Sporting Clube de Portugal (billiards)

Sporting Clube de Portugal
Full name Sporting Clube de Portugal
Nickname(s) Leões (Lions)
Verde-e-Brancos (Green'n'Whites)
Chairman José Eduardo Bettencourt
Manager Victor Manuel de Jesus Salgado
League Portuguese Billiards League

Sporting Clube de Portugal is a professional billiards team based in Lisbon, Portugal, founded in 1930. The team competes in the Portuguese Billiards League an in European championships, in both carom billiards (three-cushion) and pool (eight-ball and nine-ball) events. The team includes some players from Belgium, France and Spain.

Contents

Honours (Men's)

[1]

Domestic competitions

  • Winners (16): 1964–1965, 1967–1968, 1969–1970, 1972–1973, 1973–1974, 1977–1978, 1979–1980, 1981–1982, 1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 2003–2004, 2007–2008
  • Winners (4): 1964–1965, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998
  • Winners (5): 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1998–1999, 2003–2004, 2004–2005
  • Winners (2): 1997–1998, 1998–1999
  • Winners (4): 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 2000–2001, 2001–2002
  • Winners (2): 1998–1999, 1999–2000
  • Winners (2): 1997–1998, 1998–1999

Major competitions

  • Winners of Gold medal European Championship Pool Teams: 1999
  • Winners of Silver medal European Club Cup Three-ball: 1996, 2002, 2005

Honours (Women's)

[2]

Domestic competitions

  • Winners (4): 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2002
  • Winners (1): 2000–2001
  • Winners (3): 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2002

Current squad

[3]

Name Nat.
Frédéric Caudron
Frans van Kuijk
Eddy Leppens
Roland Forthomme
Paul Stroobants
Carlos Crespo
Jorge Theriaga
José Luís Gaspar Santos
António Saramago
José Manuel Pássaro
Mário Celestino Amâncio
Luís Ventura
Pedro Azevedo
Name Nat.
Rui Manuel Gil
Júlio Rodrigues Cortes
Rui Lopes Domingos
António Barata
José Paulo Dias
Leonardo Angélico Horta
António José Simões
Name Nat.
Luís Campos
Manuel António Lains
Raul Castanha
Nelson Pereira
Fernando Graça Águeda
Manuel Petisca
Carlos Alberto Alves
Mário Amaro

Notable past athletes

Technical staff

[4]

Name Nat. Job
Victor Manuel de Jesus Salgado Manager
José Luís Gaspar Santos Coordinator
Rui Manuel Aguiar Gil Coordinator

References

  1. ^ "titles category of the men's". Forumscp.com. http://www.forumscp.com/wiki/index.php?title=Modalidades#Bilhar. Retrieved 2010-08-09. 
  2. ^ "titles category of the women's". Forumscp.com. http://www.forumscp.com/wiki/index.php?title=Modalidades#Bilhar. Retrieved 2010-08-09. 
  3. ^ "Current squad". Sporting.pt. http://www.sporting.pt/Modalidades/OutrasModalidades/Bilhar/bilhar_plantel.asp. Retrieved 2010-08-10. 
  4. ^ "Team Technical Staff". Sporting.pt. http://www.sporting.pt/Modalidades/OutrasModalidades/Bilhar/bilhar_seccao.asp. Retrieved 2010-08-10. 

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