Editing Sporting CP (section)

====2002–2009====
[[File:Estádio Alvalade XXI.jpg|thumb|273x273px|A new stadium, [[Estádio José Alvalade]], was inaugurated in 2003.]]
Sporting have failed to win [[Primeira Liga]] again since 2002. On 6 August 2003, the new Sporting CP's stadium, the [[Estádio José Alvalade]], was inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atual Estádio José Alvalade foi inaugurado há 13 anos |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/sporting/inauguracao/atual-estadio-jose-alvalade-foi-inaugurado-ha-13-anos |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Maisfutebol |language=pt |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015191231/https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/sporting/inauguracao/atual-estadio-jose-alvalade-foi-inaugurado-ha-13-anos |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2004–05 Sporting CP season|2004–05 season]], [[José Peseiro]]-led Sporting was leading the [[2004–05 Primeira Liga|Primeira Liga]] and was trailing a remarkable journey in [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]. However, at the end of the season, the team eventually lost all the chances of winning any trophy that season: the first set-back had already happened on 26 January 2005 when Sporting was eliminated from Taça de Portugal after losing 7–6 on penalties against Benfica. Nevertheless, Sporting was able to reach the leadership of Primeira Liga, and on 5 May the team booked their second European final, after defeating Dutch team [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] in UEFA Cup. While awaiting the Final, on 14 May, Sporting lost its penultimate match in [[Primeira Liga]] against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and dropped to third place. By the end of the season, the team eventually finished 2004–05 Primeira Liga in that place. Lastly, playing the [[2005 UEFA Cup Final]] at their [[José Alvalade Stadium|home ground]], on 18 May, Sporting lost 1–3 against Russian side [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], after being 1–0 up at halftime.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sporting CP-CSKA Moskva: UEFA Europa League 2004/05 Final |url=https://pt.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/80814--sporting-cp-vs-cska-moskva/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=pt |archive-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102005701/https://pt.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/80814--sporting-cp-vs-cska-moskva/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Domestically, Sporting had back-to-back wins in the [[Taça de Portugal|Portuguese Cup]] in [[2006–07 Taça de Portugal|2007]] and [[2007–08 Taça de Portugal|2008]] (led by coach [[Paulo Bento]]). Sporting also reached, for the first time, the knockout phase of [[UEFA Champions League]], in the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09 season]], but were roundly defeated by [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], with an aggregate loss of 12–1. This is widely regarded as one of the lowest points in the history of the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sporting sofre humilhação histórica |url=http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Desporto/Interior.aspx?content_id=1166263 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124007/http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Desporto/Interior.aspx?content_id=1166263 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=18 December 2015 |website=jn.pt |publisher=Rui Miguel Melo}}</ref> The club almost reached another European final in 2012, but were dropped out of the competition by [[Athletic Bilbao]], in the semi-finals of the [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|2011–12 Europa League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/le-at-bilbao-sporting-3-1-cronica|title = LE: At. Bilbao-Sporting, 3–1 (crónica)|date = 26 April 2012|access-date = 23 December 2015|website = maisfutebol.iol.pt|archive-date = 24 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151224194807/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/le-at-bilbao-sporting-3-1-cronica|url-status = live}}</ref>