List of S.L. Benfica records and statistics

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Lisbon. It was founded on 28 February 1904 as Sport Lisboa and merged with Grupo Sport Benfica in 1908 to form Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The club's records and statistics here gathered only concern competitive, professional matches – no exhibition games are considered. They include data on honours, players, transfers, managers, and team records, respectively.

Honours[]

Benfica is the most decorated club in Portugal, holding the records for most Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga titles, three of the four most important competitions in the country (the other being Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira). Moreover, Benfica is the only club to have won four consecutive editions of Taça de Portugal, from 1948–49 to 1952–53 (in 1949–50 the cup was not held), and four consecutive editions of Taça da Liga, from 2008–09 to 2011–12. On the international stage, Benfica have reached a record ten European finals, winning back-to-back European Cups in 1960–61 and 1961–62.

National titles[]

  • Primeira Liga
Winners (37) – record: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Winners (26) – record: 1939–40, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2016–17
Winners (8): 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
Winners (7) – record: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Winners (3): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35

UEFA titles[]

  • European Cup
Winners (2): 1960–61, 1961–62

Doubles[]

  • Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal
11 – record: 1942–43, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1986–87, 2013–14, 2016–17
  • Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga
4 – record: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga
1 – shared record: 2013–14
  • European Double
1 – shared national record: 1960–61
  • European Cup Double
1 – national record: 1961–62

Trebles[]

  • Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
2 – record: 1980–81, 2016–17
  • Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga
1 – record: 2013–14
  • Primeira Liga, Taça da Liga and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
1 – record: 2014–15

Players[]

Benfica's record appearance-maker is Nené, who made 575 appearances over the course of his career. Ten players have made more than 400 appearances, including four members of the 1961 European Cup-winning team. Eusébio is the club's top goalscorer with 473 goals in his 15 years spell. Only two other players have scored more than 300 goals for the club.

Appearances records[]

  • Most appearances in all competitions: Nené, 575.[1]
  • Most league appearances: Nené, 422.[2]
  • Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: Luisão, 127.[3]
  • Most appearances in European Cup: Eusébio, 64.[4]
  • Most appearances in UEFA Champions League: Luisão, 61.[5]
  • Most appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Humberto Coelho, 19.[6]
  • Most appearances in UEFA Cup: Nuno Gomes, 30.[7]
  • Most appearances in UEFA Europa League: Óscar Cardozo, 36.[8]
  • Most appearances in Taça da Liga: Jardel, 30.[9]
  • Most appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: António Veloso, 16.[10]
  • Most appearances in Derby de Lisboa: Francisco Albino, 56 (All-time record).[11]
  • Most appearances in O Clássico: António Veloso, 45.[12]
  • Youngest first-team player: Hugo Leal, 16 years and 335 days (against Espinho on 20 April 1997).[13][14]
  • First foreign player: Jorge Gomes Filho, Brazilian (first match against Vitória de Setúbal on 29 August 1979).[15][16]

Most appearances[]

As of 25 September 2018
Ranking Name Years League Total Ref
1 Portugal Nené 1968–1986 422 575 [1][2][17]
2 Portugal Veloso 1980–1995 379 538 [1][2][17]
3 Brazil Luisão 2003–2018 337 538 [1][2]
4 Portugal Mário Coluna 1954–1970 364 518 [1][2][17]
5 Portugal Humberto Coelho 1968–1975; 1977–1984 355 498 [2][18][17]
6 Portugal Shéu 1972–1989 349 487 [2][17]
7 Portugal Manuel Bento 1972–1990 329 465 [2][19]

Goal scoring records[]

  • Most goals scored in all competitions: Eusébio, 473.[20]
  • Most goals scored in a season: Eusébio, 50 (1967–68).
  • Most league goals scored: Eusébio, 317.[21]
  • Most league goals scored in a season: Eusébio, 42 (1967–68).
  • Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions: Eusébio, 56.[3]
  • Most goals scored in European Cup: Eusébio, 46.[22]
  • Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League: Óscar Cardozo, 11.[23]
  • Most goals scored in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:[24]
    • Eusébio, 7.
    • Nené, 7.
  • Most goals scored in UEFA Cup: Nuno Gomes, 11.[25]
  • Most goals scored in UEFA Europa League: Óscar Cardozo, 20.[26]
  • Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions finals: Eusébio, 3 (2 in 1962 European Cup Final, 1 in 1963 European Cup Final).
  • Most goals scored in Taça de Portugal finals: Rogério Pipi, 15 (All-time record).[27]
  • Most goals scored in Taça da Liga: Jonas, 10.[28]
  • Most goals scored in Taça da Liga finals:
    • Rodrigo, 2 (1 in 2012 Final, 1 in 2014 Final – All-time joint record).
    • Jonas, 2 (1 in 2015 Final, 1 in 2016 Final – All-time joint record).
    • Kostas Mitroglou, 2 (2 in 2016 Final – All-time joint record).
  • Most goals scored in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:
    • Nené, 3 (1 in 1980, 2 in 1981).[29][30]
    • Pizzi, 3 (1 in 2016, 2 in 2019).[31]
  • Most goals scored in Derby de Lisboa: Eusébio, 27.[11]
  • Most goals scored in O Clássico: Eusébio, 25 (All-time record).[12]
  • Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: Julinho, 12 (scored 20 times, from 16 October 1949 to 29 January 1950).[32][33][34]
  • Youngest goalscorer: Fernando Chalana, 17 years, 7 months and 7 days (against Académica on 25 September 1976).[35][36]
  • Most own-goals scored: Jardel, 4.[37]

Top goalscorers[]

Ranking Name Years Matches Goals Ref
1 Portugal Eusébio 1961–1975 440 473 [38][39][40][17]
2 Portugal José Águas 1950–1963 384 379 [38][39][40][17]
3 Portugal Nené 1968–1986 575 359 [38][39][40][17]
4 Portugal José Torres 1959–1971 259 226 [38][40][17]
5 Portugal Arsénio 1943–1955 298 220 [38][40][17]
6 Portugal Rogério Pipi 1942–1947
1947–1954
314 205 [38]
7 Portugal Julinho 1942–1951
1952–1953
200 202 [38]
8 Portugal José Augusto 1959–1970 369 175 [38]
9 Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 2007–2014 292 172 [38]
10 Portugal Nuno Gomes 1997–2000
2002–2011
399 166 [38]

Top foreign goalscorers[]

As of 14 April 2021
Ranking Name Years Matches Goals Ref
1 Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 2007–2014 293 172 [41][42]
2 Brazil Jonas 2014–2019 183 137 [43]
3 Sweden Mats Magnusson 1987–1992 164 87 [44]
4 Denmark Michael Manniche 1983–1987 132 75 [41][45]
5 Brazil Isaías 1990–1995 178 71 [41][46]
6 Brazil Lima 2012–2015 144 70 [41][47]
7 Switzerland Haris Seferovic 2017– 164 63 [48]
8 Argentina Eduardo Salvio 2010–2011
2012–2019
266 62 [49]
9 Greece Kostas Mitroglou 2015–2017 88 52 [50]
10 Brazil Luisão 2003–2018 538 47 [51]

Historical goals[]

Primeira Liga[]

As of 15 May 2016, Benfica have scored 5,555 goals in the Primeira Liga.[citation needed]
Goal Name Date Match
1 Portugal Alfredo Valadas 20 January 1935 Benfica 1–0 Vitória de Setúbal
100 Portugal Alfredo Valadas 31 January 1937 Benfica 10–2 Leixões
500 Portugal Joaquim Teixeira 6 February 1944 Benfica 6–1 Salgueiros
1,000 Portugal Rosário 1949–50 Vitória de Guimarães 3–5 Benfica
1,500 Portugal José Águas 1956–57 Benfica 6–0 CUF
2,000 Portugal Yaúca 17 November 1963 Benfica 4–2 Belenenses
2,500 Portugal Artur Jorge 27 September 1970 Benfica 4–0 Boavista
3,000 Portugal Vítor Martins 13 February 1977 Benfica 6–1 Estoril
3,500 Portugal Nené 18 March 1984 Farense 2–7 Benfica
4,000 Russia Sergei Yuran 7 December 1991 Benfica 3–0 Beira-Mar
4,500 Czech Republic Karel Poborský 14 February 2000 Vitória de Setúbal 1–2 Benfica
5,000 Honduras David Suazo 2 November 2008 Vitória de Guimarães 1–2 Benfica
5,500 Brazil Jonas 20 December 2015 Benfica 3–1 Rio Ave

UEFA competitions[]

As of 13 April 2016, Benfica have scored 644 goals in UEFA competitions.
Goal Name Date Match Competition Ref
1 Portugal Francisco Palmeiro 19 September 1957 Spain Sevilla 3–1 Benfica European Cup [52][53]
50 Portugal Eusébio 31 October 1962 Sweden Norrköping 1–1 Benfica European Cup [52]
100 Portugal Pedras 30 September 1965 Luxembourg Stade Dudelange 3–1 Benfica European Cup [52][54]
150 Portugal Jacinto Santos 12 February 1969 Netherlands Ajax 1–3 Benfica European Cup [52]
200 Portugal Rui Jordão 2 October 1974 Denmark Vanløse 1–4 Benfica European Cup Winners' Cup [52][54]
250 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Filipović 3 November 1982 Belgium Lokeren 1–2 Benfica UEFA Cup [52]
300 Brazil Ademir Alcântara 5 October 1988 Benfica 3–1 Montpellier France UEFA Cup [52][54]
350 Portugal Pacheco 29 September 1992 Slovenia Belvedur Izola 0–5 Benfica UEFA Cup [52]
400 Brazil Valdo 5 December 1995 Germany Bayern Munich 4–2 Benfica UEFA Cup [52][54]
450 Portugal Simão 16 September 2004 Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica 0–3 Benfica UEFA Cup [52]
500 Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 4 December 2008 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Benfica UEFA Champions League [52]
550 Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 24 February 2011 Germany Stuttgart 0–2 Benfica UEFA Europa League [52]
600 Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 2 May 2013 Benfica 3–1 Fenerbahçe Turkey UEFA Europa League [52][55]

Trophy winners[]

  • Most league titles: Eusébio, 11 (1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75 – All-time record).[56]
  • Most Taça de Portugal titles:
    • José Águas, 7 (1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62)
    • Nené, 7 (1969–70, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86)
  • Most Taça da Liga titles: Luisão, 7 (2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 – All-time record).[57]
  • Most Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira titles: Luisão, 4 (2005, 2014, 2016, 2017).

Most titles won[]

[58][59]

Ranking Name Years Titles
1 Brazil Luisão 2003–2018 20
2 Portugal Nené 1968–1986 19
3 Portugal Mário Coluna 1954–1970 18
4 Portugal Eusébio 1961–1975 17
Portugal Shéu 1972–1989
6 Portugal António Simões 1961–1975 16
Portugal António Veloso 1980–1995
8 Portugal Cavém 1954–1970 15
Portugal Manuel Bento[60] 1972–1992
Brazil Jardel 2011–2021

Team captains[]

Individual award winners[]

Bola de Prata[]

The seven Silver Balls won by Eusébio in exhibition at Museu Cosme Damião
Primeira Liga top scorer
Player Title(s) Season(s)
Portugal Eusébio 7 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 (shared), 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73
Portugal José Águas 5 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61
Portugal Julinho 2 1942–43, 1959–50
Portugal Artur Jorge 2 1970–71, 1971–72
Portugal Nené 2 1980–81, 1983–84 (shared)
Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 2 2009–10, 2011–12 (shared)
Brazil Jonas 2 2015–16, 2017–18
Portugal José Torres 1 1962–63
Portugal Rui Jordão 1 1975–76
Angola Vata 1 1988–89
Sweden Mats Magnusson 1 1989–90
Portugal Rui Águas 1 1990–91
Portugal Simão Sabrosa 1 2002–03 (shared)
Switzerland Haris Seferovic 1 2018–19
Brazil Carlos Vinícius 1 2019–20

Cosme Damião Award[]

Benfica's Player of the Year
Year Winner Ref
2006 Portugal Simão [72]
2007 Portugal Rui Costa [72]
2008 Greece Kostas Katsouranis [72]
2009 Brazil Luisão [72][73]
2010 Portugal Fábio Coentrão [72][74]
2011 Argentina Pablo Aimar [72][75]
2012 Uruguay Maxi Pereira [76]
2013 Not awarded [77]
2014 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán [78]
2015 Brazil Jonas [79]
2016 [80]
2017 [81]
2018 [82]
2019 Portugal Pizzi [83]
2020 Germany Julian Weigl [84]

Transfers[]

Highest transfer fees paid[]

Forward Raúl Jiménez was once the most expensive Benfica signing and, simultaneously, the most lucrative player transferred.
Ranking Name Transfer fee From Date Ref
1 Uruguay Darwin Núñez €25.0M Spain Almería 4 September 2020 [85][86]
2 Brazil Everton Soares €22.0M Brazil Grêmio 14 August 2020 [86][87]
3 Mexico Raúl Jiménez €21.8M Spain Atlético Madrid 21 July 2016 [88]
4 Spain Raúl de Tomás €20.8M Spain Real Madrid 3 July 2019 [86][89]
5 Germany Julian Weigl €20.4M Germany Borussia Dortmund 2 January 2020 [86][90]
6 Brazil Carlos Vinícius €17.5M Italy Napoli 20 July 2019 [86][91]
7 Brazil Pedrinho €17.0M Brazil Corinthians 11 March 2020[92] [86][93]
Ukraine Roman Yaremchuk Belgium Gent 31 July 2021 [94]
9 Portugal Rafa €16.4M Portugal Braga 31 August 2016 [95]
10 Germany Luca Waldschmidt €16.0M Germany SC Freiburg 14 August 2020 [86][96]

Highest transfer fees received[]

Ranking Name Transfer fee To Date Ref
1 Portugal João Félix €126M Spain Atlético Madrid 3 July 2019 [97]
2 Portugal Rúben Dias €68M England Manchester City 29 September 2020 [98][99]
3 Mexico Raúl Jiménez €41M England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 April 2019 [100]
4 Portugal Nélson Semedo €40.7M Spain Barcelona 18 December 2019 [101]
5 Belgium Axel Witsel €40M Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3 September 2012 [102]
Brazil Ederson England Manchester City 1 June 2017 [103]
7 Portugal Renato Sanches €35M Germany Bayern Munich 10 May 2016 [104]
Sweden Victor Lindelöf England Manchester United 10 June 2017 [105]
9 Portugal Fábio Coentrão €30M Spain Real Madrid 5 July 2011 [106]
Spain Rodrigo Meriton Capital Limited 31 January 2014 [107]
Portugal Gonçalo Guedes France Paris Saint-Germain 25 January 2017 [108]

Managerial records[]

Trophy winners[]

  • First title: Cosme Damião, Campeonato de Lisboa (1909–10).
  • Most titles: Jorge Jesus, 10 (1 Taça de Portugal, 1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, 3 Primeira Liga, 5 Taça da Liga).
  • Most Campeonato de Lisboa titles: Cosme Damião, 8 (1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13 1913–14, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1919–20).
  • Most Campeonato de Portugal titles: Arthur John, 2 (1929–30, 1930–31).
  • Most Taça de Portugal titles:
  • Most Continental titles: Béla Guttmann, 2 (1960–61, 1961–62).
  • Most league titles: Otto Glória, 4 (1954–55, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1968–69).
  • Most Taça da Liga titles: Jorge Jesus, 5 (2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15).
  • Most Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira titles: Rui Vitória, 2 (2016–17, 2017–18).
  • Most titles in a season:
    • Lajos Baróti, 3 (1980–81 – Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal).
    • Jorge Jesus, 3 (2013–14 – Taça da Liga, Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal).
    • Jorge Jesus, 3 (2014–15 – Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga).
    • Rui Vitória, 3 (2016–17 – Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal).

Club records[]

Matches[]

Firsts[]

  • First match: Carcavelos 3–1 Benfica, Campeonato de Lisboa, 4 November 1906.[38]
  • First Derby de Lisboa match: Benfica 1–2 Sporting CP, Campeonato de Lisboa, 1 December 1907.[38]
  • First Campeonato de Portugal match: Braga 3–4 Benfica (Round of 16), 3 April 1927.[38]
  • First O Clássico match: Benfica 3–0 FC Porto, Campeonato de Portugal (Final), 28 June 1931.[38]
  • First league match: Benfica 3–1 Vitória de Setúbal, 20 January 1935.[38]
  • First Taça de Portugal match: Luso SC 0–5 Benfica (Round 1 – First leg), 14 May 1939.[38]
  • First European Cup match: Sevilla 3–1 Benfica (Round 1 – First leg), 19 September 1957.[38]
  • First Intercontinental Cup match: Benfica 1–0 Peñarol (First leg), 6 September 1961.[38]
  • First UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match: Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Benfica (Round 1 – First leg), 16 September 1970.[38]
  • First UEFA Cup match: Nantes 0–2 Benfica (Round 1 – First leg), 13 September 1978.[38]
  • First Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match: Sporting CP 2–2 Benfica (First leg), 10 September 1980.[38]
  • First UEFA Champions League match: Hajduk Split 0–0 Benfica (Group stage), 14 September 1994.[38]
  • First match at Estádio da Luz: Benfica 1–2 Beira-Mar (Primeira Liga), 2 November 2003.[109]
  • First Taça da Liga match: Estrela da Amadora 1–1 Benfica (4–5, pso) (Round 3), 26 September 2007.[38]
  • First UEFA Europa League match: Benfica 4–0 Vorskla Poltava (Play-off round – First leg), 20 August 2009.[38]

Wins[]

  • Record win: Lisboa FC 0–15 Benfica, Campeonato de Lisboa, 9 April 1911.[38]
  • Record Campeonato de Portugal win: União Operário 1–8 Benfica (Round 1), 30 March 1930.[38]
  • Record O Clássico win: Benfica 12–2 FC Porto (Primeira Liga) (All-time record), 7 February 1943.[110]
  • Record Derby de Lisboa win:
    • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Campeonato de Lisboa, 3 December 1939.[111]
    • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 28 April 1946.[111]
    • Benfica 7–2 Sporting CP, Primeira Liga, 19 November 1978.[111]
    • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Taça de Portugal (Quarterfinals), 12 March 1986.[111]
    • Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, 4 August 2019.
  • Record league win: Benfica 13–1 Sanjoanense, 27 April 1947.[38]
  • Record Intercontinental Cup win: Benfica 1–0 Peñarol (First leg), 6 September 1961.[38]
  • Record European Cup win: Benfica 10–0 Stade Dudelange (Preliminary round – Second leg), 5 October 1965.[3][38]
  • Record UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win: Benfica 8–1 Olimpija Ljubljana (Round 1 – Second leg), 30 September 1970.[38]
  • Record Taça de Portugal win: Benfica 14–1 Riachense (Round of 16), 11 January 1989.[38]
  • Record UEFA Cup win: Belvedur Izola 0–5 Benfica (First round – Second leg), 30 September 1992.
  • Record UEFA Champions League win: Benfica 6–0 Beitar Jerusalem (Second qualifying round – First Leg),12 August 1998.
  • Record UEFA Europa League win: Benfica 5–0 Everton (Group stage), 22 October 2009.[38]
  • Record Taça da Liga win: Moreirense 1–6 Benfica (Round 3), 26 January 2016 .[38]
  • Record Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira win: Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP, 4 August 2019.

Defeats[]

  • Record defeat:
    • Benfica 0–8 Império, Campeonato de Lisboa, 30 October 1927.[38]
    • FC Porto 8–0 Benfica, Campeonato de Portugal (Quarterfinals – First leg), 28 May 1933.[38]
  • Record Taça de Portugal defeat: Benfica 1–6 FC Porto (Semifinals – First Leg), 11 June 1939.[38]
  • Record Intercontinental Cup win: Peñarol 5–0 Benfica (Second leg) (All-time record), 17 September 1961.[38]
  • Record European Cup defeat: Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Benfica (Round 1 – Second leg), 4 December 1963.[38]
  • Record UEFA Cup Winners' Cup defeat:
    • Vorwärts Berlin 2–0 Benfica (Round 2 – Second leg), 4 November 1970.
    • Benfica 0–2 Fiorentina (Quarter-finals – First leg), 6 March 1997.[38]
  • Record league defeat: Sporting CP 7–1 Benfica, 14 December 1986.[38]
  • Record Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira defeat: Benfica 0–5 FC Porto, 18 September 1996.[38]
  • Record UEFA Cup defeat: Celta Vigo 7–0 Benfica (Third round – First leg), 25 November 1999[3][38]
  • Record UEFA Europa League defeat: Liverpool 4–1 (Quarterfinals – Second leg), 8 April 2010.
  • Record Taça da Liga defeat: Moreirense 3–1 Benfica (Semifinals), 26 January 2017.
  • Record UEFA Champions League defeat: Basel 5–0 Benfica (Group stage), 27 September 2017.[38]

Streaks[]

  • Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 48 matches (from 22 December 1963 to 14 February 1965).[112]
  • Longest league winning run: 29 matches (from 9 April 1972 to 11 March 1973) (European record).[113]
  • Longest winning run (all domestic competitions): 34 matches (from 9 April 1972 to 18 March 1973).
  • Longest unbeaten league run: 56 matches (from 27 October 1974 to 1 September 1978) (domestic record).[114]
  • Longest winning run (all competitions): 18 matches (from 12 December 2010 to 2 March 2011) (domestic joint record).[115][116][117]
  • Longest period without conceding a home goal (all competitions): 941 minutes (from the 37' on 10 December 2013 to the 78' on 20 March 2014).[118]
  • Longest away winning streak (all competitions): 11 matches (from 2 January 2016 to 20 March 2016).[119]
  • Longest away winning streak (league): 16 matches (from 2 January 2016 to 23 October 2016).[120]

Goals[]

  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 34 in 14 matches (1937–38).
  • Most league goals scored in a season:
    • 103 in 26 matches (1963–64).
    • 103 in 34 matches (2018–19).
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 11 in 30 matches (1977–78).
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 48 in 34 matches (1989–90).

Points[]

League[]

  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 69 in 38 matches (1990–91) (domestic record).
    • Three points for a win: 88 in 34 matches (2015–16) (domestic joint record).
  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 18 in 14 matches (1940–41).
    • Three points for a win: 52 in 30 matches (2007–08).

European Cup group stage[]

  • Most/Fewest points in a season: 5 in 6 matches (1991–92).

UEFA Champions League group stage[]

  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 9 in 6 matches (1994–95).
    • Three points for a win: 12 in 6 matches (2011–12).
  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 9 in 6 matches (1994–95).
    • Three points for a win: 0 in 6 matches (2017–18) (domestic record).[121]

UEFA Cup group stage[]

  • Most points in a season: 9 in 4 matches (2004–05).
  • Fewest points in a season: 1 in 4 matches (2008–09).

UEFA Europa League group stage[]

  • Most points in a season: 15 in 6 matches (2009–10).
  • Fewest points in a season: 12 in 6 matches (2020–21).

See also[]

  • European association football club records

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