S.L. Benfica Juniors
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica Juniors (Juniores in Portuguese
Portuguese language
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) is the youth team department of the Portuguese
Portugal
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 football club Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

There are main development teams in the Under-19's category (Juniores "A"), Under-17's (Juvenis "B"), Under-15's (Iniciados "C") and Under-13's (Infantis "D"), with further teams in the Under-12's, Under-11's and Under-9's age groups completing the clubs youth academy.

Current squad

Notable former players

1960-70 Fernando Chalana
Fernando Chalana
Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana is a retired Portuguese professional footballer and manager.Widely regarded as one of the greatest talents in national football, among the likes of Eusébio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo and Rui Costa, the diminutive winger's main asset was his above-average ball...

 Humberto Coelho Rui Jordão
Rui Jordão
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão is a retired Portuguese footballer.One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portuguese football, his career was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, winning the Silver Ball award twice, once with each...

 Tamagnini Nené
Tamagnini Nené
Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista, Nené , is a retired Portuguese footballer.A striker, he played his entire career with Sport Lisboa e Benfica, appearing in nearly 600 official games for the club....

 Shéu
Shéu
Shéu Han , known as Shéu, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder....



1980s Fernando Brassard
Fernando Brassard
Fernando José Alves Brassard is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

 Rui Bento
Rui Bento
Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Pereira Bento is a retired Portuguese footballer and a current coach.During his playing days he played mostly as a central defender.-Club career:Bento first represented S.L...

 José Bizarro Rui Costa
Rui Costa
Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica...

 Gil Paulo Madeira
Paulo Madeira
Paulo Sérgio Braga Madeira is a retired Portuguese footballer, who played as a central defender.-Club:...

 Abel Silva Paulo Sousa
Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”...



1990s João Pereira Miguel Veloso
Miguel Veloso
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Genoa C.F.C. and the Portuguese national team.Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as an offensive left back.-Sporting:...

 Jorge Ribeiro
Jorge Ribeiro
Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada CF in La Liga. Mainly a left defender, he can also appear as a midfielder.-Club career:Brought up through S.L...

 Maniche Ruben Amorim
Ruben Amorim
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a midfielder....



2000s Silvio Manuel Pereira
Sílvio Manuel Pereira
Sílvio Manuel Azevedo Ferreira Sá Pereira, simply Sílvio, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in Spain. A defender, he is equally at ease as a right or left back.-External links:****...

 Miguel Lopes André Carvalhas
André Carvalhas
André Filipe Silva Carvalhas is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as a left winger.-Football career:A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Carvalhas was promoted to the first team for 2008–09...

 Manuel Fernandes Leandro Pimenta
Leandro Pimenta
Leandro António Coelho Pimenta is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal on loan from Benfica, as a midfielder.-Career:...

 Romeu Ribeiro
Romeu Ribeiro
Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.S. Marítimo as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...

 Miguel Rosa
Miguel Rosa
Miguel Alexandre Jesus Rosa is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.F. Os Belenenses on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder.-Club career:...

 David Simão
David Simão
David Martins Simão is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Versailles, France, Simão played most of his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at the age of nine from Grupo Instrução Musical Desportiva Abóboda.On 19 January 2008, he was...

 Miguel Vítor
Miguel Vítor
Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a central defender.-Club career:...

 Leandro Pimenta
Leandro Pimenta
Leandro António Coelho Pimenta is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal on loan from Benfica, as a midfielder.-Career:...

 Ruben Lima
Ruben Lima
Ruben Alexandre Rocha Lima is a Portuguese footballer who plays for HNK Hajduk Split in Croatia, as a left defender.-Club career:...

 Lassana Camará
Lassana Camará
Lassana Camará, aka Saná , is a Guinea Bissauan-born Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Valladolid in Spain, as a central midfielder.-Club career:...

 Ruben Pinto
Ruben Pinto
Rúben Rafael Melo Silva Pinto is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

 Roderick Miranda
Roderick Miranda
Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda , simply Roderick, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Servette FC on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a central defender.-Football career:...

 Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a striker.-Club career:Born in Barcelos, Oliveira finished his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at age 15 from Sporting de Braga, being a prolific scorer for both clubs. He made his first team debut...

  Vlad Chiricheş
Vlad Chiricheş
Vlad Chiricheş is a Romanian footballer who currently plays as a defender for the Romanian Liga I team CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.-External links:* * at RomanianSoccer.ro* UEFA.com...



Coaches

Current coaching staff

Honours

Juniors;

S.L. Benfica Sub-20 Team won the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in 1996.http://www.youthcup.ch/youthcup_geschichte_css_2010/siegerliste_byfc_ab_1939.html
  • Winners: 1 (1996)
  • Runners-up: 1 (1997)
  • Third place: 2 (2000, 2001)


National and Regional Titles;

National Championship (22): 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2004

Regional Championship; 21

Other Tournaments;

National;

Torneio de Futebol Junior da Vila de Albergaria-a-Velha do SC Alba; 1(2009)

Torneio Fernando Justino Ramos: 1

International;

Torneio Eurovoetball: 1(Sub-20)

Torneio Internacional de Manchester: 1

Torneio Internacional de La Croix: 3(Sub-18)

Torneio Internacional de Saint Joseph: 1

Torneio Internacional de Miranda del Ebro: 4

Torneio Internacional de Bordeaux: 2

Torneio Internacional de Don Benito: 1

Torneio Internacional de Pontevedra: 1

Torneio Internacional Salamanca: 1

Torneio Internacional de Mérida: 1

Torneio Internacional Orleans. 1

Torneio Internacional de Cor Groenewegen: 1

Torneio Internacional de Monforte de Emos: 1

Torneio Internacional "Maçã de Alcobaça" Sub-19: 1

Torneio Internacional da Guarda: 2(último em 2009)

torneio Internacional de Vizela: 1

Sources; http://www.rsssf.com/

Not complete, missing "other tournaments".
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