Lausanne Sports (also referred to as
LS) is a
sports clubA sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and in several sports, working under the same umbrella organization. In a larger sense, it may also refer to any sports institution, even those that have only one...
from
LausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing Évian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located some northeast of Geneva. It is the capital of the canton of Vaud and of the district of...
,
SwitzerlandSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
. It is most famous for its
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
department (
FC Lausanne-Sport), but the club has also
athleticsTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
,
sport rowingRowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, and rink hockey departments.
History
The football-section was founded in 1896 under the name of
Montriond Lausanne. However, the
Lausanne Football and Cricket ClubThe Lausanne Football and Cricket Club was a Swiss soccer and cricket club.The club was founded in 1860 by English students, who have studied at private schools in the area of Lausanne. Due the year of the foundation this club could be the first soccer club of Continental Europe. The world-wide...
was established in 1860, believed to be the oldest football club on the European continent by some historians. The club took its current name in 1920 after the football section merged with the Club Hygiénique de Lausanne, a physical education club.
Football
FC Lausanne-Sport won the
Swiss Super LeagueThe Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams competing in the 2009–10 season are-Promotion/Relegation from 2008–09 Season:...
seven times and the Swiss Cup nine times. The club currently play in the Swiss
Challenge LeagueThe Dosenbach Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss Football League. 16 teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, and the bottom two teams are relegated to the 1. Liga...
. The club play at the
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseStade Olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 15,900 people and was built in 1904. During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted five games....
(16'000, all seated), a stadium used for the
1954 FIFA World CupThe 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. As the year saw the 50th anniversary of FIFA, it was appropriate for football's premier competition to be played in the home of its governing body, and Switzerland was chosen as hosts in...
.
Honours
- Swiss Champions
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams competing in the 2009–10 season are-Promotion/Relegation from 2008–09 Season:...
: 1913-East:-Central:-West:-Final:Lausanne Sports won the championship.-References:...
, 1932-Group 1:-Group 2:-Playoff:-References:...
, 1935-League standings:-References:...
, 1936-League standings:-References:...
, 1944-League standings:-References:...
, 1951-League standings:-References:...
and 1965-League standings:-References:...
- Swiss Cup
The Swiss Cup is a football cup tournament that has been organised annually since 1926 by the Swiss Football Association . The winner is allowed to take part in the UEFA Cup championship. Between 2003 and 2008 the cup has been sponsored and known as the Swisscom Cup.-Finals:-Performance By...
: 1935, 1939, 1944, 1950, 1962, 1964, 1981, 1998 and 1999
Current squad
As of 26 July, 2009
Former famous players
- See also .
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Lausanne Sport Rowing
Lausanne-Sports Aviron is the
rowingRowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club of Lausanne Sports.
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