2022–23 Sporting CP season explained

The 2022–23 season was the 117th season in the history of Sporting CP and their 89th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, they participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Players

Current squad

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Out on loan

Transfers

In

Summer

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
16			Wolverhampton Wanderers	€10,000,000		[2]
24			Manchester City	€8,500,000		[3]
3			Mainz 05	€9,500,000		[4]
5			Santa Clara	€3,800,000		[5]
22			Juventus U23	€650,000		[6]
27			Vitória de Guimarães	€2,000,000		[7]
17			Barcelona	Loan (€3,000,000)		[8] [9]
6		Sotiris Alexandropoulos	Panathinaikos	€4,500,000		[10]
33		Arthur Gomes	Estoril	€2,500,000		[11]
Disclosed total
€44,450,000

Winter

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
32			Rosario Central	Free		[12] [13]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
3			Valladolid	Free		[14]
—			Paris Saint-Germain	€38,000,000		[15] [16]
—			NEC	Free		[17]
87			Estoril	Loan		[18]
6			Fulham	€20,000,000		[19] [20]
—			Valladolid	€3,000,000		[21]
40			Al Ahli	Free		[22]
—			FC Tokyo	Loan		[23]
—			Aris	Loan		[24]
—		Andraž Šporar	Panathinaikos	€3,500,000		[25]
16			Everton	Loan		[26]
8		Matheus Nunes	Wolverhampton Wanderers	€45,000,000		[27]
—			Paços de Ferreira	Loan		[28]
—			Hoffenheim	Loan		[29] [30]
—			Paços de Ferreira	Loan		[31]
9			Brest	€1,500,000		[32]
—			Ascoli	€500,000		[33]
Disclosed total
€111,500,000

Competitions

Primeira Liga

See main article: 2022–23 Primeira Liga.

Matches

Taça de Portugal

See main article: 2022–23 Taça de Portugal.

Sporting entered in the third round.^[34]

Taça da Liga

See main article: 2022–23 Taça da Liga.

Final

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Knockout round play-offs

The Knockout round play-offs draw was held on 7 November 2022.

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw was held on 24 February 2023.

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals draw was held on 17 March 2023.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Plantel. Sporting Clube de Portugal. 6 July 2019.
2. Web site: Vinagre's Wolves exit becomes permanent. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.. 1 July 2022. 1 July 2022.
3. Web site: OFICIAL: Sporting aciona opção de compra por Porro.
4. Web site: 10 May 2022 . Sporting beat Bayern Munich to St Juste . 11 May 2022 . Football Oranje.
5. Web site: 1 July 2022 . Morita é leão e já treina às ordens de Rúben Amorim . Diário de Notícias.
6. Web site: Franco Israel reforça baliza leonina. Franco Israel reinforces leonine goal. Sporting CP. pt. 5 July 2022. 6 July 2022.
7. News: Avançado foi oficializado no Sporting . Forward was confirmed on Sporting. 6 July 2022 . . 6 July 2022. Portuguese.
8. Web site: Francisco Trincão: “Vou dar tudo pelo Sporting CP”. Francisco Trincão: "I will give everything for Sporting CP". Sporting CP. pt. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022.
9. Web site: Trincão loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal. FC Barcelona. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022.
10. Web site: É oficial: Sotiris Alexandropoulos é reforço do Sporting. pt. 29 August 2022. 9 September 2022.
11. Web site: ARTHUR GOMES É LEÃO. 1 September 2022. 9 September 2022.
12. Web site: Mateo Tanlongo já é leão. 17 November 2022. 17 November 2022.
13. Web site: Mateo Tanlongo é Leão. 5 January 2023. 5 January 2023.
14. Web site: Feddal anuncia saída do Sporting. pt. 15 June 2022. 6 July 2022.
15. Web site: 31 May 2022 . Paris Saint-Germain triggers option to buy for Nuno Mendes . 31 May 2022 . Paris Saint-Germain F.C..
16. Web site: Opoczynski . David . 31 May 2022 . PSG : option levée pour Nuno Mendes . PSG: option triggered for Nuno Mendes . 1 June 2022 . Le Parisien . fr.
17. Web site: N.E.C. presenteert eerste zomerse aanwinsten. NEC present first summer acquisitions. NEC Nijmegen. nl. 21 June 2022. 21 June 2022.
18. Web site: Oficial: Gonçalo Esteves é reforço do Estoril. NEC Nijmegen. pt. 30 June 2022. 6 July 2022.
19. Web site: Fulham sign Palhinha. Fulham F.C.. Geoff. Pruce. 4 July 2022. 4 July 2022.
20. Web site: Joao Palhinha: Fulham confirm £20m signing of midfielder from Sporting Lisbon on five-year contract. Sky Sports. 4 July 2022. 4 July 2022.
21. Web site: Gonzalo Plata deixa o Sporting rumo ao Valladolid a título definitivo. Público. Geoff. Pruce. 11 July 2022. 11 July 2022.
22. Web site: Renan já rescindiu com o Sporting. pt. 20 July 2022. 21 July 2022.
23. Web site: Luiz Phellype segue para o Japão. pt. 19 July 2022. 19 July 2022.
24. Web site: Sporting empresta Rafael Camacho ao Aris Salónica. pt. 12 July 2022. 21 July 2022.
25. Web site: Andraz Sporar no Panathinaikos a título definitivo. pt. 26 July 2022. 27 July 2022.
26. Web site: Vinagre Signs For Everton . 27 July 2022 . www.evertonfc.com . en.
27. News: Wolves complete record Nunes move . 17 August 2022 . Wolverhampton Wanderers FC . 17 August 2022 . en.
28. Web site: OFICIAL: Sporting empresta Tiago Ilori ao Paços Ferreira. OFFICIAL: Sporting loan Tiago Ilori to Paços Ferreira. Mais Futebol. Sérgio. Pereira. pt. 22 July 2022. 25 July 2022.
29. Web site: OFICIAL: Sporting empresta Eduardo Quaresma ao Hoffenheim. OFFICIAL: Sporting loan Eduardo Quaresma to Hoffenheim. Mais Futebol. pt. 4 August 2022. 4 August 2022.
30. News: Hoffenheim oficializa chegada de Eduardo Quaresma. Hoffenheim make arrival of Eduardo Quaresma official. A Bola. pt. 4 August 2022. 4 August 2022.
31. Web site: Oficial: Alanyaspor apresenta Doumbia. Record. 5 August 2022. 5 August 2022.
32. Web site: Transferts : Islam Slimani s'engage avec Brest (officiel). Transfers: Islam Slimani commits to Brest (official). L'Équipe. fr. 25 August 2022. 25 August 2022.
33. Web site:
    1. Calciomercato – Ufficiale Pedro Mendes dallo Sporting Lisbona: triennale per il portoghese
    .
    1. Transfermarket – Official Pedro Mendes from Sporting Lisbon: three-year contract for the Portuguese
    . Ascoli Calcio. Italian. 29 August 2022. 29 August 2022.
34. Web site: Zerozero.pt :: Porque todos os jogos começam assim . 29 April 2022 .