2023–24 S.C. Braga season
2023–24 season | ||||
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President | António Salvador | |||
Head coach | Artur Jorge (until 3 April) Rui Duarte (interim, from 3 April) | |||
Stadium | Estádio Municipal de Braga | |||
Primeira Liga | 4th | |||
Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |||
Taça da Liga | Winners | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
UEFA Europa League | Knockout round play-offs | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Simon Banza (21) All: Simon Banza (23) | |||
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The 2023–24 season was the 103nd season in the history of S.C. Braga and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The club participated in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
On 27 January 2024, Braga defeated Estoril in the final of the Taça da Liga on penalties after a 1–1 draw to claim their third league cup title.[1]
Players
- As of 11 August 2023[2]
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Other players under contract
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Out on loan
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Transfers
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Primeira Liga | 11 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 61.76 |
Taça de Portugal | 19 October 2023 | 10 January 2024 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 66.67 |
Taça da Liga | 1 November 2023 | 27 January 2024 | Third round | Winners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 8 August 2023 | 12 December 2023 | Third qualifying round | Group stage | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 50.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 15 February 2024 | 22 February 2024 | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 53 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 106 | 77 | +29 | 58.49 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Primeira Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Benfica | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a] |
3 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b] |
4 | Braga | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[c] |
5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 63 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[c] |
6 | Moreirense | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 55 |
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.
Notes:
- ^ Since Atalanta, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, qualified for the Champions League via league position, Benfica was promoted from the Champions League third qualifying round to the league phase, as the team with the highest coefficient out of all the teams in Champions League qualifying.
- ^ Porto qualified for the Europa League league phase by winning the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal.
- ^ a b Since the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal winners, Porto, finished in top three, the spot given to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot given to the fourth-placed team (Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
Results summary
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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 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 30 | +8 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
Matches
11 August 2023 1 | Braga | 1–2 | Famalicão | Braga |
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 19,184 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
19 August 2023 2 | Chaves | 2–4 | Braga | Chaves |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves Attendance: 5,443 Referee: João Gonçalves |
3 September 2023 4 | Braga | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Braga |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 22,781 Referee: Luís Godinho |
9 September 2023 3 | Moreirense | 2–3 | Braga | Moreira de Cónegos |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cóngeos Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Cláudio Pereira |
16 September 2023 5 | Farense | 3–1 | Braga | Faro |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 5,006 Referee: António Nobre |
24 September 2023 6 | Braga | 4–1 | Boavista | Braga |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,394 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
28 September 2023 7 | Estrela Amadora | 2–4 | Braga | Amadora |
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
7 October 2023 8 | Braga | 2–1 | Rio Ave | Braga |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,093 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
28 October 2023 9 | Gil Vicente | 3–3 | Braga | Barcelos |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
4 November 2023 10 | Braga | 6–1 | Portimonense | Braga |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 8,929 Referee: Luís Godinho |
12 November 2023 11 | Arouca | 0–1 | Braga | Arouca |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 1,525 Referee: João Gonçalves |
3 December 2023 12 | Braga | 3–1 | Estoril | Braga |
15:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,902 Referee: Bruno Vieira |
8 December 2023 13 | Vizela | 1–3 | Braga | Vizela |
15:30 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Vizela Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Cláudio Pereira |
17 December 2023 14 | Braga | 0–1 | Benfica | Braga |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 25,532 Referee: Luís Godinho |
30 December 2023 15 | Casa Pia | 1–3 | Braga | Rio Maior |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior Attendance: 4,153 Referee: Tiago Martins |
6 January 2024 16 | Braga | 1–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Braga |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 22,385 Referee: João Pinheiro |
14 January 2024 17 | Porto | 2–0 | Braga | Porto |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 41,402 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
18 January 2024 18 | Famalicão | 1–2 | Braga | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
18:45 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
31 January 2024 19 | Braga | 1–1 | Chaves | Braga |
20:45 WET (UTC+0) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 11,019 Referee: João Gonçalves |
4 February 2024 20 | Braga | 1–0 | Moreirense | Braga |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,275 Referee: João Pinheiro |
11 February 2024 21 | Sporting CP | 5–0 | Braga | Lisbon |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 39,851 Referee: António Nobre |
18 February 2024 22 | Braga | 2–1 | Farense | Braga |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 11,270 Referee: André Narciso |
26 February 2024 23 | Boavista | 0–4 | Braga | Porto |
20:15 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 8,905 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
2 March 2024 24 | Braga | 3–0 | Estrela da Amadora | Braga |
20:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 9,564 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
9 March 2024 25 | Rio Ave | 0–0 | Braga | Vila do Conde |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 2,753 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
16 March 2024 26 | Braga | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | Braga |
18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,097 Referee: Iancu Vasilica |
1 April 2024 27 | Portimonense | 3–5 | Braga | Portimão |
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 2,204 Referee: Cláudio Pereira |
6 April 2024 28 | Braga | 0–3 | Arouca | Braga |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 13,031 Referee: João Gonçalves |
13 April 2024 29 | Estoril | 0–1 | Braga | Estoril |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 3,639 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
20 April 2024 30 | Braga | 2–1 | Vizela | Braga |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,932 Referee: André Narciso |
27 April 2024 31 | Benfica | 3–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,727 Referee: João Pinheiro |
5 May 2024 32 | Braga | 4–3 | Casa Pia | Braga |
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 10,894 Referee: Tiago Martins |
11 May 2024 33 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–3 | Braga | Guimarães |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 25,224 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
18 May 2024 34 | Braga | 0–1 | Porto | Braga |
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 23,284 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
Taça de Portugal
19 October 2023 Third round | Rebordosa | 0–2 | Braga | Rebordosa |
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Monte de Azevido Referee: Bruno José Costa |
25 November 2023 Fourth round | Portimonense | 1–4 | Braga | Portimão |
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: André Narciso |
10 January 2024 Fifth round | Benfica | 3–2 | Braga | Lisbon |
20:45 |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Taça da Liga
Third round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRA | CAS | NAC | |
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1 | Braga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | — | |
2 | Casa Pia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 1–3 | — | — |
1 November 2023 1 | Braga | 1–1 | Casa Pia | Braga |
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 6,005 Referee: André Narciso |
22 December 2023 3 | Nacional | 1–3 | Braga | Funchal |
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 1,784 Referee: Miguel Nogueira |
Semi-final
23 January 2024 | Braga | 1–0 | Sporting CP | Leiria |
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 18,504 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
Final
27 January 2024 | Braga | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Estoril | Leiria |
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 18,989 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo | |
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UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
8 August 2023 First leg | Braga | 3–0 | TSC | Braga |
21:00 WEST | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 22,186 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
15 August 2023 Second leg | TSC | 1–4 (1–7 agg.) | Braga | Bačka Topola, Serbia |
20:00 CEST |
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Stadium: TSC Arena Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
Play-off round
23 August 2023 First leg | Braga | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | Braga |
20:00 WEST | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 23,401 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
29 August 2023 Second leg | Panathinaikos | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | Braga | Athens, Greece |
20:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 61,390 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | NAP | BRA | UNB | |
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1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Braga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | Union Berlin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — |
20 September 2023 1 | Braga | 1–2 | Napoli | Braga |
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 18,422 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
3 October 2023 2 | Union Berlin | 2–3 | Braga | Berlin, Germany |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 73,445 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) | |
Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements. |
24 October 2023 3 | Braga | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Braga |
21:00 UTC+2 | Djaló 63' | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 29,820 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
8 November 2023 4 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Braga | Madrid, Spain |
21:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 68,509 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
29 November 2023 5 | Braga | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Braga |
20:00 WET (UTC+0) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 15,855 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
12 December 2023 6 | Napoli | 2–0 | Braga | Naples, Italy |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 37,841 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
15 February 2024 First leg | Braga | 2–4 | Qarabağ | Braga, Portugal |
20:00 WET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,122[4] Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
22 February 2024 Second leg | Qarabağ | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 agg.) | Braga | Baku, Azerbaijan |
21:45 AZT (UTC+4) |
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Report | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- As of 12 December 2023
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | UEFA Champions League | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
1 | GK | BRA | Matheus | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
12 | GK | POR | Tiago Sá | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
31 | GK | BRA | Bernardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
91 | GK | CZE | Lukáš Horníček | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2 | DF | ESP | Víctor Gómez | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | FRA | Sikou Niakaté | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
5 | DF | TUR | Serdar Saatçı | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | POR | José Fonte | 20 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | POR | Paulo Oliveira | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
17 | DF | SWE | Joe Mendes | 13 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | ||||
19 | DF | ESP | Adrián Marín | 15 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
26 | DF | COL | Cristian Borja | 18 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
47 | DF | POR | Diogo Fonseca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
8 | MF | LBY | Al-Musrati | 17 | 4 | 8+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | ||||
10 | MF | POR | André Horta | 19 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | URU | Rodrigo Zalazar | 22 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | BRA | Vitor Carvalho | 21 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | ||||
22 | MF | POR | Pizzi | 21 | 4 | 6+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4+2 | 2 | ||||
28 | MF | POR | João Moutinho | 18 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
88 | MF | POR | André Castro | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||||
90 | MF | SEN | Djibril Soumaré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
7 | FW | POR | Bruma | 21 | 7 | 8+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8+1 | 5 | ||||
9 | FW | ESP | Abel Ruiz | 22 | 2 | 4+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+5 | 1 | ||||
11 | FW | POR | Roger Fernandes | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
14 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Djaló | 25 | 12 | 10+3 | 5 | 1+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7+2 | 5 | ||||
20 | FW | POR | Rony Lopes | 14 | 3 | 1+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||||
21 | FW | POR | Ricardo Horta | 24 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
23 | FW | COD | Simon Banza | 23 | 13 | 10+3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | ||||
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References
- ^ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
- ^ Duas vagas ainda por preencher FPF (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Braga vs. Qarabağ" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.