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   }} Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ; (often misperceived as "Sporting Lisbon") is a sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. The club is particularly renowned for its football branch. With about 100,000 registered club members, 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. 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.

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. 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.
   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. 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.

Organization

Sporting Clube de Portugal is a multisports club, composed by many different competitive departments, including football, futsal, athletics and handball, among others. 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 club's football team has won 18 national championship titles, 14 national cups and the former Cup Winners' Cup in 1964.
   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. Since then Sporting - Sociedade Desportiva de Futebol, S.A.D. is a publicly traded company which is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange.

Facilities

Stadium

Sporting Clube de Portugal boasts a new stadium, Estádio José Alvalade, built for the 2004 European Football Championship. 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, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
   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. 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 August2003 when Sporting played and beat Manchester United 3-1. It also hosted the 2005 UEFA Cup final between Sporting and CSKA Moscow, which CSKA won 3-1.
   The stadium was also one of the stadia that hosted matches during Euro 2004. 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.

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. 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). 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). 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. It was also the home training ground for the Portuguese national football team during Euro 2004. 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.

Current Squad

   
Squad changes for 2008/09 season In: Out:
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    Young squads


       
    Former Players: » See also .

  • Peyroteo
  • Travassos
  • Albano
  • Rui Jordão
  • Vítor Damas
  • Vasques
  • João Lourenço
  • Hilário
  • Vítor Damas
  • Oceano
  • Hugo Viana
  • Simão Sabrosa
  • Paulo Sousa
  • Manuel Fernandes
  • Dimas
  • João Pinto
  • Pedro Barbosa
  • Carlos Manuel
  • Fernando Gomes
  • Rui Jorge
  • Ricardo Quaresma
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Paulo Futre
  • Beto
  • António Oliveira
  • Jorge Cadete
  • Fernando Nelson
  • Paulo Bento
  • Luís Figo
  • Dani
  • Ricardo Sá Pinto
  • Nani
  • Miguel Veloso
  • Joao Moutinho
  • Hector Yazalde
  • Aldo Duscher
  • Alberto Acosta
  • Gabriel Heinze
  • Facundo Quiroga
  • Leandro Romagnoli
  • Leandro Grimi
  • Filip De Wilde
  • Mbo Mpenza
  • André Cruz
  • Leandro Machado
  • Luisinho
  • Paulo Silas
  • Ricardo Rocha
  • Mário Jardel
  • Fabio Rochemback
  • César Prates
  • Tinga
  • Anderson Polga
  • Liedson
  • Deivid
  • Krassimir Balakov
  • Bontcho Guentchev
  • Pablo Contreras
  • Rodrigo Tello
  • Mauricio Pinilla
  • Robert Špehar
  • Tomislav Ivković
  • Tomas Skuhravy
  • Pavel Horvath
  • Peter Schmeichel
  • Raphael Meade
  • Tony Sealy
  • Rodger Wylde
  • Ivone De Franceschi
  • Salif Keita
  • Manuel Negrete
  • Milan Purović
  • Simon Vukčević
  • Mustapha Hadji
  • Noureddine Naybet
  • Frank Rijkaard
  • Stan Valckx
  • Emmanuel Amunike
  • César Augusto Ramírez
  • Carlos Humberto Paredes
  • Andrzej Juskowiak
  • Marius Niculae
  • Iosif Fabian
  • Marat Izmailov
  • Vladimir Stojković
  • Hans Eskilsson
  • Pontus Farnerud
  • Serhiy Scherbakov
  • Jovan Kirovski
  • Rodolfo Rodríguez

    Former renowned managers:

    » See also .

  • Alfredo Di Stéfano
  • 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
    • Winners: (19) 1922/23 1933/34 1935/36 1937/38 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
    • Runners-up: (16) 1922 1925 1928 1933 1935 1937 1952 1955 1960 1970 1972 1979 1987 1994 1996 2000
  • Portuguese League Cup
    • Runners-up - (2008)
  • Portuguese SuperCup
    • Winners: (7) 19441 1982 1987 1995 2000 2002 2007
    • Runners-up: (1) 1980
  • Cup Winners' Cup
    • Winners: (1) 1964
  • UEFA Cup
    • Runners-up: (1) 2005
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    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

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
    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
    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
    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
    1947-1948 1D 1 26 20 1 5 92 40 41 winner
    1948-1949 1D 1 26 20 2 4 100 35 42 LAT final
    1949-1950 1D 2 26 19 1 6 91 35 39
    1950-1951 1D 1 26 21 3 2 91 28 45
    1951-1952 1D 1 26 19 3 4 91 32 41 final
    1952-1953 1D 1 26 19 5 2 77 22 43
    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
    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
    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
    1962-1963 1D 3 26 18 2 6 71 31 38 winner
    1963-1964 1D 3 26 13 8 5 49 26 34 CWC winner
    1964-1965 1D 5 26 12 8 6 39 35 32
    1965-1966 1D 1 26 18 6 2 70 21 42
    1966-1967 1D 4 26 11 8 7 36 24 30
    1967-1968 1D 2 26 17 3 6 48 24 37
    1968-1969 1D 5 26 11 8 7 35 20 30
    1969-1970 1D 1 26 21 4 1 61 17 46 final
    1970-1971 1D 2 26 16 6 4 45 14 38 winner
    1971-1972 1D 3 30 17 9 4 51 26 43 final
    1972-1973 1D 5 30 15 7 8 57 31 37 winner
    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
    1975-1976 1D 5 30 16 6 8 54 31 38
    1976-1977 1D 2 30 17 8 5 59 26 42
    1977-1978 1D 3 30 19 4 7 63 30 42 winner
    1978-1979 1D 3 30 17 8 5 46 22 42 final
    1979-1980 1D 1 30 24 4 2 67 17 52
    1980-1981 1D 3 30 14 9 7 48 28 37
    1981-1982 1D 1 30 19 8 3 66 26 46 winner
    1982-1983 1D 3 30 18 6 6 48 25 42
    1983-1984 1D 3 30 19 4 7 58 24 42
    1984-1985 1D 2 30 19 9 2 72 26 47
    1985-1986 1D 3 30 20 6 4 64 20 46
    1986-1987 1D 4 30 15 8 7 52 28 38 final
    1987-1988 1D 4 38 17 13 8 62 41 47
    1988-1989 1D 4 38 18 9 11 50 33 45
    1989-1990 1D 3 34 17 12 5 42 24 46
    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
    1992-1993 1D 3 34 17 11 6 59 30 45
    1993-1994 1D 3 34 23 5 6 71 29 51 final
    1994-1995 1D 2 34 22 9 3 57 22 53 winner
    1995-1996 1D 3 34 19 0 5 69 27 67 final
    1996-1997 1D 2 34 22 6 6 55 19 72 semi-final
    1997-1998 1D 4 34 15 11 8 45 33 56
    1998-1999 1D 4 34 17 12 5 64 32 63
    1999-2000 1D 1 34 23 8 3 57 22 77 final
    2000-2001 1D 3 34 19 5 10 56 37 62 semi-final
    2001-2002 1D 1 34 22 9 3 74 25 75 winner
    2002-2003 1D 3 34 17 8 9 52 38 59 elim. 3rd round ECL
    2003-2004 1D 3 34 23 4 7 60 33 73
    2004-2005 1D 3 34 18 7 9 66 36 61 UC final
    2005-2006 1D 2 34 22 6 6 50 24 72 semi-final elim. 3rd round ECL
    2006-2007 1D 2 30 20 8 2 54 15 68 winner Eliminated
    2007-2008 1D 2 30 16 7 7 46 28 55 winner elim. 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. Sporting's athletics department and the futsal team are especially notable. Sporting's futsal has won the league for 7 times out of 16 FPF sponsored tournaments. 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.

    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.

    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. 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's 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.Further Information

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