Sport Club do Recife

{{More citations needed|date=April 2017}} {{Use American English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}  {{Infobox football club | clubname = Sport Recife | nickname = ''Leão'' (Lion) ''Leão do Norte'' (Lion of the North) ''Leão da Ilha'' (Lion of the Island) | image = Sport Club Recife.svg  | image_size = 180px | fullname = Sport Club do Recife | founded = {{Start date and age|1905|05|13|df=yes}} | chrtitle = President | chairman = Matheus Souto Maior | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = [[Márcio Goiano]] | ground = [[Estádio Ilha do Retiro|Ilha do Retiro]] | capacity = 32,983 | league = {{Brazilian football updater|Sport Recife}} | season = {{Brazilian football updater|Sport Recife2}} | position = {{Brazilian football updater|Sport Recife3}} | current = 2026 Sport Club do Recife season | website = {{URL|https://sportrecife.com.br/}} | pattern_la1 = _sport26h | pattern_b1 = _sport26h | pattern_ra1 = _sport26h | pattern_sh1 = _sport26h | pattern_so1 = _sport26hl | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = 000000 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = 000000 | pattern_la2 = _sport26a | pattern_b2 = _sport26a | pattern_ra2 = _sport26a | pattern_sh2 = _sport26a | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 000000 | body2 = DCBE64 | rightarm2 = 000000 | shorts2 = DCBE64 | socks2 = DCBE64 | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = }} [[File:Sport Time de 1905.jpg|thumb|1905 Sport Recife team]] [[File:Palmeiras x Sport Palestra Itália.jpg|thumb|A match between Sport Recife and Palmeiras in the 2007 Brasileirão]] '''Sport Club do Recife''' ({{IPA|pt|(i)ˈspɔʁtʃi ˈklub(i) du ʁeˈsifi}}), commonly known as '''Sport Recife''' or simply '''Sport''', is a Brazilian sports club, located in [[Recife]], [[Pernambuco]]. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]], the second division of [[football in Brazil]], and in the [[Campeonato Pernambucano]], the [[state of Pernambuco]]'s top [[State football leagues in Brazil|state league division]].

In football, the club has won six [[Brazilian Football Confederation|CBD/CBF]] titles, including three national and three regional. Its greatest achievement is winning the [[2008 Copa do Brasil]]. The club also disputes the status of champion of the [[1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1987 Campeonato Brasileiro]] with [[Flamengo]], as Sport Recife won the official league sanctioned by CBF, while Flamengo won the separate [[Copa União]] with the top clubs of Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Janeiro |first=Por GLOBOESPORTE COM Rio de |date=2011-06-15 |title=CBF volta a reconhecer Sport como único campeão brasileiro de 1987 |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2011/06/cbf-volta-reconhecer-sport-como-unico-campeao-de-1987.html |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=globoesporte.com}}</ref> In addition, it also won 1 [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]], 3 [[Copa do Nordeste]] and 45 [[Campeonato Pernambucano]].

In addition to professional football, the club also participates in women's football and Olympic sports, such as rowing, swimming, hockey, basketball, futsal, volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, judo and athletics.

Their historical rival is [[Clube Náutico Capibaribe|Náutico]], and they both dispute the [[Clássico dos Clássicos]]. The derby against [[Santa Cruz Futebol Clube|Santa Cruz]] is called the Clássico das Multidões, while the derby with [[América Futebol Clube (PE)|América]] is called the Clássico dos Campeões.

==History== ===Foundation and early years=== Sport Club do Recife was founded on 13 May 1905 by Guilherme de Aquino Fonseca, a member of a wealthy family in [[Pernambuco]] who found a love for football while studying engineering at the [[University of Cambridge]] in England. The club were the first recorded football club in the state of Pernambuco. Sport played their first match on 22 June 1905, drawing 2–2 against a team called English Eleven, a team formed by employees working for English companies in Recife.

The [[Campeonato Pernambucano]] was established in 1916, and Sport won the competition's first two titles. From 1923 to 1925, Sport won the competition three consecutive times, and became ''tricampeão'' (three-time champion).

=== International tours and military government years === [[File:Sport Convite para o primeiro jogo.jpg|thumb|Invitation to the first game of the Lion]] Sport Recife celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1955 by winning their 15th state title. In 1957, the club toured Europe. A total of 17 matches were played, with 6 wins, 3 draws, and 8 defeats. These matches include the 5–3 loss against [[Real Madrid]], which was the first night game at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 July 2008|title=História do Sport Club do Recife|url=https://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/historia_sport.html|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Campeoesdofutebol.com|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104001332/https://www.campeoesdofutebol.com.br/historia_sport.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sport Recife participated in the [[1963 International Soccer League]], finishing fourth in their group, with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MeuSport|date=8 April 2021|title=História do Sport Clube do Recife – MeuSport|url=https://www.meusport.com/historia-do-sport-clube-do-recife/|access-date=2022-01-04|language=pt-BR|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104001324/https://www.meusport.com/historia-do-sport-clube-do-recife/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a result of a dispute with the [[Federação Pernambucana de Futebol]] (FPF), Sport did not participate in the 1978 [[Campeonato Pernambucano]].

===First National league title=== [[File:Emerson Leao.jpg|thumb|[[Émerson Leão]] led the successful [[1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1987]] campaign with Sport.]] The [[1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1987 Campeonato Brasileiro/Copa União]] resulted in Sport's first national title, conquered in common justice. However, the club did not officially receive this title until 30 years later, in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 April 2017|title=Sport Recife awarded Brazilian title... 30 years after the event|url=https://en.as.com/en/2017/04/19/soccer/1492601945_547344.html|access-date=|website=AS.com|language=en|archive-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113074713/https://en.as.com/en/2017/04/19/soccer/1492601945_547344.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This was due to a dispute with [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]], who also claimed to have won the title, since the latter, champion of the 1987 championship, as well as Internacional, refused to compete in a quadrangular crossing with the finalist teams of Module B, in the case of Sport and Guarani.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 April 2017|title=Court names Sport Recife as 1987 Brazil title winner over Flamengo|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/brazilian-futebol/story/3107156/court-names-sport-recife-as-1987-brazil-title-winner-over-flamengo|website=espn.com|access-date=11 February 2021|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810090138/https://www.espn.com/soccer/brazilian-futebol/story/3107156/court-names-sport-recife-as-1987-brazil-title-winner-over-flamengo|url-status=live}}</ref> After topping group B in both the 1st and 2nd rounds Sport beat [[Bangu Atlético Clube|Bangu]] 5–4 on aggregate in the semi-final, and then [[Guarani FC|Guarani]] 3–2 in the final. By winning the title, they qualified for the [[1988 Copa Libertadores]], but failed to qualify for the next stages of the competition, finishing third in their group, although with a notable 5–0 victory over [[Alianza Lima]].

A terrible [[1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1989 league campaign]] resulted in the club's relegation. However, they won the [[1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|1990 Série B]], with a 1–1 draw on aggregate against [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]] in the final, but were awarded the title due to their better record across the season. Led by [[Givanildo Oliveira]], Sport won the 1st edition of the [[Campeonato do Nordeste|Copa do Nordeste]] in [[:pt:Copa do Nordeste de Futebol de 1994|1994]], beating hosts [[Clube de Regatas Brasil|CRB]] on penalties after a 0–0 draw in normal time.

===21st century=== In [[:pt: Copa do Nordeste de Futebol de 2000|2000]], Sport won the [[Copa do Nordeste]] for the 2nd time, this time under the command of coach [[Celso Roth]] after a 2–2 draw against [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]], again winning the title due to a superior record. In the [[:pt: Copa do Nordeste de Futebol de 2001|next Copa do Nordeste edition]], Sport finished as runner up, losing 3–1 to Bahia.

In [[2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|2006]] Sport were promoted to the 2007 Serie A by finishing second in the league table, after five years in [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]].

Sport became the first club from Northeastern Brazil to win the [[Copa do Brasil]], beating [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] on away goals in the [[2008 Copa do Brasil|2008 final]]. By winning the cup, Sport contested its second [[Copa Libertadores]] in [[2009 Copa Libertadores|2009]], and had a great start, finishing first of a group containing [[L.D.U. Quito|LDU]], [[Colo-Colo]] and [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]. They were drawn against Palmeiras in the next round, but were defeated on penalties, after drawing 1–1 on aggregate. In the second half of 2009, Sport disputed the [[2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brasileirão]], but could not repeat the excellent first half of the year, and finished in last place with a 4–0 defeat to São Paulo on the last matchday, being relegated to Série B with four managers throughout the season.

''O Leão da Ilha'' returned to Série A for the [[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2012 season]], going through three managers – [[Hélio dos Anjos|Helio dos Anjos]], [[Mazola Júnior]], and [[Paulo César Gusmão|Paulo Gusmão]], as they were relegated again with a seventeenth-placed finish. Although they were in Serie B, Sport inherited a spot in the [[2013 Copa Sudamericana]] by regulation of [[Brazilian Football Confederation|CBF]] towards the remnants of the [[Copa do Brasil]]. ''Leão'' were eliminated by [[Club Libertad|Libertad]] of Paraguay with two losses in the 2nd phase, after eliminating rivals [[Clube Náutico Capibaribe|Náutico]].

2014 was a great year for Sport: they returned to [[2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Serie A]], won their third [[2014 Copa do Nordeste|Copa do Nordeste]], 40th [[Campeonato Pernambucano]], and finished 11th in the league, which ensured them a place in the following edition of the Copa Sudamericana.

Although the club did not win any titles in [[2015 Sport Club do Recife season|2015]], Sport had a very good year, and kept coach [[Eduardo Baptista]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-12-25 |title=Retrospectiva 2015: altos e baixos e exposição marcam ano do Sport |url=https://ge.globo.com/pe/futebol/times/sport/noticia/2015/12/retrospectiva-2015-altos-e-baixos-e-exposicao-marcam-ano-do-sport.html |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=globoesporte.com |language=pt-br}}</ref> The start of the year was poor, with Sport being eliminated from the state league by third division club [[Salgueiro Atlético Clube|Salgueiro]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2015 |title=Sport x Salgueiro - Campeonato Pernambucano 2014-2015 |url=https://ge.globo.com/pe/futebol/campeonato-pernambucano/jogo/26-04-2015/sport-salgueiro/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=globoesporte.com |language=pt-br}}</ref> The club entered the [[2015 Copa Sudamericana|Copa Sudamericana]] in the second stage, where they beat Bahia 4–2 on aggregate with an incredible comeback,<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 August 2015|title=Copa Sudamericana: Sport Recife golea al Bahía 4–1 y se clasifica|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/copa-sudamericana-sport-recife-golea-al-bahia-4-1-y-se-clasifica/|access-date=|website=CONMEBOL.com|language=es-ES|archive-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113074714/https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/copa-sudamericana-sport-recife-golea-al-bahia-4-1-y-se-clasifica/|url-status=live}}</ref> as Bahia had won the first leg 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2015|title=Copa Sudamericana: Bahía vence 1–0 a Sport en fase brasileña|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/copa-sudamericana-bahia-vence-1-0-sport-en-fase-brasilena/|access-date=|website=CONMEBOL.com|language=es-ES|archive-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113074717/https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/copa-sudamericana-bahia-vence-1-0-sport-en-fase-brasilena/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the next stage, they faced Argentine club [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]], where they were eliminated after losing 4–1 on aggregate (1-1, 0–3). In the [[2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2015 Série A]], the club had its best campaign since 2000, finishing 6th in the table with 59 points; Sport went through 15 matches in the top 4 and was the league leader in five of them.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-06-20 |title=100% em casa, Sport vence o Vasco, que permanece no Z-4 do Brasileiro |url=https://ge.globo.com/pe/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/noticia/2015/06/sport-segue-100-em-casa-e-vence-o-vasco-ainda-no-z-4-do-brasileiro.html |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=globoesporte.com |language=pt-br}}</ref> However, after this great run, Sport went through a 10-match winless run, which saw the club drop to eleventh and caused the resignation of Baptista. After the arrival of [[Paulo Roberto Falcão]], the club's performances improved, although the goal of qualifying for the Copa Libertadores was not met.

In 2016 Sport finished 14th in the Serie A and qualified to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. In the Copa Sudamericana, the club were knocked out by Junior in the quarter-finals, losing 2–0 on aggregate (0-0, 2–0), after eliminating Danubio on penalties (3–0, 0–3), [[Arsenal de Sarandí]] (2–0, 1–2), and Ponte Preta (3–1, 0–1). [[André Felipe]] was the club's most important player in the Sudamericana campaign, scoring four goals, including two goals in the first leg and one in the second leg against Arsenal de Sarandí.

==Honours==

===Official tournaments===

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="3"|National |- ! style="width:260px"|Competitions ! style="width:80px"|Titles ! style="width:380px"|Seasons |- ! style="text-align:center"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] ! style="text-align:center"|'''1''' |align="left"|[[1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1987]] |- ! style="text-align:center"|[[Copa do Brasil]] ! style="text-align:center"|'''1''' |align="left"|[[2008 Copa do Brasil|2008]] |- ! style="text-align:center"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]] ! style="text-align:center"|'''1''' |align="left"|[[1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|1990]] |- ! colspan="3" |Regional |- !Competitions !Titles !Seasons |- ![[Copa do Nordeste]] ! style="text-align:center"|'''3''' |align="left"|1994, 2000, [[2014 Copa do Nordeste|2014]] |- ![[Torneio Norte-Nordeste]] | bgcolor="gold" style="text-align:center"| '''1'''{{sup|s}} |align="left"|1968 |- ! colspan="3" |State |- !Competitions !Titles !Seasons |- ! style="text-align:center" |[[Campeonato Pernambucano]] |bgcolor="gold" style="text-align:center"| '''46''' |align="left"|1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, [[2008 Campeonato Pernambucano|2008]], [[2010 Campeonato Pernambucano|2009]], [[2010 Campeonato Pernambucano|2010]], 2014, [[2017 Campeonato Pernambucano|2017]], [[2019 Campeonato Pernambucano|2019]], [[2023 Campeonato Pernambucano|2023]], 2024, 2025, 2026 |- ![[Copa Pernambuco]] ! style="text-align:center"|'''3''' |align="left"|1998, 2003, 2007 |} * {{legend|gold|record}} * {{sup|s}} shared record

===Others tournaments===

====International==== *Leopoldo Casado International Tournament (1): 1980 *[[Ariano Suassuna Trophy|Troféu Ariano Suassuna]] (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

====National==== *Qualificatório da Taça Ouro (1): 1980 *Troféu Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (Módulo Amarelo) (1): 1987

====Regional and Inter-state==== *[[List of Brazilian North-Northeast football champions (1946-1993)#Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil|Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil]] (1): 1962 *[[List of Brazilian North-Northeast football champions (1946-1993)#Torneio Paraíba-Pernambuco|Torneio Paraíba-Pernambuco]] (1): 1965

====State==== *[[:pt:Torneio Início de Pernambuco|Torneio Início de Pernambuco]] (18): 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1974, 1977

===Runners-up=== *[[Copa do Brasil]] (1): 1989 *[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B]] (2): 2006, 2019 *[[Copa dos Campeões]] (1): 2000 *[[Copa do Nordeste]] (4): 2001, 2017, 2022, 2023 *[[Torneio Norte-Nordeste]] (1): 1970 *[[Campeonato Pernambucano]] (24): 1919, 1922, 1940, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2021 *[[Copa Pernambuco]] (2): 2000, 2005

===Women's Football=== *[[Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol Feminino]] (11): 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

==Current squad== ===First team=== {{updated|28 March 2026|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportrecife.com.br/jogadores/|title=Jogadores|trans-title=Players|publisher=Sport Club do Recife|language=pt-BR|accessdate=20 February 2025}}</ref>}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Halls (footballer)|Halls]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Vila Nova Futebol Clube|Vila Nova]]}}}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Marcelo Alixandre Ajul|Marcelo Ajul]]}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Zé Marcos]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]}}}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Marcelo Benevenuto]]}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Biel (footballer, born 2002)|Biel]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Brusque Futebol Clube|Brusque]]}}}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Yago Felipe]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Max Alves]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Cuiabá Esporte Clube|Cuiabá]]}}}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Pedro Perotti]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Associação Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]]}}}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Carlos de Pena]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Gustavo Maia]]}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Denis (footballer, born 1987)|Denis]]}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Madson (footballer, born 1992)|Madson]]}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Zé Gabriel]]}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Clayson Henrique da Silva Vieira|Clayson]]}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Thiago Couto]]}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Habraão]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Club Athletico Paranaense|Athletico Paranaense]]}}}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Chrystian Barletta]]}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Marlon (footballer, born September 1997)|Marlon Douglas]]}} {{Fs player|no=42|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Antônio Adriano Nascimento de Sousa|Adriano]]}} {{Fs player|no=48|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Pedro Victor Martins Silva Costa|Pedro Martins]]}} {{Fs player|no=54|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Adriel Gomes do Nascimento|Adriel]]}} {{Fs player|no=58|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[José Lucas Gomes da Silva|Zé Lucas]]}} {{Fs player|no=60|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Felipinho (footballer, born January 1997)|Felipinho]]}} {{Fs player|no=63|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Patrick Jorge de Oliveira Ferraz|Patrick]]}} {{Fs player|no=65|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Josenildo José dos Santos Neto|Dedé]]}} {{Fs player|no=66|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Rafael Lima da Silva|Rafinha]]}} {{Fs player|no=68|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Augusto Pucci de Freitas|Augusto Pucci]]}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Micael de Barros Viturino|Micael]]}} {{Fs player|no=95|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Iury Castilho]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Coritiba Foot Ball Club|Coritiba]]}}}} {{Fs player|no=96|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Edson Lucas Pereira|Edson Lucas]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Associação Ferroviária de Esportes|Ferroviária]]}}}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Zé Roberto (footballer, born 1993)|Zé Roberto]]}} {{Fs end}}

===Youth team=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=55|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Victor Hugo Viana da Silva|Victor Hugo]]}} {{Fs player|no=67|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Felipe Gabriel dos Santos Silva|Felipinho]]}} {{Fs player|no=71|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Fillipy do Rozário Teixeira|Lipão]]}} {{Fs player|no=73|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Caio Vitor de Moura Silva|Caio Moura]]}} {{Fs player|no=74|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Matheus Ribeiro Bessa|Matheus Bessa]]}} {{Fs player|no=75|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Arthur Maron Cruz|Arthur Maron]]}} {{Fs player|no=76|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Arthur Moreira de Medeiros Cabo|Arthur Moreira]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=78|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Richarlyson Lira de Figueiredo|Richarlyson Lira]]}} {{Fs player|no=79|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Victor Hugo Barbosa de Farias|Victor Pino]]}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Cláudio Thalis Ferreira Nogueira|Cláudio]]}} {{Fs player|no=82|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Jefferson Borges do Nascimento|Jefinho]]}} {{Fs player|no=84|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[José Fernando de Lima Soares|Fernandinho]]}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Ruan Melo Vicente Soares|Ruan Melo]]}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Erick Breno Souza Silva|Erick]]}} {{Fs end}}

===Other players under contract=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Fábio Matheus Ribeiro Lima|Fábio Matheus]]}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Lucas André Silva da Costa|Lucas André]]}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Davi Medeiros Serrano Lira|Davi]]|other=at [[Associação Atlética Maguary|Maguary]] until 30 September 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[João dos Santos Cordeiro|Cordeiro]]|other=at [[Alagoinhas Atlético Clube|Atlético de Alagoinhas]] until 30 September 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Felype Gabriel Alencar Carvalho|Felype Gabriel]]|other=at [[Associação Atlética Maguary|Maguary]] until 30 September 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Italo Lucas do Nascimento Pereira|Italo Lucas]]|other=at [[Brusque Futebol Clube|Brusque]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[João Silva (footballer, born 1999)|João Silva]]|other=at [[C.D. Tondela|Tondela]] until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Matheus Alexandre]]|other=at [[Clube do Remo|Remo]] until 31 December 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Ramon (footballer, born 1995)|Ramon Menezes]]|other=at [[Goiás Esporte Clube|Goiás]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Breno José da Silva Santos|Breno Santos]]|other=at [[Santa Catarina Clube|Santa Catarina]] until 30 September 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Fabricio Domínguez]]|other=at [[Cerro Porteño]] until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Luciano (footballer, born 2003)|Luciano]]|other=at [[Cianorte Futebol Clube|Cianorte]] until 30 September 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Carlos Alberto (footballer, born 2002)|Carlos Alberto]]|other=at [[Kalba FC|Kalba]] until 31 December 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Gustavo Coutinho]]|other=at [[Atlético Clube Goianiense|Atlético Goianiense]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Rodrigo Atencio]]|other=at [[Independiente Rivadavia]] until 31 December 2026}} {{Fs end}}

===Technical staff=== {{Main|List of Sport Club do Recife managers}}

===Current technical staff=== {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *{{flagicon|Portugal}} '''[[Pepa (footballer)|Pepa]]''' – Head Coach *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Daniel Cerqueira''' – Assistant Coach *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[César Lucena]]''' – Assistant Coach *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Ricardo Henriques''' – Fitness Coach *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Edvaldo Tacão''' – Fitness Coach *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Vitor Hugo''' – Fitness Coach *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Junior Matos''' – Goalkeeper Trainer |}

==Top scorers== [[File:Dada maravilha.jpg|thumb|[[Dadá Maravilha]] is the sixth leading scorer.|227x227px]] {| class="wikitable toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="float:left; margin:0.5em;" |+Sport Recife Top Scorers<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buzato|first=Juliano|date=24 September 2013|title=Top 5 maiores artilheiros do Sport|url=https://mantosdofutebol.com.br/2013/09/top-5-artilheiros-sport/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Mantos do Futebol|language=pt-BR|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107234521/https://mantosdofutebol.com.br/2013/09/top-5-artilheiros-sport/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{center|1= '''Rank'''}} |{{center|1= '''Player'''}} |{{center|1= '''Goals'''}} |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''1º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''[[Traçaia]]''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''202''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''2º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |[[Djalma Freitas]] ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''161''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''3º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |[[Leonardo Pereira da Silva|Leonardo]] ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''133''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''4º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |[[Luís Carlos (footballer, born 1962)|Luís Carlos]] ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''108''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''5º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |Naninho ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''105''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''6º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |[[Dadá Maravilha]] ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''94''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''7º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |Marcílio de Aguiar ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''93''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''8º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |Raúl Bentancor ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''91''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''9º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |Roberto Coração de Leão ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''89''' |- ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #ddd" |'''10º''' ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |Bé ! style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF" |'''80''' |} {{clear|left}}

==Supporters== In 2013, a study named Sport Recife as the 13th most supported club in Brazil, with around 2.4 million supporters countrywide.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 March 2013|title=Nova pesquisa de torcidas mostra Vasco à frente do Palmeiras|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2013/03/flamengo-e-corinthians-tem-juntos-quase-um-terco-da-torcida-brasileira.html|access-date=2022-01-07|website=globoesporte.com|archive-date=25 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200124/http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2013/03/flamengo-e-corinthians-tem-juntos-quase-um-terco-da-torcida-brasileira.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Supporters of the club are called ''Leonine'' and ''Sportistas''.

The club has various organized supporter groups:

{| |- |valign="top"| * Brava IIha * Gang da Ilha * Comando Rasta * Torcida Jovem |valign="top"| * Treme Terra * Tropa de Elite * Sport Chopp * Turminha do Vigor * Leões da Ilha |}

==Rivalries== {{More citations needed section|date=February 2017}}

===Santa Cruz=== The "Derby of Crowds" (Clássico das Multidões) is the football encounter between the two largest fanbases from Pernambuco. Sport has a considerable advantage over their rivals in head to head results, with 236 wins against 169 from Santa Cruz.

===Náutico=== The Derby of Derbies ([[Clássico dos Clássicos]]) is the third oldest derby in the country, after the [[Clássico Vovô]] and the [[Grenal]]. It brings together the two oldest teams in [[Pernambuco]], with Sport also having a large advantage overall, with 218 wins in the fixture, while Náutico won 187.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The grand old foes of Recife|url=https://www.fifa.com/news/the-grand-old-foes-recife-1605205|last=FIFA.com|date=27 May 2020|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-27}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===América-PE=== The Champions Derby (Clássico dos Campeões) is one of the most ancient and classical derbies of [[Pernambuco]], and is named that way because until the late 1930s, Sport and its archrival America were together the two teams with the highest number of titles, and were also the two main clubs of [[Recife]]. The derby lost popularity after the decline of América-PE, since they haven't won any trophies since the 1940s. América are currently at the second division of the Campeonato Pernambucano.

===Esporte Clube Bahia=== The rivalry between Sport and Bahia is one of the biggest regional rivalries of Brazil. Both are the most successful football clubs from the [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast region]], as they are the only two clubs in the region to have won major national titles, and the clubs with most supporters across the region. The 2010s marked the growth of their rivalry, as both clubs' supporters saw their state rivals declining in comparison to them. Another important aspect about the rivalry is that [[Pernambuco]] and [[Bahia]] have their own rivalry, ranging from which is the most important state in the northeast region to which state deploys the best [[Brazilian Carnival|carnival]] in the country. The rivalry between states are nurtured the most between inhabitants of the state capitals, [[Recife]] and [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], which also are the cities where Sport Recife and Bahia are based.

==Facilities==

===Stadium=== [[File:Estádio Ilha do Retiro - 2.jpg|thumb|Estádio Ilha do Retiro]] [[File:Sociais-Cadeiras da Ilha do Retiro.jpg|thumb|Estádio Ilha do Retiro – panaoramic view]] *Avenida Malaquias

The stadium opened on 15 May 1918 with a match between [[América Futebol Clube (PE)|America-PE]] and [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]. It belonged to Sport Recife from 1918 until 1937, and had a capacity for 8,000 people (2,000 being seated).

*[[Estádio Ilha do Retiro|Adelmar da Costa Carvalho Stadium]] (''Ilha do Retiro Stadium)''

Inaugurated on 4 July 1937, it is the club's current stadium, and was named after club president Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, but is better known as Iilha do Retiro due to the neighborhood where it is located. The stadium has a maximum capacity for 30,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://sportrecife.com.br/nossas-casas/|title=Our homes|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Sport Recife|date=14 March 2019|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108000024/https://sportrecife.com.br/nossas-casas/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was considered the best stadium in Northeast Brazil until the construction of the [[Arena Pernambuco]] in 2013, which is currently the best the Northeast because of its structure and FIFA standards.

===Training Center=== *CT Presidente José de Andrade Médicis (''CT do Leão'')

The CT Presidente José de Andrade Medici, also known as CT do Leão, is the club's training center for the professional team and all youth levels. Located in the city of [[Paulista]], about 30 km from Recife, the site has a total area of 8 hectares (8,000 m2). The complex underwent major improvements in recent years, to prepare for the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=CT do Sport completa 10 anos, com R$ 21 mi em obras e 3 vendas milionárias|url=https://cassiozirpoli.com.br/ct-do-sport-completa-10-anos-com-r-21-mi-em-obras-e-3-vendas-milionarias/|date=9 September 2018|work=Cassiozirpoli.com|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107234526/https://cassiozirpoli.com.br/ct-do-sport-completa-10-anos-com-r-21-mi-em-obras-e-3-vendas-milionarias/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The complex has 5 official fields, two hotels, a restaurant, a medical center, a gym, and dressing rooms. The training center was inaugurated on 9 September 2008.<ref name=":0" />

==Symbols==

===Badge=== The first coat of arms had nothing to do with the current one. In one of the first statutes of the club the coat of arms was well defined: "On an anchor, bearing the date 13 May 1905 on the arm, supported by a pair of oars crossing a mast containing a croquette, a lifeguard, and in the center a football between a cricket stick and a tennis racket, crossed and surrounded by the letters '''''SCR''''', with the body containing the phrase 'Sport Club Recife'. Soon, the number 1 badge represented all sports practiced by the club at the time, from cricket to spearfishing.

However, the coat was seen as too complex, difficult to reproduce and did not contain the crimson-black colors. So in 1919 then President Arnaldo Loyo faced a challenge that was considered extremely difficult at the time: get Sport to Belém do Pará to play a series of five friendlies. During the tour, Sport won three games and lost two.

On 3 April 1919, Sport played a Remo-Paysandu combination for a French bronze trophy called the '''''Lion of the North''''', which had sculptures including a Greek archer accompanied by an imposing lion. This was a competition which at the time was considered very difficult for any team from Pernambuco, as football in Para was more developed. To the surprise of Pará, Sport won 2–1 and won the trophy. The disappointment from opposing fans was such that a fan invaded the ship where the Crimson-Black club kept the trophy, and damaged its tail with an iron pipe. This incident inspired the development of a new coat of arms for the club, and as a result the lion was adopted as the new symbol of the club because it represented boldness, courage and winning spirit. Designer Armando Vieira dos Santos was responsible for creating it, which was based on Scottish [[heraldry]] arms.

The stars present in the current badge are: 2 gold stars, for its two major titles (1987 Brasileirao Serie A and 2008 Copa do Brasil) and 1 silver star, for its minor titles (1990 Brasileirao Série B). The golden stars are larger than the silver one, and are located on the corners, while the silver star is smaller and is located in between the golden stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O Brasão |trans-title=The Coat of Arms |url=https://sportrecife.com.br/o-brasao/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Sport Club do Recife |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

<gallery> File:Sport Recife (Brasao Antigo).png|1905 File:Sport Club Recife.svg|1919–present </gallery>

===Anthem===

The official anthem of the club was created by Eunitônio Edir Pereira.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-14 |title=HINO - Sport Club do Recife |url=https://sportrecife.com.br/clube-hino/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

===Mascots=== In 1919, after the club won the Lion of the North trophy, the lion was selected as the [[Mascots of Brazilian football sides|mascot]], and one of the club's nicknames was created; ''Leão do Norte'' (Lion of the North).

The mascot is named Leo. It was created over 25 years ago by cartoonist Humberto Araujo, and since then has been illustrating the achievements of the club. Leo is present at all home games, and entertains the crowd at matches. The name ''Leo'' means ''lion'' in [[Latin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.superesportes.com.br/app/18,108/2011/04/20/noticia_sport,9029/mascote-do-sport-e-suspenso-por-dancar-na-frente-de-boate.shtml | title=Mascote do Sport é suspenso por dançar na frente de boate | date=21 May 2023 | website=Superesportes | language=pt-br | access-date=23 February 2024 | archive-date=23 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223182012/https://www.superesportes.com.br/app/18,108/2011/04/20/noticia_sport,9029/mascote-do-sport-e-suspenso-por-dancar-na-frente-de-boate.shtml | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Colors and Uniforms== The official colors of the club are black, red and gold.

The uniforms of Sport are described in Article 8 of the 2nd chapter: ''In sports competitions, athletes from Sport Club do Recife will wear an official uniform, which will always have the SCR shield on their shirt, on their left side and at chest level, and obeys one of the following uniforms:''

''a) Shirt with black and red stripes, with white or black shorts and black socks;''

''b) White shirt, shorts and socks''

''c) Black shirt, shorts and socks, with pink accents;''

''d) Golden shirt, shorts and socks, with discreet pink and black details;''

===Kit Manufacturers=== *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Penalty (Brazilian sports manufacturer)|Penalty]] (1973–74) *{{flagicon|BRA}} Malharia Terres (1977–80) *{{flagicon|BRA}} FAIXA (1980) *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]] (1980–82) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Le Coq Sportif]] (1983–87) *{{flagicon|BRA}} Everest (1987) *{{flagicon|BRA}} MR Artigos Esportivos (1988–89) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Topper (sports)|Topper]] (1988–92) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Finta]] (1992–94) *{{flagicon|BRA}} Rhumell (1995–98) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Topper (sports)|Topper]] (1998–08) *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] (2008–2013) *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]] (2014–2017) *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Under Armour]] (2018) *{{flagicon|UK}} [[Umbro]] (2019–present)

== Presidents == This is a list of Sport Recife presidents since 2000:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportrecife.com.br/clube-historia/|title=Lista de ex-presidentes do Leao|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Sportrecife.com|date=14 March 2019|language=pt|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108043534/https://sportrecife.com.br/clube-historia/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Luciano Bivar]] (1997–2001)<ref name=":1" /> * Fernando Pessoa (2001–02) * Severino Otavio (Branquinho) (2003–04)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meusport.com/noticias-do-sport-recife/ex_presidentes_do_sport_dao_apoio_a_branquinho/|title=Former Sport presidents support Branquinho|date=23 July 2004|website=meusport.com|language=pt|access-date=8 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108043529/https://www.meusport.com/noticias-do-sport-recife/ex_presidentes_do_sport_dao_apoio_a_branquinho/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Luciano Bivar (2005–06)<ref name=":1" /> * Milton Bivar Caldas (2007–08)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pe.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/sport/2012/12/14/noticia_sport,21376/nome-de-milton-bivar-agita-eleicao-do-sport.shtml|title=Nome de Milton Bivar agita eleição do Sport|date=14 December 2012|language=pt|publisher=superesportes.com|access-date=8 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225309/https://www.pe.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/sport/2012/12/14/noticia_sport,21376/nome-de-milton-bivar-agita-eleicao-do-sport.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> * Silvio Alexandre Guimaraes (2009–10) * Gustavo Dubueux (2011–12) * Luciano Bivar (2013)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://ge.globo.com/pe/futebol/times/sport/noticia/2013/12/bivar-renuncia-cargo-de-presidente-para-sair-como-candidato-deputado.html|title=Bivar se afasta do comando do Sport para ser candidato a deputado federal|date=12 December 2013|website=globo esporte|language=pt|access-date=8 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108043526/http://ge.globo.com/pe/futebol/times/sport/noticia/2013/12/bivar-renuncia-cargo-de-presidente-para-sair-como-candidato-deputado.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Joao Humberto Martorelli (2014–16) * Arnaldo Barros Jr. (2017–18) * Gustavo Dubueux (2019) * Leonardo Lopes (2021) * Yuri Romão (2021-presente)

==Publications about Sport== ; Books * SILVESTRE, Rafael. '''Copa do Brasil 2008 – Há cinco anos o Brasil era rubro-negro'''. BB Editora, São Paulo, 2013. * FILHO, Costa. '''Meu Coração de Leão – Memórias de um Paraibano Louco pelo Sport'''. Mídia Gráfica e Editora, João Pessoa, 2013. * BIVAR, Fernando Caldas. '''Coração Rubro-negro: "A união faz o Leão"'''. Independente, Recife, 2005. * CORDEIRO, Carlos Celso e; GUEDES, Luciano. '''Sport – Retrospecto – 1905 a 1959'''. Recife, 2005. * CORDEIRO, Carlos Celso e; GUEDES, Luciano. '''Sport – Retrospecto – 1960 a 1979'''. Recife, 2006. * CORDEIRO, Carlos Celso e; GUEDES, Luciano. '''Sport – Retrospecto – 1980 a 1999'''. Recife, 2007. * SANTOS, Manoel Heleno Rodrigues dos. '''Memória Rubro-negra (1905–55)'''. M. Inojosa Editora, Recife, 1985. * SANTOS, Manoel Heleno Rodrigues dos. '''Memória Rubro-negra II (1956–88)'''. Editora Universitária da UFPE, Recife, 1992. * SOUZA, Carlos Enrique de. '''Histórias da Garra Rubro-negra'''. Editora Comunicarte, Recife, 1993.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|https://sportrecife.com.br/}}

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