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Round 1

  1. In which year was SC Braga founded?
  2. Braga's red shirts with white sleeves were adopted in imitation of which English club?
  3. Before moving to the Estádio Municipal in 2003, Braga played their home games at which ground?
  4. Which Portuguese architect designed Braga's Estádio Municipal, built for Euro 2004?
  5. Braga's Euro 2004 stadium, with stands on only two sides, was carved out of what?
  6. Braga won their first Taça de Portugal in 1966 by beating which club in the final?
  7. Which club beat Braga 4⁠–⁠0 in the 1982 Taça de Portugal final to complete a league and cup double?
  8. Braga reached the 1998 Taça de Portugal final but lost 3⁠–⁠1 to which club?
  9. Jesualdo Ferreira, Braga coach in the mid-2000s, went on to win three consecutive Primeira Liga titles from 2007 to 2009 with which club?
  10. Jorge Jesus coached Braga in 2008⁠–⁠09. Which club did he join that summer?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1921 — Sporting Clube de Braga was founded on 19 January 1921.
  2. Arsenal — The Arsenal-style kit is why Braga fans and players are called the 'Arsenalistas'.
  3. Estádio 1.º de Maio — Braga played at the Estádio 1.º de Maio until the new Euro 2004 stadium opened. The other three are other Portuguese clubs' grounds.
  4. Eduardo Souto de Moura — Eduardo Souto de Moura designed it and won the Pritzker Prize in 2011. Taveira designed Alvalade XXI and Salgado designed the Dragão.
  5. A granite quarry — The Estádio Municipal sits in the Monte Castro quarry, with bare rock behind one goal.
  6. Vitória de Setúbal — Braga beat Vitória de Setúbal 1–0 in the 1965–66 final, the club's first major trophy.
  7. Sporting CP — Malcolm Allison's Sporting beat Braga 4–0 in the 1981–82 final and won the double.
  8. Porto — Porto beat Braga 3–1 in the 1997–98 final.
  9. Porto — Jesualdo Ferreira won the 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 titles with Porto.
  10. Benfica — Jesus left Braga in summer 2009 and won the league with his new club in his first season. He had coached Belenenses before Braga, and Sporting much later.

Round 2

  1. Domingos Paciência, who led Braga to second place in 2009⁠–⁠10, made his name as a striker with which club?
  2. On their way to the 2010⁠–⁠11 Champions League group stage, Braga knocked out which Scottish club in the third qualifying round?
  3. In the last 16 of the 2010⁠–⁠11 Europa League, Braga knocked out which English club?
  4. In which city did Braga lose the 2011 Europa League final to Porto?
  5. Eduardo was Braga's goalkeeper and Portugal's first choice at the 2010 World Cup. Which Italian club bought him that summer?
  6. Braga's Minho derby is played against which club?
  7. Paulo Fonseca won the 2016 Taça de Portugal with Braga. Which club did he join straight afterwards?
  8. Braga lost the all-Portuguese 2011 Europa League final 1‑0. Which club beat them?
  9. Braga reached the 2011 Europa League final by beating which club on away goals in the semi-final?
  10. Paulo Fonseca's Braga won the 2016 Taça de Portugal final on penalties after a 2‑2 draw. Who did they beat?
Answers — round 2
  1. Porto — Domingos spent most of his playing career at Porto, with a spell at Tenerife in Spain.
  2. Celtic — Braga beat Celtic 3–0 at home and lost 2–1 in Glasgow, then knocked out Sevilla in the play-off.
  3. Liverpool — Alan's penalty won the first leg 1–0 in Braga, and the second leg at Anfield ended 0–0.
  4. Dublin — Falcao's header won the all-Portuguese final 1–0 in Dublin. Hamburg hosted the 2010 final, Bucharest 2012 and Amsterdam 2013.
  5. Genoa — Eduardo joined Genoa in July 2010, straight after the World Cup.
  6. Vitória de Guimarães — Braga against Vitória de Guimarães is the Dérbi do Minho, between two cities about 20 km apart.
  7. Shakhtar Donetsk — Fonseca went from Braga to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2016. He had coached Porto before Braga, then Roma from 2019 and Lille from 2022.
  8. FC Porto — Radamel Falcao headed the only goal as André Villas-Boas's Porto beat Domingos Paciência's Braga.
  9. Benfica — Braga lost 2-1 in Lisbon, then won 1-0 at home to go through on away goals.
  10. FC Porto — Braga led 2-0, André Silva pulled Porto level, and Braga won the shootout 4-2 at the Jamor.

Round 3

  1. Sérgio Conceição's Braga lost the 2015 Taça de Portugal final on penalties after a 2‑2 draw. Who beat them?
  2. Carlos Carvalhal's Braga won the 2021 Taça de Portugal final 2‑0 in Coimbra. Who did they beat?
  3. Rúben Amorim left Braga in March 2020, only a few months after taking over the first team. Which club paid his release clause, reported at €10 million?
  4. Braga sold striker Vitinha in January 2023 for a fee reported at around €32 million. Which club bought him?
  5. Winger Francisco Trincão left Braga in 2020 for a fee of around €31 million. Which club signed him?
  6. Éder, who later scored the winner in the Euro 2016 final, left Braga in 2015 to join which Premier League club?
  7. After one season managing Braga (2011‑12), Leonardo Jardim moved to which Greek club?
  8. After leaving Braga in 2019, Abel Ferreira took charge of which Greek club before moving to Palmeiras?
  9. In the 2023‑24 Champions League group stage, Braga were drawn with Real Madrid, Napoli and which German club?
Answers — round 3
  1. Sporting CP — Braga were 2-0 up, Sporting came back to 2-2 and then won the shootout.
  2. Benfica — Lucas Piazon and Ricardo Horta scored as Braga won 2-0 on 23 May 2021.
  3. Sporting CP — Sporting paid the clause, and Amorim went on to win the league with them in 2020-21.
  4. Marseille — Vitinha joined Marseille midway through the 2022-23 season.
  5. Barcelona — Barcelona agreed the deal in January 2020 and he joined that summer. Wolves only took him on loan from Barcelona later.
  6. Swansea City — Éder joined Swansea in summer 2015, then moved on loan to Lille in January 2016.
  7. Olympiacos — Jardim took over Olympiacos in summer 2012, before later managing Sporting and Monaco.
  8. PAOK — Abel managed PAOK in 2019-20, then left for Palmeiras in late 2020.
  9. Union Berlin — Union Berlin were in Group C on their Champions League debut. Braga finished third and dropped into the Europa League.

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