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Sport Lisboa e Benfica Juniors (Juniores in Portuguese

Portuguese language

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) is the youth team department of the Portuguese

Portugal

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football club Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

There are main development teams in the Under-19's category (Juniores "A"), Under-17's (Juvenis "B"), Under-15's (Iniciados "C") and Under-13's (Infantis "D"), with further teams in the Under-12's, Under-11's and Under-9's age groups completing the clubs youth academy.

Current squad

Notable former players

1960-70 Fernando Chalana

Fernando Chalana

Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana is a retired Portuguese professional footballer and manager.Widely regarded as one of the greatest talents in national football, among the likes of Eusébio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo and Rui Costa, the diminutive winger's main asset was his above-average ball...

Humberto Coelho Rui Jordão

Rui Jordão

Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão is a retired Portuguese footballer.One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portuguese football, his career was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, winning the Silver Ball award twice, once with each...

Tamagnini Nené

Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista, Nené , is a retired Portuguese footballer.A striker, he played his entire career with Sport Lisboa e Benfica, appearing in nearly 600 official games for the club....

Shéu

Shéu Han , known as Shéu, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder....

1980s Fernando Brassard

Fernando Brassard

Fernando José Alves Brassard is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

Rui Bento

Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Pereira Bento is a retired Portuguese footballer and a current coach.During his playing days he played mostly as a central defender.-Club career:Bento first represented S.L...

José Bizarro Rui Costa

Rui Costa

Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica...

Gil Paulo Madeira

Paulo Madeira

Paulo Sérgio Braga Madeira is a retired Portuguese footballer, who played as a central defender.-Club:...

Abel Silva Paulo Sousa

Paulo Sousa

Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”...

1990s João Pereira Miguel Veloso

Miguel Veloso

Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Genoa C.F.C. and the Portuguese national team.Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as an offensive left back.-Sporting:...

Jorge Ribeiro

Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada CF in La Liga. Mainly a left defender, he can also appear as a midfielder.-Club career:Brought up through S.L...

Maniche Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim

Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a midfielder....

2000s Silvio Manuel Pereira

Sílvio Manuel Pereira

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Miguel Lopes André Carvalhas

André Carvalhas

André Filipe Silva Carvalhas is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as a left winger.-Football career:A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Carvalhas was promoted to the first team for 2008–09...

Manuel Fernandes Leandro Pimenta

Leandro Pimenta

Leandro António Coelho Pimenta is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal on loan from Benfica, as a midfielder.-Career:...

Romeu Ribeiro

Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.S. Marítimo as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...

Miguel Rosa

Miguel Alexandre Jesus Rosa is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.F. Os Belenenses on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder.-Club career:...

David Simão

David Martins Simão is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Versailles, France, Simão played most of his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at the age of nine from Grupo Instrução Musical Desportiva Abóboda.On 19 January 2008, he was...

Miguel Vítor

Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a central defender.-Club career:...

Leandro Pimenta

Leandro António Coelho Pimenta is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal on loan from Benfica, as a midfielder.-Career:...

Ruben Lima

Ruben Alexandre Rocha Lima is a Portuguese footballer who plays for HNK Hajduk Split in Croatia, as a left defender.-Club career:...

Lassana Camará

Lassana Camará, aka Saná , is a Guinea Bissauan-born Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Valladolid in Spain, as a central midfielder.-Club career:...

Ruben Pinto

Rúben Rafael Melo Silva Pinto is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

Roderick Miranda

Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda , simply Roderick, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Servette FC on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a central defender.-Football career:...

Nélson Oliveira

Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a striker.-Club career:Born in Barcelos, Oliveira finished his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at age 15 from Sporting de Braga, being a prolific scorer for both clubs. He made his first team debut...

Vlad Chiricheş

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Coaches

Current coaching staff

Honours

Juniors;

S.L. Benfica Sub-20 Team won the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in 1996.http://www.youthcup.ch/youthcup_geschichte_css_2010/siegerliste_byfc_ab_1939.html

Winners: 1 (1996)
Runners-up: 1 (1997)
Third place: 2 (2000, 2001)

National and Regional Titles;

National Championship (22): 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2004

Regional Championship; 21

Other Tournaments;

National;

Torneio de Futebol Junior da Vila de Albergaria-a-Velha do SC Alba; 1(2009)

Torneio Fernando Justino Ramos: 1

International;

Torneio Eurovoetball: 1(Sub-20)

Torneio Internacional de Manchester: 1

Torneio Internacional de La Croix: 3(Sub-18)

Torneio Internacional de Saint Joseph: 1

Torneio Internacional de Miranda del Ebro: 4

Torneio Internacional de Bordeaux: 2

Torneio Internacional de Don Benito: 1

Torneio Internacional de Pontevedra: 1

Torneio Internacional Salamanca: 1

Torneio Internacional de Mérida: 1

Torneio Internacional Orleans. 1

Torneio Internacional de Cor Groenewegen: 1

Torneio Internacional de Monforte de Emos: 1

Torneio Internacional "Maçã de Alcobaça" Sub-19: 1

Torneio Internacional da Guarda: 2(último em 2009)

torneio Internacional de Vizela: 1

Sources; http://www.rsssf.com/

Not complete, missing "other tournaments".

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