FC Vevey United

Vevey-Sports

Full name	Vevey-Sports
Founded	1898; 127 years ago (1898) as Vevey Sports 2005; 20 years ago (2005) as FC Vevey Sports 05 27 April 2018; 6 years ago (27 April 2018) as FC Vevey United 14 September 2021; 3 years ago (14 September 2021) as Vevey-Sports
Ground	Stade de Copet, Vevey, Switzerland
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	William von Stockalper
Manager	Jean-Philippe Lebeau
League	Promotion League
2023–24	1. Liga Classic (Group 1), 3rd of 16 (promoted via play-off)
Website	https://veveysports.ch
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Vevey-Sports, formerly FC Vevey United is a Swiss football club based in Vevey, Vaud canton. The club currently play in Promotion League after promotion from 1. Liga Classic in 2023–24.

The club was founded in 1905 as Vevey Sports. They had 7 seasons in the Swiss Super League:^[1] 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.^[2] They were relegated again, to the third tier of Swiss football, in 1988.

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

On 27 April 2018, the club was merged with Azzurri Riviera and renamed FC Vevey United.^[3]

As of 2019, Vevey play in 1. Liga Classic, the 4th tier of Swiss football league system.

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.

• Miroslav Blažević (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)

As of 5 September 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

• FC Vevey Sports 05 – Swiss Football Association
• FC Vevey – WorldFootball.net