Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP is a professional handball club based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Created in 1932, the team competes in the Andebol 1 and plays its home matches at Pavilhão João Rocha.

Sporting CP is the most decorated handball club in Portugal, being the Portuguese team with the most titles, both domestic and international. The SCP Handball division has won 51 Domestic titles and 2 International.

History Handball was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1932, under the influence of Salazar Carreira, who introduced the sport to the club. It was on 10 April that a Sporting Portugal team played its first game in the sport, then in the eleven-a-side variant, the only one practised at the time, with the team beating Centro de Armas 1-0. The first official match would take place a month later against the same opponent, on 15 May 1932.

Indoor handball, which later became known as seven-a-side handball, was approved by the International Handball Federation in 1937, but the first demonstration of this variant in Portugal only took place on 12 September 1949 at the Cascais skating rink, when a Sporting team faced and beat another from Dramático de Cascais by 25-5, setting the tone for what would become one of the most emblematic sports in Portugal: Evaristo Ribeiro; Artur Mira and Rui Lanceiro; Fernando Nunes; Pereira de Sousa; Domingos Vicente and Joaquim Chagas, with Pinto dos Santos deputising.

Officially, Sporting started seven-a-side handball in the 1950-51 season and the sport immediately took root in the club, winning the first national championship in Portugal the following season. Initially, the seven-a-side handball season began in the summer after the 11-a-side competitions had finished, which was justified by the fact that the players were practically the same.

Sporting dominated Portuguese handball, particularly in the sixties and seventies and even in the eighties, with emphasis on the period from 1966 to 1973, in which seven National Championships were won in eight possible, five of which were consecutive, with a mythical team that became known as Os Sete Magníficos (The Magnificent Seven).

In 1995, Sporting fans were forced to choose the modalities to keep in the club, due to financial problems, having chosen handball and futsal, leading to the closure of the basketball, rink hockey and volleyball sections (which in the meantime would be reactivated).

Sporting CP completed the 2023-24 league season undefeated in its 22 home and away matches and completed its first domestic triple. They completed a second domestic triple in the 2025 season surpassing their northern rivals for domestic titles won. They also achieved its highest EHF Champions League 2024-25 placing, by reaching the quarter finals and again in the 2025/26 season.

Sporting CP once again completed a third domestic triple in the 2026 season and have now won 11 domestic honours in a row, a national record.

Facilities Pavilhão João Rocha Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports arena located in Lisbon. Located next to the Estádio José Alvalade, it is the home of Sporting CP indoor sports teams and was named after former club president João Rocha.

Kits HOME

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Honours

International Competitions

EHF European Cup: 2 2009/2010, 2016/2017

Domestic Competitions

Andebol 1: 24 1951/1952, 1955/1956, 1960/1961, 1965/1966, 1966/1967, 1968/1969, 1969/1970, 1970/1971, 1971/1972, 1972/1973, 1977/1978, 1978/1979, 1979/1980, 1980/1981, 1983/1984, 1985/1986, 2000/2001, 2004/2005*, 2005/2006*, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026 * Notes: Divisão de Elite

Portuguese Cup: 20 - Record 1971/1972, 1972/1973, 1974/1975, 1980/1981, 1982/1983, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1997/1998, 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026

Portuguese Super Cup: 7 1998, 2002, 2014, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Regional Competitions

Lisbon Championship: 16 : 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1967–68 • 1968–69

Awards Awards received by players while playing for the club

IHF Young Male World Player of the Year Francisco Costa – 2025

EHF Best Young Player of the Season Martim Costa – 2024 Francisco Costa – 2026

Handball Planet World Young Handball Player Luís Frade – 2020

IHF World Men's Handball Championship All-Star Team Martim Costa (Centre Back) – 2025

IHF World Men's Handball Championship Best Young Player Francisco Costa – 2025

European Men's Handball Championship All-Star Team Martim Costa (Left Back) – 2024 Francisco Costa (Right Back) - 2026 Salvador Salvador (Best Defender) - 2026

European Men's Handball Championship Top Goalscorer Martim Costa (54 goals) – 2024

European Men's Handball Championship Best Young Player Francisco Costa – 2026

African Men's Handball Championship Mohamed Aly (Best Goalkeeper) - 2026

Current squad Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers 20 André Kristensen 92 Mohamed Aly 99 Santiago Póvoas Left Wingers 17 Orri Freyr Þorkelsson 22 Diogo Branquinho Right Wingers 5 Carlos Álvarez 19 Mamadou Gassama Line players 2 Edy Silva 44 Christian Moga 93 Víctor Romero

Left Backs 13 Salvador Salvador 79 Martim Costa Central Backs 7 Natan Suárez 8 Jan Gurri 9 Pedro Martínez 26 Filipe Monteiro Right Backs 3 Emil Berlin 6 Francisco Costa

Staff Head coach: Ricardo Costa Assistant coach: Pedro Biscaia Assistant coach: Ricardo Candeias

Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining Christian Manojlović (LB) on loan from SCM Politehnica Timișoara

Leaving

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining (RW) from CB Ademar León (LP) from BM Granollers Emil Berlin (RB) from IK Sävehof Filipe Monteiro (CB) from ABC Braga

Leaving William Höghielm (LP) to IFK Kristianstad Pedro Portela (RW) to Águas Santas João Gomes (RB) to VfL Gummersbach

Results in European competitions Note: Sporting score is always listed first. + Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 1966–67 EHF European CupR1 US Ivry Handball 19–22 8–25 27–47 1967–68 EHF European CupR2 BM Granollers 16–26 20–16 36–42 1969–70 EHF European CupR1 HV Sittardia 16–24 12–15 28–39 1970–71 EHF European CupR2 MAI Moscovo - - Win WithdrewQF Dukla Prague - - Win WithdrewSF VfL Gummersbach 17–25 11–27 28–50 1971–72 EHF European CupR2 VfL Gummersbach 6–38 20–20 26–59 1972–73 EHF European CupR1 HCB Karviná 11–24 15–16 26–40 1973–74 EHF Challenge CupR1 SK Avanti Lebbeke 16–16 16–9 32–25R2 Cervena Hezda 14–31 15–17 29–48 1975–76 EHF Cup Winners' CupL16 Frederiksberg IF 14–25 22–24 36–49 1978–79 EHF European CupR1 Stella St-Maur 18–18 12–22 30–40 1979–80 EHF European CupR1 Grasshoppers Zürich 23–23 19–23 42–46 1980–81 EHF European CupR1 BSV Bern 12–26 21–20 33–46 1981–82 EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 USM Gagny 25–27 22–31 47–58 1987–88 EHF CupR1 Hershi Gellen 18–20 22–16 40–36L16 Hellerup Kopenhagen 19–23 19–25 38–48 1988–89 EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 Pfadi Winterthur 29–25 19–27 48–52 1989–90 EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 24–40 23–18 47–58 1992–93 EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 Pallamano Trieste 20–32 30–20 50–52 1996–97 EHF CupR1 Montpellier HB 22–16 16–22 38–38 1997–98 EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 ZTR Zaporizhzhia 31–25 23–24 54–49L16 HSG Dutenhofen 16–24 30–26 46–50 1998–99 EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 TJ VSŽ Košice 24–22 18–24 42–46 1999–00 EHF Challenge CupR1 US Dunkerque HB 23–18 20–26 43–44 2000–01 EHF CupR2 Showbizcity Aalsmeer 31–23 30–30 61–53R3 SKA Minsk 31–23 18–18 49–41L16 CB Cantabria 29–27 30–26 59–53QF Haukar Handball 21–21 32–33 53–54 2001–02 EHF Champions LeagueR2 Steaua București 33–24 25–25 58–49Group stage Portland San Antonio 26–36 28–31 3rd place RK Lovćen 22–26 10–0 Kolding IF 24–23 22–33 2003–04 EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 HC Berchem 31–20 32–22 63–42R3 Portovik Yuzhny 27–25 25–21 52–46L16 Redbergslids IK 29–19 29–35 58–54QF RK Gorenje Velenje 33–27 26–32 59–59 2004–05 EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 Goldmann Druck Tulln 33–32 30–22 63–54R3 HSV Hamburg 24–28 24–25 48–53 2005–06 EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 HC Kehra 27–33 39–19 68–53R3 HCM Constanta 30–32 22–28 52–60 2006–07 EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 SPE Strovolos Nicosia 33–20 31–24 64–44R3 Dinamo București 29–35 27–30 56–65 2009–10 EHF Challenge Cup WinnerL16 AO Dimou Thermaikou 39–24 34–20 73–44QF CSM Bacău 30–24 23–28 53–52SF RD Slovan 28–23 30–33 58–56F MMTS Kwidzyn 27–25 27–26 54–51 2010–11 EHF Challenge CupR3 HC Polytechnik 26–21 26–30 52–51L16 AEK 27–23 27–32 54–55 2011–12 EHF Challenge CupR3 Trabzonspor 31–29 41–18 72–47L16 HC Zubří 23–26 25–22 48–48QF CSU Suceava 33–24 30–24 63–48SF Wacker Thun 31–29 26–28 57–57 2012–13 EHF CupR1 Ystads IF 27–22 26–37 53–59 2013–14 EHF CupR2 KRAS/Volendam 30–18 35–32 65–50R3 RK Poreč 24–24 30–25 54–49Group stage Montpellier HB 27–28 31–36 2nd place RK Strumica 39–22 36–24 Skjern 32–25 30–28QF Pick Szeged 29–27 22–28 51–55 2014–15 EHF CupR2 HC Sporta Hlohovec 34–24 28–33 62–57R3 Fraikin BM. Granollers 27–25 23–25 50–50 2015–16 EHF CupR2 Team Tvis Holstebro 31–36 32–28 63–64 2016–17 EHF Challenge Cup WinnerR3 ASD Romagna Handball 32–25 37–24 69–49L16 RK Pelister 32–18 34–26 66–44QF AC Doukas 35–23 27–25 62–48SF JMS Hurry-Up 32–27 37–14 69–41F AHC Potaissa Turda 37–28 30–24 67–52 2017–18 EHF Champions LeagueqSF Riihimäki Cocks 31–27 31–27qF Alpla HC Hard 35–34 35–34Group stage Beşiktaş 30–26 34–27 4th place Motor Zaporizhzhia 23–31 29–32 Metalurg Skopje 27–28 31–27 Montpellier HB 29–33 32–33 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 31–30 27–30 2021–22 EHF European LeagueGroup stage Tatabánya KC 37–23 34–26 4th place AEK H.C. 24–25 31–30 Kadetten Schaffhausen 34–26 31–24 RK Eurofarm Pelister 24–26 27–26 USAM Nîmes Gard 32–30 27–33Last 16 SC Magdeburg 29–29 35–36 64–65 2022–23 EHF European LeagueGroup stage Alpla HC Hard 31–30 31–26 2nd place BM Granollers 29–32 38–31 RK Nexe Našice 31–32 28–34 Balatonfüredi KSE 35–32 31–25 Skjern Håndbold 30–28 28–24L16 CD Bidasoa 27–30 34–28 61–58QF Montpellier HB 32–32 30–31 62–63 2023–24 EHF European LeagueGroup stage CSM Constanța 28–29 34–28 2nd place Chrobry Głogów 37–20 35–22 MOL-Tatabánya KC 29–31 36–28Main round Dinamo București 35–33 31–27 1st place Füchse Berlin 32–31 32–28QF Rhein-Neckar Löwen 29–32 29–28 58–60 2024–25 EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage Orlen Wisła Płock 34–29 29–29 2nd place Fredericia HK 37–19 32–29 Telekom Veszprém 39–30 32–33 RK Eurofarm Pelister 24–24 30–24 Füchse Berlin 35–33 32–33 CS Dinamo București 29–33 34–25 Paris Saint-Germain 28–30 39–28QF HBC Nantes 27–28 30–32 57–60 2025–26 EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage CS Dinamo București 33–30 30–29 6th place Industria Kielce 41–37 33–39 Aalborg Håndbold 30–35 35–33 HBC Nantes 28–39 27–38 One Veszprém 33–32 31–32 Kolstad Håndball 34–30 44–31 Füchse Berlin 37–38 29–33Playoffs Orlen Wisła Płock 33–29 27–28 60–57QF Aalborg Håndbold 31–31 36–37 67–68

References

External links Sporting Official Website