Benfica
The short answerBenfica are 8th in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1760, with a plausible range of 5th to 21st. That makes them 1.42 goals per 90 minutes better than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 1st of 18 in the Primeira Liga.
What this club is made of
First XI
How good the usual starting eleven is
Squad depth
How much quality there is beyond the first eleven
Star spread
How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars
Club smarts
Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young
Squad age curve
How many minutes go to players in their peak years
Manager
Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested
Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.
This season they are taking 2.38 points a game from 8 matches, while their performances have been worth 2.65. That is 2.2 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1318, an easier schedule than the Primeira Liga average.
For context, the next one below is Sporting CP, rated 1693. Their lead over the second-best side is 67 rating points.
Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very high touches in the opposition box, very high passes completed close to goal and very high dribbling.
On rating, they play like a tier-1 side, 1 tier above the level of their own league.
The Primeira Liga itself is 7th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 0.74 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.
How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 5th to 21st is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.
Nearest in the Primeira Liga
| 20 | Sporting CP Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1693 | 8–36 | |
| 28 | Porto Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1663 | 12–48 | |
| 63 | Sporting Braga Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1546 | 37–115 | |
| 205 | Gil Vicente Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1389 | 121–346 | |
| 214 | Famalicão Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1385 | 125–361 | |
| 264 | Santa Clara Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1359 | 144–438 |