2021–22 S.C. Braga season

S.C. Braga
2021–22 season
President	António Salvador
Head coach	Carlos Carvalhal
Stadium	Estádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga	4th
Taça de Portugal	Fifth round
Taça da Liga	Third round
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira	Runners-up
UEFA Europa League	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ricardo Horta (5); All: ; Ricard Horta (6)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 23 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 101st season in the existence of S.C. Braga and the club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, S.C. Braga are participating in this season's edition of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the UEFA Europa League.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 29 July 2021.^[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	BRA	Matheus
3	DF	BRA	Vítor Tormena
5	DF	POR	Nuno Sequeira
6	DF	POR	Rolando
7	MF	POR	João Novais
8	MF	LBY	Ali Musrati
9	FW	ESP	Abel Ruiz
10	MF	POR	André Horta
11	FW	BRA	Lucas Piazon
12	GK	POR	Tiago Sá
13	DF	POR	Tiago Esgaio
15	DF	POR	Paulo Oliveira
16	DF	POR	David Carmo
18	FW	POR	Rui Fonte
19	FW	ESP	Mario Gonzalez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	POR	Ricardo Horta
25	MF	BRA	Lucas Mineiro
26	MF	POR	Fábio Martins
27	MF	BRA	Fransérgio (captain)
34	DF	BRA	Raul Silva
40	MF	POR	Iuri Medeiros
57	FW	POR	Rodrigo Gomes
71	FW	POR	Hernâni Infande
74	DF	POR	Francisco Moura
86	DF	POR	Bruno Rodrigues
88	MF	POR	André Castro
90	FW	BRA	Galeno
91	GK	CZE	Lukáš Horníček
99	FW	POR	Vítor Oliveira

Others players under contract[]

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


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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	RSA	Luther Singh
—	DF	BRA	Pablo Santos
—	MF	BRA	Ricardo Ryller

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
—	DF	BRA	Bruno Viana (at Flamengo until 31 December 2021)
—	DF	BRA	Caju (at Aris Limassol until 31 May 2022)
—	DF	COL	Cristian Borja (at Alanyaspor until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BRA	Guilherme Schettine (at Vizela until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	POR	Zé Carlos (at Gil Vicente until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 July 2021 Friendly	Vizela	3–4	Braga	Apúlia e Fão, Portugal
17:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Cassiano 13' Vilela 42' Bondoso 51'		R. Horta 23', 27', 33' González 84'	Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão

8 July 2021 Friendly	Braga	1–0	Trofense	Apúlia e Fão, Portugal
11:00 WEST (UTC+1)	González 71'			Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão

9 July 2021 Friendly	SønderjyskE	Cancelled	Braga	Apúlia e Fão, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão

10 July 2021 Friendly	Moreirense	0–4	Braga	Apúlia e Fão, Portugal
10:00 WEST (UTC+1)			Fernandes 25' R. Horta 62' (pen.), 83' Piazón 70'	Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão

13 July 2021 Friendly	Estrela	0–0	Braga	Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

16 July 2021 Friendly	Farense	0–0	Braga	Faro, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio de São Luís

17 July 2021 Friendly	Portimonense	1–1	Braga	Braga, Portugal
10:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Fabrício 21' (pen.)	Report	Ruiz 2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

21 July 2021 Friendly	Braga	1–1	Marseille	Braga, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Ruiz 19'	Report	Payet 52'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

24 July 2021 Friendly	Braga	2–1	Paços de Ferreira	Braga, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Ruiz 53' González 86'	Report	Silva 58'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

3 September 2021 Friendly	Villarreal	2–3	Braga	Villarreal, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gómez 51' Raba 55'	Report	Oliveira 8' Galeno 25' Fabiano 32' Medeiros 72'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

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	7 August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1		15	8	4	3	24	16	+8	053.33
Taça de Portugal	17 October 2021	23 December 2021	Third round	Fifth round	3	2	0	1	11	1	+10	066.67
Taça da Liga	28 October 2021	16 December 2021	Third round	Third round	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira	31 July 2021		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
UEFA Europa League	16 September 2021		Group stage		6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	050.00
Total					27	13	6	8	49	33	+16	048.15

Last updated: 23 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Sporting CP	15	13	2	0	27	5	+22	41	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Benfica	15	12	1	2	46	12	+34	37	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Braga	15	8	4	3	24	16	+8	28	Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Estoril	16	6	7	3	21	16	+5	25	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6	Portimonense	15	7	3	5	15	13	+2	24

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2021. 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.

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
15	8	4	3	24	16	+8	28	5	2	1	16	6	+10	3	2	2	8	10	−2

Last updated: 19 December 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W
Position	4	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4

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

Matches[]

7 August 2021 1	Marítimo	0–2	Braga	Funchal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Silva 60' Horta 68'	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 1,782 Referee: André Narciso

14 August 2021 2	Braga	1–2	Sporting CP	Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Ruiz 90+2'	Report	Cabral 40' Gonçalves 50'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,009 Referee: Luís Godinho

20 August 2021 3	Moreirense	2–3	Braga	Moreira de Cónegos
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Vitória 80' (pen.) Paulinho 83'	Report	Martins 39' Medeiros 41' Horta 90+5'	Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 861 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

29 August 2021 4	Braga	0–0	Vitória	Braga
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,590 Referee: Nuno Almeida

11 September 2021 5	Paços de Ferreira	0–0	Braga	Paços de Ferreira
15:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Willy Delajod

20 September 2021 6	Braga	3–1	Tondela	Braga
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Iuri Medeiros 80', 90' Ricardo Horta 83'	Report	Renat Dadashov 86'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,164 Referee: João Pinheiro

26 September 2021 7	Santa Clara	1–1	Braga	Ponta Delgada
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Lincoln 90+5'	Report	Paulo Oliveira 71'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

3 October 2021 8	Braga	2–2	Boavista	Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Iuri Medeiros 25' Ricardo Horta 52'	Report	Petar Musa 12' Yusupha Njie 89'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Luís Godinho

25 October 2021 9	Gil Vicente	0–1	Braga	Barcelos
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Vítor Oliveira 4'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 2,762 Referee: Tiago Martins

1 November 2021 10	Braga	3–0	Boavista	Braga
19:00 WET (UTC+0)	Galeno 5', 53' Mario González 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Gustavo Correia

7 November 2021 11	Benfica	6–1	Braga	Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC+0)	Grimaldo 2' Núñez 38' Silva 42', 45+3' Everton 52', 59'	Report	R. Horta 12'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,577 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

30 November 2021 12	Braga	4–1	Vizela	Braga
20:15 WET (UTC+0)	R. Horta 27', 45' (pen.) Silva 57' Ruiz 90+3'	Report	Kouao 72'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Vítor Ferreira

5 December 2021 13	Braga	2–0	Estoril	Braga
20:30 WET (UTC+0)	R. Horta 34', 39'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Gustavo Correia

12 December 2021 14	Porto	1–0	Braga	Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Luis Díaz 22'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 22,307 Referee: António Nobre

19 December 2021 15	Braga	1–0	Belenenses SAD	Braga
21:00 WET (UTC+0)	Moura 1'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,477 Referee: Luís Godinho

30 December 2021 16	Arouca	v	Braga	Arouca
19:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca

Taça de Portugal[]

17 October 2021 (2021-10-17) Third round		0–5	Braga
15:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	González 39' Rodrigues 54' Fernandes 81' V. Oliveira 85', 89'	Stadium: Juncal Desportos Referee: Miguel Nogueira

20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) Fourth round	Braga	6–0	Santa Clara	Braga
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	V. Oliveira 3', 8', 16', 51' P. Oliveira 58' Galeno 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: João Pinheiro

23 December 2021 Fifth round	Vizela	1–0	Braga	Vizela
18:45 WET (UTC+0)	Moreira 9'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Referee: Nuno Almeida

Taça da Liga[]

Third round[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BOA	PAÇ	BRA
1	Boavista	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	6	Advance to knockout phase	—	—	5–1
2	Paços de Ferreira	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1		1–2	—	—
3	Braga	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1		—	0–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

28 October 2021 2	Braga	0–0	Paços de Ferreira	Braga
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,726 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

16 December 2021 3	Boavista	5–1	Braga	Porto
20:15 WET (UTC+00:00)	Sauer 20', 63' Musa 32' Njie 34' Nathan 50'	Report	Medeiros 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira[]

31 July 2021 Final	Sporting CP	2–1	Braga	Aveiro
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Palhinha 17' Cabral 29' Gonçalves 43', 44' Nunes 49'	Report	Fransérgio 20', 45+2' Tormena 62' Sequeira 87' Novais 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 7,710 Referee: João Pinheiro

UEFA Europa League[]

Group stage[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.^[2]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RSB	BRA	MID	LUD
1	Red Star Belgrade	6	3	2	1	6	4	+2	11	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	0–1	1–0
2	Braga	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–1	—	3–1	4–2
3	Midtjylland	6	2	3	1	7	7	0	9	Transfer to Europa Conference League	1–1	3–2	—	1–1
4	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	0	2	4	3	8	−5	2		0–1	0–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 September 2021 1	Red Star Belgrade	2–1	Braga	Belgrade, Serbia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Rodić 75' Katai 85' (pen.)	Report	Galeno 76'	Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 24,671 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

30 September 2021 2	Braga	3–1	Midtjylland	Braga, Portugal
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Galeno 55' (pen.), 90+5' R. Horta 62'	Report	Evander 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,449 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

21 October 2021 3	Ludogorets Razgrad	0–1	Braga	Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	R. Horta 7'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

4 November 2021 4	Braga	4–2	Ludogorets Razgrad	Braga, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC+1)	Al-Musrati 25' Medeiros 37' Galeno 40' González 73'	Report	Sotiriou 33' Plastun 79'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 6,221 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

25 November 2021 5	Midtjylland	3–2	Braga	Herning, Denmark
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sviatchenko 2' Isaksen 48' Evander 90+3' (pen.)	Report	R. Horta 43' Galeno 85'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,189 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

9 December 2021 6	Braga	1–1	Red Star Belgrade	Braga, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC±0)	Galeno 52' (pen.)	Report	Katai 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,344 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Knockout phase[]

Knockout round play-offs[]

The Knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.

17 February 2022 First leg	Braga	v	Sheriff Tiraspol	Braga, Portugal
18:45 CET (UTC+0)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

24 February 2022 Second leg	Sheriff Tiraspol	v	Braga	Tiraspol, Moldova
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sheriff Stadium

References[]

^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
^ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.

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

[2] "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.

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