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Sporting CP

Champions League

Liga Portugal

Taça De Portugal

Taça da Liga

Founded:	1906
Stadium:	Estádio José Alvalade
Coach:	Marcel Keizer
Liga Portugal Form:
Overall Form:

Sporting CP home ground venue is Estádio José Alvalade.

Marcel Keizer is the current coach for Sporting CP.

Sporting CP Liga Portugal Match Fixtures and Results

[ Home Overall Away ]

Sporting CP have played a total of 30 matches in Portugal Liga Portugal. Their current statistics is 13 win, 9 draw and 8 lose.

Sporting CP did not lose their last match in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Sporting CP results for their home or away matches in Liga Portugal 2009/2010.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Sporting CP	30	13	9	8

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
08/05/2010	Leixões	1 - 2	Sporting CP	0-1	H2H	+
			6' Leandro Grimi
		0 - 1	16' Miguel Veloso
Bruno Braga 23'
Vitorino Antunes 45'
Zé Manuel 45'
Bruno Braga 45'
João Paulo 45'
Pedro Seabra 47'
		0 - 2	55' Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva
			61' Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva
			62' Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva
			62' Bruno Pereirinha
Pedro Seabra 63'
Bruno Gallo 63'
João Paulo 82'		1 - 2
			82' Hélder Postiga
			82' Carlos Saleiro
			90' Yannick Djaló
			90' Matías Fernández
			90' Renato Neto
			90' Miguel Veloso
02/05/2010	Sporting CP	0 - 1	Naval 1º de Maio	0-0	H2H	+
			55' Diego Angelo
Marat Izmailov 62'
Hélder Postiga 62'
		0 - 1	63' Fábio Júnior
Leandro Grimi 67'
Bruno Pereirinha 67'
Daniel Carriço 78'
			80' Giuliano
			80' Davide Dias
João Pereira 80'
			86' Fábio Júnior
			86' Michel Simplicio
Tonel 89'
25/04/2010	União de Leiria	1 - 1	Sporting CP	0-1	H2H	+
			9' Daniel Carriço
		0 - 1	15' Liédson
Hugo Gomes 45'
Vítor Moreno 45'
Cássio Barbosa 49'		1 - 1
Paulo Vinícius 67'
Patrick 70'
Issouf Ouattara 70'
			70' Miguel Veloso
			70' Hélder Postiga
			81' Marat Izmailov
			81' Matías Fernández
Diego Gaúcho 83'
Silas 89'
Rafael Bitencourt 89'
			90' Hélder Postiga
19/04/2010	Sporting CP	2 - 1	Vitória FC	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	11' Aurelien Collin
Yannick Djaló 45'
Matías Fernández 45'
Matías Fernández 48'
João Moutinho 59'		1 - 1
			59' Aurelien Collin
Carlos Saleiro 69'
Hélder Postiga 69'
Hélder Postiga 69'		2 - 1
			75' Rúben Lima
			75' Pedro Rostoll
			82' Aurelien Collin
			82' Paulo Regula
			85' Neca
			85' Przemyslaw Kazmierczak
Marat Izmailov 90'
Leandro Grimi 90'
13/04/2010	Benfica	2 - 0	Sporting CP	0-0	H2H	+
			40' Rui Patrício
Éder Luís 45'
P. Aimar 45'
			46' Abel Ferreira
Luisão 46'
Fábio Coentrão 55'
O. Cardozo 67'
Alan Kardec 67'
O. Cardozo 68'		1 - 0
			70' Abel Ferreira
			70' Adrien Silva
Ángel Di María 76'
P. Aimar 78'		2 - 0
			78' Leandro Grimi
			78' Matías Fernández
Carlos Martins 85'
Airton 85'
			87' Miguel Veloso
02/04/2010	Sporting CP	5 - 0	Rio Ave	2-0	H2H	+
Yannick Djaló 6'		1 - 0
			24' Bruno Moraes
			24' Philip Onyemah
			39' Vítor Gomes
Liédson 42'		2 - 0
			50' Vilas Boas
Daniel Carriço 52'
Yannick Djaló 56'		3 - 0
			57' Nélson Oliveira
			57' Bruno Gama
			63' Fabio Faria
João Moutinho 66'		4 - 0
Miguel Veloso 71'
Matías Fernández 71'
Hélder Postiga 72'
Marat Izmailov 72'
Yannick Djaló 75'		5 - 0
Pedro Mendes 82'
Adrien Silva 82'
Marat Izmailov 83'
			90' Tarantini
			90' Sidnei Sciola
26/03/2010	Marítimo	3 - 2	Sporting CP	1-1	H2H	+
Tchô 17'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	36' João Pereira
Takahito Soma 45'
Baba Diawara 45'
			45' Abel Ferreira
			45' Matías Fernández
			60' Adrien Silva
			60' Bruno Pereirinha
Rafael Miranda 65'
João Guilherme 70'
			77' Carlos Saleiro
			77' Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Tchô 80'
Claudio Pitbull 80'
João Guilherme 81'		2 - 1
Kléber 89'
Mourtala Diakité 89'
Mourtala Diakité 90'
Claudio Pitbull 90'		3 - 1
			90' Bruno Pereirinha
		3 - 2	90' Florent Sinama-Pongolle
14/03/2010	Sporting CP	3 - 1	Vitória SC	3-0	H2H	+
Leandro Grimi 8'		1 - 0
Liédson 9'		2 - 0
Carlos Saleiro 20'		3 - 0
			31' João Alves
			31' Douglas
			53' Valdomiro
Miguel Veloso 55'
			60' Moreno
Miguel Veloso 61'
Matías Fernández 61'
		3 - 1	66' Valdomiro
Liédson 70'
			72' Moreno
			72' Marco Aurélio
			72' Gustavo Lazzaretti
João Pereira 78'
Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva 78'
João Moutinho 82'
			87' Rui Miguel
			87' Jorge Gonçalves
Tonel 88'
Liédson 90'
Marco Caneira 90'
07/03/2010	Belenenses	0 - 4	Sporting CP	0-0	H2H	+
			45' Yannick Djaló
			45' Carlos Saleiro
		0 - 1	50' Liédson
José Pedro 57'
André Almeida 57'
Fajardo 57'
Fredy 57'
		0 - 2	60' Liédson
Pelé 69'
Cândido Costa 69'
Fredy 70'
			71' Marat Izmailov
			71' Matías Fernández
		0 - 3	80' Liédson
			80' Miguel Veloso
			80' Adrien Silva
		0 - 4	88' Liédson
28/02/2010	Sporting CP	3 - 0	Porto	2-0	H2H	+
Yannick Djaló 6'		1 - 0
Miguel Veloso 12'
João Moutinho 16'
			17' Mikael Stahre
Yannick Djaló 30'
			45' Raul Meireles
			45' F. Belluschi
Marat Izmailov 45'		2 - 0
			45' Tomás Costa
Miguel Veloso 47'		3 - 0
			57' Rúben Micael
			57' Fredy Guarin
			57' M. González
			57' C. Rodríguez
Daniel Carriço 74'
Ânderson Polga 74'
			74' F. Belluschi
			76' Helton
Miguel Veloso 77'
Adrien Silva 77'
Marat Izmailov 77'
Liédson 78'
			89' Álvaro Pereira
Marat Izmailov 90'
João Pereira 90'
20/02/2010	Olhanense	0 - 0	Sporting CP	0-0	H2H	+
			21' Daniel Carriço
			32' Yannick Djaló
Paulo Sergio 63'
Toy 63'
			66' Matías Fernández
			66' Bruno Pereirinha
			66' Carlos Saleiro
			66' Hélder Postiga
			70' Miguel Veloso
Djalmir 70'
Yazalde 70'
Joao Goncalves 77'
			79' Hélder Postiga
			86' Abel Ferreira
Ukra 89'
Rabiola 89'
12/02/2010	Paços de Ferreira	0 - 0	Sporting CP	0-0	H2H	+
			24' Liédson
			55' Florent Sinama-Pongolle
			55' Matías Fernández
Manuel José 58'
Daniel Candeias 58'
			69' Adrien Silva
			69' Yannick Djaló
Bruno di Paula 74'
André Leão 74'
Maykon 80'
Pizzi 80'
Ozéia 83'
06/02/2010	Sporting CP	1 - 2	Académica	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	2' Orlando
João Moutinho 23'		1 - 1
			45' Diogo Gomes
			45' D. Vouho
		1 - 2	59' João Ribeiro
Simon Vukcevic 60'
Carlos Saleiro 60'
			69' João Ribeiro
			69' Lito
Florent Sinama-Pongolle 71'
Bruno Pereirinha 71'
			80' Cris
			80' Amoreirinha
Pedro Mendes 80'
Hélder Postiga 80'
			85' Modou Sougou
29/01/2010	Sporting Braga	1 - 0	Sporting CP	1-0	H2H	+
Paulo César 31'		1 - 0
			36' Daniel Carriço
			44' Adrien Silva
			54' Marat Izmailov
			54' Yannick Djaló
Albert Meyong Ze 55'
			61' Adrien Silva
			61' Matías Fernández
			61' Miguel Veloso
Albert Meyong Ze 63'
L. Aguiar 63'
Paulo César 63'
Matheus 63'
			65' Carlos Saleiro
			70' Carlos Saleiro
			70' Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Marcio Mossoró 77'
Wason Renteria 77'
Marcio Mossoró 77'
16/01/2010	Sporting CP	3 - 2	Nacional	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	24' Rúben Micael
			25' N. Pečnik
Miguel Veloso 25'		1 - 1
Leandro Grimi 27'
João Pereira 46'
			53' Kevin Amuneke
Hélder Postiga 58'
Liédson 58'
Liédson 59'		2 - 1
			65' Kevin Amuneke
			65' Edgar
			67' Felipe Lopes
Liédson 72'		3 - 1
Miguel Veloso 75'
Simon Vukcevic 75'
Marat Izmailov 77'
Matías Fernández 77'
			78' Edgar Costa
			78' Anselmo
			80' Rúben Micael
			80' Pedro Pacheco
		3 - 2	83' Edgar
			86' Anselmo
09/01/2010	Sporting CP	1 - 0	Leixões	0-0	H2H	+
			59' Léo Aro
			59' Zé Manuel
Hélder Postiga 59'
Florent Sinama-Pongolle 59'
			63' Bruno Gallo
			69' Bruno Gallo
Adrien Silva 75'
Matías Fernández 75'
			76' Fábio Espinho
			79' Christian Pouga
			79' Vitorino Antunes
Tonel 84'		1 - 0
			85' Pedro Seabra
			85' Didi
Simon Vukcevic 90'
Bruno Pereirinha 90'
19/12/2009	Naval 1º de Maio	0 - 1	Sporting CP	0-1	H2H	+
			11' Daniel Carriço
		0 - 1	35' Carlos Saleiro
			39' Miguel Veloso
			51' Adrien Silva
Alexandre Hauw 52'
Bruno Lazaroni 64'
Edivaldo Rojas Hermoza 64'
Mehdi Kerrouche 67'
Michel Simplicio 67'
			71' Abel Ferreira
			75' Carlos Saleiro
			75' Hélder Postiga
Nicolas Godemèche 76'
Daniel Cruz 79'
Davide Dias 79'
			90' Marat Izmailov
			90' Matías Fernández
			90' Liédson
			90' Bruno Pereirinha
Marinho 90'
12/12/2009	Sporting CP	0 - 1	União de Leiria	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	27' Paulo Vinícius
Matías Fernández 45'
Bruno Pereirinha 45'
Marco Caneira 45'
Adrien Silva 45'
			50' Ricardo Pateiro
Adrien Silva 51'
			60' Tiago Luis
			60' Pedro Cervantes
Simon Vukcevic 62'
Simon Vukcevic 72'
Hélder Postiga 72'
			79' Andelko Duricic
			87' Silas
			87' Hugo Gomes
			90' Ricardo Pateiro
			90' Elias
07/12/2009	Vitória FC	0 - 2	Sporting CP	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	5' Liédson
			45' Marat Izmailov
			45' Bruno Pereirinha
Á. Fernández 61'
Hélder Barbosa 61'
André Pinto 63'
André Pinto 64'
			70' Matías Fernández
			70' Hélder Postiga
Sandro Mendes 78'
Guilherme 78'
Luis Carlos 78'
Lourenço 78'
Kheireddine Zarabi 85'
Marc-André Zoro Kpolo 88'
		0 - 2	89' Liédson
Ladji Keita 90'
			90' Liédson
			90' Carlos Saleiro
28/11/2009	Sporting CP	0 - 0	Benfica	0-0	H2H	+
Ânderson Polga 29'
Abel Ferreira 45'
Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva 45'
			45' Ángel Di María
Adrien Silva 52'
			68' P. Aimar
			68' Rúben Amorim
Miguel Veloso 69'
			70' Javi García
Matías Fernández 74'
Bruno Pereirinha 74'
			77' David Luiz
			78' Sidnei
			78' Miguel Vítor
Simon Vukcevic 84'
Hélder Postiga 84'
			86' Javier Saviola
			86' Fábio Coentrão
08/11/2009	Rio Ave	2 - 2	Sporting CP	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	21' Matías Fernández
			44' Daniel Carriço
			45' Simon Vukcevic
			45' Miguel Angulo
		0 - 2	45' João Moutinho
Faissal Zangre 45'
Tarantini 45'
João Tomás 56'		1 - 2
João Tomás 60'		2 - 2
			64' Daniel Carriço
			64' André Marques
			64' Felipe Caicedo
			68' Hélder Postiga
			68' Ânderson Polga
Sidnei Sciola 75'
Philip Onyemah 75'
Zé Gomes 81'
Adriano Lara 81'
			90' André Marques
01/11/2009	Sporting CP	1 - 1	Marítimo	0-0	H2H	+
Hélder Postiga 13'
Miguel Veloso 24'
Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva 43'
			48' Fernando
			51' Roberto
Matías Fernández 54'		1 - 0
Daniel Carriço 59'
		1 - 1	62' Manu
Abel Ferreira 63'
Felipe Caicedo 63'
Bruno Pereirinha 63'
Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva 63'
			70' Djalma
			70' Takahito Soma
			77' Manu
			77' Briguel
André Marques 80'
Carlos Saleiro 80'
			90' Marcinho
			90' Claudio Pitbull
			90' Peçanha
27/10/2009	Vitória SC	1 - 1	Sporting CP	0-0	H2H	+
			19' Leandro Grimi
			40' Abel Ferreira
			45' Leandro Grimi
			45' Bruno Pereirinha
			60' Felipe Caicedo
			60' Hélder Postiga
Alex 66'
Targino 70'
Roberto 70'
			73' João Moutinho
			78' Simon Vukcevic
			78' Carlos Saleiro
		0 - 1	82' Matías Fernández
Nilson Corrêa 82'
Flavio Meireles 84'
			84' Tonel
Andrezinho 87'
Jorge Gonçalves 87'
João Alves 87'
Rui Miguel 87'
			89' Carlos Saleiro
Rui Miguel 90'		1 - 1
04/10/2009	Sporting CP	0 - 0	Belenenses	0-0	H2H	+
			13' Tiago Gomes
			13' Gabriel Gómez
			19' Gabriel Gómez
Miguel Angulo 57'
Yannick Djaló 57'
Simon Vukcevic 57'
Bruno Pereirinha 57'
			58' José Pedro
			64' Jean-Paul Yontcha
			64' Freddy Adu
Hélder Postiga 65'
Felipe Caicedo 65'
			70' Celestino
			83' Sérgio Barge
			85' Fredy
			85' Fellipe Bastos
26/09/2009	Porto	1 - 0	Sporting CP	1-0	H2H	+
R. Falcao 3'		1 - 0
Raul Meireles 12'
			25' Miguel Veloso
			34' Ânderson Polga
			36' Abel Ferreira
			46' Leandro Grimi
			46' Bruno Pereirinha
			52' Ânderson Polga
			56' Matías Fernández
			56' Tonel
Jorge Fucile 56'
Mikael Stahre 65'
M. González 71'
Tomás Costa 71'
			78' Hélder Postiga
			78' Felipe Caicedo
R. Falcao 78'
Ernesto Farías 78'
Tomás Costa 78'
Raul Meireles 84'
Diego Váleri 84'
			90' Miguel Veloso
21/09/2009	Sporting CP	3 - 2	Olhanense	2-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	9' Rabiola
		0 - 2	18' André Castro
Miguel Angulo 27'
Yannick Djaló 27'
Daniel Carriço 35'		1 - 2
			40' Anselmo
João Moutinho 41'		2 - 2
			43' Miguel Garcia
			52' Rui Duarte
Marco Caneira 62'
Matías Fernández 62'
			62' Toy
			62' Gregory Nwokolo
			68' Rabiola
			68' Paulo Sergio
Hélder Postiga 71'
Felipe Caicedo 71'
Felipe Caicedo 77'
			81' André Castro
			81' Georges Mbida Messi
Simon Vukcevic 86'		3 - 2
13/09/2009	Sporting CP	1 - 0	Paços de Ferreira	0-0	H2H	+
			11' K. Berville
			11' Carlitos
André Marques 17'
Miguel Veloso 27'
			30' Ozéia
Simon Vukcevic 30'
			34' Ricardo
			37' Filipe Anunciacao
			37' Pedrinha
			41' Baiano
			43' Ciel
Simon Vukcevic 45'
Matías Fernández 45'
André Marques 45'
Hélder Postiga 45'
			63' Carlitos
			63' Fábio Pacheco
			77' Pedrinha
			78' Fábio Pacheco
Liédson 81'		1 - 0
Yannick Djaló 85'
Marco Caneira 85'
			86' Fábio Pacheco
			87' Cristiano
			90' Baiano
30/08/2009	Académica	0 - 2	Sporting CP	0-0	H2H	+
Miguel Pedro 26'
André Fontes 35'
			45' Bruno Pereirinha
			45' Simon Vukcevic
			51' Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva
			53' André Marques
			56' André Marques
			56' Carlos Saleiro
			57' João Moutinho
Lito 62'
Modou Sougou 62'
		0 - 1	63' Liédson
			66' Miguel Veloso
André Fontes 71'
Éder 71'
			72' Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva
			72' Marco Caneira
Miguel Pedro 75'
			77' Daniel Carriço
Licá 79'
William Kwabena Tiero 79'
		0 - 2	84' Yannick Djaló
22/08/2009	Sporting CP	1 - 2	Sporting Braga	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	12' Alan
			32' Marcio Mossoró
			32' Hugo Viana
Hélder Postiga 36'
Felipe Caicedo 36'
Daniel Carriço 45'
Liédson 51'
			52' Eduardo
			53' Alberto Rodríguez
Bruno Roberto Pereira Da Silva 58'
Bruno Pereirinha 58'
			65' Paulo César
			65' Fernando Alexandre
			65' Alberto Rodríguez
			65' Paulão
Matías Fernández 68'
Yannick Djaló 68'
Yannick Djaló 71'		1 - 1
			73' Hugo Viana
			73' Matheus
		1 - 2	81' Albert Meyong Ze
15/08/2009	Nacional	1 - 1	Sporting CP	1-0	H2H	+
			24' João Moutinho
João Aurélio 27'		1 - 0
Rúben Micael 42'
			45' Abel Ferreira
			45' Bruno Pereirinha
			45' Fábio Rochemback
			45' Simon Vukcevic
Nuno Pinto 50'
Wellington 50'
Rúben Micael 60'
N. Pečnik 60'
			63' Ânderson Polga
			68' André Marques
			68' Matías Fernández
		1 - 1	75' João Aurélio
João Aurélio 81'
Anselmo 81'

Chart Analysis

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Statistics & Analysis of Sporting CP

Liédson is the leading top goal scorer for Sporting CP with 26 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	3
Longest losing streak	2
Longest run without loss	6
Longest run without win	6
Clean sheets	12
Matches over 2.25 goals	12
Matches under 2.25 goals	18
Matches First Half Over 0.5	18
Matches First Half Under 0.5	12
Matches odd	16
Matches even	14
Average goals scored	1.4
Average goals allowed	0.87
Failure to score	9
Biggest victory	5 - 0
Biggest defeat	2 - 0
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	8
Own goals	1
Goalless draw at home match	2 (13%)
Goalless draw at away match	2 (13%)
Comeback win	3
Top Goal Scorer	Liédson
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Sporting CP Squad

Detailed statistics of each Sporting CP player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

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#	Name of Player
22	Florent Sinama-Pongolle	190	5	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício	2700	30	0	0	0	1	0	0
	João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho	2520	28	0	0	5	5	0	0
	Liedson da Silva Muniz	2462	28	1	3	13	4	0	0
	Daniel Filipe Martins Carriço	2208	25	0	1	1	10	1	0
	Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso	2144	25	0	6	3	12	1	0
	Antonio Leonel Vilar Nogueira Sousa	2014	23	1	0	1	3	0	0
	Leandro Damián Marcelo Grimi	1586	20	1	4	1	3	0	0
	Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira	1438	18	0	5	0	5	0	0
	Matías Ariel Fernández Fernández	1374	28	15	7	3	1	0	0
	Yannick dos Santos Djaló	1250	18	5	3	6	3	0	0
	Anderson Correa Polga	1170	15	2	0	0	3	1	0
	Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga	1006	22	11	9	1	3	0	0
	João Pedro da Silva Pereira	978	12	1	1	1	2	0	0
	Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes	972	11	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Marat Izmailov	941	13	1	9	1	1	0	1
	Simon Vukčević	906	14	3	8	1	2	0	0
	Carlos Miguel Mondim Saleiro	856	16	7	5	2	2	0	0
	Adrien Sebastian Perruchet Silva	811	14	5	4	0	4	0	0
	Bruno Alexandre Marques Pereirinha	537	17	15	2	0	1	0	0
	André Filipe Farías Marques	403	6	0	5	0	3	0	0
	Pedro Alves da Silva	366	7	3	3	1	3	0	0
	Marco Antonio Simoes Caneira	310	7	3	2	0	0	0	0
	Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo	223	7	6	1	0	1	0	0
	Miguel Angel Angulo Valderrey	219	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
	Fábio Rochemback	45	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Renato Cardoso Porto Neto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Superior H2H Statistics

Upcoming football matches with excellent head to head records over their opponents.

PSBS Biak Numfor vs Persis Solo

H2H Home Team Advantage

Football clubs who play better for their home games H2H.

Balcatta W vs West NTC W

H2H Away Team Advantage

Football clubs that play well for their away games.

Ranger's vs Inter Club d'Escaldes

Top Football Clubs

Motivated teams after winning five matches in a row or they have maintained a ten-match unbeaten run. The bookmakers label them as favourites for a reason.