Which football managers have been sacked this season?

Carlo Garganese

• 20 Nov 2024 10:10 GMT
• 6 min read

Being a football manager is arguably the worst career choice possible if you want job security.

Indeed, soccer coaches are sacked on a regular basis as clubs across the world make changes in order to try and achieve success.

Across Europe's top leagues and beyond, head coaches are either sacked or choose to resign frequently throughout the season, with the length of a manager's stint getting shorter and shorter with each passing year.

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In fact, the next manager to be sacked is a vital part of football transfer news, as the impact of a managerial change can often make a huge difference both on and off the pitch. Furthermore, patience with managers grows ever thinner with each defeat a team suffers.

The 2024-25 European season is now approaching the Christmas period and a long list of managers across the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have been sacked this campaign.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through every manager in Europe’s top five leagues who have left their posts this campaign.

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Sacked/departed Premier League managers in 2024-25

The first big managerial appointment of the English season came on October 16 when it was announced that Thomas Tuchel was the new permanent head coach of the England national team. Tuchel replaced Gareth Southgate, who resigned after Euro 2024, with caretaker boss Lee Carsley returning to the Under-21s. Tuchel's contract was from January 1, 2025.

Erik ten Hag became the first Premier League manager to be sacked on 28 October, when he was dismissed following Man Utd's 2-1 loss against West Ham United. After Ruud van Nistelrooy was caretaker for a few games, Ten Hag was permanently replaced by former Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim on November 11.

Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner and West Ham's Julen Lopetegui are also at risk of the axe, while Gary O'Neil is under pressure at Wolves after a difficult start to the season.

In 2023-24, only three Premier League managers were sacked during the season - Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield United), Steve Cooper (Nottingham Forest) and Roy Hodgson (Crystal Palace). Heckingbottom was replaced by Chris Wilder, Nuno Espirito Santo took charge at Forest, and Oliver Glasner was chosen as Hodgson's successor. Julen Lopetegui left Wolves before the season had even started, while Mauricio Pochettino, Roberto De Zerbi, Jurgen Klopp and David Moyes all departed at the end of the campaign.

Sacked/departed La Liga managers in 2024-25

The first La Liga manager to be sacked in the 2024-25 season was Luis Carrion, who was given his marching order on October 8 with Las Palmas bottom of the table. He was replaced by Diego Martinez.

In 2023-24, 11 LaLiga managers were sacked, with Villarreal, Sevilla, Granada and Almeria all going through three separate head coaches during the campaign.

Cadiz, Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo also sacked managers last season.

Sacked/departed Serie A managers in 2024-25

Roma's Daniele De Rossi became the first head coach of the 2024-25 Serie A season to be sacked as he was handed his dismissal on September 18 after failing to win any of the first four games of the campaign.

Ivan Juric arrived as his replacement on a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend if Roma qualify for the Champions League. However, Juric was sacked after less than two months in charge after a dismal spell with the Italian giants which saw them just four points above the relegation zone.

With Roma in complete crisis both on and off the pitch, the club turned to Claudio Ranieri. The 73-year-old Roman returned on November 14 as Roma's caretaker manager until the end of the season. It was his third spell at the club, at the age of 73.

Luca Gotti was sacked by Lecce on November 9 after a terrible start to the season, which saw the club struggling in the relegation zone at the time of his axeing. He was replaced by Marco Giampaolo.

Alberto Gilardino was the next coach to be axed in Serie A on November 19 with Genoa enduring a disastrous start to the season on and off the pitch. Patrick Vieira was announced as his replacement the following day, reunitng with his former Nice pupil Mario Balotelli.

Only five managers who started the 2024-25 season were coaches of their clubs in the season before.

In 2023-24, 14 Serie A managers departed, including Jose Mourinho, Maurizio Sarri and Massimiliano Allegri.

Napoli were arguably the biggest story of the season as they went through three managers in a dismal campaign that saw them finish 10th after winning the Scudetto in 2023.

Sacked/departed Bundesliga managers in 2024-25

VfL Bochum's Peter Zeidler became the first Bundesliga manager to be sacked during the 2024-25 campaign.

The club opted to part ways with Zeidler and sporting director Marc Lettau following a crisis meeting on October 20. Bochum were rock bottom of the Bundesliga table upon Zeidler's departure, with only one point from their opening seven games. He was replaced by Dieter Hecking.

Pellegrino Matarazzo was then sacked by Hoffenheim on November 11, with the club languishing down in 15th place in the German top flight. He was replaced by Christian Ilzer.

In 2023-24, eight Bundesliga managers were sacked, including Union Berlin legend Urs Fischer, who left the club in November after a torrid run of form.

Augsburg were the only German top flight team to sack two managers last year.

Sacked/departed Ligue 1 managers in 2024-25

Montpellier head coach Michel Der Zakarian was the first Ligue 1 coach to be sacked this season following a 5-0 home loss against Marseille. He was replaced by veteran Jean-Louis Gasset, who returned for his third spell at the club.

Rennes coach Julien Stephen was the next to be sacked on November 7 as they struggled in 13th place. He was replaced by Jorge Sampaoli.

In 2023-24, eight Ligue 1 managers were sacked, including Laurent Blanc, Fabio Grosso and Will Still.