2018–19 S.C. Braga season

During the 2018–19 S.C. Braga season, the club competed in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and UEFA Europa League.

Braga
2018–19 season
PresidentAntónio Salvador
ManagerAbel Ferreira
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dyego Sousa (15)
All:
Dyego Sousa (20)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2019.

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 September 2018

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
2 DF Portugal POR Diogo Figueiras
4 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Cunha
5 DF Portugal POR Nuno Sequeira
6 DF Brazil BRA Ailton
7 FW Angola ANG Wilson Eduardo
8 MF Brazil BRA Ricardo Ryller
10 MF Portugal POR Xadas
11 MF Brazil BRA Eduardo Teixeira
12 GK Portugal POR Tiago Sá
14 DF Brazil BRA Pablo Renan
17 MF Portugal POR João Novais
19 FW Brazil BRA Murilo
20 FW Portugal POR Paulinho
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Portugal POR Ricardo Horta
24 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Ferreira
25 MF Brazil BRA Claudemir
26 FW Portugal POR Fábio Martins
27 MF Brazil BRA Fransérgio
28 GK Portugal POR Marafona
34 DF Brazil BRA Raul Silva
36 DF Brazil BRA Bruno Viana
47 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Esgaio
60 MF Portugal POR João Palhinha
77 FW Portugal POR Francisco Trincão
87 DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Goiano (Captain)
99 FW Portugal POR Dyego Sousa
— FW Brazil BRA Crislan
— GK Portugal POR Eduardo

Competitions

Primeira Liga
Main article: 2018–19 Primeira Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 74 20 +54 85 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 72 33 +39 74 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 Braga 34 21 4 9 56 37 +19 67 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Vitória de Guimarães 34 15 7 12 46 34 +12 52[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Moreirense 34 16 4 14 39 44 −5 52[lower-alpha 2]
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 the winners of the 2018–19 Taça de Portugal, Sporting CP, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
  2. Vitória de Guimarães finished ahead of Moreirense on head-to-head points: Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 Moreirense, Moreirense 1–3 Vitória de Guimarães.

Taça de Portugal
Main article: 2018–19 Taça de Portugal
21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) Third round Felgueiras 1932 0–1 Braga Felgueiras
20:00 Report
  • Sousa 86'
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal Dr. Machado Matos
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) Fourth round Braga 2–1 Praiense Braga
19:30
Report
  • João Peixoto 29' (pen.)
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: João Pinto
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Fifth round Vitória de Setúbal 0–1 (a.e.t.) Braga Setúbal
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Referee: Luís Godinho
15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) Quarter-finals Desportivo das Aves 1–2 Braga Vila das Aves
18:00
Report
Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Referee: Tiago Martins
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) Semi-finals 1st leg Porto 3–0 Braga Porto
20:15
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: João Pinheiro
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) Semi-finals 2nd leg Braga 1–1
(1–4 agg.)		 Porto Braga
20:15
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Referee: Manuel Mota

Taça da Liga
Main article: 2018–19 Taça da Liga

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRA TON VSE NAC
1 Braga 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advanced to knockout phase — 2–1 — 5–0
2 Tondela 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 — — — 2–1
3 Vitória de Setúbal 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1 0–4 1–2 — —
4 Nacional 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1 — — 3–3 —
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
15 September 2018 1 Braga 2–1 Tondela Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: João Capela
30 October 2018 2 Braga 5–0 Nacional Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 5,753
Referee: António Nobre
28 December 2018 3 Vitória de Setúbal 0–4 Braga Setúbal
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 1,474
Referee: António Nobre

Semi-final
23 January 2019 Braga 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Sporting CP Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
Penalties

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League
9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) Third qualifying round 1st leg Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–1 Portugal Braga Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhia[note 1]
20:30 (21:30 EEST)
Report
Attendance: 5,365[1]
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) Third qualifying round 2nd leg Braga Portugal 2–2
(3–3 agg.)		 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Estádio Municipal, Braga
21:30 (20:30 WEST)
Report
Attendance: 12,224[1]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of 17 May 2019[2]
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europa League Total
1 99 FW Portugal Dyego Sousa 15 1 4 0 20
2 7 FW Angola Wilson Eduardo 13 2 1 0 16
3 21 MF Portugal Ricardo Horta 9 0 0 2 11
4 11 FW Portugal Paulinho 4 2 4 0 10
5 14 DF Brazil Pablo 2 1 1 0 4
6 17 MF Portugal João Novais 1 1 0 1 3
19 FW Brazil Murilo Costa 3 0 0 0 3
8 25 MF Brazil Claudemir 2 0 0 0 2
27 MF Brazil Fransérgio 2 0 0 0 2
10 5 DF Portugal Nuno Sequeira 0 0 1 0 1
10 MF Portugal Xadas 1 0 0 0 1
26 MF Portugal Fábio Martins 0 0 1 0 1
34 DF Brazil Raul Silva 1 0 0 0 1
60 MF Portugal João Palhinha 1 0 0 0 1
87 DF Brazil Marcelo Goiano 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 55 7 12 3 77

Notes
  1. Zorya Luhansk played their home matches at Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhia, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

References
  1. "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "2018-2019 Braga Stats". FBref. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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