2020–21 S.C. Braga season

The 2020–21 season was S.C. Braga's 100th season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, S.C. Braga participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 26 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Braga

2020–21 season
President	António Salvador
Head coach	Carlos Carvalhal
Stadium	Estádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga	4th
Taça de Portugal	Winners
Taça da Liga	Runners-up
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Ricardo Horta (9) All: Ricardo Horta (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

On 23 May 2021, Braga defeated Benfica in the 2021 Taça de Portugal Final to claim their third win in the competition in club history.^[1][2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 February 2021.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Matheus 2 DF  POR Zé Carlos 3 DF  BRA Vítor Tormena 5 DF  POR Nuno Sequeira 6 DF  POR Rolando 7 MF  POR João Novais 8 MF  LBY Ali Elmusrati 9 FW  ESP Abel Ruiz 10 MF  ARG Nicolás Gaitán 11 FW  BRA Lucas Piazon 12 GK  POR Tiago Sá 15 MF  POR André Horta 16 DF  POR David Carmo

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  POR Rui Fonte 19 FW  SVN Andraž Šporar (on loan from Sporting CP) 21 FW  POR Ricardo Horta 22 DF  BRA Caju 26 DF  COL Cristian Borja 27 MF  BRA Fransérgio (captain) 34 DF  BRA Raul Silva 45 MF  POR Iuri Medeiros (on loan from Nürnberg) 47 DF  POR Ricardo Esgaio 74 DF  POR Francisco Moura 88 MF  POR André Castro 90 FW  BRA Galeno 91 GK  CZE Lukáš Horníček

Others players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CRO Andrej Lukić — MF  BRA Eduardo

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Crislan

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Bruno Viana (at Flamengo until 31 December 2021) — DF  POR Bruno Wilson (at Tenerife until 30 June 2021) — MF  POR Fábio Martins (at Al-Shabab until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Ricardo Ryller (at Red Bull Bragantino until 30 June 2021) — FW  BRA Murilo (at Mallorca until 30 June 2021) — FW  POR Leandro Sanca (at Académica until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
45	MF	Iuri Medeiros	Nürnberg	Loan	28 July 2021	[4]
8	FW	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	€8 million	31 July 2021	[5]
8	MF	Ali Elmusrati	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed	31 July 2021	[6]
10	MF	Nicolás Gaitán	Lille	Free	11 August 2020	[7]
11	MF	Lucas Piazon	Chelsea	Undisclosed	14 January 2021	[8]
26	DF	Cristian Borja	Sporting	Undisclosed	1 February 2021	[9]
19	FW	Andraž Šporar	Sporting	Loan	1 February 2021	[9]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
–	DF	Pablo	Hatayspor	Loan	19 August 2020	[10]
4	DF	Bruno Wilson	Tenerife	Loan	30 August 2020	[11]
11	FW	Murilo	Mallorca	Loan	17 September 2020	[12]
–	MF	Fábio Martins	Al-Shabab	Loan	25 September 2020	[13]
20	FW	Paulinho	Sporting CP	€16 million	1 February 2021	[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Benfica v Braga

2 September 2020 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Braga	Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Taarabt  41'  69' Vinícius 56', 90+3'	Report	Paulinho 30' A. Horta  45+1'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0

Braga v Santa Clara

5 September 2020 Friendly	Braga	Cancelled	Santa Clara	Fão, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão Attendance: 0

Braga v Valladolid

5 September 2020 Friendly	Braga	2–2	Valladolid	Braga, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	19 September 2020	19 May 2021	Matchday 1	4th	34	19	7	8	53	33	+20	055.88
Taça de Portugal	21 November 2020	23 May 2021	Third round	Winners	7	6	1	0	22	5	+17	085.71
Taça da Liga	17 December 2020	23 January 2021	Quarter-finals	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Europa League	22 October 2020	25 February 2021	Group stage	Round of 32	8	4	1	3	15	15	+0	050.00
Total					52	31	9	12	95	56	+39	059.62

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2020–21 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Porto	34	24	8	2	74	29	+45	80	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Benfica	34	23	7	4	69	27	+42	76	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Braga	34	19	7	8	53	33	+20	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5	Paços de Ferreira	34	15	8	11	40	41	−1	53	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
6	Santa Clara	34	13	7	14	44	36	+8	46	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]

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. Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal. Since they would have qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by finishing fourth, the berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Paços de Ferreira), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth reserved to the fifth-placed team was awarded to the sixth-placed team (Santa Clara).

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
34	19	7	8	53	33	+20	64	11	3	3	27	15	+12	8	4	5	26	18	+8

Last updated: 19 May 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	D
Position	17	17	12	6	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.^[14]

Porto v Braga

19 September 2020 1	Porto	3–1	Braga	Porto
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Oliveira 45+1' Telles 45+3' (pen.), 89' (pen.)	Report	Castro 21'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

Braga v Santa Clara

25 September 2020 2	Braga	0–1	Santa Clara	Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Thiago Santana 5'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa

Tondela v Braga

3 October 2020 3	Tondela	0–4	Braga	Tondela
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Viana 22' Galeno 26', 43' R. Horta 29'	Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

Braga v Nacional

17 October 2020 4	Braga	2–1	Nacional	Braga
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio 28' Medeiros 42'	Report	Borges 86'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Vitória de Guimarães v Braga

25 October 2020 5	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	Braga	Guimarães
20:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Esgaio 27'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Braga v Famalicão

2 November 2020 6	Braga	1–0	Famalicão	Braga
18:45 WET (UTC±0)	Viana 74'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa

Benfica v Braga

8 November 2020 7	Benfica	2–3	Braga	Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Seferovic 68', 86' Gonçalves  79'	Report	Medeiros  11', 38' Esgaio  26' Moura 50', 63' Sequeira  56'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Braga v Farense

29 November 2020 8	Braga	1–0	Farense	Braga
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Carmo  3' Fransérgio  57' Novais  79' Elmusrati 87'	Report	Oudrhiri  47' Falcão  80' Gauld  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: António Nobre

Belenenses SAD v Braga

6 December 2020 9	Belenenses SAD	2–1	Braga	Oeiras
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Cardoso 33' Sousa 45+1' Teixeira  79' Phete  90+3'	Report	Carmo  62' Paulinho 70' (pen.) Fransérgio  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Braga v Rio Ave

22 December 2020 10	Braga	3–0	Rio Ave	Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	R. Horta 43' Tormena  60' Fransérgio 62' Paulinho 88'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

Boavista v Braga

28 December 2020 11	Boavista	1–4	Braga	Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±0)	Castro 66' Benguché  81'	Report	Paulinho 4' Medeiros 15' R. Horta 26', 70' Elmusrati  67'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0[a] Referee: André Narciso

Sporting CP v Braga

2 January 2021 12	Sporting CP	2–0	Braga	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Gonçalves 54' Nunes 78',  90+1' Porro  79' Antunes  90+2'	Report	Galeno  37' Silva  51' Elmusrati  58' Matheus  88'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Braga v Marítimo

7 January 2021 13	Braga	2–1	Marítimo	Braga
21:00 WET (UTC±0)	R. Horta  29', 67' Medeiros 34' Fransérgio  52' Elmusrati  70'	Report	Renê  16' Andrade  50' Milson 77' Zainadine  79' Jean  88'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Paços de Ferreira v Braga

16 January 2021 14	Paços de Ferreira	2–0	Braga	Paços de Ferreira
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Costa 57' Ferreira 76' Diaby  90'	Report	Galeno  62' Medeiros  85'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

Braga v Gil Vicente

26 January 2021 15	Braga	1–0	Gil Vicente	Braga
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Paulinho 33' Viana  44' Medeiros 72' Novais  77' Sequeira  87' Galeno  90+1' Fransérgio  90+3'	Report	Pereira  60'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Moreirense v Braga

1 February 2021 16	Moreirense	0–4	Braga	Moreira de Cónegos
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Yan  86' Vitória  89'	Report	Fransérgio 6',  41' Castro 17' Silva 22' A. Horta 87'	Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

Braga v Portimonense

4 February 2021 17	Braga	2–1	Portimonense	Braga
21:00 WET (UTC±0)	Piazon 62' R. Horta 73' (pen.)	Report	Boa Morte 23' Ewerton  60' Henrique  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa

Braga v Porto

7 February 2021 18	Braga	2–2	Porto	Braga
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Galeno  20' Tormena  34' Carmo  59' Fransérgio 87' Gaitán 90+4'	Report	Corona  5'  60' Uribe  18' Oliveira 36' (pen.) Taremi 54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Santa Clara v Braga

14 February 2021 19	Santa Clara	0–1	Braga	Ponta Delgada
17:30 WET (UTC±0)	Carlos  75' Villanueva  83' Patric  90+1'	Report	Borja 11' Silva  62' Sequeira  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

Braga v Tondela

21 February 2021 20	Braga	4–2	Tondela	Braga
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Piazon 18', 50' R. Horta 39' Novais 42'	Report	Martínez  22' Arcanjo  72' Anne 84' Jaquité 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Tiago Martins

Nacional v Braga

28 February 2021 21	Nacional	1–2	Braga	Funchal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Pedrão  59' Riascos 69'	Report	Fransérgio 25' Ruiz 29'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Braga v Vitória de Guimarães

9 March 2021 22	Braga	3–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Braga
21:45 WET (UTC±0)	Piazon 5',  42' Ruiz 40' Šporar 85'	Report	Ouattara  2' André  59'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel

Famalicão v Braga

15 March 2021 23	Famalicão	2–2	Braga	Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Anderson 18' Figueiras  68' Assunção  70' Tavares 87' Dias  90+3'	Report	Esgaio  17' R. Horta 36' (pen.) Elmusrati 39' Rodrigues  85'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Braga v Benfica

21 March 2021 24	Braga	0–2	Benfica	Braga
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Fransérgio  27'  39'	Report	Otamendi  16' Gonçalves  45+1' Silva 45+2' Seferovic 56' Pizzi  65' Weigl  70'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Pinheiro

Farense v Braga

5 April 2021 25	Farense	1–2	Braga	Faro
18:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Pedro Henrique 34'	Report	Elmusrati 29' Borja  49' Šporar 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Rui Costa

Braga v Belenenses SAD

11 April 2021 26	Braga	1–1	Belenenses SAD	Braga
17:30 WEST (UTC+1)	R. Silva  17' Gaitán 36' Esgaio  42' Šporar  53' Elmusrati  68'	Report	Sousa  30' Sithole  44' Cassierra 59' G. Silva  83'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Rio Ave v Braga

17 April 2021 27	Rio Ave	0–0	Braga	Vila do Conde
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Filipe Augusto  35' Amaral  41' Santos  61' Gelson  80'	Report	Sequeira  30' Zé Carlos  69'	Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

Braga v Boavista

21 April 2021 28	Braga	2–1	Boavista	Braga
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio 39' Šporar 82'	Report	Pérez 28',  41' Porozo  46'  54' Jardim  47' Elis  63'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

Braga v Sporting CP

25 April 2021 29	Braga	0–1	Sporting CP	Braga
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio  17' Gaitán  64' A. Horta  78' Esgaio  90+4'	Report	Inácio  10'  18' Tomás  76' Nunes 81' Gonçalves  90+4' Adán  90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Marítimo v Braga

29 April 2021 30	Marítimo	1–0	Braga	Funchal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Andrade  24' China  42' Winck  70' Joel 76' Guitane  78' Correa  90+6'	Report	Elmusrati  63' R. Horta  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Braga v Paços de Ferreira

5 May 2021 31	Braga	1–1	Paços de Ferreira	Braga
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Galeno 78' (pen.) Ruiz  90+2'	Report	João Pedro 26',  39' Amaral  33' Silva  74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Gil Vicente v Braga

9 May 2021 32	Gil Vicente	1–1	Braga	Barcelos
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Gonçalves 29' Paulinho  62'	Report	R. Horta 9' Sequeira  78' Rodrigues  88'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: André Narciso

Braga v Moreirense

14 May 2021 33	Braga	2–1	Moreirense	Braga
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Fransérgio  36' Ruiz 41' Musrati  58' Novais 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Ferraresi  30' Franco  32' Pires  79' Martins 87' Simão  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: João Bento

Portimonense v Braga

19 May 2021 34	Portimonense	0–0	Braga	Portimão
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Beto  14' Lucas  35' Boa Morte  41' Rocha  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2020–21 Taça de Portugal

Trofense v Braga

21 November 2020 Third round	Trofense	1–2	Braga	Trofa
19:30 WET (UTC±0)	Leão  25'  65' Yair Castro  29' Alan Júnior 50' (pen.) Serginho  70'	Report	Castro  18' Ruiz 44' A. Horta  62' Galeno 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio do CD Trofense Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fabio Melo

Olímpico Montijo v Braga

14 December 2020 Fourth round	Olímpico Montijo	0–7	Braga	Montijo
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Antunes  61'	Report	Ruiz 28',  61' Paulinho 30' Novais  71', 77' (pen.) R. Horta 73' Tormena 86' Galeno 87' Medeiros 90'	Stadium: Campo da Liberdade Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Gustavo Correia

Braga v Torreense

13 January 2021 Fifth round	Braga	5–0	Torreense	Braga
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Rolando 24' Ruiz 28', 61' Esgaio 52' Fransérgio  90+1' Oliveira 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Agostinho Silva

Braga v Santa Clara

29 January 2021 Quarter-finals	Braga	2–1	Santa Clara	Braga
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	R. Horta 25',  40' Ruiz 43'	Report	Villanueva  90' Crysan 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

Braga v Porto

10 February 2021 Semi-finals First leg	Braga	1–1	Porto	Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Sequeira  46' Carmo  62' Elmusrati  79' A. Horta  90+10' Esgaio  90+10' Fransérgio 90+12'	Report	Taremi 9' Sarr  25' Díaz  70' Costa  90+7' Uribe  90+7' Evanilson  90+11'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

Porto v Braga

3 March 2021 Semi-finals Second leg	Porto	2–3 (3–4 agg.)	Braga	Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Otávio 30',  84' Marega 75'	Report	Ruiz 9', 14' Piazon 28',  77' Borja  34' Esgaio  43' Matheus  80'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Braga v Benfica

23 May 2021 Final	Braga	2–0	Benfica	Coimbra
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Esgaio  35' Piazon 45+3',  90+4' Musrati  67' Novais  82' R. Horta 85'	Report	Leite  17' Silva  85' Tavares  88' Otamendi  89' Taarabt  90+3' Grimaldo  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2020–21 Taça da Liga

Braga v Estoril

17 December 2020 Quarter-finals	Braga	3–1	Estoril	Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Paulinho 14', 59', 78' Viana  22' Galeno  90+3'	Report	Franco 64'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

Braga v Benfica

20 January 2021 Semi-finals	Braga	2–1	Benfica	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Castro  20' Ruiz 28' Sequeira  34' Tormena 59' Esgaio  66' Fransérgio  90+4'	Report	Todibo  38' Pizzi 45' (pen.) Weigl  52' Jardel  83'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Sporting CP v Braga

23 January 2021 Final	Sporting CP	1–0	Braga	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Cabral  24' Porro 41',  81' Mendes  76' Nunes  87' Gonçalves  90+5',  90+6' Neto  90+6'	Report	Sequeira  32' Elmusrati  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Tiago Martins

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group G

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.^[16]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEI	BRA	ZOR	AEK
1	Leicester City	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13[b]	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–0	3–0	2–0
2	Braga	6	4	1	1	14	10	+4	13[b]			3–3	—	2–0	3–0
3	Zorya Luhansk	6	2	0	4	6	11	−5	6			1–0	1–2	—	1–4
4	AEK Athens	6	1	0	5	7	15	−8	3			1–2	2–4	0–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.^[15]
2. Head-to-head points: Leicester City 4, Braga 1.

Braga v AEK Athens

22 October 2020 1	Braga	3–0	AEK Athens	Braga, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Galeno 44' Sequeira  55' Carmo  56' Esgaio  69' Paulinho 78' R. Horta 88'	Report	Mantalos  19' Nedelcearu  34' Oliveira  67'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Zorya Luhansk v Braga

29 October 2020 2	Zorya Luhansk	1–2	Braga	Zaporizhia, Ukraine
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Kocherhin  35' Kabayev  47' Ivanisenya 90+6'	Report	Paulinho 4' Gaitán 11' Carmo  29' Fransérgio  78' Raul Silva  85'	Stadium: Slavutych-Arena Attendance: 853 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Leicester City v Braga

5 November 2020 3	Leicester City	4–0	Braga	Leicester, England
21:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Iheanacho 21', 48',  69' Albrighton  43' Praet 67' Maddison 78'	Report	Esgaio  45+2' Carmo  90+1'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Braga v Leicester City

26 November 2020 4	Braga	3–3	Leicester City	Braga, Portugal
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Elmusrati 4',  65' Paulinho 24',  84' Fransérgio 90+1' Schettine  90+2'	Report	Barnes 9' Albrighton  52' Evans  53' Thomas 79' Vardy 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

AEK Athens v Braga

3 December 2020 5	AEK Athens	2–4	Braga	Athens, Greece
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Oliveira 31' Vasilantonopoulos  58', 89' Insúa  70' Mantalos  74'	Report	Tormena 8' Esgaio 10',  74' Viana  30' R. Horta 45' Elmusrati  50' Castro  74' Galeno 83'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Braga v Zorya Luhansk

10 December 2020 6	Braga	2–0	Zorya Luhansk	Braga, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Abu Hanna 61' (o.g.) R. Horta 68'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.^[17]

Braga v Roma

18 February 2021 First leg	Braga	0–2	Roma	Braga, Portugal
17:55 WET (UTC±0)	Esgaio  32'  54' Silva  89'	Report	Džeko 5' Mayoral 86' Mancini  90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Roma v Braga

25 February 2021 Second leg	Roma	3–1 (5–1 agg.)	Braga	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Džeko 24' Veretout  57' Pellegrini 72' Pérez 75' Mayoral 90+1'	Report	Cristante 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Matheus	30	0	19	0	2	0	3	0	6	0
12	GK	POR	Tiago Sá	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
91	GK	CZE	Lukáš Horníček	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	POR	Zé Carlos	7	0	0+2	0	2	0	0	0	2+1	0
3	DF	BRA	Vítor Tormena	26	3	7+5	0	4+1	1	3	1	5+1	1
5	DF	POR	Nuno Sequeira	28	0	14+2	0	4	0	3	0	5	0
6	DF	POR	Rolando	9	1	5+1	0	1+1	1	0	0	1	0
16	DF	POR	David Carmo	21	0	11+1	0	2	0	2	0	4+1	0
22	DF	BRA	Caju	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	COL	Cristian Borja	7	1	3+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
34	DF	BRA	Raul Silva	18	1	8+2	1	2+1	0	0	0	4+1	0
47	DF	POR	Ricardo Esgaio	34	3	20	1	3+2	1	3	0	6	1
74	DF	POR	Francisco Moura	8	2	2+3	2	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
86	DF	POR	Bruno Rodrigues	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	POR	João Novais	26	2	7+8	1	2+1	1	0+3	0	3+2	0
8	MF	LBY	Ali Elmusrati	31	2	13+4	1	4	0	2+1	0	4+3	1
10	MF	ARG	Nicolás Gaitán	11	2	1+5	1	0+1	0	0	0	3+1	1
15	MF	POR	André Horta	25	1	1+11	1	2+3	0	0	0	3+5	0
27	MF	BRA	Fransérgio	30	6	14+3	4	2+1	1	3	0	4+3	1
45	MF	POR	Iuri Medeiros	28	6	11+4	5	2+2	1	1+2	0	3+3	0
88	MF	POR	André Castro	25	2	13+1	2	2+1	0	3	0	4+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Abel Ruiz	24	6	6+6	0	4+1	5	2+1	1	2+2	0
11	FW	BRA	Lucas Piazon	12	3	3+4	3	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
18	FW	POR	Rui Fonte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	SVN	Andraž Šporar	7	0	1+3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
21	FW	POR	Ricardo Horta	33	12	17+1	7	2+3	2	3	0	5+2	3
57	FW	POR	Rodrigo Gomes	6	0	0+4	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
71	MF	GNB	Hernâni Infande	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
90	FW	BRA	Galeno	34	6	17+2	2	4+1	2	3	0	7	2
99	FW	POR	Vítor Oliveira	1	1	0	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
36	DF	BRA	Bruno Viana	22	2	13	2	2	0	1	0	5+1	0
20	FW	POR	Paulinho	24	10	12	3	2+1	1	1+2	3	5+1	3
95	FW	BRA	Guilherme Schettine	18	0	1+9	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+5	0

• Last updated: 25 February 2021
• Source: soccerway

Goalscorers

As of 23 May 2021^[18]

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Primeira Liga	Taça de Portugal	Taça da Liga	Europa League	Total
1	21	FW		Ricardo Horta	9	3	0	3	15
2	9	FW		Abel Ruiz	3	7	1	0	11
3	20	FW		Paulinho[a]	3	1	3	3	10
4	27	MF		Fransérgio	6	1	0	1	8
5	90	FW		Galeno	3	2	0	2	7
6	11	MF		Lucas Piazon	4	2	0	0	6
	45	MF		Iuri Medeiros	5	1	0	0	6
8	8	MF		Ali Elmusrati	3	0	0	1	4
9	3	DF		Vítor Tormena	0	1	1	1	3
	10	MF		Nicolás Gaitán	2	0	0	1	3
	17	MF		João Novais	2	1	0	0	3
	19	FW		Andraž Šporar	3	0	0	0	3
	47	DF		Ricardo Esgaio	1	1	0	1	3
14	36	DF		Bruno Viana	2	0	0	0	2
	74	DF		Francisco Moura	2	0	0	0	2
	88	MF		André Castro	2	0	0	0	2
17	6	DF		Rolando	0	1	0	0	1
	15	MF		André Horta	1	0	0	0	1
	26	DF		Cristian Borja	1	0	0	0	1
	34	DF		Raul Silva	1	0	0	0	1
	99	FW		Vítor Oliveira	0	1	0	0	1
Own goals					0	0	0	2	2
Totals					53	22	5	15	95

Notes

1. Player left during the season