Team information
- Abbr
- SCP
- Sport
- Soccer
- League
- Champions League
- Founded
- 1906
- Fan nickname
- Sportinguistas
- Home market
- Portugal
- Status
- Inactive
Sporting Clube de Portugal, also referred to as Sporting or Sporting CP is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Sporting is best known for its association football team. Founded in Lisbon on 1 July 1906, it is one of the "Três Grandes" (The Big Three) football clubs in Portugal. With more than 100,000 registered club members, its teams, athletes and supporters are often nicknamed Leões (English: The L