2022–23 S.C. Braga season

S.C. Braga 2022–23 football season
S.C. Braga
2022–23 season
PresidentAntónio Salvador
Head coachArtur Jorge
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga3rd
Taça de PortugalRunners-up
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ricardo Horta (14)

All:
Ricardo Horta (17)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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.

Players

As of 2 February 2023[1]

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 Brazil BRA Matheus (vice-captain)
2 DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez (on loan from Espanyol)
3 DF Brazil BRA Vítor Tormena
4 DF France FRA Sikou Niakaté (on loan from Guingamp)
5 DF Turkey TUR Serdar Saatçı
6 DF Portugal POR Nuno Sequeira
7 FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Gomes
8 MF Libya LBY Al-Musrati
9 FW Spain ESP Abel Ruiz
10 MF Portugal POR André Horta
11 FW Portugal POR Roger Fernandes
12 GK Portugal POR Tiago Sá
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Djaló
15 DF Portugal POR Paulo Oliveira
17 DF Sweden SWE Joe Mendes
19 MF Serbia SRB Uroš Račić (on loan from Valencia)
21 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Horta (captain)
22 MF Portugal POR Pizzi
23 FW France FRA Simon Banza
26 DF Colombia COL Cristian Borja
27 FW Portugal POR Bruma (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
29 MF France FRA Jean-Baptiste Gorby
45 MF Portugal POR Iuri Medeiros
88 MF Portugal POR André Castro

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
13 DF Portugal POR Tiago Esgaio (at Arouca until 30 June 2023)
16 MF Portugal POR Eduardo Schürrle (at Trofense until 30 June 2023)
24 DF Portugal POR Bruno Rodrigues (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2023)
25 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Mineiro (at Westerlo until 30 June 2023)
74 DF Portugal POR Francisco Moura (at Famalicão until 30 June 2023)
95 FW Brazil BRA Guilherme Schettine (at Grasshoppers until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Brazil BRA Fabiano (at Kasımpaşa until 30 June 2023)
DF Portugal POR Zé Carlos (at Gil Vicente until 30 June 2023)
MF Brazil BRA Lucas Piazon (at Botafogo until 30 June 2023)
FW Spain ESP Mario González (at OH Leuven until 30 June 2023)
FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Hernâni Infande (at Paços de Ferreira until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Oliveirense Portugal v Portugal Braga
6 July 2022 Friendly Oliveirense Portugal 2–6 Portugal Braga Oliveira de Azeméis
11:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Vasco Gadelho 22' (o.g.)
  • Schürrle 24'
  • Dinis Rodrigues 44'
  • Vitinha 61', 77', 88'
Stadium: Estádio Carlos Osório
Vizela Portugal v Portugal Braga
9 July 2022 Friendly Vizela Portugal 2–3 Portugal Braga Apúlia e Fão
10:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Centro Desportivo de Fão
Arouca Portugal v Portugal Braga
12 July 2022 Friendly Arouca Portugal 2–3 Portugal Braga Apúlia e Fão
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Centro Desportivo de Fão
Braga Portugal v England Middlesbrough
15 July 2022 Friendly Braga Portugal 3–0 England Middlesbrough Lagos
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Fernando Cabrita
Portimonense Portugal v Portugal Braga
23 July 2022 Friendly Portimonense Portugal 2–0 Portugal Braga Portimão
09:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estádio Dois Irmãos
Referee: André Filipe
Braga Portugal v Spain Celta Vigo
29 July 2022 Friendly Braga Portugal 2–1 Spain Celta Vigo Braga, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Carlos Macedo

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 +45 073.53
Taça de Portugal 16 October 2022 4 June 2023 Third round Runners-up 7 4 2 1 15 9 +6 057.14
Taça da Liga 26 November 2022 19 December 2022 Group stage Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 075.00
UEFA Europa League 8 September 2022 3 November 2022 Group stage Group stage 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 16 February 2023 23 February 2023 Knockout round play-offs Knockout round play-offs 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 000.00
Total 53 35 6 12 107 58 +49 066.04

Source: Liga Portugal

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

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 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

Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 5 July 2022.[2]

Braga v Sporting CP
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
Famalicão v Braga
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
Braga v Marítimo
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
Arouca v Braga
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
Braga v Vitória de Guimarães
3 September 2022 5 Braga 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães Braga
15:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 21,736
Referee: Nuno Almeida
Rio Ave v Braga
11 September 2022 6 Rio Ave 2–3 Braga Vila do Conde
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 3,071
Referee: Luís Godinho
Braga v Vizela
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
Porto v Braga
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
Braga v Chaves
9 October 2022 9 Braga 0–1 Chaves Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report
  • Héctor 2'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,494
Referee: Claúdio Pereira
Estoril v Braga
22 October 2022 10 Estoril 0–2 Braga Estoril
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: André Narciso
Gil Vicente v Braga
30 October 2022 11 Gil Vicente 0–1 Braga Barcelos
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 5,627
Referee: João Pinheiro
Braga v Casa Pia
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
Portimonense v Braga
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
Braga v Benfica
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
Santa Clara v Braga
8 January 2022 15 Santa Clara 0–4 Braga Ponta Delgada
19:15 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
Braga v Boavista
14 January 2022 16 Braga 1–0 Boavista Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Vitinha 46'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,357
Referee: André Narciso
Paços de Ferreira v Braga
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

Felgueiras 1932 v Braga
16 October 2022 Third round Felgueiras 1932 1–2 Braga Felgueiras
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos
Referee: João Gonçalves
Braga v Moreirense
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
Braga v Vitória de Guimarães
11 January 2023 Fifth round Braga 3–2 Vitória de Guimarães Braga
18:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
  • Ruiz 81', 85'
  • Vitinha 82'
Report
  • Jota 16'
  • Anderson 45+6'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
Braga v Benfica
9 February 2023 Quarter-finals Braga 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Benfica Braga
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Tiago Martins
Penalties

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Braga v Trofense
26 November 2022 1 Braga 3–0 Trofense Braga
18:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho
Casa Pia v Braga
3 December 2022 2 Casa Pia 0–1 Braga Lisbon
17:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
  • Vitinha 23'
Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique
Attendance: 763
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
Braga v Paços de Ferreira
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

Sporting CP v Braga
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

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USG UBE BRA MAL
1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to round of 16 0–1 3–3 3–2
2 Germany Union Berlin 6 4 0 2 4 2 +2 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 1–0 1–0
3 Portugal Braga 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 1–0 2–1
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 0 0 6 3 11 −8 0 0–2 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Malmö FF Sweden v Portugal Braga
8 September 2022 1 Malmö FF Sweden 0–2 Portugal Braga Malmö, Sweden
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 13,721
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
Braga Portugal v Germany Union Berlin
18 September 2022 2 Braga Portugal 1–0 Germany Union Berlin Braga, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 17,782
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Braga Portugal v Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
6 October 2022 3 Braga Portugal 1–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Braga, Portugal
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,044
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium v Portugal Braga
13 October 2022 4 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–3 Portugal Braga Leuven, Belgium
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Vitinha 15', 36', 41'
  • Fabiano Yellow card 25'
  • Niakaté Yellow card 71'
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.
Union Berlin Germany v Portugal Braga
27 October 2022 5 Union Berlin Germany 1–0 Portugal Braga Berlin, Germany
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,082
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Braga Portugal v Sweden Malmö FF
3 November 2022 6 Braga Portugal 2–1 Sweden Malmö FF Braga, Portugal
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 7 November 2022.

Braga Portugal v Italy Fiorentina
16 February 2023 First leg Braga Portugal 0–4 Italy Fiorentina Braga, Portugal
17:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 13,041
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Fiorentina Italy v Portugal Braga
23 February 2023 Second leg Fiorentina Italy 3–2
(7–2 agg.)
Portugal Braga Florence, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 13,603
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

As of 27 May 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil BRA Matheus 45 0 32 0 4 0 2 0 6 0 1 0
12 GK Portugal POR Tiago Sá 8 0 2+1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
91 GK Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Horníček 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez 39 0 23+3 0 5+1 0 2+2 0 1+1 0 1 0
3 DF Brazil BRA Vítor Tormena 40 1 26+1 1 3+2 0 2 0 5 0 1 0
4 DF France FRA Sikou Niakaté 34 3 25+1 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Turkey TUR Serdar Saatçı 6 0 2+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF Portugal POR Nuno Sequeira 39 1 24+3 1 3 0 2 0 6 0 1 0
15 DF Portugal POR Paulo Oliveira 35 1 15+5 0 5+1 1 2 0 5+1 0 1 0
17 DF Sweden SWE Joe Mendes 10 1 4+2 1 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Colombia COL Cristian Borja 23 0 8+6 0 3+1 0 2 0 0+2 0 1 0
42 DF Portugal POR Guilherme Soares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 DF Portugal POR Dinis Pinto 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Libya LBY Al-Musrati 41 5 28 3 4 1 3 1 5 0 1 0
10 MF Portugal POR André Horta 50 1 27+5 1 5+2 0 2+2 0 2+3 0 2 0
19 MF Serbia SRB Uroš Račić 35 4 12+13 1 4+2 3 0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
22 MF Portugal POR Pizzi 26 3 3+13 2 3+1 1 0 0 2+3 0 1 0
29 MF France FRA Jean-Baptiste Gorby 13 0 0+7 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 MF Mexico MEX Eugenio Pizzuto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Portugal POR Iuri Medeiros 43 10 29+1 10 6+1 0 2 0 1+2 0 1 0
88 MF Portugal POR André Castro 39 2 3+21 1 2+3 0 2+1 0 3+2 0 1+1 1
89 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Gomes 27 2 1+14 1 1+2 1 0+3 0 2+3 0 1 0
9 FW Spain ESP Abel Ruiz 51 12 26+8 8 3+2 2 2+2 1 5+1 1 1+1 0
11 FW Portugal POR Roger Fernandes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Djaló 40 5 1+22 2 2+5 0 1+2 1 1+4 1 1+1 1
21 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Horta 45 17 30 14 5+1 1 1 0 6 2 1+1 0
23 FW France FRA Simon Banza 47 14 15+15 11 3+4 2 3 1 2+3 0 1+1 0
27 FW Portugal POR Bruma 21 4 13+3 4 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
92 FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Macedo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
96 FW Portugal POR 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 Portugal POR Bruno Rodrigues 7 1 1 0 2 0 2+1 0 1 1 0 0
70 DF Brazil BRA Fabiano 21 5 11+1 0 2 0 2 5 5 0 0 0
18 MF Mexico MEX Diego Lainez 13 2 1+5 1 0+1 1 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
71 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Hernâni Infande 8 1 1+2 0 0 0 2+2 1 0+1 0 0 0
99 FW Portugal POR Vitinha 27 13 12+5 7 2+1 1 2 1 5 4 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
  2. ^ "O calendário completo da Liga 2022/23".
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