Benfica Academy Experience
The Benfica Academy Experience is an opportunity for teams visiting Portugal on their football / soccer tours to experience the Sport Lisboa e Benfica academy. Establish the number of training sessions you wish per day and spend each of the 90-minute training sessions with SL Benfica coaches and physiotherapists in the academy environment. All sessions must have a minimum of 20 athletes divided into appropriate age groups.
The program, delivered by Benfica coaches, includes:
- Training sessions;
- Workshop lessons;
- Physical tests;
- Play friendly fixtures against SL Benfica teams;
- Watch professional or youth team practices;
- The innovative 360o S experience to improve skills.
- Lunch at the Benfica academy;
- Benfica Stadium & Museum Tour;
- SL Benfica Team liaison;
Accredited by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and UEFA, the SL Benfica coaches are decisive elements in the development of the Club’s young athletes. It will be them following your evolution during the Benfica Academy Experience.
Caixa Futebol Campus is the training center of SL Benfica professional football teams, first and “B” teams, U23 team, as well as of eight youth teams, comprising 207 players (41 of them playing at international level for Portugal youth squads) and 57 coaches. The complex spans 19 hectares and consists of nine grass pitches, one of which hosts the B-team matches with a capacity of 2,720 seats, two artificial surfaces that support the International programs and a 360o S indoor ‘football laboratory’ where players’ individual physical fitness components are put to the test. Since its debut in 2006, the Caixa Futebol Campus has gone a step further and successfully blended technological advancements in sports science with innovative coaching techniques to help foster a truly exceptional environment for youngsters to flourish within.
Please contact us for more information on the Benfica academy experience during your football/soccer tour or training camp in Lisbon, Portugal.
