Braga is a city and a municipality in the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga, in the historical and cultural Minho Province. The city has a resident population of 192,494 inhabitants, representing the seventh largest municipality in Portugal. Its area is 183.40 km2. Its agglomerated urban area extends from the Cávado River to the Este River. It is the third-largest urban centre in Portugal.
The Municipal Stadium of Braga is an all-seater football stadium located in Braga, Portugal, and the current home of Sporting Clube de Braga. It has a capacity of 30,286 spectators, making it the seventh largest football stadium in Portugal. The Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning stadium was designed by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
Sporting Clube de Braga, commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. Its football team plays in the Primeira Liga at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga, known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of Internacional.
The 1 May Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in civil parish of Braga in the municipality of Braga, in the district of the same name. Built in 1950 to host mostly football matches, the stadium has the capacity to seat 28,000 spectators.
Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre-back, and is the current manager of S.C. Braga.
Ederzito António Macedo LopesComM, commonly known as Eder, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Portugal national team.
The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, the 40th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the second season since it was renamed from UEFA Cup to UEFA Europa League. The match was played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 18 May 2011, between two Portuguese teams – Porto and Braga – for the first time in UEFA competition finals.
Pedro Miguel Martins Santos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC as a winger.
Vilaverdense Futebol Clube(abbreviated as Vilaverdense F.C.) is a Portuguese football club based in Vila Verde in the district of Braga.
Sport Clube Maria da Fonte (abbreviated as SC Maria da Fonte) is a Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Lanhoso in the district of Braga.
Sporting Clube de Braga B, commonly known as Sporting de Braga B or just Braga B, is a Portuguese football team. It is the reserve team of S.C. Braga. Reserve teams in Portugal play in the same league system as the senior team, rather than in a reserve team league. However, they cannot play in the same division as their senior team, therefore Braga B is ineligible for promotion to the Primeira Liga and also cannot play in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of Italian club A.S. Roma.
Nikola Stojiljković is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club S.C. Farense.
Djavan da Silva Ferreira, known simply as Djavan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back.
Bruno Ricardo Valdez Wilson is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Tenerife on loan from S.C. Braga as a central defender.
Sporting Clube de Braga Feminino is a Portuguese women's football team from the city of Braga. It is the women's section of SC Braga. They are the current portuguese champions as they won the 2018–19 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.
Pedro Lomba Neto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Braga, Portugal.
The 2018–19 Taça da Liga was the twelfth edition of the Taça da Liga, a football cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. It began on 21 July 2018 and concluded with the final in Braga on 26 January 2019.
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