Varzim

Varzim Sport Club is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its establishment. 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. It reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal on three occasions, in 1978, 1980 and 1985. Varzim has won six major titles in its 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.