Sporting CP
The short answerSporting CP are 20th in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1693, with a plausible range of 8th to 36th. That makes them 1.06 goals per 90 minutes better than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 2nd of 18 in the Primeira Liga.
What this club is made of
First XI
How good the usual starting eleven is
Squad depth
How much quality there is beyond the first eleven
Star spread
How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars
Squad age curve
How many minutes go to players in their peak years
Manager
Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested
Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.
This season they are taking 2.25 points a game from 8 matches, while their performances have been worth 2.06. That is 1.5 points more than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1344, about the league average.
For context, the next club above them in the Primeira Liga is Benfica, rated 1760, and the next one below is Porto, rated 1663. The gap to the strongest side in the division, Benfica, is 67 rating points.
Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very high shot volume, very high passes completed close to goal and very high touches in the opposition box.
On rating, they play like a tier-1 side, 1 tier above the level of their own league.
The Primeira Liga itself is 7th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 0.74 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.
How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 8th to 36th is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.
Nearest in the Primeira Liga
| 8 | Benfica Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1760 | 5–21 | |
| 28 | Porto Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1663 | 12–48 | |
| 63 | Sporting Braga Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1546 | 37–115 | |
| 205 | Gil Vicente Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1389 | 121–346 | |
| 214 | Famalicão Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1385 | 125–361 | |
| 264 | Santa Clara Primeira Liga · Portugal | 1359 | 144–438 |