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Sporting CP's Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

by Trystan Pugh · November 5 2024, 18:48
Updated September 17 2025, 14:15
Sporting CP's Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Sporting CP.

Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).

This page will be updated as and when relevant.

TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)

Biggest home victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
5-0: Sporting CP v Floriana, 16/09/70, European Cup first round first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
4-0: Sporting CP v Beşiktaş, 03/11/21, group stage

Biggest away victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-5: FCSB v Sporting CP, 23/08/17, UEFA Champions League play-offs second leg
0-4: Floriana v Sporting CP, 30/09/70, European Cup first round second leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-4: Beşiktaş v Sporting CP, 19/10/21, group stage
0-3: Eintracht Frankfurt v Sporting CP, 07/09/22, group stage

Biggest home defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
0-5: twice, most recently, Sporting CP v Manchester City, 15/02/22, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-5: twice, most recently, Sporting CP v Manchester City, 15/02/22, round of 16 first leg

Biggest away defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
7-1: Bayern München v Sporting CP, 10/03/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
7-1: Bayern München v Sporting CP, 10/03/09, round of 16 second leg

All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record

2024/25    Knockout phase play-offs
2022/23    Group stage
2021/22    Round of 16
2017/18    Group stage
2016/17    Group stage
2015/16    Play-Offs
2014/15    Group stage
2009/10    Play-Offs
2008/09    Round of 16
2007/08    Group stage
2006/07    Group stage
2005/06    Third qualifying round
2002/03    Third qualifying round
2000/01    First group stage
1997/98    Group stage
1982/83    Quarter-finals
1980/81    First round
1974/75    First round
1970/71    Second round
1966/67    First round
1962/63    First round
1961/62    Preliminary round
1958/59    First round
1955/56    First round

STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)

Most successive wins

3: three times, most recently, 19/10/2021 - 24/11/2021

Most successive draws

5: 29/07/2009 - 17/09/2014

Most successive defeats

4: twice, most recently, 18/10/2016 - 07/12/2016

Most successive games without a defeat

5: 29/07/2009 - 17/09/2014

Most successive games without a win

10: 12/09/2000 - 23/08/2005

Most successive clean sheets

3: three times, most recently, 09/03/2022 - 13/09/2022

PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)

Top appearance makers

26: Rui Patrício
22: Sebastián Coates
22: Matheus Reis
20: João Moutinho
20: Gonçalo Inácio

Top goalscorers

6: Viktor Gyökeres
6: Liedson
5: Nani
4: Paulinho
4: Bruno César
4: Pedro Gonçalves

Youngest players

16y 268d: Dário Essugo (AFC Ajax 4-2 Sporting Clube de Portugal, 07/12/21)
16y 315d: Rodrigo Ribeiro (Manchester City 0-0 Sporting Clube de Portugal, 09/03/22)
17y 140d: Geovany Quenda (Sporting Clube de Portugal 2-0 LOSC Lille, 17/09/2024)

Youngest goalscorers

19y 297d: Conrad Harder (Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-1 Bologna FC 1909, 29/01/25)
19y 314d: Nani (FC Spartak Moskva 1-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal, 27/09/06)
20y 164d: Jonathan Silva (Chelsea FC 3-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal, 10/12/14)

Oldest players

36y 334d: Peter Schmeichel (Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-3 FC Spartak Moskva, 17/10/00)
35y 172d: Antonio Adán (Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt, 01/11/22)
35y 120d: Oceano (AS Monaco FC 3-2 Sporting Clube de Portugal, 26/11/97)

Oldest goalscorers

35y 120d: Oceano (AS Monaco FC 3-2 Sporting Clube de Portugal, 26/11/97)
33y 113d: Derlei (Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk, 04/11/08)
32y 0d: André Cruz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-2 Sporting Clube de Portugal, 20/09/00)

Most goals in a match

3 goals: Viktor Gyökeres (v Man City, 05/11/24)

All hat-tricks

3 goals: Viktor Gyökeres (v Man City, 05/11/24)

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