2011–12 S.L. Benfica season
The 2011–12 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 108th season in existence and the club's 78th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and the UEFA Champions League. Benfica qualified for the Champions League by finishing second in the previous Primeira Liga.
| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Luís Filipe Vieira | ||
| Head coach | Jorge Jesus | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Liga | 2nd | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | ||
| Taça da Liga | Winners | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Óscar Cardozo (20 goals) All: Óscar Cardozo (28 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 63,822 v Manchester United (14 September 2011) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,453 v Santa Clara (18 January 2012) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 42,530[1] | ||
| Biggest win | União de Leiria 0–4 Benfica (8 January 2012) Benfica 5–1 Rio Ave (16 December 2011) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1 goal difference in 7 matches | ||
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In Jesus' third season at the helm of the club, he tried to implement a more balanced system, with Axel Witsel replacing Pablo Aimar as a more central midfielder, with Aimar pushed as to second striker role, to give more defensive support than Javier Saviola. Nicolás Gaitán was moved to the right, with Bruno César and Nolito alternating on the left. Rodrigo eventually gained his space in the starting eleven, replacing Aimar.[2][3][4]
This season, Benfica placed first in their UEFA Champions League group, later reaching the competition's quarter-finals, and won their fourth Taça da Liga by defeating Gil Vicente.[5][6][7]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 9 July 2011 Friendly | Benfica | 9–1 | Fribourg Regional Team | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo  15', 21', 30', 43' Saviola 39' (pen.) Gaitán 41'Nolito 51' Rodrigo 58' Vítor 71' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 10 July 2011 Friendly | Servette | 1–1 | Benfica | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+01) | Vitkieviez 25' |
Report | Gaitán 11' |
Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 12,699 |
| 12 July 2011 Friendly | Dijon | 2–1 | Benfica | Nyon, Switzerland |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Cacérès 40' Courgnaud 72' |
Report | Urretavizcaya 90+1' |
Stadium: Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon Referee: Ludovic Gremaud |
| 15 July 2011 Guadiana Trophy | Benfica | 3–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Faro, Portugal |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 11' Jara 89' Saviola 89' |
Report | Nenê 14' |
Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: João Ferreira |
| 17 July 2011 Guadiana Trophy | Benfica | 2–2 | Anderlecht | Faro, Portugal |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Saviola 16' Urretavizcaya 58' |
Report | Lukaku 27' Suárez 45+1' |
Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 20 July 2011 Friendly | Benfica | 1–0 | Toulouse | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01) | Jardel 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,416 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 6 August 2011 Eusébio Cup | Benfica | 2–1 | Arsenal | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Aimar 50' Nolito 60' |
Report | Van Persie 34' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,833 Referee: Duarte Gomes |
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 69 | |
| 3 | Braga | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
Source: LPFP (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[8]
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[8]
(C) Champion
Results by round
Matches
| 12 August 2011 1 | Gil Vicente | 2–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) | Vieira 37'  77'Laionel 74'Vilela 76' |
Report | Nolito 7' Saviola 20' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 12,008 Referee: João Ferreira |
| 20 August 2011 2 | Benfica | 3–1 | Feirense | Lisbon |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) | Nolito 14' Cardozo 75'Bruno César 90+1'Saviola 90+3' |
Report | Cunha 46' Rabiola 53'Luciano 61'Sténio 70'Ludovic 83' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,856 Referee: Hugo Pacheco |
| 29 August 2011 3 | Nacional | 0–2 | Benfica | Funchal |
| 21:45 CET (UTC+01) | Aurélio 49'  62'Danielson 52'Lopes 67'Costa 78' |
Report | Cardozo 22' 41' Emerson 54'García 60'Bruno César 90+4' |
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 10 September 2011 4 | Benfica | 2–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 33' (pen.), 45' (pen.) Garay 69'Emerson 84'Pereira 88'Artur 90' |
Report | Alex 20' João Paulo 35'El Adoua 38'Teles 43'N'Diaye 45'Silva 63'Alves 80' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 38,917 Referee: Vasco Santos |
| 18 September 2011 5 | Benfica | 4–1 | Académica de Coimbra | Lisbon |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Bruno César 9' 26' Nolito 42', 90+1' 74'Pereira 77'Aimar 82' |
Report | Sow 7' Danilo 40'Adrien 64' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 32,191 Referee: Vasco Santos |
| 23 September 2011 6 | Porto | 2–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Otamendi 9' 51' Kléber 37' 77'Fucile 43'Pereira 57'Fernando 78'Moutinho 90+1' |
Report | Luisão 40' García 40'Cardozo 43' 47'Gaitán 82'Bruno César 89' |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,511 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
| 1 October 2011 7 | Benfica | 4–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Saviola 22', 43' Matić 45+1'Luisão 51' 65'Gaitán 52'Nolito 66' 88' |
Report | Melgarejo 8' Michel 51' (pen.)Josué 54'Luisinho 68' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,467 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 22 October 2011 8 | Beira-Mar | 0–1 | Benfica | Aveiro |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Joãozinho 13' Coelho 49'Tavares 70'Moreira 70' |
Report | Bruno César 11' Cardozo 42'Saviola 45+1'Matić 59'Amorim 71' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 17,845 Referee: Paulo Baptista |
| 29 October 2011 9 | Benfica | 2–1 | Olhanense | Lisbon |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Rodrigo 1', 13' Luisão 52' |
Report | Eduardo 48' Djalmir 77' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,319 Referee: Marco Ferreira |
| 6 November 2011 10 | Braga | 1–1 | Benfica | Braga |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01) | Mahamat 7' Lima 45' (pen.)Viana 60'Mossoró 72'Alan 79' |
Report | Emerson 45' García 55'Rodrigo 73'Garay 76'Amorim 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 18,688 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 26 November 2011 11 | Benfica | 1–0 | Sporting CP | Lisbon |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | García 42' Aimar 45+2'Cardozo 48' 63' |
Report | Elias 2' Carriço 21'Van Wolfswinkel 48'Carrillo 81'Santos 84'Schaars 87' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,146 Referee: João Capela |
| 11 December 2011 12 | Marítimo | 0–1 | Benfica | Funchal |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Roberto 39' Miranda 40'Olberdam 42' 47' |
Report | García 29' Emerson 40'Aimar 50'Pereira 63'Cardozo 85'Jardel 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
| 16 December 2011 13 | Benfica | 5–1 | Rio Ave | Lisbon |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Pereira 22' Cardozo 34' (pen.)Nolito 36', 72'Saviola 45'Garay 48'Witsel 64' |
Report | Bruno China 9' Atsu 25'Éder 33'Kelvin 77' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,996 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 8 January 2012 14 | União de Leiria | 0–4 | Benfica | Marinha Grande |
| 19:15 CET (UTC+01) | Djaniny 25' |
Report | Bruno César 10' Cardozo 48'García 62'Rodrigo 73', 76'Luisão 87' |
Stadium: Municipal da Marinha Grande Attendance: 8,378 Referee: Cosme Machado |
| 14 January 2012 15 | Benfica | 4–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Nolito 24' Cardozo 33', 45' 39' 85'Matić 73' |
Report | Neca 6' Silva 39'Santos 39'Tengarrinha 53' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,155 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 22 January 2012 16 | Benfica | 3–1 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 27' Rodrigo 72' 88'Aimar 74' |
Report | Galo 40' Daniel 53'Cunha 71'Luís Manuel 71' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,214 Referee: Marco Ferreira |
| 28 January 2012 17 | Feirense | 1–2 | Benfica | Santa Maria da Feira |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | De Freitas 6' Varela 50' 72'Ludovic 72' |
Report | García 36' Varela 54' (o.g.)Artur 57'Cardozo 73' (pen.)Pereira 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Rui Costa |
| 11 February 2012 18 | Benfica | 4–1 | Nacional | Lisbon |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Garay 9' Cardozo 21'Rodrigo 39', 61'Witsel 51' |
Report | Todorović 15' Claudemir 29' (pen.) 58'Barcelos 65'Neto 78'Danielson 81'Candeias 85' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,238 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
| 20 February 2012 19 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–0 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | João Paulo 26' Toscano 32' 37'Alves 78' |
Report | Pereira 19' Matić 36'Aimar 67'Witsel 71'Luisão 76' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 19,052 Referee: Carlos Xistra |
| 25 February 2012 20 | Académica de Coimbra | 0–0 | Benfica | Coimbra |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Diogo 36' Ferreira 64'Cédric 82'Adrien 90+1'Peiser 90+7' |
Report | Matić 45+1' Pereira 60'Nolito 90+7' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 2 March 2012 21 | Benfica | 2–3 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 42', 48' 45+1' Emerson 63' 77'M. Pereira 90+4' |
Report | Hulk 7' 90+2' Rolando 21'Á. Pereira 24'Djalma 29'Rodríguez 64'Maicon 87'Helton 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,222 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 11 March 2012 22 | Paços de Ferreira | 1–2 | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira |
| 19:15 CET (UTC+01) | Michel 22' 76' 28' Luíz Carlos 67'Ricardo  89' |
Report | García 10' Bruno César 42' 68'Luisão 49'Gaitán 63'Oliveira 83'Pereira 85'Artur 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 4,528 Referee: Bruno Esteves |
| 16 March 2012 23 | Benfica | 3–1 | Beira-Mar | Lisbon |
| 22:15 CET (UTC+01) | Cardozo 26', 48' Gaitán 44'Bruno César 61'Witsel 88' |
Report | Cássio 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,986 Referee: Manuel Mota |
| 23 March 2012 24 | Olhanense | 0–0 | Benfica | Olhão |
| 21:45 CET (UTC+01) | Agra 32' Maurício 64'Toy 81'Vinha 83'Meza 89' |
Report | Emerson 32' Aimar 63'Jardel 64'Oliveira 90+5' |
Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo Attendance: 4,842 Referee: João Capela |
| 31 March 2012 25 | Benfica | 2–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 22:15 CET (UTC+01) | Vítor 32' Luisão 65'Witsel 77' (pen.)Bruno César 90+2' |
Report | Douglão 13' Elderson 82' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 49,078 Referee: João Ferreira |
| 9 April 2012 26 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Van Wolfswinkel 18' (pen.) Schaars 40'Xandão 45'Pereira 64'Polga 69'Elias 81'Carriço 81' |
Report | Luisão 17' 90' García 28'Oliveira 64'Nolito 75'Witsel 80' |
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 47,409 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 21 April 2012 27 | Benfica | 4–1 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Nolito 15', 19' Rodrigo 65'Bruno César 69'Capdevila 90' |
Report | Roberto 25' Sami 34' 52' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,099 Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 29 April 2012 28 | Rio Ave | 2–2 | Benfica | Vila do Conde |
| 20:15 CET (UTC+01) | Atsu 8' Pinto 16'Gaspar 40'Yazalde 51'Kelvin 66'Braga 72' |
Report | Pereira 37' Nolito 37' 53'Cardozo 40' (pen.)Matić 43'Capdevila 55'García 78' |
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
| 5 May 2012 29 | Benfica | 1–0 | União de Leiria | Lisboa |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Garay 14' Bruno César 21'Pereira 26'Almeida 87' |
Report | Ogu 37' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,070 Referee: Rui Costa |
| 12 May 2012 30 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1–3 | Benfica | Setúbal |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01) | Lopes 12' Santos 36'Neca 56'Suswam 73' |
Report | Matić 31' Bruno César 34', 62' 57'Cardozo 90' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 5,590 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
Taça de Portugal
| 14 October 2011 Third round | Portimonense | 0–2 | Benfica | Portimão |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão |
| 18 November 2011 Fourth round | Naval 1º de Maio | 0–1 | Benfica | Figueira da Foz |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01) | Godinho 50' |
Report | Nolito 63' Mora 73'Rodrigo 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
Taça da Liga
Group stage
| 3 January 2012 1 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–4 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 20:45 | João Paulo 48' |
Report | Witsel 11' Cardozo 65', 83'Rodrigo 88' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 7,237 Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 18 January 2012 2 | Benfica | 2–0 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 20:15 | Oliveira 68' Witsel 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 14,453 Referee: Rui Silva |
| 5 February 2012 3 | Benfica | 3–0 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 20:30 | Oliveira 13' Rodrigo 72', 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 19,594 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
Knockout phase
| 20 March 2012 Semi-finals | Benfica | 3–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 20:45 | Pereira 4' Nolito 43'Cardozo 77' |
Report | González 8' Mangala 17' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 28,553 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 14 April 2012 Final | Benfica | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | Coimbra |
| 20:45 | Rodrigo 31' Gaitán 81'Saviola 83' 85'Bruno César 85' |
Report | Luís Manuel 50' Zé Luís 79'Cláudio 85' |
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 23,452 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 27 July 2011 First leg | Benfica  | 2–0 |  Trabzonspor | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Nolito 71' Gaitán 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 37,341[9] Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland) |
| 3 August 2011 Second leg | Trabzonspor | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Benfica | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Paulo Henrique 32' |
Report | Nolito 19' |
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium9 Attendance: 32,060[10] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
Play-off round
| 16 August 2011 First leg | Twente  | 2–2 | Benfica | Enschede, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | De Jong 6' Ruiz 80' |
Report | Cardozo 21' Nolito 35' |
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 20,000[11] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
 Basel |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 11 |
 Manchester United |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
 Oțelul Galați |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
| 14 September 2011 1 | Benfica | 1–1 | Manchester United | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Cardozo 24' |
Report | Giggs 42' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,822[13] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 27 September 2011 2 | Oțelul Galați | 0–1 | Benfica | Bucharest, Romania1 |
| 20:45 | Report | Bruno César 40' |
Stadium: Stadionul Național Attendance: 6,824[14] Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
| 18 October 2011 3 | Basel | 0–2 | Benfica | Basel, Switzerland |
| 20:45 | Report | Bruno César 20' Cardozo 75' |
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 35,831[15] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 2 November 2011 4 | Benfica | 1–1 | Basel | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Rodrigo 4' |
Report | Huggel 64' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 39,270[16] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) |
| 22 November 2011 5 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Benfica | Manchester, England |
| 20:45 | Berbatov 30' Fletcher 59' |
Report | Jones 3' (o.g.) Aimar 61' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,873[17] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 7 December 2011 6 | Benfica | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Cardozo 7' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,155[18] Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| 15 February 2012 First leg | Zenit St. Petersburg  | 3–2 | Benfica | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 18:00 | Shirokov 27', 88' Semak 71' |
Report | Pereira 21' Cardozo 87' |
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,200[19] Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 6 March 2012 Second leg | Benfica | 2–0 (4–3 agg.) | Zenit St. Petersburg | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Pereira 45+1' Oliveira 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,909 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
Quarter-finals
| 27 March 2012 First leg | Benfica | 0–1 | Chelsea | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:45 GMT | Bruno César 26' Luisão 67'García 75' |
Report | Meireles 18' Kalou 75' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Liga | 12 August 2011 | 12 May 2012 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 70.00 | |
| Taça de Portugal | 14 October 2011 | 2 December 2011 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 | |
| Taça da Liga | 3 January 2012 | 14 April 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 27 July 2011 | 4 April 2012 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 42.86 | |
| Total [20] | 52 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 105 | 47 | +58 | 65.38 | |||
Player statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Portuguese Cup | League Cup | Champions League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  BRA |
Artur | 47 | -43 | 29 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 14 | -14 | |
| 39 | GK | POR |
Mika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | GK | POR |
Eduardo | 9 | -7 | 1 | -1 | 3 | -2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | DF |  URU |
Maxi Pereira | 43 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| 22 | DF | POR |
André Almeida | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | BRA |
Luisão | 41 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 33 | DF | BRA |
Jardel | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF |  ARG |
Ezequiel Garay | 41 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | POR |
Miguel Vítor | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF |  ESP |
Joan Capdevila | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | BRA |
Emerson | 39 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | POR |
Luís Martins | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP |
Javi García | 39 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 21 | DF |  SRB |
Nemanja Matić | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | POR |
Rúben Amorim | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ARG |
Pablo Aimar | 42 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 28 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} BEL |
Axel Witsel | 49 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| 35 | MF | ARG |
Enzo Pérez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | POR |
David Simão | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | POR |
Rúben Pinto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | BRA |
Bruno César | 44 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 12 | FW | POR |
Yannick Djaló | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | ARG |
Nicolás Gaitán | 44 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 9 | MF | ESP |
Nolito | 48 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| Strikers | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  PAR |
Óscar Cardozo | 45 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | |
| 11 | FW | ARG |
Franco Jara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | POR |
Nélson Oliveira | 22 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | ESP |
Rodrigo | 38 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| 30 | FW | ARG |
Javier Saviola | 31 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | URU |
Rodrigo Mora | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transfers
Summer
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving From | Type of Transfer | Contract Ends | Transfer fee | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Artur | 30 | Braga | Transfer | 2016 | €200,000 | N/A | |
| 28 | MF | Axel Witsel | 22 | Standard Liège | Transfer | 2017 | €6,500,000 | N/A | |
| 24 | DF | Ezequiel Garay | 24 | Real Madrid | Transfer | 2016 | €5,500,000 | N/A | |
| 8 | MF | Bruno César | 22 | Corinthians | Transfer | 2016 | €5,300,000 | N/A | |
| 21 | MF | Nemanja Matić | 22 | Chelsea | Transfer | 2016 | €7,614,350 | N/A | Transfer of David Luiz |
| 35 | MF | Enzo Pérez | 25 | Estudiantes La Plata | Transfer | 2016 | €5,500,000 | N/A | |
| 3 | DF | Emerson | 25 |  Lille | Transfer | 2015 | €2,000,000 | N/A | |
| 38 | DF | Joan Capdevila | 33 | Villarreal | Transfer | 2013 | €1,000,000 | N/A | |
| 39 | GK | Mika | 20 | União de Leiria | Transfer | 2016 | €500,000 | N/A | |
| # | DF | Lorenzo Melgarejo | 20 | Independiente FBC | Transfer | 2015 | €750,000 | N/A | |
| 9 | MF | Nolito | 24 | Barcelona B | Transfer | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| 34 | DF | André Almeida | 20 | Belenenses | Transfer | 2016 | €1,100,000 | N/A | |
| 22 | FW | Rodrigo Mora | 23 | Defensor | Transfer | 2015 | €780,000 | N/A | |
| 47 | GK | Eduardo | 28 |  Genoa | Loan | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Nuno Coelho | 23 | Académica de Coimbra | Transfer | 2014 | €100,000 | N/A | |
| # | DF |  Daniel Wass | 22 | Brøndby | Transfer | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 36 | DF | Luís Martins | 19 | Benfica Juniors | Promoted | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| 37 | MF | Rúben Pinto | 19 | Benfica Juniors | Promoted | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 26 | MF | David Simão | 21 | Paços Ferreira | Loan return | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF |  Marco Zoro | 27 | Universitatea Craiova | Loan return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | José Shaffer | 24 | Banfield | Loan return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Jonathan Urretavizcaya | 21 | Peñarol | Loan return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW |  Freddy Adu | 22 | Çaykur Rizespor | Loan return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW |  Javier Balboa | 26 | Albacete | Loan Return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Marcel | 29 | Vasco da Gama | Loan return | 2011 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW |  Ishmael Yartey | 21 | Beira-Mar | Loan return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | GK |  Jan Oblak | 18 | Olhanense | Loan return | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| 3 | DF | Fábio Faria | 22 | Real Valladolid | Loan return | 2014 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Abel Pereira | 22 | Gondomar | Loan return | 2013 | Free | ||
| # | FW | Evandro Brandão | 20 | Gondomar | Loan return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Hélio Vaz | 20 | Casa Pia | Loan return | 2012 | Free | ||
| # | DF |  Hassan Yebda | 27 | Napoli | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Rodrigo | 20 | Bolton Wanderers | Loan return | 2016 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Nélson Oliveira | 19 | Paços Ferreira | Loan return | 2018 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | José Coelho | 21 | Fátima | Loan return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | Ivan Santos | 22 | Espinho | Loan return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | André Carvalhas | 22 | Fátima | Loan return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Miguel Rosa | 22 | Belenenses | Loan return | 2015 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Lassana Camará | 19 | Servette | Loan Return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | FW | André Soares | 21 | Servette | Loan return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | MF | Leandro Pimenta | 20 | Fátima | Loan return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Mário Rui | 20 | Fátima | Loan return | 2013 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Miguel Vítor | 22 | Leicester City | Loan return | 2012 | Free | N/A | |
| # | DF | Jorge Ribeiro | 29 | Vitória de Guimarães | Loan return | 2012 | Free | N/A |
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving From | Type of Transfer | Contract Ends | Transfer fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | MF | Yannick Djaló | 25 | - | Transfer | 2015 | €250,000 | ||
| 34 | DF | André Almeida | 21 | União de Leiria | Loan return | 2015 | Free | N/A |
Spend : 
€27,050,000
Summer
Winter
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type of transfer | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | DF | César Peixoto | 31 | Gil Vicente | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| # | FW | José Coelho | 21 |  Sheriff Tiraspol | Transfer | Free | N/A |
| 5 | MF | Rúben Amorim | 26 | Braga | Loan | Free | N/A |
| 35 | MF | Enzo Pérez | 25 | Estudiantes La Plata | Loan | €300,000 | N/A |
| 22 | FW | Rodrigo Mora | 24 | Peñarol | Loan | Free | N/A |
| 26 | MF | David Simão | 21 | Académica de Coimbra | Loan | Free | N/A |
| # | DF | Fábio Faria | 22 | Rio Ave | Loan | Free | N/A |
- Transfer income:
€41,150,000
Overall transfer activity
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