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club that currently competes in the Liga de Elite. The club plays its home games at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium. Benfica de Macau have won six league titles and three Taça de Macau cup.

History

Benfica de Macau was founded on 17 October 1951, as the House No. 232 of S.L. Benfica. On 21 August 2016, Benfica de Macau defeated Guam club Rovers 4–2 in a 2017 AFC Cup Play-off qualifier in

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. It was the first win ever for a Macanese club in any AFC competition. In 2018, Benfica de Macau became the first Macanese club to participate in the AFC Cup group stage. On 7 March 2018, Benfica won 3–2 against Taiwan's Hang Yuen, becoming the first Macanese club to win an AFC group stage match. After a six years draught, Benfica de Macau won the 2024 season league title.

Continental history

Players

''Current squad for the 2023 Liga de Elite''

Honours

League

* Liga de Elite ** Champions (6):

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Cup

* Taça de Macau ** Champions (3): 2013, 2014, 2017 ** Runners-up (1): 2015, 2023

References

External links

* * Website
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