2021–22 Sporting CP season

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 participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the UEFA Champions League.

Sporting CP
2021–22 season
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachRúben Amorim
StadiumEstádio José Alvalade
Primeira Liga2nd
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
Taça da LigaWinners
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pablo Sarabia (12)

All:
Pablo Sarabia (18)
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2022[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  ESP Antonio Adán
2 DF  BRA Matheus Reis
3 DF  MAR Zouhair Feddal
4 DF  URU Sebastián Coates (captain)
6 MF  POR João Palhinha (3rd captain)
7 FW  BRA Bruno Tabata
8 MF  POR Matheus Nunes
9 FW  ALG Islam Slimani
11 FW  POR Nuno Santos
13 DF  POR Luís Neto (vice-captain)
15 MF  URU Manuel Ugarte
16 DF  POR Rúben Vinagre (on loan from Wolverhampton)
17 MF  ESP Pablo Sarabia (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  POR Paulinho
22 GK  POR André Paulo
23 MF  ENG Marcus Edwards
24 DF  ESP Pedro Porro (on loan from Manchester City)
25 DF  POR Gonçalo Inácio
28 MF  POR Pedro Gonçalves
31 GK  POR João Virgínia (on loan from Everton)
47 DF  POR Ricardo Esgaio
68 MF  POR Daniel Bragança
71 DF  POR Flávio Nazinho
84 MF  POR Dário Essugo
87 DF  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
40 GK  BRA Renan Ribeiro
91 FW  POR Rodrigo 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  POR Eduardo Quaresma (at Tondela until 30 June 2022)
DF  POR Nuno Mendes (at Paris Saint-Germain until 30 June 2022)
DF  POR Tiago Ilori (at Boavista until 30 June 2022)
MF  ARG Rodrigo Battaglia (at Mallorca until 30 June 2022)
MF  BRA Carlos Jatobá (at Santo André until 31 December 2022)
MF  BRA Eduardo Henrique (at Al Raed until 30 June 2022)
MF  CIV Idrissa Doumbia (at Zulte Waregem until 30 June 2022)
MF  POR Filipe Chaby (at Nacional until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  BRA Luiz Phellype (at OFI until 30 June 2022)
FW  CPV Jovane Cabral (at Lazio until 30 June 2022)
FW  ECU Gonzalo Plata (at Valladolid until 30 June 2022)
FW  POR Pedro Marques (at Famalicão until 30 June 2022)
FW  POR Pedro Mendes (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2022)
FW  POR Rafael Camacho (at Belenenses SAD until 30 June 2022)
FW  POR Tiago Tomás (at Stuttgart until 30 June 2023)
FW  SVN Andraž Šporar (at Middlesbrough until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Josip Mišić Dinamo Zagreb Return from loan 1 June 2021 [2]
47 DF Ricardo Esgaio Braga €5,500,000 3 July 2021 [3]
16 DF Rúben Vinagre Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan 9 July 2021 [4]
15 MF Manuel Ugarte Famalicão €6,500,000 9 August 2021 [5]
31 MF João Virgínia Everton Loan 24 August 2021 [6]
17 MF Pablo Sarabia 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 Josip Mišić Dinamo Zagreb €2,000,000 2 June 2021 [8]
27 DF João Pereira Retired 1 July 2021 [9]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

14 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP Cancelled Gent Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
14 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP 2–2 Portimonense Parchal, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Inácio 28'
  • Bragança 85'
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
15 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP 2–1 Belenenses SAD Parchal, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
20 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP 2–0 Angers Faro, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
25 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP 3–2 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 32 25 4 3 66 21 +45 078.13
Taça de Portugal 15 October 2021 21 April 2022 Third round Semi-finals 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 066.67
Taça da Liga 26 October 2021 29 January 2022 Third round Winners 4 4 0 0 7 3 +4 100.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 31 July 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 9 March 2022 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 1 4 14 17 −3 037.50
Total 51 37 5 9 102 47 +55 072.55

Last updated: 1 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (Q) 32 27 4 1 83 22 +61 85 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP (Q) 32 25 4 3 66 21 +45 79
3 Benfica (Q) 32 22 5 5 76 29 +47 71 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga (X) 32 18 8 6 49 28 +21 62 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Gil Vicente 32 12 12 8 44 37 +7 48 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. 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.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of Europa Conference League third qualifying round spot, may still qualify for Europa League if Porto wins the Taça de Portugal

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 25 4 3 66 21  +45 79 13 1 2 30 8  +22 12 3 1 36 13  +23

Last updated: 1 May 2022.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWWDDWWWWWWWWWWWLWLWWDWDWWWWWLWW
Position11134333322222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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)
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
Attendance: 18,551
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
Attendance: 4,730
Referee: Tiago Martins
29 December 2021 16 Sporting CP 3–2 Portimonense Lisbon
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 21,038
Referee: António Nobre
7 January 2022 17 Santa Clara 3–2 Sporting CP Ponta Delgada
18:30 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 1,761
Referee: Rui Costa
16 January 2022 18 Vizela 0–2 Sporting CP Vizela
18:00 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
22 January 2022 19 Sporting CP 1–2 Braga Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 26,989
Referee: Hugo Miguel
2 February 2022 20 Belenenses SAD 1–4 Sporting CP Oeiras
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 4,463
Referee: Gustavo Correia
6 February 2022 21 Sporting CP 2–0 Famalicão Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 25,640
Referee: André Narciso
11 February 2022 22 Porto 2–2 Sporting CP Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 48,350
Referee: João Pinheiro
20 February 2022 23 Sporting CP 3–0 Estoril Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 35,270
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
26 February 2022 24 Marítimo 1–1 Sporting CP Funchal
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 6,221
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
5 March 2022 25 Sporting CP 2–0 Arouca Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 25,254
Referee: António Nobre
14 March 2022 26 Moreirense 0–2 Sporting CP Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 2,821
Referee: João Pinheiro
19 March 2022 27 Vitória de Guimarães 1–3 Sporting CP Guimarães
20:30 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 16,122
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
3 April 2022 28 Sporting CP 2–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 28,788
Referee: Vítor Ferreira
9 April 2022 29 Tondela 1–3 Sporting CP Tondela
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 4,745
Referee: Luís Godinho
17 April 2022 30 Sporting CP 0–2 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 40,714
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
25 April 2022 31 Boavista 0–3 Sporting CP Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 7,434
Referee: Manuel Mota
1 May 2022 32 Sporting CP 4–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
7 May 2022 33 Portimonense v Sporting CP Portimão
20:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão

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
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 January 2022 Quarter-finals Leça 0–4 Sporting CP Leça da Palmeira
20:45 WET (UTC+0) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Leça FC
Referee: Manuel Mota
2 March 2022 Semi-finals
First leg
Sporting CP 1–2 Porto Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 44,231
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
21 April 2022 Semi-finals
Second leg
Porto 1–0
(3–1 agg.)
Sporting CP Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: Nuno Almeida

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 2–1 Santa Clara Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria
Attendance: 7,337
Referee: António Nobre

Final

29 January 2022 Benfica 1–2 Sporting CP Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria
Attendance: 20,622
Referee: Manuel Mota

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

Group stage

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 Ajax 6 6 0 0 20 5 +15 18 Advance to knockout phase 4–2 4–0 2–0
2 Sporting CP 6 3 0 3 14 12 +2 9[lower-alpha 1] 1–5 3–1 4–0
3 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 0 3 10 11 1 9[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–0 5–0
4 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. 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 1–5 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 1–0 Sporting CP Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
19 October 2021 3 Beşiktaş 1–4 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 4–0 Beşiktaş Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 40,835
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
24 November 2021 5 Sporting CP 3–1 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 4–2 Sporting CP Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

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

15 February 2022 First leg Sporting CP 0–5 Manchester City Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 48,129
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
9 March 2022 Second leg Manchester City 0–0
(5–0 agg.)
Sporting CP Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0) Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 51,213
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 11 February 2022
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaSupertaça
Cândido de Oliveira
UEFA
Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ESP Antonio Adán 30022000201050
22 GK  POR André Paulo 000000000000
31 GK  POR João Virgínia 700040200010
40 GK  BRA Renan Ribeiro 000000000000
Defenders
2 DF  BRA Matheus Reis 31214+322+103+100+105+10
3 DF  MAR Zouhair Feddal 22111130201050
4 DF  URU Sebastián Coates 27320011101042
13 DF  POR Luís Neto 2209+301+1040003+10
16 DF  POR Rúben Vinagre 1306+10201+10001+10
24 DF  ESP Pedro Porro 21410+330+200+100051
25 DF  POR Gonçalo Inácio 304173303+111050
47 DF  POR Ricardo Esgaio 34012+804030101+50
71 DF  POR Flávio Nazinho 501+101000000+20
87 DF  POR Gonçalo Esteves 901+202+101+100010
Midfielders
6 MF  POR João Palhinha 29317+23102+101050
8 MF  POR Matheus Nunes 36320+222+212+201050
15 MF  URU Manuel Ugarte 2215+802+103+11001+10
17 MF  ESP Pablo Sarabia 301117+161+1142004+22
23 MF  ENG Marcus Edwards 100+1000000000
28 MF  POR Pedro Gonçalves 29131762+122+20113+14
68 MF  POR Daniel Bragança 28216+323010001+40
84 MF  POR Dário Essugo 10000000000+10
Forwards
7 FW  BRA Bruno Tabata 2430+150322+100+101+11
9 FW  ALG Islam Slimani 200+2000000000
11 FW  POR Nuno Santos 36914+752+223+110+102+41
21 FW  POR Paulinho 34122191+201+20105+13
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
5 DF  POR Nuno Mendes 301+1000001000
34 DF  POR João Goulart 10000+10000000
57 DF  MOZ Geny Catamo 100+1000000000
10 FW  CPV Jovane Cabral 1734+612110111+20
19 FW  POR Tiago Tomás 2430+130221+210+102+30

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