Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal.
The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal.
Os Belenenses Basquetebol is the professional basketball team of Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, based in Lisbon, Portugal. The team plays in the Proliga. Established in 1919, at the same time as the Belenenses football team, its greatest achievements occurred between the late 1930s and 1950s, where it won two league championships and two cup competitions, among several other competitions. It was the first Portugueses Women´s League champion in 1954.
Futebol Clube do Porto, commonly referred to as FC Porto, or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional basketball team based in Porto. Created in 1926, it is the senior representative side of the basketball section of multi-sports club FC Porto. The team competes domestically in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) and internationally in FIBA Europe competitions, such as the Champions League and the FIBA Europe Cup.
Sporting Clube de Portugal has a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, since 1932, and plays in Andebol 1. The club is one of the most decorated handball clubs in Portugal, having won 42 national titles and 2 international titles.
Sporting Clube de Portugal is a professional futsal club part of the Sporting CP sports club. Based in Lisbon, the section was founded in 1985. They are the most decorated team in Portugal, having won the UEFA Futsal Champions League two times.
Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese sports club from the parish of Alcântara, within the city of Lisbon. It was founded on 18 September 1942 from the merger of two clubs located in Alcântara and Santo Amaro. In addition to Football, the club also has sections of Futsal and Basketball. Historically, the club had sections of Field Hockey, Swimming, Sport Fishing, Cycle-Touring, Table Tennis, Rugby, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Triathlon and Handball.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional basketball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, that plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB), where they are the current champions. Founded in 1927, it is the senior representative side of the basketball section of multi-sports club S.L. Benfica.
Sporting Clube de Portugal is a professional multi-sports club, with a roller hockey section, from Lisbon, Portugal.
The Troféu António Pratas is an annual cup competition for Portuguese basketball teams organized by the Portuguese Basketball Federation. Created in 2007 to honour António Pratas, its first edition was only open to Proliga clubs. A year later, it expanded to include teams from the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol and has since established itself as a "curtain-raiser" for the season.
The 2016–17 LPB season was the 84th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league, and the ninth season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as Liga Placard.
Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in Lisbon, next to the Estádio José Alvalade and it is the home of Sporting CP sports. The pavilion is named after João Rocha, a former club president who remained in office from September 1973 to October 1986. The inauguration took place on the day June 21, 2017.
Sporting Clube de Portugal is a professional volleyball team based in Lisbon, Portugal. It is the volleyball section of Sporting CP.
João António dos Anjos Rocha was a Portuguese entrepreneur, investor and sports manager. He was president of Sporting Clube de Portugal between 7 September 1973 and 3 October 1986.
The 2018–19 Rink Hockey Euroleague is the 54th season of Europe's premier club roller hockey tournament organised by World Skate Europe-Rink Hockey Committee, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from European Champion Clubs' Cup to Euroleague.
The 2019–20 LPB season was the 87th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the 12th season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. For sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as Liga Placard.
Sporting Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon, founded in 1906. Sporting have won, just in football, 23 championships, 17 Taça de Portugal, 4 Taça da Liga, 9 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, 4 Campeonato de Portugal and 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The supporters of the club, who are called Sportinguistas, have played an important part in the club's growth during its 117-year existence. One of those cases was the raising of money for the construction of the João Rocha Pavilion, when a lot of money was donated by the supporters. The club has over 160,000 paying members and research studies have suggested it has a number of fans ranging from 1,100,000 to 2,700,000 in Portugal alone – which makes it the second or third most supported sports club in Portugal, depending on the study. Like the other two Portuguese Big Three sports clubs, Sporting CP has also a sizable number of foreign fans in other Portuguese-speaking countries beyond Portugal itself and supporters among the Portuguese expatriate community.
The 2021–22 LPB season, also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, was the 89th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the 14th season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. It started on 2 October 2021 with the regular season and ended on 11 June 2022 with the final.
Joshua Kyle Patton is an American professional basketball player who last played for Sporting CP of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). He played college basketball for the Sacramento State Hornets.
