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Varzim SC

Varzim
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Full name Varzim Sport Clube
Nickname(s) Lobos do Mar (Sea Wolves)
Alvi-Negros (White and Blacks)
Poveiros (those from Póvoa de Varzim)
Raça Poveira (Povoan Race)
Founded 25 December 1915
Ground Estádio do Varzim Sport Club,
Póvoa de Varzim
Ground Capacity 11,000
Chairman Manuel Pedro Faria
Manager Armando Evangelista
League LigaPro
2015–16 LigaPro, 9th
Website www.varzim.pt

Varzim Sport Club (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐɾˈzĩ spɔɾ ˈklub(ɨ)]) is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and play at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since their establishment. The club plays in the LigaPro after winning promotion from the Campeonato Nacional in 2015. The club has had 21 presences at the top level of Portuguese football, eight in a row from 1963. They reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal on three occasions, in 1978, 1980 and 1985.

Varzim has won six major titles in their history, which include the Portuguese Second Division four times and the Portuguese Third Division and Liga Intercalar once. The club usually plays with over 70% of players from the youth ranks. The club youth academy is notable for producing Portuguese international footballers like António Lima Pereira, Bruno Alves, Hélder Postiga and Salvador Agra.

The club was founded on 25 December 1915 under the name Varzim Foot-Ball Club. On 25 March 1916, the club approved a motion to change its name to Varzim Sport Club. Following the name change, black and white were chosen as the colours for the club's kits in all sports. In 1918, the club joined the Porto Football Association, where they officially became recognised as a club and started to compete in the city's football league. In 1920, the club won their first trophy, was the Taça Eça de Queiroz.


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