The 2025–26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season was the club's 122nd season in existence and its 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica played in the Primeira Liga, and also competed in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica played in the UEFA Champions League.
Benfica completed the season undefeated on May 16, 2026 but finished third. This marked the first time a team gone undefeated but not win the league twice.
Players First-team squad
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSourceSummer transfers26 Roma€9,000,0003 Real Madrid€5,000,00017 Red Bull Salzburg€10,000,0005 Aston VillaLoan (€3,000,000)20 Palmeiras€27,000,0009 Union SG€22,800,00010 Shakhtar DonetskLoan (€6,750,000)11 Sevilla€20,000,000Winter transfers15 Estrela da Amadora€6,000,00027 Beşiktaş€5,000,000Disclosed total€114,550,000
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSourceSummer transfers20 Beşiktaş€2,000,0001 July 20259 Botafogo€12,000,00011 Rosario CentralFree— PAOK€1,000,000— BeşiktaşLoan1012 July 202581 Luzern14 July 20253 Real Madrid€50,000,000— Feyenoord€6,000,00024 July 2025— Elche€1,500,00030 July 20257 Fenerbahçe€22,500,00029 August 202547 NiceLoan31 August 202561 BurnleyLoan (€2,000,000)1 September 2025Winter transfers— Luzern€900,0001 January 2026— Slavia Prague€3,000,00012 January 20263 TorinoLoan19 January 202671 Moreirense€800,00023 January 2026Disclosed total€101,700,000
Pre-season friendlies
The pre-season began on 14 July 2025.
Competitions Overall record
Primeira Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
1 Matchday 1 (vs Rio Ave) was postponed to 23 September 2025.
Matches
Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 28 August 2025.
League table
Results by round
Matches
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 30 January 2026.
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! 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.
References