2024–25 Sporting CP season

Sporting CP
2024–25 season
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachRuben Amorim
(until 11 November)
João Pereira
(from 11 November until 25 December)
Rui Borges (from 26 December)
StadiumEstádio José Alvalade
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalWinners
Taça da LigaRunners-up
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueKnockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Viktor Gyökeres (39)

All:
Viktor Gyökeres (54)

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. The club completed a domestic double for the first time since the 2001–02 season after winning the league title and the Taça de Portugal.

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2025[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  URU Franco Israel
2 DF  BRA Matheus Reis
3 DF  NED Jerry St. Juste
5 MF  JPN Hidemasa Morita
6 DF  BEL Zeno Debast
8 MF  POR Pedro Gonçalves
9 FW  SWE Viktor Gyökeres
10 FW  ENG Marcus Edwards
11 FW  POR Nuno Santos
17 FW  POR Francisco Trincão
19 FW  DEN Conrad Harder
20 FW  URU Maximiliano Araújo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  MOZ Geny Catamo
22 DF  ESP Iván Fresneda
23 MF  POR Daniel Bragança (vice-captain)
24 GK  POR Rui Silva (on loan from Real Betis)
25 DF  POR Gonçalo Inácio (3rd captain)
26 DF  CIV Ousmane Diomande
41 GK  BRA Diego Callai
42 MF  DEN Morten Hjulmand (captain)
47 DF  POR Ricardo Esgaio
57 FW  POR Geovany Quenda
72 DF  POR Eduardo Quaresma
FW  BRA Gabriel Teixeira

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
90 FW  POR Afonso Moreira

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Vladan Kovačević Raków Częstochowa €5,000,000[2] 1 July 2024 [3]
MF Kauã Oliveira Ibrachina FC Loan with option to buy 1 July 2024 [4]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Antonio Adán End of contract 1 July 2024 [5]
MF Abdul Fatawu Leicester City €17,000,000 1 July 2024 [6]

Friendlies

Pre-season

23 July 2024 Friendly Sporting CP 2–1 Sevilla Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Ribeiro 14'
  • Trincão 46'
  • Diomande  83'
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
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 17 May 2025 Matchday 1 Winners 34 25 7 2 88 27 +61 073.53
Taça de Portugal 18 October 2024 25 May 2025 Third round Winners 7 7 0 0 18 4 +14 100.00
Taça da Liga 29 October 2024 11 January 2025 Quarter-finals Runners-up 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 066.67
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 19 February 2025 League phase Knockout phase play-offs 10 3 3 4 13 15 −2 030.00
Total 55 37 11 7 127 52 +75 067.27

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP (C) 34 25 7 2 88 27 +61 82 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Benfica 34 25 5 4 84 28 +56 80 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Porto 34 22 5 7 65 30 +35 71 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
4 Braga 34 19 9 6 55 30 +25 66 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Santa Clara 34 17 6 11 36 32 +4 57 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Taça de Portugal winners (Sporting) finished in the top two, thus the third place team got the league stage berth.

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 25 7 2 88 27  +61 82 14 2 1 40 13  +27 11 5 1 48 14  +34

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWWWWWWLLWDWDWWWDDDWWWWDWWWWDW
Position3111111111111121111111111112111111
Points36912151821242730333333363740414447505152535659626566697275787982
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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
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
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
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
13 September 2024 5 Arouca 0–3 Sporting CP Arouca
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: João Pinheiro
22 September 2024 6 Sporting CP 3–0 AVS Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 43,039
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho
27 September 2024 7 Estoril 0–3 Sporting CP Estoril
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 4,658
Referee: João Gonçalves
5 October 2024 8 Sporting CP 2–0 Casa Pia Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 42,887
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
26 October 2024 9 Famalicão 0–3 Sporting CP Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
1 November 2024 10 Sporting CP 5–1 Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,282
Referee: Bruno Vieira
10 November 2024 11 Braga 2–4 Sporting CP Braga
18:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 20,585
Referee: Luís Godinho
30 November 2024 12 Sporting CP 0–1 Santa Clara Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,681
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
5 December 2024 13 Moreirense 2–1 Sporting CP Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cóngeos
Attendance: 5,154
Referee: António Nobre
14 December 2024 14 Sporting CP 3–2 Boavista Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 34,094
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
22 December 2024 15 Gil Vicente 0–0 Sporting CP Barcelos
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 9,794
Referee: André Narciso
29 December 2024 16 Sporting CP 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 48,076
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
3 January 2025 17 Vitória de Guimarães 4–4 Sporting CP Guimarães
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 26,549
Referee: João Gonçalves
18 January 2025 18 Rio Ave 0–3 Sporting CP Vila do Conde
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Luís Godinho
25 January 2025 19 Sporting CP 2–0 Nacional Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 42,420
Referee: Iancu Vasilica
2 February 2025 20 Sporting CP 3–1 Farense Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 43,023
Referee: António Nobre
7 February 2025 21 Porto 1–1 Sporting CP Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,193
Referee: João Pinheiro
15 February 2025 22 Sporting CP 2–2 Arouca Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 39,258
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
23 February 2025 23 AVS 2–2 Sporting CP Vila das Aves
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
Attendance: 4,262
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
3 March 2025 24 Sporting CP 3–1 Estoril Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 36,505
Referee: Hélder Carvalho
9 March 2025 25 Casa Pia 1–3 Sporting CP Rio Maior
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior
Attendance: 6,823
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
15 March 2025 26 Sporting CP 3–1 Famalicão Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,791
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
29 March 2025 27 Estrela da Amadora 0–3 Sporting CP Amadora
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Gustavo Correia
7 April 2025 28 Sporting CP 1–1 Braga Lisbon
20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Patrão 87'
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 45,626
Referee: Luís Godinho
12 April 2025 29 Santa Clara 0–1 Sporting CP Ponta Delgada
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 8,914
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
18 April 2025 30 Sporting CP 3–1 Moreirense Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 44,558
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
27 April 2025 31 Boavista 0–5 Sporting CP Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 18,322
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
4 May 2025 32 Sporting CP 2–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 44,666
Referee: Tiago Martins
10 May 2025 33 Benfica 1–1 Sporting CP Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 63,478
Referee: João Pinheiro
17 May 2025 34 Sporting CP 2–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 49,155
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Taça de Portugal

18 October 2024 Third round Portimonense 1–2 Sporting CP Portimão
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Benedict 87'
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
22 November 2024 Fourth round Sporting CP 6–0 Amarante Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Pedro Ramalho
18 December 2024 Fifth round Sporting CP 2–1 (a.e.t.) Santa Clara Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
27 February 2025 Quarter-finals Gil Vicente 0–1 Sporting CP Barcelos
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Cláudio Pereira
3 April 2025 Semi-finals
First leg
Sporting CP 2–0 Rio Ave Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 30,038
Referee: António Nobre
22 April 2025 Semi-finals
Second leg
Rio Ave 1–2
(1–4 agg.)
Sporting CP Paços de Ferreira
20:45 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Hélder Carvalho
25 May 2025 Final Benfica 1–3 (a.e.t.) Sporting CP Oeiras
17:15 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 37,393
Referee: Luís Godinho

Taça da Liga

29 October 2024 Quarter-finals Sporting CP 3–1 Nacional Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 32,622
Referee: Hélder Carvalho
7 January 2025 Semi-finals Sporting CP 1–0 Porto Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 20,007
Referee: António Nobre
11 January 2025 Final Sporting CP 1–1
(6–7 p)
Benfica Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0) Gyökeres 42' (pen.) Report Schjelderup 29' Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 20,736
Referee: João Pinheiro
Penalties

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

3 August 2024 Final Sporting CP 3–4 (a.e.t.) Porto Aveiro
20:15 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 25,728
Referee: João Pinheiro

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
21 Celtic 8 3 3 2 13 14 −1 12 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
22 Manchester City 8 3 2 3 18 14 +4 11
23 Sporting CP 8 3 2 3 13 12 +1 11
24 Club Brugge 8 3 2 3 7 11 −4 11
25 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 2 3 12 19 −7 11
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAAH
ResultWDWWLLLD
Position10128210172323
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
17 September 2024 1 Sporting CP 2–0 Lille Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 40,024
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
1 October 2024 2 PSV Eindhoven 1–1 Sporting CP Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
22 October 2024 3 Sturm Graz 0–2 Sporting CP Graz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 23,691
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
5 November 2024 4 Sporting CP 4–1 Manchester City Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 47,453
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
26 November 2024 5 Sporting CP 1–5 Arsenal Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 47,386
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
10 December 2024 6 Club Brugge 2–1 Sporting CP Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 22,254
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
22 January 2025 7 RB Leipzig 2–1 Sporting CP Leipzig, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 33,478
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
29 January 2025 8 Sporting CP 1–1 Bologna Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 37,328
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025.

11 February 2025 First leg Sporting CP 0–3 Borussia Dortmund Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,543
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
19 February 2025 Second leg Borussia Dortmund 0–0
(3–0 agg.)
Sporting CP Dortmund, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 80,300
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

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 22 0 11 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
24 GK  POR Rui Silva 23 0 17 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 GK  BRA Diego Callai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  BRA Matheus Reis 46 0 14+16 0 4+2 0 2 0 0 0 4+4 0
3 DF  NED Jerry St. Juste 28 0 5+9 0 4+1 0 2+1 0 0 0 3+3 0
6 DF  BEL Zeno Debast 48 2 23+8 0 6 1 0+2 0 1 0 7+1 1
20 DF  URU Maximiliano Araújo 47 4 19+9 3 4+1 0 3 0 1 0 6+4 1
22 DF  ESP Iván Fresneda 32 3 11+7 3 4+3 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
25 DF  POR Gonçalo Inácio 42 6 25+3 3 5 1 1 0 1 1 6+1 1
26 DF  CIV Ousmane Diomande 46 2 29+2 2 2+1 0 2 0 0+1 0 9 0
43 DF  POR João Muniz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF  POR Ricardo Esgaio 18 1 2+7 0 3+1 1 1 0 0 0 2+2 0
54 DF  BRA Bruno Ramos 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 DF  POR José Silva 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 DF  POR Eduardo Quaresma 31 1 18+2 1 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 2+3 0
95 DF  ESP Lucas Taibo 1 0 0 0 0+1 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 35 2 13+10 2 0+2 0 2 0 1 0 4+3 0
8 MF  POR Pedro Gonçalves 20 6 12+2 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 2+1 0
23 MF  POR Daniel Bragança 28 4 14+4 3 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+6 1
42 MF  DEN Morten Hjulmand 46 3 26+2 2 6 0 3 1 1 0 8 0
50 FW  POR Alexandre Brito 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
52 MF  POR João Simões 18 1 4+5 1 1+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 3+2 0
73 MF  POR Eduardo Felicíssimo 7 0 2+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 MF  POR Henrique Arreiol 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  SWE Viktor Gyökeres 52 54 31+3 39 4+2 5 2+1 4 1 0 6+2 6
11 FW  POR Nuno Santos 10 1 4+3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
17 FW  POR Francisco Trincão 54 11 34 9 7 2 2+1 0 1 0 9 0
19 FW  DEN Conrad Harder 47 10 6+22 4 3+4 5 1+2 0 0 0 4+5 1
21 FW  MOZ Geny Catamo 48 7 20+11 5 3+2 1 3 0 1 0 5+3 1
30 FW  BRA Gabriel Teixeira 7 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
57 FW  POR Geovany Quenda 54 3 26+8 2 3+3 0 1+2 0 1 1 8+2 0
59 FW  BRA Kauã Oliveira 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 FW  POR Lucas Anjos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
78 FW  POR Mauro Couto 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 FW  POR Rafael Nel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 FW  POR Afonso Moreira 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who transferred out during the season
10 FW  ENG Marcus Edwards 10 3 1+5 1 1 2 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
13 GK  BIH Vladan Kovačević 10 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF  POR Dário Essugo 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  POR Mateus Fernandes 2 0 0+1 0 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
91 FW  POR Rodrigo Ribeiro 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

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