2025–26 S.C. Braga season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| President | António Salvador | |||
| Head coach | Carlos Vicens[1] | |||
| Stadium | Estádio Municipal de Braga | |||
| Primeira Liga | 5th | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |||
| Taça da Liga | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ricardo Horta (6 goals) All: Ricardo Horta Rodrigo Zalazar (10 each) | |||
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The 2025–26 season is the 105th season in the history of Sporting Clube de Braga, and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and UEFA Europa League.
Season summary
This is the first season with manager Carlos Vicens at the helm, having joined the club on 28 May 2025, signing a three-year contract.[1][2]
On 23 July 2025, Braga announced that they had agreed a fee with Barcelona to sign Pau Víctor for €12 million plus €3 million in potential add-ons.[3] The fee represented a club record transfer paid by Braga.[4]
On 28 August 2025, Braga qualified for the league stage of the UEFA Europa League, following a 9–1 aggregate win over Lincoln Red Imps in the play-off round.[5]
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | DF | Leonardo Lelo | Casa Pia | Free | [6] |
| 1 July 2025 | GK | Alaa Bellaarouch | Strasbourg | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 4 July 2025 | MF | Mario Dorgeles | FC Nordsjælland | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 8 July 2025 | DF | Gustaf Lagerbielke | Celtic | £2.2 million | [9] |
| 19 July 2025 | MF | Gabriel Moscardo | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan | [10] |
| 25 July 2025 | FW | Pau Víctor | FC Barcelona | €12 million | [11] |
| 29 August 2025 | MF | Florian Grillitsch | Hoffenheim | Free | [12] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | GK | Matheus | Red Star Belgrade | €1.5 million | [13][14] |
| 1 July 2025 | FW | Roberto Fernández | Espanyol | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 1 July 2025 | DF | Bartłomiej Wdowik | Jagiellonia Białystok | Loan | [16] |
| 10 July 2025 | DF | Joe Mendes | Samsunspor | €1.2 million | [17] |
| 11 July 2025 | DF | Rodrigo Macedo | AZ | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 22 July 2025 | MF | André Horta | Almería | Loan | [19] |
| 4 August 2025 | MF | Djibril Soumaré | Sheffield United | Loan | [20][21] |
| 13 August 2025 | MF | Thiago Helguera | Mirandés | Loan | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Braga | Kössen, Austria |
| 16:00 | Ioannidis 71' | Report | 39' Horta 56' Ouazzani |
Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Primeira Liga | 10 August 2025 | 17 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 50.00 |
| Taça de Portugal | 18 October 2025 | Third round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| Taça da Liga | October 2025 | Quarter-finals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 24 July 2025 | Second qualifying round | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 75.00 | |
| Total | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 21 | +39 | 65.52 | |||
Last updated: 15 December 2025
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Benfica | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Braga | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 25 | |
| 6 | Famalicão | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 23 | |
| 7 | Moreirense | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 21 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. 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.
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.
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 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
Last updated: 15 December 2025.
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
| 10 August 2025 1 | Braga | 3–0 | Tondela | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 17,714 Referee: Cláudio Pereira |
| 17 August 2025 2 | Alverca | 0–3 | Braga | Alverca do Ribatejo |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca Attendance: 2,776 Referee: Miguel Nogueira |
| 24 August 2025 3 | Braga | 2–2 | AVS | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 15,078 Referee: João António Gonçalves |
| 31 August 2025 4 | Rio Ave | 2–2 | Braga | Vila do Conde |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 14 September 2025 5 | Braga | 0–1 | Gil Vicente | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: José Armando Torres Bessa |
| 21 September 2025 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–1 | Braga | Guimarães |
| --:-- WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques |
| 28 September 2025 7 | Braga | 0–1 | Nacional | Braga |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 13,502 Referee: Miguel Fonseca |
| 5 October 2025 8 | Sporting | 1–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 18:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
| 26 October 2025 9 | Braga | 4–0 | Casa Pia | Braga |
| 21:30 WET (UTC+00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Carlos Macedo |
| 2 November 2025 10 | Porto | 2–1 | Braga | Porto |
| 21:30 WET (UTC+00:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 48,473 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 9 November 2025 11 | Braga | 2–1 | Moreirense | Braga |
| 20:30 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 10,290 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 1 December 2025 12 | Arouca | 0–4 | Braga | Arouca |
| 21:15 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
| 6 December 2025 13 | Famalicão | 1–2 | Braga | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 21:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho |
| 14 December 2025 14 | Braga | v | Santa Clara | Braga |
| --:-- WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
| 21 December 2025 15 | Estoril | v | Braga | Estoril |
| --:-- WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
| 28 December 2025 16 | Braga | v | Benfica | Braga |
| --:-- WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
| 8 March 2026 25 | Braga | v | Sporting | Braga |
| --:-- WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
| 22 March 2026 27 | Braga | v | Porto | Braga |
| --:-- WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
Taça de Portugal
| 18 October 2025 Third round | Bragança | 0–1 | Braga | Bragança |
| 15:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Municipal de Bragança Referee: Sérgio Guelho |
| 23 November 2025 Fourth round | Braga | 4–2 | Nacional | Braga |
| 17:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estádio Municipal |
Taça da Liga
| 29 October 2025 Quarter-finals | Braga | 5–0 | Santa Clara | Braga |
| 19:15 WET | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 6,574 Referee: David Rafael Silva |
| 7 January 2026 Semi-finals | Benfica | v | Braga | Leiria |
| 20:00 WET | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025.
| 24 July 2025 First leg | Levski Sofia | 0–0 | Braga | Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| 19:30 (20:30 UTC+3) | Report[24] | Attendance: 16,040[23] Referee: Matteo Marchetti (Italy) |
| 31 July 2025 Second leg | Braga | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 agg.) | Levski Sofia | Estádio Municipal, Braga |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) |
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Report[26] | Attendance: 16,771[25] Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.
| 7 August 2025 First leg | CFR Cluj | 1–2 | Braga | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium, Cluj-Napoca |
| 18:30 (19:30 UTC+3) |
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Report[28] |
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Attendance: 10,383[27] Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 14 August 2025 Second leg | Braga | 2–0 (4–1 agg.) | CFR Cluj | Estádio Municipal, Braga |
| 20:30 (19:30 UTC+1) | Report[30] | Attendance: 16,168[29] Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany) |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.
| 21 August 2025 First leg | Lincoln Red Imps | 0–4 | Braga | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal[note 1] |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) | Report[32] | Attendance: 1,988[31] Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
| 28 August 2025 Second leg | Braga | 5–1 (9–1 agg.) | Lincoln Red Imps | Estádio Municipal, Braga |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) | Report[33] |
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Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
League phase
The draw for the league stage was held on 29 August 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | SC Freiburg (X) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 6 | Ferencváros (X) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Braga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | |
| 8 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: UEFA[34]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least the play-offs (unseeded), but may still advance directly to the round of 16
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least the play-offs (unseeded), but may still advance directly to the round of 16
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 24 September 2025 1 | Braga | 1–0 | Feyenoord | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,769 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 2 October 2025 2 | Celtic | 0–2 | Braga | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 17:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,232 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 23 October 2025 3 | Braga | 2–0 | Red Star Belgrade | Estádio Municipal, Braga |
| 18:45 (17:45 UTC+1) | Report[36] | Attendance: 10,056[35] Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
| 6 November 2025 4 | Braga | 3-4 | Genk | Estádio Municipal, Braga |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+0) | Report[37] |
| 27 November 2025 5 | Rangers | 1–1 | Braga | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+0) | Report[39] |
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Attendance: 38,014[38] Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
| 11 December 2025 6 | Nice | 0–1 | Braga | Allianz Riviera, Nice |
| 18:45 | Report[41] |
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Attendance: 12,169[40] Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia) |
| 22 January 2026 7 | Braga | v | Nottingham Forest | Estádio Municipal, Braga |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+0) | Report[42] |
| 29 January 2026 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | v | Braga | De Adelaarshorst, Deventer |
| 21:00 | Report[43] |
Statistics
Goal scorers
- As of match played 1 December 2025
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | MF | Rodrigo Zalazar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | MF | Ricardo Horta | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | FW | Fran Navarro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 18 | FW | Pau Víctor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 77 | FW | Gabri Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | DF | Víctor Gómez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | DF | Gustaf Lagerbielke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 6 | MF | Vitor Carvalho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Amine El Ouazzani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | MF | Jean-Baptiste Gorby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | MF | Mario Dorgeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 50 | MF | Diego Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 7 | MF | Roger Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 95 | FW | Sandro Vidigal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Leonardo Lelo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | Gabriel Moscardo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 56 | |||
Clean sheets
- As of match played 1 December 2025
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | Lukáš Horníček | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | 12 | GK | Tiago Sá | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |||
Notes
- ^ Lincoln Red Imps played their play-off round home match at the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal, instead of their regular stadium, Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, due to renovation works.
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