title: 2015–16 Sporting CP season
text: # 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 |
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  | 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 |
  