Breaking news! Sporting election date revealed | OneFootball

There is already a set date for the elections at Sporting. In a statement published this Thursday, January 8, in the Club’s newspaper, the President of the General Assembly Board, João Palma, announced that the ordinary General Assembly to elect Sporting’s governing bodies for the 2026-2030 four-year term will take place on March 14.

The electoral act will be held at the João Rocha Pavilion, between 9:00 AM and 8:00 PM, according to the notice signed by João Palma. Voting will be in person, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 47 of the Club’s statutes, but will be carried out electronically, as provided for in the internal regulations.

The same statement also reveals that candidacies for the Presidency of Sporting must be submitted by 6:00 PM on February 12, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 48 of the statutes. In other words, a little over a month from now.

So far, the only officially known candidate is Frederico Varandas, the current president of Sporting, who is running for a third term. The 46-year-old leader has headed the Club since September 2018 and, upon completing his second term, will have been the 44th president in the history of the lions.

“We consider ourselves to be halfway through our mission and in the school I come from, you never leave a mission halfway. I want to announce that we will run again for Sporting in the March 2026 elections. I know our rivals really miss that Sporting that didn’t bother much in sports, but those days are over and won’t return. Long live Sporting, long live the Double Champion, long live the strength of the Double Champion,” announced Frederico Varandas on December 15, 2025, on the sidelines of the Stromp Awards ceremony.

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