Who owns SL Benfica?
SL Benfica is owned by Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portugal).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD — Relatório & Contas 2025-2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇹 Portugal, Lisbon
- Origin
- 🇵🇹 Portugal, Lisbon
- Category
- Sport & fitness › Teams & leagues › Sports teams
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SL Benfica
SL Benfica is the Lisbon football club whose men's first team plays in the Liga Portugal and UEFA competitions at the Estádio da Luz. The team is fielded by Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD, which pays the club royalties for using the Benfica brand. In 2025/26 it qualified for the Champions League league phase by beating Fenerbahçe, then finished third in the league with 80 points, unbeaten, from 23 wins and 11 draws. The SAD's operating income before player trading was €214.4 million.
Ownership timeline of SL Benfica
- Current owner Sport Lisboa e Benfica [1] reported The club owns the Benfica brand. Its listed football company, Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD, fields the professional team and pays the club royalties for using the brand.
Where SL Benfica sits in Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in sport & fitness.
Also in sport & fitness
Other brands in sports teams, and who owns them
Sport Lisboa e Benfica has more brands in sports teams on Brandtree than any other owner: 2 of 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Olympique Lyonnais | Eagle Football Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| FC Porto | FC Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| F.C. København | PARKEN | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Sporting CP | Sporting CP | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
About the owner: Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a cooperative headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica is the Lisbon sports club behind SL Benfica. Its professional football is run by Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD, a sports company set up on 10 February 2000 whose shares trade on Euronext Lisbon. The club holds 9,200,630 of the SAD's 23,000,000 shares directly and 5,439,631 more through Sport Lisboa e Benfica, SGPS, a holding company it exclusively controls, about 63.7% in all. The SAD pays the club royalties for the right to use the Benfica brand. Benfica SGPS also wholly owns Benfica TV and Benfica Estádio.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇹 SL Benfica and other Portuguese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 55 brands that began in Portugal. 8 of them (15%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; SL Benfica is not one of them.
- FC Porto — FC Porto 🇵🇹
- Sporting CP — Sporting CP 🇵🇹
- Amanhecer — Jerónimo Martins 🇵🇹
- Amoos — Navigator 🇵🇹
- Azores Airlines — SATA 🇵🇹
- Bordallo Pinheiro — Vista Alegre Atlantis 🇵🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of SL Benfica?
The parent company of SL Benfica is Sport Lisboa e Benfica, a cooperative headquartered in Portugal.
Is SL Benfica Portuguese?
Yes. SL Benfica originated in Portugal and its owner, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is also headquartered in Portugal.
Is SL Benfica still owned by Sport Lisboa e Benfica?
Yes. As of 25 October 2026, SL Benfica is still owned by Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD — Relatório & Contas 2025-2026 — Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD, Annual report; retrieved 25 October 2026.
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