Southampton have announced that Ivan Juric has left the club following the confirmation of their relegation to the Championship.
The Croat was appointed as Southampton manager on 21 December 2024, when he replaced Russell Martin, but he only oversaw 14 matches, with a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 6 April being his last game at the club.
Juric's side lost 12 times under him and only won once, a 2-1 victory against Ipswich Town on 1 February.
Southampton's results under Juric
| Date | Result | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| 26/12/24 | Loss | 0-1 v West Ham |
| 29/12/24 | Loss | 2-1 v Crystal Palace |
| 04/01/25 | Loss | 0-5 v Brentford |
| 16/01/25 | Loss | 3-1 v Man Utd |
| 19/01/25 | Loss | 3-2 v Nott'm Forest |
| 25/01/25 | Loss | 1-3 v Newcastle |
| 01/02/25 | Win | 1-2 v Ipswich |
| 15/02/25 | Loss | 1-3 v Bournemouth |
| 22/02/25 | Loss | 0-4 v Brighton |
| 25/02/25 | Loss | 4-0 v Chelsea |
| 08/03/25 | Loss | 3-1 v Liverpool |
| 15/03/25 | Loss | 1-2 v Wolves |
| 02/04/25 | Draw | 1-1 v Palace |
| 06/04/25 | Loss | 3-1 v Spurs |
What has been said?
"We can confirm that we have today reached an agreement with our Men’s First Team Manager, Ivan Juric, to end his spell at the club," a statement on Southampton's website read.
"Ivan came to Southampton at a tough time and was tasked with trying to improve a squad in a difficult situation. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen performances progress the way we had hoped, but we would like to thank Ivan and his staff for their honesty and hard work as they fought against the odds to try and keep us up.
"With relegation to the Championship now confirmed, we believe it is important to give fans, players and staff some clarity on the future as we head into a very important summer.
"In the meantime, Simon Rusk has agreed to take charge of the team as Interim Manager for the remaining seven fixtures of this season and will be assisted by Adam Lallana."
Managerial changes in 2024/25
Southampton are the first team this season to change their permanent manager twice.
And Juric becomes the seventh manager to leave a Premier League side in 2024/25, after Sean Dyche, Steve Cooper, Erik ten Hag, Martin, Julen Lopetegui and Gary O'Neil.
While his tenure of 105 days in charge is the 10th-shortest in Premier League history.
Shortest managerial tenures
| Manager | Club | Dates of tenure | Days in charge |
| Sam Allardyce | Leeds | 03/05/23 to 02/06/23 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Reed | Charlton | 14/11/06 to 24/12/06 | 40 |
| Javier Gracia | Leeds | 22/02/23 to 02/05/23 | 69 |
| Rene Meulensteen | Fulham | 01/12/23 to 14/02/14 | 75 |
| Frank de Boer | Crystal Palace | 26/06/17 to 11/09/17 | 77 |
| Quique Sanchez Flores | Watford | 07/09/19 to 01/12/19 | 85 |
| Bob Bradley | Swansea | 03/10/16 to 27/12/16 | 85 |
| Nathan Jones | Southampton | 10/11/22 to 12/02/23 | 94 |
| Colin Todd | Derby | 08/10/01 to 14/01/02 | 98 |
| Ivan Juric | Southampton | 23/12/24 to 07/04/25 | 105 |
Southampton are aiming to avoid an unwanted record, with the club being one point shy of Derby County's record-low tally of 11 points in a single Premier League season.
Saints are next in action on Saturday 12 April, at home to Aston Villa.
