S.C. Braga
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Full name | Sporting Clube de Braga | |||
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Nickname(s) | Os Arcebispos (The Archbishops) Os Arsenalistas (The Arsenalists) Arsenal do Minho (Minho's Arsenal) Minhotos (Those from Minho) Os Guerreiros do Minho (The Minho Warriors) Braguistas | |||
Founded | 19 January 1921 | |||
Ground | Estádio Municipal de Braga | |||
Capacity | 30,360 | |||
President | António Salvador | |||
Head coach | Carlos Carvalhal | |||
League | Primeira Liga | |||
2020–21 | Primeira Liga, 4th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Sporting Clube de Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈspɔɾtĩŋ ˈkluβ(ɨ) ðɨ ˈβɾaɣɐ]) (Euronext: SCB), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. Its football team plays in the Primeira Liga (the top tier of Portuguese football) at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.
Domestically, Braga have won the Taça de Portugal on three occasions, in 1965–66, 2015–16, and in 2020–21, and the Taça da Liga twice in 2012–13 and 2019–20. In the 2000s, Braga became one of Portugal's most decorated clubs (7th) after the Big Three and has had some success in European competitions, winning the last UEFA Intertoto Cup (the only Portuguese club to do so) in 2008, and reaching the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2011. After finishing in second place for the only time to date in the 2009–10 Primeira Liga, Braga achieved a place in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history by eliminating Celtic and Sevilla. Braga also qualified for the group stage of the Champions League in 2012–13 by eliminating Udinese.
History
Braga changed their kits from green and white to their current red and white during the 1945–46 season (for the reserve squad) and the 1946–47 season (for the first team). The change, according to one version of the story, was at the behest of their president, José Antunes Guimarães, who had business connections in London and was an Arsenal fan; according to an alternate version, it was József Szabó, Braga's Hungarian coach, who asked the president to change the green and white uniform to an Arsenal-style red and white. In 1947, Braga won the Second division title in the new kit, reaching the First division for the first time. Braga even renamed their youth team Arsenal de Braga.
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Braga's emblem is the city of Braga's shield with Mother Mary and baby Jesus with the blue from the city's shield changed to red. On the top of the emblem is the golden Mural Crown of Braga, with the name "Sporting Clube de Braga" on it. Many Braga fans have said that Mother Mary gives them luck. The fans of Braga are known as Arsenalistas due to their team home kit that resembles that of English club Arsenal.[1] They are also known as Bracarenses because of being from the city of Bracari, later named Bracara Augusta, city of Portugal that is now known as Braga.
Aside from the loyalty of its supporters, the Minho derby against Vitória de Guimarães is a match that both sets of fans eagerly await. This match is more than football – it is a way people from the north view each city. The derby is one of Portugal's most intense matches, and children under 13 are restricted from entering unless an adult is with them. The rivalry goes back to when the City of Braga was the ancient capital of Gallaecia and the largest Portuguese city by the time the Kingdom of Portugal was formed by Afonso I of Portugal. At that time, Guimarães became the seat of the King and nobility, whereas the city of Braga remained the centre of trade and religious power (the largest city and seat of the Archbishop).
Season | UEFA Ranking | Points |
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2003–04 | – | – |
2004–05 | 139th ![]() |
15.739 |
2005–06 | 136th ![]() |
17.533 |
2006–07 | 96th ![]() |
27.107 |
2007–08 | 79th ![]() |
33.176 |
2008–09 | 50th ![]() |
39.292 |
2009–10 | 48th ![]() |
39.659 |
2010–11 | 28th ![]() |
62.319 |
2011–12 | 29th ![]() |
63.069 |
2012–13 | 29th ![]() |
62.833 |
2013–14 | 40th ![]() |
52.959 |
2014–15 | 37th ![]() |
51.776 |
2015–16 | 46th ![]() |
43.116 |
2016–17 | 55th ![]() |
37.366 |
In the 1960s and 1970s, Braga began to climb up the league ladder and eventually participated in the UEFA competitions. Braga's recent run of successive European participations began in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup after finishing fifth in the league under Jesualdo Ferreira's first full season in the club. In the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, the side reached the last 16 before a 6–4 aggregate loss to Tottenham Hotspur.[2] That summer, the club signed a three-year sponsorship deal with French insurance company Axa, who took over the naming rights for the stadium for €4.5 million;[3] this was renewed for a further three years in 2010.[4]
In 2008–09 under Jorge Jesus, Braga finished as runners-up for the only time in the league and again reached the UEFA Cup last 16, where they lost by a single goal to Paris Saint-Germain.[5] Entering the UEFA Champions League for the first time, in the fourth qualifying round Braga beat Sevilla 1–0 at home and 4–3 away, thus making the group stage.[6] On 15 September 2010, Braga were heavily defeated 6–0 by Arsenal in its first group stage match.[7] Eliminated in third place, they dropped into the Europa League and reached the final in Dublin, where they lost to a goal by FC Porto's Radamel Falcao.[8]
Braga won the Taça da Liga for the first time in 2013 under José Peseiro, with one goal from Alan against Porto.[9] Two years later, Sérgio Conceição's side lost on penalties to Sporting CP in the Taça de Portugal final,[10] but triumphed over Porto on the same method in 2016 to win their first such cup in 50 years.[11]
In 2019–20, Braga went through four managers over the course of the season.[12] The second of these, Rúben Amorim, led them to a league cup victory over Porto, with Ricardo Horta scoring in added time to secure the trophy on home soil.[13]
On 28 July 2020, Carlos Carvalhal was announced as the new head coach, after 14 years away from the club.[14] He led the club to the league cup final again, where they lost to Amorim's new team Sporting,[15] but won the 2021 Taça de Portugal Final 2–0 against Benfica.[16]
League and cup history
Recent seasons
Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe (UEFA) | Notes | |||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | Result | Result | Competition | Result | ||
2016–17 | 1st | 5th | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 36 | 54 | L16 | RU | Europa League | GS | |
2017–18 | 4th | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 29 | 75 | L32 | 3R | Europa League | L32 | ||
2018–19 | 4th | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 37 | 67 | SF | SF | Europa League | Q3 | ||
2019–20 | 3rd | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 40 | 60 | R5 | W | Europa League | L32 | ||
2020–21 | 4th | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 64 | W | RU | Europa League | L32 |
- A. ^ Best league finish.
- B. ^ First presence in the UEFA Champions League.
- C. ^ Braga started season in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League and later joined UEFA Europa League after finishing 3rd in the group stage.
- D. ^ Best European competition finish.
Last updated: 3 October 2018
Honours
National
- Runners-up: 2009–10
- Winners: 1946–47, 1963–64
International
- Winners: 2008 (Outright Winner)
- Runners-up: 2010–11
Other
- Winners (1): 1976–77 (First Division)
- Runners-up (1): 1970–71
European record
Overview
As of 9 December 2021.
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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UEFA Champions League / European Cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 38.89 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 60.00 |
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 127 | 55 | 29 | 43 | 187 | 161 | +26 | 43.31 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
Total | 157 | 70 | 32 | 55 | 220 | 198 | +22 | 44.59 |
Matches
Players
Current squad
- As of 27 January 2022[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Others players under contract
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Out on loan
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Former players
Managerial history
József Szabó (1935–37), (1945), (1953–54)
Mário Imbelloni (1955–56)
Eduardo Viso (1955–56)
József Szabó (1956–57), (1960–61)
António Teixeira (1964–65)
José Valle (1965–66)
Rui Sim-Sim (1966)
Manuel Palmeira (1966)
Fernando Caiado (1966–67)
José Valle (1967)
José Maria Vieira (1967–68)
Artur Quaresma (1968–69)
Federico Passos (1969)
Alberto Pereira (1969–70)
Joaquim Coimbra (1970)
José Carlos (1975–76)
Mário Lino (1976–77)
Hilário Conceição (1977)
Mário Imbelloni (1977–78)
Fernando Caiado (1978–79)
Hilário Conceição (1979–80)
Mário Lino (1980–81)
Quinito (1981–82)
Juca (1 July 1982 – 30 June 1983)
Quinito (1983–85)
Henrique Calisto (1985)
Humberto Coelho (1 July 1985–87)
Manuel José (1987–89)
Raul Águas (1990)
Carlos Garcia (1990–92)
Vitor Manuel (1992)
António Oliveira (1992–94)
Neca (1994)
Manuel Cajuda (1 July 1994 – 30 June 1997)
Fernando Castro Santos (1997–98)
Vítor Oliveira (1 July 1998–98)
Carlos Manuel (1998)
Manuel Cajuda (1 April 1999 – 30 June 2002)
Fernando Castro Santos (2002–03)
Jesualdo Ferreira (19 April 2003 – 8 May 2006)
Carlos Carvalhal (10 May 2006 – 8 November 2006)
Rogério Gonçalves (13 November 2006 – 19 February 2007)
Jorge Costa (19 February 2007 – 30 October 2007)
António Caldas (interim) (31 October 2007 – 11 November 2007)
Manuel Machado (12 November 2007 – 21 April 2008)
Jorge Jesus (20 May 2008 – 15 June 2009)
Domingos (20 June 2009 – 30 June 2011)
Leonardo Jardim (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2012)
José Peseiro (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013)
Jesualdo Ferreira (1 July 2013 – 23 February 2014)
Jorge Paixão (23 February 2014 – 23 May 2014)
Sérgio Conceição (2014–15)
Paulo Fonseca (2015–16)
José Peseiro (1 July 2016 – 15 December 2016)
Jorge Simão (17 December 2016 – 26 April 2017)
Abel Ferreira (27 April 2017 – 30 June 2019)
Ricardo Sá Pinto (3 July 2019 – 23 December 2019)[22]
Rúben Amorim (27 December 2019 – 3 March 2020)
Custódio (3 March 2020 – 1 July 2020)
Artur Jorge (1 July 2020 – 28 July 2020)
Carlos Carvalhal (28 July 2020 – present)
References
- ^ Braga break into big time. uefa.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Sinnott, John (14 March 2007). "Tottenham 3-2 Braga (agg 6-4)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Futebol: Sporting de Braga cede nome do estadio a seguradora AXA por 4,5 milhoes em tres anos" [Football: Sporting de Braga cede name of stadium to insurers AXA for 4.5 million over three years]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Sporting de Braga e AXA renovam parceria por mais três anos" [Sporting de Braga and AXA renew partnership for three more years] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Timely Hoarau makes wasteful Braga pay". UEFA. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Sevilla dumped out by Sporting Braga". CNN. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Arsenal 6 – 0 Braga". BBC Sport. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Fifield, Dominic (18 May 2011). "Falcao strikes to bring Europa League glory to Porto". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Braga derrota FC Porto e vence a Taça da Liga" [Braga defeat FC Porto and win the Taça da Liga]. Sol (in Portuguese). 13 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Sporting beats Braga on penalties to win Portuguese Cup". USA Today. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Braga win Portuguese Cup on penalties". Be Soccer. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Artur Jorge acredita que o Sp. Braga irá chegar ao terceiro lugar" [Artur Jorge believes that Sp. Braga will get to third place]. Público (in Portuguese). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Andrade, Tomaz (28 July 2020). "Oficial: Carlos Carvalhal é o novo treinador do Braga" [Official: Carlos Carvalhal is the new Braga manager]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Barbosa, Nuno (25 January 2021). "Ruben Amorim e Carlos Carvalhal "escapam" a suspensão mas levam multa" [Ruben Amorim and Carlos Carvalhal "escape" suspension but get fines]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "SC Braga Honours". record.pt. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "More about SC Braga". fcdynamo.kiev. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Upon the formation of the Liga de Honra (League of Honor), a new second level national league in 1990, the Portuguese Second Division became the third tier of Portuguese football.
- ^ "Braga Histórico Competiões record". Zerozero.pt.
- ^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
- ^ "Comunicado da SC Braga - SAD". 23 December 2019.
External links
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- Official website (in Portuguese)
- FootballLineups team profile
- Braga News at PSNL Soccer