S.L. Benfica B six vacancies available in the Segunda Liga (now LigaPro) for the 2012–13 campaign. Of those seven clubs, six were selected to take part in the competition: Benfica, Braga, Marítimo, Porto, Sporting CP and Vitória de Guimarães. LPFP, who organize the professional football tiers in Portugal, announced that the clubs would have to pay €50,000 to register themselves at the league in order to compete in the upcoming season. In addition, LPFP also required them to follow new rules regarding player selection, in which each B team must have a squad with a minimum of ten players formed at the club's
1983–84 S.L. Benfica season Football Federation, that joined the Primeira Divisão and La Liga Champions in a two-legged Super cup. Benfica first visited the San Mamés Stadium on the 17, losing 2–1. A week later, they received Bilbao at home and won by 3–1, thus keeping the trophy. Between that, Benfica played the Portuguese Cup Final with Porto, winning one-nil with a goal from Carlos Manuel. The league campaign started in the best of terms, with four consecutive wins, while in the European Cup, Benfica eliminated Linfield in the first round. In October, they dropped the first points, in a draw with Braga, which