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Ground Capacity
  
2,720

Manager
  
João Tralhão

2015–16
  
6th

Ground
  
Futebol Campus

President
  
Luís Filipe Vieira

League
  
U19 Championship

Chairperson
  
Luís Filipe Vieira

Full name
  
Sport Lisboa e Benfica "Juniors"

Sport Lisboa e Benfica "Juniors" (Portuguese: Juniores) is the under-19 football team that belongs to the youth department of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica.

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Domestically, Benfica have won a record 23 Campeonato Nacional de Juniores. Internationally, they won the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in 1996, and in the 2013–14 season they reached the UEFA Youth League final (the only Portuguese team to do so) and were distinguished for "Best implementation of the UEFA Youth League values". On 21 October 2015, Benfica set the biggest UEFA Youth League win, beating Galatasaray away 11–1.

There are other main development teams below under-19, completing the club's youth academy: 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.

Current squad

As of 25 February 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Notable players

The following is a list of players who have represented Benfica's first team in a minimum of 25 matches, or have become full internationals while at Benfica. Over 1,000 players have come through the youth ranks and only a small part played for the first team, those that met this aforementioned criteria are listed below. In rare exceptions, some graduates debuted for the first team, but left the club before reaching 25 games, and went on to achieve recognition elsewhere, representing their country at full international level. Those are also included. Additionally, outstanding performances (Player of the Year) without ever playing for Benfica are also noteworthy of inclusion.

Competitive record

Last updated: 7 March 2017
Note: Benfica score always listed first.

Juniores

  • Portuguese Championship
    • Winners (23): 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 (record)

    Juvenis A

  • Portuguese Championship
    • Winners (17): 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

    Iniciados A

  • Portuguese Championship
    • Winners (9): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16

    European competitions

  • Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
    • Winners: 1996 Runners-up: 1997, 2014
  • UEFA Youth League
    • Runners-up: 2014

    References

    S.L. Benfica Juniors Wikipedia
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