2009–10 Sporting CP season
The 2009–10 season was Sporting Clube de Portugal's 76th season in the top flight, the Liga Sagres. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club have and will play during the 2009–10 season.
| 2009–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Paulo Bento (until 6 November 2009)[1] Leonel Pontes1 (from 6 November 2009 to 15 November 2009)[2] Carlos Carvalhal (from 15 November 2009)[3] | 
| Liga Sagres | 4th | 
| Cup of Portugal Millennium | Quarter-finals | 
| Carlsberg Cup | Semi-finals | 
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | 
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Liédson (13) All: Liédson (22) | 
Squad
    
    First team squad
    
- As of 1 January 2010.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Squad
    
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UEFA Europa League squad
    
- As of 14 September 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
    
    
Summer
    
| Num | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | DF |  André Marques | Vitória de Setúbal | Loan return | |
| 9 | FW |  Carlos Saleiro | Académica de Coimbra | Loan return | |
| 14 | MF |  Matías Fernández | Villarreal | €3.635M | 1 July 2009[8] | 
| 11 | DF |  Felipe Caicedo | Manchester City | On loan | 25 July 2009[9] | 
| 17 | MF |  Miguel Ángel Angulo | Valencia | Free transfer | 30 August 2009[10] | 
Winter
    
| Num | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | DF |  Mexer | Desportivo de Maputo | €0.166M | 15 December 2009[11] | 
| 21 | DF |  João Pereira | Braga | €3M | 22 December 2009[12][13] | 
| 22 | FW |  Florent Sinama Pongolle | Atlético Madrid | €6.5M | 28 December 2009[14] | 
| 2 | DF |  Pedro Mendes | Rangers | €1.3M | 30 January 2010[15] | 
Total spending:  €10.966 million
 €10.966 million
Summer
    
| Num | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | MF |  Leandro Romagnoli | San Lorenzo | Mutual agreement | 6 August 2009[16] | 
| 8 | MF |  Fábio Rochemback | Grêmio | Free transfer | 31 August 2009[17] | 
| 11 | FW |  Derlei | Vitória | End of contract | |
| 22 | FW |  Rodrigo Tiuí | Atlético Paranaense | Free transfer | |
| GK |  André Filipe Martins | Igreja Nova | End of contract (loan return from Casa Pia) | ||
| DF |  Tiago Pinto | Braga | End of contract (loan return from Trofense) | ||
| MF |  Zezinando | Estrela da Amadora | End of contract (loan return from Real Massamá) | ||
| MF |  Celestino | Belenenses | End of contract (loan return from Estrela da Amadora) | ||
| MF |  João Martins | Braga | End of contract (loan return from Atlético CP) | ||
| MF |  Celsinho | Portuguesa | End of contract (loan return from Estrela da Amadora) | ||
| FW |  Bruno Matias | Estoril | End of contract (loan return from Fátima) | ||
| FW |  Ricardo Nogueira | Montalegre | End of contract (loan return from Oriental) | ||
| FW |  Luis Paéz | Tacuary | End of contract (loan return from Fátima) | ||
Winter
    
| Num | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF |  Miguel Ángel Angulo | Mutual agreement | 5 December 2009[18] | |
| 11 | FW |  Felipe Caicedo | Manchester City | Loan return | 12 January 2010[19] | 
Total income:  €0 million
 €0 million
Loaned out
    
| Num | Pos | Player | To | Return Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Vladimir Stojković | Wigan Athletic | End of season | |
| GK |  Victor Golas | Real Massamá | End of season | |
| DF |  Ronny | União de Leiria | End of season | |
| 55 | DF |  André Marques | Iraklis | End of season | 
| DF |  João Gonçalves | Olhanense | End of season | |
| DF |  Paulo Renato | Estrela da Amadora | End of season | |
| MF |  André Santos | União de Leiria | End of season | |
| MF |  Diogo Amado | Odivelas | End of season | |
| MF |  André Martins | Real Massamá | End of season | |
| MF |  Fábio Paím | Real Massamá | End of season | |
| MF |  Diogo Rosado | Real Massamá | End of season | |
| MF |  Marco Matias | Real Massamá | End of season | |
| MF |  Rabiu Ibrahim | Real Massamá | End of season | |
| MF |  William Owusu | Gil Vicente | End of season | |
| FW |  Wilson Eduardo | Portimonense | End of season | |
| FW |  Rui Fonte | Vitória de Setúbal | End of season | |
| FW |  Milan Purović | Olimpja | End of season | |
Statistics
    
    Appearances and goals
    
- Last updated on 10 May.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Liga Sagres | UEFA Europa League | Taça de Portugal | Carlsberg Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  POR | Rui Patrício | 47 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 2 | MF |  POR | Pedro Mendes | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  POR | Daniel Carriço | 40 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  BRA | Ânderson Polga (vice-captain 2nd) | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  BRA | Pedro Silva | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 6 | MF |  POR | Adrien Silva | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  RUS | Marat Izmailov | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  POR | Carlos Saleiro | 30 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 10 | MF |  MNE | Simon Vukčević | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 11 | FW |  ECU | Felipe Caicedo* | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | DF |  POR | Marco Caneira | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | DF |  POR | Tonel | 37 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  CHI | Matías Fernández | 43 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 16 | GK |  POR | Tiago Ferreira (vice-captain 3rd) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | MF |  ESP | Miguel Ángel Angulo* | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | DF |  ARG | Leandro Grimi | 36 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 19 | GK |  POR | Ricardo Batista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | FW |  POR | Yannick Djaló | 27 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 
| 21 | DF |  POR | João Pereira | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| 22 | FW |  FRA | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 23 | FW |  POR | Hélder Postiga | 30 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 24 | MF |  POR | Miguel Veloso | 41 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 
| 25 | MF |  POR | Bruno Pereirinha | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 28 | MF |  POR | João Moutinho (captain) | 46 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 
| 30 | DF |  MOZ | Mexer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | FW |  POR | Liédson | 42 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 
Note's:
- * = Player is no longer with the club but still made an appearance during the season.
Club
    
    Coaching staff
    
| Position | Staff | 
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Carlos Carvalhal | 
| Assistant coach |  Rifa (Paulo Sampaio) | 
| Assistant coach |  João Mário | 
| Assistant coach |  José Lima | 
| Goalkeepers coach |  Vítor Silvestre | 
Source: sporting.pt
Kit
    
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): TMN, Meo, Super Bock
|           Home |         Away |           Stromp |           Goalkeeper home |           Goalkeeper Away |          Goalkeeper Away | 
Source: sporting.pt
Competitions
    
    Overall
    
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Sagres | — | 4/16 | 15 August 2009 | 9 May 2010 | |
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | — | eliminated | 18 August 2009 | 26 August 2009 | 
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | — | Round of 16 | 17 September 2009 | 18 March 2010 | 
| Taça de Portugal | Third Round | — | Quarterfinals | 18 October 2009 | 2 February 2010 | 
| Carlsberg Cup | Third Round | — | Semifinals | 3 January 2010 | 9 February 2010 | 
Updated to match played 25 March 2010
Source: Competitions
Standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Braga | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 3 | Porto | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 68 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round | 
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round | 
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Porto qualified for the play-off round of 2010–11 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2009–10 Taça de Portugal.
- Marítimo ahead of Vitória de Guimarães on head-to-head record; Vitória de Guimarães–Marítimo 1–2, Marítimo–Vitória de Guimarães 0–1.
Results summary
    
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 
Last updated: 10 May 2010.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Play-off round
    
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP  | 3–3 (a) |  Fiorentina | 2–2 | 1–1 | 
Last updated: 28 February.
Source: UEFA Champions League
Group D
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 
| 2 |  Hertha BSC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Heerenveen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Ventspils | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 
Results by round
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Round of 32
    
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
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| Everton  | 2–4 |  Sporting CP | 2–1 | 0–3 | 
Last updated: 28 February.
Source: UEFA Europa League
Round of 16
    
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
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| Sporting CP  | 2–2 (a) |  Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | 2–2 | 
Last updated: 28 February.
Source: UEFA Europa League
Group B
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 
| 2 | Trofense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Braga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | União de Leiria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | 
Semi-finals
    
| Sporting CP | 1–4 | Benfica | 
|---|---|---|
| Liédson  37' | Report | David Luiz  8' Ramires  29' Luisão  68' Cardozo  90+4' | 
Competitive
    
Win Tie Loss
Liga Sagres
    
Kickoff times are in UTC+0.
| 15 August 2009 1 | Nacional | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Estádio da Madeira, Funchal | 
| 19:15 | Aurélio  26' Rúben Micael  42' | (Report) | Moutinho  24' Aurélio  75' (o.g.) Polga  71' | Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 22 August 2009 2 | Sporting CP | 1–2 | Braga | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 21:15 | Carriço  45' Liédson  51' Djaló  70' | (Report) | Alan  11' Mossoró  32' Viana  32' Eduardo  52' Rodríguez  53' Meyong  80' | Attendance: 24,280 Referee: Olegário Benquerença | 
| 30 August 2009 3 | Académica | 0–2 | Sporting CP | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:15 | Pedro  26'  75' Fontes  35' | (Report) | P. Silva  51' Marques  53' Moutinho  57' Liédson  64' Veloso  66' Carriço  77' Djaló  84' | Attendance: 24,280 Referee: Olegário Benquerença | 
| 13 September 2009 4 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:15 | Marques  17' Veloso  27' Vukčević  30' Liédson  80' | (Report) | Ozéia  30' Ricardo  34' Baiano  41'  90+3' Ciel  43' Pedrinha  77' Pacheco  78'  86' Cristiano  87' | Attendance: 23,319 Referee: Bruno Paixão | 
| 21 September 2009 5 | Sporting CP | 3–2 | Olhanense | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:15 | Carriço  35' Moutinho  42' Caicedo  77' Vukčević  86' | (Report) | Rabiola  9' Castro  18' Anselmo  40' Garcia  43' Duarte  52' | Attendance: 24,205 Referee: Rui Costa | 
| 26 September 2009 6 | Porto | 1–0 | Sporting CP | Estádio do Dragão, Porto | 
| 19:15 | Falcao  3' Meireles  12' Fucile  56' Alves  65' Costa  78' | (Report) | Veloso  25'  90+2' Polga  34'  52' Abel  36' | Attendance: 46,511 Referee: Duarte Gomes | 
| 4 October 2009 7 | Sporting CP | 0–0 | Belenenses | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 18:00 | (Report) | Gómez  19' Zé Pedro  58' Celestino  70' Barge  83' | Attendance: 24,581 Referee: Carlos Xistra | 
| 27 October 2009 8 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães | 
| 20:15 | Alex  66' Nilson  82' Meireles  84' Rui Miguel  90+3' | (Report) | Grimi  19' Abel  40' Moutinho  73' Tonel  84' Fernández  82' Saleiro  89' | Attendance: 18,105 Referee: Olegário Benquerença | 
| 1 November 2009 9 | Sporting CP | 1–1 | Marítimo | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:15 | Postiga  13' Veloso  24' P. Silva  43' Fernández  52' Carriço  59' | (Report) | Fernando  48' Sousa  51' Manú  61' Peçanha  90+4' | Attendance: 22,857 Referee: Cosme Machado | 
| 8 November 2009 10 | Rio Ave | 2–2 | Sporting CP | Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde | 
| 20:15 | Tomás  56', 60' | (Report) | Fernández  20' Carriço  43'  64' Moutinho  45' Marques  90+4' | Attendance: 3,385 Referee: Artur Soares Dias | 
| 28 November 2009 11 | Sporting CP | 0–0 | Benfica | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 21:15 | Polga  29' A. Silva  52' Veloso  69' | (Report) | Di María  45+2' García  71' David Luiz  77' | Attendance: 45,880 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 7 December 2009 12 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–2 | Sporting CP | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal | 
| 20:15 | Pinto  63'  64' Zarabi  85' Zoro  88' Keita  90+2' | (Report) | Liédson  4', 87' | Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Elmano Santos | 
| 12 December 2009 13 | Sporting CP | 0–1 | União de Leiria | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 17:00 | A. Silva  51' Vukčević  62' | (Report) | Paulo Vinícius  26' Pateiro  50' Ðuričić  79' | Attendance: 25,693 Referee: Vasco Santos | 
| 19 December 2009 14 | Naval | 0–1 | Sporting CP | Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, Figueira da Foz | 
| 21:15 | Hauw  52' Godemèche  76' Marinho  90+2' | (Report) | Carriço  11' Saleiro  35' Veloso  39' A. Silva  51' Abel  71' | Attendance: 2,167 Referee: Carlos Xistra | 
| 9 January 2010 15 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Leixões | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 19:15 | Tonel  82' | (Report) | Gallo  63'  69' Espinho  76' | Attendance: 23,230 Referee: Paulo Baptista | 
| 16 January 2010 16 | Sporting CP | 3–2 | Nacional | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 21:15 | Djaló  25' Grimi  27' Pereira  46' Liédson  59', 71' | (Report) | Rúben Micael  23' Pečnik  25' Amuneke  53' Lopes  67' Edgar  83' Anselmo  86' | Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Bruno Paixão | 
| 29 January 2010 17 | Braga | 1–0 | Sporting CP | Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga | 
| 20:45 | Paulo César  31' Meyong  55' Mossoró  77' | (Report) | Carriço  36' A. Silva  44' Veloso  61' Saleiro  65' Polga  85' | Attendance: 14,761 Referee: João Ferreira | 
| 6 February 2010 18 | Sporting CP | 1–2 | Académica | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 19:15 | Moutinho  23' | (Report) | Orlando  2' Ribeiro  58' Sougou  85' | Attendance: 20,060 Referee: Pedro Henriques | 
| 12 February 2010 19 | Paços de Ferreira | 0–0 | Sporting CP | Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira | 
| 20:15 | Ozéia  83' | (Report) | Liédson  23' | Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Duarte Gomes | 
| 20 February 2010 20 | Olhanense | 0–0 | Sporting CP | Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão | 
| 21:15 | Gonçalves  77' | (Report) | Carriço  21' Djaló  31' Veloso  69' Postiga  79' Abel  85' | Attendance: 3,801 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 28 February 2010 21 | Sporting CP | 3–0 | Porto | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:15 | Djaló  5',  29' Veloso  11',  46' Moutinho  15' Izmailov  45',  77' Liédson  78' | (Report) | Alves  16' Costa  45' Belluschi  73' Helton  75' Pereira  89' | Attendance: 28,220 Referee: João Ferreira | 
| 7 March 2010 22 | Belenenses | 0–4 | Sporting CP | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon | 
| Fredy  70' | (Report) | Liédson  50', 60', 80', 88' Tiago  54' | Attendance: 5,664 Referee: Hugo Miguel | 
| 14 March 2010 23 | Sporting CP | 3–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| Grimi  8' Liédson  9',  70' Veloso  55' Moutinho  81' Tonel  88' | (Report) | Valdomiro  53',  66' Moreno  60' Gustavo  72' | Attendance: 35,007 Referee: Bruno Paixão | 
| 28 March 2010 24 | Marítimo | 3–2 | Sporting CP | Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal | 
| 20:15 | Tchô  16' Rafael Miranda  65' João Guilherme  70',  81' Pitbull  90' Diakité  90+2' | (Report) | Pereira  36' Pereirinha  90' Sinama Pongolle  90+4' | Attendance: 4,023 Referee: Vasco Santos | 
| 3 April 2010 25 | Sporting CP | 5–0 | Rio Ave | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| Djaló  6', 56', 75' Liédson  34' Carriço  51' Moutinho  66' Izmailov  83' | (Report) | Gomes  38' Vilas Boas  50' Faria  62' | Attendance: 16,406 Referee: Pedro Proença | 
| 11 April 2010 26 | Benfica | 2–0 | Sporting CP | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon | 
| 20:45 | Luisão  47' Coentrão  55' Cardozo  67' Di María  76' Aimar  79' | (Report) | Patrício  41' Abel  45' Carriço  45' | Attendance: 59,317 Referee: João Ferreira | 
| 18 April 2010 27 | Sporting CP | 2–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:15 | Fernández  47' Moutinho  60' Postiga  70' | (Report) | Collin  10',  59' | Attendance: 19,187 Referee: Jorge Sousa | 
| 25 April 2010 28 | União de Leiria | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria | 
| 20h:15 | Cássio  48' Paulo Vinícius  66' Diego Gaúcho  83' | (Report) | Fernández  8' Liédson  15' Carriço  8' | Attendance: 4,365 Referee: Marco Ferreira | 
| 2 May 2010 29 | Sporting CP | 0–1 | Naval | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:15 | Carriço  78' Pereira  80' Tonel  89' | (Report) | Diego Ângelo  55' Fábio Júnior  64' | Attendance: 16,102 Referee: André Gralha | 
| 9 May 2010 30 | Leixões | 1–2 | Sporting CP | Estádio do Mar, Matosinhos | 
| 21:15 | Braga  23' Seabra  46' João Paulo  81' | (Report) | Grimi  6' Veloso  15',  90+2' P. Silva  54',  60' Djaló  90+1' | Attendance: 2,595 Referee: Elmano Santos | 
UEFA Champions League
    
Play-off round
| 18 August 2009 First leg | Sporting CP   | 2–2 |  Fiorentina | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 20:45 CEST | Vukčević  58',  12'  58' Veloso  66' | (Report) | Vargas  6' Gamberini  12' Zanetti  15' Dainelli  15' Gilardino  79' | Attendance: 27,602 Referee: Viktor Kassai  | 
| 26 August 2009 Second leg | Fiorentina   | 1–1 |  Sporting CP | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | 
| 20:45 CET | Comotto  33' Jovetić  54',  68' Zanetti  60' | (Report) | Moutinho  35' P. Silva  49' Marques  70' Caneira  90+2' | Attendance: 30,821 Referee: Howard Webb  | 
Fiorentina 3–3 Sporting CP on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals.
UEFA Europa League
    
Kickoff times are in CET.
| 17 September 2009 1 | Heerenveen   | 2–3 |  Sporting CP | Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen | 
| 19:00 | Sibon  12' Dingsdag  77' Assaidi  79' | (Report) | Liédson  17', 40', 88' Veloso  66' | Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev  | 
| 1 October 2009 2 | Sporting CP   | 1–0 |  Hertha BSC | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 21:05 | A. Silva  18',  32'  90+3' Fernández  20' Moutinho  34' | (Report) | Pejčinović  16' Wichniarek  30' Kaká  45+1' Janker  73' Raffael  85' | Attendance: 16,197 Referee: Serge Gumienny .svg.png.webp) | 
| 22 October 2009 3 | Ventspils   | 1–2 |  Sporting CP | Skonto stadions, Riga | 
| 21:05 | Laizāns  64' (pen.) | (Report) | Veloso  6' Moutinho  85' Angulo  88' Liédson  90' | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Sascha Kever .svg.png.webp) | 
| 5 November 2009 4 | Sporting CP   | 1–1 |  Ventspils | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 19:00 | Marques  14' Saleiro  22' Fernández  60' P. Silva  81' | (Report) | Zamperini  15' Žigajevs  45' | Attendance: 18,103 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev  | 
| 3 December 2009 5 | Sporting CP   | 1–1 |  Heerenveen | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 21:05 | Liédson  52' Grimi  90+1' | (Report) | Assaidi  47' Popov  67' Elm  78' | Attendance: 12,204 Referee: Pavel Královec  | 
| 16 December 2009 6 | Hertha BSC   | 1–0 |  Sporting CP | Olympic Stadium, Berlin | 
| 19:00 | Kačar  70',  71' | (Report) | Carriço  42' Saleiro  82' | Attendance: 14,417 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov  | 
| 16 February 2010 First leg | Everton   | 2–1 |  Sporting CP | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England | 
| 18:45 | Pienaar  35' Distin  49',  86' | (Report) | Moutinho  54' Carriço  74' Veloso  87' (pen.) | Attendance: 28,131 Referee: Darko Čeferin  | 
| 25 February 2010 Second leg | Sporting CP   | 3–0 |  Everton | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 21:05 | Veloso  64' Mendes  76' Abel  81' Fernández  90+4' | (Report) | Pienaar  74' | Attendance: 17,609 Referee: Alon Yefet  | 
Sporting CP won 4–2 on aggregate. Round of 16
| 11 March 2010 First leg | Atlético Madrid   | 0–0 |  Sporting CP | Vicente Calderón, Madrid | 
| 19:00 | Ujfaluši  81' | Report | Grimi  9'  31' Veloso  53' Pereirinha  60' Tonel  89' Saleiro  90+4' | Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Pieter Vink  | 
| 18 March 2010 Second leg | Sporting CP   | 2–2 |  Atlético Madrid | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | 
| 21:05 | Liédson  19' Polga  45+1',  80' P. Silva  51' Abel  76' | Report | Agüero  3', 33' | Referee: Knut Kircher  | 
Atlético Madrid won 2–2 on aggregate from the away goals rule.
Pre-season and friendlies
    
| 4 July 2009 |  Sporting CP | 3–0 |  Atlético Cacém | Alcochete | 
| 10h15 | Postiga  21' Fernández  62', 66' | (Report) | Stadium: Académia Sporting/Puma Attendance: 1,000 | 
| 11 July 2009 |  Sporting CP | 0–1 |  Nottingham Forest | Albufeira | 
| 21:15 | (Report) | Anderson  80' | Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: Bruno Paixão | 
| 18 July 2009 |  Sporting CP | 1–2 |  Feyenoord | Lisbon | 
| 19h30 | Postiga  31' | (Report) | De Guzmán  47' Makaay  50' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Hélder Malheiro | 
| 21 July 2009 |  Vitória de Guimarães | 2–2 |  Sporting CP | Guimarães | 
| 21h15 | Roberto  70' Gonçalves  88' | (Report) | Fernández  46' Postiga  58' | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: Artur Soares Dias | 
References
    
- "Sporting – Sociedade Sport Football SAD announces the resignation of coach Paulo Bento" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 6 November 2009.
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- "Carlos Carvalhal new Coach" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM.
- "First team Profiles Index". Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- "Liga Portugal". www.lpfp.pt.
- "Sporting Clube de Portugal - Jun.A S19 :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: História :: Golos :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Plantel :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt.
- "UEFA.com - UEFA Europa League - Sporting". Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- "Sporting and Villareal reached a deal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM. 1 July 2009.
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- "OFFICIAL: Miguel Angel Angulo strengthens Sporting" (in Portuguese). maisfutebol.iol.pt. 30 August 2009.
- "Mexer: "I come to my club the heart"" (in Portuguese). sporting.pt. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 December 2009.
- "João Pereira: "Give life by Sporting fighting to the death"" (in Portuguese). sporting.pt. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009.
- "Sporting and Sporting de Braga reached a deal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM. 22 December 2009.
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- "The Sporting Club is a great" (in Portuguese). sporting.pt. 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
- "Sporting and Romagnoli mutual agreement" (in Portuguese). sporting.pt. 6 August 2009.
- "Grêmio presents Fábio Rochemback from Sporting" (in Portuguese). gremio.net. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
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