Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss

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club based in

Yverdon-les-Bains Yverdon-les-Bains () (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Ancient Rome, Roman era) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Jura-North Vaudois District, Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It ...

that is set to compete in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football, after being relegated from the top-tier

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in the 2024–25 season. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal.

History

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

following promotions in 1993, 1995, 2005 and 2023. In 1996 and 2024 they avoided immediate relegation out of the league. The club reached the final of the

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but finished as runners-up after losing 3–0 to

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. In July 2017, after winning promotion to the third-tier

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, the club signed former France international striker

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. On 23 May 2023, Yverdon-Sport secured promotion to the

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, after drawing against

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1–1, thus returning to the top tier for the first time since 2005–06. The 2023–24 season was their fifth season in the highest Swiss football league. Three days later, Yverdon-Sport were crowned champions of the

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after defeating

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2–0 on the last matchday. On 22 May 2025, Yverdon Sport has been secured relegation to Challenge League from next season. On the final matchday, even a 3–2 win against

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was not enough. After relegation, the Vaud players are finding it hard to find words.

Stadium

Yverdon-Sport began the 2023–24 season at the

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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.

Honours

* Challenge League **Winners (6): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2004–05,

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**Runners-up (1): 1998–99 *

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**Runners-up (1): 2001

Current squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

For the 2024–25 season.

References

External links

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