2024–25 S.C. Braga season

S.C. Braga
2024–25 season
President	António Salvador
Head coach	Daniel Sousa; (until 11 August); Carlos Carvalhal; (from 12 August)
Stadium	Estádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga	8th
Taça de Portugal	Third round
Taça da Liga	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	League phase
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 August 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	BRA	Matheus
2	DF	ESP	Víctor Gómez
3	DF	BRA	Robson Bambu
4	DF	MLI	Sikou Niakaté
5	DF	TUR	Serdar Saatçı
6	MF	BRA	Vitor Carvalho
7	FW	POR	Bruma
8	MF	POR	João Moutinho
9	FW	MAR	Amine El Ouazzani
10	MF	POR	André Horta
11	FW	GNB	Roger Fernandes
12	GK	POR	Tiago Sá
15	DF	POR	Paulo Oliveira
16	MF	URU	Rodrigo Zalazar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	SWE	Joe Mendes
19	DF	ESP	Adrián Marín
20	FW	POR	Rony Lopes
21	FW	POR	Ricardo Horta (captain)
22	MF	URU	Thiago Helguera
23	FW	COD	Simon Banza
26	DF	GER	Bright Arrey-Mbi
27	DF	POL	Bartłomiej Wdowik
29	MF	FRA	Jean-Baptiste Gorby
31	GK	BRA	Bernardo
33	FW	POR	João Marques
77	FW	ESP	Gabri Martínez
90	FW	ESP	Roberto Fernández
91	GK	CZE	Lukáš Horníček

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Amine El Ouazzani	Guingamp	€3,500,000	1 July 2024
DF	Robson Bambu	OGC Nice	€1,200,000	1 July 2024	^[2]
MF	João Marques	Estoril	€3,500,000	1 July 2024
MF	Thiago Helguera	Nacional	€3,800,000	1 July 2024
DF	Bartłomiej Wdowik	Jagiellonia Białystok	€1,500,000^[3]	1 July 2024	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Álvaro Djaló	Athletic Bilbao	€15,000,000^[5]	1 July 2024	^[6]
DF	Al-Musrati	Beşiktaş	€11,000,000	1 July 2024
FW	Abel Ruiz	Girona	€8,500,000	1 July 2024	^[7]

Friendlies

Pre-season

30 June 2024 Friendly	Sion	1–3	Braga	Thonon-les-Bains, France
17:00	Berdayes 26'	Report	Banza 13' El Ouazzani 80' Bambu 115'	Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Note: 4 x 30 minutes

5 July 2024 Friendly	Stade Lausanne Ouchy	0–1	Braga	Évian-Les-Bains, France
10:30		Report	Banza 30'	Stadium: Stade Camille Fournier Attendance: 0

5 July 2024 Friendly	Lausanne-Sport	1–3	Braga	Divonne-Les-Bains, France
17:00	Kaly Sène 2'		Gómez 45' Gorby 79' El Ouazzani 86'	Stadium: Stade Honneur

10 July 2024 Friendly	Braga	0–2	Moreirense
10:00 UTC+1

14 July 2024 Friendly	Braga	2–1	Anderlecht	Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
11:00 UTC+1	Stroeykens 46' (o.g.) Martínez 78'		Amuzu 63'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho

18 July 2024 Friendly	Braga	2–2	Rayo Vallecano
20:15 UTC+1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	11 August 2024	18 May 2025	Matchday 1	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	040.00
Taça de Portugal	18–20 October 2024		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Taça da Liga	29–31 October 2024		Quarter-finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	25 July 2024		Second qualifying round	6	4	2	0	13	4	+9	066.67
Total				11	6	4	1	18	8	+10	054.55

Last updated: 11 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Benfica	15	12	2	1	37	8	+29	38	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Sporting CP	15	12	1	2	43	10	+33	37	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Braga	16	8	4	4	28	18	+10	28	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Santa Clara	15	9	0	6	16	15	+1	27
6	Vitória de Guimarães	16	6	6	4	22	18	+4	24

Updated to match(es) played on 29 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
2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	+1

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	D	L	W	W
Position	9	6	4	6	7	7	5
Points	1	4	7	8	8	11	14

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.^[8]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

11 August 2024 1	Braga	1–1	Estrela da Amadora	Braga
20:30 WEST	El Ouazzani 53' Moutinho 67' Zalazar 86' Marques 87'	Report	Keliano 45' Kikas 80' Nani 86' Bucca 90' Ruiz 90' Lopes 90+7'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,746 Referee: Ricardo Baixinho

18 August 2024 2	Boavista	0–1	Braga	Porto
20:30 WEST	Silva 58' Pérez 73' Boženík 90+4'	Report	Fernández 40' Gómez 83'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 7,119 Referee: António Nobre

25 August 2024 3	Braga	3–1	Moreirense	Braga
20:30 WEST	Martínez 43' Zalazar 56', 76'	Report	Marcelo 25' Nlavo 53' Santos 81'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,155 Referee: Nuno Almeida

1 September 2024 4	Gil Vicente	0–0	Braga	Barcelos
20:30 WEST	Cruz 42' Mboula 71' Fujimoto 77' Andrew 82'	Report	Carvalho 45'	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	Zalazar 37' Arrey-Mbi 56' Niakaté 71' Ferreira 79'	Report	Santos 17' J. Mendes 52' Oliveira 57' Ribeiro 59' J. T. Mendes 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 21,215 Referee: Luís Godinho

20 September 2024 6	Nacional	0–3	Braga	Funchal
20:15 WEST	Dias 29' Zé Vitor 75' Sousa 90+2'	Report	Gorby 25' Ribeiro 27' Niakaté 77' Ferreira 81' Bruma 83' El Ouazzani 85'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 2,459 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

31 October 2024 Quarter-finals	Braga	v	Vitória de Guimarães	Braga
18:45 WET		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

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.^[9]

25 July 2024 First leg	Braga	2–0	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Braga
20:30 WEST	R. Horta 56' Zalazar 59' (pen.) Saatçı 66'	Report	Karo 9' Wolff 41' Hazan 48'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,891 Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)

1 August 2024 Second leg	Maccabi Petah Tikva	0–5 (0–7 agg.)	Braga	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:30 EEST	Azugi 28' Teper 45+1' Glazer 87'	Report	Marín 6', 29' Fernandes 41' Zalazar 45+4' Galabov 62' (o.g.) El Ouazzani 90+1' (pen.)	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.^[10]

Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024, Braga were drawn against Swiss Super League side Servette.^[11]

8 August 2024 First leg	Braga	0–0	Servette	Braga
20:30 WEST	Bruma 15' El Ouazzani 78' Zalazar 90+11'	Report	Rouiller 90+9'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,603 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

15 August 2024 Second leg	Servette	1–2 (1–2 agg.)	Braga	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 CEST	Douline 62' Antunes 62' Crivelli 85' Kutesa 90+1'	Report	El Ouazzani 45+1' Zalazar 65' Fernández 69', 71'	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.^[12]

22 August 2024 First leg	Braga	2–1	Rapid Wien	Braga
20:30 WEST	Carvalho 31', 33' Bambu 59' Zalazar 71'	Report	Grgić 2' Burgstaller 25' Auer 45+2' Schaub 77'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 15,868 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

29 August 2024 Second leg	Rapid Wien	2–2 (3–4 agg.)	Braga	Vienna, Austria
21:00 CEST	Arrey-Mbi 9' (o.g.) Sangare 25' Bolla 33' Jansson 45+4', 47' Hedl 68' Burgstaller 85'	Report	A. Horta 25' El Ouazzani 68' (pen.) R. Horta 70' Arrey-Mbi 82' Fernandes 85'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.^[13]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
23	Midtjylland	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	7	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
24	IF Elfsborg	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	7	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
25	Braga	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7
26	TSG Hoffenheim	6	1	3	2	5	8	−3	6
27	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W
Position	11
Points	3

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 September 2024 1	Braga	2–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Braga
20:00 WEST	Ribeiro 68' Bruma 88', 90+5' (pen.) Sá 90+7' Fernández 90+9'	Report	Shlomo 17' Davida 30' (pen.) Kanichowsky 76' 90+8' Asante 90+4' 90+9'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 10,519 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

3 October 2024 2	Olympiacos	v	Braga	Piraeus, Greece
19:45 EEST		Report		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium

23 October 2024 3	Braga	v	Bodø/Glimt	Braga
15:30 WEST		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

7 November 2024 4	IF Elfsborg	v	Braga	Borås, Sweden
18:45 CET		Report		Stadium: Borås Arena

28 November 2024 5	Braga	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Braga
20:00 WET		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

12 December 2024 6	Roma	v	Braga	Rome, Italy
18:45 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

23 January 2025 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	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	v	Lazio	Braga
20:00 WET		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

References

^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "Robson Bambu transféré à Braga".
^ S.A, Telewizja Polska (27 June 2024). "50 mln odstępnego. Wdowik ma nowy klub!". sport.tvp.pl.
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^ "Athletic secure Alvaro Djalo's services". www.besoccer.com.
^ "Athletic Club sign Álvaro Djaló from SC Braga | Athletic Club's Official Website". www.athletic-club.eus.
^ Abel Ruiz, red and white until 2029
^ [2]
^ "UEFA Europa League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 19 June 2024.
^ "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.
^ "UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 22 July 2024.
^ "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. 5 August 2024.
^ "Europa League league phase draw: Contenders set for competition's new era". UEFA. 30 August 2024.

[1] "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[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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[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] Abel Ruiz, red and white until 2029

[8] [2]

[9] "UEFA Europa League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 19 June 2024.

[10] "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.

[11] "UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 22 July 2024.

[12] "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. 5 August 2024.

[13] "Europa League league phase draw: Contenders set for competition's new era". UEFA. 30 August 2024.

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Rivalries	Minho derby (vs. Vitória S.C.)