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S.C. Braga
2022–23 season
PresidentAntĂłnio Salvador
Head coach Artur Jorge
Stadium EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga 3rd
Taça de Portugal Runners-up
Taça da Liga Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ricardo Horta (14)

All:
Ricardo Horta (17)

The 2022-23 season was the 102nd season in the history of S.C. Braga and their 27th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

As of 2 February 2023 [1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil  BRA Matheus ( vice-captain)
2 DF Spain  ESP VĂ­ctor GĂłmez (on loan from Espanyol)
3 DF Brazil  BRA VĂ­tor Tormena
4 DF France  FRA Sikou NiakatĂ© (on loan from Guingamp)
5 DF Turkey  TUR Serdar Saatçı
6 DF Portugal  POR Nuno Sequeira
7 FW Portugal  POR Rodrigo Gomes
8 MF Libya  LBY Al-Musrati
9 FW Spain  ESP Abel Ruiz
10 MF Portugal  POR AndrĂ© Horta
11 FW Portugal  POR Roger Fernandes
12 GK Portugal  POR Tiago SĂĄ
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Spain  ESP Álvaro DjalĂł
15 DF Portugal  POR Paulo Oliveira
17 DF Sweden  SWE Joe Mendes
19 MF Serbia  SRB UroĆĄ Račić (on loan from Valencia)
21 FW Portugal  POR Ricardo Horta ( captain)
22 MF Portugal  POR Pizzi
23 FW France  FRA Simon Banza
26 DF Colombia  COL Cristian Borja
27 FW Portugal  POR Bruma (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
29 MF France  FRA Jean-Baptiste Gorby
45 MF Portugal  POR Iuri Medeiros
88 MF Portugal  POR AndrĂ© Castro

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Portugal  POR Tiago Esgaio (at Arouca until 30 June 2023)
16 MF Portugal  POR Eduardo SchĂŒrrle (at Trofense until 30 June 2023)
24 DF Portugal  POR Bruno Rodrigues (at Fatih KaragĂŒmrĂŒk until 30 June 2023)
25 MF Brazil  BRA Lucas Mineiro (at Westerlo until 30 June 2023)
74 DF Portugal  POR Francisco Moura (at FamalicĂŁo until 30 June 2023)
95 FW Brazil  BRA Guilherme Schettine (at Grasshoppers until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Brazil  BRA Fabiano (at KasımpaƟa until 30 June 2023)
DF Portugal  POR ZĂ© Carlos (at Gil Vicente until 30 June 2023)
MF Brazil  BRA Lucas Piazon (at Botafogo until 30 June 2023)
FW Spain  ESP Mario GonzĂĄlez (at OH Leuven until 30 June 2023)
FW Guinea-Bissau  GNB HernĂąni Infande (at Paços de Ferreira until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2022 Friendly Oliveirense Portugal 2–6 Portugal Braga Oliveira de AzemĂ©is
11:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Carlos OsĂłrio
9 July 2022 Friendly Vizela Portugal 2–3 Portugal Braga ApĂșlia e FĂŁo
10:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Centro Desportivo de FĂŁo
12 July 2022 Friendly Arouca Portugal 2–3 Portugal Braga ApĂșlia e FĂŁo
18:00 WEST ( UTC+1) Stadium: Centro Desportivo de FĂŁo
15 July 2022 Friendly Braga Portugal 3–0 England Middlesbrough Lagos
19:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal Fernando Cabrita
23 July 2022 Friendly Portimonense Portugal 2–0 Portugal Braga Portimão
09:30 WEST ( UTC+1)
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Dois IrmĂŁos
Referee: André Filipe
29 July 2022 Friendly Braga Portugal 2–1 Spain Celta Vigo Braga, Portugal
20:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Carlos Macedo

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 7 August 2022 27 May 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 34 25 3 6 75 30 +45 073.53
Taça de Portugal 16 October 2022 4 June 2023 Third round Runners-up 7 4 2 1 15 9 +6 057.14
Taça da Liga 26 November 2022 19 December 2022 Group stage Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 075.00
UEFA Europa League 8 September 2022 3 November 2022 Group stage Group stage 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 16 February 2023 23 February 2023 Knockout round play-offs Knockout round play-offs 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 000.00
Total 53 35 6 12 107 58 +49 066.04

Source: Liga Portugal

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 34 28 3 3 82 20 +62 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 +51 85
3 Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 +45 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 +39 74 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 −1 54 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
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.
(C) Champions

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
34 25 3 6 75 30  +45 78 13 2 2 40 11  +29 12 1 4 35 19  +16

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWWWWLLWWLWWWWWLWWWLWWDWWWWWLWDW
Position8532222333233322233333333333333333
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 5 July 2022. [2]

7 August 2022 1 Braga 3–3 Sporting CP Braga
18:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 17,714
Referee: FĂĄbio VerĂ­ssimo
12 August 2022 2 Famalicão 0–3 Braga Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:15 WEST ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio AntĂłnio Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 4,637
Referee: LuĂ­s Godinho
21 August 2022 3 Braga 5–0 Marítimo Braga
18:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,358
Referee: AntĂłnio Nobre
28 August 2022 4 Arouca 0–6 Braga Arouca
18:00 WEST ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Gustavo Correia
3 September 2022 5 Braga 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães Braga
15:30 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 21,736
Referee: Nuno Almeida
11 September 2022 6 Rio Ave 2–3 Braga Vila do Conde
20:30 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio dos Arcos
Attendance: 3,071
Referee: LuĂ­s Godinho
18 September 2022 7 Braga 2–0 Vizela Braga
20:30 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,181
Referee: André Narciso
30 September 2022 8 Porto 4–1 Braga Porto
21:15 WEST ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio do DragĂŁo
Attendance: 44,830
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
9 October 2022 9 Braga 0–1 Chaves Braga
20:30 WEST ( UTC+1) Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,494
Referee: ClaĂșdio Pereira
22 October 2022 10 Estoril 0–2 Braga Estoril
18:00 WEST ( UTC+1) Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio AntĂłnio Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: André Narciso
30 October 2022 11 Gil Vicente 0–1 Braga Barcelos
20:30 WEST ( UTC+1) Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 5,627
Referee: JoĂŁo Pinheiro
6 November 2022 12 Braga 0–1 Casa Pia Braga
18:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Luis Godinho
13 November 2022 13 Portimonense 1–2 Braga Portimão
18:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de PortimĂŁo
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Tiago Martins
30 December 2022 14 Braga 3–0 Benfica Braga
21:15 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 19,398
Referee: JoĂŁo Pinheiro
8 January 2022 15 Santa Clara 0–4 Braga Ponta Delgada
19:15 WEST ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio de SĂŁo Miguel
Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
14 January 2022 16 Braga 1–0 Boavista Braga
20:30 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,357
Referee: André Narciso

Taça de Portugal

16 October 2022 Third round Felgueiras 1932 1–2 Braga Felgueiras
17:00 WEST ( UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Dr. Machado de Matos
Referee: João Gonçalves
10 November 2022 Fourth round Braga 2–1 Moreirense Braga
19:45 WET ( UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Braga 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Casa Pia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Paços de Ferreira 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4 Trofense 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 November 2022 1 Braga 3–0 Trofense Braga
18:45 WEST ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho
3 December 2022 2 Casa Pia 0–1 Braga Lisbon
17:00 WEST ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Pina Manique
Attendance: 763
Referee: FĂĄbio VerĂ­ssimo
11 December 2022 3 Braga 2–0 Paços de Ferreira Braga
19:00 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 4,998
Referee: Rui Costa (referee)

Quarter-finals

19 December 2022 Sporting CP 5–0 Braga Lisbon
20:15 WEST ( UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estådio José Alvalade
Attendance: 20,396
Referee: LuĂ­s Godinho

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USG UBE BRA MAL
1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to round of 16 0–1 3–3 3–2
2 Germany Union Berlin 6 4 0 2 4 2 +2 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 1–0 1–0
3 Portugal Braga 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 1–0 2–1
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 0 0 6 3 11 −8 0 0–2 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
8 September 2022 1 Malmö FF Sweden 0–2 Portugal Braga Malmö, Sweden
12:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 13,721
Referee: Duje Strukan ( Croatia)
18 September 2022 2 Braga Portugal 1–0 Germany Union Berlin Braga, Portugal
20:30 WEST ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 17,782
Referee: Filip Glova ( Slovakia)
6 October 2022 3 Braga Portugal 1–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Braga, Portugal
15:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,044
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart ( France)
13 October 2022 4 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–3 Portugal Braga Leuven, Belgium
12:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev ( Azerbaijan)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
27 October 2022 5 Union Berlin Germany 1–0 Portugal Braga Berlin, Germany
12:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,082
Referee: Craig Pawson ( England)
3 November 2022 6 Braga Portugal 2–1 Sweden Malmö FF Braga, Portugal
16:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Ruddy Buquet ( France)

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 7 November 2022.

16 February 2023 First leg Braga Portugal 0–4 Italy Fiorentina Braga, Portugal
17:45 WET ( UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: EstĂĄdio Municipal
Attendance: 13,041
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ( Spain)
23 February 2023 Second leg Fiorentina Italy 3–2
(7–2 agg.)
Portugal Braga Florence, Italy
21:00 CET ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 13,603
Referee: BenoĂźt Bastien ( France)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

As of 27 May 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil  BRA Matheus 45 0 32 0 4 0 2 0 6 0 1 0
12 GK Portugal  POR Tiago SĂĄ 8 0 2+1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
91 GK Czech Republic  CZE LukĂĄĆĄ Horníček 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain  ESP VĂ­ctor GĂłmez 39 0 23+3 0 5+1 0 2+2 0 1+1 0 1 0
3 DF Brazil  BRA VĂ­tor Tormena 40 1 26+1 1 3+2 0 2 0 5 0 1 0
4 DF France  FRA Sikou NiakatĂ© 34 3 25+1 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Turkey  TUR Serdar Saatçı 6 0 2+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF Portugal  POR Nuno Sequeira 39 1 24+3 1 3 0 2 0 6 0 1 0
15 DF Portugal  POR Paulo Oliveira 35 1 15+5 0 5+1 1 2 0 5+1 0 1 0
17 DF Sweden  SWE Joe Mendes 10 1 4+2 1 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Colombia  COL Cristian Borja 23 0 8+6 0 3+1 0 2 0 0+2 0 1 0
42 DF Portugal  POR Guilherme Soares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 DF Portugal  POR Dinis Pinto 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Libya  LBY Al-Musrati 41 5 28 3 4 1 3 1 5 0 1 0
10 MF Portugal  POR AndrĂ© Horta 50 1 27+5 1 5+2 0 2+2 0 2+3 0 2 0
19 MF Serbia  SRB UroĆĄ Račić 35 4 12+13 1 4+2 3 0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
22 MF Portugal  POR Pizzi 26 3 3+13 2 3+1 1 0 0 2+3 0 1 0
29 MF France  FRA Jean-Baptiste Gorby 13 0 0+7 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 MF Mexico  MEX Eugenio Pizzuto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Portugal  POR Iuri Medeiros 43 10 29+1 10 6+1 0 2 0 1+2 0 1 0
88 MF Portugal  POR AndrĂ© Castro 39 2 3+21 1 2+3 0 2+1 0 3+2 0 1+1 1
89 MF Portugal  POR Pedro Santos 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Portugal  POR Rodrigo Gomes 27 2 1+14 1 1+2 1 0+3 0 2+3 0 1 0
9 FW Spain  ESP Abel Ruiz 51 12 26+8 8 3+2 2 2+2 1 5+1 1 1+1 0
11 FW Portugal  POR Roger Fernandes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Spain  ESP Álvaro DjalĂł 40 5 1+22 2 2+5 0 1+2 1 1+4 1 1+1 1
21 FW Portugal  POR Ricardo Horta 45 17 30 14 5+1 1 1 0 6 2 1+1 0
23 FW France  FRA Simon Banza 47 14 15+15 11 3+4 2 3 1 2+3 0 1+1 0
27 FW Portugal  POR Bruma 21 4 13+3 4 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
92 FW Portugal  POR Rodrigo Macedo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
96 FW Portugal  POR Miguel FalĂ© 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
24 DF Portugal  POR Bruno Rodrigues 7 1 1 0 2 0 2+1 0 1 1 0 0
70 DF Brazil  BRA Fabiano 21 5 11+1 0 2 0 2 5 5 0 0 0
18 MF Mexico  MEX Diego Lainez 13 2 1+5 1 0+1 1 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
71 FW Guinea-Bissau  GNB HernĂąni Infande 8 1 1+2 0 0 0 2+2 1 0+1 0 0 0
99 FW Portugal  POR Vitinha 27 13 12+5 7 2+1 1 2 1 5 4 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
  2. ^ "O calendĂĄrio completo da Liga 2022/23".