2024–25 S.C. Braga season
S.C. Braga 2024–25 football season
| 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 | Third qualifying round |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
| All statistics correct as of 1 August 2024. | |
The 2024–25 season is the 104th season in the history of S.C. 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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
Sion 
v 
Braga
v Braga | 30 June 2024 Friendly | Sion | 1–3 | Braga | Thonon-les-Bains, France |
| 17:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat |
| Note: 4 x 30 minutes | ||||
Stade Lausanne Ouchy v Braga
v Braga | 5 July 2024 Friendly | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 0–1 | Braga | Évian-Les-Bains, France |
| 10:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Camille Fournier Attendance: 0 |
Lausanne-Sport v Braga
v Braga | 5 July 2024 Friendly | Lausanne-Sport | 1–3 | Braga | Divonne-Les-Bains, France |
| 17:00 |
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| Stadium: Stade Honneur |
Braga v Moreirense
v Moreirense | 10 July 2024 Friendly | Braga | 0–2 | Moreirense | |
| 10:00 UTC+1 |
Braga v 
Anderlecht
v 
Anderlecht | 14 July 2024 Friendly | Braga | 2–1 | Anderlecht | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal |
| 11:00 UTC+1 |
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| Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho |
Braga v 
Rayo Vallecano
v Rayo Vallecano | 18 July 2024 Friendly | Braga | 2–2 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 075.00 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 066.67 | |||
Last updated: 11 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Moreirense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Braga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 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.
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
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
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
Braga v Estrela da Amadora
| 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 |
Boavista v Braga
| 18 August 2024 2 | Boavista | 0–1 | Braga | Porto |
| 20:30 WEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 7,119 Referee: António Nobre |
Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Braga v Vitória de Guimarães
| 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 second qualifying round draw was held on 19 June 2024.[9]
Braga v 
Maccabi Petah Tikva
v 
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 25 July 2024 First leg | Braga | 2–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,891 Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy) |
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Braga
v Braga | 1 August 2024 Second leg | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–5 (0–7 agg.) | 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.[10] | ||||
Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024.[11]
Braga v Servette
v Servette | 8 August 2024 First leg | Braga | 0–0 | Servette | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,603 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia) |
Servette v Braga
v Braga | 15 August 2024 Second leg | Servette | 1–2 (1–2 agg.) | 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.[12]
Braga v 
Rapid Wien
v 
Rapid Wien | 22 August 2024 First leg | Braga | 2–1 | Rapid Wien | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 15,868 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
Rapid Wien v Braga
v Braga | 29 August 2024 Second leg | Rapid Wien | v | Braga | Vienna, Austria |
| 21:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadion Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
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.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. 5 August 2024.
