SL Benfica use to spend huge amount of salary for their players every years. In the season of 15/16, around ten (10) players have removed from the contract of SLB which are Helder Costa, Clesio Bauque, Lolo, Hany, Sidnei, Bruno Cesar, Maxi, Rochinha, Artur Moraes and Ivan Cavaleiro. And new eleven (11) players get contracted with team Benfica named Pele, Fernando, Ederson, Lopes, Mehdi Carcela, Gomes, Raul Jimenez, Bilal, Grimaldo, Ivan and Luka Jovic. 24 years old Raul Jimenez is Mexican forward who is contracted with SLB in exchange for $2,033,778/year salary, Paulo Lopes is for $203,378/year, former Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar have got $600,889 per year and rest of the players annual salary of SL Benfica are listed below.
S.L Benfica Players Wages List –
| Name | Age | Position | Country | Yearly Salary |
| Julio Cesar | 36 | GK | Brazil | $600,889 |
| Eduardo Salvio | 26 | MF | Argentina | $5,200,000 |
| Raul Jimenez | 24 | FW | Mexico | $2,033,778 |
| Jonas Goncalves Oliveira | 31 | FW | Brazil | $2,426,667 |
| Nicolas Gaitan | 28 | MF | Argentina | $10,168,889 |
| Luisao | 35 | DF | Brazil | $2,033,778 |
| Mario Jardel | 29 | DF | Brazil | $721,067 |
| Anderson Talisca | 22 | MF | Brazil | $808,889 |
| Lisandro Lopez | 26 | DF | Argentina | $1,469,867 |
| Paulo Lopes | 37 | GK | Portugal | $203,378 |
| Ljubomir Fejsa | 27 | MF | Serbia | $1,331,200 |
| Andreas Samaris | 26 | MF | Greece | $1,432,889 |
| Eliseu | 32 | DF | Portugal | $832,000 |
| Pizzi | 26 | MF | Portugal | $600,889 |
| Silvio Manuel Pereira | 28 | DF | Portugal | $1,201,778 |
| Andre Almeida | 25 | MF | Portugal | $1,109,333 |
| Steven Vitoria | 29 | DF | Canada | $400,000 |
Among the SLB new and old contracted players, Raul Jimenez, Jonas and Nicolas Gaitan are the top three players whose are claimed highest amount of salary every year.
Beside the annual salary of the Eagles, here we are presenting also their net worth where net worth is based on their total earning.
# Net Worth:
| S/N | Player Name | Net Worth |
| 1. | Julio Cesar | $2,253,333 |
| 2. | Eduardo Salvio | $19,500,000 |
| 3. | Raul Jimenez | $7,626,667 |
| 4. | Jonas | $9,100,000 |
| 5. | Nicolas Gaitan | $38,133,333 |
| 6. | Luisao | $7,626,667 |
| 7. | Jardel | $2,704,000 |
| 8. | Talisca | $3,033,333 |
| 9. | Lisandro Lopez | $5,512,000 |
| 10. | Paulo Lopes | $762,667 |
Benfica is considered one of the Big Three clubs in Portugal and obviously the most successful club which has won highest 34 titles of Primeira Liga, a record time of Taca de Portugal 10 doubles, Taca da Liga 6 times and so many titles. Benfica is the second most participating teams in UEFA Champions League a total thirty-five (35) times after spanish giant Real Madrid. It is also the team which is awarded three Portuguese Orders. Short details of SL Benfica is given below.
After all, it’s been 112 years of Benfica since it was founded in 1904. They used to increase their players salary every years and lots of players were in and out every year.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as SL Benfica or SLB is a professional football club based on Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the top contender of Primeira Liga, Portugal and currently SLB are the Primeira Liga back to back champions.
# Short Details of the team:
- Full Name: Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- Nickname: Aguias (Eagles) Encarnados (Reds) Glorioso (Glorious)
- Short Name: SLB
- Founder: 28th Feb, 1904
- Home Ground: Estadio da Luz
- Capacity: 65,647
- Manager: Rui Vitoria
- President: Luis Filipe Vieira
- League: Primeira Liga, Portugal
- Current Ranking: 1st
At last, it should be say that, the Eagles is one of the most strongest and supportive team in Portugal nowadays. They have some young, talented and forceful players which have gained huge amount of salary every year through it.
