Sporting Clube de Portugal, commonly known as Sporting CP or Sporting Portugal, is a professional
basketball team based in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal, which represents the sport's section within parent club
Sporting CP.
The team competes in the
Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol ( en, Portuguese Basketball League), also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal.
History
From the 2008–09 season onward, the compet ...
(LPB), the top-tier domestic league, and plays its home matches at
Pavilhão João Rocha. The current head coach is
Luís Magalhães.
History
Basketball was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1927.
In 1995, basketball stopped being one of the sports practiced in the club, returning in 2012, just with the women's team.
In 2019, the men's team was refounded after 24 years. Sporting submitted a proposal to go directly into the
2019–20 Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol ( en, Portuguese Basketball League), also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal.
History
From the 2008–09 season onward, the compet ...
with their men's team. In a league meeting in November of 2018 between all the league teams, Sporting's acceptance into the LPB was confirmed.
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 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 June 21, 2017.
Honours
*
Portuguese League
: Winners (9):
1953/54, 1955/56, 1959/60, 1968/69, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1981/82, 2020/21
*
Portuguese Cup
: Winners (8):
1954/55, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1979/80, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22
*
Portuguese Supercup
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
: Winners (2):
2021, 2022
*
Portuguese League Cup
: Winners (1): 2021–22
Current roster
References
External links
Sporting CP Official WebsiteSporting in zerozero.pt
{{Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol teams
Sporting CP sports
Basketball teams in Portugal
Basketball teams established in 1927
1927 establishments in Portugal