Marco Silva leaves Fulham

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https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2026/june/02/marco-silva-to-leave-fulham/

The Club can confirm that Marco Silva will leave his role as Head Coach at Fulham this summer.

It's a position that Silva has held for five years – which had made him the third longest serving boss in the Premier League, and fifth longest in the Football League – a spell which was laden with success.

In an open letter to the supporters, Silva said: "To our fans – I asked you, from day one, to always be with us. And that's what you did these past five years. We achieved a lot together.

"My staff and I always felt your support. It will never be forgotten. Fulham will always be in my heart, and sooner or later I will be back at Craven Cottage."
Marco Silva applauds the Fulham fans

Shahid Khan added: "Marco Silva leaves our Club with my gratitude and best wishes. Fulham and Marco were an excellent fit for five seasons, but change is inevitable in this game, and we've accordingly prepared for this moment.

"The talent in our squad, our historic home ground of Craven Cottage, our faithful supporters, and my commitment to backing the Club, all make Fulham an extraordinarily attractive destination for an incoming head coach.

"We will soon appoint a new leader in a timely but deliberate manner, who will meet the standards of our Club and expectations of our fans throughout the world."

After leading us to a first league title in 21 years – a campaign which saw us score 110 goals, including three 7-0 victories – Silva helped the Club re-establish itself in the Premier League.
Marco Silva with the Championship trophy

Having twice previously gone straight back down following promotion, Fulham comfortably secured a top half finish in 2022/23 – a campaign that provided fans with their first victory over Chelsea in 17 years.

Earning a reputation as a Head Coach who was excellent at getting the best out of players, Silva led the Whites to three further mid-table finishes in the subsequent seasons.

His time at the helm has also seen the Club break our record Premier League points tally when the team accrued 54 in 2025, while he also led us to four Quarter-Finals across both domestic cup competitions, including a first ever appearance in the Carabao Cup Semi-Finals.

A fiercely passionate and relentlessly hard-working individual, Silva's impact on the landscape of Fulham will not be forgotten, and he is welcome back at the Cottage as our guest anytime.

Thank you, Marco.

https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2026/june/02/an-open-letter-from-marco-silva/

A message from Marco Silva following the announcement that he will leave Fulham this month.

After five years, our journey together comes to an end. I leave with a feeling I was told when I first arrived – that Fulham Football Club is a family.

Thanks to Mr Khan, Tony and Alistair for their support and, above all, for the relationship we built.

Thank you for the great work of all the Club staff members behind the scenes.

The players will be left with great memories and moments that we shared together through our hard work.

Last, but not least, to our fans – I asked you from day one, to always be with us. And that's what you did these past five years. We achieved a lot together.

My staff and I always felt your support. It will never be forgotten.

Fulham will always be in my heart, and sooner or later I will be back at Craven Cottage.

- Marco

[Somerset Fulham]

Ah that is a shame.

Exciting times ahead though, it will be interestng to see what a new broom brings with him.

[SerbianLad]

Sad news, but some here and on various social media will be happy. I hope we get the right appointment in. I've not been excited by the names linked so far in the slightest.

[Jules]

Thank you Marco and good luck at Benfica.

[demeant0r]

Is he taking his coaching staff with him?

[Andrew]

i wanted him to stay but managers come and go, it is only us the supporters that remain.

Let's see who comes next and hope we have been working on this and are ready in time for pre season..

[KJS]

Thanks Marco good luck in Portugal its just a shame you've strung the club along for weeks

[jayffc]

Well


Thank you marco.

Ultimately he brought this club back to the top division and kept us there. Some brilliant memories...a shame that it kind of petered out the way it did, really hoping whoever comes next manages to build on his success.

 He has undoubtedly been one of the highest achieving Fulham managers in our history given the way we won the championship, first years top 10 finish, competitive cup runs and of course record points tally in the premier league...will always be grateful for his time here and making Fulham a real competitor against the top sides.

Here's to the future though. Hopefully much a handful of other clubs our level we find a way to push on rather than fall back as one might fear.

We have the whole summer ahead of us, lets hope it's a good one COYW

[Whitestone]

Finally. We can move forward now. I hope the club have identified his successor and agreed terms with him. Shahid Khan's comments do suggest we may have.

[jayffc]

Is he taking his coaching staff with him?

One would expect so. Multiple Portuguese guys right?

[Holders]

More prominent club, a better city in his homeland. better weather and still a huge salary. Who's to blame him? But maybe some refreshment won't hurt if they can find the right man. Let's trust that the process is well under way.

[FFC007]

Let's hope that we don't dilly dally around in appointing a new boss...

[perry geyton]

Onwards & Upwards


Hopefully

[jayffc]

Finally. We can move forward now. I hope the club have identified and agreed terms with his successor. Shahid Khan's comments do suggest we may have.

Sounds like we've certainly held initially conversations and have an idea of who we want. Will presumably be a matter of finalising formal negotiations now he's confirmed to be moving on.

[e4b]

Thank you Marco and good luck.

[perry geyton]

More prominent club, a better city in his homeland. better weather and still a huge salary. Who's to blame him? But maybe some refreshment won't hurt if they can find the right man. Let's trust that the process is well under way.

I bet his wife's happy

[demeant0r]

Is he taking his coaching staff with him?

One would expect so. Multiple Portuguese guys right?

I don't know if there's still any player not on holiday right now but if there isn't and he takes his staff then there's no-one to do the coaching until we get a new manager.

[Oakeshott]

Often a mistake to follow into a post someone who did really well in it, and although Jose did not win the league he took the club through the whole season without loss. If Benfica lose a couple early on ...

I suspect that, managerially, Marco has done what a couple of our young players did, reportedly against his advice. One couldn't get a regular place in Brentford's team, the other has spent the year kicking his heels at Villa.

The grass is not always greener ...

[Kingjay81]

Absolutely gutted but obviously expected.

Amazing memories. Absolutely tore the Championship apart scoring 6 and 7 in multiple games.

Beat every single club in the premier league bar Man City. Chelsea away will live long in the memory as will the Man Utd penalty shoot out cup win.

Good luck to him and let's just hope we get someone as good coming in.

[Coastwalker]

Khan saying they prepared for this moment,and won't be long till a new leader is installed.