UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 2-1) Estádio Municipal de Braga - Braga Wednesday 24 February 2016 SC Braga 18.00CET (17.00 local time) FC Sion Round of 32, Second leg Last updated 24/02/2016 11:23CET
Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15
1 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Konaté 53; Stoiljković 18/02/2016 R32 FC Sion - SC Braga 1-2 Sion 13, Rafa Silva 61
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SC Braga 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 FC Sion 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 SC Braga - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mayuka 61, Farnerud 2-2 25/08/2011 PO BSC Young Boys - SC Braga Berne 81; Hélder Barbosa agg: 2-2 ag 24, Lima 78 18/08/2011 PO SC Braga - BSC Young Boys 0-0 Braga
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers SC Braga - Grasshopper Club João Pinto 62, 14/12/2006 GS 2-0 Braga Zürich Castanheira 90+1
FC Sion - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Jorge Costa 50, 4-0 Kostadinov 64, 04/11/1992 R2 FC Porto - FC Sion Porto agg: 6-2 Domingos 85, Magalhães 86 Orlando 54, Assis 59; 21/10/1992 R2 FC Sion - FC Porto 2-2 Sion Semedo 78, Couto 81
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SC Braga 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 6 3 FC Sion 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 8
2 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Match background
SC Braga will aim to continue their perfect home record in this season's UEFA Europa League when they host FC Sion leading 2-1 after the first leg of their round of 32 tie. Previous meetings • The sides met for the first time in UEFA competition in the first leg, when Rafa Silva's 61st-minute goal earned Braga victory. Nikola Stoiljković put the Arsenalistas ahead, with Moussa Konaté levelling for Sion early in the second half. Braga's Nikola Vukčević was sent off late on. • Braga are unbeaten in four games against Swiss sides (W2 D2 L0), including eliminating BSC Young Boys in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs. • Sion lost 6-2 on aggregate to FC Porto in the 1992/93 European Champion Clubs' Cup second round in their only previous tie against Portuguese opposition. Form guide • Braga have won all three of their European home matches this season – all by a one-goal margin. Sion's group stage away record was W1 D1 L1. • 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 from all five of their UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. • Sion are playing in the spring phase of a UEFA competition for the first time since losing to 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in the 1986/87 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals. Trivia and links • The journey from Sion to Braga is just short of 1,400km. The coaches • 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 flight either side of a stint at FC Porto, where he was once on the books as a player. • A UEFA Cup finalist with FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 1996, French striker Didier Tholot ended his playing career as player-coach at Sion and took charge of the club for a third time in 2014. He led Sion to Swiss Cup success in 2009 during his second spell and lifted that trophy again last term. Penalty shoot-outs • Braga won their only previous UEFA penalty shoot-out: W 5-4 A v Udinese Calcio (2012/13 UEFA Champions League play-offs) • Sion have lost both of their UEFA penalty shoot-outs: L 5-4 H v Malmö FF (1974/75 European Cup Winners' Cup first round) L 5-3 A v Feyenoord (1991/92 European Cup Winners' Cup second round)
3 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Team facts
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) 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)
FC Sion
4 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Formed: 1909 Nickname: Les Sédunois (local name for Sion natives) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1997) Swiss Cup: 13 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: play-offs 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: play-offs 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: Sion v Galatasaray AŞ 15/09/65, European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg 4-0: Sion v AS Jeunesse Esch 23/07/97, UEFA Champions League first qualifying round first leg
• Biggest away win 0-4: FC Vinnytsa v Sion 26/09/96, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Sion v Galatasaray AŞ 13/08/97, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg 1-4: Sion v Aberdeen FC 01/09/82, European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round second leg 0-3 (forfeit): Sion v Celtic FC 25/08/11, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest away defeat 8-1: 1. FC Magdeburg v Sion 17/11/65, European Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg 7-0: Aberdeen FC v Sion 18/08/82, European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-0: Sion v FK Velež 30/09/87, first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-3: Apollon Limassol FC v Sion 13/09/94, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 (forfeit): Sion v Celtic FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: FK Velež v Sion 16/09/87, first round first leg
5 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Squad list
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 28 Marafona POR 08/05/1987 28 - - - 3 - - - - - 76 Tiago Sá POR 11/01/1995 21 ------90 Daniel Clemente POR 28/10/1997 18 ------92 Matheus BRA 29/03/1992 23 - 7 - 2 - 7 - 7 - Defenders 5 Willy Boly FRA 03/02/1991 25 - 7 - 16 1 7 - 7 - 6 André Pinto POR 05/10/1989 26 - 3 - 15 - 5 - 7 - 15 Baiano BRA 23/02/1987 29 - 4 - 20 - 8 - 15 - 16 Djavan BRA 31/12/1987 28 - 4 - 9 - 4 - 4 - 24 Ricardo Ferreira POR 25/11/1992 23 - 5 1 16 1 5 1 5 1 32 Arghus ITA 19/01/1988 28 - 1 - 3 - 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 - 5 - 17 - 5 - 5 - Midfielders 8 Luíz Carlos BRA 05/07/1985 30 * 6 - 19 - 6 - 8 - 18 Rafa Silva POR 17/05/1993 22 - 7 2 22 5 7 2 7 2 21 Filipe Augusto BRA 12/08/1993 22 - 1 - 11 - 1 - 5 - 27 Josué POR 17/09/1990 25 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 9 - 30 Alan BRA 19/09/1979 36 - 7 1 19 2 36 5 69 11 35 Nikola Vukčević MNE 13/12/1991 24 S 7 - 14 2 7 - 11 1 50 Joca POR 30/01/1996 20 ------63 Mauro BRA 31/10/1990 25 - 4 - 13 - 4 - 6 - 80 Rui Correia POR 10/06/1995 20 ------Forwards 7 Wilson Eduardo POR 08/07/1990 25 - 7 1 8 1 16 4 19 4 17 Rui Fonte POR 23/04/1990 25 - 6 - 14 4 6 - 6 - 19 Nikola Stoiljković SRB 17/08/1992 23 - 1 1 21 8 1 1 9 4 20 Ahmed Hassan EGY 05/03/1993 22 - 6 2 14 8 11 2 15 3 23 Pedro Santos POR 22/04/1988 27 - 4 - 17 6 4 - 4 - Coach - Paulo Fonseca POR 05/03/1973 42 - 7 - - - 7 - 7 -
6 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
FC Sion Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Andris Vaņins LVA 30/04/1980 35 - 7 - 20 - 9 - 28 - 16 Anton Mitryushkin RUS 08/02/1996 20 ------18 Kevin Fickentscher SUI 06/07/1988 27 ------30 Axel Salhi FRA 23/02/1997 19 ------32 Joao Castanheira SUI 23/02/1998 18 ------Defenders 3 Reto Ziegler SUI 16/01/1986 30 - 7 - 18 1 34 - 38 - 4 Léo Lacroix SUI 27/02/1992 23 - 7 1 17 - 7 1 7 1 20 Vilmos Vanczák HUN 20/06/1983 32 - - - 6 - 2 1 12 2 22 Vincent Ruefli SUI 22/01/1988 28 - 4 - 13 - 4 - 6 - 31 Elsad Zverotić MNE 31/10/1986 29 - 6 - 17 - 11 1 19 2 34 Birama Ndoye SEN 27/03/1994 21 - 6 - 11 - 6 - 6 - 66 Gabriel Cichero ITA 25/04/1984 31 - - - 5 - - - - - Midfielders 6 Xavier Kouassi CIV 28/12/1989 26 - 3 - 11 - 3 - 7 - 8 Veroljub Salatic SUI 14/11/1985 30 * 7 - 17 2 19 2 44 5 17 Jagne Pa Modou GAM 26/12/1989 26 * 5 - 15 - 5 - 5 - 19 Vincent Sierro SUI 08/10/1995 20 - - - 1 - - - - - 23 Pedro Ramírez VEN 24/08/1992 23 ------45 Lukáš Čmelík SVK 13/04/1996 19 ------6 1 63 Geoffrey Mujangi Bia BEL 12/08/1989 26 - 5 - 8 2 18 3 30 5 92 Joaquim Adão SUI 14/07/1992 23 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - Forwards 7 Edimilson Fernandes SUI 15/04/1996 19 * 7 - 18 1 7 - 7 - 9 Ilombe Mboyo BEL 22/04/1987 28 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 10 Carlitos POR 06/09/1982 33 - 7 - 19 4 10 - 13 1 11 Martin Zeman CZE 28/03/1989 26 - 1 - 10 - 14 1 25 2 12 Gregory Karlen SUI 30/01/1995 21 - 2 - 4 1 2 - 2 - 13 Chadrac Akolo CGO 01/04/1995 20 ------14 Moussa Konaté SEN 03/04/1993 22 - 6 3 16 6 9 3 16 7 21 Ebenezer Assifuah GHA 03/07/1993 22 * 7 1 19 3 7 1 7 1 33 Fanis Gekas GRE 23/05/1980 35 - 1 - 2 - 18 2 24 3 94 Daniel Follonier SUI 18/01/1994 22 - 4 - 15 1 4 - 4 - Coach - Didier Tholot FRA 02/04/1964 51 - 6 - - - 6 - 8 -
7 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Fixtures and results
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) D 0-0 13/12/2015 League CD Tondela (A) W 1-0 Stoiljković 78 Sporting Clube de Portugal Wilson Eduardo 42, Alan 54, Marcelo 16/12/2015 Cup W 4-3 aet (H) Goiano 84, Rui Fonte 111 ET 21/12/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) D 1-1 Stoiljković 22 02/01/2016 League Vitória FC (A) D 1-1 Marcelo Goiano 62 06/01/2016 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H) W 3-0 Ahmed Hassan 31, 85, Stoiljković 45+2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 10/01/2016 League L 2-3 Wilson Eduardo 40, Rafa Silva 45 (A) 13/01/2016 Cup FC Arouca (H) W 2-0 Basto 57 (og), Stoiljković 60 17/01/2016 League CD Nacional (A) W 3-2 Boly 20, Pedro Santos 59, Stoiljković 77 Ahmed Hassan 10, 17, Pedro Santos 64, 24/01/2016 League Rio Ave FC (H) W 5-1 Rafa Silva 66, Rui Fonte 75 31/01/2016 League Boavista FC (A) D 0-0 04/02/2016 Cup Rio Ave FC (H) W 1-0 Pedro Santos 7 (P) 08/02/2016 League Estoril Praia (H) W 2-0 Rui Fonte 80, Ahmed Hassan 83 Pedro Santos 16 (P), 34, Ahmed Hassan 14/02/2016 League CS Marítimo (A) W 3-1 24 18/02/2016 UEL FC Sion (A) W 2-1 Stoiljković 13, Rafa Silva 61 Pedro Santos 6, Rui Fonte 19, Ahmed 21/02/2016 League Vitória SC (H) D 3-3 Hassan 56
8 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
SC Braga 24/02/2016 UEL FC Sion (H) 27/02/2016 League FC Arouca (A) 02/03/2016 Cup Rio Ave FC (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 23 18 4 1 49 14 58 2 SL Benfica 23 18 1 4 63 17 55 3 FC Porto 23 16 4 3 46 17 52 4 SC Braga 23 12 7 4 41 18 43 5 FC Arouca 23 8 10 5 33 27 34 6 Rio Ave FC 23 9 6 8 33 33 33 7 Vitória SC 23 8 9 6 35 36 33 8 FC Paços de Ferreira 23 8 7 8 31 29 31 9 Vitória FC 23 6 10 7 35 41 28 10 Os Belenenses 23 7 7 9 30 50 28 11 Estoril Praia 23 7 6 10 22 29 27 12 CS Marítimo 23 7 4 12 33 46 25 13 CF União da Madeira 23 6 6 11 16 30 24 14 Moreirense FC 23 6 5 12 28 41 23 15 CD Nacional 23 5 7 11 25 37 22 16 Boavista FC 23 5 6 12 16 30 21 17 A. Académica de Coimbra 23 4 7 12 22 41 19 18 CD Tondela 23 2 4 17 19 41 10
FC Sion Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 18/07/2015 League FC Luzern (A) D 2-2 Konaté 35, Assifuah 53 26/07/2015 League FC St Gallen (H) W 1-0 Salatic 61 (P) 01/08/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (A) L 0-3 09/08/2015 League FC Vaduz (A) D 1-1 Carlitos 73 13/08/2015 League FC Zürich (H) W 3-1 Konaté 14, 80, Carlitos 38 16/08/2015 Cup FC Brunnen (A) W 2-0 Merdovic 34 (og), Zeman 69 23/08/2015 League BSC Young Boys (H) L 1-3 Konaté 46 30/08/2015 League FC Thun (A) W 2-0 Carlitos 45+2, Konaté 53
9 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
FC Sion Salatic 67 (P), Fernandes 79, Mujangi Bia 13/09/2015 League FC Lugano (H) W 3-0 84 17/09/2015 UEL FC Rubin (H) W 2-1 Konaté 11, 82 20/09/2015 Cup FC Münsingen (A) W 2-0 Mujangi Bia 16, Fernandes 74 23/09/2015 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) L 0-2 27/09/2015 League FC Vaduz (H) L 0-1 01/10/2015 UEL Liverpool FC (A) D 1-1 Assifuah 18 04/10/2015 League FC St Gallen (A) D 1-1 Follonier 85 18/10/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (H) L 0-2 22/10/2015 UEL FC Girondins de Bordeaux (A) W 1-0 Lacroix 21 25/10/2015 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) W 3-2 Assifuah 39, Ziegler 64 (P), Karlen 89 29/10/2015 Cup FC Schaffhausen (A) W 3-2 aet Fernandes 63, Konaté 67, Ndoye 101 ET 01/11/2015 League FC Lugano (A) L 0-3 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 05/11/2015 UEL D 1-1 Chantôme 90+4 (og) (H) 08/11/2015 League FC Luzern (H) W 2-0 Carlitos 33, Assifuah 62 22/11/2015 League BSC Young Boys (A) D 1-1 Mujangi Bia 79 26/11/2015 UEL FC Rubin (A) L 0-2 29/11/2015 League FC Thun (H) L 1-2 Reinmann 63 (og) 05/12/2015 League FC Zürich (A) L 0-1 10/12/2015 UEL Liverpool FC (H) D 0-0 D 13/12/2015 Cup FC Basel 1893 (H) 2-2 (aet, 4-3 Pa Modou 37, Assifuah 66 pens) 07/02/2016 League FC Zürich (A) W 1-0 Konaté 68 18/02/2016 UEL SC Braga (H) L 1-2 Konaté 53 21/02/2016 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) L 0-3 24/02/2016 UEL SC Braga (A) 27/02/2016 League FC Luzern (H) 02/03/2016 Cup FC Zürich (H) 06/03/2016 League FC Vaduz (H) 13/03/2016 League BSC Young Boys (A) 20/03/2016 League FC Basel 1893 (H) 03/04/2016 League FC Lugano (A) 10/04/2016 League FC Thun (H) 16/04/2016 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) 19/04/2016 League FC St Gallen (A) 23/04/2016 League FC Lugano (H) 30/04/2016 League FC Basel 1893 (A) 07/05/2016 League BSC Young Boys (H) 10/05/2016 League FC Vaduz (A) 16/05/2016 League FC Thun (A) 21/05/2016 League FC Zürich (H) 25/05/2016 League FC Luzern (A)
10 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Basel 1893 21 17 1 3 55 21 52 2 Grasshopper Club Zürich 21 11 4 6 50 37 37 3 BSC Young Boys 21 8 9 4 34 25 33 4 FC St Gallen 20 7 5 8 21 23 26 5 FC Luzern 21 7 5 9 25 30 26 6 FC Thun 21 8 2 11 29 35 26 7 FC Sion 20 7 4 9 22 28 25 8 FC Zürich 21 4 9 8 29 42 21 9 FC Lugano 21 5 5 11 28 41 20 10 FC Vaduz 21 3 10 8 24 35 19
11 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Match-by-match lineups SC Braga
UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group F Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts SC Braga 6 4 1 1 7 4 13 Olympique de Marseille 6 4 0 2 12 7 12 FC Slovan Liberec 6 2 1 3 6 8 7 FC Groningen 6 0 2 4 2 8 2
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 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 0-0 SC Braga SC Braga: Matheus, Boly, André Pinto, Wilson Eduardo (93 Rui Fonte), Luíz Carlos, Baiano, Rafa Silva, Ahmed Hassan (65 Crislan), Alan (80 Pedro Santos), N. Vukčević, Marcelo Goiano
Round of 32 Matchday 7 (18/02/2016) FC Sion 1-2 SC Braga Goals: 0-1 Stoiljković 13, 1-1 Konaté 53, 1-2 Rafa Silva 61 SC Braga: Matheus, Boly, André Pinto, Wilson Eduardo, Luíz Carlos, Baiano, Rafa Silva, Stoiljković (92 Ricardo Ferreira), Ahmed Hassan (84 Josué), Alan (66 Pedro Santos), N. Vukčević Matchday 8 (24/02/2016) SC Braga-FC Sion FC Sion
12 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group B Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Liverpool FC 6 2 4 0 6 4 10 FC Sion 6 2 3 1 5 5 9 FC Rubin 6 1 3 2 6 6 6 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 6 0 4 2 5 7 4
Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) FC Sion 2-1 FC Rubin Goals: 1-0 Konaté 11, 1-1 Kanunnikov 65, 2-1 Konaté 82 FC Sion: Vaņins, Ziegler, Lacroix, Kouassi, Fernandes, Salatic, Carlitos, Konaté (90 Ndoye), Pa Modou, Assifuah (68 Mujangi Bia), Zverotić Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) Liverpool FC 1-1 FC Sion Goals: 1-0 Lallana 4, 1-1 Assifuah 18 FC Sion: Vaņins, Ziegler, Lacroix, Kouassi, Fernandes, Salatic, Carlitos, Konaté (89 Mujangi Bia), Pa Modou, Assifuah (86 Ndoye), Zverotić Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0-1 FC Sion Goals: 0-1 Lacroix 21 FC Sion: Vaņins, Ziegler, Lacroix, Fernandes, Salatic, Carlitos, Konaté, Pa Modou, Assifuah (77 Follonier), Zverotić, Ndoye Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) FC Sion 1-1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux Goals: 0-1 Touré 67, 1-1 Chantôme 90+4 (og) FC Sion: Vaņins, Ziegler, Lacroix, Fernandes, Salatic, Carlitos (73 Zeman), Konaté, Assifuah (87 Karlen), Ruefli , Zverotić, Ndoye (87 Follonier) Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) FC Rubin 2-0 FC Sion Goals: 1-0 Georgiev 72, 2-0 Dević 90 FC Sion: Vaņins, Ziegler, Lacroix, Fernandes, Salatic (88 Mujangi Bia), Carlitos, Konaté (81 Karlen), Assifuah (81 Follonier), Ruefli , Zverotić, Ndoye Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) FC Sion 0-0 Liverpool FC FC Sion: Vaņins, Ziegler, Lacroix, Kouassi, Fernandes, Salatic, Carlitos, Pa Modou, Assifuah (73 Mujangi Bia), Ruefli (94 Adão), Zverotić
Round of 32 Matchday 7 (18/02/2016) FC Sion 1-2 SC Braga Goals: 0-1 Stoiljković 13, 1-1 Konaté 53, 1-2 Rafa Silva 61 FC Sion: Vaņins, Ziegler, Lacroix (24 Assifuah), Fernandes, Salatic, Carlitos, Konaté (77 Gekas), Pa Modou, Ruefli , Ndoye, Mujangi Bia (70 Follonier) Matchday 8 (24/02/2016) SC Braga-FC Sion
13 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Match officials
Referee Liran Liany (ISR) Assistant referees Danny Krasikow (ISR) , David Elias Biton (ISR) Additional assistant referees Roi Reinshreiber (ISR) , Eli Hacmon (ISR) Fourth official Nissan Davidy (ISR) UEFA Delegate Steve Stride (ENG) UEFA Referee observer Murat Ilgaz (TUR)
Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Liran Liany 24/05/1977 22 42
Liran Liany Referee since: 1994 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2010
Tournaments: 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Finals N/A
UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 04/08/2011 UEL 3QR FC Thun US Città di Palermo 1-1 Thun 01/08/2013 UEL 3QR FC Slovan Liberec FC Zürich 2-1 Liberec 29/08/2013 UEL PO SC Braga CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0-2 Braga 12/12/2013 UEL GS FC St Gallen Swansea City AFC 1-0 St Gallen
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 04/08/2011 UEL 3QR FC Thun US Città di Palermo 1-1 Thun 01/08/2013 UEL 3QR FC Slovan Liberec FC Zürich 2-1 Liberec 29/08/2013 UEL PO SC Braga CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0-2 Braga 12/12/2013 UEL GS FC St Gallen Swansea City AFC 1-0 St Gallen
14 SC Braga - FC Sion Wednesday 24 February 2016 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Legend Competitions
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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