Benfica de Macau
- Leagues Played
- Macau 1. divisjon 75 Macau FA Cup 7 AFC Cup 6
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Wikipedia - S.L. Benfica de Macau
The House of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Macau (Chinese: 澳門賓菲加體育會), simply known as Benfica de Macau, is a Macanese professional football club that currently competes in the Liga de Elite. They are the five-time champions of the league.
The club plays its home games at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium.
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 Rovers FC of Guam 4–2 in a 2017 AFC Cup Play-off Qualifier in Bishkek. 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.