Varde Idrætsforening is an

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club based in

Varde Varde is a Danish city in southwestern Jutland and is the primary city in the municipality of Varde, in Region of Southern Denmark. In 2015 municipality changed its motto to "We in nature" to emphasize its rural atmosphere. The town has an old ma ...

Southern Jutland Southern Jutland ( da, Sønderjylland; German: Südjütland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland, Denmark and north of the Eider (river) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The region north of the Kongeå is called da, Nørr ...

, Denmark that competes in the

Denmark Series The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...

, the fifth tier of the

Danish football league system The Danish football league system, also known as the football league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system, league structure for Football in Denmark, association football in Denmark, in which all divisions are bound tog ...

. Founded in 1975 as a result of the merger between Varde Gymnastikforening (VG) and Varde Boldklub (VB), the club is affiliated to

DBU Jutland DBU Jutland ( da, DBU Jylland) is the local governing body for association football and futsal in Jutland, Denmark. They are responsible for the governance and development of men's and women's football at all levels in the region. DBU Jutland is a ...

, the regional football association. The team plays its home matches at

Varde Stadium Varde is a Danish city in southwestern Jutland and is the primary city in the municipality of Varde, in Region of Southern Denmark. In 2015 municipality changed its motto to "We in nature" to emphasize its rural atmosphere. The town has an old ma ...

, which has a capacity of 4,000.

History

Varde IF was formed by a merger of Varde Gymnastikforening (VG) and Varde Boldklub (VB) on 1 January 1975 after three previous attempts at a merger had failed. VG was founded in 1921, where they started out with gymnastics, cricket and association football. VB was founded in 1944 under the name ''Arbejdernes Boldklub'', which, however, was changed in 1954 to Varde Boldklub, and remained a football club throughout its existence. Varde IF's best cup result came in the

2010–11 Danish Cup The 2010–11 Danish Cup was the 57th season of the Danish football cup competition. For the third year, the sponsor of the competition was Ekstra Bladet, a daily newspaper, who signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association (DBU) ...

, where the club's senior team made their way to the fourth round. There, they played against Superliga giants

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

on 22 September 2010, with the match ending in a 4–2 win for Varde. In the 2007–08, Varde also reached the fourth round of the

Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

, where they met the defending Danish champions from

F.C. Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...

. The match ended with a 0–4 defeat in front of 3.279 spectators – a stadium record – at Varde Stadium. Since 2010, the men's team has competed in the

Danish 2nd Division The 2nd Division ( da, Danmarksturneringens 2. division or Herre-DM 2. division) is a semi-professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Footb ...

or the

, the third and fourth tier divisions, respectively.

References

External links

Official site
{{Denmark Series Football clubs in Denmark Association football clubs established in 1975 1975 establishments in Denmark Varde Municipality