Varzim S.C.

Varzim
Full name Varzim Sport Clube
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 11,000
Chairman Manuel Pedro Faria
Manager Nuno Capucho
League LigaPro
2016–17 LigaPro, 9th
Website Club website

Varzim Sport Club (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐɾˈzĩ spɔɾ ˈklub(ɨ)]) is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and play at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since their 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. They reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal on three occasions, in 1978, 1980 and 1985.

Varzim has won six major titles in their history, which include the Portuguese Second Division four times and the Portuguese Third Division 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 they officially became recognised as a club and started to compete in the city's football league. In 1920, the club won their first trophy, was 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 they remained for 13 seasons before being eventually relegated back down. Since then, the club has suffered mixed results after several promotions and relegation. 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. They started their campaign in the II Divisão Zona Norte 2011–12, where they won the league comprehensively with 68 points, 14 more than second-placed Fafe.[5] In topping the group, the club qualified for the playoffs where two of the three sides in the playoffs would be promoted to the Liga de Honra. They fought off competition from the likes of Tondela and Fátima to finish top of the group and claim their fourth Segunda Divisão title.[6] Midfielder André André was praised for his fantastic displays for the club in which he scored 12 goals in 33 appearances from during the season.[7]

Honours

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

Players

Current squad

As of 24 July 2018[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Portugal GK Emanuel Novo
4 Portugal DF Sandro Cunha
5 Guinea-Bissau DF Eridson
6 Portugal MF Joca
7 Brazil MF Maycon
8 Portugal MF Nelsinho
9 Brazil FW Júlio Alves
10 Brazil MF Ruan Teles
11 Nigeria FW Stanley Awurum (on loan from Portimonense)
14 Cameroon FW Jacques Haman
17 Ivory Coast FW Baiko Bakaramoko
19 Senegal MF Baba Sow
20 Cyprus FW Michalis Charalambous (on loan from APOEL)
21 Honduras MF Jonathan Toro
No. Position Player
22 Nigeria MF Stephen Payne
24 Brazil MF João Sousa
28 Portugal DF Mário Sérgio
33 Brazil DF Jeferson Santos
46 Portugal MF Nélson Agra
55 Portugal MF Estrela
70 Brazil MF Marcos Paulo
75 Guinea FW Tafsir Chérif
77 Portugal DF Rui Coentrão
88 Brazil GK Paulo Vítor
96 Brazil MF Ruster
99 Portugal GK Ismael Lekbab
Serbia MF Marko Pavlovski

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
1999–00 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 Sport Club". Varzim S.C.
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