FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry

The fixture Dragões vs Leões between FC Porto and Sporting CP is one of the most important football matches in Portugal. It opposes the team of Sporting Clube de Portugal and the FC Porto. It is usually seen as a dispute between the North and the South of Portugal.

In 1922, the first Championship of Portugal, forerunner to today's Portuguese Cup, was decided in a best-of-three series between Porto and Sporting, ultimately won by Porto (the Algarve and Madeira FA winners were also scheduled to participate, but could not make it to the tournament due to logistical problems). Since then there have been five other finals between the two teams, this time after more participants had been eliminated. They have also met in the League continuously since 1934 and in other Cup rounds.

Statistics

Honours

These are the major football honours (recognized by UEFA/FIFA) of FC Porto and Sporting CP.

Players who played for both clubs

• Carlos Alhinho (Sporting CP 1972–1975, Porto 1976)
• António Oliveira (Porto 1970–1979 & 1980, Sporting CP 1981–1985)
• Augusto Inácio (Sporting CP 1974–1982, Porto 1982–1989)
• Eurico Gomes (Sporting CP 1979–1982, Porto 1982–1987)
• Romeu Silva (Porto 1979–1983, Sporting CP 1983–1986)
• Jaime Pacheco (Porto 1979–1984 & 1986–1989, Sporting CP 1984–1986)
• Paulo Futre (Sporting CP 1983–1984, Porto 1984–1987)
• Paulinho Cascavel (Porto 1984–1985, Sporting CP 1987–1990)
• Fernando Gomes (Porto 1972–1980 & 1982–1989, Sporting CP 1989–1991)
• Fernando Mendes (Sporting CP 1985–1989, Porto 1996–1999)
• Emílio Peixe (Sporting CP 1991–1995 & 1996–1997, Porto 1997–2002)
• Capucho (Sporting CP 1992–1995, Porto 1997–2003)
• Rui Jorge (Porto 1992–1998, Sporting CP 1998–2005)
• Bino (Porto 1990–1991 & 1992–1993 & 1995–1997, Sporting CP 1998–2001)
• Mário Jardel (Porto 1996–2000, Sporting CP 2001–2003)
• Nuno Valente (Sporting CP 1994–1994 & 1997–1999, Porto 2002–2005)
• Ricardo Quaresma (Sporting CP 2001–2003, Porto 2004–2009 & 2014)
• Carlos Paredes (Porto 2000–2002, Sporting CP 2006–2008)
• Derlei (Porto 2002–2005, Sporting CP 2007–2009)
• Hélder Postiga (Porto 2001–2003 & 2004–2006 & 2006–2008, Sporting CP 2008–2012)
• Beto (Sporting CP 2001, Porto 2009–2011)
• Silvestre Varela (Sporting CP 2005–2006, Porto 2009–2014)
• João Moutinho (Sporting CP 2005–2010, Porto 2010–2013)
• Maniche (Porto 2002–2005, Sporting CP 2010–2011)
• Pedro Mendes (Porto 2003–2004, Sporting CP 2010–2011)
• Evaldo (Porto 2004, Sporting CP 2010–2012)
• Nuno André Coelho (Porto 2009–2010, Sporting CP 2010–2011)
• Miguel Lopes (Porto 2009–2010, Sporting CP 2013)
• Marat Izmailov (Sporting CP 2008–2013 Porto 2013)
• Liédson (Sporting CP 2003–2011 Porto 2013)

Elio Montaño, Manuel Duarte, Dinis, Ademar Marques, Jorge Plácido, Edmilson, Vianinha, Armando Manhiça, Gabriel, Morato, Edevaldo, Fernando Nélson, João Paulo, Luís Matos, Padrão, António Vaz, Rui Correia, Costinha, Hugo Ventura, Osvaldo Silva, Fernando Peres, Armando Luís, Ailton, António Sousa, Ricardo Fernandes, Clayton

External links

• Sporting C.P. Official Website (Portuguese)
• FC Porto Official Website (Portuguese)