Yverdon-Sport FC

Swiss football club

Football club

Yverdon-Sport

Full name| Yverdon-Sport Football Club
Founded| 1897; 128 years ago (1897)
Ground| Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
Capacity| 6,600 (1,000 seated)
Chairman| Jeffrey Saunders
Manager| Paolo Tramezzani
League| Swiss Super League
2023–24| Swiss Super League, 9th of 12
Website| https://www.yverdonsport.ch

Home colours

Away colours

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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

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

Yverdon-Sport played in the Swiss Super League following promotions in 1993, 1995, and 2005. Only in 1996 did they manage to avoid immediate relegation out of the league.[1] The club reached in 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]

## Stadium

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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

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* Challenge League
* Winners (6): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2022–23
* Runners-up (1): 1998–99
* Swiss Cup
* Runners-up (1): 2001

## Current squad

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As of 18 February 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. | Nation  | Player

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2  | DF |  BEN | Mohamed Tijani
3  | DF |  SRB | Dimitrije Kamenović (on loan from Lazio)
4  | DF |  SEN | Djibril Diop
5  | MF |  NOR | Magnus Grødem
6  | DF |  FRA | William Le Pogam (captain)
7  | MF |  GNB | Mauro Rodrigues
8  | MF |  POL | Mateusz Łęgowski (on loan from Salernitana)
9  | FW |  FRA | Marley Aké
10  | MF |  BOL | Boris Céspedes (3rd captain)
11  | FW |  BEL | Mitchy Ntelo
12  | DF |  ITA | Cristiano Piccini
15  | MF |  PAR | Cristian Núñez
16  | GK |  SUI | Maxime Rouiller
18  | DF |  NOR | Vegard Kongsro
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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19  | MF |  SUI | Antonio Marchesano
20  | FW |  POR | Ronaldo Tavares (on loan from Estrela da Amadora)
21  | FW |  FRA | Hugo Komano
22  | GK |  SUI | Kevin Martin
24  | DF |  FRA | Jason Gnakpa
25  | DF |  POR | Christian Marques
27  | FW |  GER | Varol Tasar
28  | MF |  FRA | Moussa Baradji
32  | DF |  SUI | Anthony Sauthier (vice-captain)
37  | MF |  FRA | Fodé Sylla (on loan from Lens)
40  | GK |  FRA | Paul Bernardoni
70  | MF |  SUI | Dion Kacuri (on loan from Basel)
77  | FW |  SUI | Ahmedin Avdić
87  | DF |  POR | Gonçalo Esteves (on loan from Udinese)

### Out on loan

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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. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  NOR | Niklas Gunnarsson (at Xamax until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  SUI | Ricardo Alves (at Étoile Carouge until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  CIV | Samba Koné (at Sliema Wanderers until 30 June 2025)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  BRA | Silva (at Nyonnais until 30 June 2025)
-- | FW |  SUI | Jessé Hautier (at Neuchâtel Xamax until 30 June 2025)
-- | FW |  ALG | Aymen Mahious (at CR Belouizdad until 30 June 2025)

## Coaching staff

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For the 2024–25 season.[8]

Position  | Staff

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Manager  | Paolo Tramezzani
Assistant Manager  | Attila Malfatti
Giuseppe Rossi
Technical Director  | Filippo Giovagnoli
Goalkeeper Coach  | Pedro Soares
Video Analyst  | André Santos
Fitness Coach  | Romain Tanniger
Physiotherapist  | Ermanno Speranza
Massimo Inglese
Masseur  | Nicolas Rouilly
Kit Manager  | Nicolas Duvoisin
Nutritionalist  | Océane Poncet
Doctor  | Luca Tolosano
Steward  | Ana Maria Mondaca
Assistant Fitness Coach  | Vincenzo Chine

## References

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1. ^ a b "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. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
8. ^ "1ère équipe". yverdonsport.ch (in French). n.d. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

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