General Introduction

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Brief Ground Location

The Jose Alvalade Stadium is located in a development called Alvalade XXI to the north of the city centre (not far from Lisbon Airport). The complex includes a mall, cinema, health club and the club's museum.

The stadium is easily reached on the metro, with Telheiras and Campo Grande stations within walking distance (the latter is the closest). Do not be confused and get off at the Alvalade station - this is some distance from the ground.

Brief Club History

Sporting Lisbon are actually called Sporting Club de Portugal, and were founded in 1906 in the Portuguese capital. José Alvalade was one of the key people responsible for founding the club, and Sporting's current stadium bears his name in tribute. Since 1906 the club has always played in some variant of green and white, with their hooped tops making their first appearance in 1928.

Sporting are one of the most decorated clubs in Portugal, having won 18 Portuguese Liga Sagres titles and 15 Portuguese Cups, although they have only won the league twice in almost 30 years (2000 and 2002).

They've also tasted success in Europe, winning the Cup Winners' Cup in 1964, and reaching the final of the UEFA Cup in 2005, where they somewhat surprisingly lost in their home stadium to CSKA Moscow 3-1.