2025–26 S.C. Braga season

S.C. Braga
2025–26 season
PresidentAntónio Salvador
Head coachCarlos Vicens[1]
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalQuarter-finals
Taça da LigaRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rodrigo Zalazar (9)

All:
Rodrigo Zalazar (16)

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]
5 September 2025 FW Roger Fernandes Al-Ittihad $37,500,000 [23]

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 25 13 7 5 52 25 +27 052.00
Taça de Portugal 18 October 2025 14 January 2026 Third round 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 075.00
Taça da Liga October 2025 10 January 2026 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 066.67
UEFA Europa League 24 July 2025 Second qualifying round 15 10 3 2 25 9 +16 066.67
Total 47 28 10 9 95 41 +54 059.57

Last updated: 12 March 2026
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Sporting CP 25 19 5 1 64 14 +50 62 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica 26 18 8 0 55 17 +38 62 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4 Braga 25 13 7 5 52 25 +27 46 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a]
5 Gil Vicente 26 11 9 6 39 27 +12 42
6 Famalicão 26 12 6 8 32 22 +10 42
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The 2025–26 Taça de Portugal winners qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the third-placed team of the Primeira Liga if the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top two). If the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top three of the Primeira Liga, the Europa League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team. If the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top four of the Primeira Liga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team.

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
25 13 7 5 52 25  +27 46 7 3 2 27 11  +16 6 4 3 25 14  +11

Last updated: 7 March 2026.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWDDLDLDWLWWWWLDDWWWWLWWD
Position1246777877765455554445444
Points3678899101313161922252526273033363939424546
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. Source: Liga Portugal
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
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
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
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
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,118
Referee: José Armando Torres Bessa
20 September 2025 6 Vitória de Guimarães 1–1 Braga Guimarães
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 25,114
Referee: António Nobre
28 September 2025 7 Braga 0–1 Nacional Braga
19:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
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
Attendance: 46,331
Referee: Claudio Pereira
26 October 2025 9 Braga 4–0 Casa Pia Braga
21:30 WET (UTC+00:00)
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)
Report
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
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
Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
6 December 2025 13 Famalicão 1–2 Braga Vila Nova de Famalicão
21:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Claudio Pereira
15 December 2025 14 Braga 1–0 Santa Clara Braga
--:-- WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Bruno José Costa
19 December 2025 15 Estoril 1–0 Braga Estoril
--:-- WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: David Silva
28 December 2025 16 Braga 2–2 Benfica Braga
--:-- WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: João Gonçalves
3 January 2026 17 Estrela da Amadora 3–3 Braga Amadora
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00)
Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
Referee: Hélder Carvalho
7 March 2026 25 Braga 2–2 Sporting Braga
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 22,883
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
22 March 2026 27 Braga v Porto Braga
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
10 May 2026 33 Benfica v Braga Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça de Portugal

18 October 2025 Third round Bragança 0–1 Braga Bragança
15:15 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Municipal de Bragança
Referee: Sérgio Guelho
23 November 2025 Fourth round Braga 4–2 Nacional Braga
17:30 WET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Municipal
23 December 2025 Fifth round Caldas 0–3 Braga Torres Vedras
19:00 WET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Manuel Marques
14 January 2026 Quarter-finals Fafe 2–1 Braga Fafe
18:45 WET (UTC±0)
  • João Santos 42'
  • Silva 70'
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Fafe
Referee: Bruno José Costa

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 1–3 Braga Leiria
20:00 WET
Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 17,469
Referee: João Pinheiro
10 January 2026 Final Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 Braga Leiria
20:00 WET
Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 19,607
Referee: Hélder Malheiro

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025.

24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) First leg Levski Sofia 0–0 Braga Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia
19:30 (20:30 UTC+3) Report[25] Attendance: 16,040[24]
Referee: Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
31 July 2025 (2025-07-31) Second leg Braga 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 agg.)
Levski Sofia Estádio Municipal, Braga
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) Report[27] Attendance: 16,771[26]
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.

7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) First leg CFR Cluj 1–2 Braga Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium, Cluj-Napoca
18:30 (19:30 UTC+3)
Report[29]
Attendance: 10,383[28]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) Second leg Braga 2–0
(4–1 agg.)
CFR Cluj Estádio Municipal, Braga
20:30 (19:30 UTC+1)
Report[31] Attendance: 16,168[30]
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025.

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21) First leg Lincoln Red Imps 0–4 Braga Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal[note 1]
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) Report[33]
Attendance: 1,988[32]
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
28 August 2025 (2025-08-28) Second leg Braga 5–1
(9–1 agg.)
Lincoln Red Imps Estádio Municipal, Braga
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Report[34]
  • Gómez 89'
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
4 Real Betis 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17[a] Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5 Porto 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17[a]
6 Braga 8 5 2 1 11 5 +6 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10 4 +6 17
8 Roma 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 16
Source: UEFA[35]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.
Round12345678
GroundHAHHAAHA
ResultWWWLDWWD
Position133257756
Points369910131617
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 September 2025 1 Braga 1–0 Feyenoord Braga, Portugal
20:00 WEST
Report
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 Braga, Portugal
17:45 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 10,056
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
6 November 2025 4 Braga 3–4 Genk Braga, Portugal
20:00 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 11,265
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
27 November 2025 5 Rangers 1–1 Braga Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 38,014
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
11 December 2025 6 Nice 0–1 Braga Nice, France
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 12,169
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
22 January 2026 7 Braga 1–0 Nottingham Forest Braga, Portugal
21:00 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,377
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
29 January 2026 8 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Braga Deventer, Netherlands
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 9,480
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
12 March 2026 First leg Ferencváros 2–0 Braga Budapest, Hungary
21:00 Report Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 19,859
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
18 March 2026 Second leg Braga v Ferencváros Braga, Portugal
16:30 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Statistics

Goal scorers

As of match played 22 February 2026
Rank No. Pos. Player Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europa League Total
1 17 MF Rodrigo Zalazar 11 0 1 6 18
2 21 MF Ricardo Horta 12 3 0 1 16
3 18 FW Pau Víctor 6 0 2 3 11
4 39 FW Fran Navarro 4 1 1 4 10
5 20 MF Mario Dorgeles 1 2 1 1 5
6 77 FW Gabri Martínez 0 0 0 4 4
14 DF Gustaf Lagerbielke 2 1 1 0 4
8 2 DF Víctor Gómez 1 1 0 1 3
6 MF Vitor Carvalho 2 0 0 1 3
10 9 FW Amine El Ouazzani 2 0 0 0 2
29 MF Jean-Baptiste Gorby 0 0 0 2 2
50 MF Diego Rodrigues 1 0 1 0 2
13 5 DF Leonardo Lelo 0 0 1 0 1
7 MF Roger Fernandes 1 0 0 0 1
15 DF Paulo Oliveira 0 1 0 0 1
17 MF Gabriel Moscardo 0 0 1 0 1
95 FW Sandro Vidigal 0 0 0 1 1
8 MF João Moutinho 1 0 0 0 1
27 MF Florian Grillitsch 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 1 4
Totals 48 9 9 25 91

Clean sheets

As of match played 22 February 2026
Rank No. Pos. Player Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europa League Total
1 1 GK Lukáš Horníček 9 0 1 10 20
2 12 GK Tiago Sá 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 9 1 1 10 21

Notes

  1. ^ 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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