| Club: | Sporting CP |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Frederico Varandas |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Rúben Amorim |
| Stadium: | Estádio José Alvalade |
| League: | Primeira Liga |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Taça de Portugal |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup2: | Taça da Liga |
| Cup2 Result: | Winners |
| Cup3: | Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira |
| Cup3 Result: | Winners |
| Cup4: | UEFA Champions League |
| Cup4 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Pablo Sarabia (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Pablo Sarabia (21) |
| Highest Public: | 48,129 Sporting CP 0–5 Manchester City15 de fevereiro de 2022 |
| Maior Publico Jogo: | Sporting CP 0–5 Manchester City |
| Maior Publico Local: | Alvalade |
| Maior Publico Data: | 15 de fevereiro de 2022 |
| Menor Publico: | 9,066 |
| Menor Publico Jogo: | Sporting CP 3–0 F.C Vizela |
| Menor Publico Local: | Alvalade |
| Menor Publico Data: | 06 de agosto de 2021 |
| Publico Total: | 19.895 |
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| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Highest Attendance: | 48,129 Sporting CP 0–5 Manchester City 15 de fevereiro de 2022 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,066 Sporting CP 3–0 F.C Vizela 06 de agosto de 2021 |
| Average Attendance: | 25,158 |
The 2021–22 season was the 116th season in the existence of Sporting CP and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting CP participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the UEFA Champions League.
| scope=col | Player | Transferred from | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | Return from loan | 1 June 2021 | [2] | |||||||
| 47 | €5,500,000 | [3] | ||||||||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | [4] | |||||||
| 15 | Famalicão | €6,500,000 | [5] | |||||||
| 31 | Everton | Loan | [6] | |||||||
| 17 | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan (fee €2,000,000) | [7] |
Total Spending = €14,000,000
| scope=col | Player | Transferred to | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | €2,000,000 | [8] | ||||||||
| 27 | Retired | [9] |
See main article: 2021–22 Primeira Liga.
See main article: 2021–22 Taça de Portugal.
See main article: 2021–22 Taça da Liga.
See main article: 2021 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[10]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[11]
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