Sporting CP Esports explained

Sporting CP Esports
Full Name:Sporting Clube de Portugal Esports
Short Name:SCP Esports
Sport:esports
Game:FIFA
Chairman:Frederico Varandas
Coach:Francisco Cruz
Manager:Márcio Figueiredo
Parent Group:Sporting CP

Sporting Clube de Portugal Esports, commonly known as Sporting CP Esports, or simply SCP Esports, is a Portuguese professional esports team founded in 2016,[1] [2] [3] and based in the city of Lisbon in Portugal. The team is the esports department of multi-sports club Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP).[4] [5] [6]

History

On 21 July 2016, Bruno de Carvalho, who was the president of Sporting CP at the time, launched Sporting CP eSports.[7] [8] The first player of the team was Francisco "Quinzas" Cruz.[9] In 2019, the team signed Wendell Lira to compete in FIFA. In October 2023, Sporting CP Esports was the first major Portuguese team to play Rocket League, one of the most popular video games on the market at the time, which already had more than 100 million players worldwide. In 2023, Sporting CP updated its esports facility at the club’s stadium, the Estádio José Alvalade. The facility, called the NOS eStadium, was modernised with the help of the club’s sponsor NOS and was upgraded with state-of-the-art HP Omen and PlayStation 5 machines, among other improvements for both the players of the team and visitors.[10]

Current roster

FIFA

As of 2019[11] [12]

Nat.NameID PositionJoin date
Bruno RatoBrunoRatoPlayer2019-01-30
Wendell LiraWendellliraPlayer2019-11-12
Diogo MendesSCP DiogoPlayer2019-01-04

Management

Nat.NamePosition
Márcio FigueiredoHead of department
Francisco CruzHead coach

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-07-21 . Sporting CP anuncia oficialmente entrada nos eSports . 2024-04-12 . IGN Portugal . pt-pt.
  2. News: 2016-07-21 . Sporting Clube de Portugal adere aos eSports . 2024-04-12 . Eurogamer.pt . pt.
  3. Web site: Sporting junta às suas modalidades desportivas os... eSports . 2024-04-12 . SAPO Tek . pt.
  4. Web site: SCP eSports . . 20 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Equipa de Esports do Sporting lança-se no Rocket League . 2024-04-12 . www.record.pt . pt-PT.
  6. Web site: 2023-11-04 . Sporting CP reforça infraestruturas para Esports . 2024-04-12 . RTP Arena . pt-PT.
  7. Web site: Sporting Clube de Portugal joins eSports world . Shifter . 20 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Sporting Clube de Portugal joins eSports . Future Behind . 20 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Sporting Clube de Portugal eSports . FIFA eSports Gamepedia . 20 January 2020.
  10. Web site: Šimić . Ivan . 6 November 2023 . Sporting Lisbon upgrades esports facility at Estádio José Alvalade . 14 April 2024 . Esports Insider.
  11. Web site: eSports: Puskás 2015 diz que Sporting é o concretizar de um sonho . 2024-04-12 . CNN Portugal . pt.
  12. Web site: Sporting apresenta o primeiro jogador de eSports do clube . 2024-04-12 . SAPO Tek . pt.