2017 Sport Club do Recife season

Sport Recife
2017 season
Chairman	Arnaldo Barros
Manager	Daniel Paulista; Thiago Duarte (c); Junior Camara (c); Ney Franco; Vanderlei Luxemburgo; Júnior Lopes (c)
Stadium	Ilha do Retiro
Série A	15th
Pernambucano	Champions (41st title)
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Copa do Nordeste	Runners-up
Copa Sudamericana	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: André (16); All: André (27)
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 season was Sport Recife's 113th season in the club's history.^[2] Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Copa do Nordeste, Copa Sudamericana,^[3] Série A^[4] and Copa do Brasil.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Magrão
2	DF	COL	Oswaldo Henríquez
3	DF	BRA	Ronaldo Alves
4	DF	BRA	Durval (captain)
5	MF	BRA	Rodrigo (on loan from Tombense)
6	DF	CHI	Eugenio Mena (on loan from Cruzeiro)
7	MF	COL	Reinaldo Lenis
8	MF	BRA	Anselmo (on loan from Internacional)
9	FW	BRA	Leandro Pereira (on loan from Palmeiras)
10	FW	BRA	Osvaldo
11	FW	BRA	Marquinhos (on loan from Internacional)
15	MF	BRA	Bruno Xavier
17	FW	BRA	Rogério
19	GK	BRA	Agenor
20	MF	BRA	Thomás
21	MF	BRA	Rithely


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	BRA	Neris
23	DF	BRA	Raul Prata
27	DF	BRA	Samuel Xavier
28	MF	BRA	Wesley
31	GK	BRA	Lucas Ferreira
32	GK	BRA	Mailson Tenório
37	FW	BRA	Juninho
40	DF	BRA	Evandro
44	MF	BRA	Thallyson
56	DF	BRA	Sander
63	FW	BRA	Índio
87	MF	BRA	Diego Souza
88	MF	BRA	Patrick
89	DF	BRA	Igor Ribeiro
90	FW	BRA	André
97	MF	BRA	Everton Felipe

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BRA	Saulo (on loan at Vila Nova)
—	MF	BRA	Fábio Matos (on loan at Paysandu)
—	MF	BRA	Fabrício (on loan at Oeste)
—	MF	BRA	Naldinho (on loan at ABC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Neto Moura (on loan at América Mineiro)
—	MF	BRA	Régis (on loan at Bahia)
—	MF	BRA	Ronaldo (on loan at Ohod Club)

Statistics

Overall

Games played	80 (12 Copa do Nordeste, 14 Pernambucano, 8 Copa do Brasil, 8 Sudamericana, 38 Série A)
Games won	32 (6 Copa do Nordeste, 6 Pernambucano, 5 Copa do Brasil, 3 Sudamericana, 12 Série A)
Games drawn	20 (2 Copa do Nordeste, 7 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 1 Sudamericana, 9 Série A)
Games lost	28 (4 Copa do Nordeste, 1 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Brasil, 4 Sudamericana, 17 Série A)
Goals scored	111
Goals conceded	99
Goal difference	+12
Best results (goal difference)	5–0 (H) v Juazeirense - Copa do Nordeste - 2017.03.11
Worst result (goal difference)	0–5 (A) v Grêmio - Série A - 2017.09.02
Top scorer	André (27)

Source: Sport Recife official website

Goalscorers

Place	Pos.	No.	Name	Copa do Nordeste	Campeonato Pernambucano	Copa do Brasil	Copa Sudamericana	Série A	Total
1	FW	90	André	4	1	2	4	16	27
2	FW	10	Diego Souza	4	3	2	1	11	21
3	FW	17	Rogério	4	2	2	0	2	10
4	FW	28	Juninho	2	3	1	0	0	6
=	MF	21	Rithely	1	0	2	2	1	6
5	DF	3	Ronaldo Alves	2	1	0	1	1	5
6	MF	8	Everton Felipe	1	1	1	0	1	4
=	FW	9	Leandro Pereira	0	1	3	0	0	4
=	MF	7	Reinaldo Lenis	0	2	0	0	2	4
7	FW	10	Osvaldo	0	0	0	0	3	3
=	MF	12	Patrick	0	0	0	0	3	3
8	DF	4	Durval	1	0	1	0	0	2
=	MF	30	Fábio Matos	1	1	0	0	0	2
=	DF	13	Matheus Ferraz	0	1	0	0	1	2
=	FW	12	Paulo Henrique	0	2	0	0	0	2
=	MF	15	Thallyson	0	0	1	0	1	2
9	DF	6	Eugenio Mena	0	0	0	0	1	1
=	MF	36	Fabrício Bigode	0	0	0	1	0	1
=	MF	11	Marquinhos	0	0	0	0	1	1
=	MF	25	Neto Moura	0	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF	27	Samuel Xavier	0	0	1	0	0	1
=	MF	11	Thomás Bedinelli	0	0	0	0	1	1
=	FW	63	Wildson Índio	0	1	0	0	0	1
			Own goals	0	0	0	0	1	1
			Total	20	20	16	9	46	111

Managers performance

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Avg%	Ref
Daniel Paulista	25 January 2017	3 December 2017	27	15	6	6	45	28	62%	^[5]^[6]
Thiago Duarte (c)	1 March 2017	1 March 2017	1	0	1	0	1	1	33%
Junior Câmara (c)	3 April 2017	3 April 2017	1	0	1	0	2	2	33%
Ney Franco	30 March 2017	21 May 2017	17	6	4	7	25	31	43%	^[7]^[8]
Vanderlei Luxemburgo	31 May 2017	26 October 2017	33	10	8	15	37	42	38%	^[9]^[10]
Júnior Lopes (c)	6 July 2017	6 July 2017	1	1	0	0	2	0	100%

(c) Indicates the caretaker manager

Home record

Recife	São Lourenço da Mata
Ilha do Retiro	Arena Pernambuco
Capacity: 32,983^[11]	Capacity: 44,300^[12]

38 matches (18 wins 14 draws 6 losses)	2 matches (1 win 1 loss)

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	15 April	2 December	Matchday 1	15th	38	12	9	17	46	58	−12	031.58
Pernambucano	28 January	28 June	First stage	Winners	14	6	7	1	20	12	+8	042.86
Copa do Brasil	8 February	31 May	First round	10th	8	5	1	2	16	7	+9	062.50
Copa Sudamericana	6 April	2 November	First round	8th	8	3	1	4	9	9	+0	037.50
Copa do Nordeste	25 January	24 May	Group stage	Runners-up	12	6	2	4	20	13	+7	050.00
Total					80	32	20	28	111	99	+12	040.00

Source: Competitions

Friendlies

Ariano Suassuna Trophy

22 January 2017	Sport	1–1 (4–2 p)	The Strongest	São Lourenço da Mata
(UTC-3)	Rithely 10'	Report	Bejarano 44'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 7,956 Referee: Péricles Bassols
	Penalties
	Matheus Ferraz Reinaldo Lenis Oswaldo Henríquez Paulo Henrique Marquinhos		Fernando Martelli Gabriel Valverde Alejandro Chumacero Rodrigo Vargas

Official Competitions

Copa do Nordeste

Group stage

25 January 2017 1	Sport	1–0	Sampaio Corrêa	Recife
19:45 (UTC-3)	Ronaldo Alves 3'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 5,475 Referee: Renan Roberto de Souza

5 February 2017 2	Juazeirense	0–1	Sport	Juazeiro
17:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Fábio 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Adauto Moraes Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Leandro Saraiva Dantas de Oliveira

11 February 2017 3	Sport	2–2	River	Recife
19:15 (UTC-3)	Rithely 32' André 81'	Report	Wesley 13' Viola 84'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 8,430 Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira

25 February 2017 4	River	1–2	Sport	Teresina
21:00 (UTC-3)	Viola 75'	Report	Diego Souza 20' Durval 44'	Stadium: Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro Attendance: 3,767 Referee: Clizaldo Luiz Maroja Di Pace França

11 March 2017 5	Sport	5–0	Juazeirense	Recife
20:30 (UTC-3)	Ronaldo Alves 9' André 25', 68' Rogério 87', 90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 3,886 Referee: Julio Cesar Ferreira Farias

22 March 2017 6	Sampaio Corrêa	2–1	Sport	São Luís
21:45 (UTC-3)	Daniel Barros 21' Hiltinho 53'	Report	Rogério 69'	Stadium: Estádio Governador João Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 284 Referee: Italo Medeiros de Azevedo

Quarter-finals

30 March 2017	Campinense	3–1	Sport	Campina Grande
21:15 (UTC-3)	Magno Souza 28' Augusto 29' Reinaldo Alagoano 83'	Report	Juninho 81'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 6,949 Referee: Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim

2 April 2017	Sport	3–1 (4–2 p)	Campinense	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)	Rogério 4' Diego Souza 17', 59'	Report	Fernando Pires 48'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 19,308 Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa
	Penalties

Semi-finals

29 April 2017	Sport	1–2	Santa Cruz	Recife
18:30 (UTC-3)	Diego Souza 39'	Report	Léo Costa 32' Halef Pitbull 75'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 23,574 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima E Silva

3 May 2017	Santa Cruz	0–2	Sport	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)		Report	Everton Felipe 17' André 78'	Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 35,231 Referee: Péricles Bassols Pegado Cortez

Finals

17 May 2017	Sport	1–1	Bahia	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	Juninho 81'	Report	Juninho 56'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 26,685 Referee: Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa

24 May 2017	Bahia	1–0	Sport	Salvador
21:45 (UTC-3)	Edigar Junio 13'	Report		Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 40,738 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
2nd	20	12	6	2	4	20	13	55%

Campeonato Pernambucano

First stage

28 January 2017 1	Sport	3–0	Central	Recife
17:00 (UTC-3)	Rogério 29' Diego Souza 75' (pen.) Lenis 89'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 3,821 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

2 February 2017 2	Salgueiro	0–0	Sport	Salgueiro
21:30 (UTC-3)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral

15 February 2017 3	Sport	1–0	Belo Jardim	Recife
21:30 (UTC-3)	Paulo Henrique 43'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 2,215 Referee: Niélson Nogueira Dias

18 February 2017 4	Santa Cruz	1–1	Sport	Recife
16:30 (UTC-3)	Halef Pitbull 61'	Report	Diego Souza 41'	Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 12,408 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho

1 March 2017 5	Sport	1–1	Náutico	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	Neto Moura 40'	Report	Erick 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 3,430 Referee: José Woshington da Silva

5 March 2017 6	Náutico	2–1	Sport	São Lourenço da Mata
16:00 (UTC-3)	Marco Antônio 55' Erick 64'	Report	Ronaldo Alves 70'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 6,419 Referee: Luiz Cláudio Sobral

19 March 2017 7	Belo Jardim	0–1	Sport	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Paulo Henrique 57'	Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 437 Referee: Emerson Sobral

26 March 2017 8	Sport	1–1	Santa Cruz	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)	Rogério 68'	Report	Pereira 83'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Deborah Cecília

3 April 2017 9	Sport	2–2	Salgueiro	Recife
20:00 (UTC-3)	Wildson 27' Fábio Matos 58'	Report	João Victor 2' (o.g.) Álvaro 69'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior

9 April 2017 10	Central	1–3	Sport	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)	Gabriel Silva 75'	Report	Juninho 70' Leandro Pereira 85' Lenis 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 616 Referee: José Woshington da Silva

Semi-finals

16 April 2017	Sport	3–2	Náutico	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)	Diego Souza 51' Juninho 90', 90+2'	Report	Marco Antônio 45' Anselmo 64'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 15,082 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

23 April 2017	Náutico	1–1	Sport	São Lourenço da Mata
16:00 (UTC-3)	Giovanni 33'	Report	Matheus Ferraz 34'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 19,541 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Finals

7 May 2017	Sport	1–1	Salgueiro	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)	André 27'	Report	Jean Carlos 90+11'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 22,750 Referee: José Woshington da Silva

28 June 2017	Salgueiro	0–1	Sport	Salgueiro
21:45 (UTC-3)		Report	Everton Felipe 81'	Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
1st	25	14	6	7	1	20	12	59%

Copa do Brasil

First round

8 February 2017	CSA	1–4	Sport	Maceió
22:30 (UTC-3)	Alex Henrique 33'	Report	Rithely 24' Everton Felipe 50' Rogério 61' Thallyson 76'	Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 6,312 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto

Second round

22 February 2017	Sport	3–0	Sete de Dourados	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	Leandro Pereira 10', 23' Rogério 47'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Adriano Milczvski

Third round

8 March 2017	Boavista	0–3	Sport	Saquarema
21:45 (UTC-3)		Report	André 19', 73' Diego Souza 30'	Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça Attendance: 619 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

15 March 2017	Sport	1–0	Boavista	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	Diego Souza 31'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Edmar Campos Encarnação

Fourth round

12 April 2017	Sport	2–1	Joinville	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	Rithely 24' Juninho 83'	Report	Bruno Batata 47'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

19 April 2017	Joinville	2–1 (3–4 p)	Sport	Joinville
21:45 (UTC-3)	Bruno Rodrigues 76' Marlyson 89'	Report	Leandro Pereira 72'	Stadium: Arena Joinville Attendance: 4,934 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
	Penalties

Round of 16

26 April 2017	Botafogo	2–1	Sport	Rio de Janeiro
21:45 (UTC-3)	Guilherme 56', 83'	Report	Samuel Xavier 9'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão) Attendance: 12,271 Referee: Braulio da Silva Machado

31 May 2017	Sport	1–1	Botafogo	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	Durval 67'	Report	Roger 12'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Raphael Claus

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
10th	16	8	5	1	2	16	7	66%

Copa Sudamericana

First round

6 April 2017	Sport	3–0	Danubio	Recife
19:15 (UTC-3)	Rithely 31' Diego Souza 41' Fabrício Bigode 67'			Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 13,582 Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)

11 May 2017	Danubio	3–0 (2–4 p)	Sport	Montevideo
21:45 (UTC-3)	dos Santos 15' Malrechauffe 23' (pen.), pen.'			Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
	Penalties
	Lucas Olaza Gonzalo González Juan Manuel Olivera Marcelo Tabárez		Everton Felipe Raul Prata Fabrício Bigode André

Second round

6 July 2017	Sport	2–0	Arsenal de Sarandí	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	André 55', 73'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 7,694 Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

27 July 2017	Arsenal de Sarandí	2–1	Sport	Sarandí
19:15 (UTC-3)	Brunetta 43' Contreras 64'	Report	André 83'	Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Round of 16

13 September 2017	Sport	3–1	Ponte Preta	Recife
19:15 (UTC-3)	Ronaldo Alves 8' Rithely 45' André 76'	Report	Felipe Saraiva 83'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 6,254 Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)

20 September 2017	Ponte Preta	1–0	Sport	Campinas
19:15 (UTC-3)	Lucca 17'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Quarter-finals

26 October 2017	Sport	0–2	Junior	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)		Report	Yony González 71', 86'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 27,014 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

2 November 2017	Junior	0–0	Sport	Barranquilla
22:45 (UTC-5)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (El Metro) Attendance: 32,354 Referee: Daniel Feorczuk (Uruguay)

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
8th	10	8	3	1	4	9	9	41%

Série A

14 May 2017 1	Ponte Preta	4–0	Sport	Campinas
16:00 (UTC-3)	Lucca 39' Nino Paraíba 44' Clayson 72', 90+2'			Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Marcos Mateus Pereira

21 May 2017 2	Sport	1–1	Cruzeiro	Recife
19:00 (UTC-3)	Diego Souza 33'	Report	Alisson 19'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 4,459 Referee: João Batista de Arruda

28 May 2017 3	Sport	4–3	Grêmio	Recife
18:00 (UTC-3)	André 34', 73', 83' Matheus Ferraz 64'	Report	Fernandinho 5', 86' Rafael Thyere 17'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 3,441 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas

4 June 2017 4	Avaí	1–0	Sport	Florianópolis
11:00 (UTC-3)	Rômulo 33'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (Ressacada) Attendance: 4,420 Referee: Wagner Reway

7 June 2017 5	Sport	2–0	Flamengo	Recife
21:45 (UTC-3)	Osvaldo 50' Thomás Bedinelli 83'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 12,617 Referee: Anderson Daronco

10 June 2017 6	Vasco da Gama	2–1	Sport	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 (UTC-3)	Luís Fabiano 62' Douglas Luiz 90'	Report	André 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Attendance: 10,273 Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira

14 June 2017 7	Sport	0–0	São Paulo	Recife
19:30 (UTC-3)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 11,904 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

18 June 2017 8	Sport	1–3	Vitória	Recife
19:00 (UTC-3)	Diego Souza 45'	Report	Uillian Correia 17' Kanu 37' André Lima 78'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 7,135 Referee: Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro

21 June 2017 9	Atlético Mineiro	2–2	Sport	Belo Horizonte
21:45 (UTC-3)	Felipe Santana 21' Fred 39'	Report	Osvaldo 16' Diego Souza 64'	Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência) Attendance: 12,027 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

24 June 2017 10	Santos	0–1	Sport	Santos
19:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Osvaldo 80'	Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro) Attendance: 7,272 Referee: Rafael Traci

2 July 2017 11	Sport	1–0	Atlético Paranaense	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)	Diego Souza 75'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 11,031 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha

10 July 2017 12	Coritiba	0–3	Sport	Curitiba
20:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Mena 18' Rogério 84' Walisson Maia 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio (Couto Pereira) Attendance: 10,192 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas

13 July 2017 13	Sport	3–0	Chapecoense	São Lourenço da Mata
19:30 (UTC-3)	André 62', 90+4' Diego Souza 90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 25,861 Referee: Dyorgines Jose Padovani de Andrade

17 July 2017 14	Botafogo	2–1	Sport	Rio de Janeiro
20:00 (UTC-3)	Rodrigo Lindoso 1' Guilherme 53'	Report	Rithely 8'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão) Attendance: 17,313 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

20 July 2017 15	Sport	4–0	Atlético Goianiense	Recife
20:00 (UTC-3)	Patrick 6' Diego Souza 18' André 41', 80'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 9,748 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

23 July 2017 16	Sport	0–2	Palmeiras	São Lourenço da Mata
16:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Bruno Henrique 34' Keno 45+3'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 42,025 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadao

30 July 2017 17	Bahia	1–3	Sport	Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3)	Rodrigão 58'	Report	Everton Felipe 18' Ronaldo Alves 65' Lenis 90+1'	Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 17,869 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

2 August 2017 18	Sport	2–2	Fluminense	Recife
19:30 (UTC-3)	André 32' Patrick 48'	Report	Gustavo Scarpa 8' Renato Chaves 13'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido de Souza

5 August 2017 19	Corinthians	3–1	Sport	São Paulo
19:00 (UTC-3)	Guilherme Arana 9' Rodriguinho 46' Pedro Henrique 66'	Report	Thallyson 82'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 41,279 Referee: Wagner Reway

13 August 2017 20	Sport	0–0	Ponte Preta	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

20 August 2017 21	Cruzeiro	2–0	Sport	Belo Horizonte
16:00 (UTC-3)	Sassá 34' Raniel 81'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães (Mineirão) Attendance: 10,393 Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira

2 September 2017 22	Grêmio	5–0	Sport	Porto Alegre
16:00 (UTC-3)	Edílson 20' Everton 34' Fernandinho 67', 69' Dionathã 83'	Report		Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 17,518 Referee: Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro

10 September 2017 23	Sport	0–1	Avaí	Recife
16:00 (UTC-3)		Report	Junior Dutra 26'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 9,870 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes

17 September 2017 24	Flamengo	2–0	Sport	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3)	Guerrero 9' Éverton Ribeiro 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Luso Brasileiro Attendance: 9,029 Referee: Vinicius Goncalves Dias Araujo

25 September 2017 25	Sport	1–1	Vasco da Gama	Recife
20:00 (UTC-3)	André 84'	Report	Nenê 38'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 17,190 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

1 October 2017 26	São Paulo	1–0	Sport	São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3)	Marcos Guilherme 36'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 43,071 Referee: Anderson Daronco

12 October 2017 27	Vitória	1–2	Sport	Salvador
17:00 (UTC-3)	Tréllez 81'	Report	Diego Souza 45' Lenis 64'	Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 15,638 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido R de Souza

15 October 2017 28	Sport	1–1	Atlético Mineiro	Recife
17:00 (UTC-3)	Patrick 9'	Report	Fred 37'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 20,273 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho

19 October 2017 29	Sport	1–1	Santos	Recife
21:00 (UTC-3)	Rogério 83'	Report	Ricardo Oliveira 3'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 16,377 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

22 October 2017 30	Atlético Paranaense	2–1	Sport	Curitiba
17:00 (UTC-3)	González 60' Felipe Gedoz 87'	Report	Diego Souza 69'	Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães (Arena da Baixada) Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto

29 October 2017 31	Sport	3–4	Coritiba	Recife
18:00 (UTC-3)	Diego Souza 29', 62' André 42'	Report	Werley 6' Henrique Almeida 39' Jonas 78' Yan Sasse 90'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 9,982 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

5 November 2017 32	Chapecoense	1–1	Sport	Chapecó
19:00 (UTC-3)	Wellington Paulista 66'	Report	André 90+6'	Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 10,654 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

8 November 2017 33	Sport	1–2	Botafogo	Recife
21:00 (UTC-3)	André 85'	Report	Bruno Silva 14' Marcos Vinícius 18'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 24,119 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

12 November 2017 34	Atlético Goianiense	2–0	Sport	Goiânia
17:00 (UTC-3)	Diego Rosa 41', 76'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira

16 November 2017 35	Palmeiras	5–1	Sport	São Paulo
20:00 (UTC-3)	Deyverson 57', 79' Luan Garcia 63' Dudu 89' Keno 90+1'	Report	Diego Souza 83'	Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 18,744 Referee: Rafael Traci

19 November 2017 36	Sport	1–0	Bahia	Recife
17:00 (UTC-3)	Marquinhos 38'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 14,697 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes

25 November 2017 37	Fluminense	1–2	Sport	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 (UTC-3)	Marcos Júnior 37'	Report	André 11', 23'	Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Attendance: 12,819 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva

3 December 2017 38	Sport	1–0	Corinthians	Recife
17:00 (UTC-3)	André 62'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 29,977 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Record

Final Position	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Away	Win%
15th	45	38	12	9	17	46	58	39%

References

^ "Em votação recorde, Arnaldo Barros é eleito novo presidente do Sport" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Em fotos: veja o elenco do Sport para a temporada 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Brasileiros conhecem primeiros rivais na Sul-Americana; veja os confrontos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Sport supera reservas do Corinthians e permanece na elite do Brasileirão" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Terra. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Daniel Paulista não é mais o técnico do Sport; Ney Franco deve assumir" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Daniel Paulista retorna ao comando do Sport em situação quase idêntica a do ano passado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). MG Superesportes. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Ney Franco é anunciado como o novo técnico do Sport" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Terra. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Sport demite técnico Ney Franco logo após derrota na final da Copa do Nordeste" (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7 Esportes. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Luxemburgo é o novo técnico do Sport" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Após derrota na Ilha do Retiro, Sport demite Vanderlei Luxemburgo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

External links

Official website

[1] "Em votação recorde, Arnaldo Barros é eleito novo presidente do Sport" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[2] "Em fotos: veja o elenco do Sport para a temporada 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[3] "Brasileiros conhecem primeiros rivais na Sul-Americana; veja os confrontos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[4] "Sport supera reservas do Corinthians e permanece na elite do Brasileirão" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Terra. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[5] "Daniel Paulista não é mais o técnico do Sport; Ney Franco deve assumir" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[6] "Daniel Paulista retorna ao comando do Sport em situação quase idêntica a do ano passado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). MG Superesportes. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[7] "Ney Franco é anunciado como o novo técnico do Sport" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Terra. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[8] "Sport demite técnico Ney Franco logo após derrota na final da Copa do Nordeste" (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7 Esportes. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[9] "Luxemburgo é o novo técnico do Sport" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[10] "Após derrota na Ilha do Retiro, Sport demite Vanderlei Luxemburgo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[11] "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

[12] "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

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