Yverdon-Sport FC

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Yverdon-Sport
Logo Yverdon Sport FC.png
Full nameYverdon-Sport Football Club
Founded1897;129 years ago (1897)
Ground Stade Municipal
Capacity6,600 (1,000 seated)
ChairmanJeffrey Saunders
Manager Adrian Ursea
League Challenge League
2024–25 Super League, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Website yverdonsport.ch
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football club based in Yverdon-les-Bains that competes in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal.

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History

Chart of Yverdon-Sport table positions in the Swiss football league system Yverdon Performance Graph.png
Chart of Yverdon-Sport table positions in the Swiss football league system

The club Yverdon-Sport came about in 1948, due to the merger of FC Yverdon (originally founded in 1897), (agreed at the AGM of 20 July 1948) of FC Concordia (agreed at the AGM of 14 July 1948) and of White Star (agreed at the AGM of 14 July 1948) on the basis of a merger project that was drawn up by a Study Committee that was formed by the authorized delegates of the three clubs on Saturday, 10 July 1948.

Yverdon-Sport played in the Swiss Super League following promotions in 1993, 1995, 2005 and 2023. In 1996 and 2024 they avoided immediate relegation out of the league. [1] The club reached the final of the 2000–01 Swiss Cup but finished as runners-up after losing 3–0 to Servette. [2] In July 2017, after winning promotion to the third-tier Swiss Promotion League, the club signed former France international striker Djibril Cissé. [3]

On 23 May 2023, Yverdon-Sport secured promotion to the Super League, after drawing against FC Aarau 1–1, thus returning to the top tier for the first time since 2005–06. [4] The 2023–24 season was their fifth season in the highest Swiss football league. [1] Three days later, Yverdon-Sport were crowned champions of the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League after defeating FC Wil 2–0 on the last matchday. [5]

On 22 May 2025, Yverdon Sport has been secured relegation to Challenge League. On the final matchday, even a 3–2 win against FC Zurich was not enough.

Stadium

Yverdon-Sport began the 2023–24 season at the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchatel, while two months of reconstruction work was carried out at Stade Municipal. In September 2023 they returned to their home stadium, Stade Municipal. [6]

Honours

Current squad

As of 9 September 2025 [7]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Simon Enzler
2 DF Flag of Benin.svg  BEN Mohamed Tijani
4 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Ousmane Doumbia
6 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA William Le Pogam (captain)
7 MF Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  GNB Mauro Rodrigues
8 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Aurélien Chappuis
9 FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Dejan Sorgić
10 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Antonio Marchesano
11 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Mitchy Ntelo
14 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Sidiki Camara (on loan from Servette )
16 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Maxime Rouiller
17 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Patrick Weber(on loan from Servette )
18 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Vegard Kongsro
19 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Hélios Sessolo
20 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Varol Tasar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Hugo Komano
22 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Kevin Martin
23 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Niklas Gunnarsson
24 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Jason Gnakpa
25 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lucas Pos
26 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Robin Golliard
27 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Ranjan Neelakandan (on loan from Annecy )
32 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Anthony Sauthier (vice-captain)
33 DF Flag of Madagascar.svg  MAD Robin Busset
37 MF Flag of Gabon.svg  GAB Noha Lemina
44 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Elias Pasche
45 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Samuel Kasongo
50 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Lorenzo Bittarelli(on loan from Lausanne )
77 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Luca Scandurra(on loan from Servette )
82 MF Flag of Chad.svg  CHA Mahamat Thiam

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
5 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Magnus Grødem (at Bryne until 30 June 2026)
9 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Marley Aké (at Zulte Waregem until 30 June 2026)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
28 MF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Moussa Baradji (at Blackburn Rovers until 30 June 2026)
FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Ahmedin Avdić(at Vevey-Sports until 30 June 2026)

Coaching staff

For the 2024–25 season. [8]

PositionStaff
Manager Paolo Tramezzani
Assistant ManagerAttila Malfatti
Giuseppe Rossi
Technical DirectorFilippo Giovagnoli
Goalkeeper CoachPedro Soares
Video AnalystAndré Santos
Fitness CoachRomain Tanniger
PhysiotherapistErmanno Speranza
Massimo Inglese
MasseurNicolas Rouilly
Kit ManagerNicolas Duvoisin
NutritionalistOcéane Poncet
DoctorLuca Tolosano
StewardAna Maria Mondaca
Assistant Fitness CoachVincenzo Chine

References

  1. 1 2 "Eine 5. Saison im Oberhaus als Lohn für Yverdon" (in German). SRF. 23 May 2023.
  2. "Il y a 23 ans, le Servette FC remportait le dernier trophée de son histoire en battant Yverdon en finale" (in French). RTS. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. Berger, Nicola (4 July 2017). "Ein Löwe in der Provinz" (in German). NZZ . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  4. "Yverdon Sport FC feiert seinen vierten Aufstieg ins Oberhaus" (in German). Swiss Football League. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023.
  5. "Yverdon Sport, champion de Challenge League!" (in French). laRegione Ticino. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  6. "Yverdon Sport fait tomber Bâle au Municipal" (in French). laRegione Ticino. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  7. "Yverdon squad" (in German). Swiss Challenge League. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. "1ère équipe". yverdonsport.ch (in French). n.d. Retrieved 7 April 2025.