Grupo Desportivo de Bragança (abbreviated as GD Bragança) is a Portuguese football club based in Bragança in the district of Bragança.
Background GD Bragança currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série A which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1943 and they play their home matches at the Municipal de Bragança in Bragança. The stadium can accommodate 7,000 spectators.
The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Bragança and has competed in the Taça Federação Portuguesa Futebol 3ª Divisão. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal (Cup of Portugal) on many occasions. They reached the quarter-finals of the 2006/07 Taça de Portugal before being knocked out by Os Belenenses.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPlaceMovements1990–91Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte16thRelegated1991–92Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A11th1992–93Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A7th1993–94Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A3rd1994–95Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A13th1995–96Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A12th1996–97Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A5th1997–98Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A3rd1998–99Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A10th1999–2000Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A1stPromoted2000–01Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte15th2001–02Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte18thRelegated2002–03Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A1stPromoted2003–04Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte17thRelegated2004–05Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A6th2005–06Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A2ndPromoted2006–07Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie A13thRelegated2007–08Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase6th Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final6th 2008–09Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase2nd Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final3rd 2009–10Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase3rd Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final2ndPromoted2010–11Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte15thRelegated2011–12Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase4th Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final4th
League and cup history
Season I II III IV V Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff.1969–701420 pts3068162854−26..........................................1990–91161991–92171992–9371993–9431994–95131995–961244 pts341111124543+21996–97...........................1997–98366 pts3419965739+181998–991049 pts341310115661−51999–20001832 pts34711162643−172000–01152001–02182002–0312003–041739 pts36109174259−172004–05648 pts341212104238+42005–06276 pts34221026522+432006–071325 pts26510113243−92007–08642 pts2611963125+62008–092 [348 pts2615382822+62009–103 ........................2010–11152011–124
Honours Terceira Divisão: 1978/79, 1985/86, 1999/00, 2002/03 Taça Federação Portuguesa Futebol 3ª Divisão: 1976/77
Notable former managers António Amaral Eduardo Luís
Footnotes
External links Official website