# 2016–17 Sporting CP season

This article shows Sporting Clube de Portugal's player statistics and all matches that the club played during the 2016–17 season.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

    As of match played on 13 May 2017
Performance by competition :
| Competition | Starting round | Current position/round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
| Primeira Liga | — | 3rd | 3rd | 12 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 |
| Taça de Portugal | Third round | — | Quarter-finals | 13 October 2016 | 17 January 2017 |
| Taça da Liga | Third round | — | Third round (2nd) | 30 November 2016 | 4 January 2017 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | — | Group stage (4th) | 14 September 2016 | 7 December 2016 |
Statistics by competition :
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| Primeira Liga | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 061.76 |
| Taça de Portugal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Taça da Liga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 066.67 |
| UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 016.67 |
| Total | 47 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 48 | +35 | 057.45 |

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 18 | +54 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 71 | 19 | +52 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Braga | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
* 1 2 Since Benfica won the 2016–17 Taça de Portugal, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fourth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the sixth-placed team.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### Taça da Liga
#### Third round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VSE | SCP | ARO | VAR |
| 1 | Vitória de Setúbal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Arouca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Varzim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | | 1–0 | — | — | — |

### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | RMA | LEG | SPO |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 8–4 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–6 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |

## Players
### Squad statistics

    As of match played 30 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primeira Liga | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Taça da Liga | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Rui Patrício | 38 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | | Ažbe Jug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | | Beto | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Ezequiel Schelotto | 25 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Jefferson | 16 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Sebastián Coates | 43 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Paulo Oliveira | 19 | 1 | 10+3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Douglas | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | João Pereira | 14 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Marvin Zeegelaar | 26 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Rúben Semedo | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | | Ricardo Esgaio | 13 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Radosav Petrović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Bruno César | 40 | 6 | 22+9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | William Carvalho | 42 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Francisco Geraldes | 14 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Elias | 13 | 2 | 1+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Adrien Silva | 35 | 6 | 26+1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | | Marcelo Meli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Bruno Paulista | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | | João Palhinha | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | | Lazar Marković | 11 | 2 | 2+4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Joel Campbell | 23 | 3 | 7+12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Bryan Ruiz | 39 | 3 | 23+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | André | 10 | 3 | 2+5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Luc Castaignos | 10 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Bas Dost | 39 | 36 | 30+1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | | Lukas Spalvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | | Daniel Podence | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | FW | | Matheus Pereira | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | | Gelson Martins | 41 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | | Alan Ruiz | 26 | 7 | 19+4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | GK | POR | Beto (from Sevilla, free) |
| 13 | DF | URU | Sebastián Coates (from Sunderland, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 19 | DF | NED | Douglas (from Trabzonspor, €1M) |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Radosav Petrović (from Dynamo Kyiv, €2M) |
| 25 | MF | ARG | Marcelo Meli (from Boca Juniors, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| – | MF | BRA | Elias (from Corinthians, €2.5M) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | BRA | André (from Corinthians, undisclosed) |
| 3 | FW | SRB | Lazar Marković (from Liverpool, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 7 | FW | CRC | Joel Campbell (from Arsenal, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 20 | FW | NED | Luc Castaignos (from Eintracht Frankfurt, €2.5M) |
| 99 | FW | ARG | Alan Ruiz (from Colón, €5.3M) |
| 33 | FW | LTU | Lukas Spalvis (from Aalborg BK, €1.6M) |
| 28 | FW | NED | Bas Dost (from VfL Wolfsburg, €10M+€2M variables) |

### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | POR | João Mário (at Internazionale, €40M+€5M variables) |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Islam Slimani (at Leicester City, €30M+€5M variables) |
| 6 | MF | ITA | Alberto Aquilani (at Pescara, undisclosed) |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Naldo (at Krasnodar, €4.5M) |
| 28 | MF | POR | André Martins (at Olympiacos, free, end of contract) |
| 10 | FW | PER | André Carrillo (at Benfica, free, end of contract) |
| 20 | FW | NED | Zakaria Labyad (free, end of contract) |
| 81 | DF | POR | André Geraldes (at Vitória de Setúbal, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 13 | DF | POR | Miguel Lopes (at Akhisar Belediyespor, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Ewerton (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 55 | DF | POR | Tobias Figueiredo (at Nacional, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 40 | DF | GNB | Sambinha (at New England Revolution, loan until 31 December 2016) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | ARG | Jonathan Silva (at Boca Juniors, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Ryan Gauld (at Vitória de Setúbal, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 42 | MF | BRA | Wallyson (at Standard Liège, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Oriol Rosell (at Belenenses, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 66 | MF | POR | João Palhinha (at Belenenses, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 25 | MF | BUL | Simeon Slavchev (at Lechia Gdańsk, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 36 | MF | POR | Carlos Mané (at VfB Stuttgart, loan until 30 June 2018) |
| 45 | MF | POR | Iuri Medeiros (at Boavista, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 56 | MF | POR | Daniel Podence (at Moreirense, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 19 | FW | COL | Teófilo Gutiérrez (at Rosario Central, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos (at Vélez Sarsfield, loan until 30 June 2017) |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Junya Tanaka (at Kashiwa Reysol, loan until 30 June 2017) |