S.C. Braga

Founded on 19 January 1921, Sporting Clube de Braga is a versatile Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga, best known for its men's football team that plays in the top-flight Primeira Liga. Nicknamed Os Arsenalistas due to their red-and-white kit resembling Arsenal's—a change made in the mid-1940s—they currently play at the Estádio Municipal de Braga and have gained a reputation for developing young talent. Domestically, they have won three Taça de Portugal (1965–66, 2015–16, 2020–21) and three Taça da Liga titles, but their most notable European achievements include winning the last UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008 (the only Portuguese club to do so) and reaching the 2011 UEFA Europa League final. A historic second-place finish in the 2009–10 Primeira Liga earned them their first-ever UEFA Champions League appearance in 2010–11, where they eliminated Celtic and Sevilla to reach the group stage. The club shares a fierce regional rivalry with Vitória Guimarães, contested as the Derby do Minho, and its emblem features the city of Braga's shield with Mother Mary, reflecting its deep local roots.