Sporting CP
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| Full name | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
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| Nickname(s) |
Leões (Lions) Verde e brancos (Green and whites) |
| Short name | Sporting |
| Founded | 1 July 1906 |
| Ground | Estádio José Alvalade |
| Capacity | 50,095 |
| President | Bruno de Carvalho |
| Manager | Jorge Jesus |
| League | Primeira Liga |
| 2015–16 | Primeira Liga, 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
Sporting Clube de Portugal, OM, ComC, MHIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈspɔɾtĩɡ(ɨ) ˈkluβ(ɨ) ðɨ puɾtuˈɣaɫ]) (Euronext: SCP) or Sporting CP is a sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that is best known for its football team. The club is referred to simply as Sporting in Portuguese-speaking countries, and often as Sporting Lisbon in English-speaking countries, although this is incorrect as the city does not feature in the club name.
Sporting is the world's sixth-largest club in terms of club members: 140,000 and one of the "Três Grandes" (Big Three) football clubs in Portugal. They are nicknamed Leões (Lions) and Verde e Brancos (Green and Whites). The club's anthem, "A Marcha do Sporting" (Sporting's March), was written in 1955.
Founded in Lisbon on 1 July 1906, Sporting were a founding member of the Primeira Liga and, along with rivals S.L. Benfica and FC Porto, have never been relegated from the top flight of Portuguese football since its establishment in 1934. Sporting are the most successful Portuguese football club, with 50 titles in Portuguese competitions and one international title, the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup. Domestically, they have won 22 Primeira Liga titles, 16 Portuguese Cups (Taça de Portugal), four Championships of Portugal (a record tied with Porto) and eight Portuguese Super Cup titles.
Sporting's football youth academy system has developed players such as Paulo Futre, Simão Sabrosa, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, and Ballon d'Or recipients Cristiano Ronaldo and Luís Figo. Sporting are currently ranked 52nd in UEFA club rankings.
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