S.L. Benfica de Macau

The House of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Macau (Chinese: 澳門賓菲加體育會), simply known as Benfica de Macau, is a Macanese professional football team that currently competes in the Liga de Elite. They are the five-time champions of the league.

For other uses, see S.L. Benfica (disambiguation).

Benfica de Macau
Full nameCasa do Sport Lisboa e Benfica em Macau
澳門賓菲加體育會
Founded17 October 1951 (1951-10-17)
ChairmanDuarte Alves
ManagerCarlos Leonel
LeagueLiga de Elite
2023Liga de Elite, 2nd of 9[1]

The club plays its home games at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium.

History

Benfica de Macau was founded on 17 October 1951, as the House No. 232 of S.L. Benfica.

On 21 August 2016, Benfica de Macau defeated Rovers FC of Guam 4–2 in a 2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifier in Bishkek. It was the first win ever for a Macanese club in any AFC competition.[2]

In 2018, Benfica de Macau became the first Macanese club to participate in the AFC Cup group stage.[3] On 7 March 2018, Benfica won 3–2 against Taiwan's Hang Yuen, becoming the first Macanese club to win an AFC group stage match.[4]

Continental history
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2016 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Kyrgyzstan Alga Bishkek 0–2 3rd
Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 1–4
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying Round Guam Rovers 4–2 2nd
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 1–2
2018 AFC Cup Group I Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 3–2 4–1 2nd
North Korea Hwaebul SC 3–0 3–2
North Korea April 25 0–2 0–8

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 Liga de Elite

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Sergio "Pedófilo" Almeida
2 DF Macau MAC Cheong Marcos
4 DF Philippines PHI Alison Cacay
6 DF Macau MAC Rafael Moreira
7 DF Macau MAC Chan Man
8 MF Macau MAC Ng Wa Keng
9 FW Macau MAC Leong Hou In
10 MF Macau MAC Dion Carlos Choi
11 MF Macau MAC Iuri Capelo
12 MF Macau MAC Lee Keng Pan
14 MF East Timor TLS Filomeno Junior
16 GK Macau MAC Tai Chou Tek
17 MF Macau MAC Fifa
18 DF Macau MAC Chu Kai Wang
20 GK Macau MAC Lo Weng Hou
21 FW Cape Verde CPV Alison Brito
23 MF Macau MAC Lei Kam Hong
26 DF Macau MAC Amâncio
27 MF Brazil BRA Ranieri
29 DF Macau MAC Vong Kai Hou
45 FW Macau MAC Carlos Leonel
63 MF Macau MAC Cheong Hoi San

Honours

League

Cup Competitions

References
  1. "2023 Macau Football League Marks - 1st Division" (PDF). macaufa.com. MACAU FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. "DUO SEAL KEY 2017 AFC CUP QUALIFYING WINS, STALEMATE IN GROUP C". The AFC.com. 21 August 2016.
  3. Renato Marques (18 January 2018). "Benfica de Macau kicks off season highlighting AFC Cup". Macau Daily Times.
  4. "BENFICA WINS 3-2 AND MAKES HISTORY FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL". Macau Daily Times. 7 March 2018.


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