2011–12 Sporting CP season
| 2011–12 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Luís Godinho Lopes | 
| Manager | Domingos Paciência & Ricardo Sá Pinto | 
| Stadium | Estádio José Alvalade | 
| Primeira Liga | 4th | 
| Portuguese Cup | Runners-up | 
| League Cup | Third round | 
| UEFA Europa League | Semi-finals | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Ricky van Wolfswinkel (14) All: Ricky van Wolfswinkel (25) | 
The 2011–12 season is Sporting CP's 79th season in the top flight, the Primeira Liga, known as the Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship purposes. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club plays during the 2011–12 season.
Sporting CP's under-19 squad played in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.
Season overview
Pre-season
Players
Squad information
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | .svg.png)  | R. Patrício | 37 | EU | 2006 | 167 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF |   | A. Rodríguez | 41 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | .svg.png)  | D. Carriço | 37 | EU | 2008 | 116 | 4 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 4 | DF |   | Â. Polga | 46 | EU | 2003 | 305 | 4 | 2012 | Free | Second nationality: Portugal | 
| 5 | DF |   | Onyewu | 43 | EU | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Free | Second nationality: Belgium | 
| 6 | LB |   | Evaldo | 43 | EU | 2010 | 51 | 1 | 2014 | € 3M | Second nationality: Brazil | 
| 7 | FW |   | Bojinov | 39 | EU | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2016 | €2.6M | Second nationality: Italy | 
| 8 | MF |   | Schaars | 41 | EU | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2014 | €0.85M | |
| 9 | FW |   | v. Wolfswinkel | 38 | EU | 2011 | 4 | 4 | 2016 | €5.4M | |
| 10 | MF |   | Izmailov | 42 | Non-EU | 2008 | 111 | 14 | 2015 | €4.5M | |
| 11 | MF |   | D. Capel | 37 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | ||
| 12 | GK |   | M. Boeck | 40 | EU | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | undisclosed | Second nationality: Belgium | 
| 14 | MF |   | Matías | 39 | Non-EU | 2009 | 77 | 12 | 2013 | €3.65M | Second nationality: Argentina | 
| 16 | GK | .svg.png)  | Tiago | 50 | EU | 2001 | 131 | 0 | 2012 | undisclosed | |
| 17 | LW |   | Jeffrén Suárez | 37 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | €3.75M | |
| 18 | FW |   | A. Carrillo | 34 | Non-EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | €1.2M | |
| 19 | RB |   | Arias | 33 | Non-EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| 20 | FW | .svg.png)  | Yannick | 39 | EU | 2008 | 155 | 34 | 2013 | Youth system | Second nationality: Guinea-Bissau | 
| 21 | MF |   | Rinaudo | 38 | EU | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | €0.525M | Second nationality: Italy | 
| 22 | MF |   | L. Aguiar | 39 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | Second nationality: Italy | 
| 23 | FW | .svg.png)  | H. Postiga | 43 | EU | 2008 | 112 | 24 | 2012 | €2.5M | |
| 25 | MF | .svg.png)  | B. Pereirinha | 37 | EU | 2006 | 129 | 5 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 26 | MF | .svg.png)  | A. Santos | 36 | EU | 2010 | 46 | 2 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 28 | MF | .svg.png)  | A. Martins | 35 | EU | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | |
| 30 | MF |   | Zezinho | 32 | EU | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | Second nationality: Portugal | 
| 32 | GK |   | V. Golas | 34 | EU | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | Second nationality: Poland | 
| 33 | FW |   | D. Rubio | 32 | EU | 2011 | 4 | 5 | 2016 | € 1M | Second nationality: Germany | 
| 47 | RB | .svg.png)  | J. Pereira | 41 | EU | 2010 (Winter) | 51 | 3 | 2014 | € 3M | |
| 88 | RB | .svg.png)  | J. Gonçalves | 37 | EU | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 89 | LB |   | A. Turan | 33 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | Second nationality: Turkey | 
- Last updated: 19 July 2011
- Source: Sporting.pt, Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles (for player numbers, appearances, and goals), footballzz.co.uk (for contracts)
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW |   | André Carrillo | 34 | Non-EU | Alianza Lima   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €1.2M | Sporting.pt | 
| 32 | GK |   | Vítor Golas | 34 | EU | Boavista | Loan return | Summer | 2012 | N/A | |
| 9 | FW |   | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 38 | EU | Utrecht   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €5.4M | Sporting.pt | 
| 2 | DF |   | Alberto Rodríguez | 41 | EU | Braga | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Sporting.pt | 
| 8 | MF |   | Stijn Schaars | 41 | EU | AZ   | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €0.85M | Sporting.pt | 
| 28 | MF | .svg.png)  | André Martins | 35 | EU | Pinhalnovense | Loan return | Summer | 2014 | N/A | Sporting.pt | 
| 88 | RB | .svg.png)  | João Gonçalves | 37 | EU | Olhanense | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | N/A | |
| 19 | RB |   | Santiago Arias | 33 | Non-EU | La Equidad   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Sporting.pt | 
| 5 | DF |   | Oguchi Onyewu | 43 | EU | Milan   | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Sporting.pt | 
| 12 | GK |   | Marcelo Boeck | 40 | EU | Marítimo | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed | Sporting.pt | 
| 21 | MF |   | Fabián Rinaudo | 38 | EU | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €0.525M | Sporting.pt | 
| 22 | MF |   | Luis Aguiar | 39 | EU | Dynamo Moscow   | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Sporting.pt | 
| 33 | FW |   | Diego Rubio | 32 | EU | Colo-Colo   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €1M | Sporting.pt | 
| 7 | FW |   | Valeri Bojinov | 39 | EU | Parma   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €2.6M | Sporting.pt, cmvm.pt | 
| 25 | MF | .svg.png)  | Bruno Pereirinha | 37 | EU | Kavala   | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | N/A | Sporting.pt | 
| 89 | LB |   | Atila Turan | 33 | EU | Grenoble   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | |
| 17 | LW |   | Jeffrén | 37 | EU | Barcelona   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €3.7M | Sporting.pt | 
| 11 | LW |   | Diego Capel | 37 | EU | Sevilla   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €3.5M | |
| 77 | MF |   | Elias | 40 | Non-EU | Atlético Madrid   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €8.85M | |
| 48 | LB |   | Emiliano Insúa | 36 | EU | Liverpool   | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | 
Total spending:  €15.275 million
 €15.275 million
Out
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |   | Timo Hildebrand | 46 | EU | End of contract | Summer | Free | |||
| MF |   | Tales | 35 | Non-EU | Internacional   | Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
| MF |   | Cristiano | 41 | EU | Beira-Mar | End of contract | Summer | Free | ||
| FW | .svg.png)  | Rui Fonte | 35 | EU | Espanyol   | End of contract | Summer | Free | ||
| DF | .svg.png)  | Nuno Coelho | 39 | EU | Braga | Undisclosed | Summer | N/A | ||
| MF | .svg.png)  | Pedro Mendes | 46 | EU | Contract termination | Summer | N/A | |||
| MF | .svg.png)  | Maniche | 47 | EU | Contract termination | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | ||
| RB | .svg.png)  | Abel | 46 | EU | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |||
| MF | .svg.png)  | Afonso Taira | 33 | EU | Córdoba   | End of contract | Summer | N/A | ||
| GK |   | Vladimir Stojković | 42 | EU | Partizan   | Contract cancellation | Summer | Free | Sporting.pt | |
| DF |   | Mexer | 37 | Non-EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | N/A | ||
| FW | .svg.png)  | Amido Baldé | 34 | EU | Cercle Brugge .svg.png)  | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| DF | .svg.png)  | Nuno Reis | 34 | EU | Cercle Brugge .svg.png)  | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| MF |   | Renato Neto | 33 | Non-EU | Cercle Brugge .svg.png)  | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| RB | .svg.png)  | Cédric | 33 | EU | Académica | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| MF |   | Celsinho | 36 | Non-EU | Târgu Mureș   | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| DF |   | Eric Dier | 31 | EU | Everton   | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| FW |   | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 40 | EU | Saint-Étienne   | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| LW | .svg.png)  | Diogo Salomão | 36 | EU | Deportivo La Coruña   | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt | |
| RW | .svg.png)  | Wilson Eduardo | 35 | EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | N/A | ||
| LB | .svg.png)  | André Marques | 38 | EU | Beira-Mar | Loan | Summer | N/A | ||
| DF | .svg.png)  | Pedro Filipe Mendes | 34 | EU | Servette .svg.png)  | Loan | Summer | N/A | ||
| MF | .svg.png)  | Adrien Silva | 36 | EU | Académica | Loan | Summer | N/A | ||
| MF | .svg.png)  | Diogo Rosado | 35 | EU | Feirense | Loan | Summer | N/A | ||
| MF |   | Jaime Valdés | 44 | EU | Parma   | Loan | Summer | N/A | ||
| GK | .svg.png)  | Ricardo Batista | 38 | EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | N/A | 
 
Total income:  €0 million
 €0 million
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff | 
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ricardo Sá Pinto | 
Source: [1]
Kit
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): TMN, Meo, Super Bock
|           Home |           Away |           Stromp |         Goalkeeper |         Goalkeeper |         Goalkeeper |         Training |         Training | 
Source: Home kit, Sporting.pt
Competitions
Pre-season
| 9 July 2011 Friendly Game | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 3 – 0 | .svg.png) Alta de Lisboa | Alcochete, Portugal | 
| 11:00 CEST | Postiga  16' Rubio  34', 70' | Report | Stadium: Academia Sporting | 
| 13 July 2011 Friendly Game | Presikhaaf   | 0 – 8 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Arnhem, Netherlands | 
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Postiga  2', 6', 39' Rubio  19' Carriço  24' Van Wolfswinkel  66', 72' Bruma  67' | Stadium: Sportpark De Schuytgraaf | 
| 16 July 2011 Friendly Game | Telstar   | 0 – 3 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Arnhem, Netherlands | 
| 18:00 CEST | Report | Postiga  34' Rubio  65' Van Wolfswinkel  73' (pen.) | Stadium: Sportpark De Schuytgraaf Referee: Danny Makkelie | 
| 18 July 2011 Friendly Game | Ankaragücü   | 0 – 3 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Wezep, Netherlands | 
| 18:00 CEST | Report | Postiga  7' Van Wolfswinkel  42' (pen.) Rubio  78' (pen.) | Stadium: Sportpark Mulderssingel | 
| 24 July 2011 2011 WFC | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 1 |  Juventus | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 
| 00:00 CEST | Djaló  13', 36' | Report | Del Piero  80' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 10,028 Referee: Drew Fischer | 
| 30 July 2011 Presentation Game | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 0 – 3 |  Valencia | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| 19:45 CEST | Bernat  6' Soldado  31' Piatti  42' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade | 
| 5 August 2011 Ramón Carranza Semi-final | Málaga   | 3 – 1 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Cádiz, Spain | 
| --:-- CEST | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza | 
| 6 August 2011 Ramón Carranza Third place | Udinese   | 2 – 2 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Cádiz, Spain | 
| --:-- CEST | Badu  13' Floro Flores  81' | Rubio  49', 92' | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza | 
Last updated: 28 July 2011
Source: Sporting.pt, footballzz.co.uk
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League group stage | 
| 3 | Braga | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round | 
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round | 
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round | 
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 45 | 
Source: LPFP (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[1]
Matches
| 13 August 2011 1 | Sporting CP | 1 – 1 | Olhanense | Lisbon | 
| Izmailov  76' | Report | Eduardo  30' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 33,248 Referee: Carlos Xistra | 
| 21 August 2011 2 | Beira-Mar | 0 – 0 | Sporting CP | Aveiro | 
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 15,548 Referee: Fernando Martins | 
| 28 August 2011 3 | Sporting CP | 2 – 3 | Marítimo | Lisbon | 
| Izmailov  38' Jeffrén  75' | Rafael Miranda  49' Sami  52' Diawara  90+1' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 27,965 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 10 September 2011 4 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 – 3 | Sporting CP | Paços de Ferreira | 
| Michel  5', 55' | Izmailov  75' Elias  78' Van Wolfswinkel  83' | Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 2,896 Referee: Paulo Batista | 
| 19 September 2011 5 | Rio Ave | 2 – 3 | Sporting CP | Vila do Conde | 
| Atsu  48' Yazalde  63' | Schaars  2' Van Wolfswinkel  3' Onyewu  74' | Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 4,308 Referee: Hugo Miguel | 
| 24 September 2011 6 | Sporting CP | 3 – 0 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon | 
| Schaars  2' Van Wolfswinkel  8', 15' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 33,261 Referee: Cosme Machado | 
| 2 October 2011 7 | Vitória de Guimarães | 0 – 1 | Sporting CP | Guimarães | 
| Capel  7' | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: Carlos Xistra | 
| 24 October 2011 8 | Sporting CP | 6 – 1 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon | 
| Carriço  7' Van Wolfswinkel  58' (pen.) Capel  62', 65' Bojinov  79', 90+2' | Roberto  75' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 30,103 Referee: João Capela | 
| 30 October 2011 9 | Feirense | 0 – 2 | Sporting CP | Aveiro | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  64' (pen.) Schaars  77' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 14,848 Referee: André Gralha | 
| 6 November 2011 10 | Sporting CP | 3 – 1 | União de Leiria | Lisbon | 
| Fernández  8', 50' Van Wolfswinkel  90+3' (pen.) | Djaniny  21' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 34,214 Referee: Manuel Mota | 
| 26 November 2011 11 | Benfica | 1–0 | Sporting CP | Lisbon | 
| García  42' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 63,146 Referee: João Capela | 
| 10 December 2011 12 | Sporting CP | 1 – 0 | Nacional | Lisbon | 
| Onyewu  22' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,405 Referee: Vasco Santos | 
| 18 December 2011 13 | Académica | 1 – 1 | Sporting CP | Coimbra | 
| Eder  28' | Report | Elias  80' | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 10,454 Referee: Rui Costa | 
| 8 January 2012 14 | Sporting CP | 0 – 0 | Porto | Lisbon | 
| Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 48,855 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 15 January 2012 15 | Braga | 2 – 1 | Sporting CP | Braga | 
| Barbosa  51' Lima  64' | Report | Carrillo  74' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 16,802 Referee: João Capela | 
| 23 January 2012 16 | Olhanense | 0 – 0 | Sporting CP | Olhão, Portugal | 
| Report | Stadium: Estádio José Arcanjo Attendance: 4.066 Referee: Vasco Santos | 
| 29 January 2012 17 | Sporting CP | 2 – 0 | Beira-Mar | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Onyewu  18', 27' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 38.405 Referee: Duarte Gomes | 
| 11 February 2012 18 | Marítimo | 2 – 0 | Sporting CP | Madeira, Portugal | 
| Benachour  21' Dias  50' | Report | Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 4.600 Referee: Cosme Machado | 
| 19 February 2012 19 | Sporting CP | 1 – 0 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Ricardo  36' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 28,418 Referee: Jorge Ferreira | 
| 26 February 2012 20 | Sporting CP | 1 – 0 | Rio Ave | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Izmailov  34' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 25.107 Referee: Paulo Baptista | 
| 3 March 2012 21 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1 – 0 | Sporting CP | Setúbal, Portugal | 
| Amaro  19' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 4.000 Referee: André Gralha | 
| 11 March 2012 22 | Sporting CP | 5 – 0 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  21' Fernández  50' Izmailov  70' (pen.) Jeffrén  80', 87' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 33.349 Referee: Artur Soares Dias | 
| 19 March 2012 23 | Gil Vicente | 2 – 0 | Sporting CP | Barcelos, Portugal | 
| Galo  13' Cláudio  56' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 6.480 Referee: Bruno Paixão | 
| 24 March 2012 24 | Sporting CP | 1 – 0 | Feirense | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Capel  15' (pen.) | Summary | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 29,509 Referee: Vasco Santos | 
| 1 April 2012 25 | União de Leiria | 0 – 1 | Sporting CP | Leiria, Portugal | 
| Report | Fernández  90+1' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande Attendance: 4.930 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 9 April 2012 26 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Benfica | Lisbon | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  18' (pen.) | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 47,230 Referee: Artur Soares Dias | 
| 22 April 2012 27 | Nacional | 2 – 3 | Sporting CP | Madeira | 
| Mateus  34' Keita  75' | Report | Rubio  12' Neto  31' Van Wolfswinkel  77' (pen.) | Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Carlos Xistra | 
| 30 April 2012 28 | Sporting CP | 2 – 1 | Académica | Lisbon | 
| Carrillo  30' Capel  36' Van Wolfswinkel  77' Schaars  79' Carriço  85' | Summary | Simão  9' Polga  44' (o.g.) Edinho  72' Nivaldo  81' Rui Miguel  84' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel | 
| 5 May 2012 29 | Porto | 2 – 0 | Sporting CP | Porto | 
| Săpunaru  14' Moutinho  41' Fernando  43'  90+2' González  49' Hulk  82' (pen.), 89',  83' | Summary | Carrillo  16' Onyewu  20'  67' Polga  81' | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 50,212 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 12 May 2012 30 | Sporting CP | 3 – 2 | Braga | Lisbon | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  34', 61', 84' Elias  62' Evaldo  87' Carriço  89' Patrício  90' | Summary | Echiéjilé  53' Barbosa  57' Mossoró  62' Lima  88' (pen.) | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 37,820 Referee: Marco Bruno dos Santos Ferreira | 
Source: Sporting.pt, Journal Record
Taça da Liga
Third round
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| 2 January 2012 1 | Rio Ave | 1 – 1 | Sporting CP | Vila do Conde | 
| Tomás  16' | Onyewu  87' | Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Cosme Machado | 
| 19 January 2012 2 | Sporting CP | 1 – 1 | Moreirense | Lisbon | 
| Capel  28' | report | Ghilas  35' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 17,440 Referee: Marco Ferreira | 
| 4 February 2012 3 | Sporting CP | 0 – 1 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon | 
| report | Cláudio  54' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 23,801 Referee: Bruno Esteves | 
Source: Sporting.pt, [2]
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
| 18 August 2011 First leg | Nordsjælland   | 0 – 0 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Farum, Denmark | 
| Report | Stadium: Farum Park Attendance: 3,891 Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland) | 
| 25 August 2011 Second leg | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.) |  Nordsjælland | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Santos  77' Evaldo  82' | Report | Laudrup  90+3' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 24,048 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania) | 
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | 
|  Lazio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | 
|  Vaslui | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 | 
| .svg.png) Zürich | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | 
| 15 September 2011 1 | Zürich .svg.png)  | 0 – 2 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Zürich, Switzerland | 
| Report | Insúa  4' Van Wolfswinkel  21' | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,400 Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) | 
| 29 September 2011 2 | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 1 |  Lazio | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  21' Insúa  45+2' | Report | Klose  45+2' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 33,725 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) | 
| 20 October 2011 3 | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 0 |  Vaslui | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Evaldo  43' Fernández  70' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 28,106 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) | 
| 3 November 2011 4 | Vaslui   | 1 – 0 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Piatra Neamț, Romania | 
| Zmeu  30' | Report | Stadium: Ceahlăul Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) | 
| 1 December 2011 5 | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 0 | .svg.png) Zürich | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  15' Bojinov  58' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 13,414 Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) | 
| 14 December 2011 6 | Lazio   | 2 – 0 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Rome, Italy | 
| Kozák  42' Sculli  55' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 8,295 Referee: Mike Dean (England) | 
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 16 February 2012 First leg | Legia Warsaw   | 2 – 2 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Warsaw, Poland | 
| Wawrzyniak  37' Gol  79' | Report | Carriço  60' Santos  88' | Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 27,324 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) | 
| 23 February 2012 Second leg | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 1 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.) |  Legia Warsaw | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| Fernández  84' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 20,144 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) | 
Round of 16
| 8 March 2012 First leg | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 1 – 0 |  Manchester City | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| 19:00 | Xandão  51' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 34,371 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) | 
| 15 March 2012 Second leg | Manchester City   | 3 – 2 (3 – 3a agg.) | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Manchester, England | 
| 21:05 | Agüero  60', 83' Balotelli  75' (pen.) | Report | Fernández  33' Van Wolfswinkel  40' | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 38,021 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) | 
Quarter-finals
| 29 March 2012 First leg | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 1 |  Metalist Kharkiv | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| 21:05 | Izmailov  51' Insúa  64' | Report | Xavier  90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,512 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) | 
| 5 April 2012 Second leg | Metalist Kharkiv   | 1 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.) | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Kharkiv, Ukraine | 
| 21:05 | Cristaldo  57' | Report | Van Wolfswinkel  44' | Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 38,633 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) | 
Semi-finals
| 19 April 2012 First leg | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 1 |  Athletic Bilbao | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| 21:05 | Insúa  76' Capel  80' | Report | Aurtenetxe  54' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 37,238 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) | 
| 26 April 2012 Second leg | Athletic Bilbao   | 3 – 1 (4 – 3 agg.) | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Bilbao, Spain | 
| 21:05 | Susaeta  17' Gómez  45+1',  76' Amorebieta  54' Llorente  88' | Report | Van Wolfswinkel  10',  44' Carriço  59' Xandão  90+4' | Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Attendance: 37,598 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) | 
Taça de Portugal
Round of 64
| 16 October 2011 | Famalicão .svg.png)  | 0 – 2 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  62', 67' | Stadium: Municipal 22 de Junho Referee: Artur Soares Dias | 
Round of 32
| 18 November 2011 | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 0 | .svg.png) S.C. Braga | Lisbon | 
| Capel  14' Insúa  21' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Jorge Sousa | 
Round of 16
| 5 December 2011 1st Leg | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 2 – 0 | .svg.png) Belenenses | Lisbon | 
| Van Wolfswinkel  50' Schaars  66' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Bruno Esteves | 
Quarter-finals
| 22 December 2011 | Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 3 – 0 | .svg.png) Marítimo | Lisbon | 
| Carrillo  48' Van Wolfswinkel  60' (pen.) Insúa  82' | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Artur Soares Dias | 
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 5 – 3 | .svg.png) Nacional | 2 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 
| 11 January 2012 1st Leg | Sporting CP | 2 – 2 | Nacional | Lisbon | 
| Elias  75' Schaars  90+6' | Report | Rondón  36' Candeias  45+1' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Paulo Baptista | 
| 8 February 2012 2nd Leg | Nacional | 1 – 3 | Sporting CP | Funchal, Madeira | 
| Barcelos  63' | Report | Rinaudo  18' Van Wolfswinkel  75' Pereira  90+4' | Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Referee: Pedro Proença | 
Final
| 20 May 2012 Final | Sporting CP | 0 – 1 | Académica | Oeiras | 
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Marinho  4' | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 37,522 Referee: Paulo Baptista | 
Overview
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | — | — | 13 August 2011 | 13 May 2012 | |
| Millennium Cup | QR3 | Final | 15 October 2011 | 20 May 2012 | |
| Portuguese League Cup | Third qualifying round | — | QR3 | 2 January 2012 | 4 February 2012 | 
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | — | SF | 18 August 2011 | 26 April 2012 | 
Updated to match played 10 July 2011
Source: Competitions
References
External links
- Official club website (in Portuguese and English)