2020–21 S.C. Braga season

Braga
2020–21 season
President	António Salvador
Head coach	Carlos Carvalhal
Stadium	Estádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga	4th
Taça de Portugal	Winners
Taça da Liga	Runners-up
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ricardo Horta (9); All: ; Ricardo Horta (15)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was S.C. Braga's 100th season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, S.C. 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 26 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

On 23 May 2021, Braga defeated Benfica in the 2021 Taça de Portugal Final to claim their third win in the competition in club history.^[1]^[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 February 2021.^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Matheus
2	DF	POR	Zé Carlos
3	DF	BRA	Vítor Tormena
5	DF	POR	Nuno Sequeira
6	DF	POR	Rolando
7	MF	POR	João Novais
8	MF	LBY	Ali Elmusrati
9	FW	ESP	Abel Ruiz
10	MF	ARG	Nicolás Gaitán
11	FW	BRA	Lucas Piazon
12	GK	POR	Tiago Sá
15	MF	POR	André Horta
16	DF	POR	David Carmo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	POR	Rui Fonte
19	FW	SVN	Andraž Šporar (on loan from Sporting CP)
21	FW	POR	Ricardo Horta
22	DF	BRA	Caju
26	DF	COL	Cristian Borja
27	MF	BRA	Fransérgio (captain)
34	DF	BRA	Raul Silva
45	MF	POR	Iuri Medeiros (on loan from Nürnberg)
47	DF	POR	Ricardo Esgaio
74	DF	POR	Francisco Moura
88	MF	POR	André Castro
90	FW	BRA	Galeno
91	GK	CZE	Lukáš Horníček

Others players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CRO	Andrej Lukić
—	MF	BRA	Eduardo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BRA	Crislan

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BRA	Bruno Viana (at Flamengo until 31 December 2021)
—	DF	POR	Bruno Wilson (at Tenerife until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	POR	Fábio Martins (at Al-Shabab until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Ricardo Ryller (at Red Bull Bragantino until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	BRA	Murilo (at Mallorca until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	POR	Leandro Sanca (at Académica until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
45	MF	Iuri Medeiros	Nürnberg	Loan	28 July 2021	^[4]
8	FW	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	€8 million	31 July 2021	^[5]
8	MF	Ali Elmusrati	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed	31 July 2021	^[6]
10	MF	Nicolás Gaitán	Lille	Free	11 August 2020	^[7]
11	MF	Lucas Piazon	Chelsea	Undisclosed	14 January 2021	^[8]
26	DF	Cristian Borja	Sporting	Undisclosed	1 February 2021	^[9]
19	FW	Andraž Šporar	Sporting	Loan	1 February 2021	^[9]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
–	DF	Pablo	Hatayspor	Loan	19 August 2020	^[10]
4	DF	Bruno Wilson	Tenerife	Loan	30 August 2020	^[11]
11	FW	Murilo	Mallorca	Loan	17 September 2020	^[12]
–	MF	Fábio Martins	Al-Shabab	Loan	25 September 2020	^[13]
20	FW	Paulinho	Sporting CP	€16 million	1 February 2021	^[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 September 2020 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Braga	Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Taarabt 41' 69' Vinícius 56', 90+3'	Report	Paulinho 30' A. Horta 45+1'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0

5 September 2020 Friendly	Braga	Cancelled	Santa Clara	Fão, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão Attendance: 0

5 September 2020 Friendly	Braga	2–2	Valladolid	Braga, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	19 September 2020	19 May 2021	Matchday 1	4th	34	19	7	8	53	33	+20	055.88
Taça de Portugal	21 November 2020	23 May 2021	Third round	Winners	7	6	1	0	22	5	+17	085.71
Taça da Liga	17 December 2020	23 January 2021	Quarter-finals	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Europa League	22 October 2020	25 February 2021	Group stage	Round of 32	8	4	1	3	15	15	+0	050.00
Total					52	31	9	12	95	56	+39	059.62

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Porto	34	24	8	2	74	29	+45	80	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Benfica	34	23	7	4	69	27	+42	76	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Braga	34	19	7	8	53	33	+20	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
5	Paços de Ferreira	34	15	8	11	40	41	−1	53	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round^[a]
6	Santa Clara	34	13	7	14	44	36	+8	46	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round^[a]

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.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal. Since they would have qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by finishing fourth, the berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Paços de Ferreira), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth reserved to the fifth-placed team was awarded to the sixth-placed team (Santa Clara).

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	19	7	8	53	33	+20	64	11	3	3	27	15	+12	8	4	5	26	18	+8

Last updated: 19 May 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	D
Position	17	17	12	6	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.^[14]

19 September 2020 1	Porto	3–1	Braga	Porto
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Oliveira 45+1' Telles 45+3' (pen.), 89' (pen.)	Report	Castro 21'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

25 September 2020 2	Braga	0–1	Santa Clara	Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Thiago Santana 5'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rui Costa

3 October 2020 3	Tondela	0–4	Braga	Tondela
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Viana 22' Galeno 26', 43' R. Horta 29'	Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

17 October 2020 4	Braga	2–1	Nacional	Braga
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio 28' Medeiros 42'	Report	Borges 86'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

25 October 2020 5	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	Braga	Guimarães
20:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Esgaio 27'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

2 November 2020 6	Braga	1–0	Famalicão	Braga
18:45 WET (UTC±0)	Viana 74'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rui Costa

8 November 2020 7	Benfica	2–3	Braga	Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Seferovic 68', 86' Gonçalves 79'	Report	Medeiros 11', 38' Esgaio 26' Moura 50', 63' Sequeira 56'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

29 November 2020 8	Braga	1–0	Farense	Braga
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Carmo 3' Fransérgio 57' Novais 79' Elmusrati 87'	Report	Oudrhiri 47' Falcão 80' Gauld 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: António Nobre

6 December 2020 9	Belenenses SAD	2–1	Braga	Oeiras
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Cardoso 33' Sousa 45+1' Teixeira 79' Phete 90+3'	Report	Carmo 62' Paulinho 70' (pen.) Fransérgio 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

22 December 2020 10	Braga	3–0	Rio Ave	Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	R. Horta 43' Tormena 60' Fransérgio 62' Paulinho 88'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

28 December 2020 11	Boavista	1–4	Braga	Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±0)	Castro 66' Benguché 81'	Report	Paulinho 4' Medeiros 15' R. Horta 26', 70' Elmusrati 67'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: André Narciso

2 January 2021 12	Sporting CP	2–0	Braga	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Gonçalves 54' Nunes 78', 90+1' Porro 79' Antunes 90+2'	Report	Galeno 37' Silva 51' Elmusrati 58' Matheus 88'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

7 January 2021 13	Braga	2–1	Marítimo	Braga
21:00 WET (UTC±0)	R. Horta 29', 67' Medeiros 34' Fransérgio 52' Elmusrati 70'	Report	Renê 16' Andrade 50' Milson 77' Zainadine 79' Jean 88'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

16 January 2021 14	Paços de Ferreira	2–0	Braga	Paços de Ferreira
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Costa 57' Ferreira 76' Diaby 90'	Report	Galeno 62' Medeiros 85'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

26 January 2021 15	Braga	1–0	Gil Vicente	Braga
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Paulinho 33' Viana 44' Medeiros 72' Novais 77' Sequeira 87' Galeno 90+1' Fransérgio 90+3'	Report	Pereira 60'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Manuel Oliveira

1 February 2021 16	Moreirense	0–4	Braga	Moreira de Cónegos
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Yan 86' Vitória 89'	Report	Fransérgio 6', 41' Castro 17' Silva 22' A. Horta 87'	Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

4 February 2021 17	Braga	2–1	Portimonense	Braga
21:00 WET (UTC±0)	Piazon 62' R. Horta 73' (pen.)	Report	Boa Morte 23' Ewerton 60' Henrique 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rui Costa

7 February 2021 18	Braga	2–2	Porto	Braga
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Galeno 20' Tormena 34' Carmo 59' Fransérgio 87' Gaitán 90+4'	Report	Corona 5' 60' Uribe 18' Oliveira 36' (pen.) Taremi 54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

14 February 2021 19	Santa Clara	0–1	Braga	Ponta Delgada
17:30 WET (UTC±0)	Carlos 75' Villanueva 83' Patric 90+1'	Report	Borja 11' Silva 62' Sequeira 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

21 February 2021 20	Braga	4–2	Tondela	Braga
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Piazon 18', 50' R. Horta 39' Novais 42'	Report	Martínez 22' Arcanjo 72' Anne 84' Jaquité 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Tiago Martins

28 February 2021 21	Nacional	1–2	Braga	Funchal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Pedrão 59' Riascos 69'	Report	Fransérgio 25' Ruiz 29'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

9 March 2021 22	Braga	3–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Braga
21:45 WET (UTC±0)	Piazon 5', 42' Ruiz 40' Šporar 85'	Report	Ouattara 2' André 59'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel

15 March 2021 23	Famalicão	2–2	Braga	Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Anderson 18' Figueiras 68' Assunção 70' Tavares 87' Dias 90+3'	Report	Esgaio 17' R. Horta 36' (pen.) Elmusrati 39' Rodrigues 85'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Manuel Oliveira

21 March 2021 24	Braga	0–2	Benfica	Braga
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Fransérgio 27' 39'	Report	Otamendi 16' Gonçalves 45+1' Silva 45+2' Seferovic 56' Pizzi 65' Weigl 70'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

5 April 2021 25	Farense	1–2	Braga	Faro
18:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Pedro Henrique 34'	Report	Elmusrati 29' Borja 49' Šporar 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rui Costa

11 April 2021 26	Braga	1–1	Belenenses SAD	Braga
17:30 WEST (UTC+1)	R. Silva 17' Gaitán 36' Esgaio 42' Šporar 53' Elmusrati 68'	Report	Sousa 30' Sithole 44' Cassierra 59' G. Silva 83'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

17 April 2021 27	Rio Ave	0–0	Braga	Vila do Conde
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Filipe Augusto 35' Amaral 41' Santos 61' Gelson 80'	Report	Sequeira 30' Zé Carlos 69'	Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

21 April 2021 28	Braga	2–1	Boavista	Braga
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio 39' Šporar 82'	Report	Pérez 28', 41' Porozo 46' 54' Jardim 47' Elis 63'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

25 April 2021 29	Braga	0–1	Sporting CP	Braga
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio 17' Gaitán 64' A. Horta 78' Esgaio 90+4'	Report	Inácio 10' 18' Tomás 76' Nunes 81' Gonçalves 90+4' Adán 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

29 April 2021 30	Marítimo	1–0	Braga	Funchal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Andrade 24' China 42' Winck 70' Joel 76' Guitane 78' Correa 90+6'	Report	Elmusrati 63' R. Horta 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

5 May 2021 31	Braga	1–1	Paços de Ferreira	Braga
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Galeno 78' (pen.) Ruiz 90+2'	Report	João Pedro 26', 39' Amaral 33' Silva 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

9 May 2021 32	Gil Vicente	1–1	Braga	Barcelos
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Gonçalves 29' Paulinho 62'	Report	R. Horta 9' Sequeira 78' Rodrigues 88'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: André Narciso

14 May 2021 33	Braga	2–1	Moreirense	Braga
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio 36' Ruiz 41' Musrati 58' Novais 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Ferraresi 30' Franco 32' Pires 79' Martins 87' Simão 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: João Bento

19 May 2021 34	Portimonense	0–0	Braga	Portimão
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Beto 14' Lucas 35' Boa Morte 41' Rocha 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

Taça de Portugal

21 November 2020 Third round	Trofense	1–2	Braga	Trofa
19:30 WET (UTC±0)	Leão 25' 65' Yair Castro 29' Alan Júnior 50' (pen.) Serginho 70'	Report	Castro 18' Ruiz 44' A. Horta 62' Galeno 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio do CD Trofense Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fabio Melo

14 December 2020 Fourth round	Olímpico Montijo	0–7	Braga	Montijo
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Antunes 61'	Report	Ruiz 28', 61' Paulinho 30' Novais 71', 77' (pen.) R. Horta 73' Tormena 86' Galeno 87' Medeiros 90'	Stadium: Campo da Liberdade Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Gustavo Correia

13 January 2021 Fifth round	Braga	5–0	Torreense	Braga
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Rolando 24' Ruiz 28', 61' Esgaio 52' Fransérgio 90+1' Oliveira 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Agostinho Silva

29 January 2021 Quarter-finals	Braga	2–1	Santa Clara	Braga
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	R. Horta 25', 40' Ruiz 43'	Report	Villanueva 90' Crysan 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

10 February 2021 Semi-finals First leg	Braga	1–1	Porto	Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Sequeira 46' Carmo 62' Elmusrati 79' A. Horta 90+10' Esgaio 90+10' Fransérgio 90+12'	Report	Taremi 9' Sarr 25' Díaz 70' Costa 90+7' Uribe 90+7' Evanilson 90+11'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

3 March 2021 Semi-finals Second leg	Porto	2–3 (3–4 agg.)	Braga	Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Otávio 30', 84' Marega 75'	Report	Ruiz 9', 14' Piazon 28', 77' Borja 34' Esgaio 43' Matheus 80'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

23 May 2021 Final	Braga	2–0	Benfica	Coimbra
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Esgaio 35' Piazon 45+3', 90+4' Musrati 67' Novais 82' R. Horta 85'	Report	Leite 17' Silva 85' Tavares 88' Otamendi 89' Taarabt 90+3' Grimaldo 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

Taça da Liga

17 December 2020 Quarter-finals	Braga	3–1	Estoril	Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Paulinho 14', 59', 78' Viana 22' Galeno 90+3'	Report	Franco 64'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

20 January 2021 Semi-finals	Braga	2–1	Benfica	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Castro 20' Ruiz 28' Sequeira 34' Tormena 59' Esgaio 66' Fransérgio 90+4'	Report	Todibo 38' Pizzi 45' (pen.) Weigl 52' Jardel 83'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

23 January 2021 Final	Sporting CP	1–0	Braga	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Cabral 24' Porro 41', 81' Mendes 76' Nunes 87' Gonçalves 90+5', 90+6' Neto 90+6'	Report	Sequeira 32' Elmusrati 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Tiago Martins

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.^[16]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEI	BRA	ZOR	AEK
1	Leicester City	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13^[b]	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–0	3–0	2–0
2	Braga	6	4	1	1	14	10	+4	13^[b]	Advance to knockout phase	3–3	—	2–0	3–0
3	Zorya Luhansk	6	2	0	4	6	11	−5	6		1–0	1–2	—	1–4
4	AEK Athens	6	1	0	5	7	15	−8	3		1–2	2–4	0–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.^[15]
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Leicester City 4, Braga 1.

22 October 2020 1	Braga	3–0	AEK Athens	Braga, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Galeno 44' Sequeira 55' Carmo 56' Esgaio 69' Paulinho 78' R. Horta 88'	Report	Mantalos 19' Nedelcearu 34' Oliveira 67'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

29 October 2020 2	Zorya Luhansk	1–2	Braga	Zaporizhia, Ukraine
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Kocherhin 35' Kabayev 47' Ivanisenya 90+6'	Report	Paulinho 4' Gaitán 11' Carmo 29' Fransérgio 78' Raul Silva 85'	Stadium: Slavutych-Arena Attendance: 853 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

5 November 2020 3	Leicester City	4–0	Braga	Leicester, England
21:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Iheanacho 21', 48', 69' Albrighton 43' Praet 67' Maddison 78'	Report	Esgaio 45+2' Carmo 90+1'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

26 November 2020 4	Braga	3–3	Leicester City	Braga, Portugal
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Elmusrati 4', 65' Paulinho 24', 84' Fransérgio 90+1' Schettine 90+2'	Report	Barnes 9' Albrighton 52' Evans 53' Thomas 79' Vardy 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

3 December 2020 5	AEK Athens	2–4	Braga	Athens, Greece
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Oliveira 31' Vasilantonopoulos 58', 89' Insúa 70' Mantalos 74'	Report	Tormena 8' Esgaio 10', 74' Viana 30' R. Horta 45' Elmusrati 50' Castro 74' Galeno 83'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

10 December 2020 6	Braga	2–0	Zorya Luhansk	Braga, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Abu Hanna 61' (o.g.) R. Horta 68'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.^[17]

18 February 2021 First leg	Braga	0–2	Roma	Braga, Portugal
17:55 WET (UTC±0)	Esgaio 32' 54' Silva 89'	Report	Džeko 5' Mayoral 86' Mancini 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

25 February 2021 Second leg	Roma	3–1 (5–1 agg.)	Braga	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Džeko 24' Veretout 57' Pellegrini 72' Pérez 75' Mayoral 90+1'	Report	Cristante 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Matheus	30	0	19	0	2	0	3	0	6	0
12	GK	POR	Tiago Sá	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
91	GK	CZE	Lukáš Horníček	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	POR	Zé Carlos	7	0	0+2	0	2	0	0	0	2+1	0
3	DF	BRA	Vítor Tormena	26	3	7+5	0	4+1	1	3	1	5+1	1
5	DF	POR	Nuno Sequeira	28	0	14+2	0	4	0	3	0	5	0
6	DF	POR	Rolando	9	1	5+1	0	1+1	1	0	0	1	0
16	DF	POR	David Carmo	21	0	11+1	0	2	0	2	0	4+1	0
22	DF	BRA	Caju	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	COL	Cristian Borja	7	1	3+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
34	DF	BRA	Raul Silva	18	1	8+2	1	2+1	0	0	0	4+1	0
47	DF	POR	Ricardo Esgaio	34	3	20	1	3+2	1	3	0	6	1
74	DF	POR	Francisco Moura	8	2	2+3	2	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
86	DF	POR	Bruno Rodrigues	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	POR	João Novais	26	2	7+8	1	2+1	1	0+3	0	3+2	0
8	MF	LBY	Ali Elmusrati	31	2	13+4	1	4	0	2+1	0	4+3	1
10	MF	ARG	Nicolás Gaitán	11	2	1+5	1	0+1	0	0	0	3+1	1
15	MF	POR	André Horta	25	1	1+11	1	2+3	0	0	0	3+5	0
27	MF	BRA	Fransérgio	30	6	14+3	4	2+1	1	3	0	4+3	1
45	MF	POR	Iuri Medeiros	28	6	11+4	5	2+2	1	1+2	0	3+3	0
88	MF	POR	André Castro	25	2	13+1	2	2+1	0	3	0	4+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Abel Ruiz	24	6	6+6	0	4+1	5	2+1	1	2+2	0
11	FW	BRA	Lucas Piazon	12	3	3+4	3	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
18	FW	POR	Rui Fonte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	SVN	Andraž Šporar	7	0	1+3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
21	FW	POR	Ricardo Horta	33	12	17+1	7	2+3	2	3	0	5+2	3
57	FW	POR	Rodrigo Gomes	6	0	0+4	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
71	MF	GNB	Hernâni Infande	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
90	FW	BRA	Galeno	34	6	17+2	2	4+1	2	3	0	7	2
99	FW	POR	Vítor Oliveira	1	1	0	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
36	DF	BRA	Bruno Viana	22	2	13	2	2	0	1	0	5+1	0
20	FW	POR	Paulinho	24	10	12	3	2+1	1	1+2	3	5+1	3
95	FW	BRA	Guilherme Schettine	18	0	1+9	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+5	0

Last updated: 25 February 2021
Source: soccerway

Goalscorers

As of 23 May 2021^[18]

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Primeira Liga	Taça de Portugal	Taça da Liga	Europa League	Total
1	21	FW	Ricardo Horta	9	3	0	3	15
2	9	FW	Abel Ruiz	3	7	1	0	11
3	20	FW	Paulinho^[a]	3	1	3	3	10
4	27	MF	Fransérgio	6	1	0	1	8
5	90	FW	Galeno	3	2	0	2	7
6	11	MF	Lucas Piazon	4	2	0	0	6
6	45	MF	Iuri Medeiros	5	1	0	0	6
8	8	MF	Ali Elmusrati	3	0	0	1	4
9	3	DF	Vítor Tormena	0	1	1	1	3
	10	MF	Nicolás Gaitán	2	0	0	1	3
	17	MF	João Novais	2	1	0	0	3
	19	FW	Andraž Šporar	3	0	0	0	3
	47	DF	Ricardo Esgaio	1	1	0	1	3
14	36	DF	Bruno Viana	2	0	0	0	2
	74	DF	Francisco Moura	2	0	0	0	2
	88	MF	André Castro	2	0	0	0	2
17	6	DF	Rolando	0	1	0	0	1
	15	MF	André Horta	1	0	0	0	1
	26	DF	Cristian Borja	1	0	0	0	1
	34	DF	Raul Silva	1	0	0	0	1
	99	FW	Vítor Oliveira	0	1	0	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0	2	2
Totals				53	22	5	15	95

Notes

^ Player left during the season

References

^ "SC Braga conquista a Taça de Portugal Placard 2020/2021" [SC Braga wins the 2020/2021 Placard Portugal Cup]. FPF (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Braga beat Benfica in Cup final as three players see red". reuters.com. Reuters. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
^ "Iuri Medeiros chega ao S. C. Braga por empréstimo" [Iuri Medeiros arrives to S. C. Braga on loan]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Abel Ruiz leaves for SC Braga". FC Barcelona. 31 January 2020.
^ "Al Musrati assina por quatro épocas pelo SC Braga" [Elmusrati signs for four seasons for SC Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Nicolas Gaitan joins Portuguese side Braga". AA. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Lucas Piazon: Chelsea's longest-serving player agrees four-year deal with Braga". Sky Sports. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Comunicado Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD" [Sporting Clube de Portugal announcement – Football, PLSC] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Hatayspor'umuza Hoş Geldin Pablo" (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ "Bruno Wilson emprestado ao Tenerife" [Bruno Wilson loaned to Tenerife]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "RCD Mallorca finalise loan deal for Murilo de Souza". RCD Mallorca. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "Fábio Martins ruma à Arábia Saudita" [Fábio Martins heads to Saudi Arabia]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Eis o calendário das 34 jornadas da I Liga 2020/21". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020.
^ "Costa anuncia que jogos de futebol continuam sem público". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in Portuguese). 10 September 2020.
^ "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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^ "2020-2021 Braga Stats". FBref. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ELGS0.56063858632028-14] Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal. Since they would have qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by finishing fourth, the berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Paços de Ferreira), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth reserved to the fifth-placed team was awarded to the sixth-placed team (Santa Clara).

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[table_hth_LEI0.76451939193742-19] Head-to-head points: Leicester City 4, Braga 1.

[TRA-22] Player left during the season

[1] "SC Braga conquista a Taça de Portugal Placard 2020/2021" [SC Braga wins the 2020/2021 Placard Portugal Cup]. FPF (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[2] "Braga beat Benfica in Cup final as three players see red". reuters.com. Reuters. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[3] "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.

[4] "Iuri Medeiros chega ao S. C. Braga por empréstimo" [Iuri Medeiros arrives to S. C. Braga on loan]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[5] "Abel Ruiz leaves for SC Braga". FC Barcelona. 31 January 2020.

[6] "Al Musrati assina por quatro épocas pelo SC Braga" [Elmusrati signs for four seasons for SC Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[7] "Nicolas Gaitan joins Portuguese side Braga". AA. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[sky-8] "Lucas Piazon: Chelsea's longest-serving player agrees four-year deal with Braga". Sky Sports. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[Paulinho-9] "Comunicado Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD" [Sporting Clube de Portugal announcement – Football, PLSC] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[10] "Hatayspor'umuza Hoş Geldin Pablo" (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[11] "Bruno Wilson emprestado ao Tenerife" [Bruno Wilson loaned to Tenerife]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[12] "RCD Mallorca finalise loan deal for Murilo de Souza". RCD Mallorca. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[13] "Fábio Martins ruma à Arábia Saudita" [Fábio Martins heads to Saudi Arabia]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[15] "Eis o calendário das 34 jornadas da I Liga 2020/21". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020.

[16] "Costa anuncia que jogos de futebol continuam sem público". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in Portuguese). 10 September 2020.

[18] "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[20] "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 14 December 2020.

[21] "2020-2021 Braga Stats". FBref. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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