2021–22 Sporting CP season

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Sporting CP
season
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachRúben Amorim
StadiumEstádio José Alvalade
Primeira Liga2nd
Taça de PortugalQuarter-finals
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pedro Gonçalves (4)
All:
Pedro Gonçalves (11)
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All statistics correct as of 18 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 116th season in the existence of Sporting CP and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting CP are participating in this season's edition of the Taça de Portugal and the UEFA Champions League.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 31 July 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Antonio Adán
2 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Reis
3 DF Morocco MAR Zouhair Feddal
4 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Coates (captain)
6 MF Portugal POR João Palhinha
7 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Tabata
8 MF Portugal POR Matheus Nunes
10 FW Cape Verde CPV Jovane Cabral
11 FW Portugal POR Nuno Santos
13 DF Portugal POR Luís Neto
15 MF Uruguay URU Manuel Ugarte
16 DF Portugal POR Rúben Vinagre (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
17 MF Spain ESP Pablo Sarabia (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Portugal POR Tiago Tomás
21 FW Portugal POR Paulinho
22 GK Portugal POR André Paulo
24 DF Spain ESP Pedro Porro (on loan from Manchester City)
25 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Inácio
28 MF Portugal POR Pedro Gonçalves
31 GK Portugal POR João Virgínia (on loan from Everton)
47 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Esgaio
68 MF Portugal POR Daniel Bragança
80 MF Portugal POR Rodrigo Fernandes
81 GK Portugal POR Luís Maximiano
84 MF Portugal POR Dário Essugo
87 MF Portugal POR Gonçalo Esteves

Other players under contract[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Renan Ribeiro

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Angola ANG Bruno Gaspar (at Vancouver until 31 December 2021)
— MF Brazil BRA Carlos Jatobá (at CRB until 30 November 2021)
— DF Portugal POR Eduardo Quaresma (at Tondela until 30 June 2022)
— FW Slovenia SVN Andraž Šporar (at Middlesbrough until 30 June 2022)
— MF Brazil BRA Eduardo Henrique (at Al-Raed until 30 June 2022)
— FW Brazil BRA Luiz Phellype (at Santa Clara until 30 June 2022)
20 FW Ecuador ECU Gonzalo Plata (at Real Valladolid until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Portugal POR Pedro Marques (at Famalicão until 30 June 2022)
— FW Portugal POR Pedro Mendes (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2022)
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Idrissa Doumbia (at Zulte Waregem until 30 June 2022)
— MF Argentina ARG Rodrigo Battaglia (at Mallorca until 30 June 2022)
— FW Portugal POR Rafael Camacho (at Belenenses SAD until 30 June 2022)
— DF Portugal POR Tiago Ilori (at Boavista until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Croatia Josip Mišić Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Return from loan 1 June 2021 [2]
47 DF Portugal Ricardo Esgaio Portugal Braga €5,500,000 3 July 2021 [3]
16 DF Portugal Rúben Vinagre England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan 9 July 2021 [4]
15 MF Uruguay Manuel Ugarte Portugal Famalicão €6,500,000 9 August 2021 [5]
31 MF Portugal João Virgínia Portugal Everton Loan 24 August 2021 [6]
17 MF Spain Pablo Sarabia France Paris Saint-Germain Loan (fee €2,000,000) 1 September 2021 [7]

Total Spending = €14,000,000

Out[]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Croatia Josip Mišić Croatia Dinamo Zagreb €2,000,000 2 June 2021 [8]
27 DF Portugal João Pereira Retired 1 July 2021 [9]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

14 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal Cancelled Belgium Gent Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
14 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 2–2 Portugal Portimonense Parchal, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Inácio Goal 28'
  • Bragança Goal 85'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
15 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 2–1 Portugal Belenenses SAD Parchal, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
20 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 2–0 France Angers Faro, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
25 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 3–2 France Lyon Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 6 August 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 15 13 2 0 27 5 +22 086.67
Taça de Portugal 15 October 2021 Third round 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
Taça da Liga 26 October 2021 Third round 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 31 July 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 Group stage 6 3 0 3 14 12 +2 050.00
Total 27 22 2 3 54 21 +33 081.48

Last updated: 22 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga[]

Main article: 2021–22 Primeira Liga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto 15 13 2 0 38 8 +30 41 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 15 13 2 0 27 5 +22 41
3 Benfica 15 12 1 2 46 12 +34 37 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 15 8 4 3 24 16 +8 28 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Estoril 16 6 7 3 21 16 +5 25 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 13 2 0 27 5  +22 41 7 1 0 13 1  +12 6 1 0 14 4  +10

Last updated: 18 December 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round[]

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GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDDWWWWWWWWWW
Position111343333222222
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

6 August 2021 1 Sporting CP 3–0 Vizela Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 9,066
Referee: António Nobre
14 August 2021 2 Braga 1–2 Sporting CP Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 7,009
Referee: Luís Godinho
21 August 2021 3 Sporting CP 2–0 Belenenses SAD Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 13,145
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
28 August 2021 4 Famalicão 1–1 Sporting CP Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Famalicão
Attendance: 1,332
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
11 September 2021 5 Sporting CP 1–1 Porto Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 18,723
Referee: Nuno Almeida
19 September 2021 6 Estoril 0–1 Sporting CP Estoril
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 1,987
Referee: Tiago Martins
24 September 2021 7 Sporting CP 1–0 Marítimo Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 18,741
Referee: João Pinheiro
2 October 2021 8 Arouca 1–2 Sporting CP Arouca
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 3,338
Referee: Rui Costa
23 October 2021 9 Sporting CP 1–0 Moreirense Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 35,882
Referee: Vítor Ferreira
30 October 2021 10 Sporting CP 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 21,472
Referee: Rui Costa
7 November 2021 11 Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sporting CP Paços de Ferreira
19:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Luís Godinho
28 November 2021 12 Sporting CP 2–0 Tondela Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 34,058
Referee: Hugo Miguel
3 December 2021 13 Benfica 1–3 Sporting CP Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±0)
  • Pizzi Goal 90+5'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 48,790
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
11 December 2021 14 Sporting CP 2–0 Boavista Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Nuno Almeida
18 December 2021 15 Gil Vicente 0–3 Sporting CP Barcelos
20:30 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Referee: Tiago Martins
29 December 2021 16 Sporting CP v Portimonense Lisbon
21:00 WET (UTC±0) Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Taça de Portugal[]

Main article: 2021–22 Taça de Portugal
15 October 2021 Third round Belenenses 0–4 Sporting CP Belém
20:45 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Gustavo Correia
18 November 2021 Fourth round Sporting CP 2–1 Varzim Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
  • Heliardo Goal 78' (pen.)
 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: André Narciso
22 December 2021 Fifth round Casa Pia 1–2 Sporting CP Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique
Referee: Rui Costa
11–13 January 2022 Quarter-finals Leça v Sporting CP Leça da Palmeira
--:-- WET (UTC+0) Stadium: Estádio do Leça FC

Taça da Liga[]

Main article: 2021–22 Taça da Liga

Third round[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPO FAM PEN
1 Sporting CP 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 —
2 Famalicão 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3 — — 5–0
3 Penafiel 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 0–1 — —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 October 2021 2 Sporting CP 2–1 Famalicão Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 14,755
Referee: Manuel Mota
14 December 2021 3 Penafiel 0–1 Sporting CP Penafiel
20:15 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Claúdio Pereira

Semi-finals[]

26 January 2022 Sporting CP v Santa Clara Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira[]

Main article: 2021 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
31 July 2021 Final Sporting CP 2–1 Braga Aveiro
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 7,710
Referee: João Pinheiro

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[10]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AJX SPO DOR BES
1 Netherlands Ajax 6 6 0 0 20 5 +15 18 Advance to knockout phase — 4–2 4–0 2–0
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 0 3 14 12 +2 9[a] 1–5 — 3–1 4–0
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 0 3 10 11 −1 9[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–0 — 5–0
4 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 0 0 6 3 19 −16 0 1–2 1–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sporting CP 3, Borussia Dortmund 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Sporting CP +1, Borussia Dortmund −1.
15 September 2021 1 Sporting CP Portugal 1–5 Netherlands Ajax Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 20,382
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
28 September 2021 2 Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–0 Portugal Sporting CP Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
19 October 2021 3 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–4 Portugal Sporting CP Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 22,936
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
3 November 2021 4 Sporting CP Portugal 4–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
  • De Souza Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 90'
  • Larin Yellow card 50'
 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 40,835
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
24 November 2021 5 Sporting CP Portugal 3–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,341
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
7 December 2021 6 Ajax Netherlands 4–2 Portugal Sporting CP Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase § Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[11]

Round of 16[]
15 February 2022 First leg Sporting CP Portugal v England Manchester City Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
9 March 2022 Second leg Manchester City England v Portugal Sporting CP Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0) Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 7 November 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça
Cândido de Oliveira		 UEFA
Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Antonio Adán 16 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
22 GK Portugal POR André Paulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Portugal POR João Virgínia 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Brazil BRA Renan Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Reis 15 0 5+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
3 DF Morocco MAR Zouhair Feddal 13 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
4 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Coates 15 4 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2
13 DF Portugal POR Luís Neto 9 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2+1 0
16 DF Portugal POR Rúben Vinagre 10 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 DF Spain ESP Pedro Porro 14 2 6+3 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
25 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Inácio 13 2 7 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
34 DF Portugal POR João Goulart 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Esgaio 18 0 6+5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0+4 0
87 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Esteves 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Portugal POR João Palhinha 17 2 11 2 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 4 0
8 MF Portugal POR Matheus Nunes 18 1 10+1 1 0+1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
15 MF Uruguay URU Manuel Ugarte 6 1 0+4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Spain ESP Pablo Sarabia 12 2 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 2
28 MF Portugal POR Pedro Gonçalves 12 7 7 4 1 0 0+1 0 1 1 2 2
68 MF Portugal POR Daniel Bragança 13 0 2+6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0
84 MF Portugal POR Dário Essugo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Tabata 10 0 0+7 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 FW Cape Verde CPV Jovane Cabral 15 3 4+5 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1+2 0
11 FW Portugal POR Nuno Santos 18 4 7+4 2 0+1 1 1 1 0+1 0 1+3 0
19 FW Portugal POR Tiago Tomás 13 2 0+8 0 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
21 FW Portugal POR Paulinho 17 4 11 1 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 4 3
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
5 DF Portugal POR Nuno Mendes 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

References[]

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