2016-17 SL Benfica Roster
Primeira Liga (PL)
Portugal, Level I
Team Record: 25-2-7 - 82 points
Finishing 1st in PL
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
2016-17 SL Benfica StatisticsPortugal, Level I
Team Record: 25-2-7 - 82 points
Finishing 1st in PL
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
SL Benfica of Primeira Liga ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 25 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses for 82 points finishing first in PL.
The club scored 72 goals, best in the league. The team conceded 18 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Kostas Mitroglou netted 16 goals for the team, while Raúl Jiménez, Pizzi and Jonas each contributed five or more, too. Pizzi recorded 6 assists. Ederson topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 0.64 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Almeida | D | September 10, 1990 | 6'1" | 176 | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Filipe Augusto | M | August 12, 1993 | 6'0" | 170 | Bahia, Brazil |
| Danilo Barbosa | M | February 28, 1996 | 6'0" | 161 | Simões Filho, Brazil |
| André Carrillo | M, F | June 14, 1991 | 5'11" | 152 | Lima, Peru |
| Guillermo Celis | M | May 8, 1993 | 5'10" | 163 | Sincelejo, Colombia |
| Franco Cervi | M | May 26, 1994 | 5'5" | 137 | San Lorenzo, Argentina |
| Júlio César | G | September 3, 1979 | 6'1" | 174 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Ederson | G | August 17, 1993 | 6'2" | 190 | Osasco, Brazil |
| Eliseu | D, M | October 1, 1983 | 5'10" | 163 | Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Ljubomir Fejsa | M | August 14, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | Kula, Serbia |
| Zé Gomes | F | April 8, 1999 | 5'11" | 154 | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| Álex Grimaldo | D, M | September 20, 1995 | 5'7" | 152 | Valencia, Spain |
| Gonçalo Guedes | F | November 29, 1996 | 5'10" | 150 | Benavente, Portugal |
| Marcelo Hermes | D, M | February 1, 1995 | 5'10" | 152 | Sarandi, Brazil |
| André Horta | M | November 7, 1996 | 5'6" | 137 | Almada, Portugal |
| Jardel | D | March 29, 1986 | 6'4" | 187 | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Raúl Jiménez | F | May 5, 1991 | 6'3" | 168 | Tepejí del Rio de Campo, Hidalgo Mexico |
| Jonas | F, M | April 1, 1984 | 6'0" | 165 | Bebedouro, Brazil |
| Luka Jović | F, M | December 23, 1997 | 6'0" | 187 | Bijeljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Branimir Kalaica | D | June 1, 1998 | 6'5" | 196 | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | July 17, 1994 | 6'2" | 181 | Västerås, Sweden |
| Paulo Lopes | G | June 29, 1978 | 6'0" | 168 | Mirandela, Portugal |
| Lisandro López | D | September 1, 1989 | 5'9" | 163 | Villa Constitución, Argentina |
| Luisão | D | February 13, 1981 | 6'4" | 179 | Amparo, Brazil |
| Kostas Mitroglou | F | March 12, 1988 | 6'2" | 190 | Kavala, Greece |
| Pedro Pereira | M, D | January 22, 1998 | 6'1" | 154 | Vendas Novas, Portugal |
| Pizzi | M, F | October 6, 1989 | 5'10" | 159 | Bragança, Portugal |
| Yuri Ribeiro | D, M | January 24, 1997 | 5'9" | 159 | Vieira do Minho, Portugal |
| Eduardo Salvio | M, F | July 13, 1990 | 5'8" | 172 | Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Argentina |
| Andreas Samaris | M | June 13, 1989 | 6'2" | 183 | Patras, Greece |
| Nélson Semedo | D, M | November 16, 1993 | 5'10" | 152 | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Rafa Silva | F | May 17, 1993 | 5'7" | 146 | Forte da Casa, Portugal |
| Andrija Živković | F, M | July 11, 1996 | 5'7" | 146 | Niš, Serbia |
