2024–25 S.C. Braga season

S.C. Braga
2024–25 season
PresidentAntónio Salvador
Head coachDaniel Sousa
(until 11 August)
Carlos Carvalhal
(from 12 August)
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga5th
Taça de PortugalFourth round
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Amine El Ouazzani (4)
All: Amine El Ouazzani (7)
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.

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

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

In

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]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Spain Álvaro Djaló Spain Athletic Bilbao €15,000,000[5] 1 July 2024 [6]
DF Libya Al-Musrati Turkey Beşiktaş €11,000,000 1 July 2024 [7]
FW Spain Abel Ruiz Spain Girona €8,500,000 1 July 2024 [8]
DF Poland Bartłomiej Wdowik Germany Hannover 96 Loan 30 August 2024 [9]

Friendlies

Pre-season

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

Overall record

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

Main article: 2024–25 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Sporting CP 15 12 1 2 43 10 +33 37 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Porto 15 12 1 2 36 9 +27 37 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Braga 15 8 4 3 27 16 +11 28 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Santa Clara 15 9 0 6 16 15 +1 27
6 Vitória de Guimarães 15 6 5 4 20 16 +4 23
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
11 6 2 3 19 11  +8 20 3 1 2 12 8  +4 3 1 1 7 3  +4

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round1234567891011
GroundHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWDLWWLWWL
Position96467755545
Points14788111414172020
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 7 July 2024.[10]

  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

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2024–25 Taça de Portugal

  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

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2024–25 Taça da Liga

  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 v Braga Leiria
19:45 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round

The second qualifying round draw was held on 19 June 2024, Braga were drawn against Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Petah Tikva.[11]

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.[12]
Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024, Braga were drawn against Swiss Super League side Servette.[13]

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

The play-off round draw was held on 5 August 2024, Braga were drawn against Austrian Football Bundesliga side Rapid Wien.[14]

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

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase

The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.[15]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
23 Denmark Midtjylland 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
24 Sweden IF Elfsborg 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
25 Portugal Braga 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7
26 Germany TSG Hoffenheim 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6
27 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 2 0 4 7 13 −6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAHAHAAH
ResultWLLD
Position11202626
Points3334
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 v Germany TSG Hoffenheim Braga
20:00 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
12 December 2024 6 Roma Italy v Portugal Braga Rome, Italy
18:45 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
23 January 2025 7 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium v Portugal Braga Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
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 v Italy Lazio Braga
20:00 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

References

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