Rafael Quintas 18 yrs to report to Benfica B signed until 2031 with a clause of 60 million euros
8 Preparation games
July 11 Sintrense
July 15 Juventude SC
July 18 Torreense
July 25 Farense
Casa Pia
Meredia
Aug 1st CD Mafra
Trofeu Germano Figueiredo
JOGOS DE PREPARAÇÃO
No plano competitivo, estão calendarizados 8 jogos de preparação. A estreia acontece no dia 11 de julho, frente ao SU Sintrense, no Benfica Campus. Seguem-se os encontros com o Juventude SC, a 15 de julho, e com o SCU Torreense, na manhã de 18 de julho, ambos no Benfica Campus.
No mesmo dia, a equipa desloca-se ao Algarve para defrontar o SC Farense, na Academia ALR Farense, em São Brás de Alportel. A 25 de julho, o Benfica B mede forças com o Casa Pia AC e com a AD Mérida, ambos os encontros no Benfica Campus.
A preparação termina no dia 1 de agosto, com um jogo frente ao CD Mafra, no Benfica Campus, e outro diante do Atlético CP, no Estádio da Tapadinha, referente ao Troféu Germano Figueiredo.
, Federico Coletta will join the team a little later after Euro U 19 playing for Italy
3 goalkeepers, 9 defender, 7 midfielders, 6 forwards
Apresentaram-se 25 jogadores:
Guarda-redes: Arnas Voitinovicius, Gonçalo Sobral e Leonardo Lopes
Defesas: Martim Ferreira, Tiago Parente, Leandro Martins, Duarte Soares, Guilherme Gaspar, João Capucho, João Conceição, Diogo Rocha e Ricardo Neto
Médios: Nuno Félix, Tomás Cruz, Francisco Neto, Tiago Freitas, Stevan Manuel, Rafael Quintas e Tiago Rodrigues
Avançados: Olívio Tomé, Jelani Trevisan, Eduardo Fernandes, Francisco Silva, Dilan Neves e Tomás Soares
Nelson Verissimo 49 yrs signed a 2 yr extension
Nélson Veríssimo is the head coach of
S.L. Benfica B. He recently agreed to a two-year contract extension to continue managing the B team and coordinating between the academy and the senior squad.
The rest of the S.L. Benfica B coaching and technical staff includes:
- Assistant Coaches: Marco Pimenta and André Carvalhas
- Goalkeeper Coach: Gonçalo Simões
- Performance Analyst Coaches: Pedro Pitacas and Rúben Damazio
- Physical Trainers: Fábio Campos and David Pacheco (from Benfica LAB) [1]
Nélson Veríssimo has spent a combined total of roughly
10 years as a coach at
SL Benfica B. This tenure consists of 7 years as an assistant coach (from 2012 to 2019) and over 3 years as the head coach
Benfica B reported to the Benfica Campus for the 2026/27 pre-season on June 25, 2026, alongside the senior squad SL Benfica.
The squad kicked off the summer with medical exams at the Hospital da Luz before taking the pitch for tactical and physical assessments.
Here are the other key details surrounding their 2026/27 campaign:
- League 2 Schedule: The 2026/27 Liga 2 schedule was drawn, and Benfica B's opening fixture is against Leixões S.C. on the weekend of August 8–9, 2026.
- Squad Dynamics: New signings like Gabriel Índio have been reporting directly to the B team as part of their phased integration plan into Portuguese football.
- First Match Location: The opening match against Leixões will be played at the Benfica Campus.
