Sporting CP (handball)

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Portuguese handball club

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clubnameSporting CP
fullnameSporting Clube de Portugal
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groundPavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
capacity3,000
chrtitlePresident
chairmanFrederico Varandas
managerRicardo Costa
leagueAndebol 1
season2024–25
positionAndebol 1, 1st of 16 (champions)
websitehttps://www.sporting.pt/
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Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal since 1932 and plays in top tier Andebol 1. The club is the most decorated handball club in Portugal, having won 48 national titles and 2 International titles.

History

Handball was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1932, under the influence of Salazar Carreira, who introduced the sport to the club. It was on 10 April that a Sporting Portugal team played its first game in the sport, then in the eleven-a-side variant, the only one practised at the time, with the team beating Centro de Armas 1-0. The first official match would take place a month later against the same opponent, on 15 May 1932.

Indoor handball, which later became known as seven-a-side handball, was approved by the International Handball Federation in 1937, but the first demonstration of this variant in Portugal only took place on 12 September 1949 at the Cascais skating rink, when a Sporting team faced and beat another from Dramático de Cascais by 25-5, setting the tone for what would become one of the most emblematic sports in Portugal: Evaristo Ribeiro; Artur Mira and Rui Lanceiro; Fernando Nunes; Pereira de Sousa; Domingos Vicente and Joaquim Chagas, with Pinto dos Santos deputising.

Officially, Sporting started seven-a-side handball in the 1950-51 season and the sport immediately took root in the club, winning the first national championship in Portugal the following season. Initially, the seven-a-side handball season began in the summer after the 11-a-side competitions had finished, which was justified by the fact that the players were practically the same.

Sporting dominated Portuguese handball, particularly in the sixties and seventies and even in the eighties, with emphasis on the period from 1966 to 1973, in which seven National Championships were won in eight possible, five of which were consecutive, with a mythical team that became known as Os Sete Magníficos (The Magnificent Seven).

In 1995, Sporting fans were forced to choose the modalities to keep in the club, due to financial problems, having chosen handball and futsal, leading to the closure of the basketball, rink hockey and volleyball sections (which in the meantime would be reactivated).

Sporting CP completed the 2023-24 league season undefeated in its 22 home and away matches and completed its first domestic triple. They completed a second domestic triple in the 2025 season surpassing their northern rivals for domestic titles won. They also achieved its highest EHF Champions League 2024-25 placing, by reaching the quarter finals.

Facilities

Pavilhão João Rocha

Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in the parish of Lumiar, in Lisbon. Located next to the Estádio José Alvalade, it is the home of Sporting CP indoor sports. In honor of one of the most distinguished figures in the history of Sporting, the pavilion was named after former club president, João Rocha, who remained in office from September 1973 to October 1986. Its inauguration took place on the day 21 June 2017.

Kits

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Honours

Domestic Competitions

  • Andebol 1: 23 : 1951–52, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2004-05*, 2005-06*, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24, 2024–25 ** * Notes: Divisão de Elite**

  • Portuguese Cup: 19 - Record : 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

  • Portuguese Super Cup: 6 : 1998, 2002, 2014, 2023, 2024, 2025

International Competitions

Current squad

:Squad for the 2025–26 season ;Goalkeepers

Staff

  • Head coach: POR
  • Assistant coach: POR Pedro Biscaia
  • Assistant coach: POR Ricardo Candeias

Transfers

:Transfers for the 2026–27 season ;Joining [[Image:Arrow-up.png]]

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Transfer History

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Results in European competitions

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SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
1966–67EHF European CupR1FRA US Ivry Handball19–228–2527–47
1967–68EHF European CupR2SPA BM Granollers16–2620–1636–42
1969–70EHF European CupR1Netherlands HV Sittardia16–2412–1528–39
1970–71EHF European CupR2Soviet_Union MAI Moscovo--Win Withdrew
QFCzechoslovakia Dukla Prague--Win Withdrew
SFGER VfL Gummersbach17–2511–2728–50
1971–72EHF European CupR2GER VfL Gummersbach6–3820–2026–59
1972–73EHF European CupR1Czechoslovakia HCB Karviná11–2415–1626–40
1973–74EHF Challenge CupR1BEL SK Avanti Lebbeke16–1616–932–25
R2Czechoslovakia Cervena Hezda14–3115–1729–48
1975–76EHF Cup Winners' CupL16Denmark Frederiksberg IF14–2522–2436–49
1978–79EHF European CupR1FRA Stella St-Maur18–1812–2230–40
1979–80EHF European CupR1Switzerland Grasshoppers Zürich23–2319–2342–46
1980–81EHF European CupR1Switzerland BSV Bern12–2621–2033–46
1981–82EHF Cup Winners' CupR1FRA USM Gagny25–2722–3147–58
1987–88EHF CupR1Netherlands Hershi Gellen18–2022–1640–36
L16Denmark Hellerup Kopenhagen19–2319–2538–48
1988–89EHF Cup Winners' CupR1Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur29–2519–2748–52
1989–90EHF Cup Winners' CupR1Israel Hapoel Rishon LeZion24–4023–1847–58
1992–93EHF Cup Winners' CupR1ITA Pallamano Trieste20–3230–2050–52
1996–97EHF CupR1FRA Montpellier HB22–1616–2238–38
1997–98EHF Cup Winners' CupR1UKR ZTR Zaporizhzhia31–2523–2454–49
L16GER HSG Dutenhofen16–2430–2646–50
1998–99EHF Cup Winners' CupR1Slovakia TJ VSŽ Košice24–2218–2442–46
1999–00EHF Challenge CupR1FRA US Dunkerque HB23–1820–2643–44
2000–01EHF CupR2Netherlands Showbizcity Aalsmeer31–2330–3061–53
R3Belarus SKA Minsk31–2318–1849–41
L16SPA CB Cantabria29–2730–2659–53
QFIceland Haukar Handball21–2132–3353–54
2001–02EHF Champions LeagueR2ROM Steaua București33–2425–2558–49
Group stageSPA Portland San Antonio26–3628–313rd place
Serbia and Montenegro RK Lovćen22–2610–0
Denmark Kolding IF24–2322–33
2003–04EHF Cup Winners' CupR2LUX HC Berchem31–2032–2263–42
R3UKR Portovik Yuzhny27–2525–2152–46
L16SWE Redbergslids IK29–1929–3558–54
QFSLO RK Gorenje Velenje33–2726–3259–59
2004–05EHF Cup Winners' CupR2Austria Goldmann Druck Tulln33–3230–2263–54
R3GER HSV Hamburg24–2824–2548–53
2005–06EHF Cup Winners' CupR2Estonia HC Kehra27–3339–1968–53
R3ROM HCM Constanta30–3222–2852–60
2006–07EHF Cup Winners' CupR2Cyprus SPE Strovolos Nicosia33–2031–2464–44
R3ROM Dinamo București29–3527–3056–65
2009–10EHF Challenge Cup
[[File:Gold medal blank.svg13px]] WinnerL16GRE AO Dimou Thermaikou39–2434–2073–44
QFROM CSM Bacău30–2423–2853–52
SFSLO RD Slovan28–2330–3358–56
FPOL MMTS Kwidzyn27–2527–2654–51
2010–11EHF Challenge CupR3UKR HC Polytechnik26–2126–3052–51
L16GRE AEK27–2327–3254–55
2011–12EHF Challenge CupR3TUR Trabzonspor31–2941–1872–47
L16Czech_Republic HC Zubří23–2625–2248–48
QFROM CSU Suceava33–2430–2463–48
SFSwitzerland Wacker Thun31–2926–2857–57
2012–13EHF CupR1SWE Ystads IF27–2226–3753–59
2013–14EHF CupR2Netherlands KRAS/Volendam30–1835–3265–50
R3CRO RK Poreč24–2430–2554–49
Group stageFRA Montpellier HB27–2831–362nd place
MKD RK Strumica39–2236–24
Denmark Skjern32–2530–28
QFHUN Pick Szeged29–2722–2851–55
2014–15EHF CupR2Slovakia HC Sporta Hlohovec34–2428–3362–57
R3SPA Fraikin BM. Granollers27–2523–2550–50
2015–16EHF CupR2Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro31–3632–2863–64
2016–17EHF Challenge Cup
[[File:Gold medal blank.svg13px]] WinnerR3ITA ASD Romagna Handball32–2537–2469–49
L16MKD RK Pelister32–1834–2666–44
QFGRE AC Doukas35–2327–2562–48
SFNED JMS Hurry-Up32–2737–1469–41
FROM AHC Potaissa Turda37–2830–2467–52
2017–18EHF Champions LeagueqSFFIN Riihimäki Cocks31–2731–27
qFAustria Alpla HC Hard35–3435–34
Group stageTUR Beşiktaş30–2634–274th place
UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia23–3129–32
MKD Metalurg Skopje27–2831–27
FRA Montpellier HB29–3332–33
RUS Chekhovskiye Medvedi31–3027–30
2021–22EHF European LeagueGroup stageHUN Tatabánya KC37–2334–264th place
GRE AEK H.C.24–2531–30
SWI Kadetten Schaffhausen34–2631–24
MKD RK Eurofarm Pelister24–2627–26
FRA USAM Nîmes Gard32–3027–33
Last 16GER SC Magdeburg29–2935–3664–65
2022–23EHF European LeagueGroup stageAUT Alpla HC Hard31–3031–262nd place
SPA BM Granollers29–3238–31
CRO RK Nexe Našice31–3228–34
HUN Balatonfüredi KSE35–3231–25
DEN Skjern Håndbold30–2828–24
L16SPA CD Bidasoa27–3034–2861–58
QFFRA Montpellier HB32–3230–3162–63
2023–24EHF European LeagueGroup stageROU CSM Constanța28–2934–282nd place
POL Chrobry Głogów37–2035–22
HUN MOL-Tatabánya KC29–3136–28
Main roundROU Dinamo București35–3331–271st place
GER Füchse Berlin32–3132–28
QFGER Rhein-Neckar Löwen29–3229–2858–60
2024–25EHF Champions LeagueGroup stagePOL Orlen Wisła Płock34–2929–292nd place
DEN Fredericia HK37–1932–29
HUN Telekom Veszprém39–3032–33
MKD RK Eurofarm Pelister24–2430–24
GER Füchse Berlin35–3332–33
ROU CS Dinamo București29–3334–25
FRA Paris Saint-Germain28–3039–28
QFFRA HBC Nantes27–2830–3257–60
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References

References

  1. Roseiro, Bruno. "Eleições no Sporting. Sabe o que fez e o que ganhou cada presidente?".
  2. "ANDEBOL»» Representou o Sporting e o Seixal - JORNAL DE DESPORTO".
  3. (2016-05-24). "Basquetebol está de regresso ao Sporting".
  4. Renascença. (2017-05-12). "Pavilhão João Rocha inaugurado a 21 de Junho - Renascença".
  5. https://www.ademar.com/despedimos-a-carlos-alvarez-un-ademarista-que-hizo-historia-en-tiempo-record/
  6. "Spanischer Nationalspieler für Sporting CP Lissabon".
  7. https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/noticia/andebol-pedro-portela-assina-pelo-aguas-santas
  8. "Handball Bundesliga: Gummersbach verpflichtet portugiesischen Nationalspieler".

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