2023–24_S.C._Braga_season
2023–24 S.C. Braga season
S.C. Braga 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season is the 103nd season in the history of S.C. Braga and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight. The club are participating in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Quick Facts President, Head coach ...
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | António Salvador | |||
| Head coach | Artur Jorge | |||
| Stadium | Estádio Municipal de Braga | |||
| Primeira Liga | 4th | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |||
| Taça da Liga | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Knockout round play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Simon Banza (21) All: Simon Banza (23) | |||
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On 27 January 2024, Braga defeated Estoril in the final of the Taça da Liga on penalties after a 1–1 draw to claim their third league cup title.[1]
- As of 11 August 2023[2]
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Other players under contract
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Out on loan
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Overall record
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 11 August 2023 | Matchday 1 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 062.07 | ||
| Taça de Portugal | 19 October 2023 | 10 January 2024 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Taça da Liga | 1 November 2023 | 27 January 2024 | Third round | Winners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 August 2023 | 12 December 2023 | Third qualifying round | Group stage | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 15 February 2024 | 22 February 2024 | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 48 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 96 | 67 | +29 | 058.33 | ||||
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Source: Liga Portugal
Primeira Liga
Main article: 2023–24 Primeira Liga
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Benfica (T) | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Porto (Y) | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage |
| 4 | Braga (Y) | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães (Y) | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Moreirense | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 46 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. 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.
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (Y) Assured of at least Conference League
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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.
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (Y) Assured of at least Conference League
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- The 2023–24 Taça de Portugal winners (Porto or Sporting CP) qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the third-placed team if the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top two).
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 |
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Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Points | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 |
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Matches
Braga v Famalicão
| 11 August 2023 1 | Braga | 1–2 | Famalicão | Braga |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 19,184 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
Chaves v Braga
| 19 August 2023 2 | Chaves | 2–4 | Braga | Chaves |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves Attendance: 5,443 Referee: João Gonçalves |
Braga v Sporting CP
| 3 September 2023 4 | Braga | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 22,781 Referee: Luís Godinho |
Moreirense v Braga
| 9 September 2023 3 | Moreirense | 2–3 | Braga | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cóngeos Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Cláudio Pereira |
Farense v Braga
| 16 September 2023 5 | Farense | 3–1 | Braga | Faro |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 5,006 Referee: António Nobre |
Braga v Boavista
| 24 September 2023 6 | Braga | 4–1 | Boavista | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,394 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
Estrela Amadora v Braga
| 28 September 2023 7 | Estrela Amadora | 2–4 | Braga | Amadora |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
Braga v Rio Ave
| 7 October 2023 8 | Braga | 2–1 | Rio Ave | Braga |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,093 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
Gil Vicente v Braga
| 28 October 2023 9 | Gil Vicente | 3–3 | Braga | Barcelos |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
Braga v Portimonense
| 4 November 2023 10 | Braga | 6–1 | Portimonense | Braga |
| 20:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 8,929 Referee: Luís Godinho |
Arouca v Braga
| 12 November 2023 11 | Arouca | 0–1 | Braga | Arouca |
| 18:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 1,525 Referee: João Gonçalves |
Braga v Estoril
| 3 December 2023 12 | Braga | 3–1 | Estoril | Braga |
| 15:30 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,902 Referee: Bruno Vieira |
Vizela v Braga
| 8 December 2023 13 | Vizela | 1–3 | Braga | Vizela |
| 15:30 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Vizela Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Cláudio Pereira |
Braga v Vitória de Guimarães
| 6 January 2024 16 | Braga | 1–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | |
| 20:30 WET (UTC+0) |
Braga v Moreirense
| 4 February 2024 20 | Braga | 1–0 | Moreirense | |
| 20:30 WET (UTC+0) |
Sporting CP v Braga
| 11 February 2024 21 | Sporting CP | 5–0 | Braga | |
| 18:00 WET (UTC+0) |
Braga v Estrela da Amadora
| 2 March 2024 24 | Braga | 3–0 | Estrela da Amadora | |
| 20:30 WET (UTC+0) |
Braga v Gil Vicente
| 16 March 2024 26 | Braga | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | |
| 18:00 WET (UTC+0) |
Portimonense v Braga
| 1 April 2024 27 | Portimonense | 3–5 | Braga | |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
Taça de Portugal
Main article: 2023–24 Taça de Portugal
Rebordosa v Braga
| 19 October 2023 Third round | Rebordosa | 0–2 | Braga | Rebordosa |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Monte de Azevido Referee: Bruno José Costa |
Portimonense v Braga
| 25 November 2023 Fourth round | Portimonense | 1–4 | Braga | Portimão |
| 15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: André Narciso |
Benfica v Braga
| 10 January 2024 (2024-01-10) Fifth round | Benfica | 3–2 | Braga | Lisbon |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
Taça da Liga
Main article: 2023–24 Taça da Liga
Third round
Main article: 2023–24 Taça da Liga § Group A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRA | CAS | NAC | |
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| 1 | Braga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | — | |
| 2 | Casa Pia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 1–3 | — | — |
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Semi-final
Braga v Sporting CP
| 23 January 2024 | Braga | 1–0 | Sporting CP | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria |
| 19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Attendance: 18,504 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
Final
Main article: 2024 Taça da Liga Final
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
Braga 
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TSC
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TSC
| 8 August 2023 First leg | Braga | 3–0 | TSC | Braga |
| 21:00 WEST | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 22,186 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
TSC v Braga
v Braga
| 15 August 2023 Second leg | TSC | 1–4 (1–7 agg.) | Braga | Bačka Topola, Serbia |
| 20:00 CEST |
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Stadium: TSC Arena Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
Play-off round
Braga v 
Panathinaikos
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Panathinaikos
| 23 August 2023 First leg | Braga | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | Braga |
| 20:00 WEST | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 23,401 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Panathinaikos v Braga
v Braga
| 29 August 2023 Second leg | Panathinaikos | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | Braga | Athens, Greece |
| 20:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 61,390 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Group stage
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | NAP | BRA | UBE | |
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| 1 |  Real Madrid |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 |  Napoli |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Braga |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 |  Union Berlin |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — |
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Braga v 
Napoli
v Napoli
| 20 September 2023 1 | Braga | 1–2 | Napoli | Braga |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 18,422 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Union Berlin 
v Braga
v Braga
| 3 October 2023 2 | Union Berlin | 2–3 | Braga | Berlin, Germany |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 73,445 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) | |
| Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
Braga v 
Real Madrid
v Real Madrid
| 24 October 2023 3 | Braga | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Braga |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Djaló  63' |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 29,820 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
Real Madrid v Braga
v Braga
| 8 November 2023 4 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Braga | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 68,509 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
Braga v Union Berlin
v Union Berlin
| 29 November 2023 5 | Braga | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Braga |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+0) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 15,855 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
Braga v 
Qarabağ
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Qarabağ
| 15 February 2024 First leg | Braga | 2–4 | Qarabağ | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,122[4] Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
Qarabağ v Braga
v Braga
| 22 February 2024 Second leg | Qarabağ | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 agg.) | Braga | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 21:45 AZT (UTC+4) |
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Report | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
Squad appearances and goals
- As of 12 December 2023
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | UEFA Champions League | |||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
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| 1 | GK |  BRA |
Matheus | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK | POR |
Tiago Sá | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | GK | BRA |
Bernardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 91 | GK |  CZE |
Lukáš Horníček | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 2 | DF | ESP |
Víctor Gómez | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF |  FRA |
Sikou Niakaté | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | DF |  TUR |
Serdar Saatçı | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | POR |
José Fonte | 20 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | POR |
Paulo Oliveira | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | DF |  SWE |
Joe Mendes | 13 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | ESP |
Adrián Marín | 15 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF |  COL |
Cristian Borja | 18 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 47 | DF | POR |
Diogo Fonseca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
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| 8 | MF |  LBY |
Al-Musrati | 17 | 4 | 8+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | MF | POR |
André Horta | 19 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF |  URU |
Rodrigo Zalazar | 22 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | BRA |
Vitor Carvalho | 21 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | POR |
Pizzi | 21 | 4 | 6+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4+2 | 2 | ||||
| 28 | MF | POR |
João Moutinho | 18 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | MF | POR |
André Castro | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||||
| 90 | MF |  SEN |
Djibril Soumaré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | POR |
Bruma | 21 | 7 | 8+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8+1 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | FW | ESP |
Abel Ruiz | 22 | 2 | 4+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+5 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | FW | POR |
Roger Fernandes | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | FW | ESP |
Álvaro Djaló | 25 | 12 | 10+3 | 5 | 1+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7+2 | 5 | ||||
| 20 | FW | POR |
Rony Lopes | 14 | 3 | 1+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | FW | POR |
Ricardo Horta | 24 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | FW |  COD |
Simon Banza | 23 | 13 | 10+3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | ||||
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- "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
- Duas vagas ainda por preencher FPF (in Portuguese)
- "Braga vs. Qarabağ" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.