Training Centre and Youth Academy
Benfica owns state-of-the-art training facilities in Seixal. The complex is called the Caixa Futebol Campus, named after sponsor Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the largest bank in Portugal. It is here that the professional team trains daily and also is the home of all Benfica's youth squads.
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