Estádio do Varzim Sport Club

Varzim Sport Club, currently in the second tier of Portuguese football, play their home games at the aging Estádio do Varzim Sport Club in Póvoa de Varzim north of Porto.

Estádio do Varzim

The ground was built in 1929 and holds a capacity of 11,000 spectators. The football club, nicknamed the Sea Wolves (Lobos do Mar) has played over 20 seasons in the top league of Portuguese football, the Primeira Liga, but now has fallen on harder times. It has been rather overshadowed by Rio Ave in the town of Vila do Conde to the south.

The home ground of neighbors Rio Ave

Access - Getting There

4490-475 Povoa de Varzim
Tel: 252 249 000

The stadium is a 20-minute walk or taxi ride from Póvoa de Varzim Station, which is at the northern end of Line B of the Porto metro. The stadium is close to the sea and Praia dos Beijinhos, north of the casino.

The Axis Vermar Hotel is very close by, a short walk further north.