Varzim Sport Club () is a

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team based in

Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 ...

, near

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in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club plays in the second tier

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, after winning promotion from the Campeonato Nacional in 2015. The club has played for a total of 21 seasons at the top level of Portuguese football, eight in a row from 1963. It reached the semi-finals of the

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(league cup) on three occasions, in 1978, 1980 and 1985. Varzim has won six major titles in its history, which include the

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four times and the

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and

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once. The club usually plays with over 70% of players from its youth ranks. The club youth academy is notable for producing Portuguese international footballers like

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, Bruno Alves,

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and

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History

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

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, 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

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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. Varzim won the

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

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. In topping the group, the club qualified for the playoffs where two of the three sides would be promoted to the

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. It fought off competition from

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and Fátima to finish top of the group and claim its fourth Segunda Divisão title. Midfielder

André André André Filipe Brás André (born 26 August 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória S.C. as a midfielder. After starting his career at Varzim, he made over 200 Primeira Liga appearances for Vitória de Guimarães an ...

was praised for his displays for the club in which he scored 12 goals in 33 appearances during the season. Varzim did not compete in the

2012–13 Segunda Liga The 2012–13 Segunda Liga was the 23rd season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. This season marked a series of changes in the league overall. The league's name was changed back to Segunda Liga from the previous Liga de Honra. A total o ...

season as they did not pay the €600,000 registration fee. They remained in the third tier until earning promotion in June 2015 with a 3–1 aggregate play-off win over

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. Varzim remained in the second division until May 2022, when they were relegated in second-last above Académica de Coimbra.

Honours

** Winners (4): 1962–63, 1975–76, 1995–96, 2011–12 *

** Winners (1): 1961–62 *

** Winners (1): 2007–08

Players

Current squad

On loan

Notable former managers

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(1965-1966) *

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(1982–1984) *

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(1984–1985) *

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(1985–1988) * António Fidalgo (1988–1989) * Manuel de Oliveira (1989–1990) *

(1990) *

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(1990–1991) * Ruben Cunha (1991) * Bernardino Pedroto (1991–1992) * Álvaro Carolino (1992) * Ruben Cunha (1992–1993) * Nicolau Vaqueiro (1993–1994) * Horácio Gonçalves (1994–1998) * José Alberto Torres (1998–1999) *

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(1999–2002) * José Alberto Costa (2002) * Luís Campos (2002–2003) *

(2003–2004) * Abílio Novais (2004) * José Dinis (2004–2005) * Horácio Gonçalves (2005–2006) * Eduardo Esteves (2006–2007) *

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(2007–2008) * Rui Dias (2008) * Eduardo Esteves (2008–2011) * Dito (2011–2012) * Octávio Moreira (2012) * José Augusto (2012–2014) * Alexandre Vila Cova (2014) *

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(2014–2015) * Quim Berto (2015) * Nuno Capucho (2015–2016) *

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(2016) * Joao Eusébio (2016–2017) * Nuno Capucho (2017–2018) * Fernando Valente (2018–2019) * César Peixoto (2019) * Paulo Alves (2019–2020) *

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(2020–)

Chairmen

* Dr. José Sá ''(1930–1935)'' * João Baptista ''(1935–1937)'' * Manuel Frasco ''(1937–1940)'' * Dr. Armindo Graça ''(1940–1947)'' * Manuel Dias ''(1947–1951)'' * Luís Rodrigues ''(1951–1953)'' * Domingos Barbosa ''(1953–1954)'' * Manuel Frasco ''(1954–1955)'' * Dr. Armindo Graça ''(1955–1956)'' * Alípio Oliveira ''(1956–1958)'' * Capitão Amílcar Monteiro ''(1958–1959)'' * António Duarte ''(1959–1960)'' * Dr. João Guerreiro ''(1960–1964)'' * Dr. Armando Faria ''(1964–1965)'' * Alípio Oliveira ''(1965–1966)'' * Dr. Armando Faria ''(1966–1967)'' * Fernando Castro ''(1967–1968)'' * Eng.º António Castro ''(1968–1969)'' * Dr. João Fernando ''(1969–1970)'' * Manuel Pereira ''(1970–1971)'' * Dr. Armindo Graça ''(1971–1972)'' * Dr. João Fernando ''(1972–1974)'' * Padre Manuel Silva ''(1974–1978)'' * Dr. Rui Azevedo ''(1978–1979)'' * Francisco Troina ''(1979–1982)'' * Lídio Marques ''(1982–1988)'' * Domingos Castro ''(1988–1990)'' * Avelino Monte ''(1990–1992)'' * Dr. João Fernando ''(1992–1994)'' * Lídio Marques ''(1994–2000)'' * João Oliveira ''(2000–2004)'' * José Castro ''(2004–2012)''

League and Cup history

References

External links

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ZeroZero profile & squadNationalFootballTeams.com profile & squadForaDeJogo.net profile & squad
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