Cardiff City v Sporting: head-to-head

Every meeting in the European club competitions and the UEFA Super Cup.

Played
4
Results
Goals
3–3
Cardiff City – Sporting

Key facts

First meeting
16.12.1964 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
Flag Sporting
1–2
Flag Cardiff City
Latest meeting
03.10.1973 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
Flag Sporting
2–1
Flag Cardiff City
Biggest Cardiff City win
16.12.1964 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
Flag Sporting
1–2
Flag Cardiff City
Biggest Sporting win
03.10.1973 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
Flag Sporting
2–1
Flag Cardiff City

Meetings by season

1964/65: 2 1965/66: 0 1966/67: 0 1967/68: 0 1968/69: 0 1969/70: 0 1970/71: 0 1971/72: 0 1972/73: 0 1973/74: 2
Meetings each season

All meetings

1973/74

03.10.1973 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
Flag Sporting
2–1
Flag Cardiff City
19.09.1973 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
Flag Cardiff City
0–0
Flag Sporting

1964/65

23.12.1964 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
Flag Cardiff City
0–0
Flag Sporting
16.12.1964 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
Flag Sporting
1–2
Flag Cardiff City

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

Cardiff City Sporting
Seasons in Europe 14 (1964/65 to 1993/94) 66 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 49 394
Won–drawn–lost 16–14–19 164–89–141
Points per match 1.27 1.48
Goals 67–61 620–512
Titles 0 1
Finals 0 2 (won 1, lost 1)
Knockout ties won 10 of 24 68 of 131
UEFA ranking No. 188 in 1996/97; best No. 12 (1971/72) No. 15 in 2026/27; best No. 9 (1990/91)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup — Quarter-finals
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup — Final
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finals Champion ×1
Best run: Fairs Cup — Third round

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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