Sporting CP Quiz Questions and Answers

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Round 1

  1. In which year was Sporting CP founded?
  2. In which city is Sporting CP based?
  3. Sporting CP are traditionally nicknamed after which animal, taken from their crest?
  4. What are Sporting CP's traditional home shirt colours?
  5. What is the name of Sporting CP's stadium, opened in 2003?
  6. Sporting's stadium, opened in 2003, was built largely to host matches at which tournament?
  7. Along with Benfica and Porto, Sporting CP form which grouping in Portuguese football?
  8. The Lisbon derby (Derby de Lisboa) pits Sporting CP against which rival?
  9. In 2018, a group of ultras stormed and attacked Sporting's players at which training complex?
  10. Sporting CP's previous stadium, replaced by the current one in 2003, first opened in which decade?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1906 — Sporting Clube de Portugal was founded on 1 July 1906 in Lisbon.
  2. Lisbon — Sporting are one of the major clubs of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital.
  3. The Lions — The rampant lion on the crest gives Sporting the nickname Os Leões (the Lions); Benfica are the Eagles and Porto the Dragons.
  4. Green and white — Sporting play in green-and-white hooped shirts, a look adopted in 1928.
  5. Estádio José Alvalade — Sporting's home, opened in 2003, is the Estádio José Alvalade; the Luz is Benfica's ground and the Dragão is Porto's.
  6. Euro 2004 — Sporting's new ground opened in 2003 to stage games at Euro 2004, which Portugal hosted.
  7. The Big Three — Sporting, Benfica and Porto are known as Portugal's 'Big Three' (Os Três Grandes).
  8. Benfica — The Derby de Lisboa is Sporting v Benfica, the biggest derby in Portuguese football.
  9. Alcochete — In May 2018 around 50 ultras invaded Sporting's Alcochete training academy and attacked players and staff.
  10. 1950s — Sporting's old ground opened in 1956 and served until the new stadium replaced it in 2003.

Round 2

  1. What are Sporting CP's supporters commonly called?
  2. Which European trophy did Sporting CP win in 1964?
  3. Sporting beat which Hungarian club in the 1964 European final, after a replay?
  4. The winning goal in Sporting's 1964 European final replay came from what set piece by João Morais?
  5. In their 1963-64 European campaign, Sporting recorded a 16-1 win over which club?
  6. Sporting reached the 2005 UEFA Cup final at their own stadium; who beat them 3-1?
  7. In their 1963-64 European run, Sporting knocked out which English club, winning the home leg 5-0?
  8. Sporting lost the first leg of their 2021-22 Champions League last-16 tie 5-0 at home to which club?
  9. Who is Sporting CP's all-time leading goalscorer?
  10. What nickname was given to Sporting's devastating forward line of the 1940s?
Answers — round 2
  1. Sportinguistas — Sporting fans are known as Sportinguistas.
  2. Cup Winners' Cup — Sporting lifted the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1964, a major continental trophy.
  3. MTK Budapest — In the 1964 final Sporting drew 3-3 with MTK Budapest before winning the replay 1-0.
  4. A direct corner — João Morais scored directly from a corner (an 'olímpico') to settle the 1964 replay 1-0.
  5. APOEL — Sporting's 16-1 rout of Cyprus's APOEL in 1963-64 set a long-standing record for the biggest win in a European competition match.
  6. CSKA Moscow — Sporting led 1-0 at half-time but lost the 2005 UEFA Cup final 3-1 to CSKA Moscow in Lisbon.
  7. Manchester United — After losing 4-1 at Old Trafford, Sporting won the home leg 5-0 to eliminate Manchester United on aggregate.
  8. Manchester City — Manchester City thrashed Sporting 5-0 in Lisbon in the 2021-22 Champions League round of 16.
  9. Fernando Peyroteo — Fernando Peyroteo scored over 500 goals for Sporting between 1937 and 1949, the club record.
  10. The Five Violins (Cinco Violinos) — Sporting's five-man attack of the 1940s was dubbed the 'Cinco Violinos' (Five Violins).

Round 3

  1. Which shirt number did Cristiano Ronaldo wear at Sporting CP?
  2. Which winger came through Sporting's academy before joining Barcelona in 2003?
  3. Which goalkeeper rose through Sporting's academy and later won Euro 2016 with Portugal?
  4. Which Portuguese forward began his professional career at Sporting in 1983 before winning the European Cup with Porto?
  5. Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting in 2003 for a fee of roughly how much?
  6. Which club did Luís Figo join from Sporting in 1995?
  7. Nani left Sporting in 2007 to join which club?
  8. Which midfielder did Sporting sell to rivals Porto in 2010?
  9. Bruno Fernandes moved from Sporting to which club in January 2020?
  10. Striker Islam Slimani left Sporting in 2016 to become the record signing of which English club?
Answers — round 3
  1. 28 — Ronaldo wore number 28 at Sporting; he only took the famous number 7 after joining Manchester United.
  2. Ricardo Quaresma — Ricardo Quaresma graduated from Sporting's academy and moved to Barcelona in 2003.
  3. Rui Patrício — Rui Patrício came through Sporting's academy and was Portugal's number one when they won Euro 2016.
  4. Paulo Futre — Paulo Futre debuted for Sporting in 1983, then moved to Porto and won the 1987 European Cup.
  5. £12.24m — United paid Sporting around £12.24 million for the teenage Ronaldo in August 2003.
  6. Barcelona — Figo left Sporting for Barcelona in 1995, after a chaotic saga involving Juventus and Parma.
  7. Manchester United — Nani followed Ronaldo's path from Sporting to Manchester United, moving in 2007.
  8. João Moutinho — Sporting sold João Moutinho to Porto in 2010 for around €11 million.
  9. Manchester United — Sporting captain Bruno Fernandes joined Manchester United in January 2020.
  10. Leicester City — Slimani joined newly-crowned champions Leicester City in 2016 for a then club-record fee of around £28m.

Round 4

  1. Sweden striker Viktor Gyökeres joined Sporting in 2023 from which English club?
  2. William Carvalho left Sporting in 2018 to join which Spanish club?
  3. Which manager led Sporting to the 2020-21 league title, their first in 19 years, before later joining Manchester United?
  4. English manager Malcolm Allison ('Big Mal') won a league-and-cup double with Sporting in which season?
  5. Under which Hungarian manager did Sporting win their first-ever league title, in 1941?
  6. Jorge Jesus, who managed Sporting from 2015 to 2018, is most associated with which fierce rival he coached before and after?
  7. Which striker won the European Golden Boot while at Sporting in 2001-02, scoring 42 league goals?
  8. In which period did Sporting CP win seven league titles in eight seasons during a spell of dominance?
  9. Which trophy did Sporting win in 2015, beating Braga on penalties in the final?
  10. In 2020, Sporting renamed their youth academy in honour of which former player?
Answers — round 4
  1. Coventry City — Sporting signed Gyökeres from Coventry City in 2023 for €20 million plus €4 million in bonuses, a club-record deal.
  2. Real Betis — Sporting sold midfielder William Carvalho to Real Betis in 2018 for a fee reported at around €16-20 million.
  3. Rúben Amorim — Rúben Amorim won the 2020-21 Primeira Liga, Sporting's first title since 2002, then later moved to Manchester United.
  4. 1981-82 — Malcolm Allison guided Sporting to the 1981-82 double (Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal).
  5. József Szabó — József Szabó led Sporting to their maiden Primeira Liga title in 1941.
  6. Benfica — Jorge Jesus, strongly identified with Benfica, controversially took charge of rivals Sporting from 2015 to 2018.
  7. Mário Jardel — Brazilian Mário Jardel scored 42 league goals for Sporting in 2001-02 to win the European Golden Boot.
  8. 1947-1954 — Between 1947 and 1954 Sporting won seven of eight league titles.
  9. Taça de Portugal — Sporting won the 2015 Taça de Portugal, Portugal's premier cup, edging Braga on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
  10. Cristiano Ronaldo — In 2020 the academy was renamed 'Academia Cristiano Ronaldo' after its most famous graduate.

Round 5

  1. Who finished as top scorer in Sporting's 2020-21 title-winning league season?
  2. Which Dutch striker scored 34 Primeira Liga goals for Sporting in the 2016-17 season?
  3. Cristiano Ronaldo, who began his career at Sporting, made his World Cup debut at which tournament?
  4. Liédson, who scored over 100 league goals for Sporting, represented which nation at the 2010 World Cup?
  5. Ricardo Quaresma, scored a famous 'trivela' goal for Portugal at which World Cup?
  6. Nani, who left Sporting for Manchester United in 2007, played for which national team at the 2014 World Cup?
Answers — round 5
  1. Pedro Gonçalves — Pedro Gonçalves ('Pote') scored 23 league goals to finish top scorer as Sporting won the 2020-21 title.
  2. Bas Dost — Bas Dost netted 34 league goals for Sporting in 2016-17, among the most in Europe that season.
  3. 2006 — Ronaldo, a Sporting academy graduate, first played at a World Cup for Portugal in 2006.
  4. Portugal — Brazilian-born Liédson took Portuguese citizenship and played for Portugal at the 2010 World Cup.
  5. 2018 — Quaresma scored a trademark outside-of-the-boot goal against Iran at the 2018 World Cup.
  6. Portugal — Cape Verde-born Nani represented Portugal, featuring at the 2014 World Cup.

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