Sporting Clube de Portugal - last updated on 12 May 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Sporting Clube de Portugal
Foundation: July 1st 1906
City: Lisboa
Colours: Green, white and black
Website: www.sporting.pt
Honours:
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - 1 (1964)
Portuguese Liga - 18 (1940-41, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1957-58, 1961-62, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1999-00, 2001-02)
Portuguese Cup - 18 (1922-23, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1940-41, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1962-63, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1994-95, 2001-02, 2006-07)
Portuguese Super Cup - 7 (194
4, 1982, 1987, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007)
A bit of history:
The club's foundation was instigated by José Holtreman Roquette (José of Alvalade), with the financial support of his grandfather, Alfredo Augusto das Neves Holtreman, Viscount of Alvalade. The Viscount of Alvalade was the first President of Sporting Clube de Portugal. The club was established in 1902 as Sport Club de Belas, which became Campo Grande Sporting Club in 1904, and took its definitive name of Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1906.
Within Portugal, the club is often referred to simply as "Sporting". Outside Portugal, the most commonly used designation for the club is "Sporting Lisbon". In the past the club has attempted to shed this name, particularly through ex-president Sousa Cintra and his staff, in an effort to become known abroad by its correct name. Despite this, the English-language media still uses Sporting Lisbon due to precedent and to avoid confusion with other clubs such as Sporting Braga, Sporting Covilhã and Sporting Gijón, instead of using a more accurate name like Sporting Portugal.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Sporting Clube de Portugal - Founded on July 1st 1906
