UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS - Thursday 10 December 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) FC Groningen Group F - Matchday 6 SC Braga Last updated 10/12/2015 18:10CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15

1 FC Groningen - SC Braga Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Euroborg, Groningen

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 01/10/2015 GS SC Braga - FC Groningen 1-0 Braga Ahmed Hassan 5

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Groningen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 SC Braga 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 FC Groningen - versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Nascimento 29, 3-0 10/12/1986 R3 Vitória SC - FC Groningen Guimaraes Novais 40, Bacinello agg: 3-1 81 26/11/1986 R3 FC Groningen - Vitória SC 1-0 Groningen de Kock 6

SC Braga - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sibon 19; Renteria 04/12/2008 GS - SC Braga 1-2 Heerenveen 35, Aguiar 56

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers S. Arveladze 36, 19/10/2006 GS AZ Alkmaar - SC Braga 3-0 Alkmaar Koevermans 74, Schaars 79

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 30/09/1997 R1 SC Braga - Vitesse Braga Artur Jorge 13, 23 agg: 3-2 Curovic 32, Trustfull 16/09/1997 R1 Vitesse - SC Braga 2-1 Arnhem 84; Karoglan 90

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Groningen 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 4 SC Braga 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 2 6 6

2 FC Groningen - SC Braga Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Euroborg, Groningen Match background

FC Groningen are out of the running for a knockout round place, but SC Braga have qualified and will finish top of UEFA Europa League Group F if they avoid defeat in the Netherlands or if fail to win away to FC Slovan Liberec. Previous meetings • Braga won 1-0 in Portugal when the sides met for the first time in UEFA competition on matchday two. • Groningen's only previous encounter with Portuguese opposition came in a 1986/87 UEFA Cup third-round tie where they beat Vitória SC 1-0 at home before losing the return fixture 3-0 in Guimaraes. • Braga's record in five games against Dutch teams is W3 D0 L2 (W1 D0 L2 in the Netherlands). Form guide • Groningen are involved in the group stage of a major UEFA competition for the first time. They are equalling their longest-ever European campaign with this sixth Group F game, having also played six matches in reaching the third round of the 1988/89 UEFA Cup. • Losing finalists in 2011 – when they transferred over after the UEFA Champions League group stage – Braga have now made it to the round of 32 in all five of their UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. Trivia and links • The journey from Braga to Groningen is around 1,700km. • Groningen's Albert Rusnák and Braga's Joan Roman were trainees together at Manchester City FC from 2010 to 2012. The coaches • Previously assistant coach, took sole command at Groningen in 2013; they qualified for Europe in his first season and last time out won their first Dutch Cup. A former Dutch Under-21 international, the now 43-year- old played UEFA Cup football with Vitesse, ending his injury-ravaged playing days at Groningen in 2002. • Appointed to the Braga hot seat last summer, former defender Paulo Fonseca, 42, had a low-key playing career. Having made his name in the second division as boss of CD Aves, Fonseca twice coached FC Paços de Ferreira in the top division either side of a stint in charge of FC Porto, where he was once on the books as a player.

3 FC Groningen - SC Braga Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Euroborg, Groningen Team facts

FC Groningen Formed: 1971 Nickname: Trots van het Noorden (Pride of the North) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Dutch Cup: 1 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: second qualifying round 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: first round 2006/07: first round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-1: Groningen v Galway United FC 16/09/86, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-4: JK Trans Narva v Groningen 29/06/96, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Groningen v Olympique de Marseille 17/09/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Internazionale Milano v Groningen 02/11/83, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-1: Groningen v Galway United FC (see above)

• Biggest away win 1-3: Galway United FC v Groningen 01/10/86, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Groningen v Olympique de Marseille (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Internazionale Milano v Groningen (see above)

SC Braga Formed: 1921 Nickname: Os Arsenalistas (The Arsenal fans) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Europa League: (2011) • UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2008 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Portuguese Cup: 1 (1966) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise)

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2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: UEFA Champions League group stage 2011/12: round of 32 2010/11: runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: third qualifying round 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: round of 32 2006/07: round of 16 2005/06: first round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Braga v Hibernians FC 13/09/78, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-3: Birmingham City FC v Braga 15/09/11, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-2: FC Artmedia Petržalka v Braga 02/10/08, UEFA Cup first round second leg 0-2: Galatasaray AŞ v Braga 02/10/12, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Braga v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 28/09/10, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-3: Braga v Tottenham Hotspur FC 19/09/84, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Arsenal FC v Braga 15/09/10, UEFA Champions League group stage 6-0: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Braga 03/10/84, UEFA Cup first round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-0: Braga v Hibernians FC (see above) • Biggest away win 1-3: Birmingham City FC v Braga (see above) 0-2: FC Artmedia Petržalka v Braga (see above)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Braga v Tottenham Hotspur FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Braga (see above)

5 FC Groningen - SC Braga Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Euroborg, Groningen Squad list

FC Groningen Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 NED 06/06/1990 25 - 5 - 15 - 5 - 10 - 26 Peter van der Vlag NED 05/12/1977 38 ------30 Stefan Van Der Lei NED 05/03/1993 22 ------40 Jeroen Gies GER 23/01/1995 20 ------Defenders 2 Johan Kappelhof NED 05/08/1990 25 - 5 - 14 1 5 - 7 - 3 DEN 25/01/1993 22 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 4 - 5 NED 11/01/1991 24 - 1 - 9 1 1 - 3 - 6 Etienne Reijnen NED 05/04/1987 28 - 4 - 13 - 13 - 15 - 28 NED 05/12/1990 25 - 4 - 8 - 10 - 15 - 33 NED 09/01/1994 21 * 5 - 13 - 5 - 7 - 34 Roland Baas NED 02/03/1996 19 ------35 NED 13/07/1995 20 ------37 Desevio Payne NED 30/11/1995 20 - - - 1 - - - - - 42 Daro Faraj NED 14/03/1996 19 ------47 Jim De Leeuw NED 05/01/1996 19 ------50 Keziah Veendorp NED 17/02/1997 18 ------Midfielders 8 NED 07/10/1986 29 - 3 - 12 3 3 - 4 - 10 Albert Rusnák SVK 07/07/1994 21 - 5 - 14 2 5 - 5 - 14 NED 13/03/1994 21 - 3 - 11 5 3 - 3 - 17 NED 11/01/1993 22 - 3 - 13 1 3 - 5 - 21 SWE 29/11/1984 31 - 1 - 4 - 21 - 36 1 22 SWE 07/09/1994 21 * 5 - 15 - 5 - 5 - 23 NED 13/02/1985 30 - 5 1 11 - 35 2 54 2 24 Tom Hiariej NED 25/07/1988 27 - - - 4 - - - - - 38 NED 07/08/1997 18 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 43 Willem Gootjes NED 30/07/1996 19 ------44 ROU 05/07/1996 19 ------49 Niels Stenekes NED 17/04/1996 19 ------52 Robbert De Vos NED 26/05/1996 19 ------Forwards 7 NED 27/12/1990 24 - 4 - 13 - 4 - 6 - 9 NED 15/01/1991 24 - 5 1 11 3 5 1 13 3 11 NED 08/10/1990 25 - 5 - 15 2 5 - 5 - 19 Dino Islamoviс SWE 17/01/1994 21 ------1 - 46 Gijs Jasper NED 15/11/1996 19 ------48 Kasper Olderburger NED 12/02/1996 19 ------51 Pier Veldman NED 18/06/1996 19 ------

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FC Groningen Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA Coach - Erwin Van De Looi NED 25/02/1972 43 - 5 - - - 5 - 7 -

7 FC Groningen - SC Braga Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Euroborg, Groningen

SC Braga Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Stanislav Kritsuk RUS 01/12/1990 25 - - - 12 - - - - - 76 Tiago Sá POR 11/01/1995 20 ------92 Matheus BRA 29/03/1992 23 - 5 - - - 5 - 5 - Defenders 5 Willy Boly FRA 03/02/1991 24 - 5 - 8 - 5 - 5 - 6 André Pinto POR 05/10/1989 26 - 1 - 8 - 3 - 5 - 15 Baiano BRA 23/02/1987 28 - 2 - 10 - 6 - 13 - 16 Djavan BRA 31/12/1987 27 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 4 - 24 Ricardo Ferreira POR 25/11/1992 23 S 4 1 8 1 4 1 4 1 32 Arghus ITA 19/01/1988 27 - 1 - - - 19 - 39 1 44 Artur Jorge POR 14/08/1994 21 ------55 Núrio Fortuna POR 24/03/1995 20 ------60 José Gomes POR 20/07/1996 19 ------87 Marcelo Goiano BRA 13/10/1987 28 * 4 - 7 - 4 - 4 - Midfielders 8 Luíz Carlos BRA 05/07/1985 30 - 4 - 11 - 4 - 6 - 18 Rafa Silva POR 17/05/1993 22 - 5 1 12 3 5 1 5 1 21 Filipe Augusto BRA 12/08/1993 22 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 5 - 30 Alan BRA 19/09/1979 36 - 5 1 11 2 34 5 67 11 35 Nikola Vukčević MNE 13/12/1991 23 - 5 - 7 2 5 - 9 1 50 Joca POR 30/01/1996 19 ------63 Mauro BRA 31/10/1990 25 - 4 - 7 - 4 - 6 - 80 Rui Correia POR 10/06/1995 20 ------95 Luís Silva POR 25/07/1995 20 ------Forwards 7 POR 08/07/1990 25 - 5 1 3 - 14 4 17 4 9 Crislan BRA 13/03/1992 23 - 4 1 6 1 4 1 4 1 10 Joan Roman ESP 18/05/1993 22 - - - 5 1 - - - - 17 Rui Fonte POR 23/04/1990 25 - 5 - 6 1 5 - 5 - 20 Ahmed Hassan EGY 05/03/1993 22 - 4 2 6 1 9 2 13 3 23 Pedro Santos POR 22/04/1988 27 - 2 - 8 1 2 - 2 - Coach - Paulo Fonseca POR 05/03/1973 42 - 5 - - - 5 - 5 -

8 FC Groningen - SC Braga Thursday 10 December 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Euroborg, Groningen Fixtures and results

FC Groningen Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 12/08/2015 League FC Twente (H) D 1-1 De Leeuw 84 16/08/2015 League PSV Eindhoven (A) L 0-2 21/08/2015 League SBV Excelsior (H) W 2-0 Mahi 70, 86 29/08/2015 League FC Utrecht (A) L 0-2 13/09/2015 League sc Heerenveen (H) W 3-1 Hoesen 1, Linssen 16, Mahi 82 17/09/2015 UEL Olympique de Marseille (H) L 0-3 20/09/2015 League AZ Alkmaar (H) W 2-0 Linssen 31, Mahi 90+5 23/09/2015 Cup FC Twente (H) W 2-1 Linssen 53, Maduro 60 26/09/2015 League AFC Ajax (A) L 0-2 01/10/2015 UEL SC Braga (A) L 0-1 04/10/2015 League Vitesse (A) L 0-5 17/10/2015 League Willem II (H) W 2-1 Mahi 24, Hoesen 86 22/10/2015 UEL FC Slovan Liberec (A) D 1-1 Hoesen 90+6 25/10/2015 League NEC Nijmegen (A) D 1-1 Rusnák 9 28/10/2015 Cup FC Utrecht (A) L 3-5 aet De Leeuw 34, Linssen 47, Drost 82 31/10/2015 League PEC Zwolle (H) W 2-0 De Leeuw 5, Burnet 35 05/11/2015 UEL FC Slovan Liberec (H) L 0-1 08/11/2015 League SC Cambuur (A) D 2-2 Kappelhof 52, Drost 58 21/11/2015 League (A) W 2-1 Rusnák 42, De Leeuw 68 26/11/2015 UEL Olympique de Marseille (A) L 1-2 Maduro 50 29/11/2015 League ADO Den Haag (H) W 2-1 Beugelsdijk 49 (og), Hoesen 90+5 06/12/2015 League Roda JC (A) D 0-0 10/12/2015 UEL SC Braga (H) 13/12/2015 League (H) 19/12/2015 League (A) 17/01/2016 League FC Utrecht (H) 22/01/2016 League NEC Nijmegen (H) 26/01/2016 League Willem II (A) 30/01/2016 League PEC Zwolle (A) 07/02/2016 League SC Cambuur (H) 14/02/2016 League AFC Ajax (H) 20/02/2016 League AZ Alkmaar (A) 27/02/2016 League FC Twente (A) 05/03/2016 League PSV Eindhoven (H) 12/03/2016 League SBV Excelsior (A) 20/03/2016 League Vitesse (H) 03/04/2016 League ADO Den Haag (A) 10/04/2016 League De Graafschap (H) 16/04/2016 League Feyenoord (A) 19/04/2016 League Roda JC (H) 01/05/2016 League sc Heerenveen (A) 08/05/2016 League Heracles Almelo (H)

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 AFC Ajax 15 12 2 1 43 9 38 2 Feyenoord 15 11 2 2 35 14 35 3 PSV Eindhoven 15 10 4 1 38 16 34 4 Heracles Almelo 15 8 2 5 24 19 26 5 FC Groningen 15 7 4 4 19 19 25 6 Vitesse 15 7 3 5 29 15 24 7 NEC Nijmegen 15 7 3 5 19 15 24 8 PEC Zwolle 15 6 4 5 24 21 22 9 FC Utrecht 15 6 4 5 25 23 22 10 AZ Alkmaar 15 5 3 7 20 24 18 11 sc Heerenveen 15 4 5 6 23 27 17 12 SBV Excelsior 15 4 5 6 18 25 17 13 ADO Den Haag 15 3 7 5 20 25 16 14 Roda JC 15 3 6 6 11 26 15 15 Willem II 15 3 5 7 20 22 14 16 FC Twente 15 2 4 9 15 35 10 17 SC Cambuur 15 0 7 8 15 41 7 18 De Graafschap 15 1 2 12 13 35 5

SC Braga Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 16/08/2015 League CD Nacional (H) W 2-1 Pedro Santos 11 (P), Roman 80 21/08/2015 League Rio Ave FC (A) L 0-1 30/08/2015 League Boavista FC (H) W 4-0 N. Vukčević 16, 58, Crislan 67, Alan 84 (P) 12/09/2015 League Estoril Praia (A) L 0-1 17/09/2015 UEL FC Slovan Liberec (A) W 1-0 Rafa Silva 60 Stoiljković 7, 34, Rafa Silva 60, Alan 76 21/09/2015 League CS Marítimo (H) W 5-1 (P), Rui Fonte 89 27/09/2015 League Vitória SC (A) W 1-0 Rafa Silva 74 01/10/2015 UEL FC Groningen (H) W 1-0 Ahmed Hassan 5 04/10/2015 League FC Arouca (H) D 0-0 Stoiljković 4, Filipe Augusto 6 (P), Wilson 17/10/2015 Cup Académico de Viseu FC (A) W 3-0 Eduardo 63 Ahmed Hassan 61, Wilson Eduardo 77, 22/10/2015 UEL Olympique de Marseille (H) W 3-2 Alan 88 25/10/2015 League FC Porto (A) D 0-0 Ahmed Hassan 39, Ricardo Ferreira 59, 31/10/2015 League Os Belenenses (H) W 4-0 Stoiljković 63, Rafa Silva 73 05/11/2015 UEL Olympique de Marseille (A) L 0-1 09/11/2015 League CF União da Madeira (A) W 1-0 Stoiljković 63 22/11/2015 Cup SC Farense (A) W 1-0 aet Filipe Augusto 94 ET (P) 26/11/2015 UEL FC Slovan Liberec (H) W 2-1 Ricardo Ferreira 42, Crislan 90+2 30/11/2015 League SL Benfica (H) L 0-2 06/12/2015 League Moreirense FC (A) D 0-0 10/12/2015 UEL FC Groningen (A) 13/12/2015 League CD Tondela (A)

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SC Braga Sporting Clube de Portugal 16/12/2015 Cup (H) 21/12/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) 02/01/2016 League Vitória FC (A) 06/01/2016 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H) Sporting Clube de Portugal 10/01/2016 League (A) 17/01/2016 League CD Nacional (A) 24/01/2016 League Rio Ave FC (H) 31/01/2016 League Boavista FC (A) 07/02/2016 League Estoril Praia (H) 14/02/2016 League CS Marítimo (A) 21/02/2016 League Vitória SC (H) 28/02/2016 League FC Arouca (A) 06/03/2016 League FC Porto (H) 13/03/2016 League Os Belenenses (A) 20/03/2016 League CF União da Madeira (H) 03/04/2016 League SL Benfica (A) 10/04/2016 League Moreirense FC (H) 17/04/2016 League CD Tondela (H) 24/04/2016 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 30/04/2016 League Vitória FC (H) 08/05/2016 League A. Académica de Coimbra (A) Sporting Clube de Portugal 15/05/2016 League (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 12 10 2 0 21 5 32 2 FC Porto 12 9 3 0 25 5 30 3 SL Benfica 11 8 0 3 27 7 24 4 SC Braga 12 6 3 3 17 6 21 5 Vitória FC 12 4 6 2 21 16 18 6 Rio Ave FC 12 5 3 4 18 16 18 7 FC Paços de Ferreira 12 5 2 5 12 14 17 8 FC Arouca 12 3 7 2 12 11 16 9 Vitória SC 12 4 4 4 12 16 16 10 CD Nacional 12 4 3 5 11 11 15 11 Estoril Praia 12 4 3 5 10 15 15 12 CS Marítimo 12 4 2 6 15 20 14 13 Os Belenenses 12 3 4 5 12 26 13 14 Moreirense FC 12 2 5 5 9 15 11 15 CF União da Madeira 11 2 4 5 7 12 10 16 Boavista FC 12 2 3 7 8 16 9 17 A. Académica de Coimbra 12 1 4 7 6 20 7 18 CD Tondela 12 1 2 9 5 17 5

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UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group F Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts SC Braga 5 4 0 1 7 4 12 Olympique de Marseille 5 3 0 2 8 5 9 FC Slovan Liberec 5 2 1 2 4 4 7 FC Groningen 5 0 1 4 2 8 1

Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) FC Groningen 0-3 Olympique de Marseille Goals: 0-1 N'Koudou 25, 0-2 Ocampos 40, 0-3 Alessandrini 61 FC Groningen: Padt, Kappelhof, De Leeuw, Hoesen (66 Mahi), Rusnák (70 Drost), Linssen, Lindgren, Tibbling, Maduro, Tamata, Hateboer Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) SC Braga 1-0 FC Groningen Goals: 1-0 Ahmed Hassan 5 FC Groningen: Padt, Kappelhof, Reijnen, De Leeuw (83 Hoesen), Rusnák (32 K. Larsen), Linssen, Mahi (82 Antonia), Tibbling, Maduro, Tamata, Hateboer Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) FC Slovan Liberec 1-1 FC Groningen Goals: 1-0 Luckassen 87, 1-1 Hoesen 90+6 FC Groningen: Padt, Kappelhof, K. Larsen (88 Antonia), Reijnen, Rusnák, Linssen (69 Hoesen), Mahi, Tibbling, Maduro (78 De Leeuw), Tamata, Hateboer Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) FC Groningen 0-1 FC Slovan Liberec Goals: 0-1 Padt 81 (og) FC Groningen: Padt, Kappelhof, K. Larsen, Burnet, Reijnen, Antonia, Hoesen (67 Bacuna), Rusnák, Linssen, Tibbling (83 Hateboer), Maduro (78 Drost) Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) Olympique de Marseille 2-1 FC Groningen Goals: 1-0 N'Koudou 28, 1-1 Maduro 50, 2-1 Batshuayi 88 FC Groningen: Padt, Kappelhof, K. Larsen, Reijnen, Antonia (84 Drost), Hoesen, Rusnák, Linssen (71 Tibbling), Maduro, Tamata, Hateboer Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) FC Groningen-SC Braga SC Braga

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) FC Slovan Liberec 0-1 SC Braga Goals: 0-1 Rafa Silva 60 SC Braga: Matheus, Boly, André Pinto, Crislan (62 Wilson Eduardo), Baiano, Djavan, Rui Fonte (86 Ricardo Ferreira), Rafa Silva, Alan (75 Filipe Augusto), N. Vukčević, Mauro Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) SC Braga 1-0 FC Groningen Goals: 1-0 Ahmed Hassan 5 SC Braga: Matheus, Boly, Luíz Carlos, Djavan (83 Pedro Santos), Rui Fonte (71 Wilson Eduardo), Rafa Silva, Ahmed Hassan, Alan, Arghus (40 Mauro), N. Vukčević, Marcelo Goiano

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Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) SC Braga 3-2 Olympique de Marseille Goals: 1-0 Ahmed Hassan 61, 2-0 Wilson Eduardo 77, 2-1 Alessandrini 84, 2-2 Batshuayi 87, 3-2 Alan 88 SC Braga: Matheus, Boly, Djavan, Rui Fonte (65 Wilson Eduardo), Rafa Silva (85 Luíz Carlos), Ahmed Hassan (75 Crislan), Ricardo Ferreira, Alan, N. Vukčević, Mauro, Marcelo Goiano Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) Olympique de Marseille 1-0 SC Braga Goals: 1-0 N'Koudou 39 SC Braga: Matheus, Boly, Baiano, Rui Fonte, Rafa Silva, Ahmed Hassan (67 Crislan), Ricardo Ferreira, Alan (78 Wilson Eduardo), N. Vukčević, Mauro (53 Luíz Carlos), Marcelo Goiano Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) SC Braga 2-1 FC Slovan Liberec Goals: 0-1 Efremov 35, 1-1 Ricardo Ferreira 42, 2-1 Crislan 90+2 SC Braga: Matheus, Boly, Luíz Carlos, Djavan, Rui Fonte (59 Crislan), Rafa Silva, Ahmed Hassan (94 Wilson Eduardo), Ricardo Ferreira, Alan (86 Pedro Santos), N. Vukčević, Marcelo Goiano Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) FC Groningen-SC Braga

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Referee Lee Evans (WAL) Assistant referees Philip Thomas (WAL) , John Bryn Roberts (WAL) Additional assistant referees Bryn Markham-Jones (WAL) , Nick Pratt (WAL) Fourth official Daniel Beckett (WAL)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Lee Evans 13/10/1975 24 47

Simon Evans Referee since: 1990 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 23/07/2009 UEL 2QR FC Gandzasar NAC Breda 0-2 Yerevan 15/12/2011 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Rapid Bucureşti 2-1 Eindhoven 12/12/2013 UEL GS CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu FC Paços de Ferreira 0-0 Cluj-Napoca 28/08/2014 UEL PO FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk PSV Eindhoven 0-2 Borisov 23/10/2014 UEL GS FC Steaua Bucureşti Rio Ave FC 2-1 Bucharest 22/10/2015 UEL GS FC Basel 1893 Os Belenenses 1-2 Basel

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 23/07/2009 UEL 2QR FC Gandzasar NAC Breda 0-2 Yerevan 03/09/2010 EURO QR San Marino Netherlands 0-5 Serravalle 15/12/2011 UEL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Rapid Bucureşti 2-1 Eindhoven 12/12/2013 UEL GS CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu FC Paços de Ferreira 0-0 Cluj-Napoca 28/08/2014 UEL PO FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk PSV Eindhoven 0-2 Borisov 23/10/2014 UEL GS FC Steaua Bucureşti Rio Ave FC 2-1 Bucharest 22/10/2015 UEL GS FC Basel 1893 Os Belenenses 1-2 Basel

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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