Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...

has a professional

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

team based in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

, Portugal, since 1932, and plays in

Andebol 1 The Campeonato Nacional de Andebol Masculino (English: Men's Handball National Championship), also known simply as Andebol 1 (or Campeonato Placard Andebol 1 for sponsorship reasons), is the premier handball league in Portugal and is overseen ...

. The club is one of the most decorated handball clubs in Portugal, having won 40 national titles and 2 international titles.

History

Handball was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1932. Sporting dominated Portuguese handball, particularly in the sixties and seventies and even in the eighties, with emphasis on the period from 1966 to 1973, in which seven

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

were won in eight possible, five of which were consecutive, with a mythical team that became known as ''Os Sete Magníficos''. In 1995, Sporting fans were forced to choose the modalities to keep in the club, due to financial problems, having chosen handball and futsal, leading to the closure of the basketball, hockey and volleyball sections (which returned in the meantime).

Facilities

Pavilhão João Rocha

Pavilhão João Rocha Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in Lisbon, next to the Estádio José Alvalade and it is the home of Sporting CP sports. The pavilion is named after João Rocha, a former club president who remained in office from Septe ...

is a multi-sports pavilion located in the parish of Lumiar, in Lisbon. Located next to the

Estádio José Alvalade Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was built adjacent to the site of the older stadium. The stadium is named after José Alvalade (1885–1918), the founder and first club mem ...

, it is the home of Sporting CP sports. In honor of one of the most distinguished figures in the history of Sporting, the pavilion was named after former club president,

João Rocha João António dos Anjos Rocha was an entrepreneur and Portuguese sports manager. He was president of Sporting CP between September 7, 1973 and October 3, 1986. During his presidency numerous business projects were realized, including the fir ...

, who remained in office from September 1973 to October 1986. Its inauguration took place on the day June 21, 2017.

Kits

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Portuguese League: 19 : 1951–52, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

Divisão de Elite In 2002, due to disputes with the Portuguese League Association, the Federation refused to consider the League Champion as National Champion. So, the Portuguese Handball Federation reformulated the competitions, creating Divisão de Elite and consi ...

: 2 : 2004–05, 2005–06 *

Portuguese Cup Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: 16 : 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22 * Portuguese Super Cup: 3 : 1997–98, 2001–02, 2013–14

International competitions

EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. ...

: 2 : 2009–10, 2016–17 *

Double A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * Th ...

:Winners (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1980–81, 2000–01

Team

:''Team for the 2022–23 season.''

Current squad

;Goalkeepers * 20 André Bergsholm Kristensen * 40 Leonel Maciel ;Left Wingers * 34 Étienne Mocquais * 77 Josep Folques Ortiz ;Right Wingers * 19 Mamadou Gassama Cissokho * 22 Francisco Tavares ;Line players * 2 Edy Silva * 8 Jonas Bruus Tidemand * 10 Patryk Walczak ;Left Backs * 5 Edmilson Araújo * 13

Salvador Salvador Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music **Salvador (Salvad ...

* 79 Martim Costa ;Central Backs * 7

Natan Suárez Natan is a masculine given name, a surname and the Hebrew origin of the name Nathan which may refer to: Given name: * Natan Hockenstien (Also known as Nator Tots) (born 2008) Poet, Son, Entrepreneur * Natan Bernot (1931-2018), Yugoslav slalom canoe ...

* 11 Carlos Ruesga ;Right Backs * 6 Francisco Costa

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ; Eo circle green arrow-up

Joining * Leonel Maciel (GK) ''(from

FC Barcelona Handbol Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and in the Europe ...

)'' * Étienne Mocquais (LW) ''(from

Tremblay-en-France Tremblay-en-France (; ) is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. More than one-quarter of Charles de Gaulle Airport lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France, in p ...

)'' * Edy Silva (P) ''(from Esporte Clube Pinheiros)'' * Patryk Walczak (P) ''(from

RK Vardar RK Vardar 1961 ( mk, РК Вардар 1961) is a professional handball club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Vardar is the most successful handball team in the country, having won fifteen national League and Cup titles. Also, Vardar is the ...

)'' ;

Leaving *

Matevž Skok Matevž Skok (born 2 September 1986) is a Slovenian handball player for Sporting CP and the Slovenian national team Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, ...

(GK) ''(to

RK Gorenje Velenje Rokometni klub Gorenje Velenje ( en, Gorenje Velenje Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Gorenje Velenje or simply Gorenje, is a Slovenian handball club from Velenje that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top tier of Slovenian ...

)'' * Yassine Belkaid (GK) ''(to

RK Celje Rokometni klub Celje ( en, Celje Handball Club), currently named Celje Pivovarna Laško due to sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as RK Celje or simply Celje, is a handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Ch ...

)'' * Erekle Arsenashvili (P) ''(to

BM Puente Genil Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil is a team of handball based in Puente Genil, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The association was founded in 1984. Its predecessor was the Puente Genil OJE association. From 1987 to 1990, from 2009 to 2010 ...

)''

Staff

* Head Coach: Ricardo Costa * Assistant Coach: Pedro Biscaia * Assistant Coach: Ricardo Candeias

Results in European competitions

Note: Sporting score is always listed first.

References

External links

Sporting Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sporting Clube De Portugal (Handball) Sporting CP sports Portuguese handball clubs