We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2024-25 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
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 match 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
20: João Moutinho
19: Ânderson Polga
18: Miguel Veloso
Top goalscorers
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 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)
20y 259d: Carlos Mané (Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 NK Maribor, 25/11/14)
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
2 goals: Liedson (v Roma, 07/11/07)
2 goals: Adrien Silva (v Schalke, 21/10/14)
2 goals: Bas Dost (v Olympiacos, 22/11/17)
2 goals: Sebastián Coates (v Beşiktaş, 19/10/21)
2 goals: Pedro Gonçalves (v Beşiktaş, 03/11/21)
2 goals: Pedro Gonçalves (v Dortmund, 24/11/21)
All hat-tricks
n/a