Varzim S.C.

Varzim Sport Club (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐɾˈzĩ sɨˈpɔɾ ˈklub(ɨ)]) is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its establishment.[1] The club plays in the LigaPro after winning promotion from the Campeonato Nacional in 2015. The club has had 21 appearances at the top level of Portuguese football, eight in a row from 1963. It reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal on three occasions, in 1978, 1980 and 1985.

Varzim
Full nameVarzim Sport Club
Nickname(s)Lobos do Mar (Sea Wolves)
Alvi-Negros (White and Blacks)
Poveiros (those from Póvoa de Varzim)
Raça Poveira (Povoan Race)
Founded25 December 1915
GroundEstádio do Varzim Sport Club,
Póvoa de Varzim
Capacity7,000
ChairmanManuel Pedro Faria
ManagerMiguel Leal
LeagueLigaPro
2019–20LigaPro, 6th
WebsiteClub website

Varzim has won six major titles in its history, which include the Segunda Divisão four times and the Terceira Divisão 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.

History

The club was founded on 25 December 1915 under the name Varzim Foot-Ball Club.[2] On 25 March 1916, the club approved a motion to change its name to Varzim Sport Club.[3] 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 it officially became recognised as a club and started to compete in the city's football league. In 1920, the club won its first trophy, the Taça Eça de Queiroz.

Following several seasons playing in the amateur leagues, the club gained promotion to the top-flight Primeira Liga in 1963, where it remained for 13 seasons before being relegated. Since then, the club has suffered mixed results after several promotions and relegations. In the club's most recent history, it suffered relegation in the 2010–11 Liga de Honra to the non-professional leagues for the first time in 15 years.[4]

Varzim won the Segunda Divisão in the 2011–12 season. It started its campaign in the II Divisão Zona Norte 2011–12, where it won the league comprehensively with 68 points, 14 more than the second-placed Fafe.[5] In topping the group, the club qualified for the playoffs where two of the three sides would be promoted to the Liga de Honra. It fought off competition from Tondela and Fátima to finish top of the group and claim its fourth Segunda Divisão title.[6] Midfielder André André was praised for his displays for the club in which he scored 12 goals in 33 appearances during the season.[7]

However, Varzim were barred from the 2012–13 Segunda Liga for not being able to afford the €600,000 registration fee.[8] They remained in the third tier until earning promotion in June 2015 with a 3–1 aggregate play-off win over Casa Pia.[9]

Honours
  • Winners (4): 1962–63, 1975–76, 1995–96, 2011–12
  • Winners (1): 1961–62
  • Winners (1): 2007–08

Players

Current squad
As of 15 September 2020[10]

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  POR Ismael Lekbab
2 DF  POR Pedro Miranda
3 DF  POR André Micael
4 MF  CMR Nego Tembeng
5 DF  POR Álvaro Milhazes
7 FW  BRA Lessinho
8 MF  POR André Vieira
10 FW  TUR Yusuf Tunç
11 FW  NGA Sodiq Fatai
12 DF  POR Tiago Cerveira
13 GK  POR Ricardo Nunes
14 MF  POR Paulo Moreira
16 MF  POR Rui Moreira
17 FW  GHA George Ofosu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  POR Rui Silva
20 MF  FRA Ibrahima Kalil
21 MF  MLI Boubakary Diarra
22 DF  POR Luís Pinheiro
23 DF  POR Luís Pedro
27 DF  BRA Michael Douglas
28 FW  NGA Stanley Awurum
34 FW  NGA Christian Irobiso
41 GK  BRA Thiago Valle
44 DF  POR Gonçalo Silva
46 DF  POR Nélson Agra
77 FW  POR Rui Coentrão
88 FW  COL Jhon Rentería
93 FW  CPV Patrick (on loan from Farense)
99 MF  SEN Baba Sow

Notable former managers

Chairmen

League and Cup history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Notes
1963–64 1D 10 268414 375720
1964–65 1D 11 268414 395520
1965–66 1D 8 269710 403825
1966–67 1D 10 268612 294222
1967–68 1D 12 267316 275017
1968–69 1D 9 267811 324922
1969–70 1D 6 261088 312628
1970–71 1D 14 267415 235218 Relegated
1976–77 1D 7 3010119 363631
1977–78 1D 10 309714 263825
1978–79 1D 5 3011109 302932
1979–80 1D 10 3081012 374526
1980–81 1D 14 308814 273124
1981–82 2DN 1 301785 591841 Promoted
1982–83 1D 12 3081012 233926
1983–84 1D 8 3010911 323929
1984–85 1D 15 3021315 234917 Relegated
1985–86 2DN ? ???? ??? Promoted
1986–87 1D 7 308139 242929
1987–88 1D 17 3871615 315230 Relegated
1990–91 2H 16 38101315 423933 Round 5 Relegated
1995–96 2DS 1 3420104 552570 Round 4 Promoted
1996–97 2H 2 3418511 495259 Round 5 Promoted
1997–98 1D 17 3461117 265129 Round 5 Relegated
1998–99 2H 8 3413912 514648 Round 3
1999–2000 2H 4 341798 533360 Round 4
2000–01 2H 2 341978 533464 Round 5 Promoted
2001–02 1D 15 348818 275532 Round 4
2002–03 1D 16 3410618 385136 Quarter-finals Relegated
2003–04 2H 4 3416108 443658 Round 4
2004–05 2H 10 34111013 374243 Round 3
2005–06 2H 4 3413138 473952 Round 4
2006–07 2H 7 3012810 343744 Quarter-finals
2007–08 2H 9 3091110 292738 Round 3 Round 1
2008–09 2H 8 3011613 293539 Round 4 Round 1
2009–10 2H 13 3061311 253831 Round 3 Round 1
2010–11 2H 15 3061311 384731 Round 5 First Group Stage Relegated
2011–12 2DS 1 302082 481268 Round 1
2012–13 2DS 8 308166 312540 Round 3
2013–14 CN 4 3213811 403647 Round 3
2014–15 CN 3 322165 592369 Round 4 Promoted

References
  1. "Instalações do Varzim SC" [Installations of Varzim SC]. Varzim.pt. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. "Clube" [Club]. Varzim.pt. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. "História" [History]. Varzim.pt. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. "Liga Orangina 2010/2011". ZeroZero.pt. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  5. "II Divisão Zona Norte 2011/12" [II Division North Zone 2011/12]. ZeroZero.pt. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  6. "Varzim conquista título" [Varzim takes title]. Record. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  7. "André André". ZeroZero.pt. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  8. "Varzim fora da Liga de Honra" [Varzim out of the Liga de Honra] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. "Varzim sobe à II Liga após empate com Casa Pia" [Varzim rise to II Liga after draw with Casa Pia]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  10. "Varzim Sport Club". Varzim S.C.
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