Varzim S.C.

Varzim

Full name	Varzim Sport Clube
Nickname(s)	Lobos do Mar (Sea Wolfs) Alvi-Negros (White and Blacks) Poveiros (those from Póvoa de Varzim) Raça Poveira (Povoan Race)
Founded	1915
Ground	Estádio do Varzim Sport Club, Póvoa de Varzim (Capacity: 11,000)
Chairman	José Manuel Lopes Castro
Manager	Rui Quinta
League	Portuguese Second Division
2010–11	Liga de Honra, 15th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Varzim Sport Club (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐɾˈzĩ spɔɾ ˈklub(ɨ)]) is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, Região Norte. Founded in 1915, it currently plays in Liga de Honra, the second-highest division in Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio do Varzim Sport Club, which holds a capacity of 11,000.

History

Founded on 25 December 1915 under the name Varzim Foot-Ball Club, it has a total of 21 presences at the top level of Portuguese football, eight in a row from 1963. The club usually plays with over 70 percent of players from the youth ranks.

New stadium

Varzim has its own old stadium, at Lagoa Beach, close to other sports equipment in the north area of the town. In 1999, the municipality approved construction rights for the terrain where it lies, and due to real estate speculation, it now has a huge value, between €20 and €29 million.

For years, a new stadium was under debate, but a financial crisis made it urgent. Just by signing the contract-promise for selling the terrain, the club could have its debts paid and still have enough for a new stadium on another location. The new stadium would be next to the city park, where already a municipal stadium and training fields existed.

Initially, it was the board's intention to adapt the existing stadium at the city park to be able for professional football venues (increasing capacity and improving its facilities), thus having it serve the needs of both Varzim and the municipality.

Mayor Macedo Vieira, however, stated that the existing stadium was not to be used by Varzim because it was not built with this purpose. The political opposition argued against this decision, stating that the use of the municipal stadium would prevent Varzim from having to buy terrain and build a new stadium from scratch, thus reducing the amount of construction to be allowed on the old stadium location, because its terrain could then be sold for much less.

The club was, therefore, forced to build a new stadium. The contract-promise was signed with a Portuguese-Spanish group in late 2006, with construction was expected to begin in 2009, but later postponed due to the international financial crisis.

Honours

• Liga de Honra

• Runners-up (2): 1996–1997, 2000–2001

• Portuguese Second Division

• Winners (3): 1962–1963, 1975–1976, 1995–1996
• Runners-up (1): 1981–1982

• Portuguese Third Division

• Winners (1): 1961–1962

• Liga Intercalar

• Winners (1): 2007–2008

Current squad

As of 1 September, 2010. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Avelino 2 DF Tiago 3 MF André André 4 DF Luís Neto 5 DF Telmo 6 MF Tito 7 FW Gonçalo Graça 9 FW Forbes 10 MF Tiago Terroso 11 MF Ibraima 13 DF Hugo Costa 14 MF André Carvalho 15 MF Campinho

No. Position Player 16 MF Ruben Saldanha 17 FW Tiago Carneiro 18 FW Rui André 19 DF Caetano 20 MF Salvador Agra 21 FW Rafael Lopes 22 DF Pedro Santos 23 FW Dede 24 GK Rui Barbosa 25 MF Nélson Agra 26 MF Tito Silva 29 FW Zé Diogo 30 GK Ricardo Neves MF Dionisio Cabrera MF Hu Jun

League and Cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1963–64	1D	10	26	8	4	14	37	57	20
1964–65	1D	11	26	8	4	14	39	55	20
1965–66	1D	8	26	9	7	10	40	38	25
1966–67	1D	10	26	8	6	12	29	42	22
1967–68	1D	12	26	7	3	16	27	50	17
1968–69	1D	9	26	7	8	11	32	49	22
1969–70	1D	6	26	10	8	8	31	26	28
1970–71	1D	14	26	7	4	15	23	52	18		relegated
...
1976–77	1D	7	30	10	11	9	36	36	31
1977–78	1D	10	30	9	7	14	26	38	25
1978–79	1D	5	30	11	10	9	30	29	32
1979–80	1D	10	30	8	10	12	37	45	26
1980–81	1D	14	30	8	8	14	27	31	24
1981–82	2DN	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		promoted
1982–83	1D	12	30	8	10	12	23	39	26
1983–84	1D	8	30	10	9	11	32	39	29
1984–85	1D	15	30	2	13	15	23	49	17		relegated
1985–86	2DN	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		promoted
1986–87	1D	7	30	8	13	9	24	29	29
1987–88	1D	17	38	7	16	15	31	52	30		relegated
...
1990–91	2H	16	38	10	13	15	42	39	33		relegated
...
1996–97	2H	2	34	18	5	11	49	52	59		promoted
1997–98	1D	17	34	6	11	17	26	51	29		relegated
1998–99	2H	8	34	13	9	12	51	46	48
1999–00	2H	4	34	17	9	8	53	33	60
2000–01	2H	2	34	19	7	8	53	34	64		promoted
2001–02	1D	15	34	8	8	18	27	55	32
2002–03	1D	16	34	10	6	18	38	51	36	quarter-final	relegated
2003–04	2H	4	34	16	10	8	44	36	58
2004–05	2H	10	34	11	10	13	37	42	43
2005–06	2H	4	34	13	13	8	47	39	52	last 64
2006–07	2H	7	30	12	8	10	34	37	44	4th round

1D: First Division

2H: Second Division

2DN: Third Division

Notable players

• Alexandre
• Bruno Alves
• Geraldo Alves
• Hélder Postiga
• Rui Barros
• Henrique Hilário
• Vata
• Paulo Figueiredo
• Marco Abreu

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)