2024–25 S.C. Braga season

S.C. Braga
2024–25 season
President	António Salvador
Head coach	Daniel Sousa
Stadium	Estádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga	Pre-season
Taça de Portugal	Pre-season
Taça da Liga	Pre-season
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 104th season in the history of the S.C. Braga, and it will also be the 32nd consecutive season in Primeira Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the team will participate in the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, and the 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	9–12 August 2024	May 2025	Matchday 1	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Taça de Portugal				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Taça da Liga				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	25 July 2024		Second qualifying round	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	066.67
Total				4	2	2	0	8	1	+7	050.00

Source: Competitions

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
1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1
Ground	H
Result	D
Position
Points	1

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

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 Referee: Ricardo Baixinho

Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

29–31 October 2024 Quarter-finals	Braga	v	Vitória de Guimarães	Braga
TBC WEST				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.^[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 draw was held on 22 July 2024.^[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	v	Braga	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stade de Genève Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

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.
^ [1]
^ "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.

[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.

[4] [1]

[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.

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