Sporting CP (futsal)

Sporting CP

Full name	Sporting Clube de Portugal
Founded	4 March 1985 (1985-03-04)
Ground	Pavilhão João Rocha
Capacity	3,000
President	Frederico Varandas
Head coach	Nuno Dias
League	Liga Placard
2023-24	Overall table: 1st Playoffs: Champions
Website	sporting.pt
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾtĩ ˈkluβɨ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP is a professional futsal club, based in Lisbon, Portugal.

The team competes in the Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal and plays its home matches at Pavilhão João Rocha.

Sporting CP is one of the founding teams and the first champions of the Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal, in 1990/1991, being the Portuguese team with the most titles, both domestic and international.

It is the only team to have reached the final in every edition of the Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal, being the only one to have won it four times in a row and holds the record for most titles in all major Portuguese futsal competitions.

Futsal was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1985. As a founding member of the first Portuguese League Championship in 1991, Sporting won the league for its first success and inaugural season of Futsal first division. Sporting's first hat trick of came in 1993-95 and from there on started becoming a dominant force as years progressed and have forged a bitter rivalry with their cross town rivals S.L. Benfica. Just like in Football, matches between these two teams is the main highlight of the Portuguese Futsal in all competitions and known as the Lisbon Derby.

In 1995, Sporting fans were forced to choose the modalities to keep in the club, due to financial problems, having chosen handball and futsal, leading to the closure of the basketball, hockey and volleyball sections (which have all returned in the meantime).

In 2002, futsal is officially adopted by UEFA and the UEFA Futsal Cup was created. This first edition was played in Lisbon and organized by Sporting Clube de Portugal, which represented the country as national champion and reached the semi-finals. The 2014-15 edition was also held in Lisbon with Sporting CP once again reaching the final four.

In 2019, Sporting CP won their first UEFA Futsal Champions League after defeating tournament hosts Kairat Almaty by 2-1. In 2021, Sporting CP won their second Futsal Champions League title defeating FC Barcelona 4-3 in Zadar, Croatia. In the 2020-21 season Sporting won its 16th Portuguese First Division Title, beating their eternal rivals Benfica 3-1 at Pavilhão Fidelidade, thus completing the quadruple for the calendar season (minus the Portuguese Cup: cancelled due to Covid-19) and extending Sportings' hegemony in Portuguese futsal.

Domestically and Internationally Sporting is currently the most decorated team in Portugal, with a total of 49 trophies: 19 Portuguese League titles, 10 Portuguese Cups, 6 League Cups, 12 Super Cups and 2 UEFA Futsal Champions League. Overall, Sporting holds the record for all five major competitions listed compared to any other Portuguese Futsal team.

Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports arena located in Lisbon. Located next to the Estádio José Alvalade, it is the home of Sporting CP indoor sports teams and was named after former club president João Rocha.

• UEFA Futsal Champions League: 2

2018/2019, 2020/2021

• Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal: 19 – Record

1990/1991, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995, 1998/1999, 2000/2001, 2003/2004, 2005/2006, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024

• Taça de Portugal de Futsal: 10 – Record

2005/2006, 2007/2008, 2010/2011, 2012/2013, 2015/2016, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2021/2022, 2024/2025

• Taça da Liga de Futsal: 6 - Record

2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2023/2024, 2024/2025

• Supertaça de Futsal: 12 - Record

2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025

Awards received by the club, by players while playing for the club or by coaches while coaching the club

Best Men's Club in the World

• Sporting CP – 2021^[1]

UEFA Best Futsal Club of the Decade (2010-2019)

• Sporting CP – 2019^[2]

Best Men's Player in the World

• Pany Varela – 2022^[3]

Best Men's Goalkeeper in the World

• Guitta – 2021^[4]

Best Men's Young Player in the World

• Zicky Té – 2021^[5]

Best Men's Club Coach in the World

• Nuno Dias – 2021^[6]

Records achieved at Sporting CP^[7]

All-time Most UEFA Futsal Champions League appearances

• João Matos – 96

Most UEFA Futsal Champions League matches as head coach

• Nuno Dias – 82

As of 11 September 2025^[8]

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  POR Gonçalo Portugal 4 DF  POR Tomás Paçó 6 FW  POR Zicky Té 7 MF  POR Diogo Santos 8 MF  BRA Wesley 9 DF  POR João Matos (captain) 10 MF  POR Pauleta 11 MF  BRA Allan Guilherme 14 GK  BRA Filipe Valério

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  POR Bernardo Paçó 18 FW  POR Pedro Santos 25 MF  POR Bruno Pinto 29 MF  ITA Alex Merlim 33 MF  KAZ Taynan 44 DF  POR Bruno Maior 77 MF  POR Rúben Freire 70 FW  BRA Rocha 92 GK  BRA Henrique Rafagnin

• Sporting Official Website