History and achievements
Sporting Clube de Portugal is also known as Sporting. It is a Portuguese multisport club based in Lisbon on July 1, 1906. The club is a member of the Big Three together with Benfica and Porto. It boasts more than 100.000 active members.
Throughout its centennial history Sporting managed to win a big number of titles, both national and international.
José Alvalade, the club’s owner, wanted to create a strong and competitive club capable of becoming champions in future. He invested big money in the beginning, was supported by his predecessors who saw the club as something bigger than simply a sports team.
Sporting is one of the Portugal top league founders together with other clubs currently playing in Primeira. The club is Portugal’s third most honored club and occupies leading positions together with Benfica and Porto. So far the club has won 44 titles: 18 national championship titles, 19 Portuguese cups as well as 7 Portuguese SuperCups. Sporting won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1963/64 season as well as was runner-up of the UEFA Cup in 2005.
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Club top players
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jérémy Mathieu | defender |
3 398 |
40 years | 82 kg | 192 cm | France |
2 | Luís Neto | defender |
21 |
35 years | 71 kg | 185 cm | Portugal |
3 | Antonio Adán | goalkeeper |
19 |
36 years | 88 kg | 190 cm | Spain |
4 | Pablo Sarabia | midfielder |
6 |
31 years | 72 kg | 176 cm | Spain |
5 | Douglas | defender |
5 |
36 years | 80 kg | 192 cm | Netherlands |
6 | Sebastián Coates | defender |
1 |
33 years | 85 kg | 198 cm | Uruguay |
7 | Tiago Ilori | defender |
0 |
31 years | 75 kg | 190 cm | Portugal |
8 | André Pinto | defender |
0 |
34 years | 85 kg | 192 cm | Portugal |
9 | Vitor da Silva | midfielder |
0 |
40 years | 68 kg | 169 cm | Portugal |
10 | Radosav Petrović | midfielder |
0 |
35 years | 83 kg | 193 cm | Serbia |
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