Goalkeepers
1 Paulo Santos
12 Dani Mallo
31 Pawel Kieszek
37 Ricardo Ferreira

Defenders
3 Paulo Jorge
13 Carlos Fernandes
16 Contreras
17 Frechaut
22 Anilton
25 Miguelito
26 Breno
28 Alberto Rodriguez
35 Vítor Hugo
47 João Pereira

Midfielders
5 Roberto Brum
6 Bruno Tiago
7 Jorginho
14 Castanheira
21 César Peixoto
23 Madrid
25 Kareem
88 Vandinho
89 Stélvio

Forwards
9 João Tomás
10 João Pinto
11 Philco
15 Wender
18 Zé Manel
19 Baylon
20 Jailson
29 Roland Linz
30 Orlando
70 Lenny
99 Matheus

President
António Salvador Rodrigues

Coach
Manuel Machado

Address
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Apartado 12
4711-909 Braga

Telephone
+351 253 206 860

Fax
+351 253 612 929

Its football team plays at the Braga Municipal Stadium, which was built for Euro 2004. The current manager of Braga is Jorge Costa. The club is now becoming one of Portugal's most successful clubs afer the Big Three and they have been known to eliminate many clubs in major competitions.

History
Braga celebrate the cup
In 1966 the citizens of Braga were at an all time high as Braga won the Portuguese Cup. This came as a surprise, as not even the people of Braga expected their club to win. This was the first time Braga had won an honour.

The Ferreira years
Jesualdo Ferreira is an icon at Braga as he led the club to glory as they reached 4th in the Portuguese Superliga. Many fans were hurt when Ferreira left, many fans even went as far as to call him a traitor, but nonetheless Ferreira led the club to a high finish in the league, which led Braga to enter European competitions.

Ferreira left for Boavista FC, the club that many Braga fans consider arch-rivals for the UEFA slot in the competition. At Braga, Ferreira was known as "The Professor" for his tactical decisions when deciding the starting line-up that led Braga to 4th place.

Miklos Feher was a key part while at Braga. He managed an impressive record of 26 matches and 14 goals in the 2000/2001 season for Sporting Braga. He then pursued his dreams when he arrived in Lisbon to play for Benfica, although Miklos' dream would be short as he died from a heart-attack on the field.

The new stadium
Braga currently plays at the Estádio AXA stadium. Many fans were hoping it would bring the team good luck and that it did, as Braga has been finishing in the top-half of the table in recent years.

It has one of the most spectacular settings of any stadium in the world, as it is carved out of the Monte Castro hillside overlooking the city of Braga. The enormous earthmoving process contributed heavily to its €83.1 million cost, more than any other EURO 2004 venue except for the new Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, which has more than twice the capacity of the new Braga stadium. The architect for the project was Eduardo Souto de Moura.

Unlike most major stadiums, AXA has stands only on the two sides of the field; the two end zones are backed with rock walls left behind from the construction process. The two stands are covered with a canopy-style roof which are connected by multiple steel strings over the pitch, inspired by ancient South American Inca bridges.

The stadium was inaugurated on 30 December 2003 with Braga beating Celta de Vigo 1-0.

Fans of Braga
The fans of SC Braga are known as Arsenalistas due to their never-say-die attitude. Many of Braga fans are known for their crazy antics such as throwing flares in the field to get their players pumped up. The club's attendance record was broken in May 2007 against Belenenses, the game that gave Braga 4th place in the league.

Symbols and Europe
The emblem of Sporting Braga is the city of Braga's shield with Mother Mary and baby Jesus. On the top of the emblem is the Royal Crown of Braga, with the name Sporting Clube de Braga on it. Many fans of SC Braga have said that Mother Mary gives them luck.

Back in the 60's and 70's Braga began to climb up the league ladder and eventually participated in the UEFA Competitions. The club is also participating in the 2007/2008 UEFA Cup. The team is also expecting a top three finish in the 2007/2008 season. Braga finished fifth in Jesualdo Ferreira's first full season and brought UEFA Cup football to the Municipal stadium. Then in the 2005/06 they challenged for the championship until the penultimate round, ending fourth.

Braga's success was thanks to Jesualdo's astute management of his human resources. His pragmatic tactics also paid dividends, skills acquired in a varied career taking in spells with Estrela da Amadora and the Moroccan Army team FAR Rabat, plus four years with the Portugal Under-21 side.

He is a level-headed character. Musing on the end of Braga's extraordinary run of clean sheets, Jesualdo said: "It was a pity the first goal we conceded this season came from an own goal, as I would have preferred a great goal. But I always also said that, on the day it happened, the priority would be to win the match. It was a record that did not matter much. It was earned by a team which did not concede goals, but without meaning we have a defensive philosophy."

Braga, who owe their Sporting Club tag to the better known Sporting Clube de Portugal, after whom they were named, changed their kits from green-and-white hoops to their Arsenal-style red in 1920 when their then coach Jozef Szabo,following a trip to England, ordered the club to adopt new colours to establish their own identity.

The derby goes back before Football when the City of Braga was the ancient capital of Galicia, and Guimarães who was led by the first Portuguese King named Afonso I of Portugal was one of Portugal's biggest cities. It was said that Galicia soldiers from Braga who were not yet part of the Kingdom of Portugal invaded Guimarães killing and slaughtering the entire city.

The derby is one of Portugal's most intense derbies, and children under 13 are restricted from entering unless an adult is with them.

Over the past years Braga has been the better side but no matter their league postions, or what league they play in, this derby is one of Portugal's most watched and one of the most underrated. The derby can not be simplified but in a sense intensived when adding all the aspects of football mixed with culture this derby is simply a way of life to the fans.