# 2010–11 Sporting CP season

The 2010–11 Sporting CP season was the club's 77th season in the top-flight Primeira Liga, known as the Liga Zon Sagres for sponsorship purposes. The club also participated in the UEFA Europa League, which it entered in the third qualifying round.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | R. Patrício | 36 | EU | 2006 | 147 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF | M. Torsiglieri | 36 | EU | 2010 | 12 | 0 | 2014 | €3.4M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 3 | DF | D. Carriço | 36 | EU | 2008 | 101 | 5 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 4 | DF | Â. Polga | 45 | EU | 2003 | 288 | 4 | 2012 | Free | Second nationality: Portugal |
| 5 | LB | Evaldo | 42 | EU | 2010 | 32 | 1 | 2014 | €3M | Second nationality: Brazil |
| 6 | MF | P. Mendes | 45 | EU | 2010 (Winter) | 25 | 1 | 2012 | €1M | |
| 7 | MF | Izmailov | 42 | Non-EU | 2008 | 106 | 14 | 2013 | €4.5M | |
| 8 | MF | Maniche | 46 | EU | 2010 | 26 | 6 | 2011 | Free | |
| 9 | FW | C. Saleiro | 38 | EU | 2010 | 57 | 11 | 2012 | Youth system | |
| 14 | MF | Matías | 38 | Non-EU | 2009 | 62 | 8 | 2013 | €3.65M | Second nationality: Chile |
| 15 | MF | J. Valdés | 43 | EU | 2010 | 23 | 5 | 2013 | €2.99M | |
| 16 | GK | Tiago | 49 | EU | 2001 | 131 | 0 | 2011 | undisclosed | |
| 18 | LB | L. Grimi | 39 | EU | 2008 | 85 | 2 | 2013 | €2.5M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 20 | FW | Yannick | 38 | EU | 2008 | 143 | 30 | 2013 | Youth system | Second nationality: Guinea-Bissau |
| 21 | MF | Zapater | 39 | EU | 2010 | 11 | 0 | 2015 | Involved in M. Veloso's transfer | |
| 23 | FW | H. Postiga | 42 | EU | 2008 | 96 | 17 | 2011 | €2.5M | |
| 26 | MF | A. Santos | 35 | EU | 2010 | 29 | 1 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 30 | GK | Hildebrand | 45 | EU | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2011 | Free | |
| 31 | FW | Liédson | 46 | EU | 2003 | 305 | 169 | 2012 | Free | Second nationality: Brazil |
| 33 | FW | D. Salomão | 36 | EU | 2010 | 18 | 3 | 2014 | €0.1M | |
| 41 | RB | C. Soares | 33 | EU | 2010 | 1 | 0 | ? | Youth system | Second nationality: Germany |
| 44 | DF | N. Coelho | 38 | EU | 2010 | 15 | 1 | 2014 | Involved in J. Moutinho's transfer | |
| 47 | RB | J. Pereira | 40 | EU | 2010 (Winter) | 47 | 3 | 2014 | €3M | |
| 55 | MF | Tales | 34 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | Loan | |
| 77 | MF | Simon | 38 | EU | 2007 | 124 | 26 | 2013 | €2M | |
| 78 | RB | Abel | 45 | EU | 2006 | 177 | 4 | 2011 | €0.75M | |
* Last updated: 8 December 2010
* Source: Sporting.pt, footballzz.co.uk

### Players in / out
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 32 | GK | Golas | 33 | Non-EU | Real | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | n/a | |
| 34 | GK | Stojković | 41 | EU | Wigan Athletic | Loan return | Summer | 2012 | n/a | |
| 2 | DF | M. Torsiglieri | 36 | EU | Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €3.4M | CMVM.pt |
| 44 | DF | N. Coelho | 38 | EU | Porto | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €1M + involved in J. Moutinho's transfer | CMVM.pt |
| 5 | LB | Evaldo | 42 | EU | Braga | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €3M | CMVM.pt |
| 26 | MF | A. Santos | 35 | EU | União de Leiria | Loan return | Summer | 2014 | n/a | Sporting.pt |
| 30 | MF | A. Martins | 34 | EU | Real | Loan return | Summer | 2012 | n/a | Sporting.pt |
| 8 | MF | Maniche | 46 | EU | 1. FC Köln | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free | Sporting.pt |
| 33 | FW | D. Salomão | 36 | EU | Real | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €0.1M | Sporting.pt |
| 15 | MF | J. Valdés | 43 | EU | Atalanta | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | €2.99M | CMVM.pt |
| 21 | MF | Zapater | 39 | EU | Genoa | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | €2M + involved in Miguel Veloso's transfer | CMVM.pt |
| 41 | RB | C. Soares | 33 | EU | Youth system | Transfer | Summer | ? | n/a | |
| 30 | GK | Hildebrand | 45 | EU | Free Agent | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free | Sporting.pt |
| 55 | MF | Tales | 34 | Non-EU | Internacional | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Loan | Sporting.pt |
Total spending: €12.49 million.

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| — | LB | Ronny | 38 | Non-EU | Hertha BSC | Contract ended | Summer | n/a | RTP.pt |
| — | DF | Tonel | 44 | EU | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Sporting.pt |
| — | MF | J. Moutinho | 38 | EU | Porto | Transfer | Summer | €11M + N. Coelho | CMVM.pt |
| — | MF | D. Amado | 34 | EU | União de Leiria | Contract ended | Summer | n/a | Maisfutebol.iol.pt |
| — | MF | M. Veloso | 38 | EU | Genoa | Transfer | Summer | €9M + Zapater | CMVM.pt |
| — | MF | Fábio Paím | 36 | EU | Torreense | Contract ended | Summer | n/a | |
| — | MF | Rabiu Ibrahim | 33 | Non-EU | Free agent | Contract ended | Summer | n/a | |
| — | FW | M. Matias | 35 | EU | Vitória de Guimarães | Contract ended | Summer | n/a | |
| — | GK | R. Batista | 37 | EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | GK | Stojković | 41 | EU | Partizan | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | GK | V. Golas | 33 | Non-EU | Boavista | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | RB | J. Gonçalves | 36 | EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| — | RB | Pedro Silva | 43 | Non-EU | Portimonense | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | DF | N. Reis | 33 | EU | Cercle Brugge | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | DF | P. Mendes | 34 | EU | Servette | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | DF | Mexer | 37 | EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | LB | A. Marques | 37 | EU | Beira-Mar | Loan | Summer | Loan | Beiramar.pt |
| — | MF | A. Silva | 35 | EU | Maccabi Haifa | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | MF | B. Pereirinha | 36 | EU | Vitória de Guimarães | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | MF | R. Neto | 33 | Non-EU | Cercle Brugge | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | MF | Celsinho | 36 | Non-EU | Portuguesa | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | MF | A. Martins | 36 | EU | Belenenses | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | MF | G. Garza | 33 | Non-EU | Estoril Praia | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| — | MF | D. Rosado | 34 | EU | Penafiel | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | FW | W. Eduardo | 34 | EU | Beira-Mar | Loan | Summer | Loan | Beiramar.pt |
| — | FW | R. Fonte | 34 | EU | Espanyol | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | FW | A. Baldé | 33 | EU | Santa Clara | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | FW | W. Owusu | 35 | Non-EU | Cercle Brugge | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | FW | Purović | 39 | Non-EU | Belenenses | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
| — | FW | Sinama P. | 39 | EU | Zaragoza | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting.pt |
Total income: €20 million.

## Player statistics
### Squad stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | Primeira Liga | Primeira Liga | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Taça de Portugal | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Taça da Liga | Others$^1$ | Others$^1$ | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | R. Patrício | | 24 | 27 | -22 | 2143 | 13 | -13 | 6 | -3 | 1 | | | | 7 | -6 | (−) means goals conceded |
| 16 | GK | Tiago | | 3 | 7 | -2 | 302 | | | 1 | -1 | | | | | 6 | -1 | (−) means goals conceded |
| 30 | GK | Hildebrand | | 3 | 3 | -5 | 270 | | | 2 | -4 | 1 | -1 | | | | | (−) means goals conceded |
| 2 | DF | M. Torsiglieri | | 9 | 13 | | 851 | 4 | | 3 | | | | | | 6 | | |
| 3 | DF | D. Carriço | | 27 | 29 | 3 | 2473 | 13 | | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | Â. Polga | | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1642 | 6 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | 7 | | |
| 5 | DF | Evaldo | | 27 | 33 | 1 | 2584 | 13 | | 9 | 1 | 2 | | | | 9 | | |
| 18 | DF | L. Grimi | | 6 | 8 | | 396 | | | | | | | | | 8 | | |
| 41 | DF | C. Soares | | 1 | 1 | | 59 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | DF | N. Coelho | | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1120 | 7 | | 4 | 1 | | | | | 6 | | |
| 47 | DF | J. Pereira | | 23 | 31 | 1 | 2187 | 12 | 1 | 8 | | 2 | | | | 9 | | |
| 78 | DF | Abel | | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1263 | 7 | 1 | 5 | | 1 | | | | 7 | | |
| 6 | MF | P. Mendes | | 8 | 10 | | 620 | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
| 7 | MF | Izmailov | | | 1 | | 45 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | Source |
| 8 | MF | Maniche | | 23 | 27 | 6 | 2121 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 9 | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | Matías | | 10 | 16 | 4 | 849 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | J. Valdés | | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1292 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | 2 | | | | 6 | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | Zapater | | 8 | 12 | | 711 | 6 | | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 26 | MF | A. Santos | | 25 | 30 | 1 | 2298 | 11 | 1 | 8 | | 2 | | | | 9 | | |
| 55 | MF | Tales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 77 | MF | Simon | | 18 | 28 | 4 | 1537 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | 7 | | |
| 9 | FW | C. Saleiro | | 9 | 28 | 6 | 865 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | 9 | 4 | |
| 20 | FW | Yannick | | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1408 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 10 | 3 | |
| 23 | FW | H. Postiga | | 23 | 31 | 11 | 2098 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 9 | 4 | |
| 31 | FW | Liédson | | 16 | 20 | 4 | 1418 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 33 | FW | D. Salomão | | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1056 | 3 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | 9 | 1 | |
$^1$ Other Competitions: Pre-season and friendlies

### Disciplinary records

| N | Pos. | Name | | | | Notes |
| 1 | GK | R. Patrício | 2 | | | |
| 16 | GK | Tiago | | | | |
| 30 | GK | Hildebrand | | | | |
| 2 | DF | M. Torsiglieri | 1 | | | |
| 3 | DF | D. Carriço | 6 | | | |
| 4 | DF | Â. Polga | 2 | | | |
| 5 | DF | Evaldo | 5 | | | |
| 18 | DF | L. Grimi | | | | |
| 41 | DF | C. Soares | | | | |
| 44 | DF | N. Coelho | | | | |
| 47 | DF | J. Pereira | 6 | | | |
| 78 | DF | Abel | 2 | 1 | | |
| 6 | MF | P. Mendes | 1 | | | |
| 7 | MF | Izmailov | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Maniche | 4 | | 2 | Punished for responding to aggression |
| 14 | MF | Matías | 1 | | | |
| 15 | MF | J. Valdés | 3 | | | |
| 21 | MF | Zapater | | | | |
| 26 | MF | A. Santos | 3 | | | |
| 55 | MF | Tales | | | | |
| 77 | MF | Simon | 2 | | | |
| 9 | FW | C. Saleiro | 3 | | | |
| 20 | FW | Yannick | 1 | | | |
| 23 | FW | H. Postiga | 5 | | | |
| 31 | FW | Liédson | 2 | | | |
| 33 | FW | D. Salomão | | | | |
Last updated: 8 December 2010 Source: Competitive matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Starting players
## Club
### Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach First Team | José Couceiro |
| Assistant Coach | Oceano da Cruz |
| Assistant Coach | Sérgio Cruz |
| Assistant Coach | Alberto Cabral |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Vítor Silvestre |
| Physical fitness coach | José Herculano |
| Director of Football | José Couceiro |
Last updated: 21 June Source: sporting.pt

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | First match | Last match |
| Primeira Liga | — | 3rd | 15 August 2010 | 15 May 2011 |
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Group stage | 29 July 2010 | |
| Taça de Portugal | Third qualifying round | Round of 32 | 16 October 2010 | |
| Taça da Liga | Third qualifying round | — | 3 January 2011 | |
Updated to match played 7 December 2010 Source: Competitions

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 16 | +57 | 84 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Braga | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 43 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 December 2010. Source: Competitive Matches

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nordsjælland | 1–3 | Sporting CP | 0–1 | 1–2 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sporting CP | 3–2 | Brøndby | 0–2 | 3–0 |

#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCP | LIL | GNT | LS |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Lille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Gent | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — |

#### Last 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rangers | 3(a)- 3 | Sporting CP | 1–1 | 2–2 |

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Taça de Portugal
#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Estoril Praia (II) | 1–2 | Sporting CP |

#### Fourth qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | Paços de Ferreira |

#### Fifth qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2–1 | Sporting CP |
Last updated: 1 December 2010. Source: Competitive Matches

### Portuguese League Cup
#### Third round

Group D
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCP | ESP | NAV | PEN |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase | | | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Estoril | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2–1 | | | 0–1 |
| 3 | Naval | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | | | 2–2 | | |
| 4 | Penafiel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | | | | 0–1 | |

### Competitive
#### Portuguese Liga

Kickoff times are in UTC.
Win  Draw  Loss
Last updated: 1 December 2010. Source: LPFP.pt

#### UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in CET.
Win  Draw  Loss

##### Group stage

Last updated: 1 December 2010. Source: UEFA.com

#### Taça de Portugal

Kickoff times are in UTC.
Win  Loss

##### Fifth qualifying round

Last updated: 1 December 2010. Source: FPF.pt

### Taça da Liga

Kickoff times are in UTC.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Third qualifying round

Last updated: 4 December 2010. Source: LPFP.pt

## Pre-season

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | Report |
| 1 | 26 June | – | Friendly | N | 1º de Maio Sarilhense | 10 – 0 | Report Report link Kick off 09:00 UTC Referee Arlindo Santos Sporting CP 1º de Maio Sarilhense Moutinho Saleiro Eduardo Owusu Maniche Sinama Pongolle Carriço |
| 2 | 2 July | – | Friendly | N | Mafra | 2 – 2 | Report Report link Kick off 10:00 UTC Referee Miguel Soares Sporting CP Mafra Postiga Kifuta Samuel |
| 3 | 3 July | – | Friendly | N | 1º de Maio Sarilhense | 5 – 1 | Report Report link Kick off 09:00 UTC Referee Bruno Cunha Sporting CP 1º de Maio Sarilhense Eduardo Postiga Saleiro Salomão Owusu Nivaldo |
| 4 | 9 July | – | Friendly | N | Young Boys | 1 – 0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:30 CET Referee Patrick Graf Sporting CP Young Boys Saleiro 27' |
| 5 | 11 July | – | Friendly | N | Nice | 1 – 1 | Report Report link Kick off 16:30 CET Referee Olivier Thual Sporting CP Nice Sinama Pongolle 74' (pen.) 14' (pen.) Rémy |
| 6 | 14 July | – | Friendly | N | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 – 4 | Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CET Referee Wilfried Bien Sporting CP Paris Saint-Germain Edel 1' (o.g.) Carriço 4' 20' Erdinç 23' Giuly 57' Sessègnon 65' Maurice |
| 7 | 18 July | – | Friendly | H | Lyon | 2 – 0 | Report Report link Kick off 20:00 UTC Referee João Capela Sporting CP Lyon Tonel 2' Djaló 71' |
| 8 | 21 July | Fenway Football Challenge | Friendly | N | Celtic | 1 – 1 (5–6 pen.) | Report Report link Kick off 20:00 EST Attendance 32,162 Referee Michael Kennedy Sporting CP Celtic Postiga 81' 72' (pen.) Samaras |
| 9 | 23 July | Barclays New York Challenge | Day 2 | N | Manchester City | 2 – 0 | Report Report link Kick off 20:00 EST Referee Kevin Scott Sporting CP Manchester City Djaló 22', 39' |
| 10 | 25 July | Barclays New York Challenge | Day 3 | N | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 2 | Report Report link Kick off 13:00 EST Referee Steven DePiero Sporting CP Tottenham Hotspur Fernández 25' Valdés 48' Keane 24' Obika 70' |
Last updated: 27 July 2010 Source: sporting.pt $^1$Sporting CP goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Sporting CP. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.