something more traditional. On 2 January 2017, the Club announced the new managerial team for the coming season. The new head coach was former player and manager Alan Reynolds and Pat Fenlon was appointed as the Club's new director of football. As the squad started to take shape, the Club officially announced on 20 January 2017 that they would change back to the Club's original identity with a name change to Waterford FC. They also unveiled the new crest which was a modernised version of the Club's first ever crest from 1930. Under the new leadership Waterford FC signed high-profile players and ran the club in a new professional way. The club has developed a strong fanbase over the 2017 season and this was coupled with promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division. After Waterford beat Wexford 3–0 and Cobh Ramblers were defeated 3–0 by Cabinteely Waterford were officially crowned league champions and promoted back to the Premier Division for 2018. Waterford qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by finishing fourth in the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division, but were ruled by UEFA to have not passed the "three-year rule" as the club were reformed in 2016. As a result, the berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, St Patrick's Athletic. Reynolds resigned as manager on 16 June 2020. On 4 June 2021, with the club bottom of the table, it was announced that Lee Power had sold the club to R&S Holdings Ltd, fronted by UK entrepreneur Richard Forrest who had bought the remaining stakes in the club having previously bought 33% earlier in the year. The club finished 9th in the table, meaning they entered a relegation playoff. Then manager Marc Bircham was sacked just days before the relegation play-off with UCD AFC and the team subsequently lost the playoff 2–1, returning Waterford to the First Division. On 14 June 2022, Waterford appointed Danny Searle as manager. Searle had previously been Aldershot Town manager Players Current squad Technical staff Club structure Stadium Waterford FC play their home games at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre, more commonly referred to as the RSC. They have played at the RSC since 1993. The stadium has two stands and holds a capacity of 5,154 with 3,035 seats. The record attendance at the RSC was for an FAI Cup semi final game in 1997 against Shelbourne