Sporting CP
Full nameSporting Clube de Portugal
Founded4 March 1985 (1985-03-04)
GroundPavilhão João Rocha
Capacity3,000
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachNuno Dias
LeagueLiga Placard
2021-22Overall table: 1st
Playoffs: Champions
WebsiteClub website

Sporting Clube de Portugal [1] is a professional futsal club part of the Sporting CP sports club. Based in Lisbon, the section was founded in 1985. They are the most decorated team in Portugal, having won the UEFA Futsal Champions League two times.

Sporting have made the last 13 Portuguese National Futsal finals and winning 10, with the club winning 3 straight Portuguese championships in 1993-95, 2016-18 and another 3 straight tiles in 2021-23, making it their third three peat in their history.

History

Futsal was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1985. As a founding member of the first Portuguese League Championship in 1991, Sporting won the league for its first success and inaugural season of Futsal first division. Sporting's first hat trick of came in 1993-95 and from there on started becoming a dominant force as years progressed and have forged a bitter rivalry with their cross town rivals S.L. Benfica. Just like in Football, matches between these two teams is the main highlight of the Portuguese Futsal in all competitions and known as the Lisbon Derby.

In 1995, Sporting fans were forced to choose the modalities to keep in the club, due to financial problems, having chosen handball and futsal, leading to the closure of the basketball, hockey and volleyball sections (which have all returned in the meantime).

In 2002, futsal is officially adopted by UEFA and the UEFA Futsal Cup was created. This first edition was played in Lisbon and organized by Sporting Clube de Portugal, which represented the country as national champion and reached the semi-finals. The 2014-15 edition was also held in Lisbon with Sporting CP once again reaching the final four.

In 2019, Sporting CP won their first UEFA Futsal Champions League after defeating tournament hosts Kairat Almaty by 2-1. In 2021, Sporting CP won their second Futsal Champions League title defeating FC Barcelona 4-3 in Zadar, Croatia. In the 2020-21 season Sporting won its 16th Portuguese First Division Title, beating their eternal rivals Benfica 3-1 at Pavilhão Fidelidade, thus completing the quadruple for the calendar season (minus the Portuguese Cup: cancelled due to Covid-19) and extending Sportings' hegemony in Portuguese futsal.

Domestically and Internationally Sporting is currently the most decorated team in Portugal, with a total of 44 trophies: 18 Portuguese League titles, 9 Portuguese Cups, 4 League Cups, 11 Super Cups and 2 UEFA Futsal Champions League. Overall, Sporting holds the record of all five major competitions listed then any other Portuguese Futsal team and are seen as the greatest team of the modern era.

Facilities

Pavilhão João Rocha

Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in the parish of Lumiar, in Lisbon. Located next to the Estádio José Alvalade, it is the home of Sporting CP sports. In honor of one of the most distinguished figures in the history of Sporting, the pavilion was named after former club president, João Rocha, who remained in office from September 1973 to October 1986. Its inauguration took place on the day June 21, 2017.

Honours

International competitions

Champions: 2018–19, 2020–21

National competitions

1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22, 2022-23
2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021-22
2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22
2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Current squad

As of 11 November 2023[2][3]
# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Gonçalo Portugal Portugal
2 Pivot Pedro Santos Portugal
2 Winger Renato Almeida Portugal
3 Winger Diogo Santos Portugal
4 Defender Tomás Paçó Portugal
6 Pivot Zicky Té Portugal
7 Pivot Hugo Neves Portugal
8 Defender Wesley Reinaldo Brazil
9 Defender João Matos (c) Portugal
10 Winger Pauleta Portugal
11 Pivot Andriy Dzyalo Portugal
13 Pivot Anton Sokolov Russia
15 Defender Rafa Félix Brazil
16 Goalkeeper Bernardo Paçó Portugal
18 Winger Pany Varela Portugal
19 Winger Liedson Varela Portugal
21 Winger Tiago Macedo Portugal
22 Goalkeeper Guilherme Cintra Portugal
29 Winger Alex Merlim Italy
33 Winger Taynan da Silva Kazakhstan
92 Goalkeeper Henrique Rafagnin Brazil

References

  1. ↑ "Top 11 football clubs with futsal sections". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Futsal Team". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sporting Futsal". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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