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FC Lausanne-Sport

Football Club Lausanne-Sportis a Swissfootballclub based inLausannein the canton ofVaud.Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tierSwiss Super Leagueafter being promoted in the2022–23 Swiss Challenge League Season.

Lausanne-Sport
Full nameFootball Club Lausanne-Sport
Nickname(s)Les bleu et blanc(The Blue and White)
Founded1896;129 years ago(1896)
GroundStade de la Tuilière
Capacity12,544
OwnerINEOS
PresidentLeen Heemskerk
ManagerLudovic Magnin
LeagueSwiss Super League
2023–24Swiss Super League, 10th of 12
Websitewww.lausanne-sport.ch
Current season

They play their home games at the 12,544-capacityStade de la Tuilière.Previously Lausanne Sport had played at theStade Olympique de la Pontaise,a 15,850 all-seater stadium used for the1954 FIFA World Cup.They played inSwiss First Divisionbetween 1906-1931, 1932–2002, 2011–2014, 2016–2018, 2020–2022 and 2023–present. The team has won seven league titles and theSwiss Cupnine times.

History

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Chart of FC Lausanne-Sport table positions in the Swiss football league system

19th century

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The club was founded in 1896 under the name ofMontriond Lausanne.However, theLausanne Football and Cricket Clubwas established in 1860, believed to be the oldest football club on the European continent by some historians.

20th century

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The club took the name Lausanne-Sports FC in 1920 after the football section merged with the Club Hygiénique de Lausanne, a physical education club. The end of the 1950s and the whole of the 1960s were among the club's finest times. LS won the Swiss Cup twice (1962 and 1964), lost an additional Swiss Cup final toBaselby forfeit, won the Swiss championship (1965) and was runner-up four times (1961, 1962, 1963), as well as in 1969. The year 1965 was the year of the 7th and last Swiss championship title. It was probably the most successful, earning its protagonists the nickname of "Lords of the Night", a reference to some enchanting evenings. Since the advent of the floodlights in the new stadium, the matches have mainly taken place in the evenings which was at the time a unique feature.

21st century

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After the2001–02 season,Lausanne-Sports were relegated because the club did not obtain a first level license for the2002–03 season.Following the 2002–03 season in the second division, Lausanne-Sports FC were again relegated due to bankruptcy. They were reformed as FC Lausanne-Sport for the 2003–04 season and had to begin play at thefourth tier.The team was promoted in consecutive seasons from the fourth division after the 2003–04 season and the third division after the 2004–05 season. After an additional six years in the second tier of Swiss football, the club was promoted to theSuper Leaguefor the2011–12 seasonfor a three-season stay before being relegated in 2014. After two seasons in the second tier the team was promoted for a two-season stay in the top division in 2016 and survived relegation in their first season before being relegated back to the second tier again in 2018. Now somewhat of a yo-yo club the team were promoted to the top tier again in 2020.

Lausanne-Sport qualified for the2010–11 UEFA Europa Leagueafter they reached the2010 Swiss Cup finalagainst Champions League-qualifiedBasel.In the 2010–11 Europa League, while still playing in the second tier Challenge League, they performed a shock getting to the group stages beating favouritesLokomotiv Moscowon the way.

Lausanne-Sport were relegated to the Swiss Challenge League at the end of the2013–14 Swiss Super Leagueseason.[1]Two years later, they finished first in the2015–16 Swiss Challenge League,which promoted them back to the top tier of Swiss football for the2016–17 season.[2]

On 13 November 2017, the club was acquired byIneos,a Swiss-based British petrochemicals company owned byJim Ratcliffe,the nation's wealthiest person.[3]The first transfer under the new ownership was that ofEnzo Fernández,son ofZinedine Zidane.[4]However, the season ended with relegation. Ratcliffe's brother Bob became club president in March 2019.[5]The club won promotion back to the top flight as champions of the2019–20 Swiss Challenge League.[6]On 27 May 2023, Lausanne-Sport secure promotion to Super League from 2023 to 2024 after draw 2–2 against FC Aarau, finished in runner-up and return to top tier after one-year absence.[7]They currently sit 10th place in the Swiss Super League after recently losing out 1-0 to Servette.

Stadium

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Lausanne Sport play in new stadium at Stade de la Tuiliere previously stadium Stade Olympique Pontaise.

Honours

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League

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Cups

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 7 February 2025[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK SUI Thomas Castella(vice-captain)
5 MF FRA Koba Koindredi(on loan fromSporting CP)
6 DF BEL Noë Dussenne
7 FW KOS Alban Ajdini
8 MF SWE Jamie Roche
9 FW SEN Mamadou Kaly Sène
10 MF SUI Olivier Custodio(captain)
11 FW MLI Fousseni Diabaté
14 DF FRA Kévin Mouanga
18 DF CGO Morgan Poaty
19 DF FRA Marvin Senaya(on loan fromStrasbourg)
20 DF FRA Hamza Abdallah
23 FW USA Konrad de la Fuente
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK CRO Karlo Letica
27 MF MTN Beyatt Lekweiry
34 DF SUI Raoul Giger
39 FW ARG Fabricio Oviedo(on loan fromRosario Central)
43 MF AUT Manuel Polster
44 DF SUI Dircssi Ngonzo
70 FW GUI Aliou Baldé(on loan fromNice)
71 DF SUI Karim Sow
80 MF SUI Alvyn Sanches
92 FW FRA Teddy Okou(on loan fromLuzern)
93 DF FRA Sekou Fofana
94 GK SUI Tim Hottiger

Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF FRA Maxen Kapo

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK FRA Melvin Mastil(atNyonuntil 30 June 2025)
— MF FRA Antoine Bernède(atHellas Veronauntil 30 June 2025)
— MF POR Diogo Carraco(atStade Lausanneuntil 30 June 2025)
— MF SUI Amin Hajoubi(atBiel-Bienneuntil 30 June 2025)
— MF SUI Joël Mandaka(atBavoisuntil 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF SEN Souleymane N'Diaye(atNyonuntil 30 June 2025)
— MF SUI Mayka Okuka(atStade Lausanneuntil 30 June 2025)
— FW SUI Malko Sartoretti(atBiel-Bienneuntil 30 June 2025)
— FW CIV Seydou Traoré(atNyonuntil 30 June 2025)

Former players

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For a list of former players of the club, seeCategory:FC Lausanne-Sport players.

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Ludovic Magnin
Assistant Managers Hervé Le Goff
First-Team Coach Loïc Perrin
Goalkeeper Coach Anthony Favre

Former coaches

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Recent seasons

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Recent season-by-season performance of the club:[13][14]

Season Division Tier Position
2005–06 Challenge League II 3rd
2006–07 13th
2007–08 13th
2008–09 7th
2009–10 10th
2010–11 1st ↑
2011–12 Super League I 7th
2012–13 9th
2013–14 10th ↓
2014–15 Challenge League II 5th
2015–16 1st ↑
2016–17 Super League I 9th
2017–18 10th ↓
2018–19 Challenge League II 3rd
2019–20 1st
2020–21 Super League I 6th
2021–22 10th ↓
2022–23 Challenge League II 2nd ↑
2023–24 Super League I 10
Key
↑Promoted ↓Relegated

Lausanne-Sports Rowing

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Main article:Lausanne-Sports Aviron

Lausanne-Sports Aviron is therowingclub of Lausanne-Sport.

References

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  1. ^"Le FC Lausanne-Sport relégué"(in French). 4 May 2014.Retrieved28 November2016.
  2. ^"Lausanne accède à l'élite"(in French). 5 May 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2016.Retrieved28 November2016.
  3. ^Wilson, Bill (13 November 2017)."Chemicals giant Ineos buys Swiss football team".Retrieved9 June2018.
  4. ^"Enzo Zidane leaves Alaves for Lausanne revolution".FourFourTwo.1 January 2018.Retrieved9 June2018.
  5. ^"After buying Team Sky, Ineos makes change at Lausanne-Sport".The Seattle Times.Associated Press. 22 March 2019.Retrieved30 January2020.
  6. ^"Bob Ratcliffe:" Tout le monde doit voir le LS comme une équipe de Super League ""[Bob Ratcliffe: "Everyone must see LS as a Super League team" ] (in French). RTS. 3 August 2020.Retrieved25 September2020.
  7. ^"Lausanne-Sport zittert sich ins Oberhaus"(in Swiss High German).SRF.27 May 2023.Retrieved3 July2023.
  8. ^"1ère équipe"[1st team] (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport.Retrieved11 December2020.
  9. ^"Le FC Lausanne-Sport limoge Simone et mise sur Celestini"(in French). 24 March 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2016.Retrieved22 December2016.
  10. ^"Celestini prolonge trois ans au FC Lausanne-Sport"(in French). 21 May 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2016.Retrieved22 December2016.
  11. ^"Giorgio Contini Neuer Cheftrainer Bei GC".Grasshopper Club Zürich. 9 June 2021.
  12. ^"Borenovic nicht mehr Trainer in Lausanne".Swiss Football League. 4 February 2022.
  13. ^"Archives des saisons – Challenge League"(in French).Retrieved22 December2016.
  14. ^"Archives des saisons – Super League"(in French). Archived fromthe originalon 16 November 2017.Retrieved22 December2016.
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