FC Lausanne-Sport
Tier 1Swiss Super LeagueLausanne, Vaud, SwitzerlandOn the globe
- Founded
- 2003
- Ground
- Stade de la Tuilière12,544 seats · opened 2020
- Full name
- Football Club Lausanne-Sport
- Website
- lausanne-sport.ch
Who owns FC Lausanne-Sport
INEOS has been majority owner since November 2017; since March 2025 its shares are held in a blind trust by an unnamed British company to satisfy UEFA multi-club rules.
Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based abroad: England
As of March 2025Medium confidenceSources: LFM, FC Lausanne-Sport, Associated Press (via Fox Sports)
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamFC Lausanne-Sport (operating company; legal name not confirmed)
- Stake not knowncontrolsINEOS Football SASince November 2017, figure as of March 2025Through Since 2025-03: blind trust held by an unnamed British companyMajority shareholder since Nov 2017. In March 2025 INEOS placed its shares in a blind trust (an unnamed British company) for UEFA multi-club rules; INEOS remains the economic owner. Exact stake not reported; no sale found by 2026-10.Medium confidenceSources: LFM, INEOS, Associated Press (via Fox Sports)
- Stake not knowncontrolsINEOS LimitedFigure as of October 2026INEOS Football SA is an INEOS group company in Rolle; the exact chain up to INEOS Limited is not published.Low confidenceSources: Zefix (Swiss central business name index), INEOS
- Stake not knownsignificantJim RatcliffeFigure as of 24 September 202620-F: INEOS is co-owned by James A. Ratcliffe, Andrew Currie and John Reece, who each hold voting and investment power over the Manchester United shares held by INEOS. Percentage split not stated in the filing.Medium confidenceSources: Manchester United plc / SEC EDGAR, Associated Press (via Fox Sports), Wikipedia
Changes of control
- November 2017
INEOS Football SA took control.
Derived from the multi-club-groups research: the start of the current controlling holding.
Medium confidenceSources: LFM, INEOS, Associated Press (via Fox Sports)
Sources14
- INEOS prend les commandes du LS FC Lausanne-Sport, Club, 13 November 2017. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Football : Le Lausanne-Sport change de propriétaire LFM, Local news, 13 November 2017. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Man United co-owner Ratcliffe puts Swiss club into blind trust to comply with UEFA ownership rules Associated Press (via Fox Sports), News, 5 March 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- INEOS Sport — Football INEOS, Owner. Checked 3 October 2026.
- INEOS buys historic Swiss football club, Lausanne-Sport INEOS, Owner, 13 November 2017. Checked 3 October 2026.
- MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (00095489) — persons with significant control Companies House, Company registry. Checked 3 October 2026.
- INEOS Football SA, Rolle (CHE-249.034.490) Zefix (Swiss central business name index), Company registry. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Manchester United plc — Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2026 Manchester United plc / SEC EDGAR, Regulator, 24 September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Schedule 13D/A — Manchester United plc (INEOS Services Limited and INEOS Limited) SEC EDGAR, Regulator, 29 June 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- FC Lausanne-Sport Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- 2026–27 Swiss Super League Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q309456).