FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry

The FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry is considered one of the most important rivalries in Portuguese football. Porto and Sporting are based in the cities of Porto and Lisbon, respectively, and both compete in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of the Portuguese football league system. The rivalry is also known as Dragões vs Leões ("Dragons vs Lions"), referring to the nicknames of the two clubs.

In 1922, the first Campeonato de Portugal, the forerunner to today's Taça de Portugal, was decided in a best-of-three series between Porto and Sporting, ultimately won by Porto (the Algarve and Madeira FA winners were also scheduled to participate but could not attend the tournament due to logistical issues). Thereafter, there have been five other finals between the two teams, this time after more participants had been eliminated. The clubs have also met in the Primeira Liga continuously since 1934 and in other cup fixtures.

Honours
These are the major football honours of Porto and Sporting CP as of 26 May 2024.

League matches
The matches listed below are only Primeira Liga matches, club name in bold indicates win. The score is given at full-time, and in the goals columns, the goalscorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

Taça de Portugal matches
The matches listed below are only Taça de Portugal matches, club name in bold indicates win. The score is given at full-time; in the goals columns, the goalscorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

Taça da Liga matches
The matches listed below are only Taça da Liga matches; club name in bold indicates win. The score is given at full-time; in the goals columns, the goalscorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira matches
The matches listed below are only Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira matches; club name in bold indicates win. The score is given at full-time; in the goals columns, the goalscorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

Campeonato de Portugal matches
The matches listed below are only Campeonato de Portugal matches. The Campeonato de Portugal was created in 1922 and was the primary tournament in Portugal, where all teams competed from around the country. In 1938, the Campeonato de Portugal became what is now known as the Taça de Portugal. The club name in bold indicates win. The score is given at full-time and half-time (in brackets), and in the goals columns, the goalscorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

Players who played for both clubs

 * 🇧🇷 Vianinha (Sporting CP 1935–36, Porto 1936–39)
 * 🇧🇷 Osvaldo da Silva (Porto 1958–59, Sporting CP 1963–66)
 * Armando Manhiça (Sporting CP 1964–70, Porto 1970–74)
 * Manuel Duarte (Sporting CP 1966–70, Porto 1970–71)
 * Armando Luís (Sporting CP 1968–69, Porto 1972–73)
 * Fernando Peres (Sporting CP 1965–73, Porto 1974–75)
 * Joaquim Dinis (Sporting CP 1969–75, Porto 1975–77)
 * Carlos Alhinho (Sporting CP 1972–1975, Porto 1976)
 * 🇧🇷 Ailton (Porto 1974–77, Sporting CP 1977–79)
 * António Vaz (Porto 1967–68 & 1969–70, Sporting CP 1979–81)
 * António Oliveira (Porto 1970–1979 & 1980, Sporting CP 1981–1985)
 * Augusto Inácio (Sporting CP 1974–1982, Porto 1982–1989)
 * Eurico Gomes (Sporting CP 1979–1982, Porto 1982–1987)
 * Gabriel (Porto 1974–1983, Sporting CP 1983–1987)
 * Romeu Silva (Porto 1979–1983, Sporting CP 1983–1986)
 * António Sousa (Porto 1979–84 & 1986–89, Sporting CP 1984–1986)
 * Luís Matos (Sporting CP 1974–1977, Porto 1984–1986)
 * Ademar Marques (Sporting CP 1977–1983, Porto 1984–1985)
 * Jaime Pacheco (Porto 1979–1984 & 1986–1989, Sporting CP 1984–1986)
 * Paulo Futre (Sporting CP 1983–1984, Porto 1984–1987)
 * 🇧🇷 Paulinho Cascavel (Porto 1984–1985, Sporting CP 1987–1990)
 * Jorge Plácido (Porto 1987–1988, Sporting CP 1988–1989)
 * António Morato (Sporting CP 1983–1989, Porto 1989–1990)
 * Fernando Gomes (Porto 1972–1980 & 1982–1989, Sporting CP 1989–1991)
 * Fernando Mendes (Sporting CP 1985–1989, Porto 1996–1999)
 * Paulo Costinha (Sporting CP 1993–1997, Porto 1997–99)
 * Emílio Peixe (Sporting CP 1991–1995 & 1996–1997, Porto 1997–2002)
 * Rui Correia (Sporting CP 1986–1988, Porto 1997–2001)
 * Capucho (Sporting CP 1992–1995, Porto 1997–2003)
 * Rui Jorge (Porto 1992–1998, Sporting CP 1998–2005)
 * Fernando Nélson (Sporting CP 1991–1996, Porto 1998–2002)
 * 🇧🇷 Edmílson (Porto 1995–1997, Sporting CP 1998–2000)
 * Bino (Porto 1990–1991 & 1992–1993 & 1995–1997, Sporting CP 1998–2001)
 * 🇧🇷 Mário Jardel (Porto 1996–2000, Sporting CP 2001–2003)
 * Nuno Valente (Sporting CP 1994–1994 & 1997–1999, Porto 2002–2005)
 * 🇧🇷 Clayton (Porto 2000–2003, Sporting CP 2003–2005)
 * Ricardo Fernandes (Sporting CP 2002–2003, Porto 2003–2004)
 * Ricardo Quaresma (Sporting CP 2001–2003, Porto 2004–2009 & 2014)
 * João Paulo (Sporting CP 2003, Porto 2006–2009)
 * Carlos Paredes (Porto 2000–2002, Sporting CP 2006–2008)
 * 🇧🇷 Derlei (Porto 2002–2005, Sporting CP 2007–2009)
 * Hélder Postiga (Porto 2001–2003, 2004–2006 & 2006–2008, Sporting CP 2008–2012)
 * Beto (Sporting CP 2001, Porto 2009–2011)
 * Silvestre Varela (Sporting CP 2005–2006, Porto 2009–2014)
 * João Moutinho (Sporting CP 2005–2010, Porto 2010–2013)
 * Maniche (Porto 2002–2005, Sporting CP 2010–2011)
 * Pedro Mendes (Porto 2003–2004, Sporting CP 2010–2011)
 * 🇧🇷 Evaldo (Porto 2004, Sporting CP 2010–2012)
 * Nuno André Coelho (Porto 2009–2010, Sporting CP 2010–2011)
 * Hugo Ventura (Porto 2007–2013, Sporting CP 2013)
 * Miguel Lopes (Porto 2009–2010, Sporting CP 2013, 2014–2015)
 * 🇷🇺 Marat Izmailov (Sporting CP 2008–2013 Porto 2013)
 * Liédson (Sporting CP 2003–2011 Porto 2013)

Managers who managed both clubs

 * 🇭🇺 József Szabó (Porto 1928–1935 & 1945–1947, Sporting CP 1937–1945 & 1953–1954)
 * Cândido de Oliveira (Sporting CP 1945–1946 & 1947–1949, Porto 1952–1953)
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Scopelli (Porto 1948–1949, Sporting CP 1955–1956)
 * Fernando Vaz (Porto 1952–1953 & 1954–1955, Sporting CP 1959–1960 & 1969–1972)
 * 🇧🇷 Otto Glória (Sporting CP 1961 & 1965–1966, Porto 1964–1965)
 * Fernando Riera (Porto 1972–1973, Sporting CP 1974–1975)
 * António Morais (Porto 1983–1984, Sporting CP 1988)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bobby Robson (Sporting CP 1992–1994, Porto 1994–1996)
 * António Oliveira (Sporting CP 1982–1983, Porto 1996–1998)
 * Octávio Machado (Sporting CP 1996–1997 Porto 2001–2002)
 * Fernando Santos (Porto 1998–2001, Sporting CP 2003–2004)
 * José Couceiro (Porto 2005, Sporting CP 2011)
 * Jesualdo Ferreira (Porto 2006–2010, Sporting CP 2013)
 * José Peseiro (Sporting CP 2004–2005, Porto 2016)

In popular culture
The comedy film O Leão da Estrela (1947) starring António Silva, a classic of the Portuguese cinema, as well as its remake of 2015 starring Miguel Guilherme, revolve around the FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry.