Benfica
Portugal · Primeira Liga Lineups & starting XIs
Last 7 matches
FC Porto L 1-3 Round 7 · Sep 20 · Away · 4-2-3-1 → 
Squad
Trubin 
Soares 
Lenglet 
Circati 
Bah 
Dahl 
Índio 
Araújo 
Banjaqui 
El Karouani 
Barrenechea 
Aursnes 
Sudakov 
Kaminski 
Silva 
Barreiro 
Ríos 
Silva 
Palhinha 
Neto 
Figueiredo 
Moreira 
Bruma 
Lukébakio 
Pavlidis 
Schjelderup 
Durán 
Prestianni 
Cabral 
Saidi 
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Vitoria de Guimaraes Common questions
Who starts for Benfica in the latest lineup?
Against FC Porto, Benfica started Soares, Bah, Araújo, Lenglet, Dahl, Aursnes, Palhinha, Silva, Sudakov, Prestianni and Pavlidis, in a 4-2-3-1. The sheet above shows the same eleven with shirt numbers.
What formation does Benfica play?
Benfica has lined up in a 4-2-3-1 in recent matches.
Who captains Benfica?
Araújo wears the armband in the current Benfica squad.
Can I build my own Benfica lineup?
Yes. The free web builder opens with Benfica loaded — pick the eleven, set the formation and export the image. The iOS and Android app adds ratings, goals, cards and up to 100 saved lineups.
Are the Benfica lineups up to date?
Every Primeira Liga matchday is published within hours of full time, and this page is rebuilt with it — lineups, results and the table.
About Benfica
Benfica are a football club from Portugal, playing in the Primeira Liga 2026/27. They are 2nd in the table with 16 points from 7 matches, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Their most recent lineup was a 4-2-3-1, a 1–3 away loss to FC Porto on September 20, 2026. That XI read Soares, Bah, Araújo, Lenglet, Dahl, Aursnes, Palhinha, Silva, Sudakov, Prestianni and Pavlidis, the eleven Silva picked. Form over the last 5 matches, newest first, reads L-W-W-W-W, with 13 goals scored and 5 conceded.
The 30-player squad lists 2 goalkeepers, 8 defenders, 12 midfielders and 8 attackers. 16 nationalities are in it: 11 players from Portugal, and the rest from Ukraine, Argentina, Norway, Colombia, France and Australia and elsewhere. Benfica play Vitoria de Guimaraes next, on Sunday, October 11, 2026. This page is rebuilt after every Primeira Liga matchday, with the newest starting XI as an image, the result and the updated table.
Every player on this page is in the app, photos and ratings included. Build your XI, export the image, share it.