2015–16 Sporting CP season explained

Club:	Sporting CP
Season:	2015–16
Manager:	Jorge Jesus
Chairman:	Bruno de Carvalho
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Estádio José Alvalade
League:	Primeira Liga
League Result:	2nd
Cup1:	Taça de Portugal
Cup1 Result:	Fifth round
Cup2:	Taça da Liga
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Cup3:	Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Cup3 Result:	Winners
Cup4:	UEFA Champions League
Cup4 Result:	Play-off round
Cup5:	UEFA Europa League
Cup5 Result:	Round of 32
League Topscorer:	Islam Slimani (27)
Season Topscorer:	Islam Slimani (31)
Highest Attendance:	(5 March 2016)
Lowest Attendance:	(22 October 2015)
Average Attendance:	39,988^[1]
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Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

This article shows Sporting Clube de Portugal's player statistics and all matches that the club played during the 2015–16 season.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition!scope=col

Starting round	scope=col	Final position/round	scope=col	First match	scope=col	Last match
scope=row align=left	Primeira Liga		2nd	14 August 2015	15 May 2016
scope=row align=left	Taça de Portugal			17 October 2015	16 December 2015
scope=row align=left	Taça da Liga		Third round (2nd)	29 December 2015	26 January 2016
scope=row align=left	Supertaça		Winners	9 August 2015
scope=row align=left	UEFA Champions League		Play-off round	18 August 2015	26 August 2015
scope=row align=left	UEFA Europa League			17 September 2015	25 February 2016

Competition!scope=col

	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col
scope=row align=left	Primeira Liga
scope=row align=left	Taça de Portugal
scope=row align=left	Taça da Liga
scope=row align=left	Supertaça
scope=row align=left	UEFA Champions League
scope=row align=left	UEFA Europa League
scope=row	Total

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

See main article: article and 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

Primeira Liga

See main article: 2015–16 Primeira Liga and 2015–16 Primeira Liga.

Matches

Taça de Portugal

See main article: 2015–16 Taça de Portugal and 2015–16 Taça de Portugal.

Fifth round

Taça da Liga

See main article: 2015–16 Taça da Liga and 2015–16 Taça da Liga.

Third round

UEFA Champions League

See main article: article and 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

Play-off round

See main article: article.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: article and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

See main article: article.

Round of 32

See main article: article.

Squad statistics

Pos.	No.	Name	Super Taça		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Champions League		Europa League
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	1	Rui Patrício	1 -	-	33 -	-	2 -	-	-	-	2 -	-	7 -	-
GK	22	Marcelo Boeck	-	-	- 1	-	1 -	-	2 -	-	-	-	1 - 1	-
GK	26	Ažbe Jug	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 -	-	-	-	-	-
DF	3	Jonathan Silva	-	-	2 - 2	-	1 -	-	-	-	1 -	-	4 -	-
DF	4	Jefferson	1 -	-	18 -	-	2 -	-	1 -	-	1 -	-	4 -	-
DF	5	Ewerton	-	-	7 - 1	1	3 -	-	2 -	-	-	-	4 - 1	-
DF	13	Sebastián Coates	-	-	12 -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DF	15	Paulo Oliveira	1 -	-	17 - 1	-	3 -	-	3 -	-	2 -	-	2 - 1	-
DF	44	Naldo	1 -	-	17 - 1	-	- 1	-	1 -	-	2 -	-	4 -	-
DF	47	Ricardo Esgaio	-	-	6 - 1	-	- 1	-	1 -	-	-	-	3 -	-
DF	55	Tobias Figueiredo	-	-	1 -	-	- 1	-	-	-	-	-	4 -	1
DF	21	João Pereira	1 -	-	17 - 2	-	3 -	-	-	-	2 -	-	5 -	-
DF	35	Rúben Semedo	- 1	-	12 - 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 -	-
DF	31	Marvin Zeegelaar	-	-	9 - 2	-	-	-	2 -	1	-	-	-	-
MF	14	William Carvalho	-	-	24 - 2	2	3 -	1	1 -	-	-	-	4 - 1	-
MF	17	João Mário	1 -	-	30 - 2	6	2 -	-	- 2	-	2 -	-	4 - 1	1
MF	23	Adrien Silva	1 -	-	28 - 1	8	2 -	1	1 -	-	2 -	-	4 - 2	-
MF	28	André Martins	-	-	- 1	-	- 1	-	2 -	-	-	-	1 - 2	-
MF	2	Ezequiel Schelotto	-	-	10 - 3	-	-	-	3 -	-	-	-	-	-
MF	6	Alberto Aquilani	-	-	5 - 14	3	2 -	-	3 -	1	1 - 1	-	5 - 1	1
MF	11	Bruno César	-	-	12 - 3	4	-	-	1 -	-	-	-	1 -	-
MF	30	Bruno Paulista	-	-	- 1	-	1 -	1	-	-	-	-	2 -	-
FW	8	Junya Tanaka	-	-	- 3	-	- 1	-	1 - 1	-	-	-	1 -	-
FW	9	Islam Slimani	1 -	-	32 -	26	2 -	2	- 1	-	1 - 1	1	1 - 6	1
FW	10	Fredy Montero	-	-	5 - 7	3	2 -	-	3 -	-	- 1	-	5 -	3
FW	18	André Carrillo	1 -	-	4 -	1	-	-	-	-	2 -	-	-	-
FW	19	Teófilo Gutiérrez	1 -	1	19 - 3	10	-	-	1 -	-	2 -	2	4 - 1	1
FW	20	Bryan Ruiz	1 -	-	31 - 2	6	2 -	1	- 1	1	2 -	-	4 - 2	3
FW	29	Hernán Barcos	-	-	- 7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FW	36	Carlos Mané	- 1	-	2 - 9	1	1 -	-	1 - 1	-	- 2	-	6 -	-
FW	60	Gelson Martins	- 1	-	9 - 19	4	- 3	1	1 - 1	1	- 1	-	2 - 4	1
FW	73	Matheus Pereira	-	-	1 - 7	-	1 - 1	2	2 - 1	-	-	-	4 - 1	3

Players

Current squad

Transfers

In

End of contract

Out

End of contract

External links

• Official club website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Painel de Espectadores Liga NOS por clube . Portuguese . Liga NOS attendance list by club . LPFP . 14 August 2015.