Benfica Away Shirt 1999/00

£49.99

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Name & number printing — free

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Size guide

Adult · Men’s fit

Size	Pit to pit (cm)	Length (cm)
S	48	70
M	51	72
L	54	74
XL	57	76
XXL	60	78

Shirts of this era were cut boxy: expect the chest to measure at or above the top of the band for its size. Compare pit-to-pit with a shirt you own rather than trusting the label.

How to measure

Lay the shirt flat and measure pit to pit (armpit to armpit) and collar to hem, then compare with the table. Between sizes, take the larger. Measurements are in centimetres, with 1–2 cm variation between pieces.

About this shirt

The Benfica away shirt from 1999/00. Sizes S-XXL. Worn in Primeira Liga.

The last season of the Telecel sponsorship, which had run since 1996. The front changed the following year.

Away shirts change more between seasons than home shirts do, since the home design is constrained by the club's traditional colours and the away one largely is not.

The home from the same season is listed separately, and we also hold the away shirt from 1997/98.

Benfica in 1999/00

The lean years’ deepest point — the era of boardroom chaos before Luís Filipe Vieira’s 2003 arrival and the rebuild.

Benfica in the archive

Home, away and third kits, plus goalkeeper shirts, kids kits, training wear and jackets, with one of the longest retro spans of any club we hold. Red at home with the eagle crest, white away. Thirty-eight Portuguese league titles and two European Cups. Our range spans 1961 to the current 2026/27 kits — one of the longest spans of any club we stock — with retro seasons making up around forty per cent of the range. Goalkeeper shirts and training wear are both well covered, alongside home, away and third kits, kids kits and jackets. Each listing states the exact season.

All Benfica shirts →

Printing, delivery and returns

Name and number printing is free on this shirt. For a shirt of this season that means the lettering of the period, not a modern typeface — a 1996 England shirt takes the block of that summer, a late-nineties Serie A shirt the league numerals it was designed around. We hold period sets as well as current league and tournament fonts. Choose a squad player and the number is applied as issued, or send any name and number you want. Printing adds one to two working days before dispatch, and printed shirts cannot be returned unless faulty — if unsure of the size, order it plain and we print it afterwards for the same price. Full detail on the printing page.

Tracked as standard, everywhere — packed flat between card, never folded into a bag. Allow 7–14 days from order to delivery.

Service	Time	Cost
Standard tracked	7–14 days	£3.95
Orders over £30	7–14 days	Free

The same rate applies to every country: free over £30, otherwise £3.95, tracked, in the same 7–14 days. Orders outside the UK may attract import duty on arrival, which is the customer’s responsibility. Full tables on the shipping page.

30 days from delivery to change your mind — longer than the 14-day statutory minimum. Email hello@shirt-archive.com with your order number before posting anything back; send it unworn with tags attached, and the refund goes to the original payment method within five working days of arrival. If we sent the wrong thing, postage is on us both ways. Full policy on the returns page.

Common questions

Which season is this Benfica away shirt from?

This is the 1999/00 away shirt. The season is stated on every listing and on the order confirmation, so what arrives is the season named here, not a current substitute.

What size should I order?

Sizes run S-XXL. Measure pit to pit on a shirt you own and compare it with the chart above — between sizes, take the larger.

Can I get a name and number printed on it?

Yes — free, applied before dispatch, which adds one to two working days. Printed shirts cannot be returned unless faulty, so if you are unsure of the size, order plain and we print it afterwards for the same price.

How quickly will it arrive?

Allow 7–14 days from order to delivery, everywhere. Standard tracked is £3.95, and orders over £30 ship free to every country. Everything is tracked, including international.

Is this the exact design worn in 1999/00?

Yes — this listing is the 1999/00 away design specifically, not a current shirt standing in for it. If we hold the same design in other cuts they are listed separately.

Will a retro shirt fit like a modern one?

No — shirts of this era were cut looser. A nineties Large sits closer to a modern Medium, which is why the flat measurements above matter more than the size on the label.