2024–25 Sporting CP season
Sporting CP 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Frederico Varandas | |||
| Head coach | Rúben Amorim | |||
| Stadium | Estádio José Alvalade | |||
| Primeira Liga | 1st | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Third round | |||
| Taça da Liga | Quarter-finals | |||
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Viktor Gyökeres (7) All: Viktor Gyökeres (7) | |||
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← 2023–24 | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 132nd season in the history of Sporting CP, and the club's 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and the UEFA Champions League.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 August 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Vladan Kovačević |  Raków Częstochowa | €5,000,000[2] | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Antonio Adán | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [4] | |
| MF |  Abdul Fatawu |  Leicester City | €17,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
Sporting CP 
v 
Sevilla
v Sevilla | 23 July 2024 Friendly | Sporting CP | 2–1 | Sevilla | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) |
Sporting CP v Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao | 27 July 2024 Troféu Cinco Violinos | Sporting CP | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:30 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 9 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 100.00 |
| Taça de Portugal | 18–20 October 2024 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Taça da Liga | 29–31 October 2024 | TBD | Quarter-finals | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 3 August 2024 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 17 September 2024 | TBD | League phase | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 080.00 | ||||
Last updated: 31 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 2 | Famalicão | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Porto | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. 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.
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 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
Last updated: 31 August 2024.
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
Sporting CP v Rio Ave
| 9 August 2024 1 | Sporting CP | 3–1 | Rio Ave | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 38,513 Referee: João Gonçalves |
Nacional v Sporting CP
| 17 August 2024 2 | Nacional | 1–6 | Sporting CP | Funchal |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Luís Godinho |
Farense v Sporting CP
| 23 August 2024 3 | Farense | 0–5 | Sporting CP | Faro |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 17,793 Referee: Tiago Martins |
Sporting CP v Porto
| 31 August 2024 4 | Sporting CP | 2–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 46,413 Referee: Luís Godinho |
Arouca v Sporting CP
| 13 September 2024 5 | Arouca | v | Sporting CP | Arouca |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Referee: João Pinheiro |
Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Sporting CP v Nacional
| 29–31 October 2024 Quarter-finals | Sporting CP | v | Nacional | Lisbon |
| --:-- WET (UTC±0) | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Sporting CP v Porto
| 3 August 2024 Final | Sporting CP | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Porto | Aveiro |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Referee: João Pinheiro |
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[6]
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 |  Sparta Prague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 |  Sturm Graz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 |  VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: UEFA[7]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | ||||||||
| Position |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Sporting CP v 
Lille
v 
Lille | 17 September 2024 1 | Sporting CP | v | Lille | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
PSV Eindhoven 
v Sporting CP
v Sporting CP | 1 October 2024 2 | PSV Eindhoven | v | Sporting CP | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion |
Sturm Graz 
v Sporting CP
v Sporting CP | 22 October 2024 3 | Sturm Graz | v | Sporting CP | Graz, Austria |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium |
Sporting CP v 
Manchester City
v Manchester City | 5 November 2024 4 | Sporting CP | v | Manchester City | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
Sporting CP v Arsenal
v Arsenal | 26 November 2024 5 | Sporting CP | v | Arsenal | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
Club Brugge 
v Sporting CP
v Sporting CP | 10 December 2024 6 | Club Brugge | v | Sporting CP | Bruges, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
RB Leipzig 
v Sporting CP
v Sporting CP | 22 January 2025 7 | RB Leipzig | v | Sporting CP | Leipzig, Germany |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
Sporting CP v 
Bologna
v 
Bologna | 29 January 2024 8 | Sporting CP | v | Bologna | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| 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 |  URU | Franco Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | BIH | Vladan Kovačević | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK |  BRA | Diego Callai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Matheus Reis | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NED | Jerry St. Juste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BEL | Zeno Debast | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Iván Fresneda | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | POR | Gonçalo Inácio | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  CIV | Ousmane Diomande | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | POR | João Muniz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | POR | Ricardo Esgaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | DF | POR | Eduardo Quaresma | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | DF | FRA | Koba Koindredi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | DF | POR | Diogo Travassos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF |  JPN | Hidemasa Morita | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POR | Pedro Gonçalves | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | POR | Dário Essugo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | POR | Daniel Bragança | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POR | Mateus Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF |  DEN | Morten Hjulmand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  SWE | Viktor Gyökeres | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Marcus Edwards | 4 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | POR | Nuno Santos | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | POR | Francisco Trincão | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |  MOZ | Geny Catamo | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | FW | POR | Geovany Quenda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | FW | POR | Rafael Nel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | POR | Afonso Moreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | POR | Rodrigo Ribeiro | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||||
- Source: Soccerway
References
- ^ "Main team". Sporting Clube de Portugal. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Sporting buy Bosnian goalkeeper Vladan Kovacevic; Vitória snap up Vizela captain Samu". OneFootball. June 20, 2024.
- ^ ""Decidi e aceitei muito rápido": eis o primeiro reforço do Sporting". SIC Notícias. June 5, 2024.
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- ^ "Leicester City set to sign Abdul Fatawu Issahaku permanently after triggering €17m buy option clause".
- ^ "Champions League league phase draw: All 36 teams learn their opponents". UEFA. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
