2015–16 Sporting CP season
# 2015–16 Sporting CP season

This article shows Sporting Clube de Portugal's player statistics and all matches that the club played during the 2015–16 season.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

### Overall record

Performance by competition :

| Competition | Starting round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Primeira Liga | — | 2nd | 14 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
| Taça de Portugal | Third round | Fifth round | 17 October 2015 | 16 December 2015 |
| Taça da Liga | Third round | Third round (2nd) | 29 December 2015 | 26 January 2016 |
| Supertaça | — | Winners | 9 August 2015 | 9 August 2015 |
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | Play-off round | 18 August 2015 | 26 August 2015 |
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Round of 32 | 17 September 2015 | 25 February 2016 |

Statistics by competition :

| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Primeira Liga | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 21 | +58 | 079.41 |
| Taça de Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Taça da Liga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Supertaça | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | +0 | 037.50 |
| Total | 51 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 111 | 48 | +63 | 070.59 |

### Primeira Liga

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 22 | +66 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 21 | +58 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Porto | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Arouca | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |

* ↑ Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal.

**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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Taça da Liga

**Third round**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Portimonense | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Arouca | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

### UEFA Europa League

**Group stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LMO | SPO | BES | SKE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Skënderbeu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 07 May 2016

| Pos. | No. | Name | Super Taça | Super Taça | Primeira Liga | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Taça da Liga | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | 1 | Rui Patrício | 1 - | - | 33 - | - | 2 - | - | - | - | 2 - | - | 7 - | - |
| GK | 22 | Marcelo Boeck | - | - | - 1 | - | 1 - | - | 2 - | - | - | - | 1 - 1 | - |
| GK | 26 | Ažbe Jug | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | 3 | Jonathan Silva | - | - | 2 - 2 | - | 1 - | - | - | - | 1 - | - | 4 - | - |
| DF | 4 | Jefferson | 1 - | - | 18 - | - | 2 - | - | 1 - | - | 1 - | - | 4 - | - |
| DF | 5 | Ewerton | - | - | 7 - 1 | 1 | 3 - | - | 2 - | - | - | - | 4 - 1 | - |
| DF | 13 | Sebastián Coates | - | - | 12 - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | 15 | Paulo Oliveira | 1 - | - | 17 - 1 | - | 3 - | - | 3 - | - | 2 - | - | 2 - 1 | - |
| DF | 44 | Naldo | 1 - | - | 17 - 1 | - | - 1 | - | 1 - | - | 2 - | - | 4 - | - |
| DF | 47 | Ricardo Esgaio | - | - | 6 - 1 | - | - 1 | - | 1 - | - | - | - | 3 - | - |
| DF | 55 | Tobias Figueiredo | - | - | 1 - | - | - 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 - | 1 |
| DF | 21 | João Pereira | 1 - | - | 17 - 2 | - | 3 - | - | - | - | 2 - | - | 5 - | - |
| DF | 35 | Rúben Semedo | - 1 | - | 12 - 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 - | - |
| DF | 31 | Marvin Zeegelaar | - | - | 9 - 2 | - | - | - | 2 - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| MF | 14 | William Carvalho | - | - | 24 - 2 | 2 | 3 - | 1 | 1 - | - | - | - | 4 - 1 | - |
| MF | 17 | João Mário | 1 - | - | 30 - 2 | 6 | 2 - | - | - 2 | - | 2 - | - | 4 - 1 | 1 |
| MF | 23 | Adrien Silva | 1 - | - | 28 - 1 | 8 | 2 - | 1 | 1 - | - | 2 - | - | 4 - 2 | - |
| MF | 28 | André Martins | - | - | - 1 | - | - 1 | - | 2 - | - | - | - | 1 - 2 | - |
| MF | 2 | Ezequiel Schelotto | - | - | 10 - 3 | - | - | - | 3 - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MF | 6 | Alberto Aquilani | - | - | 5 - 14 | 3 | 2 - | - | 3 - | 1 | 1 - 1 | - | 5 - 1 | 1 |
| MF | 11 | Bruno César | - | - | 12 - 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 - | - | - | - | 1 - | - |
| MF | 30 | Bruno Paulista | - | - | - 1 | - | 1 - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 - | - |
| FW | 8 | Junya Tanaka | - | - | - 3 | - | - 1 | - | 1 - 1 | - | - | - | 1 - | - |
| FW | 9 | Islam Slimani | 1 - | - | 32 - | 26 | 2 - | 2 | - 1 | - | 1 - 1 | 1 | 1 - 6 | 1 |
| FW | 10 | Fredy Montero | - | - | 5 - 7 | 3 | 2 - | - | 3 - | - | - 1 | - | 5 - | 3 |
| FW | 18 | André Carrillo | 1 - | - | 4 - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 - | - | - | - |
| FW | 19 | Teófilo Gutiérrez | 1 - | 1 | 19 - 3 | 10 | - | - | 1 - | - | 2 - | 2 | 4 - 1 | 1 |
| FW | 20 | Bryan Ruiz | 1 - | - | 31 - 2 | 6 | 2 - | 1 | - 1 | 1 | 2 - | - | 4 - 2 | 3 |
| FW | 29 | Hernán Barcos | - | - | - 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | 36 | Carlos Mané | - 1 | - | 2 - 9 | 1 | 1 - | - | 1 - 1 | - | - 2 | - | 6 - | - |
| FW | 60 | Gelson Martins | - 1 | - | 9 - 19 | 4 | - 3 | 1 | 1 - 1 | 1 | - 1 | - | 2 - 4 | 1 |
| FW | 73 | Matheus Pereira | - | - | 1 - 7 | - | 1 - 1 | 2 | 2 - 1 | - | - | - | 4 - 1 | 3 |

## Players

### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | POR | Rui Patrício (Captain) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Jefferson |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Islam Slimani |
| 10 | FW | COL | Fredy Montero |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Diego Capel |
| 14 | MF | POR | William Carvalho |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Naby Sarr |
| 16 | MF | POR | André Martins |
| 17 | MF | POR | João Mário |
| 18 | FW | PER | André Carrillo |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Junya Tanaka |
| 20 | FW | CRC | Bryan Ruiz |
| 21 | MF | POR | João Pereira |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Marcelo Boeck (Vice-captain) |
| 23 | MF | POR | Adrien Silva |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Oriol Rosell |
| 26 | DF | POR | Paulo Oliveira |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Ryan Gauld |
| 32 | MF | BUL | Simeon Slavchev |
| 33 | DF | ARG | Jonathan Silva |
| 36 | FW | POR | Carlos Mané |
| 41 | DF | POR | Cédric |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Naldo |
| 55 | DF | POR | Tobias Figueiredo |
| 60 | MF | POR | Gelson Martins |
| 73 | MF | BRA | Matheus Pereira |
| 81 | DF | POR | André Geraldes |

## Transfers

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | BRA | XXX (to XXX) End of contract |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | BRA | XXX (to XXX) End of contract |
