Benfica 2012/13
Champions League group stage→Europa League runners-up
Benfica entered the 2012/13 Champions League at the group stage and reached the final. It came through the group stage (2W 2D 2L) into the Europa League, then put out Bayer Leverkusen of Germany, Bordeaux of France, Newcastle United of England and Fenerbahçe of Türkiye, then lost the final to Chelsea of England, 1:2. The season earned Portugal 26 coefficient points.
Coefficient points26earned for Portugal this season
Record8-3-415 matches played
Goals20:14+6 goal difference
Club coefficient87.069the club's own running total
UCL Champions LeagueUEL Europa League
Benfica
2nd in the league| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus: reached the group stage | 4 | ||||
| UCL · Group stage · MD1 | 19 Sep 2012 | Celtic – Benfica | 0:0 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD2 | 2 Oct 2012 | Benfica – Barcelona | 0:2 | 0 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD3 | 23 Oct 2012 | Spartak Moscow – Benfica | 2:1 | 0 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD4 | 7 Nov 2012 | Benfica – Spartak Moscow | 2:0 | 2 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD5 | 20 Nov 2012 | Benfica – Celtic | 2:1 | 2 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD6 | 5 Dec 2012 | Barcelona – Benfica | 0:0 | 3rd in the group, through to the round of 32 (UEL) | 1 |
| UEL · R32 · 1st leg | 14 Feb 2013 | Bayer Leverkusen – Benfica | 0:1 | 2 | |
| UEL · R32 · 2nd leg | 21 Feb 2013 | Benfica – Bayer Leverkusen | 2:1 | Through to the round of 16 (UEL) | 2 |
| UEL · R16 · 1st leg | 7 Mar 2013 | Benfica – Bordeaux | 1:0 | 2 | |
| UEL · R16 · 2nd leg | 14 Mar 2013 | Bordeaux – Benfica | 2:3 | Through to the quarter-final (UEL) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UEL · QF · 1st leg | 4 Apr 2013 | Benfica – Newcastle United | 3:1 | 2 | |
| UEL · QF · 2nd leg | 11 Apr 2013 | Newcastle United – Benfica | 1:1 | Through to the semi-final (UEL) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| UEL · SF · 1st leg | 25 Apr 2013 | Fenerbahçe – Benfica | 1:0 | 0 | |
| UEL · SF · 2nd leg | 2 May 2013 | Benfica – Fenerbahçe | 3:1 | Through to the final (UEL) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| UEL · Final | 15 May 2013 | Benfica – Chelsea | 1:2 | Runners-up | 0 |
See also: every Portugal club in 2012/13 · the 2012/13 coefficient table.