2025–26 FC Porto season

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The 2025–26 FC Porto season is the 133rd season in the history of FC Porto and the club's 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga and the UEFA Europa League.

Quick facts President, Head coach ...
FC Porto
2025–26 season
PresidentAndré Villas-Boas
Head coachFrancesco Farioli
StadiumEstádio do Dragão
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Samu Aghehowa (13)

All:
Samu Aghehowa (20)
2026–27 
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2026.
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Squad

Players

As of 19 February2026[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Technical staff

More information Position, Staff ...
Position Staff
Head coachItaly Francesco Farioli
Assistant coach(es)Netherlands Dave Vos
Argentina Lucho González
Portugal Lino Godinho
Portugal André Castro
Spain Felipe Sánchez
Goalkeeper coach(es)Portugal Diogo Almeida
Spain Iñaki Ulloa
Fitness coach(es)England Callum Walsh
Analyst(s)Turkey Osman Kul
Team doctorPortugal Nélson Puga
NursesPortugal José Macedo
Portugal José Mário Almeida
Recovery specialist(s)Portugal Telmo Sousa
Portugal Manuel Vitor
Physiotherapist(s)Portugal Álvaro Magalhães
Portugal Joca
Portugal José Ribeiro
Portugal Nuno Vicente
Portugal Rúben Silva
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Last updated: 12 January 2026
Source: FC Porto

Transfers

In

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Spain Gabri Veiga Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli €15,000,000 5 June 2025 [2][3]
GK Portugal João Costa Portugal Estrela da Amadora Undisclosed 9 July 2025 [4][5]
DF Croatia Dominik Prpić Croatia Hajduk Split €4,500,000 10 July 2025 [6][7]
FW Spain Borja Sainz England Norwich City €13,300,000 13 July 2025 [8][9]
MF Denmark Victor Froholdt Denmark Copenhagen €20,000,000 23 July 2025 [10][11]
DF Portugal Alberto Costa Italy Juventus €15,000,000 24 July 2025 [12][13]
DF Poland Jan Bednarek England Southampton €7,500,000 29 July 2025 [14][15]
FW Netherlands Luuk de Jong Free agent None 3 August 2025 [16][17]
MF Dominican Republic Pablo Rosario France Nice €3,750,000 28 August 2025 [18][19]
DF Poland Jakub Kiwior England Arsenal Loan (€2,000,000) 1 September 2025 [20][21]
DF Brazil Pedro Lima England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan 1 September 2025 [22][23]
FW France Yann Karamoh Free agent None 18 September 2025 [24][25]
DF Brazil Thiago Silva Free agent None 20 December 2025 [26]
FW Poland Oskar Pietuszewski Poland Jagiellonia Białystok €10,000,000 7 January 2026 [27][28]
FW Nigeria Terem Moffi France Nice Loan 30 January 2026 [29][30]
MF Ivory Coast Seko Fofana France Rennes Loan 31 January 2026 [31][32]
DF Poland Jakub Kiwior England Arsenal €17,000,000 5 May 2026 [33]
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Out

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Brazil Wendel Silva Portugal Santa Clara €1,350,000 15 June 2025 [34]
DF Portugal Tiago Djaló Italy Juventus Loan return 1 July 2025 [35]
MF Portugal Fábio Vieira England Arsenal Loan return 1 July 2025 [36]
DF Spain Iván Marcano Retired End of contract 2 July 2025 [37]
GK Brazil Samuel Portugal Saudi Arabia Al-Okhdood Loan 18 July 2025 [38]
FW Portugal Gonçalo Borges Netherlands Feyenoord €11,000,000 20 July 2025 [39]
FW Portugal Francisco Conceição Italy Juventus €32,000,000 22 July 2025 [40]
DF Brazil Otávio France Paris FC €17,000,000 23 July 2025 [41]
DF Portugal João Mário Italy Juventus €12,000,000 24 July 2025 [42]
MF Portugal André Franco United States Chicago Fire Loan 13 August 2025 [43]
FW Cameroon Danny Namaso France Auxerre Loan 17 August 2025 [44]
MF Spain Iván Jaime Canada CF Montréal Loan 22 August 2025 [45]
MF Portugal Romário Baró Poland Radomiak Radom End of contract 22 August 2025 [46]
MF Portugal Vasco Sousa Portugal Moreirense Loan 1 September 2025 [47]
DF Portugal Zé Pedro Italy Cagliari €2,000,000 1 September 2025 [48]
DF Portugal Fábio Cardoso Spain Sevilla End of contract 1 September 2025 [49]
MF Serbia Marko Grujić Greece AEK Athens End of contract 1 September 2025 [50]
MF Portugal André Franco United States Chicago Fire $750,000 7 November 2025 [51]
FW Spain Ángel Alarcón Netherlands Utrecht Loan 26 January 2026 [52]
MF Canada Stephen Eustáquio United States Los Angeles FC Loan 6 February 2026 [53]
MF Argentina Tomás Pérez Brazil Atlético Mineiro Loan 19 February 2026 [54]
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Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 11 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 Winners 33 27 4 2 65 18 +47 081.82
Taça de Portugal 18 October 2025 22 April 2026 Third round Semi-finals 6 4 1 1 12 2 +10 066.67
Taça da Liga 4 December 2025 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 25 September 2025 16 April 2026 League phase Quarter-finals 12 7 3 2 18 10 +8 058.33
Total 52 38 8 6 96 33 +63 073.08
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Last updated: 10 May 2026
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C, Q) 33 27 4 2 65 18 +47 85 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Sporting CP (X) 33 24 7 2 86 24 +62 79 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica (X) 33 22 11 0 71 24 +47 77 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4 Braga (Q) 33 16 10 7 62 34 +28 58 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a]
5 Famalicão 33 14 11 8 41 29 +12 53
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2026. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League second qualifying round
Notes:
  1. The 2025–26 Taça de Portugal winners (Sporting CP, or Torreense from the 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2) qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the third-placed team if Sporting CP win the Taça de Portugal and finish in the top two). If Sporting CP win the Taça de Portugal, the Europa League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team, and the Conference League spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 27 4 2 65 18  +47 85 13 3 0 32 6  +26 14 1 2 33 12  +21
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Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWLDWWWDWWDWWWWL
Position2321111111111111111111111111111111
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Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 August 2025 1 Porto 3–0 Vitória de Guimarães Porto
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 48,534
Referee: António Nobre
18 August 2025 2 Gil Vicente 0–2 Porto Barcelos
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 11,066
Referee: Riacrdo Baixinho
24 August 2025 3 Porto 4–0 Casa Pia Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,045
Referee: Sérgio Guelho
30 August 2025 4 Sporting CP 1–2 Porto Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 50,946
Referee: João Gonçalves
13 September 2025 5 Porto 1–0 Nacional Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 47,285
Referee: Luís Godinho
19 September 2025 6 Rio Ave 0–3 Porto Vila do Conde
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues
29 September 2025 7 Arouca 0–4 Porto Arouca
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 4,192
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
5 October 2025 8 Porto 0–0 Benfica Porto
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,520
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
27 October 2025 9 Moreirense 1–2 Porto Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cónegos
Attendance: 5,658
Referee: João Gonçalves
2 November 2025 10 Porto 2–1 Braga Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 48,473
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
9 November 2025 11 Famalicão 0–1 Porto Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 4,906
Referee: José Bessa
30 November 2025 12 Porto 1–0 Estoril Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 45,092
Referee: André Narciso
7 December 2025 13 Tondela 0–2 Porto Tondela
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Luís Godinho
15 December 2025 14 Porto 3–1 Estrela da Amadora Porto
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 31,247
Referee: Miguel Fonseca
22 December 2025 15 Alverca 0–3 Porto Alverca do Ribatejo
18:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: João Pinheiro
29 December 2025 16 Porto 2–0 AVS Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 48,097
Referee: Bruno Costa
4 January 2026 17 Santa Clara 0–1 Porto Ponta Delgada
17:00 AZOT (UTC-01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 5,338
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
18 January 2026 18 Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 Porto Guimarães
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 28,526
Referee: João Gonçalves
26 January 2026 19 Porto 3–0 Gil Vicente Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 34,273
Referee: António Nobre
2 February 2026 20 Casa Pia 2–1 Porto Rio Maior
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior
Attendance: 3,296
Referee: Pedro Ramalho
9 February 2026 21 Porto 1–1 Sporting CP Porto
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,378
Referee: Luís Godinho
15 February 2026 22 Nacional 0–1 Porto Funchal
15:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 4,926
Referee: José Bessa
22 February 2026 23 Porto 1–0 Rio Ave Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 44,810
Referee: David Rafael Silva
27 February 2026 24 Porto 3–1 Arouca Porto
18:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 41,090
Referee: Iancu Vasilica
8 March 2026 25 Benfica 2–2 Porto Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 66,366
Referee: João Pinheiro
15 March 2026 26 Porto 3–0 Moreirense Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 44,672
Referee: Carlos Macedo
22 March 2026 27 Braga 1–2 Porto Braga
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 25,611
Referee: António Nobre
4 April 2026 28 Porto 2–2 Famalicão Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 47,562
Referee: Sérgio Guelho
12 April 2026 29 Estoril 1–3 Porto Estoril
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 4,968
Referee: Luís Godinho
19 April 2026 30 Porto 2–0 Tondela Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,745
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
26 April 2026 31 Estrela da Amadora 1–2 Porto Amadora
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
Attendance: 7,174
Referee: Hélder Carvalho
2 May 2026 32 Porto 1–0 Alverca Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,561
Referee: David Rafael Silva
10 May 2026 33 AVS 3–1 Porto Vila das Aves
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Carlos Macedo
16 May 2026 34 Porto v Santa Clara Porto
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: João Gonçalves

Taça de Portugal

18 October 2025 Third round Celoricense 0–4 Porto Barcelos
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Referee: Carlos Macedo
22 November 2025 Fourth round Porto 3–0 Sintrense Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
18 December 2025 Fifth round Porto 4–1 Famalicão Porto
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: António Nobre
14 January 2026 Quarter-finals Porto 1–0 Benfica Porto
20:45 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 47,374
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
3 March 2026 Semi-finals
First leg
Sporting CP 1–0 Porto Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
22 April 2026 Semi-finals
Second leg
Porto 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Sporting CP Porto
20:45 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 47,450
Referee: Miguel Nogueira

Taça da Liga

4 December 2025 Quarter-finals Porto 1–3 Vitória de Guimarães Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 33,875
Referee: Hélder Carvalho

UEFA Europa League

League phase

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Denmark Midtjylland 8 6 1 1 18 8 +10 19 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
4 Spain Real Betis 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17[a]
5 Portugal Porto 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17[a]
6 Portugal Braga 8 5 2 1 11 5 +6 17
7 Germany SC Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10 4 +6 17
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Source: UEFA[55]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678
GroundAHAAHHAH
ResultWWLDWWDW
Position9615148895
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Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
25 September 2025 1 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–1 Portugal Porto Salzburg, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,993
Referee: Vasilios Fotias (Greece)
2 October 2025 2 Porto Portugal 2–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Porto, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 42,812
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
23 October 2025 3 Nottingham Forest England 2–0 Portugal Porto West Bridgford, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,195
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
6 November 2025 4 Utrecht Netherlands 1–1 Portugal Porto Utrecht, Netherlands
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 23,053
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
27 November 2025 5 Porto Portugal 3–0 France Nice Porto, Portugal
17:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 37,254
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
11 December 2025 6 Porto Portugal 2–1 Sweden Malmö FF Porto, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 33,364
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
22 January 2026 7 Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 1–1 Portugal Porto Plzeň, Czech Republic
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,108
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
29 January 2026 8 Porto Portugal 3–1 Scotland Rangers Porto, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 38,213
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
12 March 2026 First leg Stuttgart Germany 1–2 Portugal Porto Stuttgart, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Undav 40' Report
Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
19 March 2026 Second leg Porto Portugal 2–0
(4–1 agg.)
Germany Stuttgart Porto, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 40,675
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Quarter-finals
9 April 2026 First leg Porto Portugal 1–1 England Nottingham Forest Porto, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,479
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
16 April 2026 Second leg Nottingham Forest England 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Portugal Porto West Bridgford, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,560
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Updated as of match played on 10 May 2026.
More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
14 GK Portugal POR Cláudio Ramos 501+10201000
24 GK Portugal POR João Costa 0000000000
51 GK Portugal POR Diogo Fernandes 0000000000
99 GK Portugal POR Diogo Costa 4803204000120
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Thiago Silva 1406+20200040
4 DF Poland POL Jakub Kiwior 4102503+20009+20
5 DF Poland POL Jan Bednarek 48430+12520011+10
12 DF Nigeria NGA Zaidu Sanusi 26111+6100107+10
18 DF Argentina ARG Nehuén Pérez 514+11000000
20 DF Portugal POR Alberto Costa 46124+413+300+107+40
21 DF Croatia CRO Dominik Prpić 1201+502+101020
45 DF Portugal POR João Moreira 0000000000
52 DF Portugal POR Martim Fernandes 33112+8130105+40
74 DF Portugal POR Francisco Moura 31315+5240004+31
Midfielders
7 MF Brazil BRA William Gomes 45138+1983+310+107+44
8 MF Denmark DEN Victor Froholdt 50831+264+11006+61
10 MF Spain ESP Gabri Veiga 47620+1035+10115+52
13 MF Dominican Republic DOM Pablo Rosario 40212+102501011+10
22 MF Argentina ARG Alan Varela 44226+323+20104+50
42 MF Ivory Coast CIV Seko Fofana 1831+1131+100040
58 MF Portugal POR Tiago Silva 100+10000000
86 MF Portugal POR Rodrigo Mora 43513+1411+510+106+33
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Samu Aghehowa 322019+1132+240+106+13
11 FW Brazil BRA Pepê 4843035+110+106+50
17 FW Spain ESP Borja Sainz 46717+1253+11109+31
26 FW Netherlands NED Luuk de Jong 712+310+10000+10
27 FW Turkey TUR Deniz Gül 42711+1752+21003+71
29 FW Nigeria NGA Terem Moffi 1521+811+100041
75 FW France FRA Yann Karamoh 200+10001000
77 FW Poland POL Oskar Pietuszewski 17311+431+100000
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
3 DF Portugal POR Zé Pedro 200+20000000
6 MF Canada CAN Stephen Eustáquio 1600+801+20102+20
15 MF Portugal POR Vasco Sousa 0000000000
16 MF Serbia SRB Marko Grujić 0000000000
25 MF Argentina ARG Tomás Pérez 0000000000
47 FW Spain ESP Ángel Alarcón 700+3010101+10
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Awards

Primeira Liga

  • Victor Froholdt
    • Midfielder of the Month (August)[56]
    • Midfielder of the Month (April)[57]
    • Young Player of the Month (August)[58]
    • Player of the Month (August)[59]
  • Jan Bednarek
    • Defender of the Month (September/October)[64]
    • Defender of the Month (November)[65]
    • Defender of the Month (December)[66]
    • Defender of the Month (February)[67]
    • Defender of the Month (April)[68]

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