# 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.

## 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, stuck to his word and departed for Sporting CP. Leonardo Jardim, most recently of Beira-Mar, was appointed as his successor.

## Players
### First team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 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 |
| 40 | MF | BRA | Guilherme |
| 42 | GK | POR | Cristiano |
| 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 | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 045.10 |
Source: Soccerway

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 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 |
* ↑ 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.