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.
| 2022–23 season | ||||
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| President | António Salvador | |||
| Head coach | Artur Jorge | |||
| Stadium | Estádio 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 goalscorer | League: Ricardo Horta (14) All: Ricardo Horta (17) | |||
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Players
edit- As of 2 February 2023[1]
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Out on loan
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Transfers
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Pre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
| 6 July 2022 Friendly | Oliveirense | 2–6 | | Oliveira de Azeméis |
| 11:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório |
| 9 July 2022 Friendly | Vizela | 2–3 | | Apúlia e Fão |
| 10:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Centro Desportivo de Fão |
| 12 July 2022 Friendly | Arouca | 2–3 | | Apúlia e Fão |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Centro Desportivo de Fão |
| 15 July 2022 Friendly | Braga | 3–0 | | Lagos |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Fernando Cabrita |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Portimonense | 2–0 | | Portimão |
| 09:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio Dois Irmãos Referee: André Filipe |
| 29 July 2022 Friendly | Braga | 2–1 | | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: Carlos Macedo |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 73.53 |
| Taça de Portugal | 16 October 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Third round | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 57.14 |
| Taça da Liga | 26 November 2022 | 19 December 2022 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 75.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 September 2022 | 3 November 2022 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 50.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 |
| Total | 53 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 107 | 58 | +49 | 66.04 | ||||
Source: Liga Portugal
Primeira Liga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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
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
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editMatches
editThe 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: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 17,714 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 12 August 2022 2 | Famalicão | 0–3 | Braga | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 4,637 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 21 August 2022 3 | Braga | 5–0 | Marítimo | Braga |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,358 Referee: António Nobre |
| 28 August 2022 4 | Arouca | 0–6 | Braga | Arouca |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio 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) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio 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 |
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Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 18 September 2022 7 | Braga | 2–0 | Vizela | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio 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: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 44,830 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 9 October 2022 9 | Braga | 0–1 | Chaves | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,494 Referee: Claúdio Pereira |
| 22 October 2022 10 | Estoril | 0–2 | Braga | Estoril |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio António 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 |
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Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 5,627 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 6 November 2022 12 | Braga | 0–1 | Casa Pia | Braga |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio 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: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 30 December 2022 14 | Braga | 3–0 | Benfica | Braga |
| 21:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 19,398 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 8 January 2022 15 | Santa Clara | 0–4 | Braga | Ponta Delgada |
| 19:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 1,591 Referee: Miguel Nogueira |
| 14 January 2022 16 | Braga | 1–0 | Boavista | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,357 Referee: André Narciso |
| 21 January 2023 17 | Paços de Ferreira | v | Braga | Paços de Ferreira |
| 15:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real |
Taça de Portugal
edit| 16 October 2022 Third round | Felgueiras 1932 | 1–2 | Braga | Felgueiras |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio 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: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 11 January 2023 Fifth round | Braga | 3–2 | Vitória de Guimarães | Braga |
| 18:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 9 February 2023 Quarter-finals | Braga | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Benfica | Braga |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: Tiago Martins | |
| Penalties | ||||
Taça da Liga
editThird round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| 26 November 2022 1 | Braga | 3–0 | Trofense | Braga |
| 18:45 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: Ricardo Baixinho |
| 3 December 2022 2 | Casa Pia | 0–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique Attendance: 763 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 11 December 2022 3 | Braga | 2–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Braga |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Rui Costa (referee) |
Quarter-finals
edit| 19 December 2022 | Sporting CP | 5–0 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 20,396 Referee: Luís Godinho |
UEFA Europa League
editGroup stage
editThe 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 | |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
| 8 September 2022 1 | Malmö FF | 0–2 | | Malmö, Sweden |
| 12:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 13,721 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia) |
| 18 September 2022 2 | Braga | 1–0 | | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 17,782 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
| 6 October 2022 3 | Braga | 1–2 | | Braga, Portugal |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,044 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 13 October 2022 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–3 | | Leuven, Belgium |
| 12:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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 | 1–0 | | 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 | 2–1 | | Braga, Portugal |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 11,805 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
Knockout phase
editKnockout round play-offs
editThe knockout round play-offs draw was held on 7 November 2022.
| 16 February 2023 First leg | Braga | 0–4 | | Braga, Portugal |
| 17:45 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 13,041 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 23 February 2023 Second leg | Fiorentina | 3–2 (7–2 agg.) | | Florence, Italy |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 13,603 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Statistics
editSquad appearances and goals
edit- As of 27 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Conference League | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Matheus | 45 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 12 | GK | Tiago Sá | 8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 91 | GK | Lukáš Horníček | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Víctor Gómez | 39 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Vítor Tormena | 40 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Sikou Niakaté | 34 | 3 | 25+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Serdar Saatçı | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Nuno Sequeira | 39 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Paulo Oliveira | 35 | 1 | 15+5 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 17 | DF | Joe Mendes | 10 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | DF | Cristian Borja | 23 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 42 | DF | Guilherme Soares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 76 | DF | Dinis Pinto | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| 8 | MF | Al-Musrati | 41 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | André Horta | 50 | 1 | 27+5 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | Uroš Račić | 35 | 4 | 12+13 | 1 | 4+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | MF | Pizzi | 26 | 3 | 3+13 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 29 | MF | Jean-Baptiste Gorby | 13 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | MF | Eugenio Pizzuto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | MF | Iuri Medeiros | 43 | 10 | 29+1 | 10 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 88 | MF | André Castro | 39 | 2 | 3+21 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
| 89 | MF | Pedro Santos | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Rodrigo Gomes | 27 | 2 | 1+14 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Abel Ruiz | 51 | 12 | 26+8 | 8 | 3+2 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Roger Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | FW | Álvaro Djaló | 40 | 5 | 1+22 | 2 | 2+5 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
| 21 | FW | Ricardo Horta | 45 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 5+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | FW | Simon Banza | 47 | 14 | 15+15 | 11 | 3+4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 27 | FW | Bruma | 21 | 4 | 13+3 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 92 | FW | Rodrigo Macedo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 96 | FW | Miguel Falé | 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 | Bruno Rodrigues | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 70 | DF | Fabiano | 21 | 5 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Diego Lainez | 13 | 2 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 71 | FW | Hernâni Infande | 8 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 99 | FW | Vitinha | 27 | 13 | 12+5 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
- ^ "O calendário completo da Liga 2022/23".