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
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Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
based in
Lisbon
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. It is best known for the professional
football
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team playing in the
Primeira Liga
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, the top flight of
Portuguese football
Association football ( pt, futebol), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese ...
.
Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is one of the "
Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have
never been relegated from Primeira Liga, along with rivals
Benfica and
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
. Sporting are nicknamed ''Leões'' (Lions), for the symbol used in the middle of the club's crest, and ''Verde e Brancos'' (Green and Whites), for the shirt colour that are in (horizontal) stripes. Their home ground has been 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 ...
, built in 2003, which replaced the
previous one, built in 1956. The club's anthem is called "''A Marcha do Sporting''" ("Sporting's March", written in 1955) and its supporters are called ''Sportinguistas''. Sporting are the second largest sports club by membership in Portugal, with more than 160,000 members.
Sporting are the third most decorated Portuguese football team, with
54 major trophies. Domestically, they have won 19 League titles, 17
Taças de Portugal, a joint-record of 4
Campeonato de Portugal, 4
Taças da Liga and 9
Supertaças Cândido de Oliveira. In Europe, they won the
1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1963–64 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Sporting CP in a replayed final victory against MTK Budapest.
First round
Bye: Tottenham Hotspur , Motor Zwickau , Linfield F.C.
1 Olymp ...
and were runners-up at the
UEFA Cup
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in
2005
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. Sporting played in the
first European Champions Cup match, on 4 September 1955, by invitation and has participated in the most editions of UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (32), a tournament in which they have the second most matches played and won, and where they are ranked 2nd in the
all-time club ranking.
History
Foundation (1902–1906)
Sporting Clube de Portugal has its origins in June 1902, when young men Francisco da Ponte, Horta Gavazzo and his brother José Maria decided to create ''Sport Club de Belas''. This club, the first ancestor of Sporting, played just one match and at the end of the year's summer, disbanded. Two years later, the idea of creating a football club was revived, and this time, with the Gavazzo brothers joined by
José Alvalade
José Alfredo Holtreman Roquette (10 October 1885 – 19 October 1918), better known as José Alvalade, was the founder and first club member of Sporting CP in the early twentieth century, along with the brothers Stromp, Henrique de Almeida Leite ...
(José Holtreman Roquette) and José Stromp: a new club, the ''Campo Grande Football Club'', was founded. They played their matches on the estate of the
Viscount of Alvalade (Alfredo Holtreman), José Alvalade's grandfather, with the club's headquarters located in Francisco Gavazzo's home.
![viscondedealvalade](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Viscondedealvalade.jpg)
For two years, the club developed an intense activity on several sports, namely football,
tennis
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and
fencing
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. The club also organized parties and picnics. Eventually, during one picnic, on 12 April 1906, discussions erupted, as some members defended that the club should only be focused on organizing picnics and social events, with another group defending that the club should be focused on the practising of sports instead. Some time later, José Gavazzo, José Alvalade and 17 other members left the club, with the latter saying, "I am going to have with me my grandfather and he will give me the money to make another club." As such, a new club, ''Sporting Clube de Portugal'', was founded. The Viscount of Alvalade, whose money helped found the club, was the first president of Sporting.
José Alvalade, as one of the main founders, uttered on behalf of himself and his fellow co-founders, "We want this club to be a great club, as great as the greatest in Europe."
[ Three months later, on 1 July 1906, António Félix da Costa Júnior suggested the name ''Sporting Clube de Portugal'', and this date is considered the official day Sporting was founded.
]
Early years (1907–1946)
The year 1907 marked some "firsts" for the club, as Sporting played the first football match of their history on 3 February, ending in a 5–1 defeat against third division club ''Cruz Negra;'' inaugurated their first ground, known as "''Sítio das Mouras''" (the most advanced in Portugal at the time, equipped with showers, two tennis courts, an athletics track and a football field) on 4 July; and played the first derby of all time against local rivals S.L. Benfica
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(then known as ''Grupo Sport Lisboa'') on 1 December.
The club also released their first report card on 31 March 1922, titled ''"Boletim do Sporting"'' (Sporting's Report), lending the foundation for the later called ''"Jornal do Sporting"'', the official newspaper of the club, that still exists today.
Sporting played their first Primeira Liga
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game (the 1st Division of Portuguese football) ever on 20 January 1935, winning 0–6 against Académica de Coimbra. A year later, in 1936, the club had their heaviest ever defeat against Porto
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, losing 10–1. Sporting, however, got their revenge a year later, when they humbled the same team with a 9–1 result. In 1941, under the guidance of Hungarian manager József Szabó
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, the club celebrated the first league title of their history.
Golden years and fading (1946-1982)
The football team had their height during the 1940s and 1950s. It was spearheaded by Fernando Peyroteo
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He spent his entire professional career with Sporting CP, scoring 544 goals in all competitions, winn ...
, José Travassos
José António Barreto Travassos (22 February 1926 – 12 February 2002) was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward.
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Travassos joined Sporting CP in 1946 ...
, Albano Pereira, Jesus Correia
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and Manuel Vasques
Manuel Soeiro Vasques (29 July 1926 – 10 July 2003) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Vasques joined Sporting CP in 1946, from local club G.D. CUF. During his spell in Lisbo ...
, in a quintet nicknamed "The Five Violins". With the violins' help, Sporting won seven league titles in eight seasons between 1947 and 1954, including a then unprecedented four in a row from 1950 to 1951 onwards. Fernando Peyroteo, the most known of "the violins", is considered one of the greatest Portuguese players of all time.
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both made history on 4 September 1955, as they played the first-ever UEFA Champion Clubs' Cup match. Sporting player João Martins scored the first-ever goal of the competition, on the 14th minute. The match ended in a 3–3 draw. Sporting also inaugurated their new venue, ''José Alvalade Stadium'', on 10 June 1956, which would be their home ground until 2003.
In the 1960s, Sporting achieved continental success, winning the 1963–64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, defeating MTK Budapest
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of Hungary in the final. It was the only time a Portuguese team side won a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup title. The team entered the competition defeating Atalanta
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in the qualifying round, then past Cypriot club APOEL
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in what was the biggest win in a single UEFA competitions game to date: 16–1, a record that still stands today. On the next round, they lost 4–1 to Manchester United
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at Old Trafford
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in the first hand, but made a remarkable comeback at home, winning 5–0. In the semi-finals, Sporting eliminated Lyon
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, and in the end MTK Budapest, in a two-round final to win their first European title. The winning goal was scored by João Morais
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from a direct corner kick. The club reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1974, but lost to eventual winners 1. FC Magdeburg
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of East Germany.
First league title drought (1982–2000)
English manager Malcolm Allison
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arrived at Sporting in 1981, and under his guidance the club won the domestic double (league title and Portuguese cup), in 1982. In the years between 1982 and 2000, Sporting suffered from a drought of titles. Despite defeating rivals Benfica 4–0 on aggregate to win the Portuguese Super Cup in 1987, Sporting fans had to wait until 1995 to see their team win some silverware after beating Club Sport Marítimo
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2–0 in the final of the 1995 Portuguese Cup. That victory granted Sporting a place in the following season's Portuguese Super Cup. After drawing 0–0 at José Alvalade Stadium
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and securing a 2–2 draw at Estádio das Antas
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, a replay match was held on 30 April 1996 at the Parc de Princes
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in Paris. Sporting won 3–0 with Sá Pinto
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scoring twice and Carlos Xavier
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scoring a stoppage time penalty. In the same 1995–96 season, Sporting also reached the Portuguese Cup Final but lost 3–1 to Benfica.
Highlights of this time also include a 7–1 victory over arch-rivals Benfica at the old José Alvalade Stadium on 14 December 1986. Sporting also reached the UEFA Cup semi-final in 1991, losing against Internazionale
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. Also, Barcelona
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and Real Madrid
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were both tied and defeated in Lisbon when playing against Sporting in the old UEFA Cup, in the 1986–87 and 1994–95 seasons, respectively.
The turn of the millennium (2000–2002)
In 2000
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, Sporting, led by manager Augusto Inácio
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(a former Sporting player, who replaced Giuseppe Materazzi
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at the beginning of the season), won the league title on the last match day, with a 4–0 victory over Salgueiros, ending an 18-year drought. In the following season, Sporting conquered the 2000 Super Cup but came third in the league
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. In the 2001–02 season, led by coach László Bölöni, Sporting conquered their 18th league title, the Portuguese Cup
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and the 2002 Portuguese Super Cup. On 21 June 2002, the club had opened its training facility, located in Alcochete
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, 30 km east of Lisbon.
Second league title drought (2002–2021)
2002–2009
Sporting have failed to win Primeira Liga
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again since 2002. In the 2004–05 season, José Peseiro-led Sporting was leading the Primeira Liga
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and was trailing a remarkable journey in UEFA Cup. However, at the end of the season, the team eventually lost all the chances of winning any trophy that season: the first set-back had already happened on 26 January 2005 when Sporting was eliminated from Taça de Portugal after losing 7–6 on penalties against Benfica. Nevertheless, Sporting was able to reach the leadership of Primeira Liga, and on 5 May the team booked their second European final, after defeating Dutch team AZ Alkmaar in UEFA Cup. While awaiting the Final, on 14 May, Sporting lost its penultimate match in Primeira Liga
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against S.L. Benfica
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and dropped to third place. By the end of the season, the team eventually finished 2004–05 Primeira Liga in that place. Lastly, playing the 2005 UEFA Cup Final
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at their home ground, on 18 May, Sporting lost 1–3 against Russian side CSKA Moscow, after being 1–0 up at halftime.
Domestically, Sporting had back-to-back wins in the Portuguese Cup
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in 2007
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and 2008
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(led by coach Paulo Bento). The club almost reached another European final in 2012, but were dropped out of the competition by Athletic Bilbao
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, in the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Europa League. Sporting also reached, for the first time, the knockout phase of UEFA Champions League, in the 2008–09 season, but were roundly defeated by FC Bayern Munich
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, with an aggregate loss of 12–1. This is widely regarded as one of the lowest points in the history of the club.
Finances and 2013 election
After years of financial mismanagement, Sporting had amassed debts exceeding €276 million by 2011. The results on the pitch were also negative, with Sporting finishing seventh in the 2012–13 Primeira Liga
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, their lowest ever finish. Managerial changes occurred within months or weeks apart: from November 2009 to May 2013, nine managers were contracted, with none of them lasting an entire season. In 2013, after pressure from club members, president Godinho Lopes resigned, and shortly afterwards, Bruno de Carvalho
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was elected president in a snap election. Carvalho's intentions were to renegotiate the club's debt payment schedule with the banks involved – who by now have pardoned Sporting in millions of euros – and to return success to the football team, while threatening to take Godinho Lopes to court. Carvalho's election brought Angolan investors to the club, most notably Álvaro Sobrinho
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, through Holdimo, which holds 20 million shares of Sporting's SAD
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.
On 5 June 2015, it was released an audit that analyzed the management of Sporting in the past 20 years: it concluded that in 1994 the club had €55 million worth of real estate assets and an almost nonexistent debt; by 2013, real estate assets were almost nonexistent, and the club had amassed a €331 million debt. Their new stadium (completed in 2003) cost 74% more than what was expected when its construction started (€184 million against the planned €106 million), while their training facility cost 24% more, and the costs of ''Alvalade XXI'' neighbourhood, a real estate complex located around the stadium, overshooted in 60%; such complex was almost entirely sold in the following years, many estates of which were sold below market prices.
From 1995 to 2013, the club invested €261 million in the football team, however, with few sports and financial results. The audit criticized many football transfers in the 2000s, in which the club paid commissions well above market prices to player agents, and discovered that Sporting even had paid commissions without evidence of written contracts. The audit also concluded that the administrations from 1995 to 2013 intended to convert Sporting, a multi-sports club, exclusively into a football club – although they did not openly admitted so – which was being done gradually through the closure of other sport modalities. Moreover, the audit also pointed out evidence of mismanagement and conflicts of interest by several administrators. Considering the audit's results, club members approved the expulsion of Godinho Lopes as an associate of the club in June 2015.
2013–2021
Led by coach Leonardo Jardim in the 2013–14 season, Sporting finished second in the league
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, thus gaining direct access to the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League
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, their first Champions League presence in five years.
In the 2014–15 season, Sporting won their 16th Portuguese Cup
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in dramatic fashion. The Lisbon side, led by Marco Silva
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, played the final against Braga, and after a disastrous start, found themselves losing 0–2 at half-time and playing with ten men after the sending-off of Cédric Soares. With the final seemingly lost, Islam Slimani
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gave some hope to the fans as he scored the 1–2 on the 83-minute. In stoppage time, Fredy Montero managed to equalize, forcing extra-time. Sporting ultimately won the match 3–1 on penalties. Celebrations ended in a pacific pitch invasion of Estádio José Alvalade by the fans, as the club touched silverware for the first time in seven years.
In June 2015, Jorge Jesus
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joined Sporting after Benfica opted not to renew his contract as coach of the club, signing a three-year contract. Presented as the new manager of the club on 1 July, the managerial change took the rivalry of both Lisbon clubs to new heights. Under Jesus' tenure, Sporting won the Portuguese Super Cup
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for the eighth time, against back-to-back champions Benfica. Despite a positive start, Sporting did not win any other trophy, finishing second in the Primeira Liga
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with 86 points, two points behind Benfica, despite breaking their own points record in the league.
Following a trophyless season, Sporting won their first Taça da Liga on a penalty shoot-out against Vitória de Setúbal
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. However, on 15 May, days after finishing third in the league
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, several players and coaches were attacked by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground. Five days later, Sporting lost the Portuguese Cup final to Aves
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. About a month later, Bruno de Carvalho was dismissed by club members after a general assembly on 23 June. This followed the rescission
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s of nine players: Bruno Fernandes
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, Daniel Podence
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He started his career with Sporting CP, appearing in 40 competitive matches and also being loaned to ...
, Rui Patricio Rui or RUI may refer to:
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* Rui (surname) (芮), a Chinese surname
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, Rodrigo Battaglia
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Club career
Battaglia was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent. He spent time in th ...
, Rafael Leão, Rúben Ribeiro, Bas Dost
Bas Dost (; born 31 May 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.
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, Gelson Martins
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and William Carvalho.
In the period before scheduled elections, a management committee, headed by former President Sousa Cintra, succeeded in returning some of the players who had left the club following the incident, namely Bruno Fernandes, Bas Dost and Rodrigo Battaglia. Frederico Varandas was elected president on 8 September 2018. Having replaced Jorge Jesus at the beginning of the 2018–19 season, José Peseiro was sacked after a poor performance on the Primeira Liga.
In March 2020, Rúben Amorim
Rúben Filipe Marques Amorim (; born 27 January 1985) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.
Amorim played in his career as a midfielder, spending most of ...
was appointed manager of Sporting CP for a managerial transfer worth €10 million (£8.65 million), becoming the third-most expensive manager ever.
2021–present
In the 2020–21 season, after being eliminated from European competition by LASK Linz, Sporting won the league cup and ended their 19-year period without winning the Portuguese league, securing their 19th Primeira Liga title after a 1–0 home win against Boavista. On 31 July, Sporting beat SC Braga 2–1 to claim their ninth Portuguese Super Cup
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.
At the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League
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group stage, Sporting made a comeback by finishing second on Group C after a 5–1 home loss to AFC Ajax and 1–0 away loss to Borussia Dortmund, thereby reaching the knockout phase for only the second time since the 2008–09 season.
Crests
Since its formation, on 1 July 1906, Sporting has had six crests, all of which have included the color green and the lion. The current crest was adopted in 2001.
There were also the special anniversary crests to celebrate the 50th (1956) and 100th (2006) anniversaries of the club. These weren't actually worn in kits during matches, but were used as emblems by fans.
Rivalries
Lisbon derby
Sporting's main rivals are Benfica, with both teams contesting the Lisbon derby, also known as "the eternal derby", among other names. The local rivalry started in 1907 when eight Benfica players left to Sporting looking for better training conditions. The first derby was contested that year and ended with a 2–1 win for Sporting. One of Sporting's biggest defeats to Benfica, 7–2, happened at the original Estádio da Luz on 28 April 1948, as well as three 5–0 losses, in 1939, 1978 and 1986. The biggest Sporting win over Benfica, 7–1, occurred at the original Estádio José Alvalade on 14 December 1986. Manuel Fernandes was particularly inspired and scored four goals; Mário Jorge Mário Jorge may refer to:
* Mário Jorge (basketball) (1926-2019), Brazilian basketball player
* Mário Jorge (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer
* Mário Jorge (football manager) (born 1978), Brazilian football manager
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two and Ralph Meade
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Career
Meade was born in Islington, where he attended Tollington Park Secondary School. He played footb ...
one; Wando scored for Benfica.
Before the start of the 1993–94 season, Sousa Cintra, then president of Sporting, took advantage of Benfica's financial crisis by signing Paulo Sousa and Pacheco, who had terminated their contracts with the latter club. This event became known as ''"Verão Quente"'' (Hot Summer). Later, on 14 May 1994, a memorable derby was played at the old José Alvalade Stadium, crowded to the top, as winning the derby could be a decisive step for Sporting in trying to regain the title, which by that time they had not won for 12 years. Sporting were considered the favourites, with a squad composed by Luís Figo, Paulo Sousa, Krasimir Balakov
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, Ivaylo Yordanov, Emílio Peixe
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A member of the dubbed Golden Generation who hailed from the Por ...
, Stan Valckx
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Club career
Valckx was born in Arcen, Limburg. After starting professionally with VVV-Venlo (second di ...
, and others; therefore, Benfica were seen as the underdogs. However, Benfica defied the odds and won the match 6–3 and went on securing the league title weeks later, leaving Sporting empty-handed in one of the most dramatic seasons in their history. Two years later, the rivalry continued intense with a dramatic incident in the 1996 Portuguese Cup final, which Benfica won 3–1. After the latter scored the first goal, a supporter of the club lit a flare which eventually struck a Sporting fan in the chest, killing him instantly.
Eight years later, on 3 May 2004, Geovanni's winning goal for Benfica in the 87th minute at Alvalade caused a pitch invasion by Sporting fans. In November 2011, after a 1–0 loss to Benfica at the Estádio da Luz, Sporting supporters set fire to one of the stands of the stadium. Four years later, on 7 February 2015, during a futsal derby, members of No Name Boys, one of Benfica's unofficial supporters' groups, showed a banner saying "Very Light 96", in reference to the 1996 incident. The next day, during a football derby at Estádio José Alvalade, an official supporters' group of Sporting, Juve Leo, showed a banner with the inscription "''Sigam o King''" ("Follow the King"), in reference to Eusébio's death a month before.
Sporting vs Porto
Sporting also has a rivalry with FC Porto
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. Despite the rivalry, both clubs formed an alliance against Benfica in 2017. However, with Frederico Varandas as president since 2018, the alliance has ended.
Facilities
Stadium
Throughout its history, Sporting has had several grounds. The first one was inaugurated on 4 July 1907, and was called "''Sítio das Mouras''".
In 1956, the first Estádio de Alvalade was inaugurated. Sporting played their matches there until 2003, when the stadium was demolished.
In Lisbon, the new stadium, Alvalade XXI ("Estádio José Alvalade"), was built for UEFA Euro 2004, hosted by Portugal. Designed by Tomás Taveira
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, it was inaugurated on 6 August 2003. The opening match was a 3–1 victory over Manchester United. The stadium was awarded a 'five-star' certificate at 2005 UEFA Cup Final
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by then UEFA president Lennart Johansson. The stadium has a capacity of 50,095 spectators.
Youth Academy
Sporting's youth academy system helped develop Ballon d'Or recipients Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the victorious campaign of Portuguese National Team in the Euro 2016
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10 out of the 14 players who played the final against France were players "made in Sporting". Moreover, at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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Sporting CP had 14 players that came through their youth system, making it the most represented youth academy system in the tournament followed by FC Barcelona with 11.
Pavilhão João Rocha
Club records
Honours
National
League
* Primeira Liga
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: Winners (19): 1940–41, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2020–21
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Cups
* Taça de Portugal
: Winners (17): 1940–41, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1953–54, 1962–63, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2018–19
* Taça da Liga
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: Winners (4): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
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, 2021–22
* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
: Winners (9): 1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
, 1987
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, 1995
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, 2000
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, 2002
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, 2007
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, 2008
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, 2015
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, 2021
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* Campeonato de Portugal
: Winners (4): 1922–23, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38
European
* European Cup Winners' Cup
: Winners (1): 1963–64
Players
Current squad
Other players under contract
Out on loan
Player accolades
Portuguese Top Goalscorer
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:; ;
Player of the Year
The Player of the Year award is named after former player Francisco Stromp, and was instituted from 1992. The list below is a list of winners of the award.
Award winners
Awards received while playing for Sporting CP
European Golden Boot
* Héctor Yazalde (46 goals) – 1974 (Portuguese record)
* Mário Jardel
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(42 goals) – 2002
African Footballer of the Year
* Emmanuel Amuneke
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– 1994
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
* Krasimir Balakov
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– 1995
* Ivaylo Yordanov – 1998
Algerian Ballon d'Or
* Islam Slimani
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– 2013
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player
* Luís Figo – 1994
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* William Carvalho – 2015
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
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* Emílio Peixe
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A member of the dubbed Golden Generation who hailed from the Por ...
– 1991 Portugal
Silver Ball
* Dani – 1995 Qatar
Bronze Ball
* Paulo Torres
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– 1991 Portugal
UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player Award
* Miguel Veloso
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– 2003 Portugal
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* Luís Figo – 1994
Portuguese Footballer of the Year
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* Rui Jordão
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1 – 1980
* António Oliveira1 – 1981, 1982
* Jorge Cadete
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2 −1990
* Luís Figo1; 2 – 1995
* Alberto Acosta
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2 – 2000
* Mário Jardel
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1; 2 – 2002
Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year:
* Miguel Veloso
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– 2006–07
* William Carvalho – 2013–14
* Pedro Gonçalves
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– 2020–21
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LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year:
* Bruno Fernandes
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– 2017–18
* Bruno Fernandes
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– 2018–19
* Sebastián Coates
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– 2020–21
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LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year:
* Rui Patrício – 2011–12, 2015–16, 2017–18
* Antonio Adán
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– 2020–21
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LPFP Primeira Liga Best Goal:
* Jovane Cabral
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– 2018–19
Segunda Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year:
* Bruma
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– 2012–13
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FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
* Krasimir Balakov
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– 1994 United States
* Ricardo – 2006 Germany
* Marcos Rojo – 2014 Brazil
The 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century
* Peter Schmeichel
Former coaches
''For details on former coaches, see List of Sporting CP managers.''
Media
Newspaper
''Jornal Sporting'' is a weekly newspaper published by Sporting. Beginning its activity as ''Sporting Club of Portugal Bulletin'' on 31 March 1922, it was initially an eight-page calendar, with the optional payment of $2 a semester. Under the direction of Artur da Cunha Rosa, the bulletin became known as a newspaper in June 1952.
Sporting TV
Sporting TV is the television channel of Sporting. Open channel, the channel is present in the private operators MEO and NOS, in channels 34 and 35, and in Angola, through the operator ZAP. The channel broadcasts several sporting events linked to Sporting.
Museum
Inaugurated on 31 August 2004, Sporting Museum is divided into several thematic areas that express the wealth of the club's heritage and its sporting achievements over more than a century of existence in thirty-two different modalities. About two thousand trophies are on display, and there are many others in store.
The history of the museum dates back to the trophy room of the old headquarters on Rua do Pasadinho, where in 1956, 1850 trophies were already stored. In 1994, President Sousa Cintra inaugurated a new trophy room, where less than half of the club's collections were exhibited. The following year the remodeling and organization of the museum is promoted, and a conservative is incorporated. During the construction of the new 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 ...
a new museum is inaugurated, culminating in four years of investigation. Throughout the years, through donations with several origins, in addition to the trophies the patrimony of the club never stopped growing. In July 2016, there was a new inauguration after a total renovation.
Club officials
Directive Board
* President: Frederico Varandas
* Vice-presidents: Carlos Vieira, Vicente Moura, Vítor Silva Ferreira, António Rebelo
* Board members: Bruno Mascarenhas Garcia, Luís Roque, Rui Caeiro, Alexandre Henriques, José Quintela
* Substitutes: Rita Matos, Luís Gestas, Jorge Sanches, Luís Loureiro
General Assembly
* President: Rogério Alves
* Vice-president: Rui Solheiro
* Secretaries: Miguel de Castro, Luís Pereira, Tiago Abade
* Substitutes: Diogo Orvalho, Manuel Mendes, Rui Fernandes
References
External links
*
Sporting CP at UEFA
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1906 establishments in Portugal
Unrelegated association football clubs
Taça de Portugal winners
Primeira Liga clubs
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning clubs