Alvalade outfit in European action for the first time in Portuguese history

The Super European Goalball League will take place from the 10th to the 12th of February in Malmo and this time Sporting Clube de Portugal will be in the hunt for silverware for the first time in history for a Portuguese club.

For team Olympic coordinator Márcia Ferreira, the participation is a result of Alvalade's recent investment in sport: "The work Sporting CP has been doing has been crucial and the result of that so far has been national titles. Portugal is in the equivalent of the 3rd division in Goalball, but we are in the Champions League. Now it is time for the players to repay the confidence that the club has shown in them."

Competition schedule:

10th of February

10:00 - RGC Hansa (Ger) - Sporting CP (Por)
16:00 - Sporting CP (Por) – FIFH Malmö (Swe)

11th of February

11:00 - Sporting CP (Por) – Näpäjä (Fin)
14:00 - FSBU/IFAS (Sue) – Sporting CP (Por)

12th of February

9:00 - Sporting CP (Por) – Old Power (Fin)

Headed by Paulo Fernandes and Márcia Ferreira, Sporting CP's squad will be:

1 Mindaugas Suchovejus
4 Hadiley Sacramento
5 Joao Mota
6 Mantas Brazauskis
8 Justas Pazarauskas
9 João Macedo