2019–20 Sporting CP season

Sporting CP
2019–20 season
PresidentFrederico Varandas
ManagerLeonel Pontes
(until 26 September)[1]
Silas
(from 26 September until 4 March )[2]
Rúben Amorim
(from 4 march )
StadiumEstádio José Alvalade
Primeira Liga4th
Taça de PortugalThird round
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bruno Fernandes (8)

All:
Bruno Fernandes[A] (15)

The 2019–20 Sporting CP season was the club's 114th season in existence and 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 25 July 2020.

Players

Current squad

As of 30 January 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Other players under contract

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Out on loan

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Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
14 DF Portugal Luís Neto 31 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia Transfer Summer 2022 Free jn.pt
10 FW Argentina Luciano Vietto 25 Atlético Madrid Spain Transfer Summer 2024 €7.5M desporto.sapo.pt
5 MF Brazil Eduardo 24 Internacional Brazil Transfer Summer 2024 €3M [2]
7 FW Portugal Rafael Camacho 19 Liverpool England Transfer Summer 2024 Undisclosed [3]
19 DF France Valentin Rosier 22 Dijon France Transfer Summer 2022 €7.5M [4]

Last updated: 18 March 2024

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF Portugal Bruno Fernandes 25 Manchester United England Transfer January €55M (+€25M) [5]

Last updated: 18 March 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 29 April 2019, Sporting announced the first pre-season plans, including two matches in Switzerland as well as an unprecedented match against Liverpool in New York.[4] The presentation match, against Valencia, was announced on 7 June following the announcement of a match against Club Brugge in Belgium three days earlier.[5][6]

10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) Friendly Rapperswil-Jona Switzerland 2–1 Portugal Sporting CP Rapperswil, Switzerland
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Gele 49'
Hadzi 68'
Report B. Fernandes 13' (pen.) Stadium: Stadion Grünfeld
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly St. Gallen Switzerland 2–2 Portugal Sporting CP St. Gallen, Switzerland
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kutesa 43'
Heftis 52'
Report B. Fernandes 2'
Wendel 25'
Stadium: Kybunpark
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly Liverpool England 2–2 Portugal Sporting CP New York, United States
21:30 EDT (UTC−4) Origi 20'
Wijnaldum 44'
Fabinho Yellow card 88'
Report B. Fernandes 5'
Neto Yellow card 30'
Wendel 54'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 31,112
Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) Troféu Cinco Violinos Sporting CP Portugal 1–2 Spain Valencia Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1) Dost 5'
B. Fernandes Yellow card 54'
Report Kondogbia 9'
Gameiro 66'
Gabriel Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 32,154
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 11 August 2019 25 July 2020 Matchday 1 4th 34 18 6 10 49 34 +15 052.94
Taça de Portugal 17 October 2019 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Taça da Liga 26 September 2019 21 January 2020 Group stage Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 050.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 4 August 2019 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00
Europa League 19 September 2019 27 February 2020 Group stage Round of 32 8 5 0 3 15 12 +3 062.50
Total 48 25 6 17 72 59 +13 052.08

Last updated: 25 July 2020
Source: Sporting.pt

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) Benfica 5–0 Sporting CP Faro/Loulé
20:45 WEST (UTC+1) Silva 40'
Dias Yellow card 45+2'
Grimaldo Yellow card 46', 64'
Ferro Yellow card 50'
Pizzi 60', 75'
Seferovic Yellow card 70'
De Tomás Yellow card 72'
Chiquinho 90'
Report Acuña Yellow card 20'
Doumbia Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 89'
Raphinha Yellow card 49'
B. Fernandes Yellow card 62'
Coates Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Nuno Almeida

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Benfica 34 24 5 5 71 26 +45 77 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Braga 34 18 6 10 61 40 +21 60[a] Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
4 Sporting CP 34 18 6 10 49 34 +15 60[a] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
5 Rio Ave 34 15 10 9 48 36 +12 55 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
6 Famalicão 34 14 12 8 53 51 +2 54
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Braga 1, Sporting 0
  2. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.

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
34 18 6 10 49 34  +15 60 12 1 4 25 13  +12 6 5 6 24 21  +3

Last updated: 25 July 2020.
Source: Liga Portugal

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWLDLWWWLWLWWLWLWLWDWLWDWWWWDWLDL
Position7415875444444344434344444433333334
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2020. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 1 Marítimo 1–1 Sporting CP Funchal, Madeira
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 9,673
Referee: Tiago Martins
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 2 Sporting CP 2–1 Braga Lisbon
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 35,692
Referee: Luis Godinho
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25) 3 Portimonense 1–3 Sporting CP Portimão
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Carlos Xistra
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4 Sporting CP 2–3 Rio Ave Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 37,942
Referee: João Pinheiro
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 5 Boavista 1–1 Sporting CP Porto
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 12,314
Referee: Jorge Sousa
23 September 2019 (2019-09-23) 6 Sporting CP 1–2 Famalicão Lisbon
21:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 28,576
Referee: Hugo Miguel
30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) 7 Desportivo das Aves 0–1 Sporting CP Vila das Aves
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Carlos Xistra
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 8 Sporting CP 3–1 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 28,135
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
31 October 2019 (2019-10-31) 9 Paços de Ferreira 1–2 Sporting CP Paços de Ferreira
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Rui Costa
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 10 Tondela 1–0 Sporting CP Tondela
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 11 Sporting CP 2–0 Belenenses Lisbon
18:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 27,102
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 12 Gil Vicente 3–1 Sporting CP Barcelos
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 7,009
Referee: Hugo Miguel
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 13 Sporting CP 1–0 Moreirense Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 26,093
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) 14 Santa Clara 0–4 Sporting CP Ponta Delgada
19:05 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: Manuel Mota
5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) 15 Sporting CP 1–2 Porto Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,247
Referee: Jorge Sousa
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 16 Vitória de Setúbal 1–3 Sporting CP Setúbal
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Tiago Martins
17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) 17 Sporting CP 0–2 Benfica Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,017
Referee: Hugo Miguel
27 January 2020 (2020-01-27) 18 Sporting CP 1–0 Marítimo Lisbon
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 12,798
Referee: Rui Costa
2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 19 Braga 1–0 Sporting CP Braga
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Jorge Sousa
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 20 Sporting CP 2–1 Portimonense Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 28,763
Referee: Hugo Miguel
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 21 Rio Ave 1–1 Sporting CP Vila do Conde
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 4,434
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 22 Sporting CP 2–0 Boavista Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 29,171
Referee: Nuno Almeida
3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) 23 Famalicão 3–1 Sporting CP Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: Luís Godinho
8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) 24 Sporting CP 2–0 Desportivo das Aves Lisbon
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 27,272
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
4 June 2020 (2020-06-04) 25 Vitória de Guimarães 2–2 Sporting CP Guimarães
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Xistra
12 June 2020 (2020-06-12) 26 Sporting CP 1–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rui Costa
18 June 2020 (2020-06-18) 27 Sporting CP 2–0 Tondela Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
26 June 2020 (2020-06-26) 28 Belenenses 1–3 Sporting CP Lisbon
19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 29 Sporting CP 2–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rui Oliveira
10 July 2020 (2020-07-10) 31 Sporting CP 1–0 Santa Clara Lisbon
19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: António Nobre
15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) 32 Porto 2–0 Sporting CP Porto
21:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0
Referee: João Pinheiro
21 July 2020 (2020-07-21) 33 Sporting CP 0–0 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nuno Almeida
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) 34 Benfica 2–1 Sporting CP Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Taça de Portugal

Third round

17 October 2019 Alverca 2–0 Sporting CP Alverca
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca
Referee: Luis Godinho

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPO RAV PTM GIL
1 Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase 1–2
2 Rio Ave 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 0–1
3 Portimonense 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 2–4 1–1
4 Gil Vicente 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3 0–2 1–2
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 September 2019 1 Sporting CP 1–2 Rio Ave Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 12,656
Referee: Manuel Mota
4 December 2019 2 Gil Vicente 0–2 Sporting CP Barcelos
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Rui Costa
21 December 2019 3 Portimonense 2–4 Sporting CP Portimão
17:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 3,499
Referee: João Pinheiro

Knockout phase

21 January 2020 Semi-finals Braga 2–1 Sporting CP Braga
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Nuno Almeida

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LASK SPO PSV ROS
1 Austria LASK 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 4–1 1–0
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 2–1 4–0 1–0
3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8 0–0 3–2 1–1
4 Norway Rosenborg 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 1–2 0–2 1–4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2019 1 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–2 Portugal Sporting CP Eindhoven
18:55 CEST
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
3 October 2019 2 Sporting CP Portugal 2–1 Austria LASK Lisbon
20:00 WEST Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 31,225
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
24 October 2019 3 Sporting CP Portugal 1–0 Norway Rosenborg Lisbon
20:00 WEST
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 27,671
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
7 November 2019 4 Rosenborg Norway 0–2 Portugal Sporting CP Trondheim
18:55 CET Report Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 11,018
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
28 November 2019 5 Sporting CP Portugal 4–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Lisbon
20:00 WET Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 30,146
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
12 December 2019 6 LASK Austria 3–0 Portugal Sporting CP Linz
18:55 CET
Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 11,627
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga UEFA
Europa League
Supertaça
Cândido de Oliveira
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil BRA Renan Ribeiro 18 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0
81 GK Portugal POR Luís Maximiano 31 0 23 0 1 0 3 0 3+1 0 0 0
99 GK Portugal POR Diogo Sousa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Portugal POR Tiago Ilori 14 0 6+2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
4 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Coates 40 6 28+1 4 0 0 3 0 7 2 1 0
13 DF North Macedonia MKD Stefan Ristovski 26 0 19+2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
14 DF Portugal POR Luís Neto 22 0 11+1 0 1 0 2+1 0 4+1 0 1 0
19 DF France FRA Valentin Rosier 16 0 8+1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
26 DF Colombia COL Cristian Borja 30 1 15+8 1 1 0 1 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
35 DF Portugal POR Nuno Mendes 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 DF Portugal POR Eduardo Quaresma 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Brazil BRA Eduardo Henrique 22 0 8+7 0 1 0 0+1 0 2+3 0 0 0
7 MF Portugal POR Rafael Camacho 26 1 9+10 0 0 0 2+1 1 1+3 0 0 0
16 MF Argentina ARG Rodrigo Battaglia 20 0 9+6 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF Portugal POR Francisco Geraldes 8 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Portugal POR Miguel Luís 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
37 MF Brazil BRA Wendel 39 3 26+2 3 0 0 4 0 6 0 1 0
73 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Luiz 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 MF Portugal POR Rodrigo Fernandes 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
98 MF Ivory Coast CIV Idrissa Doumbia 35 0 17+5 0 1 0 3 0 5+3 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Argentina ARG Marcos Acuña 36 2 23+1 2 0+1 0 4 0 6 0 1 0
10 FW Argentina ARG Luciano Vietto 35 8 19+5 4 1 0 2+1 2 6+1 2 0 0
20 FW Ecuador ECU Gonzalo Plata 24 3 12+9 2 0 0 0+1 1 0+2 0 0 0
29 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Phellype 26 9 12+4 6 1 0 2+2 1 3+1 2 0+1 0
51 FW Portugal POR Tiago Tomás 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 FW Portugal POR Pedro Mendes 12 1 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 1+5 1 0 0
77 FW Cape Verde CPV Jovane Cabral 20 6 10+6 6 0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
90 FW Slovenia SVN Andraž Šporar 18 7 15+1 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
96 FW Portugal POR Joelson Fernandes 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
50 DF Portugal POR Thierry Correia 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
76 DF Portugal POR Bruno Gaspar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Portugal POR Bruno Fernandes 28 15 17 8 0+1 0 4 2 5 5 1 0
11 FW Brazil BRA Raphinha 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW Brazil BRA Fernando 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Spain ESP Jesé 17 1 6+6 1 1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
22 DF France FRA Jérémy Mathieu 25 3 19 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0
23 FW Mali MLI Abdoulay Diaby 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 FW Netherlands NED Bas Dost 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
89 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Yannick Bolasie 25 2 12+2 1 0+1 0 2+1 0 7 1 0 0

References

  1. ^ "SILAS É O NOVO TREINADOR DO SPORTING CP". Sporting CP. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "SILAS É O NOVO TREINADOR DO SPORTING CP". Sporting CP. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Plantel". Sporting Clube de Portugal. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Sporting defronta o Liverpool na pré-época". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Sporting viaja à Bélgica para defrontar o Club Brugge a 19 de julho". www.record.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Sporting CP vs. Valencia CF dia 28 de Julho". www.sporting.pt (in European Portuguese). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  1. ^ Left the club halfway through the season. [1]

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