2010–11 S.C. Braga season

The 2010–11 season was the 90th season in the existence of S.C. Braga and the club's 15th 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 and the UEFA Europa League.

S.C. Braga
2010–11 season
ManagerDomingos
StadiumEstádio Municipal de Braga
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalFourth round
Europa LeagueRunners-up

Season summary

Braga endured a poor start to the 2010–11 season, including elimination from the Champions League in the group stage, in their first ever appearance in that competition. Results picked up and Braga finished the season in fourth. Greater success came in the Europa League, however, as Braga reached the final - their first and, as of 2021, only European final. André Villas-Boas' FC Porto won the final to complete a treble of the Portuguese league and cup and Europa League. Manager Domingos, who had announced his departure from Braga prior to the Europa League final,[1] stuck to his word and departed for Sporting CP.[2] Leonardo Jardim, most recently of Beira-Mar, was appointed as his successor.[3]

Players

First team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Artur
2 DF  PER Alberto Rodríguez
3 DF  BRA Paulão
4 DF  BRA Kaká (on loan from Hertha BSC)
6 MF  BRA Vinícius
7 MF  POR Ukra (on loan from Porto)
8 MF  BRA Márcio Mossoró
9 FW  BRA Paulo César
10 MF  POR Hélder Barbosa
11 FW  SEN Ladji Keita
12 GK  POR Quim
15 DF  POR Miguel Garcia
18 FW  BRA Lima
19 FW  CMR Albert Meyong
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  NGA Elderson Echiéjilé
23 MF  ARG Andrés Madrid
25 DF  BRA Leandro Salino
26 GK  BRA Marcos
27 MF  POR Custódio Castro
28 DF  POR Sílvio
30 MF  BRA Alan
32 DF  POR Marco Ramos[notes 1]
40 MF  BRA Guilherme
42 GK  POR Cristiano[notes 2]
45 MF  POR Hugo Viana
46 MF  HAI Peterson Joseph
48 DF  POR Aníbal Capela
88 MF  BRA Vandinho (captain)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  BRA George Lucas (to Avaí)
5 DF  BRA Moisés (to Al-Rayyan)
7 MF  POR Pizzi (on loan to Paços de Ferreira)
13 DF  BRA Eduardo Neto (on loan from Villa Rio)
16 DF  BRA Léo Fortunato (on loan from Cruzeiro)
21 FW  ESP José Collado (on loan to Atlético Madrid B)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  URU Luis Aguiar (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
84 GK  BRA Felipe (on loan from Olé Brasil)
85 FW  BRA Élton (on loan from Olé Brasil)
90 GK  POR Diego (on loan to Naval)
99 FW  BRA Matheus (to FC Dnipro)

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 13 August 2010 14 May 2011 Matchday 1 4th 30 13 7 10 45 33 +12 043.33
Taça de Portugal 10 October 2010 12 December 2010 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
UEFA Champions League 28 July 2010 8 December 2010 Third qualifying round Group stage 10 6 0 4 14 16 −2 060.00
UEFA Europa League 17 February 2011 18 May 2011 Round of 32 Runners-up 9 3 3 3 6 5 +1 033.33
Total 51 23 10 18 67 57 +10 045.10

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga
Main article: 2010–11 Primeira Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Benfica 30 20 3 7 61 31 +30 63 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 30 13 9 8 41 31 +10 48 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Braga 30 13 7 10 45 33 +12 46
5 Vitória de Guimarães 30 12 7 11 36 37 −1 43 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 Nacional 30 11 9 10 28 31 −3 42 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: LPFP (in Portuguese)
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.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[5]
Notes:
  1. The 2010–11 Taça de Portugal competition was won by Champions League-qualified side Porto. Since cup runners-up Vitória de Guimarães secured a place in the European competitions via league position, the spot allocation for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League effectively reverted to league positions.

References
  1. "Paciência to leave Braga after all-Portuguese final". UEFA. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. Landolina, Salvatore (23 May 2011). "Official: Domingos Paciencia appointed new Sporting Lisbon coach". Goal. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. "Pedro Martins: "Nélson Caldeira vai ser adjunto de Leonardo Jardim no SC Braga"" [Pedro Martins: "Nélson Caldeira will assist Leonardo Jardim at SC Braga"]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. "FootballSquads - Sporting Braga - 2010/11".
  5. "Liga Portugal".

Notes
  1. Ramos was born in Levallois-Perret, France, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented Portugal at U-19 level.
  2. Cristiano was born in Munich, Germany, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented Portugal at U-20 and U-21 level.
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