Varzim S.C.
Varzim Sport Club (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐɾˈzĩ sɨˈpɔɾ ˈkluβɨ]) is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto 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 Liga Portugal 2, 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 Taça de Portugal on three occasions, in 1978, 1980 and 1985.
| Full name | Varzim Sport Club | ||
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| 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 | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Chairman | Edgar Pinho | ||
| Manager | Tiago Margarido | ||
| League | Liga 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 17th, Liga Portugal 2 (relegation) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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 its youth ranks. The club youth academy is notable for producing Portuguese international footballers like António Lima Pereira, Bruno Alves, Hélder Postiga and Salvador Agra.