A football trip to Sporting Lisbon will absolutely be a trip you'll never forget! Lisbon offers you sun, sea, beach, beautiful sights, culture and, of course, football. Would you like to know more about booking a football trip to Sporting Lisbon? We’d like to provide you with the best advice.
You might want to have a look at Benfica’s stadium when you’re on a football trip to Sporting Lisbon. The stadiums of both clubs are only 8 minutes apart from each other by car. You can combine your football trip to Sporting Lisbon simply with a stadium tour of Estádio da Luz, Benfica’s stadium. An amazing combination! You’ll have a varied weekend during your football trip to Sporting Lisbon. Continue reading for the reasons why!
Sporting Clube de Portugal comes from Lisbon and was established on July first, 1906. Sporting is one of the three top clubs of Portugal and belongs to the Big Three together with FC Porto and Benfica. The club is known for its amazing youth training and is seen as the best by UEFA. Players like Simão, João Moutinho and Nani were part of this youth training. Sporting Lisbon even trained two footballers who won the Ballon d’Or: Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo. Sporting Lisbon has won the national championship nineteen times. The last one was won in the season of 2020/21. The home matches are being played in the ambient Estádio José Alvalade, which has a capacity of around 50.000. The club hasn't been part of the Portuguese top 3 only one time in the period of 1979 until now. The club ended on a seventh place in the season of 2012/13. The club is, in spite of one outlier, a very successful club and an amazing choice for a football trip!
Sporting Lisbon hopes to take over the national title from FC Porto under Rúben Amorim’s leadership. The club did not only win the Primeira Liga, but also the Taça da Liga – Portugal’s second cup tournament – and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira – the super cup tournament in Portugal. A successful season, one that coach Rúben Amorim wants to repeat. Os Leões (The Lions) will try everything to win the Primeira Liga again. That’s why you should absolutely book a football trip to Sporting Lisbon.
Do you want to visit a match of Sporting Lisbon and neighbour Benfica? You can book your football trip to Derby de Lisboa on Number 1 Football Travel, as well. The match between Sporting Lissbon and Benfica is the best football match of Portugal. Both teams have been striving for the capital city’s honour for decades. This Derby de Lisboa is also known as Dérbi de Lisbao, Dérbi Eterno, Dérbi dos Dérbi da Segunda Circular or Dérbi da Capital. The Derby de Lisboa should definitely be on your bucketlist if you look at both results of the club. Sporting Lisbon will do anything to show who’s the boss of Lisbon in their own Estádio José Alvalade. A wonderful derby to visit!
Are you interested in the Derby de Lisboa between Sporting Lisbon and Benfia in the Estádio José Alvalade? Book your football trip to Sporting Lisbon on time and watch Sporting Lisbon face Benfica together with 50.000 supporters.
Book a football trip to Sporting and discover LisbonLisbon, Portugal’s capital city and Sporting Lisbon’s home. The perfect city to enjoy a cold beer after a match. The city is full of sights, which you can visit in the warm climate. Because of Portugal’s climate, the terraces and restaurants are always filled and you can enjoy the pleasant weather. It’s highly recommended to do a bike tour through Lisbon when you’re there. There are many other sights you have to visit, like the Castelo de São Jorge, the Torre de Belém or the impressive Cemitério dos Prazeres. Bairro Alto is a famous shopping area and you can find the best clubs of Lisbon in this area, too. In short: there’s enough to do besides your football trip to Sporting Lisbon.
Number 1 Football Travel guarantees a number of things during your football trip to Sporting Lisbon:
· Seats next to each other in the stadium
· A hotel in the heart of Lisbon
· Good view on the pitch
· Lowest prices
· The hotel includes breakfast
· Personal contact with our travel agency
Are you convinced and do you want to book a football trip to sporting Lisbon? All our football trips include hotel accommodation and match ticket(s). We can also book plane tickets for you if you wish. All our hotels are in the centre of the city and include breakfast. If you have any special wishes regarding your accommodation, we are prepared to look at the possibilities. You only have to pack your bags and enjoy your football trip to Lisbon! We would like to answer all your questions through phone, email, or the online chat.
Have fun during your football trip to Sporting Lisbon!
Please note that the exact times and dates of the Primeira Liga matches are usually confirmed by the Portuguese Football Federation 2-3 weeks before the match. Due to European competition and live TV broadcast the time and day of the match can be changed. Therefore our package deals are mostly from Saturday till Monday to cover all possible match dates. Of course it is possible to book 1 night once the dates have been confirmed. You will recognize these confirmed matches by the orange ‘date confirmed’ sticker.
