The 2021–22 season was the 101st season in the existence of S.C. Braga and the club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Braga participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the UEFA Europa League.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| President | António Salvador | |||
| Head coach | Carlos Carvalhal | |||
| Stadium | Estádio Municipal de Braga | |||
| Primeira Liga | 4th | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |||
| Taça da Liga | Third round | |||
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ricardo Horta (19) All: Ricardo Horta (23) | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 11 March 2022[1]
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Others players under contract edit
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Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
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Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 6 July 2021 Friendly | Vizela  | 3–4 | Braga | Apúlia e Fão, Portugal |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão |
| 8 July 2021 Friendly | Braga | 1–0 | Trofense | Apúlia e Fão, Portugal |
| 11:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão |
| 9 July 2021 Friendly | SønderjyskE  | Cancelled | Braga | Apúlia e Fão, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão |
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Moreirense | 0–4 | Braga | Apúlia e Fão, Portugal |
| 10:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Sports Complex Football Club Fão |
| 13 July 2021 Friendly | Estrela | 0–0 | Braga | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| 16 July 2021 Friendly | Farense | 0–0 | Braga | Faro, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís |
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Portimonense | 1–1 | Braga | Braga, Portugal |
| 10:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
| 21 July 2021 Friendly | Braga | 1–1 |  Marseille | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Braga | 2–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga |
| 3 September 2021 Friendly | Villarreal  | 2–3 | Braga | Villarreal, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 7 August 2021 | 15 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 55.88 |
| Taça de Portugal | 17 October 2021 | 23 December 2021 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 66.67 |
| Taça da Liga | 28 October 2021 | 16 December 2021 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 31 July 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2021 | 14 April 2022 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 52 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 54 | +29 | 51.92 | ||||
Last updated: 15 May 2022
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 23 | +50 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 48 | 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:
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.
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- ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
Results summary edit
| 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 |
| 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 65 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 |
Last updated: 15 May 2022.
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 7 August 2021 1 | Marítimo | 0–2 | Braga | Funchal |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 1,782 Referee: André Narciso |
| 14 August 2021 2 | Braga | 1–2 | Sporting CP | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,009 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 20 August 2021 3 | Moreirense | 2–3 | Braga | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 21:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 861 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 29 August 2021 4 | Braga | 0–0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Braga |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,590 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 11 September 2021 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 0–0 | Braga | Paços de Ferreira |
| 15:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 20 September 2021 6 | Braga | 3–1 | Tondela | Braga |
| 21:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,164 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 26 September 2021 7 | Santa Clara | 1–1 | Braga | Ponta Delgada |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 3 October 2021 8 | Braga | 2–2 | Boavista | Braga |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 25 October 2021 9 | Gil Vicente | 0–1 | Braga | Barcelos |
| 19:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 2,762 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 1 November 2021 10 | Braga | 3–0 | Portimonense | Braga |
| 19:00 WET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 7 November 2021 11 | Benfica | 6–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 21:15 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,577 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 30 November 2021 12 | Braga | 4–1 | Vizela | Braga |
| 20:15 WET (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Vítor Ferreira |
| 5 December 2021 13 | Braga | 2–0 | Estoril | Braga |
| 20:30 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 12 December 2021 14 | Porto | 1–0 | Braga | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 22,307 Referee: António Nobre |
| 19 December 2021 15 | Braga | 1–0 | Belenenses SAD | Braga |
| 21:00 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,477 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 30 December 2021 16 | Arouca | 0–6 | Braga | Arouca |
| 19:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 622 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 9 January 2022 17 | Braga | 2–2 | Famalicão | Braga |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Fábio Melo |
| 15 January 2022 18 | Braga | 0–1 | Marítimo | Braga |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 22 January 2022 19 | Sporting CP | 1–2 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 26,989 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 30 January 2022 20 | Braga | 2–0 | Moreirense | Braga |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,621 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 5 February 2022 21 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–1 | Braga | Guimarães |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 15,322 Referee: António Nobre |
| 12 February 2022 22 | Braga | 2–1 | Paços de Ferreira | Braga |
| 15:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 20 February 2022 23 | Tondela | 0–1 | Braga | Tondela |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 28 February 2022 24 | Braga | 0–0 | Santa Clara | Braga |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Vítor Ferreira |
| 5 March 2022 25 | Boavista | 1–1 | Braga | Porto |
| 15:30 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 5,139 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 13 March 2022 26 | Braga | 0–1 | Gil Vicente | Braga |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 8,092 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 20 March 2022 27 | Portimonense | 1–2 | Braga | Portimão |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 894 Referee: Rui Costa |
| 1 April 2022 28 | Braga | 3–2 | Benfica | Braga |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,073 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 10 April 2022 29 | Vizela | 0–1 | Braga | Vizela |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 3,810 Referee: António Nobre |
| 18 April 2022 30 | Estoril | 0–0 | Braga | Estoril |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 1,246 Referee: Rui Costa |
| 25 April 2022 31 | Braga | 1–0 | Porto | Braga |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 17,665 Referee: Hugo Miguel |
| 30 April 2022 32 | Belenenses SAD | 0–1 | Braga | Oeiras |
| 21:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 1,834 Referee: André Narciso |
| 8 May 2022 33 | Braga | 1–0 | Arouca | Braga |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,237 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 15 May 2022 34 | Famalicão | 3–2 | Braga | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Referee: Manuel Mota |
Taça de Portugal edit
| 17 October 2021 Third round | Moitense | 0–5 | Braga | Moita |
| 15:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Juncal Desportos Referee: Miguel Nogueira |
| 20 November 2021 Fourth round | Braga | 6–0 | Santa Clara | Braga |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 23 December 2021 Fifth round | Vizela | 1–0 | Braga | Vizela |
| 18:45 WET (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Referee: Nuno Almeida |
Taça da Liga edit
Third round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOA | PAÇ | BRA | |
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| 1 | Boavista | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase | — | — | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Braga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | — | 0–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| 28 October 2021 2 | Braga | 0–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Braga |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,726 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 16 December 2021 3 | Boavista | 5–1 | Braga | Porto |
| 20:15 WET (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira edit
| 31 July 2021 Final | Sporting CP | 2–1 | Braga | Aveiro |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 7,710 Referee: João Pinheiro |
UEFA Europa League edit
Group stage edit
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | BRA | MID | LUD | |
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| 1 |  Red Star Belgrade
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Braga
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| 3 | Midtjylland
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 |  Ludogorets Razgrad
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| 16 September 2021 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 2–1 | Braga | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 24,671 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
| 30 September 2021 2 | Braga | 3–1 | Midtjylland | Braga, Portugal |
| 21:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,449 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 21 October 2021 3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–1 | Braga | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
| 4 November 2021 4 | Braga | 4–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 6,221 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 25 November 2021 5 | Midtjylland | 3–2 | Braga | Herning, Denmark |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,189 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
| 9 December 2021 6 | Braga | 1–1 | Red Star Belgrade | Braga, Portugal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 5,344 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
Knockout phase edit
Knockout round play-offs edit
The Knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.[3]
| 17 February 2022 First leg | Sheriff Tiraspol  | 2–0 | Braga | Tiraspol, Moldova |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 24 February 2022 Second leg | Braga | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–2 p) | Sheriff Tiraspol | Braga, Portugal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 9,423 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) | ||
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Round of 16 edit
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.[4]
| 10 March 2022 First leg | Braga | 2–0 | Monaco | Braga, Portugal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 10,228 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 17 March 2022 Second leg | Monaco | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Braga | Monaco, France |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
Quarter-finals edit
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.[5]
| 7 April 2022 First leg | Braga | 1–0 |  Rangers | Braga, Portugal |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 20,331 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
References edit
- ^ "Futebol - Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League quarter-final & semi-final draws". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.