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

Benfica de Macau
Full nameCasa do Sport Lisboa e Benfica em Macau
澳門賓菲加體育會
Founded17 October 1951
(73 years ago)
 (1951-10-17)
GroundMacau Olympic Complex Stadium
Capacity16,272
ChairmanDuarte Alves
Head coachNuno Capela
LeagueLiga de Elite
2024Liga de Elite, Champions
Websitehttps://www.benficamacau.com/

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

History

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Benfica Macau was founded on 17 October 1951, as the House No. 232 of S.L. Benfica.[citation needed]

On 21 August 2016, Benfica 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.[1]

In 2018, Benfica Macau became the first Macanese club to participate in the AFC Cup group stage.[2] 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.[3]

Continental history

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

Current squad

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Squad for the 2023 Liga de Elite

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   PHI Gabriel Croce
2 DF   MAC Marcos Cheong
7 DF   MAC Chan Man
8 MF   MAC Ng Wa Keng
9 FW   GHA Daniel Adade
10 FW   TLS João Pedro
11 MF   MAC Iuri Capelo
12 MF   MAC Lee Keng Pan
16 GK   MAC Tai Chou Tek
18 MF   TLS Filomeno Junior
30 MF   MAC Leong Hou In
88 GK   MAC Rui Oliveira

Honours

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League

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  • Taça de Macau
    • Champions (3): 2013, 2014, 2017
    • Runners-up (1): 2015, 2023

References

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  1. ^ "DUO SEAL KEY 2017 AFC CUP QUALIFYING WINS, STALEMATE IN GROUP C". The AFC.com. 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ Renato Marques (18 January 2018). "Benfica de Macau kicks off season highlighting AFC Cup". Macau Daily Times.
  3. ^ "BENFICA WINS 3-2 AND MAKES HISTORY FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL". Macau Daily Times. 7 March 2018.
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