Club Primeira Liga 2025/2026
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Sporting CP set up in a 4-2-3-1 under Rui Borges. The starting XI averages 27.1 years and is worth roughly 223.5 million combined.
Below is that XI plotted in its 4-2-3-1, the full 28-player squad with shirt numbers across 14 nationalities, and a one-tap route into the free builder to swap players, change the shape and export your own version.
Latest XI
4-2-3-1
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Squad
28 players
- GK Silva
- DEF Araújo
- DEF Inácio
- DEF Quaresma
- DEF Vagiannidis
- MID Hjulmand
C
- MID Morita
- MID Trincão
- ATT Catamo
- ATT Pote
- ATT Suárez
- GK Virgínia
- DEF Debast
- DEF Diomande
- DEF Fresneda
- DEF Mangas
- MID Blopa
- MID Bragança
- MID Kochorashvili
- MID Lucas
- MID Simões
- ATT Aurelio
- ATT Faye
- ATT Guilherme
- ATT Ioannidis
- ATT Nel
- ATT Quenda
- ATT Santos
Team info
Sporting CP
- Competition
- Primeira Liga
- Season
- 2025/2026
- Formation
- 4-2-3-1
- Head coach
- Rui Borges
- Avg starter age
- 27.1
- Starter value
- ~223.5 million
- Captain
- Hjulmand #42
- Starter nationalities
- 7
- Country
- Portugal
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Common questions
Common questions
Who starts for Sporting CP in the latest lineup?
The most recent recorded XI lines up with Silva in goal; a back 4 of Vagiannidis, Quaresma, Inácio, and Araújo; Hjulmand, Morita, and Trincão in midfield; and Catamo, Pote, and Suárez in attack. You can change any of them in the free builder.
What formation does Sporting CP play?
Sporting CP are shown in a 4-2-3-1 here. Open the lineup in the builder to switch to any other shape — 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 3-5-2 and more — and the XI re-plots instantly.
How old is the Sporting CP starting XI?
The starters in the lineup shown here average 27.1 years old.
How much is the Sporting CP starting XI worth?
The combined market value of the Sporting CP starters shown here is roughly 223.5 million.
Who captains Sporting CP?
Hjulmand is marked as captain in this lineup, wearing shirt number 42. You can hand the armband to any player in the builder.
Can I build my own Sporting CP lineup?
Yes. Open Sporting CP in the free MyLineups builder to swap any player, change the 4-2-3-1, pick a captain and export a square image or a share link. The web builder is free with no account; the iOS and Android app adds saved lineups, custom players and extra kits.
Can I save more than one Sporting CP lineup?
The web builder keeps your most recent Sporting CP lineup on the same device. For multiple saved versions, custom players and extra kits, the free MyLineups mobile app picks up where the web builder leaves off.
Are the Sporting CP lineups up to date?
We refresh the MyLineups dataset whenever a newer recorded XI is available for Sporting CP, so this page reflects the most recent setup we have on record. You can always override any player or position in the builder.
About
About Sporting CP
Sporting CP are a football club from Portugal, tracked in Primeira Liga alongside 17 other clubs on MyLineups for the 2025/2026 season.
In the most recent lineup on record, Sporting CP line up in a 4-2-3-1, with a back 4, Silva in goal, and Hjulmand wearing the armband.
The 28-man squad spans 14 nationalities, led by Portugal (13 players). The starting XI averages 27.1 years and carries a combined value of roughly 223.5 million.
In goal: Silva (Portugal) and Virgínia (Portugal).
In defence: Araújo (Uruguay), Inácio (Portugal), Quaresma (Portugal), Vagiannidis (GR), Debast (Belgium), Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire), Fresneda (Spain), and Mangas (Portugal).
In midfield: Hjulmand (Denmark), Morita (Japan), Trincão (Portugal), Blopa (Portugal), Bragança (Portugal), Kochorashvili (GE), Lucas (Brazil), and Simões (Portugal).
In attack: Catamo (MZ), Pote (Portugal), Suárez (Colombia), Aurelio (AO), Faye (Senegal), Guilherme (Brazil), Ioannidis (GR), Nel (Portugal), Quenda (Portugal), and Santos (Portugal).
Rui Borges (POR) is the head coach behind this setup.
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