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Lore & Background

Founded on 12 December 2017, it is the women's team of football club S.L. Benfica. They have won six consecutive First Division titles, one Second Division title, three Portuguese Cup, five League Cups (record) and three Super Cups (shared record). Their current home ground is Benfica Campus, in Seixal, with the team occasionally playing at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Benfica have won every league title since they arrived at the Portuguese top flight in 2019, with the exception of the 2019–20 season, when the league was suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions. At the time of suspension, the team was tied for first place.

In Their Own Story

The air at Campo do Restelo is thick with anticipation in late 1935. Thousands of supporters press against the barriers, their voices rising above the crackle of the radio broadcast. The referee blows the final whistle, and silence hangs for a heartbeat before erupting into chaos. Players in red and white stripes embrace on the grass, knowing they have just written history. It is not merely a win; it is the beginning of an empire.

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Did You Know?

• Benfica's first ever defeat was inflicted by Braga on 24 March 2019, a 2–1 away loss in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final.
• The first official derby between Benfica and Sporting CP in women's football was played on 19 October 2019 at Estádio da Luz, with Benfica winning 3–0 before 12,812 spectators.
• In the 2023–24 season, Benfica set a Portuguese record by winning all four domestic competitions and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League, the first Portuguese team to do so.
• Benfica's women's team removed the three stars from their shirt starting in the 2024–25 season, which had previously been displayed above the crest.