{{Short description|Portuguese association football club}} {{about|the men's football club|the women's football club|Vilaverdense F.C. (women)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{infobox football club | clubname = Vilaverdense | image = Vilaverdense_F.C._logo.svg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Vilaverdense Futebol Clube | nickname = | motto = | shortname = | founded = {{start date and years ago|1953|df=yes}} | ground = Campo Cruz do Reguengo<br />[[Vila Verde Municipality|Vila Verde]], Portugal | capacity = 1,000<ref name="auto">[https://www.lankfcvilaverdense.com/estadio Estadio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305160258/https://www.lankfcvilaverdense.com/estadio |date=2023-03-05 }}</ref> | owner = | chairman = Isidro Fernandes | mgrtitle = | manager = Sérgio Machado | league = [[Campeonato de Portugal (league)|Campeonato de Portugal]] | season = [[2024–25 Liga 3 (Portugal)|2024–25]] | position = [[Liga 3 Portugal|Liga 3]] First stage Série A, 10th of 10 <br> Second stage Relegation stage Série 1, 6th of 6 (relegated) | pattern_la2 = | website = }}
'''Vilaverdense F.C.''' (known for 4 years as '''Länk FC Vilaverdense''')<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-28 |title=DESPORTO (Futebol) - Lank ‘abandona’ projeto do Vilaverdense FC e já há novos investidores ‘brasileiro-japoneses’ - O Vilaverdense |url=https://ovilaverdense.pt/lank-abandona-projeto-do-vilaverdense-fc-e-ja-ha-novos-investidores-brasileiro-japoneses/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |language=pt-PT}}</ref> is a Portuguese [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Vila Verde Municipality|Vila Verde]] in the [[district of Braga]].<ref name="ForaDeJogo101">{{cite web |url= https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=101 |title= Vilaverdense Futebol Clube - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net |work=ForaDeJogo |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref> They currently play in the [[Campeonato de Portugal (league)|Campeonato de Portugal]], the fourth tier of [[Portuguese football league system|Portuguese football]] after relegation from [[Liga 3 (Portugal)|Liga 3]] in 2024–25.
The club is affiliated to [[Associação de Futebol de Braga]] and has competed in the AF Braga Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as [[Taça de Portugal]] on occasion.<ref name="ForaDeJogo101"/>{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}
It also competes in [[Women's association football|women's football]], with a more successful [[Vilaverdense F.C. (women)|team]] playing in the first tier, [[Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino]],{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} using the 3,000-seat Municipal Stadium.<ref name="auto"/>
== History == The club was founded in 1953 as Vilaverdense F.C. and play their home matches at Campo da Cruz do Reguengo in Vila Verde. The stadium is a 1,000 spectator all-seater.<ref name="ForaDeJogo101"/>
In 2020, the club's name and crest was changed following an acquisition of 90% of the club's SAD (Anonymous Shareholder Sport Association) by Länk. These changes caused some controversy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
On 11 June 2023, In the [[2022–23 Liga 3 (Portugal)|2022–23 season]], following a strong season that had the team in the top half of the table for the majority of the time, they managed to jump to second place in Série A, in the promotion rounds finish in second place at Série 2 and qualified for the promotion play-off against [[B-SAD]]. They drew the first leg at home with 1–1 and won the second leg in Rio Maior with 0–1 and thus with an aggregate score of 1–2, secured promotion to the [[2023–24 Liga Portugal 2]] for the first time in history from next season. They were relegated after one season following a 17th finish.
In 2024–25, Vilaverdense secure relegation to [[Campeonato de Portugal (league)|Campeonato de Portugal]] from next season after second successive from [[Liga Portugal 2]].
== Involvement with Länk == In 2020, a Canadian group named Länk acquired 90% of Vilaverdense's SAD, promising to improve the club's stadium. With this they changed the club's name to Länk Vilaverdense and its badge to one in black and white, removing the green used to represent Vila Verde ("Green Town"). The team's kits, however, are still green.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/pt/lank-fc-vilaverdense-2019-20-home-kit/ | title=Camisa Titular LANK FC Vilaverdense 2019-20 }}</ref> Although the acquisition was approved by the club's associates, the changes made by Länk came under heavy fire by the club's supporters and caused controversy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-10-19 |title=Vilaverdense passa a chamar-se Länk FC |url=https://bomdia.eu/vilaverdense-passa-a-chamar-se-lank-fc/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=BOM DIA |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-13 |title=Grupo Lank promete revolucionar o Vilaverdense FC |url=https://ovilaverdense.pt/grupo-lank-promete-revolucionar-o-vilaverdense-fc/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=O Vilaverdense |language=pt-PT}}</ref>
== League history == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" !style="width: 60px;"|'''Season''' !style="width: 50px;"|'''Level''' !style="width: 120px;"|'''Division''' !style="width: 160px;"|'''Section''' !style="width: 50px;"|'''Place''' !style="width: 120px;"|'''Movements''' |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1990–91 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – 1ª divisão B |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1991–92 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – 1ª divisão A |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1992–93 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – 1ª divisão B |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1993–94 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – 1ª divisão B |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1994–95 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – Honra |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1995–96 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – Honra |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1996–97 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – Honra |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1997–98 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – Honra |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[1998–99 Terceira Divisão|1998–99]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''13th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[1999–2000 Terceira Divisão|1999–2000]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''8th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2000–01 Terceira Divisão|2000–01]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2001–02 Terceira Divisão|2001–02]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2002–03 Terceira Divisão|2002–03]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2003–04 Terceira Divisão|2003–04]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|[[2004–05 Segunda Divisão|2004–05]] |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''[[Segunda Divisão]]''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Série Norte |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|[[2005–06 Segunda Divisão|2005–06]] |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''[[Segunda Divisão]]''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Série Norte |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''13th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2006–07 Terceira Divisão|2006–07]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''14th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2007–08 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – Honra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2008–09 Terceira Divisão|2008–09]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A – 1ª Fase |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''12th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Relegation Group |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A – Sub-Série A2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Relegated |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2009–10 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – Honra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''9th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2010–11 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''[[Distritais]]''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| [[AF Braga]] – Honra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2011–12 Terceira Divisão|2011–12]] |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A – 1ª Fase |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Promotion Group |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Terceira Divisão]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A Fase Final |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Promoted |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|[[2012–13 Segunda Divisão|2012–13]] |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"| '''[[Segunda Divisão]]''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| Série Norte |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''13th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|[[2013–14 Campeonato Nacional|2013–14]] |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"| '''[[Campeonato Nacional de Seniores|Campeonato Nacional]]''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| Série A |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- ! colspan=6 |As '''Länk Vilaverdense''' |- !style="width: 60px;"|'''Season''' !style="width: 50px;"|'''Level''' !style="width: 120px;"|'''Division''' !style="width: 160px;"|'''Section''' !style="width: 50px;"|'''Place''' !style="width: 120px;"|'''Movements''' |- |rowspan="2" style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2021–22 Campeonato de Portugal|2021–22]] |rowspan="2" style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |rowspan="2" style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''[[Campeonato de Portugal (league)|Campeonato de Portugal]]''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série A – 1st stage |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Promotion Group |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"| North zone – 2nd stage |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Promoted to [[Liga 3 (Portugal)|Liga 3]] |- |rowspan="3" style="background:#5D3FD3;"|[[2022–23 Liga 3 (Portugal)|2022–23]] |rowspan="3" style="background:#5D3FD3;"|Tier 3 |rowspan="3" style="background:#5D3FD3;"| '''[[Liga 3 (Portugal)|Liga 3]]''' |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| Série A – 1st stage |style="background:#5D3FD3;"|2nd |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| 2nd stage |- |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| Série 2 – 2nd stage |style="background:#5D3FD3;"|2nd |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| 3rd stage |- |style="background:#5D3FD3;"|3rd stage |style="background:#5D3FD3;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| Promotion play-off and promoted to [[Liga Portugal 2]] via play-off |- |style="background:#00FFFF;"|[[2023–24 Liga Portugal 2|2023–24]] |style="background:#00FFFF;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#00FFFF;"| '''[[Liga Portugal 2]]''' |colspan="2" align=center style="background:#00FFFF;"| '''17th''' |style="background:#00FFFF;"| Relegated to [[Liga 3 (Portugal)|Liga 3]] |- |rowspan="2" style="background:#5D3FD3;"|[[2024–25 Liga 3 (Portugal)|2024–25]] |rowspan="2" style="background:#5D3FD3;"|Tier 3 |rowspan="2" style="background:#5D3FD3;"| '''[[Liga 3 (Portugal)|Liga 3]]''' |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| Série A – 1st stage |style="background:#5D3FD3;"|10th |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| 2nd stage in Relegation stage |- |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| Série 1 – 2nd stage |style="background:#5D3FD3;"|6th |style="background:#5D3FD3;"| Relegation to [[Campeonato de Portugal (league)|Campeonato de Portugal]] |- |rowspan="2" style="background:#FF7F00;"|[[2025–26 Campeonato de Portugal|2025–26]] |rowspan="2" style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |rowspan="2" style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Campeonato de Portugal''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Série TBD – 1st stage |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |}<ref name="Soccer Library">{{cite web |url=http://soccerlibrary.free.fr/por_ft.pdf|title= Portugal – Table of Honor – soccerlibrary.free.fr |work=Soccer Library |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref><ref name="ForaDeJogo">{{cite web |url=https://www.foradejogo.net/competitionsnew.php|title= Competitions - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net |work=ForaDeJogo |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref><ref name="Futebol Total">{{cite web |url=http://futeboltotal-victor.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/AF%20Braga|title= AF Braga – Futebol Total|work=Futebol Total |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}
==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|19 July 2024}}
{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=POR|name=Cajó|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=POR|name=Vasco Coelho|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=GHA|name=Daniel Robertson|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=BRA|name=Luiz Neto|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=MLI|name=Momo Sacko|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=BRA|name=Weslei Ferreira|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=POR|name=Eduardo Barbosa|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=POR|name=Ivo Cláudio|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=BRA|name=Neemias Barbosa|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=POR|name=Hugo Alves|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=POR|name=Danilo Monteiro|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=POR|name=Diogo Santos|pos=GK}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=CIV|name=Badra Camara|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=POR|name=Diogo Madaleno|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=POR|name=Jota Rego|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=POR|name=Gonçalo Zuzarte|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=GHA|name=[[Abdul Ibrahim (footballer)|Abdul Ibrahim]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=POR|name=Yemi Agbaoye|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=MLI|name=Baissa Niambélé|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=CPV|name=Dica|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=USA|name=Jude Burst|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=BRA|name=Hiago Bagarolo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=BRA|name=João Pedro|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs end}}
==Honours== *'''[[AF Braga]] Divisão de Honra''': 2010–11 *'''AF Braga Taça''': 1988/89, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1997/98, 2009/10
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{official website|https://www.lankfcvilaverdense.com/}}. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616100522/https://www.lankfcvilaverdense.com/ |date=2023-06-16 }}.
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