SC Braga

Braga changed their uniforms from white and green to their current red and white uniforms during the season 1945-1946 (for the reserve team) and also during the 1946-47 season (for their first squad). According to one version was made at the request of their president Jose Antunes Guimaraes, who had connections to business to London and was also an Arsenal fan. According to an alternative version the story is that it was Jozsef Szabo the Braga's Hungarian head coach who requested the president to switch the uniform from green and white to an Arsenal-style red and black. The year 1947 was the time that Braga was awarded the Second division title with the new uniform, and was promoted to into the First Division for the very first time. Braga even changed the name of their young squad Arsenal de Braga.

Braga's emblem is Braga's city shield, which features Mother Mary and baby Jesus and the blue color of the city's shield transformed to red. The uppermost part of this emblem, is the gold Mural Crown that is the symbol of Braga with the name "Sporting Clube of Braga" in it. A lot of Braga supporters have claimed they believe that Mother Mary gives them luck. The Braga fans Braga are called Arsenalistas because of their home kit for the team which resembles the kit worn by English team Arsenal. They also are called Bracarenses because they are from Bracari, the city of Bracari which was later renamed Bracara Augusta the city of Portugal that is now referred to as Braga.

Apart from the loyalty of its fans in addition to the loyalty of its supporters, the Minho derby between Vitoria de Guimaraes is a match that both sets fans are eagerly awaiting. The match is much more than just football. It is also a way that north-facing people see every city. The derby is among Portugal's most competitive matches and kids who are younger than 13 cannot attending unless a parent is present. The derby's history dates back to when Braga was City of Braga was the capital city of Gallaecia and was the biggest Portuguese city at the time it was the time that the Kingdom of Portugal was established in the reign of Afonso I, the King of Portugal. In the time of Afonso I, Guimaraes was home to the nobility and King and Braga was the capital city. Braga continued to be the hub of power and trade (the largest city, and the archbishop's seat.).

In the 1970s and 1960s, Braga began to climb the league ladder, and eventually took part in UEFA competitions. Braga's recent streak of consecutive European participations began with the season 2004/05 UEFA Cup after finishing fifth in the league during Jesualdo Ferreira's first season with Braga's history. In 2005-07 UEFA Cup, the side made it to the last 16 but suffered losing 6-4 against Tottenham Hotspur. The following summer the club agreed to a three-year sponsorship agreement in partnership with French insurer Axa that acquired the naming rights of The stadium in exchange for EUR4.5 million. The deal was renewed for another three years in 2010.

Under the leadership of Jorge Jesus, Braga finished as runners-up for just the second occasion in league. They again made it to the UEFA Cup last 16, in which they fell by one score in the final to Paris Saint-Germain. In into the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the final qualifying round, Braga defeated Sevilla by 1-0 at home, as well as 4-3 on the road, reaching their way to the final group phase. On September 15, 2010 Braga were defeated by 6-0 Arsenal in their first group stage game. They were eliminated in third place. they were relegated to the Europa League and reached the final in Dublin which they were defeated from FC Porto's Radamel Falcao.

Braga was crowned Braga won the Taca da Liga for the first time in 2013 under Jose Peseiro, with one goal scored by Alan in the match against Porto. The following year the team of Sergio Conceicao lost by penalty kicks to Sporting CP in the Taca de Portugal final but won against Porto using the same strategy in 2016, winning their first Taca da Liga trophy in over 50 years.

In the 2019-20 season, Braga went through four managers throughout the season. The third manager, Ruben Amorim, led Braga into a League Cup win against Porto and Porto, with Ricardo Horta scoring in added time to win the trophy at home.

On the 28th of July, 2021, Carlos Carvalhal was announced as the new head coach after having been absent for 14 years of the team. The club was led by him to the final of the league cup and lost to Amorim's team Sporting however they took at the 2021 Taca de Portugal Final 2-0 against Benfica. He was to leave the club in 2021 and replaced with Artur Jorge once the 2021-22 season was over.

Sporting Clube de Braga is an Portuguese sports clubbased in Braga, the capital city Braga. The club was founded in 1921, however they only won their first trophy during the season 1965-66, when they won the Taca de Portugal. Their football team is based at the Estadio Municipal of Braga which is also called The Quarry and was constructed to host UEFA Euro 2004.

On the national level, Braga has three Portuguese Cups (in 1965-66 as well as 2015-16 and the 2020-21 season) and Two Portuguese League Cups (in 2012-13 and 2019-20) and the Portuguese Football Federation Cup (in 1976-77) and has also reached the final in six different tournaments. In the decade 2000 Braga's progress to becoming one of Portugal's best clubs, following it was part of the Big Three, and has also had success in European competitions, winning finale of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008 and making it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League in 2011. After finishing second in the very first instance for the season 2009-10 Primeira Liga, Braga achieved an appearance into the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League group stage as well as this was the first time they've ever done so after knocking out Celtic as well as Sevilla during the qualification rounds. SC Braga would return to the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2012-13.

The table below illustrates the club's progress from the time it first entered the second division during 1943-43. The table below details the team's accomplishments in major competitions and the managers of the club for each season.

A. ^ Best league finish.

B. ^ First presence in the UEFA Champions League.

C. ^ Braga started season in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League and later joined UEFA Europa League after finishing 3rd in the group stage.

D. ^ Best European competition finish.

Last updated: 3 October 2018

National & International

Plus Other Honor.

• Primeira Liga

• Runners-up: 2009–10

• Taça de Portugal

• Winners: 1965–66, 2015–16, 2020–21
• Runners-up: 1976–77, 1981–82, 1997–98, 2014–15

• Taça da Liga

• Winners: 2012–13, 2019–20
• Runners-up: 2016–17, 2020–21

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

• Runners-up: 1982, 1998, 2016, 2021

• Segunda Divisão[20]

• Winners: 1946–47, 1963–64

• UEFA Intertoto Cup

• Winners: 2008 (Outright Winner)

• UEFA Europa League

• Runners-up: 2010–11

• Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol

• Winners (1): 1976–77 (First Division)

• Taça Ribeiro dos Reis

• Runners-up (1): 1970–71

S.C. Braga is a Portuguese football club that is located in northern Braga. They have played in European competitions organized by UEFA The competitions include The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup), UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Champions League.

The first time Braga participated was the Europe Cup Winners' Cup getting to in the 2nd round. Since entering the 2004-2005 UEFA Cup, Braga competed in European tournaments for ten seasons. It beat Turkey's Sivasspor 5-1 on aggregate to take home in 2008 the UEFA Intertoto Cup, entered the Champions League for the first time in the 2010-11 season, and in that same season, it reached finals in the Europa League Final which it lost 1-0 to its compatriots FC Porto.

Brazilian player Alan was the team's most prolific goal-scorer and appearance-maker in European football with eleven goals in 59 matches.

As of 9 December 2021.

As of 1 July 2022

•  József Szabó (1935–37), (1945), (1953–54)
•  Mário Imbelloni (1955–56)
•  Eduardo Viso (1955–56)
•  József Szabó (1956–57), (1960–61)
•  António Teixeira (1964–65)
•  José Valle (1965–66)
•  Rui Sim-Sim (1966)
•  Manuel Palmeira (1966)
•  Fernando Caiado (1966–67)
•  José Valle (1967)
•  José Maria Vieira (1967–68)
•  Artur Quaresma (1968–69)
•  Federico Passos (1969)
•  Alberto Pereira (1969–70)
•  Joaquim Coimbra (1970)
•  José Carlos (1975–76)
•  Mário Lino (1976–77)
•  Hilário Conceição (1977)
•  Mário Imbelloni (1977–78)
•  Fernando Caiado (1978–79)
•  Hilário Conceição (1979–80)
•  Mário Lino (1980–81)
•  Quinito (1981–82)
•  Juca (1 July 1982 – 30 June 1983)
•  Quinito (1983–85)
•  Henrique Calisto (1985)
•  Humberto Coelho (1 July 1985–87)
•  Manuel José (1987–89)
•  Raul Águas (1990)
•  Carlos Garcia (1990–92)
•  Vitor Manuel (1992)
•  António Oliveira (1992–94)
•  Neca (1994)
•  Manuel Cajuda (1 July 1994 – 30 June 1997)
•  Fernando Castro Santos (1997–98)
•  Vítor Oliveira (1 July 1998–98)
•  Carlos Manuel (1998)
•  Manuel Cajuda (1 April 1999 – 30 June 2002)
•  Fernando Castro Santos (2002–03)
•  Jesualdo Ferreira (19 April 2003 – 8 May 2006)
•  Carlos Carvalhal (10 May 2006 – 8 November 2006)
•  Rogério Gonçalves (13 November 2006 – 19 February 2007)
•  Jorge Costa (19 February 2007 – 30 October 2007)
•  António Caldas (interim) (31 October 2007 – 11 November 2007)
•  Manuel Machado (12 November 2007 – 21 April 2008)
•  Jorge Jesus (20 May 2008 – 15 June 2009)
•  Domingos (20 June 2009 – 30 June 2011)
•  Leonardo Jardim (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2012)
•  José Peseiro (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013)
•  Jesualdo Ferreira (1 July 2013 – 23 February 2014)
•  Jorge Paixão (23 February 2014 – 23 May 2014)
•  Sérgio Conceição (2014–15)
•  Paulo Fonseca (2015–16)
•  José Peseiro (1 July 2016 – 15 December 2016)
•  Jorge Simão (17 December 2016 – 26 April 2017)
•  Abel Ferreira (27 April 2017 – 30 June 2019)
•  Ricardo Sá Pinto (3 July 2019 – 23 December 2019)[23]
•  Rúben Amorim (27 December 2019 – 3 March 2020)
•  Custódio (3 March 2020 – 1 July 2020)
•  Artur Jorge (1 July 2020 – 28 July 2020)
•  Carlos Carvalhal (28 July 2020 – 15 May 2022)
•  Artur Jorge (15 May 2022 – present)