International
Won the UEFA Champions League
2Total Wins
1960First Won
1961Latest Win
72Years Running
Trophy History
1961
UEFA Champions League 1961Latest
1960
UEFA Champions League 1960First
Season by Season
Every edition Benfica contested that has been recorded — how far we went, where we finished and who ended it.
45 contested • 26 not taken part in
| Season | Result | Pos | Record | Ended by | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/262025 | Knockout play-off (Knockout Play-offs) | — | P14 W6 D1 L7 • 16–15 | Real Madrid | José Mourinho |
| 2024/252024 | Round of 16 (Round of 16) | 9th | P12 W5 D2 L5 • 21–19 | FC Barcelona | Bruno Lage |
| 2023/242023 | Group stage | — | P6 W1 D1 L4 • 7–11 | — | Roger Schmidt |
| 2022/232022 | Quarter-finals (Quarter-Final) | 5th | P14 W10 D3 L1 • 38–15 | Inter Milan | Roger Schmidt |
| 2021/222021 | Quarter-finals (Quarter-Final) | 5th | P14 W6 D5 L3 • 20–18 | Liverpool FC | Nélson Veríssimo |
| 2020/212020 | Qualifying round (Third Qualifying Round) | — | P1 W0 D0 L1 • 1–2 | PAOK | Jorge Jesus |
| 2019/202019 | Group stage (Group Stage) | 3rd | P6 W2 D1 L3 • 10–11 | — | Bruno Lage |
| 2018/192018 | Group stage (Group Stage) | 3rd | P6 W2 D1 L3 • 6–11 | — | Rui Vitória |
| 2017/182017 | Group stage | — | — | — | Rui Vitória |
| 2016/172016 | Round of 16 | — | — | — | Rui Vitória |
| 2015/162015 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Rui Vitória |
| 2014/152014 | Group stage | — | — | — | Jorge Jesus |
| 2013/142013 | Group stage | — | — | — | Jorge Jesus |
| 2012/132012 | Group stage | — | — | — | Jorge Jesus |
| 2011/122011 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Jorge Jesus |
| 2010/112010 | Group stage | — | — | — | Jorge Jesus |
| 2009/102009 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Europa League in 2009/10. | — | — | — | — |
| 2008/092008 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 2008/09. | — | — | — | — |
| 2007/082007 | Group stage | — | — | — | — |
| 2006/072006 | Group stage | — | — | — | Fernando Santos |
| 2005/062005 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Ronald Koeman |
| 2004/052004 | Qualifying round (Third qualifying round) | — | — | — | Giovanni Trapattoni |
| 2003/042003 | Qualifying round (Third qualifying round) | — | — | — | José Antonio Camacho |
| 2002/032002 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — |
| 2001/022001 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — |
| 2000/012000 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 2000/01. | — | — | — | — |
| 1999/001999 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1999/00. | — | — | — | — |
| 1998/991998 | Group stage | — | — | — | Graeme Souness |
| 1997/981997 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1997/98. | — | — | — | — |
| 1996/971996 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1996/97. | — | — | — | — |
| 1995/961995 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1995/96. | — | — | — | — |
| 1994/951994 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Artur Jorge |
| 1993/941993 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1993/94. | — | — | — | — |
| 1992/931992 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1992/93. | — | — | — | — |
| 1991/921991 | Group stage | — | — | — | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| 1990/911990 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1990/91. | — | — | — | — |
| 1989/901989 | Runners-up | 2nd | — | AC Milan | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| 1988/891988 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1988/89. | — | — | — | — |
| 1987/881987 | Runners-up | 2nd | — | PSV | — |
| 1986/871986 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1986/87. | — | — | — | — |
| 1985/861985 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1985/86. | — | — | — | — |
| 1984/851984 | Early rounds (Second round) | — | — | — | Pál Csernai |
| 1983/841983 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| 1982/831982 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1982/83. | — | — | — | — |
| 1981/821981 | Early rounds (Second round) | — | — | — | Lajos Baróti |
| 1980/811980 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1980/81. | — | — | — | — |
| 1979/801979 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1979/80. | — | — | — | — |
| 1978/791978 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the UEFA Cup in 1978/79. | — | — | — | — |
| 1977/781977 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | John Mortimore |
| 1976/771976 | Early rounds (First round) | — | — | — | John Mortimore |
| 1975/761975 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Mário Wilson |
| 1974/751974 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1974/75. | — | — | — | — |
| 1973/741973 | Early rounds (Second round) | — | — | — | — |
| 1972/731972 | Early rounds (Second round) | — | — | — | Jimmy Hagan |
| 1971/721971 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | Jimmy Hagan |
| 1970/711970 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970/71. | — | — | — | — |
| 1969/701969 | Early rounds (Second round) | — | — | — | — |
| 1968/691968 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Otto Glória |
| 1967/681967 | Runners-up | 2nd | — | Manchester United | — |
| 1966/671966 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1966/67. | — | — | — | — |
| 1965/661965 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Béla Guttmann |
| 1964/651964 | Runners-up | 2nd | — | Inter Milan | Elek Schwartz |
| 1963/641963 | Early rounds (First round) | — | — | — | Lajos Czeizler |
| 1962/631962 | Runners-up | 2nd | — | AC Milan | — |
| 1961/621961 | Winners | 1st | — | — | Béla Guttmann |
| 1960/611960 | Winners | 1st | — | — | Béla Guttmann |
| 1959/601959 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — |
| 1958/591958 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — |
| 1957/581957 | Preliminary round | — | — | — | Otto Glória |
| 1956/571956 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Latin Cup in 1956/57. | — | — | — | — |
| 1955/561955 | Did not qualifyBenfica played in the Latin Cup in 1955/56. | — | — | — | — |