S.L. Benfica (youth)

Current players ;Key B = current Benfica B player; U23 = player for Benfica's under-23 team Notable players Over 1,000 players have come through Benfica's youth ranks, but only a small part of them played for the club's first-team. The list below includes former youth players who represented the main team in a minimum of 25 matches, or those that reached 25 caps at full international level. In some occasions, graduates debuted for the first-team but left Benfica before reaching 25 matches and went on representing their national team at full international level. Those players are also listed. (Time periods below correspond to when players joined Benfica youth.) Pre-1960 • Albino • Santana • • António Mendes • Serra • Fernando Cruz • José Henrique • Simões 1960s • Diamantino Costa • Vítor Martins • Artur Correia • Nené • • João Alves 1970s • • Shéu • Rui Jordão • Eurico Gomes • Cavungi • Alberto Fonseca • Fernando Chalana • José Luís • Jorge Silva • Diamantino • Rui Costa 1980s • Samuel • • José Carlos • Kenedy • Paulo Sousa • Paulo Madeira • Rui Bento • Bruno Basto • Maniche 1990s • Pedro Henriques • Edgar • Hugo Leal • Bruno Aguiar • José Sousa • João Pereira • Diogo Luís • Sílvio • • José Moreira 2000s • Miguel Vítor • Bernardo Silva • Nélson Oliveira • Gonçalo Guedes • Bruno Varela • Renato Sanches • João Cancelo • Jota • Diogo Gonçalves • Rúben Dias • Ederson • 2010s • Florentino • André Gomes • Ferro • Victor Lindelöf • • João Félix • Nuno Tavares ==Coaching staff==

UEFA Youth League and Under-20 FIFA Intercontinental Cup Note: Benfica score is always listed first. Under-20 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup Note: Benfica score is always listed first. Otten Innovation Cup (Under-19) Note: Benfica score is always listed first. Geneva Cup (Under-17) Note: Benfica score is always listed first. Youngster Cup - Berlin (Under-17) Note: Benfica score is always listed first. Shanghai Future Star Cup (Under-17) Note: Benfica score is always listed first. ==Honours==

• Portuguese Championship • Winners (26) – record: 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, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2024–25 • UEFA Youth League • Winners (1): 2021–22 • Runners-up (3): 2013-14, 2016–17, 2019–20 • Under-20 Intercontinental Cup • Winners (1): 2022 • Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup • Winners (1): 1996 • Runners-up (3): 1997, 2014, 2019 ==Other youth honours==

Juvenis (under-17) • Portuguese Championship : Winners (22) – record: 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, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Iniciados (under-15) • Portuguese Championship : Winners (13): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Infantis (under-13) • Portuguese Championship : Winners (3) – shared record: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96 ==References==