Vevey-Sports, formerly FC Vevey United is a Swiss

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club based in

Vevey Vevey (; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the Vaud, canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used. It was the seat of the Vevey (district), district of the same name until 200 ...

Vaud Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat ...

canton. The club currently play in Promotion League, the third tier of Swiss football.

History

Vevey Sports

The club was founded in 1905 as ''Vevey Sports''. They had 7 seasons in the

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: 1974–75, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87. They lost a promotion-relegation playoff against FC Lugano in 1987. They were relegated again, to the third tier of Swiss football, in 1988.

FC Vevey Sports 05

In 2005 the club was declared bankrupt and dissolved, then refounded as ''FC Vevey Sports 05''.

FC Vevey United

On 27 April 2018, the club was merged with Azzurri Riviera and renamed ''FC Vevey United''. As of 2019, Vevey play in 1. Liga Classic, the 4th tier of Swiss football league system.

Vevey-Sports

In 2021, the club takes the name Vevey-Sports. The name is validated during the general meeting on 14 September 2021. In 2023–24, Vevey-Sports secure promotion to Swiss Promotion League for the first time in history from 2024–25 season after defeat FC Schötz 2-1 aggregate 4-3 in play-off matches. Vevey Performance Chart

Former managers

Miroslav Blažević Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević (; 9 February 1935 – 8 February 2023) was a Bosnian-Croatian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and Football player, player. A former right winger, his professional ...

(1968–1971) * Peter Rösch (1971–1972) * Antoine Cuissard (1972–October 1974) * Georges Hanke (1974–1976) * Paul Garbani (1978–1985) * Gérard Castella (1985–1986) * Guy Mathez (1986–1987) * Alfons Edenhofer (1987–1988) * Adrian Ursea (2000–2001) * Didier Tholot (2002–2003) * Hugo Raczynski (2013-2015) * Hervé Bochud (2015–April 2017) * Julien Schürmann (April 2017–June 2017) * Jean-Philippe Karlen (2017–2019) * Christophe Caschili (2019–2022) * Amar Boumilat (2022–2023) * Jean-Philippe Lebeau (2024–present)

Current squad

''As of 5 September 2024.''

References

External links

FC Vevey Sports 05
nbsp;– Swiss Football Association
FC Vevey
– WorldFootball.net Football clubs in Switzerland Association football clubs established in 1898 Vevey 1898 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-footyclub-stub