Sporting CP (handball) explained

Clubname:Sporting CP
Fullname:Sporting Clube de Portugal
Founded:
(parent club in 1906)
Ground:Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Capacity:3,000
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Frederico Varandas
Manager:Ricardo Costa
League:Andebol 1
Season:2023–24
Position:Andebol 1, 1st of 16
Website:sporting.pt
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Sporting Clube de Portugal has a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, since 1932, and plays in Andebol 1. The club is one of the most decorated handball clubs in Portugal, having won 47 national titles, 16 Regional titles and 2 International titles.

History

Handball was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1932, under the influence of Salazar Carreira,[1] 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).[2]

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).[3]

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.[4]

Kits

Honours

Domestic competitions

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, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24

2

2004–05, 2005–06

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

1998, 2002, 2014, 2023, 2024

1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1967–68 • 1968–69

National & International Competitions

Winners (5): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2023–24

Winners (1): 2023–24

2

2009–10, 2016–17

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers
Left Wingers
Right Wingers
Line players
Left Backs
Central Backs
Right Backs

Staff

Results in European competitions

Note: Sporting score is always listed first.

! Season! Competition! Round! Club! 1st leg! 2nd leg! Aggregate
1966–67EHF European CupR1 US Ivry Handball19–228–2527–47
1967–68EHF European CupR2 BM Granollers16–2620–1636–42
1969–70EHF European CupR1 HV Sittardia16–2412–1528–39
1970–71EHF European CupR2 MAI Moscovo--Win Withdrew
QF Dukla Prague- - Win Withdrew
SF VfL Gummersbach17–2511–2728–50
1971–72EHF European CupR2 VfL Gummersbach6–3820–2026–59
1972–73EHF European CupR1 HCB Karviná11–2415–1626–40
1973–74EHF Challenge CupR1 SK Avanti Lebbeke16–1616–932–25
R2 Cervena Hezda14–3115–1729–48
1975–76EHF Cup Winners' CupL16 FIF Copenhagen14–2522–2436–49
1978–79EHF European CupR1 Stella St-Maur18–1812–2230–40
1979–80EHF European CupR1 Grasshoppers Zürich23–2319–2342–46
1980–81EHF European CupR1 BSV Bern12–2621–2033–46
1981–82EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 USM Gagny25–2722–3147–58
1987–88EHF CupR1 Hershi Gellen18–2022–1640–36
L16 Hellerup Kopenhagen19–2319–2538–48
1988–89EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 Pfadi Winterthur29–2519–2748–52
1989–90EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 Hapoel Rishon LeZion24–4023–1847–58
1992–93EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 Palommano Trieste20–3230–2050–52
1996–97EHF CupR1 Montpellier HB22–1616–2238–38
1997–98EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 ZTR Zaporizhzhia31–2523–2454–49
L16 HSG Dutenhofen16–2430–2646–50
1998–99EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 HK TJ VSZ Kosice24–2218–2442–46
1999–00EHF Challenge CupR1 US Dunkerque HB23–1820–2643–44
2000–01EHF CupR2 Showbizcity Aalsmeer31–2330–3061–53
R3 SKA Minsk31–2318–1849–41
L16 CB Cantabria29–2730–2659–53
QF Haukar Handball21–2132–3353–54
2001–02EHF Champions LeagueR2 Steaua București33–2425–2558–49
Group stage Portland San Antonio26–3628–313rd place
RK Lovćen22–2610–0
Kolding IF24–2322–33
2003–04EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 HC Berchem31–2032–2263–42
R3 Portovik Yuzhny27–2525–2152–46
L16 Redbergslids IK29–1929–3558–54
QF RK Gorenje Velenje33–2726–3259–59
2004–05EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 Goldmann Druck Tulln33–3230–2263–54
R3 HSV Hamburg24–2824–2548–53
2005–06EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 HC Kehra27–3339–1968–53
R3 HCM Constanta30–3222–2852–60
2006–07EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 SPE Strovolos Nicosia33–2031–2464–44
R3 Dinamo București29–3527–3056–65
2009–10EHF Challenge Cup
Winner		L16 AO Dimou Thermaikou39–2434–2073–44
QF CSM Bacău30–2423–2853–52
SF RD Slovan28–2330–3358–56
F MMTS Kwidzyn27–2527–2654–51
2010–11EHF Challenge CupR3 HK Polytechnik26–2126–3052–51
L16 AEK27–2327–3254–55
2011–12EHF Challenge CupR3 Trabzonspor31–2941–1872–47
L16 HC Zubří23–2625–2248–48
QF CSU Suceava33–2430–2463–48
SF Wacker Thun31–2926–2857–57
2012–13EHF CupR1 Ystads IF27–2226–3753–59
2013–14EHF CupR2 KRAS/Volendam30–1835–3265–50
R3 RK Poreč24–2430–2554–49
Group stage Montpellier HB27–2831–362nd place
RK Strumica39–2236–24
Skjern32–2530–28
QF Pick Szeged29–2722–2851–55
2014–15EHF CupR2 HC Sporta Hlohovec34–2428–3362–57
R3 Fraikin BM. Granollers27–2523–2550–50
2015–16EHF CupR2 Team Tvis Holstebro31–3632–2863–64
2016–17EHF Challenge Cup
Winner		R3 ASD Romagna Handball32–2537–2469–49
L16 RK Pelister32–1834–2666–44
QF AC Doukas35–2327–2562–48
SF JMS Hurry-Up32–2737–1469–41
F AHC Potaissa Turda37–2830–2467–52
2017–18EHF Champions LeagueqSF Riihimäki Cocks31–2731–27
qF Alpla HC Hard35–3435–34
Group stage Beşiktaş30–2634–274th place
Motor Zaporizhzhia23–3129–32
Metalurg Skopje27–2831–27
Montpellier HB29–3332–33
Chekhovskiye Medvedi31–3027–30
2021–22EHF European LeagueGroup stage Tatabánya KC37–2334–264th place
AEK H.C.24–2531–30
Kadetten Schaffhausen34–2631–24
RK Eurofarm Pelister24–2627–26
USAM Nîmes Gard32–3027–33
Last 16 SC Magdeburg29–2935–3664–65
2022–23EHF European LeagueGroup stage Alpla HC Hard31–3031–262th place
BM Granollers29–3238–31
RK Nexe Našice31–3228–34
Balatonfüredi KSE35–3231–25
Skjern Håndbold30–2828–24
L16 CD Bidasoa27–3034–2861–58
QF Montpellier HB32–3230–3162–63

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roseiro . Bruno . Eleições no Sporting. Sabe o que fez e o que ganhou cada presidente? . 2024-10-31 . Observador . pt-PT.
  2. Web site: ANDEBOL»» Representou o Sporting e o Seixal - JORNAL DE DESPORTO . 2024-10-31 . www.jornaldedesporto.pt.
  3. Web site: 2016-05-24 . Basquetebol está de regresso ao Sporting . 2024-10-31 . www.sporting.pt . pt-pt.
  4. Web site: Renascença . 2017-05-12 . Pavilhão João Rocha inaugurado a 21 de Junho - Renascença . 2024-10-31 . Rádio Renascença . pt-pt.

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