The 2020–21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 117th season in existence and its 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. This season, Benfica invested €105 million amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a record investment in Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica lost the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match, were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga, finished third in the Primeira Liga – their worst league position since 2008–09Benfica repete terceiro lugar no campeonato 12 anos depois Notícias ao Minuto – and lost a Taça de Portugal final for a second time in a row. Internationally, Benfica were eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and in the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, respectively. The season started on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 23 May 2021. Considered a failed, disastrous season,Para o vice-presidente do Benfica, Jesus terá de "reganhar a confiança dos adeptos". Jaime Antunes reconhece "época falhada" Observador"Os benfiquistas têm de exigir que as coisas sejam alteradas" A BolaO lugar de Jesus e a contestação a Vieira numa "época desastrosa" Diário de Notícias it was the first time Benfica ended trophyless since 2012–13.
Players First-team squad
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource38 Corinthians€17,098,0002 Fluminense€3,000,000 77 BoavistaUndisclosed5 Tottenham HotspurFree7 Grêmio€22,005,00010 Freiburg€16,017,0009 Almería€25,020,00030 Manchester City€15,158,0004 Santos€6,500,000Disclosed total€104,798,000
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource(s)—GK Vitória de GuimarãesFree—FW LA GalaxyLoan—DF Twente—GK FamalicãoUndisclosed—MF PAOKReleased—FW Nashville SCLoan (€500,000)—DF CrotoneLoan—MF MoreirenseLoan—MF Al-AhliReleased—MF MonacoLoan6DF Manchester City€68,000,000—DF Damac FC€2,000,00095FW Tottenham HotspurLoan (€3,000,000)84DF AlavésLoan 97DF ValenciaLoanDisclosed total€73,500,000
Pre-season friendlies
Non-televised friendlies, at Benfica Campus: Benfica 4–0 Benfica B/U23 (15 August) Benfica 4–1 Estoril (22 August) Benfica 4–0 Belenenses SAD (25 August) Benfica 5–1 Farense (26 August) Benfica 3–0 Benfica B (6 September)
Competitions Overview
Primeira Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.
Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying phase The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 31 August 2020, 12:00 CEST.
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.
Knockout phase
Round of 32 The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.
Statistics Appearances and goals
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! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team
Notes
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