Yverdon-Sport FC

Swiss football club

Football club

Yverdon-Sport

Full name

Yverdon-Sport Football Club

Founded

1897; 127 years ago (1897)

Ground

Stade Municipal

Capacity

6,600 (1,000 seated)

Chairman

Jeffrey Saunders

Manager

Alessandro Mangiarratti

League

Swiss Super League

2022–23

Swiss Challenge League, 1st of 10 (promoted)

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football club based in Yverdon-les-Bains that competes in the Swiss Super League, the top tier of Swiss football, after being promoted from the second-tier Swiss Challenge League in the 2022–23 season. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal.

History

On 23 May 2023, Yverdon-Sport secured promotion to the Super League, after drawing against FC Aarau 1–1, thus returning to top tier for the first time since 2005–06.^[1] It would be their only fourth time playing in the first division, following promotions in 1993, 1995, and 2005. Only in 1996 did they manage to remain in the top flight, as such this will be their fifth season in the highest Swiss football league.^[2] 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.

Stadium

Yverdon-Sport began season 2023–24 at the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchatel while two months of important reconstruction work was carried out at Stade Municipal.

Honours

Challenge League
- Winners (2): 2004–05, 2022–23
Swiss Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2001

Current squad

As of 15 February 2024.^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	BEN	Mohamed Tijani (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
3	DF	SRB	Dimitrije Kamenović (on loan from Lazio)
4	DF	ITA	Dario Del Fabro
5	MF	BOL	Boris Céspedes
6	DF	FRA	William Le Pogam
7	FW	GNB	Mauro Rodrigues
8	MF	FRA	Hugo Fargues
9	FW	FRA	Marley Aké (on loan from Juventus)
10	MF	ENG	Dominic Corness (on loan from Liverpool)
11	FW	ESP	Kevin Carlos
13	MF	LUX	Mathias Olesen (on loan from Köln)
14	FW	SUI	Johan Kury
15	DF	SUI	Luca Jaquenoud
17	MF	SUI	Ricardo Alves
18	MF	COD	Néhemie Lusuena
19	FW	SUI	Yannick Cotter
21	MF	SUI	Alan Rodriguez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	SUI	Kevin Martin
23	DF	NOR	Niklas Gunnarsson
25	DF	POR	Christian Marques
26	MF	BRA	Silva
27	FW	GER	Varol Tasar (on loan from Luzern)
28	MF	BRA	Liziero (on loan from São Paulo)
32	DF	SUI	Anthony Sauthier
40	GK	FRA	Paul Bernardoni
42	MF	NOR	Magnus Grødem
44	MF	SRB	Vladan Vidaković
45	MF	CMR	Samuel Oum Gouet
70	FW	FRA	Evans Maurin
71	DF	COD	Breston Malula
81	FW	ALG	Aymen Mahious
88	FW	SUI	Christopher Lungoyi (on loan from Juventus)
97	MF	CRO	Mihael Klepač
99	GK	SUI	Mirco Mazzeo

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	DF	ALG	Haithem Loucif (at Lausanne until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	SUI	Miguel Rodrigues (at Bellinzona until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SUI	Jessé Hautier (at Xamax until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

For the 2023–24 season.

Position	Staff
Manager	Alessandro Mangiarratti
Assistant Manager	Francesco Pargalia
Goalkeeper Coach	Cédric Meunier
Fitness Coach	Marc Troussier
Head of The Medical Department	Gauthier Pelletier
Intendant	Jean-Luc Salmier Jacques Moulin
Masseur	Mathieu Delacroix Étienne Poulain
Team Manager	Gérald Mercier

Notable former players

References

^ "Yverdon Sport FC feiert seinen vierten Aufstieg ins Oberhaus". Swiss Football League. 23 May 2023.
^ "Eine 5. Saison im Oberhaus als Lohn für Yverdon". SRF. 23 May 2023.
^ "Yverdon squad" (in German). Swiss Challenge League. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links

Yverdon-Sport FC at Soccerway

Football in Switzerland

Swiss Football Association • Swiss Football League

National teams

Men	National team B U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 Futsal Beach
Women	National team U-20 U-17 Beach

League system

Men	Super League (play-off) Challenge League Promotion League 1. Liga 2. Liga Interregional 2. Liga 3. Liga 4. Liga 5. Liga
Women	Women's Super League Nationalliga B 1. Liga 2. Liga 3. Liga 4. Liga

Domestic cups

Men	Swiss Cup Swiss League Cup Swiss Super Cup (defunct) Uhrencup Cup of the Alps
Women	Swiss Women's Cup

Others

Uhrencup

v t e Swiss Super League
2023–24 teams	Basel Grasshopper Lausanne Ouchy Lausanne-Sport Lugano Luzern Servette St. Gallen Winterthur Young Boys Yverdon-Sport Zürich
Former teams	Aarau Bellinzona Neuchâtel Xamax Sion Schaffhausen Thun Vaduz Wil
Associated competitions	Swiss Cup Swiss Challenge League Swiss Promotion League
Seasons	2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Seasons of the Swiss Football League

Serie A era, 1897–1931
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31

Nationalliga era, 1931–1944
Seasons	1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44

Nationalliga A era, 1944–2003

Seasons

1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03

Super League era, 2003–present
Seasons	2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25