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| Full name | Varde Idrætsforening | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1 January 1975; 50 years ago (1975-01-01) | ||
| Ground | Sydbank Stadium Varde, Denmark | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mette Marie Madsen | ||
| Manager | Søren Pallesen | ||
| League | Denmark Series | ||
| 2021–22 | Denmark Series Group 3, 9th of 10 | ||
Varde Idrætsforening is anassociation football club based inVarde,Southern Jutland, Denmark that competes in theDenmark Series, the fifth tier of theDanish football league system.
Founded in 1975 as a result of the merger between Varde Gymnastikforening (VG) and Varde Boldklub (VB), the club is affiliated toDBU Jutland, the regional football association. The team plays its home matches atVarde Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,000.
Varde IF was formed by a merger ofVarde Gymnastikforening (VG) andVarde Boldklub (VB) on 1 January 1975 after three previous attempts at a merger had failed. VG was founded in 1921, where they started out with gymnastics, cricket and association football. VB was founded in 1944 under the nameArbejdernes Boldklub, which, however, was changed in 1954 to Varde Boldklub, and remained a football club throughout its existence.[1]
Varde IF's best cup result came in the2010–11 Danish Cup, where the club's senior team made their way to the fourth round. There, they played againstSuperliga giantsBrøndby IF on 22 September 2010, with the match ending in a 4–2 win for Varde.[2][3] In the2007–08, Varde also reached the fourth round of theDanish Cup, where they met the defending Danish champions fromF.C. Copenhagen. The match ended with a 0–4 defeat in front of 3.279 spectators – a stadium record – at Varde Stadium.[4][5]
Since 2010, the men's team has competed in theDanish 2nd Division or theDenmark Series, the third and fourth tier divisions, respectively.[1]
