Sporting CP (Sporting Clube de Portugal) was founded in July 1906 and is based in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Its home ground is the Estádio José Alvalade, and it competes in the Primeira Liga (Portuguese Prime League).

Team History

In 1904, José Alvalade, the club’s first president, established the Grande Camp Football Club. In 1906, with the support of his grandfather, José Alvalade founded Sporting Clube de Portugal. In March 2020, the club announced Rúben Amorim as its new head coach. Sporting CP has produced numerous football stars for European football, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Simão, and Rui Patrício, among others.

Since the 1930s, Sporting CP has consistently ranked among the top teams in the Portuguese league, with their worst finish being no lower than 5th place. However, their performance in domestic and international competitions has gradually declined. Not only has the total number of domestic league titles been surpassed by FC Porto, leaving them at the bottom of the ""Big Three,"" but in European competitions, they have only won one European Cup Winners' Cup, far behind Benfica and Porto, which have each claimed two European Cup/Champions League titles. Since the establishment of the Portuguese league, Sporting CP has never been relegated from the top flight and has won 21 league titles. Additionally, the team has won 18 Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup) titles, 4 Taça da Liga (Portuguese League Cup) titles, 9 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup) titles, 4 Portuguese Championship titles, and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup title.