2019–20 S.C. Braga season

The 2019–20 season was Sporting Clube de Braga's 99th season in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Braga participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 25 July 2020.[1]

Braga
2019–20 season
PresidentAntónio Salvador
ManagerRúben Amorim
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga3rd
Taça de PortugalFifth round
Taça da LigaWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paulinho (17)

All:
Paulinho (25)

Players

Current squad

As of 7 February 2020.[2]

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  BRA Matheus
3 DF  BRA Vítor Tormena
4 DF  POR Bruno Wilson
5 DF  POR Nuno Sequeira
7 MF  ANG Wilson Eduardo
9 FW  ESP Abel Ruiz (loan from Barcelona)
11 DF  POR Diogo Viana
12 GK  POR Tiago Sá
13 DF  BRA Wallace (loan from Lazio)
15 MF  POR André Horta
17 MF  POR João Novais
18 FW  POR Rui Fonte
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  POR Paulinho
21 FW  POR Ricardo Horta
27 MF  BRA Fransérgio (captain)
34 DF  BRA Raul Silva
36 DF  BRA Bruno Viana
47 DF  POR Ricardo Esgaio
60 MF  POR João Palhinha (loan from Sporting CP)
77 FW  POR Francisco Trincão
82 GK  POR Eduardo
90 FW  BRA Galeno
92 DF  POR David Carmo

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
DF  CRO Andrej Lukić (at Sheriff Tiraspol)
DF  BRA Pablo (at Rubin Kazan)
DF  POR Rui Silva (at Santa Clara)
DF  POR Diogo Figueiras (at Rio Ave)
MF  BRA Alef (at APOEL)
MF  POR Xadas (at Maritimo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  BRA Murilo (at Sporting de Gijón)
MF  BRA Ricardo Ryller (at Red Bull Bragantino)
FW  POR Fábio Martins (at Famalicão)
FW  RSA Luther Singh (at Moreirense)
FW  SRB Nikola Stojiljković (at Boavista)
FW  EGY Ahmed Hassan (at Olympiacos)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2019 FriendlyMillwall 1–2 BragaAlbufeira, Portugal
19:00 WEST
Stadium: Estádio da Nora
19 July 2019 FriendlyBraga 0–2 LilleAlbufeira, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
24 July 2019 FriendlyBraga 0–0 MonacoBraga, Portugal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
31 July 2019 FriendlyPorto 1–0 BragaOlival, Portugal
19:00 WEST
Report Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 11 August 2019 25 July 2020 Matchday 1 3rd 34 18 6 10 61 40 +21 052.94
Taça de Portugal 19 October 2019 18 December 2019 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Taça da Liga 7 October 2019 25 January 2020 Third round Winners 5 5 0 0 12 4 +8 100.00
Europa League 8 August 2019 26 February 2020 Third qualifying round Round of 32 12 8 2 2 27 17 +10 066.67
Total 54 33 8 13 105 64 +41 061.11

Last updated: 25 July 2020

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 26 4 4 74 22 +52 82 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Benfica 34 24 5 5 71 26 +45 77 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Braga 34 18 6 10 61 40 +21 60[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
4 Sporting CP 34 18 6 10 49 34 +15 60[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Rio Ave 34 15 10 9 48 36 +12 55 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
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.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head away goals: Braga 1, Sporting 0
  2. Since the winners of the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 18 6 10 61 40  +21 60 11 4 3 34 21  +13 7 2 7 27 19  +8

Last updated: 25 July 2020.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDLLDWWLDWWLLWWWWWDWWWWLLDWLWWDLW
Position2971316161181010967865553433333344444443
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2020. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 August 2019 1Braga3–1MoreirenseBraga
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 13,223
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
18 August 2019 2Sporting CP2–1BragaLisbon
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 35,692
Referee: Luis Godinho
25 August 2019 3Gil Vicente1–1BragaBarcelos
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 6,769
Referee: Hugo Miguel
1 September 2019 4Braga0–4BenficaBraga
21:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 15,499
Referee: Nuno Almeida
13 September 2019 5Vitória de Setúbal1–0BragaSetúbal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
23 September 2019 6Braga2–2MarítimoBraga
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 8,184
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
29 September 2019 7Portimonense0–1BragaPortimão
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 3,430
Referee: Hugo Miguel
28 October 2019 8Braga2–0Santa ClaraBraga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 6,785
Referee: Rui Costa
31 October 2019 9Boavista2–0BragaPorto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 8,452
Referee: Tiago Martins
3 November 2019 10Braga2–2FamalicãoBraga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 9,285
Referee: Jorge Sousa
10 November 2019 11Vitória de Guimarães0–2BragaGuimarães
20:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 24,429
Referee: Hugo Miguel
2 December 2019 12Braga2–0Rio AveBraga
18:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 7,274
Referee: Nuno Almeida
7 December 2019 13Aves1–0BragaAves
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Rui Costa
15 December 2019 14Braga0–1Paços de FerreiraBraga
20:00 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 5,909
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
4 January 2020 15Belenenses1–7BragaLisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 3,190
Referee: Tiago Martins
12 January 2020 16Braga2–1TondelaBraga
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 9,002
Referee: Jorge Sousa
17 January 2020 17Porto1–2BragaPorto
19:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 35,611
Referee: Carlos Xistra
29 January 2020 18Moreirense1–2BragaMoreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 1,711
Referee: Manuel Mota
2 February 2020 19Braga1–0Sporting CPBraga
WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Jorge Sousa
8 February 2020 20Braga2–2Gil VicenteBraga
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 13,633
Referee: Rui Costa
15 February 2020 21Benfica0–1BragaLisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,371
Referee: Hugo Miguel
23 February 2020 22Braga3–1Vitória de SetúbalBraga
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 11,185
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
1 March 2020 23Marítimo1–2BragaFunchal
17:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 6,530
Referee: Tiago Martins
6 March 2020 24Braga3–1PortimonenseBraga
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 8,684
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
5 June 2020 25Santa Clara3–2BragaPonta Delgada
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
13 June 2020 26Braga0–1BoavistaBraga
21:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luís Godinho
19 June 2020 27Famalicão0–0BragaVila Nova de Famalicão
21:15 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hugo Miguel
25 June 2020 28Braga3–2Vitória de GuimarãesBraga
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tiago Martins
30 June 2020 29Rio Ave4–3BragaVila do Conde
21:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nuno Almeida
4 July 2020 30Braga4–0AvesBraga
21:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Mota
10 July 2020 31Paços de Ferreira1–5BragaPaços de Ferreira
21:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Xistra
15 July 2020 32Braga1–1BelenensesBraga
19:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0
Referee: André Narciso
20 July 2020 33Tondela1–0BragaTondela
19:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
25 July 2020 34Braga2–1PortoBraga
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jorge Sousa

Taça de Portugal

Third round

19 October 2019 Leça1–3BragaLeça da Palmeira
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estádio do Leça Futebol Clube

Fourth round

23 November 2019 Braga1–0Gil VicenteBraga
18:30 WET (UTC±0)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Fifth round

18 December 2019 Benfica2–1BragaLisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRA PAÇ MAR PEN
1 Braga 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase 2–1
2 Paços de Ferreira 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 4 1–4 1–1
3 Marítimo 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 0–0
4 Penafiel 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 1–3 1–2
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 October 2019 1Penafiel1–3BragaPenafiel
16:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
13 October 2019 2Braga2–1MarítimoBraga
15:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 5,041
Referee: Nuno Almeida
22 December 2019 3Paços de Ferreira1–4BragaPaços de Ferreira
17:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Luís Godinho

Semi-finals

21 January 2020 Braga2–1Sporting CPBraga
19:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Nuno Almeida

Final

25 January 2020 Braga1–0PortoBraga
19:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 23,794
Referee: Luís Godinho

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

8 August 2019 First legBrøndby 2–4 BragaBrøndbyvester, Denmark
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 15,642[3]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
15 August 2019 Second legBraga 3–1
(7–3 agg.)
BrøndbyBraga, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 11,964[3]
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

Play-off round

22 August 2019 First legBraga 1–0 Spartak MoscowBraga, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 11,667[4]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
29 August 2019 Second legSpartak Moscow 1–2
(1–3 agg.)
BragaMoscow, Russia
20:15 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 38,176[4]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Braga 6 4 2 0 15 9 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
3 Slovan Bratislava 6 1 1 4 10 13 3 4
4 Beşiktaş 6 1 0 5 6 15 9 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2019 1Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 BragaWolverhampton, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,314[5]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
3 October 2019 2Braga 2–2 Slovan BratislavaBraga, Portugal
17:55 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 9,077[6]
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
24 October 2019 3Beşiktaş 1–2 BragaIstanbul, Turkey
19:55 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 20,956[7]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
7 November 2019 4Braga 3–1 BeşiktaşBraga, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 8,833[8]
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
28 November 2019 5Braga 3–3 Wolverhampton WanderersBraga, Portugal
17:55 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 12,058[9]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
12 December 2019 6Slovan Bratislava 2–4 BragaBratislava, Slovakia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 10,856[10]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Knockout phase

Round of 32
20 February 2020 First legRangers 3–2 BragaGlasgow, Scotland
21:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,378[11]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
26 February 2020 Second legBraga 0–1
(2–4 agg.)
RangersBraga, Portugal
17:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 18,113[12]
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaUEFA
Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Matheus 410290004080
12 GK Tiago Sá 4010101010
82 GK Eduardo 9040200030
Defenders
3 DF Vítor Tormena 904000201+20
4 DF Bruno Wilson 713+3100000+10
5 DF Nuno Sequeira 41024+102040100
6 DF Rolando 301+20000000
11 DF Diogo Viana 806010000+10
34 DF Raul Silva 1518+31002020
36 DF Bruno Viana 4912903050121
47 DF Ricardo Esgaio 49128+212050120
70 DF Fabino 200+20000000
81 DF Pedro Amador 907+20000000
92 DF David Carmo 19016+20000010
Midfielders
15 MF André Horta 38121+401+101+1190
17 MF João Novais 38011+1200+103+104+60
27 MF Fransérgio 42723+3420419+12
60 MF João Palhinha 44524+332041111
85 MF Samuel Costa 100+10000000
Forwards
9 FW Abel Ruiz 820+6100001+11
18 FW Rui Fonte 3766+1942+102+211+41
20 FW Paulinho 482527+2171+204211+16
21 FW Ricardo Horta 522431+212325410+16
77 FW Francisco Trincão 40917+1082+101+203+41
89 FW Leandro Sanca 200+20000000
90 FW Galeno 41716+11610405+41
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
6 MF Claudemir 704+10100+1000
7 MF Wilson Eduardo 3086+1232+120+214+32
9 FW Ahmed Hassan 714+2100000+10
8 MF Uche Agbo 600+10100+201+10
10 MF Xadas 300+10000+100+10
13 DF Wallace 16080301+1030
14 DF Pablo 2019+1000217+10
19 FW Murilo 1404+300+100+201+30
95 DF Caju 601+10101020
  • Last updated: 25 July 2020
  • Source: soccerway

References

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  2. "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
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  4. "Summary UEFA Europa League – Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. "Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Sporting Braga". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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