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2024–25 S.C. Braga season

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S.C. Braga
2024–25 season
PresidentAntónio Salvador
Head coachDaniel Sousa
(until 11 August)
Carlos Carvalhal
(from 12 August)
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalFourth round
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruma (7)
All: Bruma (12)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 8 January 2025.

The 2024–25 season is the 104th season in the history of Sporting Clube de Braga, and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, the club are participating in the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and UEFA Europa League.

Squad

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As of 1 August 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Matheus
2 DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez
3 DF Brazil BRA Robson Bambu
4 DF Mali MLI Sikou Niakaté
5 DF Turkey TUR Serdar Saatçı
6 MF Brazil BRA Vitor Carvalho
7 FW Portugal POR Bruma
8 MF Portugal POR João Moutinho
9 FW Morocco MAR Amine El Ouazzani
10 MF Portugal POR André Horta
11 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Roger Fernandes
12 GK Portugal POR Tiago Sá
15 DF Portugal POR Paulo Oliveira
16 MF Uruguay URU Rodrigo Zalazar
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Sweden SWE Joe Mendes
19 DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín
20 FW Portugal POR Rony Lopes
21 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Horta (captain)
22 MF Uruguay URU Thiago Helguera
23 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Simon Banza
26 DF Germany GER Bright Arrey-Mbi
27 DF Poland POL Bartłomiej Wdowik
29 MF France FRA Jean-Baptiste Gorby
31 GK Brazil BRA Bernardo
33 FW Portugal POR João Marques
77 FW Spain ESP Gabri Martínez
90 FW Spain ESP Roberto Fernández
91 GK Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Horníček

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Morocco Amine El Ouazzani France Guingamp €3,500,000 1 July 2024
DF Brazil Robson Bambu France OGC Nice €1,200,000 1 July 2024 [2]
MF Portugal João Marques Portugal Estoril €3,500,000 1 July 2024
MF Uruguay Thiago Helguera Uruguay Nacional €3,800,000 1 July 2024
DF Poland Bartłomiej Wdowik Poland Jagiellonia Białystok €1,500,000[3] 1 July 2024 [4]
FW Spain Fran Navarro Portugal Porto Loan 1 January 2025 [5]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Spain Álvaro Djaló Spain Athletic Bilbao €15,000,000[6] 1 July 2024 [7]
DF Libya Al-Musrati Turkey Beşiktaş €11,000,000 1 July 2024 [8]
FW Spain Abel Ruiz Spain Girona €8,500,000 1 July 2024 [9]
DF Poland Bartłomiej Wdowik Germany Hannover 96 Loan 30 August 2024 [10]

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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30 June 2024 Friendly Sion Switzerland 1–3 Portugal Braga Thonon-les-Bains, France
17:00
  • Berdayes 26'
Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Note: 4 x 30 minutes
5 July 2024 Friendly Stade Lausanne Ouchy Switzerland 0–1 Portugal Braga Évian-Les-Bains, France
10:30 Report
Stadium: Stade Camille Fournier
Attendance: 0
5 July 2024 Friendly Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 1–3 Portugal Braga Divonne-Les-Bains, France
17:00
Stadium: Stade Honneur
10 July 2024 Friendly Braga Portugal 0–2 Portugal Moreirense
10:00 UTC+1
14 July 2024 Friendly Braga Portugal 2–1 Belgium Anderlecht Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
11:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
18 July 2024 Friendly Braga Portugal 2–2 Spain Rayo Vallecano
20:15 UTC+1

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 11 August 2024 18 May 2025 Matchday 1 11 6 2 3 19 11 +8 054.55
Taça de Portugal 18–20 October 2024 Third round 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Taça da Liga 29–31 October 2024 Quarter-finals 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Europa League 25 July 2024 Second qualifying round 10 5 3 2 17 11 +6 050.00
Total 23 13 5 5 40 24 +16 056.52

Last updated: 11 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Benfica 27 21 2 4 65 22 +43 65 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Porto 27 17 5 5 53 21 +32 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Braga 27 17 5 5 44 23 +21 56 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Santa Clara 27 14 4 9 28 25 +3 46
6 Vitória de Guimarães 27 10 12 5 38 29 +9 42
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2025. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 17 5 5 44 23  +21 56 8 3 3 27 16  +11 9 2 2 17 7  +10

Last updated: 29 March 2025.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWWDLWWLWWLWDDWLWWWWWDWLWWW
Position964677555455554544444444444
Points1478811141417202023242528283134374043444747505356
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 7 July 2024.[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 August 2024 1 Braga 1–1 Estrela da Amadora Braga
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,746
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho
18 August 2024 2 Boavista 0–1 Braga Porto
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 7,119
Referee: António Nobre
25 August 2024 3 Braga 3–1 Moreirense Braga
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,155
Referee: Nuno Almeida
1 September 2024 4 Gil Vicente 0–0 Braga Barcelos
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 7,140
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
15 September 2024 5 Braga 0–2 Vitória de Guimarães Braga
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 21,215
Referee: Luís Godinho
20 September 2024 6 Nacional 0–3 Braga Funchal
20:15 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
29 September 2024 7 Braga 4–0 Rio Ave Braga
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 11,888
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
6 October 2024 8 Porto 2–1 Braga Porto
20:30 WEST
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 44,813
Referee: Portugal João Pinheiro
27 October 2024 9 Braga 2–0 Farense Braga
15:30 WEST Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,841
Referee: Portugal João Ferreira
3 November 2024 10 Arouca 1–2 Braga Arouca
18:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 1,631
Referee: Portugal Ricardo Baixinho
10 November 2024 11 Braga 2–4 Sporting CP Braga
18:45 WEST Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 20,585
Referee: Portugal Luís Godinho
1 December 2024 12 AVS 0–1 Braga Aves
20:30 WET Report Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Portugal António Nobre
6 December 2024 13 Braga 2–2 Estoril Braga
20:15 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 9,071
Referee: Portugal Bruno Vieira
16 December 2024 14 Braga 3–3 Famalicão Braga
18:45 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 8,322
Referee: Portugal Hélder Malheiro
22 December 2024 15 Santa Clara 0–2 Braga Ponta Delgada
17:00 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Portugal Tiago Martins
29 December 2024 16 Braga 1–2 Casa Pia Braga
18:00 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 20,819
Referee: Portugal David Silva
4 January 2025 17 Benfica 1–2 Braga Lisbon
18:00 WET
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,750
Referee: Portugal Luís Godinho
19 January 2025 18 Estrela 0–1 Braga Amadora
18:00 WET
Report Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: Portugal Iancu Vasilica
26 January 2025 19 Braga 3–0 Boavista Braga
20:30 WET Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Portugal Hélder Malheiro
3 February 2025 20 Moreirense 1–2 Braga Moreira de Cónegos
18:45 WET Report
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 2,175
Referee: Portugal Claúdio Pereira
9 February 2025 21 Braga 2–0 Gil Vicente Braga
18:00 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,304
Referee: Portugal António Nobre
16 February 2025 22 Vitória Guimarães 0–0 Braga Guimarães
20:30 WET Report Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 28,133
Referee: Portugal João Ferreira
21 February 2025 23 Braga 1–0 Nacional Braga
20:15 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 7,872
Referee: Portugal Claúdio Pereira
2 March 2025 24 Rio Ave 2–1 Braga Vila do Conde
20:30 WET
Report Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: Portugal Fábio Veríssimo
8 March 2025 25 Braga 1–0 Porto Braga
20:30 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 15,922
Referee: Portugal Luís Godinho
15 March 2025 26 Farense 0–1 Braga Faro
15:30 WET
Report Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Portugal Gustavo Correia
29 March 2025 27 Braga 2–1 Arouca Braga
20:30 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Portugal Bruno Pires Costa
7 April 2025 28 Sporting CP Braga Lisbon
20:45 WET Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Taça de Portugal

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 October 2024 Third round 1º Dezembro 1–2 Braga Queluz
17:30 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Real SC
Referee: Tiago Martins
23 November 2024 Fourth round Leixões 0–2 Braga Matosinhos
18:30 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Mar
Referee: Portugal Gustavo Correia
15 January 2025 Fifth round Braga 2–1 Lusitano Évora Braga
20:15 WET Report
  • Marcos Soares Yellow card 21'
  • Afonso Sousa 84'
  • Kenneth Kalunga Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 5,627
Referee: Portugal Bruno Costa
26 February 2025 Quarter-finals Benfica 1–0 Braga Lisbon
20:45 WET Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 56,927
Referee: Portugal João Pinheiro

Taça da Liga

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 October 2024 Quarter-finals Braga 2–1 Vitória de Guimarães Braga
18:45 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 9,663
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
8 January 2025 Semi-finals Benfica 3–0 Braga Leiria
19:45 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 19,917
Referee: Portugal Cláudio Pereira

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying phase

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Second qualifying round
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The second qualifying round draw was held on 19 June 2024, Braga were drawn against Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Petah Tikva.[12]

25 July 2024 First leg Braga Portugal 2–0 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva Braga
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,891
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
1 August 2024 Second leg Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel 0–5
(0–7 agg.)
Portugal Braga Sofia, Bulgaria
21:30 EEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 211
Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)
Note: Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israeli teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[13]
Third qualifying round
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The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024, Braga were drawn against Swiss Super League side Servette.[14]

8 August 2024 First leg Braga Portugal 0–0 Switzerland Servette Braga
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
15 August 2024 Second leg Servette Switzerland 1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Portugal Braga Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 15,179
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
Play-off round
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The play-off round draw was held on 5 August 2024, Braga were drawn against Austrian Football Bundesliga side Rapid Wien.[15]

22 August 2024 First leg Braga Portugal 2–1 Austria Rapid Wien Braga
20:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 15,868
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
29 August 2024 Second leg Rapid Wien Austria 2–2
(3–4 agg.)
Portugal Braga Vienna, Austria
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

League phase

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The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.[16]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
23 Netherlands Twente 8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
24 Turkey Fenerbahçe 8 2 4 2 9 11 −2 10
25 Portugal Braga 8 3 1 4 9 12 −3 10
26 Sweden IF Elfsborg 8 3 1 4 9 14 −5 10
27 Germany TSG Hoffenheim 8 2 3 3 11 14 −3 9
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAHAHAAH
ResultWLLDWLLW
Position1120262620252525
Points333477710
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 September 2024 1 Braga Portugal 2–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Braga
20:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 10,519
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
3 October 2024 2 Olympiacos Greece 3–0 Portugal Braga Piraeus, Greece
19:45 EEST
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 30,301
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
23 October 2024 3 Braga Portugal 1–2 Norway Bodø/Glimt Braga
15:30 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 8,253
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
7 November 2024 4 IF Elfsborg Sweden 1–1 Portugal Braga Borås, Sweden
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
28 November 2024 5 Braga Portugal 3–0 Germany TSG Hoffenheim Braga
20:00 WET Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Croatia Igor Pajač
12 December 2024 6 Roma Italy 3–0 Portugal Braga Rome, Italy
18:45 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 59,085
Referee: Germany Daniel Siebert
23 January 2025 7 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–1 Portugal Braga Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 7,729
Referee: Scotland Nick Walsh
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise will play their home match at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
30 January 2025 8 Braga Portugal 1–0 Italy Lazio Braga
20:00 WET Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 10,438
Referee: England John Brooks

References

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  2. ^ "Robson Bambu transféré à Braga".
  3. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska (27 June 2024). "50 mln odstępnego. Wdowik ma nowy klub!". sport.tvp.pl.
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  6. ^ "Athletic secure Alvaro Djalo's services". www.besoccer.com.
  7. ^ "Athletic Club sign Álvaro Djaló from SC Braga | Athletic Club's Official Website". www.athletic-club.eus.
  8. ^ "Besiktas sign Libyan midfielder Al-Musrati from Portugal's Braga". www.aa.com.tr.
  9. ^ "Abel Ruiz, red and white until 2029". www.gironafc.cat.
  10. ^ "Wdowik cedido ao Hannover 96". August 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "The calendar for the professional competitions has been announced". Liga Portugal.
  12. ^ "UEFA Europa League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 19 June 2024. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  14. ^ "UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw". UEFA. 22 July 2024. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "Europa League league phase draw: Contenders set for competition's new era". UEFA. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024.