FC Lausanne-Sport
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| Full name | Football Club Lausanne-Sport | ||
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| Founded | 1896 (1860) | ||
| Ground | Olympique de la Pontaise | ||
| Capacity | 15,850 | ||
| President | Alain Joseph | ||
| Manager | Fabio Celestini | ||
| League | Swiss Challenge League | ||
| 2014–15 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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FC Lausanne-Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne.
History
The club was founded in 1896 under the name of Montriond Lausanne. However, the Lausanne Football and Cricket Club was established in 1860, believed to be the oldest football club on the European continent by some historians. 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 club plays at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, a 15,850 all-seater stadium used for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. They played in Swiss First Division between 1906–1931 and 1932–2002.
After the 2001–02 season, Lausanne-Sports were relegated because the club did not obtain a first level license for the 2002–03 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 the fourth 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 the Super League for the 2011–12 season.
Lausanne-Sport qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League after they reached the 2010 Swiss Cup final against Champions League-qualified Basel. 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 favourites Lokomotiv Moscow on the way.
Lausanne-Sport has won the Swiss First Division seven times and the Swiss Cup nine times.
Honours
- Ligue Nationale A/Super League
- Ligue Nationale B/Challenge League
- Winners: 2010–11
- 1. Liga Promotion
- Winners: 2004–05
- 1. Liga Classic
- Winners: 2003–04
- Swiss Cup
- Winners (9): 1935, 1939, 1944, 1950, 1962, 1964, 1981, 1998, 1999
- Runners-up (8): 1937, 1946, 1947, 1957, 1967, 1984, 2000, 2010
- Swiss League Cup
- Runners-up: 1981
Current squad
- As of 8 July 2015[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Famous former players
- See also Category:FC Lausanne-Sport players.
Former coaches
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Lausanne-Sports Rowing
Lausanne-Sports Aviron is the rowing club of Lausanne-Sport.
References
- ^ "List du Cadre". Swiss Football League (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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