A football-first tour built around professional coaching at the Benfica training ground
Benfica Campus is one of Europe’s most respected football academies
It is the development home of stars including Bernardo Silva and Rúben Dias,
and the club has an outstanding record of sending academy graduates to Europe’s top leagues.
On this tour, your players train on the campus used by Benfica’s first team, B team and youth-development programme. Combined with the historic charm, coastline and football culture of Lisbon, it is a truly memorable experience on and off the pitch.
Tour Overview
This is a football-first tour built around professional coaching at Benfica Campus in Seixal, the official training ground and academy home of SL Benfica
and one of Europe’s premier development centres. The purpose-built complex spans 19 hectares with nine pitches and everything a professional team needs, from gyms and physio rooms to technical assessment areas.
Your group trains under Benfica coaches in 90-minute sessions that follow the Benfica methodology, with the option to build several across the tour. Add
a well-matched local fixture, a behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic Estádio da Luz, and everything Lisbon offers, and your players get the full
experience.
Every tour is tailor-made by our team, with the planning, safety standards and 24/7 support that schools and clubs have trusted for
decades.
Tour Details
- Ages: youth, all group types
- Group size: 35 to 45 students plus staff (minimum one full team)
- Season: Sep to Jun
- Destination: Lisbon, Portugal
Tour highlights
Training at Benfica Campus, one of Europe’s leading academies
Coaching in the Benfica methodology and style of play
Behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic Estádio da Luz
Your chance to watch a live Primeira Liga match
Combine elite training with Lisbon’s landmarks, coast and culture
Test your skills at FootLab, an innovative performance centre
Train, Stay and Prepare Like the Pros
19
Hectares
9
Pitches
Primeira
Primeira Liga club
Silva and Dias
Academy
The football experience
At the heart of this tour is professional coaching at Benfica Campus, delivered by Benfica coaches following the club’s methodology: technical skills, set
pieces, defensive and attacking movements, and the style of play Benfica players use.
Sessions run for 90 minutes, and groups can build single or multiple sessions across the tour, each one shaped around age, ability and objectives, in the same environment that developed some of Portugal’s most successful modern footballers.
Train where the pros train
Benfica Campus in Seixal is the official training ground and academy home of SL Benfica, one of Europe’s premier development centres.
The purpose-built complex spans 19 hectares and features nine pitches across natural and artificial surfaces, plus equipment rooms, gyms, physio rooms, meeting rooms and technical assessment areas. It has everything a professional team needs.
Options to suit all budgets, with 2-, 3- and 4-star hotels available.
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More than just football
A MasterClass football tour is about more than what happens on the pitch. Time spent training in an elite environment, travelling as a team and experiencing a new culture helps students develop confidence, teamwork, resilience and leadership, supporting learning beyond the classroom and a lifelong engagement with sport.
Combining professional coaching with cultural discovery and time together as a squad, the tour creates lasting memories while building the character and skills that stay with players long after they return home.
Ask about coaching sessions for your group
Well-matched fixtures
Coaching teaches it. A match proves it. Add a well-matched friendly fixture against local opposition to your tour and give your players the chance to put what they’ve learnt straight into a competitive game.
As with every MasterClass tour, we work hard to match fixtures to the level of your touring team, so games are competitive, fair and genuinely useful for development, whatever standard you play at.
Explore all football toursWhy choose this MasterClass football tour?
Some tours are about where you go. This one is about how your players grow while they are there.
Sample Itinerary
1 Flight to Portugal
2 Arrive and settle in
3 Welcome meal
1 FootLab
2 Benfica coaching session
3 Friendly fixture
1 Guided city tour of Lisbon
2 Estádio da Luz stadium tour
3 Evening meal at your accommodation
1 Benfica coaching session
2 Surf lesson
3 Friendly fixture
1 Depart Portugal
Customise your tour
Make the tour your own with these optional add-ons and suggestions
Estadio da Luz Lisbon stadium
Be inspired by a visit to the home of one of Portugal’s most famous sports teams, Benfica
Surf Lisbon’s beautiful beaches
Portugal is a European surf mecca and Lisbon’s beautiful beaches are the perfect place to give it a try
Lisbon city tour
Discover Lisbon’s vibrant open squares, wander through the atmospheric Moorish quarter, and marvel at the iconic UNESCO-listed Belém Tower.
Live Primeira Liga football match
Experience the passion and atmosphere of a live Primeira Liga fixture with your group (subject to schedule and availability)
FootLab Lisbon
Explore this innovative performance centre, offering interactive technical and reaction-based challenges.
Who is this tour for?
This tour is designed for school and club football groups of all ages, and works well for boys’, girls’ and mixed groups alike. The ideal group size is 35 to 45 students plus staff (minimum one full team), with staff ratios of 1 to 10.
It is a particularly strong fit for:
- School teams looking for an inspiring tour built around professional coaching, that also delivers real learning beyond the classroom
- Clubs and academies wanting elite-environment coaching to lift standards and ambition
- Girls’ teams who want to train in a professional La Liga environment
- Squads building team culture, whether for pre-season, a tour weekend or a reward trip with genuine development value
What our customers say about us
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We cannot thank Masterclass enough for their attention to detail and commitment to making this trip unforgettable. Their professionalism and dedication have made them our go-to company for school sports tours, and we wouldn’t consider going with anyone else. We look forward to many more successful trips with Masterclass in the future
Kingsdown School
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The organisation of the trip is excellent. All of the staff at MasterClass are extremely helpful and friendly. Nothing is ever too much trouble and any issues are dealt with immediately.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
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Our experience with MasterClass Sports Tours was great from start to finish. The tour was well organised, communication was excellent, and we felt fully supported throughout.
Harris Academy Ockendon
Ready to train at one of Europe’s great academies?
Speak to our MasterClass team on 020 3617 7983, or request a quote below.
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