2021–22 Sporting CP season

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Sporting CP

2021–22 season

President

Frederico Varandas

Head coach

Rúben Amorim

Stadium

Estádio José Alvalade

Winners

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Winners

UEFA Champions League

Round of 16

Top goalscorer

League:
Pablo Sarabia (15)
All:
Pablo Sarabia (21)

Highest home attendance

48,129 Sporting CP 0–5 Manchester City 15 de fevereiro de 2022

Lowest home attendance

9,066 Sporting CP 3–0 F.C Vizela 06 de agosto de 2021

Average home league attendance

25,158

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2020–21

2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 116th season in the existence of Sporting CP and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting CP participated 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

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2022^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Antonio Adán
2	DF	BRA	Matheus Reis
3	DF	MAR	Zouhair Feddal
4	DF	URU	Sebastián Coates (captain)
6	MF	POR	João Palhinha (3rd captain)
7	FW	BRA	Bruno Tabata
8	MF	POR	Matheus Nunes
9	FW	ALG	Islam Slimani
11	FW	POR	Nuno Santos
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto (vice-captain)
15	MF	URU	Manuel Ugarte
16	DF	POR	Rúben Vinagre (on loan from Wolverhampton)
17	MF	ESP	Pablo Sarabia (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	POR	Paulinho
22	GK	POR	André Paulo
23	MF	ENG	Marcus Edwards
24	DF	ESP	Pedro Porro (on loan from Manchester City)
25	DF	POR	Gonçalo Inácio
28	MF	POR	Pedro Gonçalves
31	GK	POR	João Virgínia (on loan from Everton)
47	DF	POR	Ricardo Esgaio
68	MF	POR	Daniel Bragança
71	DF	POR	Flávio Nazinho
84	MF	POR	Dário Essugo
87	DF	POR	Gonçalo Esteves

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
40	GK	BRA	Renan Ribeiro
91	FW	POR	Rodrigo Ribeiro

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	POR	Eduardo Quaresma (at Tondela until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	POR	Nuno Mendes (at Paris Saint-Germain until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	POR	Tiago Ilori (at Boavista until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ARG	Rodrigo Battaglia (at Mallorca until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	BRA	Carlos Jatobá (at Santo André until 31 December 2022)
—	MF	BRA	Eduardo Henrique (at Al Raed until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	CIV	Idrissa Doumbia (at Zulte Waregem until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	POR	Filipe Chaby (at Nacional until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BRA	Luiz Phellype (at OFI until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	CPV	Jovane Cabral (at Lazio until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ECU	Gonzalo Plata (at Valladolid until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	POR	Pedro Marques (at Famalicão until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	POR	Pedro Mendes (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	POR	Rafael Camacho (at Belenenses SAD until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	POR	Tiago Tomás (at Stuttgart until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	SVN	Andraž Šporar (at Middlesbrough until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
	MF	Josip Mišić	Dinamo Zagreb	Return from loan	1 June 2021	^[2]
47	DF	Ricardo Esgaio	Braga	€5,500,000	3 July 2021	^[3]
16	DF	Rúben Vinagre	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	9 July 2021	^[4]
15	MF	Manuel Ugarte	Famalicão	€6,500,000	9 August 2021	^[5]
31	GK	João Virgínia	Everton	Loan	24 August 2021	^[6]
17	MF	Pablo Sarabia	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan (fee €2,000,000)	1 September 2021	^[7]

Total Spending = €14,000,000

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
	MF	Josip Mišić	Dinamo Zagreb	€2,000,000	2 June 2021	^[8]
27	DF	João Pereira	Retired		1 July 2021	^[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2021 Friendly	Sporting CP	Cancelled	Gent	Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)

14 July 2021 Friendly	Sporting CP	2–2	Portimonense	Parchal, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Inácio 28' Bragança 85'	Report	Renato 65', 88'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista

15 July 2021 Friendly	Sporting CP	2–1	Belenenses SAD	Parchal, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Sandro 5' (o.g.) Cabral 32' (pen.)	Report	Ndour 21'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista

20 July 2021 Friendly	Sporting CP	2–0	Angers	Faro, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Tabata 59' Feddal 60' Inácio 63' Paulinho 86'	Report	Thomas 50'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

25 July 2021 Friendly	Sporting CP	3–2	Lyon	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Mendes 23' Paulinho 31', 49' Gonçalves 35'	Report	Aouar 8' Slimani 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	6 August 2021	14 May 2022	Matchday 1	2nd	34	27	4	3	73	23	+50	079.41
Taça de Portugal	15 October 2021	21 April 2022	Third round	Semi-finals	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	066.67
Taça da Liga	26 October 2021	29 January 2022	Third round	Winners	4	4	0	0	7	3	+4	100.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira	31 July 2021		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
UEFA Champions League	15 September 2021	9 March 2022	Group stage	Round of 16	8	3	1	4	14	17	−3	037.50
Total					53	39	5	9	109	49	+60	073.58

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Porto (C)	34	29	4	1	86	22	+64	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Sporting CP	34	27	4	3	73	23	+50	85	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Benfica	34	23	5	6	78	30	+48	74	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Braga	34	19	8	7	52	31	+21	65	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
5	Gil Vicente	34	13	12	9	47	42	+5	51	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round^[a]

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.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-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	27	4	3	73	23	+50	85	14	1	2	34	8	+26	13	3	1	39	15	+24

Last updated: 14 May 2022.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2022. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2021 1	Sporting CP	3–0	Vizela	Lisbon
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Cabral 32' Gonçalves 48', 64' Paulinho 74'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 9,066 Referee: António Nobre

14 August 2021 2	Braga	1–2	Sporting CP	Braga
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Ruiz 90+2'	Report	Cabral 40' Gonçalves 50'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 7,009 Referee: Luís Godinho

21 August 2021 3	Sporting CP	2–0	Belenenses SAD	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Inácio 7' Palhinha 48'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 13,145 Referee: Manuel Oliveira

28 August 2021 4	Famalicão	1–1	Sporting CP	Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Mendes 68' (o.g.)	Report	Palhinha 82'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Famalicão Attendance: 1,332 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

11 September 2021 5	Sporting CP	1–1	Porto	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Santos 16'	Report	Díaz 71'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 18,723 Referee: Nuno Almeida

19 September 2021 6	Estoril	0–1	Sporting CP	Estoril
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Pedro Porro 67'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Tiago Martins

24 September 2021 7	Sporting CP	1–0	Marítimo	Lisbon
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Pedro Porro 90+8' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 18,741 Referee: João Pinheiro

2 October 2021 8	Arouca	1–2	Sporting CP	Arouca
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Dabbagh 51'	Report	Nunes 16' Santos 54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 3,338 Referee: Rui Costa

23 October 2021 9	Sporting CP	1–0	Moreirense	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Coates 16'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 35,882 Referee: Vítor Ferreira

30 October 2021 10	Sporting CP	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Coates 31'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 21,472 Referee: Rui Costa

7 November 2021 11	Paços de Ferreira	0–2	Sporting CP	Paços de Ferreira
19:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Inácio 47' Gonçalves 69'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 5,903 Referee: Luís Godinho

28 November 2021 12	Sporting CP	2–0	Tondela	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Sarabia 10' Paulinho 50'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 34,058 Referee: Hugo Miguel

3 December 2021 13	Benfica	1–3	Sporting CP	Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±0)	Pizzi 90+5'	Report	Pablo Sarabia 8' Paulinho 62' Matheus Nunes 68'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,790 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

11 December 2021 14	Sporting CP	2–0	Boavista	Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Sarabia 53' Nuno Santos 59'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 18,551 Referee: Nuno Almeida

18 December 2021 15	Gil Vicente	0–3	Sporting CP	Barcelos
20:30 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Santos 53' Inácio 64' Bragança 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 4,730 Referee: Tiago Martins

29 December 2021 16	Sporting CP	3–2	Portimonense	Lisbon
21:00 WET (UTC±0)	Paulinho 65', 76', 83'	Report	Reis 21' (o.g.) Possignolo 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 21,038 Referee: António Nobre

7 January 2022 17	Santa Clara	3–2	Sporting CP	Ponta Delgada
18:30 WET (UTC±0)	Patric 30' Lincoln 51' Ricardinho 78'	Report	Palhinha 10' Sarabia 50'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Rui Costa

16 January 2022 18	Vizela	0–2	Sporting CP	Vizela
18:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Gonçalves 28' Bragança 42'	Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

22 January 2022 19	Sporting CP	1–2	Braga	Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Gonçalves 24'	Report	Galeno 52' (pen.) Gorby 90+7'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 26,989 Referee: Hugo Miguel

2 February 2022 20	Belenenses SAD	1–4	Sporting CP	Oeiras
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Camará 21'	Report	Paulinho 11', 47' Porro 17' Sarabia 45+2'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 4,463 Referee: Gustavo Correia

6 February 2022 21	Sporting CP	2–0	Famalicão	Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Sarabia 6' (pen.) Reis 63'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 25,640 Referee: André Narciso

11 February 2022 22	Porto	2–2	Sporting CP	Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Vieira 38' Taremi 78'	Report	Paulinho 8' Santos 34'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 48,350 Referee: João Pinheiro

20 February 2022 23	Sporting CP	3–0	Estoril	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Gonçalves 40' Reis 76' Sarabia 81'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 35,270 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

26 February 2022 24	Marítimo	1–1	Sporting CP	Funchal
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Xadas 5'	Report	Slimani 38'	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 6,221 Referee: Manuel Oliveira

5 March 2022 25	Sporting CP	2–0	Arouca	Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Slimani 46', 52'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 25,254 Referee: António Nobre

14 March 2022 26	Moreirense	0–2	Sporting CP	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Slimani 29' Paulinho 39'	Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 2,821 Referee: João Pinheiro

19 March 2022 27	Vitória de Guimarães	1–3	Sporting CP	Guimarães
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Estupiñán 23'	Report	Sarabia 45+1' (pen.) Paulinho 70' Edwards 90+8'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 16,122 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

3 April 2022 28	Sporting CP	2–0	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Sarabia 20' (pen.) Santos 72'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 28,788 Referee: Vítor Ferreira

9 April 2022 29	Tondela	1–3	Sporting CP	Tondela
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Hernando 71'	Report	Inácio 29' Sarabia 33', 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 4,745 Referee: Luís Godinho

17 April 2022 30	Sporting CP	0–2	Benfica	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Núñez 14' Dias 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,714 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

25 April 2022 31	Boavista	0–3	Sporting CP	Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Nunes 37' Abascal 58' (o.g.) Tabata 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 7,434 Referee: Manuel Mota

1 May 2022 32	Sporting CP	4–1	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Sarabia 21' (pen.) Edwards 38' Cunha 53' (o.g.) Gonçalves 63' (pen.)	Report	Navarro 45+4'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 25,425 Referee: Miguel Nogueira

7 May 2022 33	Portimonense	2–3	Sporting CP	Portimão
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Carlinhos 25' Welinton Júnior 30'	Report	Tabata 12' Sarabia 71', 76'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 3,903 Referee: Rui Costa

14 May 2022 34	Sporting CP	4–0	Santa Clara	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Tabata 41' Porro 51' Sarabia 56' Edwards 78'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Hugo Miguel

Taça de Portugal

15 October 2021 Third round	Belenenses	0–4	Sporting CP	Belém
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Tomás 2', 70' Cabral 76' (pen.) Santos 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Gustavo Correia

18 November 2021 Fourth round	Sporting CP	2–1	Varzim	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Gonçalves 67', 88' (pen.)	Report	Heliardo 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: André Narciso

22 December 2021 Fifth round	Casa Pia	1–2	Sporting CP	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC+0)	Jota 8'	Report	Coates 32' Sarabia 57'	Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique Referee: Rui Costa

11 January 2022 Quarter-finals	Leça	0–4	Sporting CP	Leça da Palmeira
20:45 WET (UTC+0)		Report	Tabata 12', 80' Nunes 31' Santos 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Leça FC Referee: Manuel Mota

2 March 2022 Semi-finals First leg	Sporting CP	1–2	Porto	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC+0)	Sarabia 49'	Report	Taremi 59' (pen.) Evanilson 64'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 44,231 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

21 April 2022 Semi-finals Second leg	Porto	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Sporting CP	Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Martínez 83'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Referee: Nuno Almeida

Taça da Liga

Third round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPO	FAM	PEN
1	Sporting CP	2	2	0	3	1	+2	6	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–1	—
2	Famalicão	2	1	1	6	2	+4	3		—	—	5–0
3	Penafiel	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0		0–1	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

26 October 2021 2	Sporting CP	2–1	Famalicão	Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Ugarte 8' Santos 61'	Report	Heriberto Tavares 90'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 14,755 Referee: Manuel Mota

14 December 2021 3	Penafiel	0–1	Sporting CP	Penafiel
20:15 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Tomás 16'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Claúdio Pereira

Semi-finals

26 January 2022	Sporting CP	2–1	Santa Clara	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Villanueva 16' (o.g.) Sarabia 65' (pen.)	Report	Lincoln 32'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 7,337 Referee: António Nobre

Final

29 January 2022	Benfica	1–2	Sporting CP	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Everton 23'	Report	Inácio 49' Sarabia 78'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 20,622 Referee: Manuel Mota

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

31 July 2021 Final	Sporting CP	2–1	Braga	Aveiro
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Palhinha 17' Cabral 29' Gonçalves 43', 44' Nunes 49'	Report	Fransérgio 20', 45+2' Tormena 62' Sequeira 87' Novais 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 7,710 Referee: João Pinheiro

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.^[10]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AJX	SPO	DOR	BES
1	Ajax	6	6	0	20	5	+15	18	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–2	4–0	2–0
2	Sporting CP	6	3	3	14	12	+2	9^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	1–5	—	3–1	4–0
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	3	3	10	11	−1	9^[a]	Transfer to Europa League	1–3	1–0	—	5–0
4	Beşiktaş	6	0	6	3	19	−16	0		1–2	1–4	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Sporting CP +1, Borussia Dortmund −1.

15 September 2021 1	Sporting CP	1–5	Ajax	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Paulinho 33' Palhinha 41' Tomás 83' Feddal 84'	Report	Haller 2', 9', 51', 63' Berghuis 39' Timber 45+1' Álvarez 49' Martínez 86'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 20,382 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

28 September 2021 2	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	Sporting CP	Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Malen 37' Bellingham 42' Hummels 59'	Report	Nunes 42' Neto 90'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

19 October 2021 3	Beşiktaş	1–4	Sporting CP	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Larin 24' Vida 43' Teixeira 47' Ghezzal 58' Pjanić 90+3'	Report	Coates 15', 27' Porro 25' Sarabia 44' (pen.) Inácio 72' Feddal 76' Paulinho 89'	Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 22,936 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

3 November 2021 4	Sporting CP	4–0	Beşiktaş	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Gonçalves 31' (pen.), 38' Paulinho 41' Sarabia 56'	Report	De Souza 50' 90' Larin 50'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,835 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

24 November 2021 5	Sporting CP	3–1	Borussia Dortmund	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Gonçalves 30', 39', 81' Palhinha 55' Coates 57' Paulinho 74' Nunes 74' Porro 74', 81' Adán 90+8'	Report	Reus 74' Zagadou 74' Can 74' Malen 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 41,341 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

7 December 2021 6	Ajax	4–2	Sporting CP	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haller 8' (pen.) Antony 42' Schuurs 44' Álvarez 54' Neres 58' Berghuis 62'	Report	Bragança 7' Santos 22' Tabata 35', 78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.^[11]

15 February 2022 First leg	Sporting CP	0–5	Manchester City	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nunes 65' Esgaio 78' Ugarte 83'	Report	Mahrez 7' Silva 17', 44' Foden 32' Sterling 58' Gündoğan 74'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 48,129 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

9 March 2022 Second leg	Manchester City	0–0 (5–0 agg.)	Sporting CP	Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Gabriel Jesus 39'	Report	Paulinho 15' Slimani 40'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 51,213 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Antonio Adán	45	0	33	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
22	GK	POR	André Paulo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	POR	João Virgínia	8	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK	BRA	Renan Ribeiro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	BRA	Matheus Reis	44	2	23+3	2	4+1	0	3+1	0	0+1	0	7+1	0
3	DF	MAR	Zouhair Feddal	27	0	13+1	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	5+2	0
4	DF	URU	Sebastián Coates	41	5	30	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	6	2
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto	32	0	16+5	0	3+1	0	4	0	0	0	2+1	0
16	DF	POR	Rúben Vinagre	18	0	7+5	0	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
24	DF	ESP	Pedro Porro	35	5	19+4	4	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	7	1
25	DF	POR	Gonçalo Inácio	45	5	28	4	5	0	3+1	1	1	0	7	0
47	DF	POR	Ricardo Esgaio	44	0	15+12	0	4+1	0	3	0	1	0	2+6	0
63	DF	ESP	José Marsà	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	DF	POR	Flávio Nazinho	5	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
87	DF	POR	Gonçalo Esteves	10	0	1+3	0	2+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	POR	João Palhinha	39	3	23+4	3	1+1	0	2+1	0	1	0	6	0
8	MF	POR	Matheus Nunes	50	4	31+2	3	4+2	1	2+2	0	1	0	6	0
15	MF	URU	Manuel Ugarte	38	1	10+15	0	4+1	0	3+1	1	0	0	2+2	0
17	MF	ESP	Pablo Sarabia	45	21	26+3	15	3+1	2	4	2	0	0	6+2	2
23	MF	ENG	Marcus Edwards	15	3	5+7	3	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	MF	POR	Pedro Gonçalves	41	15	25+2	8	3+1	2	2+2	0	1	1	4+1	4
68	MF	POR	Daniel Bragança	36	2	5+21	2	3+1	0	1	0	0	0	1+4	0
84	MF	POR	Dário Essugo	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
91	MF	POR	Rodrigo Ribeiro	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	BRA	Bruno Tabata	41	6	21+9	3	3	2	2+1	0	0+1	0	2+2	1
9	FW	ALG	Islam Slimani	12	4	4+5	4	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
11	FW	POR	Nuno Santos	50	10	23+9	6	3+3	2	3+1	1	0+1	0	2+5	1
21	FW	POR	Paulinho	46	14	27+2	11	3+2	0	1+2	0	1	0	7+1	3
Players who departed during the season
5	DF	POR	Nuno Mendes	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
34	DF	POR	João Goulart	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	DF	MOZ	Geny Catamo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	CPV	Jovane Cabral	17	3	4+6	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1+2	0
19	FW	POR	Tiago Tomás	24	3	0+13	0	2	2	1+2	1	0+1	0	2+3	0

Source: soccerway

Goalscorers

References

^ "Plantel". Sporting Clube de Portugal. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Δεν χαλάει του Μίσιτς" [PAOK: It does not spoil Misic] (in Greek). sport24. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "Ricardo Esgaio está de volta ao Sporting" [Ricardo Esgaio back to Sporting]. Público (in Portuguese). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ "Vinagre makes Sporting switch". Wolves. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Oficial: Manuel Ugarte É Reforço Do Leão". abola. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "João Virgínia joins Sporting CP on loan". Sporting CP. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Pablo Sarabia Signs for Sporting CP on Loan". Sporting. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Δεν χαλάει του Μίσιτς" [PAOK: It does not spoil Misic] (in Greek). sport24. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "João Pereira até ao final da época e já com futuro definido no Sporting" [João Pereira until the end of the season and already with a defined future at Sporting] (in Portuguese). Ojogo. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021.
^ "2021/22 UEFA Champions League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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2021–22 in Portuguese football

Men's

League competitions	Primeira Liga (level 1) Liga Portugal 2 (level 2) Liga 3 (level 3) Campeonato de Portugal (level 4)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
National teams	Senior 2022 FIFA World Cup; 2022–23 UEFA Nations League - A2 U21 UEFA Euro 2023 - qualifying U19 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying

Women's

League competitions	Campeonato Nacional (level 1) Campeonato Nacional II Divisão (level 2) Campeonato Nacional III Divisão (level 3)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça de Portugal
European competitions	Champions League
National teams	Senior 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup - qualifying Group H U19 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying

Club seasons
Primeira Liga	Arouca Belenenses SAD Benfica Boavista Braga Estoril Famalicão Gil Vicente Marítimo Moreirense Paços de Ferreira Portimonense Porto Santa Clara Sporting CP Tondela Vitória de Guimarães Vizela
Liga Portugal 2	Académica Académico de Viseu Benfica B Casa Pia Chaves Estrela da Amadora Farense Feirense Leixões Mafra Nacional Penafiel Porto B Rio Ave Sporting da Covilhã Trofense Varzim Vilafranquense

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	27	4	3	73	23	+50	85	14	1	2	34	8	+26	13	3	1	39	15	+24

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	27	4	3	73	23	+50	85	14	1	2	34	8	+26	13	3	1	39	15	+24

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	27	4	3	73	23	+50	85	14	1	2	34	8	+26	13	3	1	39	15	+24