In the complete list of the Portugal U16 team, the Lisbon Sporting Academy U15 contributed six players.
Along with the older players, the green and white brigade provided more than ten youth internationals in total, becoming the main force of this edition of the European Youth Championship.
The momentum of Lisbon Sporting's youth training completely overwhelmed Porto and Benfica.
The detailed list included:
Forwards: Quaresma, Postiga, Ronaldo, Almeida, Luis Lorenço, Lorenzo.
Midfielders: Viana, Deng Kai, Meireles, Igor, Veloso, Amorim, Semedo.
Defenders: Jorge Ribeiro, Jose Fonte, Ricardo Duarte, Jose Bosingwa, Angelo, Araujo, Pereira.
Goalkeepers: Bruno Vale, Pilar, Vieirinha
Almost all were youth players from the three major clubs.
This lineup didn't lack star quality either.
Not to mention Quaresma, who would be flying alongside Ronaldo and almost became a big-name star in the future.
