Sporting CP (futsal)

Sporting Clube de Portugal[1] has a professional futsal team based in Lisbon, Portugal, since 4 March 1985, and plays in Portuguese Futsal First Division. They are the most decorated team in terms of domestic titles in the country, and are two time winners of UEFA Futsal Champions League, with their second title in four years. With the 2019-20 season cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic and since the 2009-10 season, Sporting have made the last 12 Portuguese National Futsal finals and winning 9, with the club winning 3 straight Portuguese championships 2016, 2017 & 2018, making it their second three peat in their history.

Sporting CP
Full nameSporting Clube de Portugal
Founded4 March 1985 (1985-03-04)
GroundPavilhão João Rocha
Capacity3,000
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachNuno Dias
LeaguePortuguese Futsal First Division
WebsiteClub website
Active sport sections of Sporting CP
AikidoAthleticsArchery
Auto racingBasketballBeach soccer
BilliardsBoxingCanoeing
CapoeiraChessEquestrianism
eSportsFootball
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)
FutsalGolfGymnastics
HandballJudoKarate
KickboxingKrav magaPadel Tennis
PaintballRoad cyclingRoller hockey
RowingRugby unionShooting
Sport fishingSwimmingTable tennis
TaekwondoTennisTriathlon
VolleyballWater polo

History

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.

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 43 trophies: 17 Portuguese League titles, 9 Portuguese Cups, 4 League Cups, 11 Super Cups and 2 UEFA Futsal Champions League. Overall, Sporting holds the record of all five major competitions listed then any other Portuguese Futsal team and are seen as the greatest team of the modern era.

Facilities

Pavilhão João Rocha

Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in the parish of Lumiar, in Lisbon. Located next to the Estádio José Alvalade, it is the home of Sporting CP sports. In honor of one of the most distinguished figures in the history of Sporting, the pavilion was named after former club president, João Rocha, who remained in office from September 1973 to October 1986. Its inauguration took place on the day June 21, 2017.

Honours

International competitions
Champions: 2018–19, 2020–21

National competitions
1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021-22
2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021-22
2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22
2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Current squad
As of 6 March 2023[2]
# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Gonçalo Portugal
14 Goalkeeper Guitta
16 Goalkeeper Bernardo Paçó
4 Defender Tomás Paçó
8 Defender Erick Mendonça
9 Defender João Matos (c)
3 Winger Diogo Santos
10 Winger Pauleta
13 Winger Anton Sokolov
17 Winger Diego Cavinato
18 Winger Pany Varela
20 Winger Miguel Ângelo
29 Winger Alex Merlim
6 Pivot Zicky Té
7 Pivot Hugo Neves
44 Pivot Esteban Guerrero

References
  1. "Top 11 football clubs with futsal sections". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. "Futsal Team". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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