2012–13 Sporting CP season
season of football team
The 2012–13 season is Sporting Clube de Portugal's 80th season in the top flight, the Primeira Liga, known as the Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship purposes. This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club plays during the 2012–13 season.
It is considered to be the worst season ever in Sporting's history. The club ended in the seventh place in the league table, the lowest position in the club's history, thus failing to qualify for the following season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Sporting were also eliminated from the Europa League group stage for the first time ever, ending in fourth place.
Competitions
Legend
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Primeira Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Taça de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Group stage
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
Group stage
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Adrien Silva → Académica → Loan return
Cédric → Académica → Loan return
Marcos Rojo → Spartak Moscow → Undisclosed fee
Valentín Viola → Racing Club → Undisclosed fee
Danijel Pranjić → Bayern Munich → Free transfer
Zakaria Labyad → PSV → Free transfer
Khalid Boulahrouz → VfB Stuttgart → Free transfer
Gelson Fernandes → Saint-Étienne → Free transfer
Miguel Lopes → Porto → Free transfer
Hugo Ventura → Porto → Free transfer
Joãozinho → Beira-Mar → Loan
Out
Agostinho Cá → Barcelona B → Undisclosed fee
Amido Baldé → Vitória de Guimarães → Contract termination
André Marques → Sion → End of contract
Diogo Rosado → Blackburn Rovers → End of contract
Edgar Ié → Barcelona B → Undisclosed fee
João Pereira → Valencia → €3,684,210 + €526,320
Mateus Fonseca → Chiasso → Free transfer
Ricardo Batista → ? → End of contract
Rodolfo Simões → Académico de Viseu → Free transfer
Tiago Ferreira → End of career
Marco Torsiglieri → Metalist Kharkiv → Undisclosed fee
Ânderson Polga → São José → End of contract
Celsinho → Târgu Mureș → End of contract
Jaime Valdés → Parma → Undisclosed fee
Matías Fernández → Fiorentina → €3,136,842 + €1,500,000
Florent Sinama Pongolle → Rostov → Contract termination
Mexer → Nacional → End of contract
Alberto Rodríguez → Rio Ave → Contract termination
Luis Aguiar → San Lorenzo de Almagro → Contract termination
Sebastián Ribas → Genoa → Loan return
Daniel Carriço → Reading → €750,000
Marat Izmailov → Porto → € Free transfer
Emiliano Insúa → Atlético Madrid → €3,500,000
Bruno Pereirinha → Lazio → €2,000,000
Xandão → Kuban Krasnodar → Loan return
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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