2025–26 Sporting CP season

Sporting CP
2025–26 season
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachRui Borges
StadiumEstádio José Alvalade
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalThird round
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Francisco Trincão (3)
All: Francisco Trincão (3)

The 2025–26 season is the 133rd season in the history of Sporting CP, and the club's 92nd 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

Current squad

As of 7 August 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 Portugal POR Rui Silva
2 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Reis
3 DF Netherlands NED Jerry St. Juste
5 MF Japan JPN Hidemasa Morita
6 DF Belgium BEL Zeno Debast
7 FW Portugal POR Geovany Quenda
8 MF Portugal POR Pedro Gonçalves
9 FW Denmark DEN Conrad Harder
10 FW Mozambique MOZ Geny Catamo
11 FW Portugal POR Nuno Santos
12 GK Portugal POR João Virgínia
13 DF Greece GRE Georgios Vagiannidis
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kochorashvili
17 FW Portugal POR Francisco Trincão
19 DF Portugal POR Diogo Travassos
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Uruguay URU Maximiliano Araújo
22 DF Spain ESP Iván Fresneda
23 MF Portugal POR Daniel Bragança (vice-captain)
25 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Inácio (3rd captain)
26 DF Ivory Coast CIV Ousmane Diomande
27 FW Brazil BRA Alisson Santos
28 FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Ribeiro
41 GK Brazil BRA Diego Callai
42 MF Denmark DEN Morten Hjulmand (captain)
47 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Esgaio
52 MF Portugal POR João Simões
72 DF Portugal POR Eduardo Quaresma
91 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Mangas
97 FW Colombia COL Luis Suárez

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
32 MF Argentina ARG Mateo Tanlongo

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Summer transfers
FW Brazil Alisson Santos Brazil Vitória €2,100,000[2] 30 June 2025 [3]
GK Portugal Rui Silva Spain Real Betis €4,000,000[4] 1 July 2025 [5]
MF Georgia (country) Giorgi Kochorashvili Spain Levante €5,500,000[6] 6 July 2025 [7]
FW Colombia Luis Suárez Spain Almería €25,000,000[8] 31 July 2025 [9]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
Summer transfers
MF Portugal Dário Essugo England Chelsea £18,500,000[10][11] 2 June 2025 [12]
GK Portugal Diogo Pinto Portugal Estrela da Amadora Free transfer 25 June 2025 [13]
GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladan Kovačević England Norwich City Undisclosed 26 June 2025 [14]
MF France Koba Koindredi Switzerland Basel Loan 27 June 2025 [15]
FW England Marcus Edwards England Burnley €10,000,000 1 July 2025 [16]
MF Greece Sotiris Alexandropoulos Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan 2 July 2025 [17]
FW Sweden Viktor Gyökeres England Arsenal €63,000,000[18] 26 July 2025 [19]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 8 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
Taça de Portugal 17–20 October 2025 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça da Liga 28–30 October 2025 TBD Quarter-finals TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 31 July 2025 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 16–18 September 2025 TBD League phase TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 066.67

Last updated: 17 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2025–26 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Braga 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Porto 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Famalicão 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Moreirense 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. 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.

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
2 2 0 0 8 0  +8 6 1 0 0 6 0  +6 1 0 0 2 0  +2

Last updated: 17 August 2025.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWW
Position61
Points36
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

8 August 2025 1 Casa Pia 0–2 Sporting CP Rio Maior
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Trincão 42'
  • Hjulmand 62'
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior
Attendance: 6,981
Referee: Gustavo Correia
17 August 2025 2 Sporting CP 6–0 Arouca Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 41,986
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
23 August 2025 3 Nacional v Sporting CP Funchal
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
30 August 2025 4 Sporting CP v Porto Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
14 September 2025 5 Famalicão v Sporting CP Vila Nova de Famalicão
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
21 September 2025 6 Sporting CP v Moreirense Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
28 September 2025 7 Estoril v Sporting CP Estoril
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
5 October 2025 8 Sporting CP v Braga Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
26 October 2025 9 Tondela v Sporting CP Tondela
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
2 November 2025 10 Sporting CP v Alverca Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
9 November 2025 11 Santa Clara v Sporting CP Ponta Delgada
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
30 November 2025 12 Sporting CP v Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
7 December 2025 13 Benfica v Sporting CP Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
14 December 2025 14 Sporting CP v AVS Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
21 December 2025 15 Vitória de Guimarães v Sporting CP Guimarães
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
28 December 2025 16 Sporting CP v Rio Ave Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
4 January 2026 17 Gil Vicente v Sporting CP Barcelos
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
18 January 2026 18 Sporting CP v Casa Pia Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
25 January 2026 19 Arouca v Sporting CP Arouca
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
1 February 2026 20 Sporting CP v Nacional Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
8 February 2026 21 Porto v Sporting CP Porto
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
15 February 2026 22 Sporting CP v Famalicão Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
22 February 2026 23 Moreirense v Sporting CP Moreira de Cónegos
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cóngeos
1 March 2026 24 Sporting CP v Estoril Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
8 March 2026 25 Braga v Sporting CP Braga
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
15 March 2026 26 Sporting CP v Tondela Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
22 March 2026 27 Alverca v Sporting CP Alverca do Ribatejo
--:-- WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca
4 April 2026 28 Sporting CP v Santa Clara Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
12 April 2026 29 Estrela da Amadora v Sporting CP Amadora
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
19 April 2026 30 Sporting CP v Benfica Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
26 April 2026 31 AVS v Sporting CP Vila das Aves
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves
3 May 2026 32 Sporting CP v Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
10 May 2026 33 Rio Ave v Sporting CP Vila do Conde
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: Luís Godinho
17 May 2026 34 Sporting CP v Gil Vicente Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2025–26 Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

28–30 October 2025 Quarter-finals Sporting CP v Alverca Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Main article: 2025 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
31 July 2025 Final Sporting CP 0–1 Benfica Faro/Loulé
20:45 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

League phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase

The league phase draw will be held on 28 August 2025.

Round12345678
Ground
Result
Position
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


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 Portugal POR Rui Silva 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
12 GK Portugal POR João Virgínia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK Brazil BRA Diego Callai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Reis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Netherlands NED Jerry St. Juste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Belgium BEL Zeno Debast 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 DF Greece GRE Georgios Vagiannidis 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Portugal POR Diogo Travassos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Uruguay URU Maximiliano Araújo 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF Spain ESP Iván Fresneda 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Inácio 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF Ivory Coast CIV Ousmane Diomande 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
47 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Esgaio 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
72 DF Portugal POR Eduardo Quaresma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Mangas 2 2 1+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Japan JPN Hidemasa Morita 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Portugal POR Pedro Gonçalves 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Kochorashvili 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 MF Portugal POR Daniel Bragança 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Denmark DEN Morten Hjulmand 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
52 MF Portugal POR João Simões 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Portugal POR Geovany Quenda 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
9 FW Denmark DEN Conrad Harder 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW Mozambique MOZ Geny Catamo 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW Portugal POR Nuno Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Portugal POR Francisco Trincão 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW Brazil BRA Alisson Santos 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Portugal POR Rodrigo Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 FW Colombia COL Luis Suárez 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players who transferred out during the season

References

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  3. ^ "Alisson Santos officially presented". Sporting CP. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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