbal
— FW Venezuela Jhon Murillo 21 Turkey Kasımpaşa Loan Summer €400k Kasımpaşa zerozero
— FW Brazil Derley 29 N/A Free agent Contract termination Summer N/A Aves O Jogo
28 FW Colombia Cristian Arango 22 Portugal Desportivo das Aves Loan Summer Undisclosed zerozero
15 RW Peru André Carrillo 26 England Watford Loan Summer Undisclosed Benfica Watford
31 FW Brazil Victor Andrade 21 Portugal Estoril Transfer Summer Undisclosed Estoril
8 CM Portugal André Horta 20 Portugal Braga Loan Summer Undisclosed Benfica Braga
— MF Argentina Luis Fariña 26 N/A Free agent Contract termination Summer N/A Aves zerozero
— DF Croatia Mato Miloš 24 Poland Lechia Gdańsk Loan Summer Undisclosed Lechia Gdańsk
11 ST Greece Kostas Mitroglou 29 France Marseille Transfer Summer €15M Benfica Marseille zerozero
12 GK Brazil Júlio César 38 N/A Free agent Contract termination N/A N/A Benfica zerozero
38 LB Brazil Marcelo Hermes 22 Brazil Cruzeiro Loan Winter Undisclosed Cruzeiro Record
2 CB Argentina Lisandro López 28 Italy Inter Milan Loan Winter Undisclosed Benfica Inter Milan
— MF Brazil Diego Lopes 23 N/A Free agent Contract termination Winter N/A Público Rio Ave
23 RB Portugal Pedro Pereira 19 Italy Genoa Loan Winter Undisclosed Genoa zerozero
— MF Sweden Erdal Rakip 21 England Crystal Palace Loan Winter Undisclosed Crystal Palace
6 DM Brazil Filipe Augusto 24 Turkey Alanyaspor Loan Winter Undisclosed Alanyaspor
11 FW Brazil Gabriel Barbosa 21 Italy Inter Milan Loan termination Winter N/A O Jogo Santos
— CB Brazil César 25 Brazil Juventude Loan Winter Undisclosed Juventude zerozero
— MF Portugal Salvador Agra 26 Spain Granada Loan Winter Undisclosed Granada
Disclosed total
€127.2M

Kit information

Benfica's 2017–18 home kit was inspired by one used in the 1960s (second from the right).

Supplier: Adidas[49]

Sponsors: Emirates[50][51] (front), Sagres[52] (back)

Home kit: Inspired by a model used in the 1960s, this vivid red kit featured a classical design with a white polo collar and white sleeve cuffs. On the front, the manufacturer logo and the iconic sponsor phrase "Fly Emirates" were both white, as well as the beer brand logo on the back. The shirt also presented an embroidered symbol at the bottom, allusive to the 75th birthday of Eusébio.[53] The shorts were white and the socks were in the same red shade as the shirt's. The first appearance of this kit was against Neuchâtel Xamax on 13 July.[54]

Away kit: The alternative kit featured two tones of grey, with the body of the shirt being lighter and the sleeves and necktie (V-neck) darker. The three white Adidas' stripes were displayed vertically along the sides of the shirt. The club's badge was monochromatic and, just like in the previous seasons, it had the three stars above, each representing 10 league titles won by the club.[55] The shorts were dark grey and the socks were predominantly light grey, with the exception of a horizontal stripe. The first appearance of this kit was against Real Betis on 20 July.[56]

Unofficial competitions

Pre-season

On 26 April 2017, it was announced that Benfica would take part in the Emirates Cup.[57] It was the club's second participation in the tournament, after the presence in 2014.[58] On 17 May, the schedule for the Uhrencup was announced; Benfica played against Neuchâtel Xamax and Young Boys.[59] On 20 July, Benfica faced Real Betis in the Algarve Football Cup.[60][61] On 30 June, Benfica announced their pre-season program, which included a standalone friendly match against Hull City on 22 July.[6]

A match between Benfica and Chapecoense was announced on 21 April, to be played on 22 July as part of the annual Eusébio Cup, but it was cancelled on 13 June due to incompatibilities with the Brazilian's team schedule, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation.[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 July 2017 Uhrencup Benfica 2–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Grenchen, Switzerland
20:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadion Brühl
Referee: Vladimir Ocharov (Switzerland)
15 July 2017 Uhrencup Benfica 1–5 Switzerland Young Boys Biel, Switzerland
17:00 CEST Jonas 22' Yellow card 31' Report
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 5,200[63]
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)
20 July 2017 Algarve Football Cup Benfica 2–1 Spain Real Betis Faro and Loulé
20:30 WEST Seferovic 15', 50' Report León 32' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
22 July 2017 Friendly Benfica 0–1 England Hull City Faro and Loulé
20:30 WEST Filipe Augusto Yellow card 90+2' Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) & Nuno Almeida (Algarve)[c]
29 July 2017 Emirates Cup Arsenal England 5–2 Benfica London, England
16:20 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 54,538[64]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
30 July 2017 Emirates Cup RB Leipzig Germany 2–0 Benfica London, England
16:20 BST
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Regular season

On 8 September, the Eusébio Cup match was again announced, this time with Rangers as guests.[65][66] It was scheduled to take place in Canada on 6 October, but Benfica announced its cancellation on 30 September due to the promoters' (Elite Soccer Entertainment) non-compliance with deadlines.[67][68] "Unforeseen reasons and poor ticket sales" were the explanations given by the organising entity for the unexpected outcome.[69][70]

Competitions

Overall record

Performance by competition
Competition Starting round Final position/round First match Last match Top scorer(s)
Primeira Liga — 2nd 9 August 2017 13 May 2018 Brazil Jonas, 34
Taça de Portugal Third round Fifth round 14 October 2017 13 December 2017 5 players, 1
Taça da Liga Third round Third round 20 September 2017 29 December 2017 5 players, 1
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira — Winners 5 August 2017 3 players, 1
UEFA Champions League Group stage Group stage 12 September 2017 5 December 2017 Switzerland Haris Seferovic, 1
Statistics by competition
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Primeira Liga 34 25 6 3 79 22 +57 073.53
Taça de Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Taça da Liga 3 0 3 0 5 5 +0 000.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
UEFA Champions League 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 000.00
Total 47 28 9 10 93 45 +48 059.57

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Main article: 2017 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
5 August 2017 Benfica 3–1 Vitória de Guimarães Aveiro
20:45 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 29,100
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
Man of the Match: Pizzi[71]

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2017–18 Primeira Liga

On 5 July 2017, Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional announced nine stipulations for the Primeira Liga fixture draw that took place on 7 July. Among previous conditions, two new were added, with one directly concerning Benfica: the two teams who would play the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira could not play against Sporting CP (Portuguese team in the UEFA Champions League play-off round) on the first two matchdays.[72]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 28 4 2 82 18 +64 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Benfica 34 25 6 3 80 22 +58 81 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 34 24 6 4 63 24 +39 78 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Braga 34 24 3 7 74 29 +45 75 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 Rio Ave 34 15 6 13 40 42 −2 51 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
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. (Note: only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Desportivo das Aves qualified for the Europa league group stage by winning the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal. However, since they failed to obtain a license for European competitions, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team (Europa league second qualifying round).

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDWLWDWWWWDWWDWWWDWWWWWWWWWLWLDW
Position2213343333333333333322222221122222
Points36910131316172023262930333637404346475053565962656871747477777881
Source: thefinalball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

9 August 2017 1 Benfica 3–1 Braga Lisbon
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 58,826
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
14 August 2017 2 Chaves 0–1 Benfica Chaves
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Pereira Yellow card 90+5' Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Attendance: 8,480
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
19 August 2017 3 Benfica 5–0 Belenenses Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Hanin Yellow card 53' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,262
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
26 August 2017 4 Rio Ave 1–1 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 8,614
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
8 September 2017 5 Benfica 2–1 Portimonense Lisbon
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 52,795
Referee: Gonçalo Martins (Vila Real)
16 September 2017 6 Boavista 2–1 Benfica Porto
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 12,312
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
23 September 2017 7 Benfica 2–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Leão Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,309
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
1 October 2017 8 Marítimo 1–1 Benfica Funchal
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 9,537
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
22 October 2017 9 Desportivo das Aves 1–3 Benfica Vila das Aves
18:00 WEST (UTC±00:00) Defendi 75' Report
Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 5,450
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
27 October 2017 10 Benfica 1–0 Feirense Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC±00:00) Jonas 11' Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,207
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
5 November 2017 11 Vitória de Guimarães 1–3 Benfica Guimarães
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Martins 85' Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 25,702
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
26 November 2017 12 Benfica 6–0 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Pinto Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 44' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,632
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
1 December 2017 13 Porto 0–0 Benfica Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Otávio Yellow card 62' Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,809
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)
9 December 2017 14 Benfica 3–1 Estoril Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 49,520
Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)
17 December 2017 15 Tondela 1–5 Benfica Tondela
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 4,987
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
3 January 2018 16 Benfica 1–1 Sporting CP Lisbon
21:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,996
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
7 January 2018 17 Moreirense 0–2 Benfica Moreira de Cónegos
16:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Sagna Yellow card 48' Report
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
13 January 2018 18 Braga 1–3 Benfica Braga
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 20,407
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
20 January 2018 19 Benfica 3–0 Chaves Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,383
Referee: Bruno Esteves (Setúbal)
29 January 2018 20 Belenenses 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 9,268
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal)
3 February 2018 21 Benfica 5–1 Rio Ave Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,828
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
10 February 2018 22 Portimonense 1–3 Benfica Portimão
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
17 February 2018 23 Benfica 4–0 Boavista Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,884
Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)
24 February 2018 24 Paços de Ferreira 1–3 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 8,810
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)
3 March 2018 25 Benfica 5–0 Marítimo Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 52,460
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)
10 March 2018 26 Benfica 2–0 Desportivo das Aves Lisbon
11:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Rui Costa (Porto)
17 March 2018 27 Feirense 0–2 Benfica Santa Maria da Feira
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Attendance: 5,449
Referee: Manuel Mota (Braga)
31 March 2018 28 Benfica 2–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,402
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
7 April 2018 29 Vitória de Setúbal 1–2 Benfica Setúbal
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 13,739
Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora)
15 April 2018 30 Benfica 0–1 Porto Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,526
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Porto)
21 April 2018 31 Estoril 1–2 Benfica Estoril
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Lisbon)
28 April 2018 32 Benfica 2–3 Tondela Lisbon
18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,547
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Algarve)
5 May 2018 33 Sporting CP 0–0 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Jardel Yellow card 71' Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 49,339
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
13 May 2018 34 Benfica 1–0 Moreirense Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 41,926
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2017–18 Taça de Portugal

Third round

14 October 2017 Olhanense 0–1 Benfica Faro and Loulé
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Léléco Yellow card 79' Report Barbosa 4' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Setúbal)

Forth round

18 November 2017 Benfica 2–0 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
18:15 WET (UTC+01:00)
Report Podstawski Yellow card 37' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: João Capela (Lisbon)

Fifth round

13 December 2017 Rio Ave 3–2 (a.e.t.) Benfica Vila do Conde
21:00 WET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2017–18 Taça da Liga § Group A

Third round

Initially, Real was drawn into group A of the Taça da Liga; however, due to the irregular use of Abou Touré, the Disciplinary Committee of the Portuguese Football Federation awarded the team with an administrative loss in their second round match. After reformulation, Real was replaced by Portimonense.[73]

Matches 2 and 3 were originally intended to be played on 25 October and 29 November, respectively, but were rescheduled to 20 and 29 December.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VSE BEN PRT BRA
1 Vitória de Setúbal 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase — 2–2 — 2–1
2 Benfica 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3 — — 2–2 1–1
3 Portimonense 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2 1–2 — — —
4 Braga 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 — — 2–2 —
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 September 2017 1 Benfica 1–1 Braga Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Bruno Esteves (Setúbal)
20 December 2017 2 Benfica 2–2 Portimonense Lisbon
19:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 21,355
Referee: Manuel Oliveira (Porto)
29 December 2017 3 Vitória de Setúbal 2–2 Benfica Setúbal
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Luís Ferreira (Braga)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU BSL CSKA BEN
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 12 3 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 2–1 2–0
2 Switzerland Basel 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 1–0 — 1–2 5–0
3 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–4 0–2 — 2–0
4 Portugal Benfica 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 0–1 0–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
12 September 2017 1 Benfica 1–2 Russia CSKA Moscow Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 38,323
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
27 September 2017 2 Basel Switzerland 5–0 Benfica Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 34,111
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
18 October 2017 3 Benfica 0–1 England Manchester United Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 57,684
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
31 October 2017 4 Manchester United England 2–0 Benfica Manchester, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,437
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
22 November 2017 5 CSKA Moscow Russia 2–0 Benfica Moscow, Russia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 27,709
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
5 December 2017 6 Benfica 0–2 Switzerland Basel Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Samaris Yellow card 68' Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 22,470
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Statistics

Benfica used a total of 28 players during the 2017–18 season, with one being from the B squad. Three players did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign: Lopes, Branimir Kalaica and Chris Willock. Pizzi featured in 45 matches – the most of any squad member.

The team scored a total of 93 goals (including 1 own goal) in all competitions and there were 17 different goalscorers. The season's top scorer was Jonas, with 37 goals.

Nineteen players were booked during the season. Three of them were sent off: Almeida, Luisão and Živković.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Nat. Player Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Champions League Total
1 GK Belgium Mile Svilar 3 0 -2 1 0 0 2 0 -3 — 3 0 -5 9 0 -10
3 DF Spain Álex Grimaldo 28 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 37 0 1
4 DF Brazil Luisão 16 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 24 0 2
5 MF Serbia Ljubomir Fejsa 27 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 34 0 0
7 MF Greece Andreas Samaris 4 14 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 15 1
8 DF Brazil Douglas 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 — 3 0 0 8 2 0
9 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 6 27 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 10 33 8
10 FW Brazil Jonas 29 1 34 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 36 5 37
13 GK Portugal Paulo Lopes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Switzerland Haris Seferovic 9 11 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 14 15 7
16 DF Croatia Branimir Kalaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
17 MF Serbia Andrija Živković 17 4 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 22 8 3
18 MF Argentina Eduardo Salvio 19 7 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 26 8 9
19 DF Portugal Eliseu 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 10 2 0
20 MF Croatia Filip Krovinović 9 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 — 14 5 2
21 MF Portugal Pizzi 31 2 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 42 3 6
22 MF Argentina Franco Cervi 29 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 4 4
24 FW England Chris Willock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
27 MF Portugal Rafa Silva 13 7 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 8 3
30 GK Portugal Bruno Varela 29 0 -19 2 0 -3 0 1 -1 1 0 -1 2 0 -4 34 1 -28
33 DF Brazil Jardel 26 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 34 0 2
34 DF Portugal André Almeida 31 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 38 2 2
42 MF Slovakia Martin Chrien 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 0
55 MF United States Keaton Parks (B) 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 — 1 5 0
66 DF Portugal Rúben Dias 23 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 29 0 4
84 FW Portugal Diogo Gonçalves 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 6 0
90 FW Portugal João Carvalho 2 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF Argentina Lisandro López 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 1
6 MF Brazil Filipe Augusto 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 10 4 0
11 FW Brazil Gabriel Barbosa 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 — 0 2 0 2 3 1
12 GK Brazil Júlio César 2 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 -5 4 0 -7

(B) – Benfica B player

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition
Brazil Jonas Belenenses 5–0 (H) 19 August 2017 Primeira Liga
Marítimo 5–0 (H) 3 March 2018

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

No. Player Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Champions League Total
1 Belgium Mile Svilar 1 1 0 0 2
12 Brazil Júlio César 1 0 0 1
30 Portugal Bruno Varela 13 1 (0) 0 0 14
Totals 15 2 0 0 0 17

The number in parentheses represents the shared match on match 3 against Vitória de Setúbal, where Varela was the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst Svilar was the one on the field at the start of play.

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player Primeira Liga Taça de
Portugal 		Taça da
Liga 		Supertaça Champions
League 		Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Belgium Mile Svilar 1 1
3 DF Spain Álex Grimaldo 4 4
4 DF Brazil Luisão 5 1 1 1 7 1
5 MF Serbia Ljubomir Fejsa 8 8
6 MF Brazil Filipe Augusto 1 1 2
7 MF Greece Andreas Samaris 2 2 4
9 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 3 3
10 FW Brazil Jonas 2 2
14 FW Switzerland Haris Seferovic 1 1 1 3
17 MF Serbia Andrija Živković 4 1 1 1 1 7 1
18 MF Argentina Eduardo Salvio 4 2 6
19 DF Portugal Eliseu 1 1 1 3
21 MF Portugal Pizzi 5 1 6
22 MF Argentina Franco Cervi 1 1
30 GK Portugal Bruno Varela 1 1
33 DF Brazil Jardel 5 5
34 DF Portugal André Almeida 7 1 1 1 9 1
66 DF Portugal Rúben Dias 4 1 5
84 FW Portugal Diogo Gonçalves 1 1 2
Totals 55 1 4 5 1 11 1 1 76 2 1

Awards

Franco Cervi scored Liga NOS Goal of the Month against Portimonense in February.

Player

No. Pos Name Award Period Ref
10 FW Brazil Jonas Samsung/Liga NOS Player of the Month October/November [74]
December [75]
January [76]
February [77]
March [78]
Liga NOS Forward of the Month January [76]
February [77]
March [78]
SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2017 [79]
Cosme Damião Award – Footballer of the Year [80]
Bola de Prata 2017–18 [81]
21 MF Portugal Pizzi SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2017 [79]
22 MF Argentina Franco Cervi Liga NOS Goal of the Month February [77]
30 GK Portugal Bruno Varela SJPF Young Player of the Month December [82]
Liga NOS Goalkeeper of the Month March [78]
66 DF Portugal Rúben Dias Cosme Damião Award – Revelation 2017 [80]
Liga NOS Defender of the Month March [78]
LPFP Breakthrough Player 2017–18 [83]

Manager

Name Award Year Ref
Portugal Rui Vitória Liga NOS Manager of the Month January [76]
Cosme Damião Award – Coach of the Year 2017 [80]

Notes

a. ^ On 31 January 2018, Agra's season-long loan at Desportivo das Aves was terminated.[84]
b. ^ On 12 January 2018, César's season-long loan at Vitória de Setubal was terminated by mutual agreement.[85]
c. ^ Amid FPF's experiments with video assistant referee (VAR), Hélder Malheiro officiated in the first half and Nuno Almeida in the second one.

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