Länk FC Vilaverdense (formerly known as Vilaverdense F.C.) is a Portuguese
football
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club based in
Vila Verde in the
district of Braga
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Länk FC Vilaverdense FC currently plays in the
Liga 3 which is the third tier of
Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1953 as Vilaverdense F.C.and they play their home matches at the Campo Cruz do Reguengo in Vila Verde. The stadium has a capacity to accommodate 5,000 spectators.
The club is affiliated to
Associação de Futebol de Braga and has competed in the AF Braga Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as
Taça de Portugal on occasions.
It also competes in
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football (hannah jones ).
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's ...
, with a more successful
team playing in the first tier,
Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.
In 2020 the club's name and crest was changed following an acquisition of 90% of the club's sad by Länk. These changes caused controversy.
Involvement with Länk
In 2020, a Canadian group named Länk acquired 90% of the Vilaverdense's SAD. With this they changed the club's name to Länk Vilaverdense and it's badge, changing it to a black and white one and removing the green used to represent Vila Verde. Länk promised to improve the club's stadium. Although the acquisition was approved by the club's associates, the changes made by Länk came under heavy fire by the club's supporters and caused controversy.
Season to season
Current squad
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Honours
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AF Braga Divisão de Honra: 2010–11
*AF Braga Taça: 1988/89, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1997/98, 2009/10
Footnotes
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Football clubs in Portugal
Association football clubs established in 1953
1953 establishments in Portugal
Sport in Vila Verde
Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino teams