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| Full name | Sporting Clube de Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Leões (Lions)
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| Founded | 1 July 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estádio José Alvalade - Século XXI, Lisbon (José Alvalade Stadium - 21st century) (Capacity 52,000) |
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| Chairman |  Filipe Soares Franco |
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| Manager | Paulo Bento |
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Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. IPA: ['spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ) dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ]; (often misperceived as "Sporting Lisbon") is a sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting, one of the country's biggest clubs Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Filipe Soares Franco is the chairman of Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal 's biggest comprehensive sports clubs Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born June 20, 1969 in Lisbon) ( pron. A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The club is particularly renowned for its football branch. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered With about 100,000 registered club members[1], Sporting is one of the most successful and popular sports clubs in Portugal, its teams, athletes and supporters are often nicknamed "os Leões" - "the Lions".
Along with S.L. Benfica and F.C. Porto, Sporting Clube de Portugal is one of the "Big Three" sports clubs in Portugal. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known The Big Three (Os Três Grandes is the nickname of the three most powerful Sports clubs in Portugal. It is the first club with the greatest number of medals won by its athletes in Olympic competitions, and one of the most remarkable at the European level regarding the number of trophies won in every sport, coming in second place, next to FC Barcelona. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan
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History
The club's foundation was instigated by José Holtreman Roquette (José of Alvalade), with the financial support of his grandfather, Alfredo Augusto das Neves Holtreman, Viscount of Alvalade. Holtreman is a spelling version of the Oultreman family name The Holtreman name was adopted in Portugal by an Oultreman’s family branch originally from Valenciennes Holtreman is a spelling version of the Oultreman family name The Holtreman name was adopted in Portugal by an Oultreman’s family branch originally from Valenciennes The Viscount of Alvalade was the first President of Sporting Clube de Portugal. The club was established in 1902 as Sport Club de Belas, which became Campo Grande Sporting Club in 1904, and took its definitive name of Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1906. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
Within Portugal, the club is often referred to simply as "Sporting". Outside Portugal, the most commonly used designation for the club is "Sporting Lisbon". In the past the club has attempted to shed this name, particularly through ex-president Sousa Cintra and his staff, in an effort to become known abroad by its correct name. Sousa Cintra, full name José Sousa Cintra, is a Portuguese businessman born in the village of Raposeira Algarve region Despite this, the English-language media still uses Sporting Lisbon due to precedent and to avoid confusion with other clubs such as Sporting Braga, Sporting Covilhã and Sporting Gijón, instead of using a more accurate name like Sporting Portugal. Sporting Clube de Braga ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ 'bɾagɐ also known as Sporting Braga, is a Portuguese Sports club, from the Sporting Clube da Covilhã ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klubɨ dɐ kuvi'ʎɐ̃ commonly called Sporting da Covilhã or just Covilhã, is a Portuguese Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón, Asturias.
Organization
Sporting Clube de Portugal is a multisports club, composed by many different competitive departments, including football, futsal, athletics and handball, among others. A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several The football department is the largest in terms of budget and popularity. The other sports departments of the club (the ranks of which include Olympic winners and World Champions) are managed by specialized professionals according to each sport's specificity and have their own decision making bodies.
Football
Football is the most popular sport in Portugal and the Portuguese Football League the most important sports championship, where the top teams earn a place in the most demanding and profitable European football competitions - the European Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The club's football team has won 18 national championship titles, 14 national cups and the former Cup Winners' Cup in 1964. A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association Athletics (track and field Indoor Competition March 6 &mdash Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor Mile
Sporting Clube de Portugal has been a major contender in the Portuguese League since its inception. The club's football department has developed an increasingly professionalized profile which operates in an increasingly competitive environment in both Portugal and Europe. In 1998, the football department of the club was reorganized into a company and issued stock on the market. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies Software for Fixed assets management and Stock control developed in 2004. Since then Sporting - Sociedade Desportiva de Futebol, S. A. D. is a publicly traded company which is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Euronext Lisbon is a Stock exchange in Lisbon, Portugal. It belongs to the NYSE Euronext group the first global stock exchange A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock
Facilities
Stadium
Sporting Clube de Portugal boasts a new stadium, Estádio José Alvalade, built for the 2004 European Football Championship. Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting, one of the country's biggest clubs The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Sporting also has a world-class football training facility (Academia Sporting in Alcochete), which accommodated Portugal during the Euro 2004 competition, and has helped to produce some of the best Portuguese players, such as Luis Figo, Nani, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma
It was designed by Tomás Taveira and was classified by UEFA as a 5-star stadium, enabling it to host finals of major UEFA events. Alcochete ( pron aɫku'ʃet(ɨ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 129 Tomás Taveira (born 1938 is a Portuguese Architect. He is among Portugal's most highly-acclaimed architects born in the 20th century The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. This stadium - originally projected to hold only 40,000 spectators at any given time - has a capacity of 52,000 and was acoustically engineered as a venue for major concerts. Its official opening was on 6 August 2003 when Sporting played and beat Manchester United 3-1. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It also hosted the 2005 UEFA Cup final between Sporting and CSKA Moscow, which CSKA won 3-1. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central
The stadium was also one of the stadia that hosted matches during Euro 2004. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football There were five games played in Estádio José Alvalade, one of them being the semi-final between Portugal and The Netherlands, which Portugal won 2-1. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association
Sporting's youth academy
Famous for its football youth academy system which features a range of well-equipped facilities and is one of the most renowned in the world, Sporting has continuously developed many world class footballers. Academia de Alcochete is the name of a football academy located in Alcochete, a place near Lisbon, the portuguese capital Some of its most notable home-bred footballers include João Moutinho and Miguel Veloso in the current squad, Paulo Futre (retired), Luís Figo (Inter Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani (Manchester United), as well as Luís Boa Morte (West Ham United). João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (born September 8, 1986 in Portimão) is a Portuguese footballer, and is an all-round Midfielder Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (born May 11, 1986 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese football player currently with Sporting Clube de Portugal Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre ( pron 'paulu 'futɾɨ born 28 February 1966 in Montijo) is a former Portuguese professional footballer Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (kɾɨʃˈtiɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira) is a Portuguese footballer For the technical director at West Ham, see Gianluca Nani. Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986 in Praia, Luís Boa Morte Pereira, pron lu'iʃ 'boɐ 'mɔɾt(ɨ (born August 4 1977 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer, currently } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The long list of valuable players who developed their skills in the youth academy of the club, include other noted footballers such as Pedro Dani Goncalves Pereira Dani (retired) who played for Ajax Amsterdam, former FC Barcelona player Ricardo Quaresma (who joined Porto in 2004), Simão Sabrosa (Atlético de Madrid) and Hugo Viana and Miguel and Caneira (Valencia CF). For other "Dani" See Dani. For other "Daniel Carvalho" See Daniel da Silva Carvalho. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (born September 26 1983, in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese footballer usually positioned Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa ( pron. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana ( pron 'ugu vi'ɐnɐ born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese football player Miguel ( pron mi'ɣɛɫ full name Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, OIH, (born January 4, 1980 in Lisbon Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979 in Sintra) is an international Portuguese football defender Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Sporting's youth academy was considered by Luiz Felipe Scolari (Portugal's national coach) and José Pekerman (former Argentina national coach) as one of the best sports academies in the world. Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) also known as Felipão José Néstor Pekerman (born September 3, 1949 in Villa Domínguez, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine football coach currently It was also the home training ground for the Portuguese national football team during Euro 2004. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football A great number of European clubs choose the Sporting's Academia for training in the off-season.
The Academy (known as the Academia de Alcochete) has been renamed Sporting/Puma Academy (Academia Sporting/Puma) to reflect the sponsoring and naming contract signed by the club and the sports brand Puma in 2006; the contract will last until 2012. Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport ( Puma) ( is a large German-based Multinational company that produces high-end Athletic shoes and other sportswear
Current Squad
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Fábio Rochemback - Middlesbrough Free- Hélder Postiga - FC Porto for 2. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Rodrigo Bonifácio da Rocha, nicknamed Tiuí (born December 4, 1985 in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil) Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (born August 2, 1982 in Vila do Conde) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a Striker For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (born May 11, 1986 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese football player currently with Sporting Clube de Portugal For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha (born March 2 1988 in Rio de Mouro, Portugal) is a Portuguese Football player who For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (born September 8, 1986 in Portimão) is a Portuguese footballer, and is an all-round Midfielder For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born on March 17 1981 in Buenos Aires) is a football player from Argentina, who currently plays in Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Liédson da Silva Muniz (born December 17, 1977 in Cairu, Brazil) known simply as Liédson, is a Brazilian soccer player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Vladimir Stojković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Стојковић born July 28 1983 in Loznica, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paulo Renato Valério Calado Rodrigues, Paulo Renato (born May 14, 1987 in Alcácer do Sal) is a Portuguese Footballer Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Luís Fernando Paéz Gonzalez (born 19 December, 1989 in Paraguay) is a football player from Paraguay. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira, known as Abel (born 22 December 1978 in Penafiel) is a Portuguese footballer, currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Celso Luís Honorato Júnior (born October 18, 1988 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player known as For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Fábio Rochemback (born December 10, 1981 in Soledade) is a Brazilian professional football player who currently plays for Sporting In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979 in Sintra) is an international Portuguese football defender Fábio Rochemback (born December 10, 1981 in Soledade) is a Brazilian professional football player who currently plays for Sporting Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (born August 2, 1982 in Vila do Conde) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a Striker Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known 5 million €
Marat Izmailov - Lokomotiv Moscow for 4. Marat Nailevich Izmailov (Марат Наилевич Измайлов born September 21, 1982 in Moscow) is a football player currently 5 million €- Marco Caneira - Valencia for 1. Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979 in Sintra) is an international Portuguese football defender Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia 5 million €
Leandro Grimi - Milan for 3. Leandro Damian Grimi (born February 9, 1985 in San Lorenzo Santa Fe) is an Argentine Football (soccer defender. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. 5 million €
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Carlos Humberto Paredes - Olimpia Asunción for Free
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Young squads
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- See also Cat:Sporting Lisbon players. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules.
Former renowned managers:
- See also Cat:Sporting Lisbon managers. Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (born March 10, 1918 in Humpata, Angola &ndash died Lisbon, November 28 José António Barreto Travassos ( Lisbon February 22 1926 &ndash Lisbon, February 12, 2002) was a Portuguese Albano Narciso Pereira (21 December 1922 &ndash 5 March 1990 was a Portuguese football player who played all his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal, and also played Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão ( pron ʁuj ʒuɾ'ðɐ̃w̃ (born 9 August 1952 in Benguela, Angola) is a former Portuguese Vítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira ( Lisbon, 8 October 1947 &ndash Lisbon 10 September 2003) commonly known by Damas Vázquez (or Vásquez, Vásques) is a Galician - Spanish surname João Lourenço (born 8 April 1942) was a Portuguese footballer For Portuguese goalkeeper See Henrique Hilário. Hilário Rosário da Conceição (born in Lourenço Marques, now Maputo, Vítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira ( Lisbon, 8 October 1947 &ndash Lisbon 10 September 2003) commonly known by Damas Oceano Andrade da Cruz (born 29 July 1962 in São Vicente Cape Verde) is a Cape Verdean –born Portuguese footballer, Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana ( pron 'ugu vi'ɐnɐ born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese football player Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa ( pron. for another Portuguese footballer see José Paulo Sousa da Silva. Manuel José Tavares Fernandes, simply known as Manuel Fernandes, (born June 6, 1951 in Sarilhos Pequenos ( Moita) Portugal Dimas Manuel Marques Teixeira (born 16 February, 1969 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional footballer who João Manuel Vieira Pinto (born 19 August 1971 in Porto) is a former Portuguese footballer, who made his name mostly at a domestic For the 16th century jurist see Pedro Barbosa (jurist. Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa (born 6 August 1970 Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (born Moita, 15 January 1958 commonly known by Carlos Manuel, was a Portuguese football player and is a current Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes born November 221956 in Porto, Portugal is a former professional footballer who achieved great success with FC Porto Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira (born March 27, 1973 in Vila Nova de Gaia) known by Rui Jorge, is a former Portuguese Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (born September 26 1983, in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese footballer usually positioned Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (kɾɨʃˈtiɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira) is a Portuguese footballer Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre ( pron 'paulu 'futɾɨ born 28 February 1966 in Montijo) is a former Portuguese professional footballer Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, OIH, born 3 May 1976 in Lisbon) known as Beto ( pron. There are two notable football players with the name António Oliveira António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira, born June 10 1952 in Penafiel Portugal, who played Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis (born 27 August 1968) is a former Portuguese footballer He was born to Portuguese settlers in Nélson, full name Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves (born 5 November, 1971 in Porto) is a former Portuguese football Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born June 20, 1969 in Lisbon) ( pron. Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer For other "Dani" See Dani. For other "Daniel Carvalho" See Daniel da Silva Carvalho. Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born October 10, 1972 in Porto) is a former Portuguese footballer. For the technical director at West Ham, see Gianluca Nani. Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986 in Praia, Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (born May 11, 1986 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese football player currently with Sporting Clube de Portugal João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (born September 8, 1986 in Portimão) is a Portuguese footballer, and is an all-round Midfielder Héctor Casimiro Yazalde ( May 29 1946 &ndash June 18 1997) was an Argentine football player born in Avellaneda Alvaro Pedro Duscher (born March 22, 1979 in Esquel) more known as Aldo Duscher, is an Argentine football player with Alberto Federico Acosta (born 23 August 1966 in Arocena) known popularly as " Beto " Acosta, is an Argentine Gabriel Iván Heinze (born 19 April 1978 in Crespo, Entre Ríos Province) is an Argentine footballer of Volga Facundo Hernán Quiroga (born January 10, 1978 in San Luis) is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born on March 17 1981 in Buenos Aires) is a football player from Argentina, who currently plays in Leandro Damian Grimi (born February 9, 1985 in San Lorenzo Santa Fe) is an Argentine Football (soccer defender. Filip de Wilde (born July 5, 1964 in Zele) is a former Belgian football Goalkeeper, who was on the squad of the Mbo Jérôme Mpenza (born December 4, 1976 in Kinshasa, DR Congo) is a Belgian footballer currently playing as André Cruz, real name André Alves da Cruz, (born September 20, 1968 in Piracicaba) is a retired footballer from Brazil For the Brazilian water polo player with the same name see Leandro Ruiz Machado Leandro Machado, (born March 22, 1976, in Luiz Carlos Ferreira, best known as Luizinho (born in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, October 22, 1958) is a former Football Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira, best known as Silas (born August 27, 1965 in Campinas) is a former Brazilian Football Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha, known as Ricardo Rocha, (born September 11, 1962 in Recife) was a Brazilian football Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro (born 18 September 1973 in Fortaleza, Brazil) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Fábio Rochemback (born December 10, 1981 in Soledade) is a Brazilian professional football player who currently plays for Sporting César Luís Prates or simply César Prates (born February 8, 1975 in São Miguel do Oeste) is a Brazilian right back Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento, also called Tinga (born January 13, 1978 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a Brazilian defensive Liédson da Silva Muniz (born December 17, 1977 in Cairu, Brazil) known simply as Liédson, is a Brazilian soccer player Deivid 'Hulk' de Souza (born October 22, 1979, also known as Deivid) is a Brazilian Footballer who plays for Fenerbahçe SK Krassimir Guenchev Balakov (Красимир Балъков (born March 29 1966 in Veliko Tarnovo) is a former Bulgarian footballer and a key member Boncho Guentchev (Бончо Генчев (born 7 July, 1964) is a former Bulgarian international footballer. Ivaylo Stoimenov Yordanov (Ивайло Йорданов (born April 22, 1968 in Samokov) is a former Bulgarian footballer, known Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica (born September 11 1978 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean Football (soccer defender Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela (born 14 October 1979 in Santiago) is a left footed Chilean footballer playing for Beşiktaş Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla Ferrera (born 4 February 1984 in Santiago) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Club Robert Špehar is a former Croatian football Striker. He was born in Osijek ( Croatia) on May 13 1970 Tomislav Ivković (born August 11, 1960 in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian football Goalkeeper Tomáš Skuhravý (born September 7, 1965 in Přerov nad Labem) is a Czech former football player Pavel Horváth (born April 22, 1975) is a Czech football player who currently plays for Sparta Prague. Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Raphael Joseph Meade (born November 22 1962 in Islington) is an English former footballer who played as a Striker. Anthony John Sealy (born Hackney, London May 7, 1959) was a footballer in the 1970s and 1980s Rodger Wylde, born in Sheffield on 8 March 1954 is a former professional football player who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic Ivone De Franceschi (born January 1, 1974 in Padua) is an Italian former football player Salif Keita (born December 8, 1946 in Bamako) is a former Malian football player Manuel "Manolo" Negrete Arias (born March 11, 1959 in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero) is Mexican coach Milan Purović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Пуровић born May 7, 1985 in Titograd, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) Simon Vukčević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Симон Вукчевић (born January 29, 1986 in Titograd, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia Mustapha Hadji (مصطفى حاجي (born 16 November, 1971 in Ifrane, Morocco) is a Moroccan ex- international footballer Noureddine Naybet (نور الدين نبيت (born February 10, 1970) is a retired Moroccan international football player and captain Franklin Edmundo "Frank" Rijkaard (born September 30 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager and former player Stanislaus ("Stan" Henricus Christina Valckx (born October 20, 1963 in Arcen, Limburg) is a former football defender Emmanuel Amuneke (born December 25, 1970 in Eze Obodo) commonly known as Emmanuel Amunike is a former football forward from César Augusto Ramírez Caje, nicknamed El Tigre (The Tiger is a Paraguayan footballer born March 24, 1977 in Curuguaty Carlos Paredes fullname Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges born July 16 1976 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan football midfielder currently Andrzej Mieczysław Juskowiak (born November 3, 1970 in Gostyń) is a Polish former football striker who played for Polish Marius Constantin Niculae (born May 16, 1981 in Bucharest) is a Romanian footballer who plays centre forward for Iosif Fabian (born August 10, 1923) aka Iosif Fabian II, was a Romanian football striker. 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Robert Waseige- Otto Glória
Jozef Vengloš
Malcolm Allison- Keith Burkinshaw
- Sir Bobby Robson
- Randolph Galloway
- Jimmy Hagan
József Szabó
Giuseppe Materazzi- Cândido de Oliveira
- Augusto Inácio
- Juca
- Fernando Santos
- José Peseiro
- Mário Lino
- Manuel José
Mirko Jozic-
Carlos Queiroz - Octávio Machado
László Bölöni
John Toshack
Honours
- Portuguese Championship
- Winners: (18) 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 1999/00 2001/02
- Runners-up - (19)1934/35 1938/39 1939/40 1941/42 1942/43 1944/45 1949/50 1959/60 1960/61 1967/68 1968/69 1970/71 1976/77 1984/85 1994/95 1996/97 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
- Cup of Portugal
- Portuguese League Cup
- Runners-up - (2008)
- Runners-up - (2008)
- Portuguese SuperCup
- Winners: (7) 19441 1982 1987 1995 2000 2002 2007
- Runners-up: (1) 1980
- Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners: (1) 1964
- Winners: (1) 1964
- UEFA Cup
- Runners-up: (1) 2005
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| Preceded by Tottenham Hotspur |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner 1964 Runner up: MTK Budapest |
Succeeded by West Ham United |
Historical results
- Sporting 3-3 FK Partizan, 1956 (inaugural game of the European Cup)
- Sporting 7-1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 1986
- Sporting 5-0 Manchester United, 1964
- Sporting 1-0 MTK, 1964 (Final Replay of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the only European title in Sporting's history)
- Sporting 16-1 APOEL Nicosia, in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1963-64 (the greatest win by goal difference and by number of goals scored in any UEFA competition, European record)
- Sporting 4-1 Newcastle United FC, 2005 (losing by two goals in the aggregate score, in the second match (Alvalade Stadium), Sporting won the game by 4-1 (aggregate score 4-2), reaching the semi-finals)
- Sporting 6-1 FC Porto
- Sporting 21-0 Merelinense (the biggest goal difference in a Portuguese Cup match)
- Sporting 5-3 Benfica (Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Sporting came down from 0-2 to score 5 goals in less than 30 minutes in the second half)
League and Cup History
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Manuel José (born 1946 is a Portuguese football manager who has coached Sporting Portugal, Boavista FC, Belenenses, and SL Benfica Mirko Jozić (born April 8, 1940 in Trilj) is a retired Croatian football player and currently an active football manager Carlos Queirós, ComIH ('kaɾluʃ kɐi'ɾɔʃ (born 1 March 1953 in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique) is a Octávio Joaquim Coelho Machado (born May 6, 1949 in Palmela, Setúbal) is a Portuguese former football player and László ( Romanian: Ladislau) Bölöni (born March 11, 1953 in Târgu Mureş) is a former football player of John Benjamin Toshack OBE (born 22 March 1949) is a Welsh football manager and former player The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese List of Portuguese football statistics for the 2001 to 2002 Season History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in The Taça de Portugal 2006-07 is the 67th edition of the Portuguese Cup of Portugal football club tournament The Taça de Portugal 2007-08 is the 68th edition of the Portuguese Cup of Portugal football club tournament won by Sporting, which is their fifteenth win overall Format After the first edition a change in the format was approved by the Portuguese League for Professional Football. 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Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Notes | |||
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| 1934-1935 | CL | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| 1935-1936 | CL | 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 18 | |||||
| 1936-1937 | CL | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 20 | |||||
| 1937-1938 | CL | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 23 | 22 | |||||
| 1938-1939 | 1D | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 22 | semi-final | ||||
| 1939-1940 | 1D | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 23 | 32 | quarter-final | ||||
| 1940-1941 | 1D | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 23 | 23 | winner | ||||
| 1941-1942 | 1D | 2 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 31 | 34 | semi-final | ||||
| 1942-1943 | 1D | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 37 | 29 | semi-final | ||||
| 1943-1944 | 1D | 1 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 22 | 31 | last 16 | ||||
| 1944-1945 | 1D | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 37 | 27 | winner | ||||
| 1945-1946 | 1D | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 73 | 36 | 32 | winner | ||||
| 1946-1947 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 40 | 47 | not held | ||||
| 1947-1948 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 40 | 41 | winner | ||||
| 1948-1949 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 100 | 35 | 42 | last 32 | LAT | final | ||
| 1949-1950 | 1D | 2 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 91 | 35 | 39 | not held | ||||
| 1950-1951 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 28 | 45 | last 16 | LAT | 4th place | ||
| 1951-1952 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 91 | 32 | 41 | final | LAT | 4th place | ||
| 1952-1953 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 22 | 43 | LAT | 3rd place | |||
| 1953-1954 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 25 | 43 | winner | ||||
| 1954-1955 | 1D | 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 73 | 27 | 37 | final | ||||
| 1955-1956 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 27 | 36 | ECC | 1st round | |||
| 1956-1957 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 28 | 31 | |||||
| 1957-1958 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 21 | 43 | |||||
| 1958-1959 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 28 | 31 | ECC | 1st round | |||
| 1959-1960 | 1D | 2 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 20 | 43 | final | ||||
| 1960-1961 | 1D | 2 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 19 | 42 | |||||
| 1961-1962 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 43 | ECC | preliminary round | |||
| 1962-1963 | 1D | 3 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 71 | 31 | 38 | winner | ECC | 2nd round | ||
| 1963-1964 | 1D | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 34 | CWC | winner | |||
| 1964-1965 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 32 | CWC | 2nd round | |||
| 1965-1966 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 21 | 42 | FC | 2nd round | |||
| 1966-1967 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 30 | ECC | 1st round | |||
| 1967-1968 | 1D | 2 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 37 | FC | 3rd round | |||
| 1968-1969 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 30 | FC | 2nd round | |||
| 1969-1970 | 1D | 1 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 46 | final | FC | 2nd round | ||
| 1970-1971 | 1D | 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 38 | winner | ECC | 2nd round | ||
| 1971-1972 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 43 | final | CWC | 2nd round | ||
| 1972-1973 | 1D | 5 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 31 | 37 | winner | CWC | 1st round | ||
| 1973-1974 | 1D | 1 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 21 | 49 | winner | CWC | semi-final | ||
| 1974-1975 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 25 | 43 | ECC | 1st round | |||
| 1975-1976 | 1D | 5 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 31 | 38 | UC | 2nd round | |||
| 1976-1977 | 1D | 2 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 26 | 42 | |||||
| 1977-1978 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 30 | 42 | winner | UC | 1st round | ||
| 1978-1979 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 42 | final | CWC | 1st round | ||
| 1979-1980 | 1D | 1 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 17 | 52 | UC | 2nd round | |||
| 1980-1981 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 28 | 37 | ECC | 1st round | |||
| 1981-1982 | 1D | 1 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 26 | 46 | winner | UC | 3rd round | ||
| 1982-1983 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 42 | ECC | quarter-final | |||
| 1983-1984 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 24 | 42 | UC | 2nd round | |||
| 1984-1985 | 1D | 2 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 72 | 26 | 47 | UC | 2nd round | |||
| 1985-1986 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 20 | 46 | UC | quarter-final | |||
| 1986-1987 | 1D | 4 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 38 | final | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 1987-1988 | 1D | 4 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 41 | 47 | CWC | 3rd round | |||
| 1988-1989 | 1D | 4 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 33 | 45 | UC | 2nd round | |||
| 1989-1990 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 46 | UC | 1st round | |||
| 1990-1991 | 1D | 3 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 23 | 56 | UC | semi-final | |||
| 1991-1992 | 1D | 4 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 26 | 44 | UC | 1st round | |||
| 1992-1993 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 45 | UC | 1st round | |||
| 1993-1994 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 29 | 51 | final | UC | 3rd round | ||
| 1994-1995 | 1D | 2 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 22 | 53 | winner | UC | 1st round | ||
| 1995-1996 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 27 | 67 | final | CWC | 2nd round | ||
| 1996-1997 | 1D | 2 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 19 | 72 | semi-final | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 1997-1998 | 1D | 4 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 56 | quarter-final | ECL | 2nd group stage | ||
| 1998-1999 | 1D | 4 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 32 | 63 | last 64 | UC | 1st round | ||
| 1999-2000 | 1D | 1 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 22 | 77 | final | UC | 1st round | ||
| 2000-2001 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 62 | semi-final | ECL | group stage | ||
| 2001-2002 | 1D | 1 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 25 | 75 | winner | UC | 3rd round | ||
| 2002-2003 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 59 | quarter-final | UC | 1st round | elim. History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in The 2000/01 Portuguese football season saw a new champion Boavista FC became the 5th club ever to win the championship surprising by securing the title in the 33rd of 34 rounds List of Portuguese football statistics for the 2001 to 2002 Season In 2002-03 José Mourinho 's FC Porto made an incredible season winning the championship the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup. 3rd round ECL | |
| 2003-2004 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 33 | 73 | last 32 | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 2004-2005 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 36 | 61 | last 16 | UC | final | ||
| 2005-2006 | 1D | 2 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 24 | 72 | semi-final | UC | 1st round | elim. The 2004-05 season saw SL Benfica clinch the SuperLiga Galp Energia title after almost 11 years The 2005 UEFA Cup Final was between Sporting Clube de Portugal and PFC CSKA Moscow of Russia, which took at place at Sporting's home Estádio José The 2005-06 season in Portuguese football saw FC Porto, led by Co Adriaanse, clinch their twenty-first title and win the Portuguese Cup. 3rd round ECL | |
| 2006-2007 | 1D | 2 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 15 | 68 | winner | ECL | group stage | Eliminated | |
| 2007-2008 | 1D | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 55 | winner | UC | quarter finals | elim. The 2006-2007 season of Portuguese football started after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The 2007-08 Portuguese Liga season was the seventieth since its establishment and started on August 17, 2007. Group stage ECL | |
CL: Campeonato da Liga (winner's weren't considered Portuguese champions) ; 1D: Portuguese Liga and its predecessors (1st level)
ECC: European Cup; ECL: UEFA Champions League CWC: Cup Winners Cup; UC: UEFA Cup; FC: Fairs Cup LAT: Latin Cup
Other sports
Like many Portuguese sports clubs, Sporting fields teams and supports athletes in many events other than football, among them athletics (members include world-class athlete Carlos Lopes, Olympic Marathon Gold Medal in Los Angeles 84, Rui Silva, Naide Gomes and Francis Obikwelu), swimming, handball, table tennis, beach soccer, and futsal. The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures The Latin Cup was an international football tournament for club sides from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH, pron 'kaɾluʃ 'lɔpɨʃ (born February 18 Rui Silva (born August 3, 1977) is a Portuguese athlete who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes, OIH, (born November 20, 1979) is a Portuguese Heptathlete, born in São Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November, 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001 is a former sprint athlete Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Sporting's athletics department and the futsal team are especially notable. Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Sporting's futsal has won the league for 7 times out of 16 FPF sponsored tournaments. The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF ( Portuguese: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, pron
Sporting Clube de Portugal's active sports departments besides the football department include:
Archery
- Various types, adding up, amounts to more than 50 national titles and 2 European titles
Athletics
- There are various titles in this sport but in the major ones, Sporting has almost 300 national titles and more than 30 European titles (1 time European champion)
Billiards
- 36 individual national titles
- 15 doubles national titles
- 2 individual Cups of Portugal
- 4 doubles Cups of Portugal
+ 100 titles in various types of billiards (Feminine etc)
Boxing
- There are various types because of the age and Weight but adding up the major titles, Sporting has more than 100 national titles.
Chess
- 14 national titles and more than 20 in other variances of chess.
Full contact karate
- 14 national titles
- 1 Intercontinenatal Championship
- 3 European Champion
- 1 World Champion
Futsal
- 7 League titles
- 1 Cup of Portugal
- 1 National Cup (extinct)
- 2 Portuguese Super Cups
Gymnastics
- Sporting has more than 150 national titles, in the various types of gymnastics and 11 European titles. Sporting Clube de Portugal has a professional Futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Handball
- 19 times National Champions: 2 Elite Division titles and 17 League titles
- 12 Cups of Portugal
- 2 Portuguese Super Cups
Shooting
- 18 individual titles
- 12 team titles
+ 50 other variances titles
Swimming
- There are various competitions, in general Sporting has more than 150 national titles and 3 European titles
Table tennis
- + 50 League titles (11 in a row record)
- 3 Portuguese/Spanish vs American Competition
- 3 times Bronze Medal in European Championships
Taekwondo
- In taekwondo, Sporting has performed almost like Boxing but adding up, Sporting has more than 50 national titles. Sporting Clube de Portugal is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Divisão de Elite is the second Handball league in Portugal The worsts are relegated to Portuguese Handball First Division. Liga Portuguesa de Andebol or "Liga Halcon" is the premier professional Handball league in Portugal Teams for 2007/2008 Season ABC
Weight-lifting
- 16 national titles
Chairmen
- Alfredo Augusto das Neves Holtreman
- João Rocha
- Sousa Cintra
- José Roquette
- Pedro Santana Lopes
- António Dias da Cunha
- Filipe Soares Franco (current chairman)
Supporters
Being one of the most popular teams in Portugal, Sporting Clube de Portugal is among the Portuguese clubs with more house clubs (houses that represent the club in a particular region in Portugal or outside the country), Sporting has more than 200 official houses and more than 90,000 club members. Sousa Cintra, full name José Sousa Cintra, is a Portuguese businessman born in the village of Raposeira Algarve region Background Santana Lopes was born in Lisbon, Campo Grande to Aníbal Luís Lopes ( Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira February 17, 1933 Filipe Soares Franco is the chairman of Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal 's biggest comprehensive sports clubs
Organised fan groups:
- Juventude Leonina - The biggest and oldest supporters group in Portugal founded by the sons of a former Sporting president in 1976, having more than 3,000 members.
- Directivo Ultras XXI - Formed by a former leader of Juve Leo regarding an internal problem that is now healed. One of the biggest supporters group in Portugal with almost 2,000 members.
- Torcida Verde - Second oldest supporters group of Sporting, formed in 1984, Torcida Verde is very well known because of their demonstrations against alleged corruption in Portuguese football and by supporting the less visible sports of Sporting.
References
- ^ (Portuguese) Pedro Jorge da Cunha - Finanças do futebol, 5th May 2006 - MaisFutebol
External links
- Official website:
- Official supporters websites:
- Other unofficial websites:
- Fórum SCP (Portuguese) Portal 10-A - Forum nao oficial do Sporting Clube de Potugal
- Tudo sobre Sporting (Portuguese)
- Fan site (Portuguese)
- Sporting Clube de Portugal Database
- Portuguesefutebol.com Your source for Portuguese football in English.
- Polish page fans Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Sporting Lisbon Results, Fixtures and Standings (English)