FC Lausanne-Sport
Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Challenge League in their most recent 2022–23 season, the second tier of football in the country, but will play in the highest tier Swiss Super League in the 2023–24 after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League Season.
| Full name | Football Club Lausanne-Sport | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les bleu et blanc (The Blue and White) | ||
| Founded | 1896 | ||
| Ground | Stade de la Tuilière | ||
| Capacity | 12,544 | ||
| Owner | INEOS | ||
| President | Leen Heemskerk | ||
| Manager | Ludovic Magnin | ||
| League | Swiss Super League | ||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League, 2nd of 10 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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They play their home games at the 12,544-capacity Stade de la Tuilière. Previously Lausanne Sport had played 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 and 1931, 1932–2002, 2011–2014, 2016–2018, 2020–2022 and 2023–present. The team has won seven league titles and the Swiss Cup nine times.