2020–21 Sporting CP season

The 2020–21 season was the 115th season in existence of Sporting Clube de Portugal and the club's 87th 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 and the UEFA Europa League. The club also qualified for the Taça da Liga, depending on the league results. The season covered the period from 26 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Sporting CP
2020–21 season
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachRúben Amorim
StadiumEstádio José Alvalade
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalFifth round
Taça da LigaWinners
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pedro Gonçalves (23)

All:
Pedro Gonçalves (23)

Sporting won the 2020–21 Primeira Liga with two matches remaining, following a 1–0 home win against Boavista, and thus became Portuguese champions for the 19th time in their history, and for the first time since the 2001–02 season. In this season, Sporting set a league record for the longest unbeaten run in a single season with 32 matches in a row (25 wins and seven draws) out of 34 matches.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 15 February 2021.[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 (on loan from Rio Ave)
3 DF   MAR Zouhair Feddal
4 DF   URU Sebastián Coates (captain)
5 DF   POR Nuno Mendes
6 MF   POR João Palhinha
7 FW   BRA Bruno Tabata
8 MF   BRA Matheus Nunes
11 FW   POR Nuno Santos
13 DF   POR Luís Neto
17 MF   POR João Mário (on loan from Inter Milan)
19 FW   POR Tiago Tomás
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   ECU Gonzalo Plata
21 FW   POR Paulinho
22 GK   POR André Paulo
24 DF   ESP Pedro Porro (on loan from Manchester City)
27 DF   POR João Pereira
28 MF   POR Pedro Gonçalves
52 DF   POR Gonçalo Inácio
55 DF   POR Vitorino Antunes
68 MF   POR Daniel Bragança
72 DF   POR Eduardo Quaresma
77 FW   CPV Jovane Cabral
81 GK   POR Luís Maximiano

Other players under contract edit

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
76 DF   ANG Bruno Gaspar
80 MF   POR Rodrigo Fernandes
No. Pos. Nation Player
89 DF   GHA Lumor
96 FW   POR Joelson
99 GK   POR Diogo Sousa

Out on loan edit

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 Ivanildo Fernandes (at Almería until 30 June 2021)
DF   POR Tiago Ilori (at Lorient until 30 June 2021)
DF   POR Mauro Riquicho (at Fátima until 30 June 2021)
DF   FRA Valentin Rosier (at Beşiktaş until 30 June 2021)
DF   POR João Silva (at Istra 1961 until 30 June 2021)
MF   ARG Rodrigo Battaglia (at Alavés until 30 June 2021)
MF   POR Filipe Chaby (at Académica until 30 June 2021)
MF   MLI Abdoulay Diaby (at Getafe until 30 June 2021)
MF   CIV Idrissa Doumbia (at Huesca until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Eduardo (at Crotone until 30 June 2021)
MF   BRA Mattheus (at Coritiba until 30 June 2021)
MF   CRO Josip Mišić (at Dinamo Zagreb until 30 June 2021)
FW   COL Leonardo Acevedo (at Logroñés until 30 June 2021)
FW   POR Rafael Camacho (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2021)
FW   POR Pedro Marques (at Gil Vicente until 30 June 2021)
FW   POR Pedro Mendes (at Nacional until 30 June 2021)
FW   SVN Andraž Šporar (at Braga until 30 June 2021)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
1 GK   Antonio Adán   Atlético Madrid Free transfer 20 August 2020 [2]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15   TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 August 2020 Friendly Portimonense   1–2   Sporting CP Portimão, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Referee: Miguel Nogueira
30 August 2020 Friendly Sporting CP   3–1   Belenenses Faro, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Hugo Silva
4 September 2020 Friendly Sporting CP   2–1   Valladolid Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca
13 September 2020 Troféu Cinco Violinos Sporting CP   Cancelled   Napoli Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Note: The match was cancelled after several Sporting CP players tested positive for COVID-19.[3]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 27 September 2020 19 May 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 34 26 7 1 65 20 +45 076.47
Taça de Portugal 23 November 2020 11 January 2021 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 066.67
Taça da Liga 15 December 2020 23 January 2021 Quarter-finals Winners 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Europa League 24 September 2020 1 October 2020 Third qualifying round Play-off round 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 42 32 7 3 82 28 +54 076.19

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP (C) 34 26 7 1 65 20 +45 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 +45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 +42 76 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 +20 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Paços de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 −1 53 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:
  1. ^ a b Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal. Since they would have qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by finishing fourth, the berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Paços de Ferreira), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth reserved to the fifth-placed team was awarded to the sixth-placed team (Santa Clara).

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 26 7 1 65 20  +45 85 13 4 0 34 10  +24 13 3 1 31 10  +21

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDWWWWDWWWWDWWWWWWDWWWDDWDWWWWLW
Position3322211111111111111111111111111111
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.[4]

27 September 2020 2 Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sporting CP Paços de Ferreira
18:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
4 October 2020 3 Portimonense 0–2 Sporting CP Portimão
21:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
17 October 2020 4 Sporting CP 2–2 Porto Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
24 October 2020 5 Santa Clara 1–2 Sporting CP Ponta Delgada
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 932
Referee: Manuel Mota
28 October 2020 1 Sporting CP 3–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
21:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: André Narciso
1 November 2020 6 Sporting CP 4–0 Tondela Lisbon
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: António Nobre
7 November 2020 7 Vitória de Guimarães 0–4 Sporting CP Guimarães
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
28 November 2020 8 Sporting CP 2–1 Moreirense Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Vítor Ferreira
5 December 2020 9 Famalicão 2–2 Sporting CP Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
19 December 2020 10 Sporting CP 1–0 Farense Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: André Narciso
27 December 2020 11 Belenenses SAD 1–2 Sporting CP Oeiras
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
2 January 2021 12 Sporting CP 2–0 Braga Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
8 January 2021 13 Nacional 0–2 Sporting CP Madeira
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Mota
15 January 2021 14 Sporting CP 1–1 Rio Ave Lisbon
18:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
26 January 2021 15 Boavista 0–2 Sporting CP Porto
21:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
1 February 2021 16 Sporting CP 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
21:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
5 February 2021 17 Marítimo 0–2 Sporting CP Funchal
19:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
9 February 2021 18 Gil Vicente 1–2 Sporting CP Barcelos
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
15 February 2021 19 Sporting CP 2–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: André Narciso
20 February 2021 20 Sporting CP 2–0 Portimonense Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
27 February 2021 21 Porto 0–0 Sporting CP Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
5 March 2021 22 Sporting CP 2–1 Santa Clara Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
13 March 2021 23 Tondela 0–1 Sporting CP Tondela
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
20 March 2021 24 Sporting CP 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
5 April 2021 25 Moreirense 1–1 Sporting CP Moreira de Cónegos
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
11 April 2021 26 Sporting CP 1–1 Famalicão Lisbon
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
16 April 2021 27 Farense 0–1 Sporting CP Faro
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
21 April 2021 28 Sporting CP 2–2 Belenenses SAD Lisbon
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
25 April 2021 29 Braga 0–1 Sporting CP Braga
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
1 May 2021 30 Sporting CP 2–0 Nacional Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
5 May 2021 31 Rio Ave 0–2 Sporting CP Vila do Conde
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
11 May 2021 32 Sporting CP 1–0 Boavista Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
15 May 2021 33 Benfica 4–3 Sporting CP Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
19 May 2021 34 Sporting CP 5–1 Marítimo Lisbon
21:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Gustavo Correia

Taça de Portugal edit

23 November 2020 Third round Sacavenense 1–7 Sporting CP Sacavém
21:15 WET (UTC±0)
  • Iaquinta   53'
Report
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Elias Pereira
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Helder Malheiro
11 December 2020 Fourth round Sporting CP 3–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
21:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
11 January 2021 Fifth round Marítimo 2–0 Sporting CP Funchal
21:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Taça da Liga edit

15 December 2020 Quarter-finals Sporting CP 2–0 Mafra Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
19 January 2021 Semi-finals Sporting CP 2–1 Porto Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
23 January 2021 Final Sporting CP 1–0 Braga Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins

UEFA Europa League edit

24 September 2020 Third qualifying round Sporting CP   1–0   Aberdeen Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
1 October 2020 Play-off round Sporting CP   1–4   LASK Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga UEFA
Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ESP Antonio Adán 37 0 32 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
22 GK   POR André Paulo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   BRA Renan Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 GK   POR Luís Maximiano 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
99 GK   POR Diogo Sousa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   BRA Matheus Reis 15 0 4+11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   MAR Zouhair Feddal 34 2 28 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF   URU Sebastián Coates 40 7 33 5 2+1 2 2 0 2 0
5 DF   POR Nuno Mendes 35 1 29 1 2 0 1+1 0 2 0
13 DF   POR Luís Neto 28 0 20+2 0 3 0 0+1 0 2 0
24 DF   ESP Pedro Porro 37 4 30 3 1+1 0 2+1 1 2 0
27 DF   POR João Pereira 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 DF   POR Gonçalo Inácio 25 2 15+5 1 1+1 1 3 0 0 0
55 DF   POR Vitorino Antunes 13 0 4+4 0 1+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
72 DF   POR Eduardo Quaresma 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   POR João Palhinha 38 2 28+4 1 2+1 1 2+1 0 0 0
8 MF   BRA Matheus Nunes 39 3 12+19 3 2+1 0 1+2 0 2 0
17 MF   POR João Mário 34 2 24+4 2 2+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
28 MF   POR Pedro Gonçalves 37 23 32 23 0+1 0 3 0 0+1 0
68 MF   POR Daniel Bragança 25 0 6+15 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
80 MF   POR Rodrigo Fernandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 MF   POR Tomás Silva 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 MF   POR Dário Essugo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   BRA Bruno Tabata 20 2 2+14 0 2+1 1 0+1 1 0 0
11 FW   POR Nuno Santos 37 8 23+8 7 3 1 1+1 0 1 0
19 FW   POR Tiago Tomás 37 6 16+14 3 2 1 3 0 2 2
20 FW   ECU Gonzalo Plata 14 1 1+8 1 1+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
21 FW   POR Paulinho 14 3 13+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   BRA Luiz Phellype 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW   CPV Jovane Cabral 28 8 6+18 5 1 1 1+1 2 1 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
9 FW   SVN Andraž Šporar 20 4 6+7 3 1+2 0 1+1 1 0+2 0
10 FW   ARG Luciano Vietto 5 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF   MKD Stefan Ristovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   POR Pedro Marques 1 2 0 0 0+1 2 0 0 0 0
26 DF   COL Cristian Borja 4 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF   POR Miguel Luís 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   BRA Wendel 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
73 DF   POR Tiago Ilori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 DF   FRA Valentin Rosier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 FW   POR Rafael Camacho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 MF   CIV Idrissa Doumbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

[6]

Rank No. Pos. Nat Name Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europa League Total
1 28 FW   Pedro Gonçalves 23 0 0 0 23
2 11 FW   Nuno Santos 7 1 0 0 8
77 FW   Jovane Cabral 5 1 2 0 8
4 4 DF   Sebastián Coates 5 2 0 0 7
5 19 FW   Tiago Tomás 3 1 0 2 6
6 9 FW   Andraž Šporar[b] 3 0 1 0 4
24 MF   Pedro Porro 3 0 1 0 4
8 8 MF   Matheus Nunes 3 0 0 0 3
21 FW   Paulinho 3 0 0 0 3
10 3 DF   Zouhair Feddal 2 0 0 0 2
6 MF   João Palhinha 1 1 0 0 2
7 MF   Bruno Tabata 0 1 1 0 2
17 MF   João Mário 2 0 0 0 2
25 FW   Pedro Marques[b] 0 2 0 0 2
52 DF   Gonçalo Inácio 1 1 0 0 2
16 10 FW   Luciano Vietto[b] 1 0 0 0 1
20 FW   Gonzalo Plata 1 0 0 0 1
35 DF   Nuno Mendes 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 65 10 5 2 82

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[5]
  2. ^ a b c Player left during the season

References edit

  1. ^ "Plantel". Sporting Clube de Portugal. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Oficial: Adán é reforço do Sporting" [Official: Adán is a Sporting addition] (in Portuguese). Record. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Cancellation of game against SSC Napoli". Sporting CP. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Eis o calendário das 34 jornadas da I Liga 2020/21". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Costa anuncia que jogos de futebol continuam sem público". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in Portuguese). 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "2020-2021 Sporting CP Stats". FBref. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

External links edit