2023–24 S.C. Braga season

S.C. Braga
2023–24 season
PresidentAntónio Salvador
Head coachArtur Jorge
(until 3 April)
Rui Duarte
(interim, from 3 April)
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalFifth round
Taça da LigaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simon Banza (21)

All:
Simon Banza (23)

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

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As of 11 August 2023[2]

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
3 DF Brazil BRA Vítor Tormena
4 DF France FRA Sikou Niakaté
5 DF Turkey TUR Serdar Saatçı
6 DF Portugal POR José Fonte
7 FW Portugal POR Bruma
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
14 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Djaló
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Portugal POR Paulo Oliveira
16 MF Uruguay URU Rodrigo Zalazar
17 DF Sweden SWE Joe Mendes
18 MF Brazil BRA Vitor Carvalho
19 DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín
20 MF Portugal POR Rony Lopes
21 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Horta (captain)
22 MF Portugal POR Pizzi
23 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Simon Banza
26 DF Colombia COL Cristian Borja
28 MF Portugal POR João Moutinho
88 MF Portugal POR André Castro
91 GK Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Horníček

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Piazon
47 DF Portugal POR Diogo Fonseca
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Hernâni Infande

Out on loan

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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 2024)
25 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Mineiro (at Cuiabá until 31 December 2023)
29 MF France FRA Jean-Baptiste Gorby (at Paços de Ferreira until 30 June 2024)
FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Gomes (at Estoril until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 +21 061.76
Taça de Portugal 19 October 2023 10 January 2024 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 066.67
Taça da Liga 1 November 2023 27 January 2024 Third round Winners 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 050.00
UEFA Champions League 8 August 2023 12 December 2023 Third qualifying round Group stage 10 5 1 4 16 14 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa League 15 February 2024 22 February 2024 Knockout round play-offs Knockout round play-offs 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1 050.00
Total 53 31 8 14 106 77 +29 058.49

Source: Liga Portugal

Primeira Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Porto qualified for the Europa League league phase by winning the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal.
  3. ^ 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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Overall Home Away
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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDWLWWWDWWWWLWDLWDWLWWWDWWLWWLWWL
Position13956865454444444444444444444444444
Points034771013161720232629293233333637404043464950535656596262656868
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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11 August 2023 1 Braga 1–2 Famalicão Braga
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • R. Horta 9'
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)
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)
Report 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
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
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)
Report
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 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
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
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
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)
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 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)
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) Report
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)
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)
Report 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)
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 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
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
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)
Report
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)
Report
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
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 23,284
Referee: Nuno Almeida

Taça de Portugal

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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)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Referee: André Narciso
10 January 2024 (2024-01-10) Fifth round Benfica 3–2 Braga Lisbon
20:45 Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça da Liga

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Third round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRA CAS NAC
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
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 November 2023 1 Braga 1–1 Casa Pia Braga
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 1,784
Referee: Miguel Nogueira

Semi-final

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23 January 2024 Braga 1–0 Sporting CP Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 18,504
Referee: Nuno Almeida

Final

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27 January 2024 Braga 1–1
(5–4 p)
Estoril Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 18,989
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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Third qualifying round
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8 August 2023 First leg Braga Portugal 3–0 Serbia TSC Braga
21:00 WEST
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 22,186
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
15 August 2023 Second leg TSC Serbia 1–4
(1–7 agg.)
Portugal Braga Bačka Topola, Serbia
20:00 CEST Report
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Play-off round
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23 August 2023 First leg Braga Portugal 2–1 Greece Panathinaikos Braga
20:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 23,401
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
29 August 2023 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 0–1
(1–3 agg.)
Portugal Braga Athens, Greece
20:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 61,390
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Group stage

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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
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 6 0 0 16 7 +9 18 Advance to knockout phase 4–2 3–0 1–0
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 2–3 2–0 1–1
3 Portugal Braga 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–2 1–1
4 Germany Union Berlin 6 0 2 4 6 10 −4 2 2–3 0–1 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
20 September 2023 1 Braga Portugal 1–2 Italy Napoli Braga
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 18,422
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
3 October 2023 2 Union Berlin Germany 2–3 Portugal Braga Berlin, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
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 Portugal 1–2 Spain Real Madrid Braga
21:00 UTC+2 Djaló 63' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 29,820
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
8 November 2023 4 Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Portugal Braga Madrid, Spain
21:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,509
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
29 November 2023 5 Braga Portugal 1–1 Germany Union Berlin Braga
20:00 WET (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 15,855
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 December 2023 6 Napoli Italy 2–0 Portugal Braga Naples, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 37,841
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

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Knockout phase

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Knockout round play-offs
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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

15 February 2024 First leg Braga Portugal 2–4 Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 agg.)
Portugal Braga Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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As of 12 December 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil BRA Matheus 23 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
12 GK Portugal POR Tiago Sá 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Brazil BRA Bernardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 GK Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Horníček 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez 19 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
4 DF France FRA Sikou Niakaté 16 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
5 DF Turkey TUR Serdar Saatçı 13 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 3+2 0
6 DF Portugal POR José Fonte 20 0 8+1 0 2 0 1 0 8 0
15 DF Portugal POR Paulo Oliveira 8 0 5 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 DF Sweden SWE Joe Mendes 13 0 3+2 0 0 0 1 0 2+5 0
19 DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín 15 0 3+4 0 2 0 1 0 3+2 0
26 DF Colombia COL Cristian Borja 18 0 10+1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
47 DF Portugal POR Diogo Fonseca 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
8 MF Libya LBY Al-Musrati 17 4 8+1 3 0 0 0 0 6+2 1
10 MF Portugal POR André Horta 19 2 4+6 2 1+1 0 1 0 1+5 0
16 MF Uruguay URU Rodrigo Zalazar 22 0 7+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 5+4 0
18 MF Brazil BRA Vitor Carvalho 21 0 6+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 8+1 0
22 MF Portugal POR Pizzi 21 4 6+6 1 1+1 0 1 1 4+2 2
28 MF Portugal POR João Moutinho 18 0 3+7 0 2 0 1 0 3+2 0
88 MF Portugal POR André Castro 6 1 0+2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 1
90 MF Senegal SEN Djibril Soumaré 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW Portugal POR Bruma 21 7 8+3 2 0 0 0+1 0 8+1 5
9 FW Spain ESP Abel Ruiz 22 2 4+6 1 2 0 1 0 4+5 1
11 FW Portugal POR Roger Fernandes 7 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
14 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Djaló 25 12 10+3 5 1+1 2 1 0 7+2 5
20 FW Portugal POR Rony Lopes 14 3 1+7 1 1+1 2 0+1 0 0+3 0
21 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Horta 24 9 11 7 1+1 2 1 0 10 0
23 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Simon Banza 23 13 10+3 13 0 0 0+1 0 4+5 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
  3. ^ Duas vagas ainda por preencher FPF (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ "Braga vs. Qarabağ" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.