# S.C. Braga B > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/S.C._Braga_B > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/S.C._Braga_B.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.C._Braga_B > Source revision: 1353816982 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Portuguese association football reserve team Football club Braga B Full name Sporting Clube de Braga B Nicknames Os Arcebispos (The Archbishops) Os Arsenalistas (The Arsenalists) Os Guerreiros do Minho (The Minho Warriors) Short name Braga B Founded 1999–2006, 2012– Ground Estádio Amélia Morais Capacity 2,500 President António Salvador Manager Simão Freitas League Liga 3 2025–26 Liga 3 Serie A, 5th (First stage) Relegation series, 1st (Second stage) Website www.scbraga.pt Home colours Away colours **Sporting Clube de Braga B**, commonly known as **Sporting de Braga B** or just **Braga B**, is a Portuguese [football](/source/Association_football) team. It is the [reserve team](/source/Reserve_team) of [S.C. Braga](/source/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](/source/Primeira_Liga) and also cannot play in the [Taça de Portugal](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal) and [Taça da Liga](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_da_Liga). SC Braga had a B team until the [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Segunda_Divis%C3%A3o#League_standings) season where it played in the [Portuguese Second Division](/source/Portuguese_Second_Division).[1] Prior to the end of the 2005–06 season, it was announced that Braga B would fold from the Portuguese league system along with the B teams of Benfica, Porto and Sporting.[2][3] The club refounded itself in the 2012–13 season, when a new set of rules regarding B teams was introduced in Portuguese football system. For 2012–13 season, another five B Teams, alongside Braga B, where refounded and established themselves in [Segunda Liga](/source/Segunda_Liga). SC Braga B plays its home games at the new 2,500-capacity [Estádio Amélia Morais](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Est%C3%A1dio_Am%C3%A9lia_Morais&action=edit&redlink=1), which opened in 2025.[4] This change resulted in the abandonment of the old and outdated [Estádio Primeiro de Maio](/source/Est%C3%A1dio_Primeiro_de_Maio), where it had played until then, after inheriting it from the main team, which abandoned it in 2003 following the construction of the [Estádio Municipal de Braga](/source/Est%C3%A1dio_Municipal_de_Braga). ## History ### Revival Prior to the end of the 2011–12 football season in Portugal, seven clubs in the [Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga) announced there interest in constructing a B team to fill the six vacant places available to compete in the [Segunda Liga](/source/Segunda_Liga) for the 2012–13 season.[5] Of those seven, the six clubs which were selected to take part in the competition were the B teams of [Benfica](/source/S.L._Benfica_B), [Porto](/source/FC_Porto_B), [Sporting CP](/source/Sporting_CP_B), Braga, [Marítimo](/source/C.S._Mar%C3%ADtimo_B) and [Vitória de Guimarães](/source/Vit%C3%B3ria_S.C._B), for being the best ranked in the [2011-12 Primeira Liga](/source/2011-12_Primeira_Liga).[6] The [Portuguese League for Professional Football](/source/Portuguese_League_for_Professional_Football) (LPFP), which organizes the professional football tiers in Portugal, announced that for the clubs to compete in the [2012–13 Segunda Liga](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Segunda_Liga), they would have to pay a €50,000 fee.[7] In addition, the LPFP would also require the clubs to follow new rules regarding player selection in which each 'B' team must have a squad of a minimum of ten players who were developed at the club's academy. The LPFP also went on to say that the clubs are unable to compete in cup competitions as well as gaining promotion due to the possibility of playing the senior team. Each 'B' team may have three players above 23 years old. In late May 2012, it was officially announced that the six [Primeira Liga](/source/Primeira_Liga) clubs' B teams would compete in the 2012–13 Segunda Liga which would increase the number of teams in the league from 16 to 22 as well as increasing the number of games needed to play in one season from 30 games to 42 games.[8] ## Players ### Current squad - *As of 1 March 2026* Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 40 DF BRA João Matos 42 DF POR Yanis da Rocha 44 MF POR Dinis Gama 47 DF POR Matheus Araújo 53 DF POR Jonatás Noro 54 MF POR Gui Barbosa 58 FW GNB Flinto Costa 59 FW POR Yan Said 60 MF POR João Lomba 61 MF POR Tiago Ferreira 62 DF POR Nuno Matos 63 DF POR Rodrigo Beirão 66 GK POR Gonçalo Dias 70 FW POR Mordomo 71 MF SEN Mamadou Diop No. Pos. Nation Player 72 FW POR João Aragão 76 DF POR Tomás Marques 78 GK POR João Carvalho 79 FW POR Rúben Furtado 80 MF POR João Vasconcelos 81 DF GNB Fodé Pascoal 82 DF BRA Gui Costa 85 MF GNB Edgar Nanque 89 FW POR Afonso Duarte 90 MF POR Luisinho 92 MF POR António Gil 95 FW POR Sandro Vidigal 96 DF POR Afonso Sousa 99 FW BRA Kauan Kelvin ## Results history Season II 2ª B LI Pts G W D L GF GA +/- 2014/15 21 49 46 12 15 19 48 62 −14 2013/14 20 44 42 12 8 22 47 60 −13 2012/13 16 47 42 12 13 17 39 51 −12 2009/10 11 20 14 6 1 7 25 31 −6 2007/08 2 - 20 9 3 8 32 29 +3 2005/06 9 34 26 9 7 10 24 23 −1 2004/05 7 62 38 18 8 12 68 48 +20 2003/04 6 52 36 15 7 14 49 48 +1 2002/03 6 57 38 16 9 13 57 41 +16 2001/02 8 51 38 13 12 13 46 46 0 2000/01 7 54 38 14 12 12 45 48 −3 1999/00 11 43 34 11 10 13 40 46 −6 II – II Liga; 2ª B – 2nd Division B/Campeonato Nacional; LI – Liga Intercalar; ## Notable former players - [Eduardo](/source/Eduardo_Carvalho) - [Emídio Rafael](/source/Em%C3%ADdio_Rafael) - [Hélder Sousa](/source/H%C3%A9lder_Bruno_Macedo_Sousa) - [Jorge Humberto](/source/Jorge_Humberto_Rodrigues_Cunha) - [Luisinho](/source/Lu%C3%ADs_Carlos_Correia_Pinto) - [Marco Silva](/source/Marco_Silva) - [Nuno Fonseca](/source/Nuno_Fonseca) - [Paulo Jorge](/source/Paulo_Jorge_Soares_Gomes) - [Pedro Queirós](/source/Pedro_Queir%C3%B3s) - [Ricardo Rocha](/source/Ricardo_Rocha_(footballer%2C_born_1978)) - [Zé Gomes](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Gomes_(footballer%2C_born_1976)) - [Michael Curcija](/source/Michael_Curcija) - [William Soares](/source/William_Soares_da_Silva) - [Manoel Lemes](/source/Manoel_Cristiano_Ribeiro_Lemes) - [Narcisse Yameogo](/source/Narcisse_Yameogo) - [Jon Paul](/source/Jon_Paul_Piques) - [Puma](/source/Manuel_Est%C3%AAv%C3%A3o_Sanches) - [Zé Luís](/source/Z%C3%A9_Lu%C3%ADs) - [Luis Asué](/source/Lu%C3%ADs_Asu%C3%A9) - [Cícero Semedo](/source/C%C3%ADcero_Semedo) - [Abiodun Agunbiade](/source/Abiodun_Agunbiade) - [Elderson Echiéjilé](/source/Elderson_Echi%C3%A9jil%C3%A9) ## Managerial history - [Toni Conceição](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_da_Silva_Oliveira) (July 1999– June 2002) - [António Caldas](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Caldas) (June 2002– November 2002) - [Toni Conceição](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_da_Silva_Oliveira) (November 2002– December 2002) - [António Caldas](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Caldas) (December 2002– October 2005) - [Micael Sequeira](/source/Micael_Sequeira) (October 2005– June 2006) - [Artur Jorge](/source/Artur_Jorge_Amorim_(footballer%2C_born_1972)) (May 2012– October 2012) - [Toni](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_da_Silva_Oliveira) (October 2012– May 2013) - [José Alberto Costa](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Alberto_Costa) (June 2013– February 2014) - Bruno Pereira (February 2014– June 2014) - Fernando Pereira (June 2014– February 2015) - [Abel Ferreira](/source/Abel_Ferreira) (February 2015– April 2017) - [João Aroso](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jo%C3%A3o_Aroso&action=edit&redlink=1) (April 2017– January 2018) - [Wender Said](/source/Wenderson_Arruda_Said) (January 2018– February 2019) - [Rui Santos](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rui_Santos_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1) (February 2019– September 2019) - [Ruben Amorim](/source/Ruben_Amorim) (September 2019– December 2019) - [Vasco Faísca](/source/Vasco_Fa%C3%ADsca) (December 2019– June 2021) - [Artur Jorge](/source/Artur_Jorge_Amorim_(footballer%2C_born_1972)) (June 2021– May 2022) - [Custódio Castro](/source/Cust%C3%B3dio_Castro) (May 2022– ) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Braga B - TheSportsDB.com"](https://www.thesportsdb.com/team/143707-braga-b). *www.thesportsdb.com*. Retrieved 4 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["O fim das equipas B"](http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=270261) [The end of the B teams]. *[Record](/source/Record_(Portuguese_newspaper))* (in Portuguese). 19 May 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fim da equipa B exige redefinição estrutural"](http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=272867) [End of the B team requires redefining its structure]. *[Record](/source/Record_(Portuguese_newspaper))* (in Portuguese). 11 June 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["SC Braga inaugurou Estádio Amélia Morais"](https://afbraga.fpf.pt/Not%C3%ADcias/Noticia/Id/86062/highlight/0/caller/3715/SC-Braga-inaugurou-Estadio-Amelia-Morais). *Associação de Futebol de Braga* (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sete clubes interessados nas seis vagas para equipas B"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140420022036/http://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/sete-clubes-interessados-nas-seis-vagas-para-equipas-b-350876) [Seven clubs interested for the six vacancies for the B teams]. *Relvado*. 17 February 2012. Archived from [the original](https://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/sete-clubes-interessados-nas-seis-vagas-para-equipas-b-350876) on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Equipas B de FC Porto, Benfica e Sporting confirmadas"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140420022624/http://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/equipas-b-fc-porto-benfica-sporting-confirmadas-413161) [B teams of FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting have been confirmed]. *Relvado*. 28 May 2012. Archived from [the original](https://relvado.sapo.pt/2-liga/equipas-b-fc-porto-benfica-sporting-confirmadas-413161) on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Equipas B custam 50 mil euros de inscrição"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170807121939/https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/interior/equipas-b-custam-50-mil-euros-de-inscricao-2535391.html) [B Team's registration costs 50,000 €]. *[O Jogo](/source/O_Jogo)*. 21 May 2012. Archived from [the original](https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/interior/equipas-b-custam-50-mil-euros-de-inscricao-2535391.html) on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Liga: seis clubes inscreveram a equipa "B""](https://web.archive.org/web/20120531010959/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/fcporto/liga-equipas-b-liga-de-honra-porto-sporting-benfica/1351480-1304.html) [League: six clubs register for a B team]. *Mais Futebol*. 28 May 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/fcporto/liga-equipas-b-liga-de-honra-porto-sporting-benfica/1351480-1304.html) on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012. v t e Sporting Clube de Braga Players Managers Seasons International Current season Stadiums Estádio 1º de Maio (1950–2003) Estádio Municipal de Braga (2003–present) Indoor arenas AMCO Arena Other teams S.C. Braga B S.C. Braga (women) Other sports Futsal Beach soccer Rivalries Derby do Minho (vs. Vitória S.C.) Seasons 2010–11 ... 2012–13 ... 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 v t e Liga 3 teams for the 2026–27 season Série A Fafe Leça Marco 09 Paços de Ferreira Paredes São João de Ver Trofense Varzim Vianense Vitória de Guimarães B Série B Atlético CP Belenenses Caldas Louletano Lusitano de Évora Mafra Oliveirense Covilhã União de Santarém Vitória de Sernache --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [S.C. Braga B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.C._Braga_B) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.C._Braga_B?action=history)). 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