The 2008 season was Sport Recife's 104th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Série A and Copa do Brasil. The season was historical for Sport when the club won its first Copa do Brasil[1][2] title defeating Corinthians in the second match of the final by 2-0 (3-3 in aggregated score). Carlinhos Bala and Luciano Henrique scored the winning goals, comeback the loss in the first match by 1–3. Along the year Lions of the Island conquered the 37th title of state league Campeonato Pernambucano,[3] and reached the 11th position in the national league Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
| 2008 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Milton Caldas Bivar | |||
| Manager |  Nelsinho Baptista | |||
| Stadium | Ilha do Retiro | |||
| Série A | 11th | |||
| Pernambucano | Champions (37th title) | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Champions (1st title) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roger (11) All: Romerito (17) | |||
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Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics edit
Overall edit
| Games played | 72 (22 Pernambucano, 12 Copa do Brasil, 38 Série A) |
| Games won | 36 (15 Pernambucano, 7 Copa do Brasil, 14 Série A) |
| Games drawn | 17 (5 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Brasil, 10 Série A) |
| Games lost | 19 (2 Pernambucano, 3 Copa do Brasil, 14 Série A) |
| Goals scored | 122 |
| Goals conceded | 73 |
| Goal difference | +49 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 8–0 (H) v Serrano - Pernambucano - 2008.02.17 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 0–4 (A) v Vasco da Gama - Série A - 2008.07.10 |
| Top scorer | Romerito (17) |
Source: Sport Recife official website
Goalscorers edit
| Place | Pos. | Nat. | No. | Name | Campeonato Pernambucano | Copa do Brasil | Série A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF |
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10 | Romerito | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | DF |
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4 | Durval | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | FW |
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Roger | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4 | FW |
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11 | Carlinhos Bala | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | FW |
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9 | Leandro Machado | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | FW |
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17 | Enílton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | FW |
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10 | Luciano Henrique | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | DF |
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Luisinho Netto | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | MF |
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Ciro | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| = | FW |
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Wilson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 10 | DF |
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6 | Dutra | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| = | DF |
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3 | Igor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF |
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Júnior Maranhão | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| = | MF |
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Kássio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| = | FW |
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Reginaldo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | DF |
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2 | César | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | MF |
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7 | Fumagalli | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | MF |
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8 | Sandro Goiano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | MF |
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5 | Daniel Paulista | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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Éverton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF |
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Francisco Alex | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | DF |
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Márcio Goiano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 24 | 48 | 122 |
Managers performance edit
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsinho Baptista
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12 January 2008 | 7 December 2008 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 122 | 73 | 58% | [4] |
Competitions edit
Campeonato Pernambucano edit
First stage edit
| 12 January 2008 1 | Sport | 4–0 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Reginaldo  11', 56'Luisinho Netto 45'Romerito 63' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 18,025 Referee: Ricardo Tavares |
| 16 January 2008 2 | Sete de Setembro | 1–1 | Sport | Garanhuns |
| 20:40 (UTC-3) | Jean 72' |
Report | Romerito 61' |
Stadium: Estádio Gigante do Agreste Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Patrício Souza |
| 20 January 2008 3 | Sport | 3–2 | Central | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Igor Luisinho Netto Romerito 90+1' |
Romerito (pen.) Cláudio |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) |
| 23 January 2008 4 | Central | 2–3 | Sport | Caruaru |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Leonardo 38' Fábio Silva 84' |
Report | Carlinhos Bala 52', 90+2' Romerito 55' |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 27 January 2008 5 | Salgueiro | 0–0 | Sport | Salgueiro |
| 15:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 31 January 2008 6 | Sport | 2–0 | Sete de Setembro | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Romerito 68' Enílton 70' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 18,702 Referee: Nielson Nogueira |
Second stage edit
| 7 February 2008 1 | Sport | 2–1 | Vera Cruz | Recife |
| 20:45 (UTC-3) | Enílton 24', 50' |
Report | Ney Paraíba 20' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 20,097 Referee: Adriano Siebra |
| 10 February 2008 2 | Salgueiro | 1–3 | Sport | Salgueiro |
| 15:00 (UTC-3) | Israel |
Carlinhos Bala Durval Romerito |
Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros |
| 13 February 2008 3 | Serrano | 1–0 | Sport | Serra Talhada |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes |
| 17 February 2008 4 | Sport | 8–0 | Serrano | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Luisinho Netto 6' Leandro Machado 16', 23', 31'Igor 35'Kássio 62'Edu Matos 86' (o.g.)Enílton 89' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 13,353 Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 23 February 2008 5 | Vera Cruz | 2–4 | Sport | Vitória de Santo Antão |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Careca Ricardo |
Kássio 10' Leandro Machado Luciano Henrique (pen.)Éverton |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Severino Cândido Carneiro |
| 2 March 2008 6 | Sport | 4–1 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Romerito 15', 42' Leandro Machado 45'Luciano Henrique 86' |
Jaime 31' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 25,828 Referee: Gleydson Leite |
Final stage edit
| 9 March 2008 1 | Sport | 3–0 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 17:30 (UTC-3) | Carlinhos Bala , Romerito |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) |
| 12 March 2008 2 | Central | 0–2 | Sport | Caruaru |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Durval Carlinhos Bala |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) |
| 16 March 2008 3 | Náutico | 0–1 | Sport | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Durval 11' |
Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Attendance: 19,897 Referee: Wilson Souza de Mendonça |
| 23 March 2008 4 | Sport | 2–1 | Ypiranga | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Romerito 56' Carlinhos Bala 63' |
Report | Juninho 46' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Carlos Costa |
| 26 March 2008 5 | Serrano | 1–0 | Sport | Serra Talhada |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Ivson 81' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes |
| 30 March 2008 6 | Ypiranga | 1–1 | Sport | Santa Cruz do Capibaribe |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Edmundo |
Report | Luisinho Netto |
Stadium: Estádio Otávio Limeira Alves Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Wílson Souza |
| 6 April 2008 7 | Sport | 3–0 | Serrano | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | César 20' Enílton 62', 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) |
| 13 April 2008 8 | Salgueiro | 0–3 | Sport | Caruaru |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Romerito Luisinho Netto Sandro Goiano |
Stadium: Estádio Antônio Inácio |
| 16 April 2008 9 | Sport | 1–1 | Central | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Leandro Machado 13' |
Report | Bebeto 32' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 24,812 Referee: Gleydson Leite |
| 20 April 2008 10 | Sport | 0–0 | Náutico | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) |
Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 50 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 75% |
Copa do Brasil edit
First round edit
| 27 February 2008 | Imperatriz | 2–2 | Sport | Imperatriz |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Fabinho Paulinho 17' Valdenes 87' |
Report | Durval 16' Carlinhos Bala 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia Attendance: 3,746 Referee: Antonio Santos Nunes |
| 5 March 2008 | Sport | 4–1 | Imperatriz | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Luisinho Netto 13' Romerito 15'Igor 16'Reginaldo 70' |
Report | Fabinho Paulista 56' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 12,121 Referee: Suélson de França Medeiros |
Second round edit
| 2 April 2008 | Brasiliense | 1–2 | Sport | Taguatinga |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Patrick 1' |
Report | Dutra 33' Romerito 77' |
Stadium: Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias (Boca do Jacaré) Attendance: 4,282 Referee: Milton Albuquerque Silva |
| 9 April 2008 | Sport | 4–1 | Brasiliense | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Carlinhos Bala 23' Enílton 29'Roger 40'Romerito 56' |
Report | Iranildo 81' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 14,479 Referee: Domingos Viana Filho |
Round of 16 edit
| 24 April 2008 | Palmeiras | 0–0 | Sport | São Paulo |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antártica) Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Djalma Jose Beltrami Teixeira |
| 30 April 2008 | Sport | 4–1 | Palmeiras | Recife |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Romerito 7', 31', 42' Dutra 65' |
Report | Alex Mineiro 15' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 34,009 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes |
Quarter-finals edit
| 7 May 2008 | Internacional | 1–0 | Sport | Porto Alegre |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Alex 53' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) Attendance: 41,766 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira |
| 14 May 2008 | Sport | 3–1 | Internacional | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Leandro Machado 29' Roger 61' Durval 78' |
Report | Sidnei 29' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 31,555 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes |
Semi-finals edit
| 21 May 2008 | Sport | 2–0 | Vasco da Gama | Recife |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Durval 15' Daniel Paulista 18' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 34,201 Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman |
| 28 May 2008 | Vasco da Gama | 2–0 (4–5 p) | Sport | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Leandro Amaral 64' Edmundo 90' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Attendance: 24,033 Referee: Alício Pena Júnior | |
| Penalties | ||||
Edmundo  Leandro Amaral  Tiago Leandro Bonfim Wagner Diniz |
Luisinho Netto Fábio Gomes Magrão Dutra Carlinhos Bala |
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Finals edit
| 4 June 2008 | Corinthians | 3–1 | Sport | São Paulo |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Dentinho 18' Herrera 23' Acosta 76' |
Report | Enílton 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 63,871 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes |
| 11 June 2008 | Sport | 2–0 | Corinthians | Recife |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Carlinhos Bala 34' Luciano Henrique 37' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 33,921 Referee: AlÍcio Pena Júnior |
Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 64% |
Série A edit
| 11 May 2008 1 | Botafogo | 2–0 | Sport | Rio de Janeiro |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Jorge Henrique 34' Diguinho 90+19' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 2,652 Referee: Cléber Wellington Abade |
| 17 May 2008 2 | Sport | 0–0 | Vitória | Recife |
| 18:10 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 21,819 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba |
| 25 May 2008 3 | Sport | 2–1 | Fluminense | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Júnior Maranhão 23' Leandro Machado 81' |
Report | Dodô 88' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 16,953 Referee: Leandro Vuaden |
| 31 May 2008 4 | Internacional | 1–1 | Sport | Porto Alegre |
| 18:10 (UTC-3) | Alex 5' |
Report | Leandro Machado 13' |
Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) Attendance: 16,677 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas |
| 8 June 2008 5 | Sport | 2–0 | Palmeiras | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Luciano Henrique 59' Roger 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 17,899 Referee: Jailson Macedo Matias |
| 14 June 2008 6 | Figueirense | 3–1 | Sport | Florianópolis |
| 16:10 (UTC-3) | Tadeu 42' Ramón 54'Cleiton Xavier 87' |
Report | Luciano Henrique 58' |
Stadium: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Paulo César Oliveira |
| 21 June 2008 7 | São Paulo | 1–0 | Sport | São Paulo |
| 18:20 (UTC-3) | Hugo 90' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 11,560 Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca |
| 29 June 2008 8 | Sport | 1–2 | Flamengo | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Francisco Alex 75' |
Report | Obina 54', 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 27,600 Referee: Sálvio Spínola |
| 5 July 2008 9 | Sport | 1–0 | Cruzeiro | Recife |
| 18:10 (UTC-3) | Marquinhos Paraná 72' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Giulliano Bozzano |
| 10 July 2008 10 | Vasco da Gama | 4–0 | Sport | Rio de Janeiro |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Morais 35' Pablo 54'Jean 67'Edmundo 70' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Referee: Antonio Hora Filho |
| 13 July 2008 11 | Náutico | 0–2 | Sport | Recife |
| 18:10 (UTC-3) | Report | Carlinhos Bala 10' Durval 48' |
Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Attendance: 19,141 Referee: Wilson Souza de Mendonça |
| 16 July 2008 12 | Sport | 2–2 | Grêmio | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Durval 60', 82' |
Report | William Magrão 52' Rodrigo Mendes 63' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Paulo César Oliveira |
| 20 July 2008 13 | Santos | 1–0 | Sport | Santos |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Kléber Pereira 44' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) Attendance: 13,970 Referee: Luiz Alberto Sardinha |
| 24 July 2008 14 | Sport | 1–0 | Atlético Paranaense | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Luciano Henrique 52' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 21.762 Referee: Djalma José Beltrami Teixeira |
| 27 July 2008 15 | Goiás | 1–2 | Sport | Goiânia |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Vítor 36' |
Report | Júnior Maranhão 33' Durval 74' |
Stadium: Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada) Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves |
| 31 July 2008 16 | Sport | 3–1 | Ipatinga | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Carlinhos Bala 61' Luciano Henrique 73' (o.g.)Ciro 88' |
Report | Beto 81' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
| 3 August 2008 17 | Atlético Mineiro | 2–1 | Sport | Belo Horizonte |
| 18:10 (UTC-3) | Marques 15' Gedeon 77' |
Report | Roger 14' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) Attendance: 639 Referee: Djalma José Beltrami |
| 6 August 2008 18 | Sport | 2–0 | Portuguesa | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Roger 45' Bruno Rodrigo 57' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Antonio Hora Filho |
| 10 August 2008 19 | Coritiba | 3–0 | Sport | Curitiba |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Marlos 16' Keirrison 28', 55' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio (Couto Pereira) Attendance: 20,077 Referee: Willian Souza Nery |
| 17 August 2008 20 | Sport | 0–1 | Botafogo | Recife |
| 18:10 (UTC-3) | Report | Jorge Henrique 55' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 20,412 Referee: Wallace Valente |
| 20 August 2008 21 | Vitória | 0–0 | Sport | Salvador |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 7,618 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves |
| 23 August 2008 22 | Fluminense | 1–1 | Sport | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:20 (UTC-3) | Washington 84' (pen.) |
Report | Roger 14' |
Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Referee: Elmo Resende Cunha |
| 31 August 2008 23 | Sport | 1–0 | Internacional | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Dutra 57' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 21,030 Referee: Wagner Tardelli |
| 4 September 2008 24 | Palmeiras | 0–3 | Sport | São Paulo |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Roger 26', 67' Durval 78' |
Stadium: Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antártica) Attendance: 15,992 Referee: Francisco Assis Filho |
| 14 September 2008 25 | Sport | 5–0 | Figueirense | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Roger 5', 52' Júnior Maranhão 29'Wilson 60'Sandro Goiano 76' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme |
| 21 September 2008 26 | Sport | 0–0 | São Paulo | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Djalma José Beltrami |
| 27 September 2008 27 | Flamengo | 2–1 | Sport | Rio de Janeiro |
| 18:20 (UTC-3) | Juan 81' Vandinho 89' |
Report | Roger 54' |
Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Attendance: 43,796 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro |
| 2 October 2008 28 | Cruzeiro | 1–0 | Sport | Belo Horizonte |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Gérson Magrão 68' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) Attendance: 8,931 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon |
| 2 October 2008 29 | Sport | 2–2 | Vasco da Gama | Recife |
| 22:00 (UTC-3) | Kássio 37' Ciro 90+1' |
Report | Leandro Amaral 40', 45' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme |
| 19 October 2008 30 | Sport | 2–2 | Náutico | Recife |
| 18:10 (UTC-3) | Durval 45+2' Roger 47' |
Report | Gilmar 18' Felipe 59' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 28,512 Referee: Alicio Pena Júnior |
| 23 October 2008 31 | Grêmio | 1–0 | Sport | Porto Alegre |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Reinaldo 1' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Monumental Referee: Wagner Tardelli |
| 30 October 2008 32 | Sport | 1–1 | Santos | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Fumagalli 30' (pen.) |
Report | Kléber Pereira 45' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba |
| 2 November 2008 33 | Atlético Paranaense | 1–0 | Sport | Curitiba |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Rafael Moura 90' |
Report | Stadium: Kyocera Arena (Arena da Baixada) Referee: Sálvio Spínola |
| 9 November 2008 34 | Sport | 2–1 | Goiás | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | César 21' Roger 24' |
Report | Fahel 34' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Luís Antonio Silva Santos |
| 15 November 2008 35 | Ipatinga | 3–0 | Sport | Ipatinga |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Ferreira 12', 90+4' (pen.) Gian 84' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal João Lamego Netto (Ipatingão) Attendance: 530 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
| 23 November 2008 36 | Sport | 3–0 | Atlético Mineiro | Recife |
| 19:10 (UTC-3) | Durval 82' Ciro 84', 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 13,871 Referee: Arnoldo Vasconcelos Figarela |
| 30 November 2008 37 | Portuguesa | 2–2 | Sport | São Paulo |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Edno 17' Jonas 32' |
Report | Márcio Goiano 12' Fumagalli 73' |
Stadium: Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte (Canindé) Attendance: 3,565 Referee: Elmo Resende Cunha |
| 7 December 2008 38 | Sport | 4–3 | Coritiba | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Wilson 7', 14', 45+2' Durval 89' |
Report | Marlos 16' Keirrison 31'Rodrigo Mancha 78' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 12,978 Referee: Maurício Aparecido Siqueira |
Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 52 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 45% |
References edit
- ^ "Sport bate Corinthians, leva Copa BR e pega atalho à Libertadores" (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Relembre a trajetória do Sport na Copa do Brasil de 2008" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha PE. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Campeonato Pernambucano 2008" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Gol. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Nelsinho Baptista é o novo técnico do Sport" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 24 February 2024.