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SC Braga
Formed: 1921
Nickname: Arsenalistas (Braga share colours with Arsenal FC)
UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)
• Intertoto Cup: 2008
• UEFA Europa League: (2011)
Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)
• Portuguese Cup: 1 (1966)
History
• Founded on 19 January 1921 by a group of young men and students, Braga's first chairman was João Gomes, with the new club adopting the city's coat of arms, featuring a Virgin and Child; many fans believe that the Virgin Mary brings the club luck.
• After more than two decades in the lower divisions, Braga finally played a first season in Portugal's highest league in 1947/48 having spent the previous 12 seasons in the second tier. In 1950 they were able to move from the state-owned Quinta Mitra ground to their own Estádio 1º de Maio, their home until 30 December 2003.
• Braga won their only major honour to date in 1966, a goal from Argentinian striker Miguel Ángel Perrichon giving them a 1-0 Portuguese Cup final win against Setubal-based Vitória FC; that success allowed Manuel Palmeira's side to represent Braga in Europe for the first time, reaching the second round of the 1966/67 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
• A steady presence in the top division since 1975, Braga were losing cup finalists in 1976/77 and 1981/82, and made occasional forays into Europe. However, their stock rose considerably following their move to the Estádio Municipal in 2003, with three successive fourth-placed Liga finishes from 2004/05 to 2006/07, and the Arsenalistas were one of the winners of the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
• Under Domingos Paciência in 2009/10, Braga came second in the league – their best ever finish – handing them a chance in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. They progressed to the group stage, coming third, but then embarked on a superb UEFA Europa League run which was only ended in the final by FC Porto.
Club records
Most appearances: José Nuno Azevedo 275 (league only)
Most goals: Chico Gordo 59 (league only)
Record victory: 7-0 on four occasions, most recently at home against GD Matrena (Portuguese Cup second round 1977/78)
Record defeat: FC Porto 10-1 Braga (Portuguese Cup first round 1951/52)
* Last updated 23 August 2012
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Matches
| Home | Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The home team is listed first. | Last updated: 19/05/2013 21:50 CET | |||
| Benfica |  | 2-2 |  | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Stadium: , Lisbon () | ||||
| 11/26/2012 09:12:29 | ||||
| Braga | | 1-1 |  | Udinese |
| Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER) – Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga (POR) | ||||
| 11/30/2012 14:27:45 | ||||
| Braga | | 3-1 |  | Beira-Mar |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 08/25/2012 23:13:35 | ||||
| Udinese | | 1-1 | | Braga |
| Aggregate: 2-2 Braga 5-4 win on penalties | ||||
| Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED) – Stadium: Stadio Friuli, Udine (ITA) | ||||
| 11/30/2012 14:27:30 | ||||
| Paços Ferreira |  | 2-0 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 09/29/2012 03:28:03 | ||||
| Braga | | 0-2 |  | CFR Cluj |
| Referee: Peter Rasmussen (DEN) – Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga (POR) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:49 | ||||
| Braga | | 4-1 |  | Rio Ave |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 09/23/2012 22:14:06 | ||||
| Vitória SC |  | 0-2 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 09/29/2012 03:28:03 | ||||
| Galatasaray |  | 0-2 | | Braga |
| Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR) – Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul (TUR) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:48 | ||||
| Braga | | 4-4 |  | Olhanense |
| Referee: not available – Stadium: , Braga () | ||||
| 11/26/2012 09:08:24 | ||||
| Braga | | 3-0 |  | Leixões |
| Braga win after extra time | ||||
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 11/20/2012 08:18:58 | ||||
| Man. United |  | 3-2 | | Braga |
| Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB) – Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester (ENG) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:50 | ||||
| Marítimo |  | 0-2 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 10/28/2012 22:58:43 | ||||
| Braga | | 3-1 |  | Gil Vicente |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 11/03/2012 23:20:23 | ||||
| Braga | | 1-3 | | Man. United |
| Referee: Felix Brych (GER) – Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga (POR) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:52 | ||||
| Sporting |  | 1-0 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 11/11/2012 23:42:14 | ||||
| FC Pampilhosa |  | 1-3 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available | ||||
| 11/20/2012 18:12:37 | ||||
| CFR Cluj | | 3-1 | | Braga |
| Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS) – Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:40:09 | ||||
| Braga | | 0-2 |  | Porto |
| Referee: not available – Stadium: , Braga () | ||||
| 11/25/2012 23:20:42 | ||||
| Braga | | 2-1 | | Porto |
| Referee: not available – Stadium: , Braga () | ||||
| 11/30/2012 22:27:20 | ||||
| Braga | | 1-2 | | Galatasaray |
| Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) – Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga (POR) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:52 | ||||
| Académica |  | 1-4 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Stadium: , Coimbra () | ||||
| 12/10/2012 22:13:43 | ||||
| Braga | | 3-0 |  | Estoril |
| Referee: not available – Stadium: , Braga () | ||||
| 12/16/2012 22:43:31 | ||||
| Braga | | 1-0 |  | Moreirense |
| Referee: not available – Stadium: , Braga () | ||||
| 01/06/2013 22:11:17 | ||||
| Nacional |  | 3-2 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Funchal | ||||
| 01/12/2013 22:26:51 | ||||
| Vitória SC | | 2-1 | | Braga |
| Vitória SC win after extra time | ||||
| Referee: not available – Guimaraes | ||||
| 01/16/2013 23:24:02 | ||||
| Braga | | 4-1 |  | Vitória FC |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 01/20/2013 22:20:44 | ||||
| Braga | | 1-2 | | Benfica |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 01/26/2013 22:42:30 | ||||
| Beira-Mar | | 3-3 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Aveiro | ||||
| 02/03/2013 23:21:01 | ||||
| Braga | | 2-3 | | Paços Ferreira |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 02/11/2013 22:41:12 | ||||
| Rio Ave | | 1-1 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Vila do Conde | ||||
| 02/19/2013 02:54:06 | ||||
| Braga | | 3-2 | | Guimarães |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 02/23/2013 22:47:27 | ||||
| Olhanense | | 0-1 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Olhao | ||||
| 03/04/2013 22:48:50 | ||||
| Braga | | 2-0 | | Marítimo |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 03/09/2013 23:09:04 | ||||
| Gil Vicente | | 1-3 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Barcelos | ||||
| 03/15/2013 22:51:17 | ||||
| Braga | | 2-3 | | Sporting |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 04/01/2013 23:11:19 | ||||
| Porto | | 3-1 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Porto | ||||
| 04/08/2013 22:14:27 | ||||
| Braga | | 1-0 | | Académica |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 04/19/2013 22:27:39 | ||||
| Estoril | | 2-1 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Estoril | ||||
| 04/26/2013 22:00:49 | ||||
| Moreirense | | 2-3 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Moreira de Conegos | ||||
| 05/03/2013 21:56:36 | ||||
| Braga | | 1-3 | | Nacional |
| Referee: not available – Braga | ||||
| 05/11/2013 23:11:33 | ||||
| Setúbal | | 0-1 | | Braga |
| Referee: not available – Setubal | ||||
| 05/19/2013 20:50:01 | ||||
Club record in UEFA competitions
- Biggest win in UEFA competition:13/09/1978, Braga 5-0 Hibernians, Braga
- Biggest defeat in UEFA competition:15/09/2010, Arsenal 6-0 Braga, London
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League: 2
- Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 3
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League: 11
- Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1
- Player with most UEFA appearances: 50Alan (
BRA)
- Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 10Alan ( BRA)