Benfica 2011/12
Champions League 3rd qualifying round→Out in the Champions League quarter-final
Benfica entered the 2011/12 Champions League at the 3rd qualifying round and went out in the quarter-final. It put out Trabzonspor of Türkiye and Twente of the Netherlands, then came through the group stage (3W 3D 0L), then put out Zenit of Russia, then went out to Chelsea of England, 0:1 at home and 1:2 away. The season earned Portugal 24 coefficient points.
Coefficient points24earned for Portugal this season
Record6-5-314 matches played
Goals21:14+7 goal difference
Club coefficient81.319the club's own running total
UCL Champions League
Benfica
2nd in the league| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCL · QR3 · 1st leg | 27 Jul 2011 | Benfica – Trabzonspor | 2:0 | 1 | |
| UCL · QR3 · 2nd leg | 3 Aug 2011 | Trabzonspor – Benfica | 1:1 | Through to the qualifying round 4 (UCL) | 0.5 |
| UCL · QR4 · 1st leg | 16 Aug 2011 | Twente – Benfica | 2:2 | 0.5 | |
| UCL · QR4 · 2nd leg | 24 Aug 2011 | Benfica – Twente | 3:1 | Through to the group stage (UCL) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the group stage | 4 | ||||
| UCL · Group stage · MD1 | 14 Sep 2011 | Benfica – Manchester United | 1:1 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD2 | 27 Sep 2011 | Oțelul Galați – Benfica | 0:1 | 2 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD3 | 18 Oct 2011 | Basel – Benfica | 0:2 | 2 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD4 | 2 Nov 2011 | Benfica – Basel | 1:1 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD5 | 22 Nov 2011 | Manchester United – Benfica | 2:2 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD6 | 7 Dec 2011 | Benfica – Oțelul Galați | 1:0 | 1st in the group, through to the round of 16 (UCL) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the round of 16 | 5 | ||||
| UCL · R16 · 1st leg | 15 Feb 2012 | Zenit – Benfica | 3:2 | 0 | |
| UCL · R16 · 2nd leg | 6 Mar 2012 | Benfica – Zenit | 2:0 | Through to the quarter-final (UCL) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UCL · QF · 1st leg | 27 Mar 2012 | Benfica – Chelsea | 0:1 | 0 | |
| UCL · QF · 2nd leg | 4 Apr 2012 | Chelsea – Benfica | 2:1 | Eliminated | 0 |
See also: every Portugal club in 2011/12 · the 2011/12 coefficient table.