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What the Sporting CP quiz covers
Every question is written and checked by football fans, across the topics that decide a real Sporting CP expert:
Club history
Founding, golden eras and the moments that shaped Sporting CP.
Players & legends
Cult heroes and record-breakers, past and present.
Managers
The bosses in the dugout and the trophies they won.
Trophies & honours
Every title, cup and big European night that counts.
Records & stats
Appearances, goals, transfers and all-time bests.
Iconic moments
Famous games, comebacks and unforgettable goals.
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Which striker won the European Golden Boot while at Sporting in 2001-02, scoring 42 league goals?
- Bas Dost
- Islam Slimani
- Mário Jardel
- Liédson
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Answer: Mário Jardel
Brazilian Mário Jardel scored 42 league goals for Sporting in 2001-02 to win the European Golden Boot.
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Which coach led Sporting to a league-and-cup double in 2001-02, with a young Cristiano Ronaldo breaking into the squad?
- Fernando Santos
- László Bölöni
- Carlos Queiroz
- José Mourinho
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Answer: László Bölöni
László Bölöni won the 2001-02 double; Ronaldo emerged in the first team under him.
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Sporting reached the 2005 UEFA Cup final at their own stadium; who beat them 3-1?
- CSKA Moscow
- Zenit
- Sevilla
- Shakhtar Donetsk
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Answer: CSKA Moscow
Sporting led 1-0 at half-time but lost the 2005 UEFA Cup final 3-1 to CSKA Moscow in Lisbon.
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Ricardo Quaresma, scored a famous 'trivela' goal for Portugal at which World Cup?
- 2022
- 2018
- 2014
- 2010
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Answer: 2018
Quaresma scored a trademark outside-of-the-boot goal against Iran at the 2018 World Cup.
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Which midfielder did Sporting sell to rivals Porto in 2010?
- Bruno Fernandes
- William Carvalho
- Adrien Silva
- João Moutinho
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Answer: João Moutinho
Sporting sold João Moutinho to Porto in 2010 for around €11 million.
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Striker Islam Slimani left Sporting in 2016 to become the record signing of which English club?
- Southampton
- Everton
- Leicester City
- Newcastle United
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Answer: Leicester City
Slimani joined newly-crowned champions Leicester City in 2016 for a then club-record fee of around £28m.
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Which trophy did Sporting win in 2015, beating Braga on penalties in the final?
- Taça de Portugal
- Primeira Liga
- UEFA Cup
- Champions League
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Answer: Taça de Portugal
Sporting won the 2015 Taça de Portugal, Portugal's premier cup, edging Braga on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
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In their 1963-64 European run, Sporting knocked out which English club, winning the home leg 5-0?
- Manchester United
- Everton
- Leeds United
- Tottenham
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Answer: Manchester United
After losing 4-1 at Old Trafford, Sporting won the home leg 5-0 to eliminate Manchester United on aggregate.
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Who finished as top scorer in Sporting's 2020-21 title-winning league season?
- Bruno Fernandes
- Paulinho
- Islam Slimani
- Pedro Gonçalves
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Answer: Pedro Gonçalves
Pedro Gonçalves ('Pote') scored 23 league goals to finish top scorer as Sporting won the 2020-21 title.
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Under which Hungarian manager did Sporting win their first-ever league title, in 1941?
- Jenő Kalmár
- Malcolm Allison
- Béla Guttmann
- József Szabó
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Answer: József Szabó
József Szabó led Sporting to their maiden Primeira Liga title in 1941.
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In 2018, a group of ultras stormed and attacked Sporting's players at which training complex?
- Luz
- Seixal
- Alcochete
- Olival
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Answer: Alcochete
In May 2018 around 50 ultras invaded Sporting's Alcochete training academy and attacked players and staff.
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The winning goal in Sporting's 1964 European final replay came from what set piece by João Morais?
- A bicycle kick
- A direct corner
- A penalty
- A free kick
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Answer: A direct corner
João Morais scored directly from a corner (an 'olímpico') to settle the 1964 replay 1-0.
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Sporting Clube de Portugal were founded in 1906 in Lisbon, wear the green-and-white hoops, and carry the lion — Os Leões — on the crest. This free Sporting quiz covers the whole story: the Estádio José Alvalade, rebuilt in 2003 for Euro 2004, the Lisbon derby against Benfica, and a place alongside Benfica and Porto in Portugal's Três Grandes. If you know your Sporting, this is your test.
The great European night came in 1964, when Sporting won the Cup Winners' Cup, beating MTK Budapest in a replay settled by João Morais from a free kick — a run that included a 16-1 win that still defies belief. At home, the Cinco Violinos forward line of the 1940s set the standard. But Sporting's modern fame is the academy: Cristiano Ronaldo wore 28 as a teenager before Manchester United came for him in 2003, Luís Figo left for Barcelona in 1995, and Rui Patrício, Nani, Quaresma and Bruno Fernandes all followed the same path to the top. In 2020 the club renamed the academy in Ronaldo's honour.
Expect questions on the 1964 triumph, the academy's production line, the transfers and the title droughts — including the 2020-21 championship under Rúben Amorim, the first in 19 years. You'll be asked which number Ronaldo wore, who Sporting beat in 1964, and where Bruno Fernandes went in January 2020. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about the lions and Lisbon to genuinely hard deep cuts.
Every question comes with a short explained answer, so even a miss teaches you the detail that makes it stick. Play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up needed. The full Sporting quiz — plus daily challenges, leaderboards and multiplayer — is in the Ball IQ app.
Ball IQ has 47 Sporting CP questions — 13 easy, 22 medium and 12 hard.