The decision follows on from men’s team head coach Ange Postecoglou leaving Spurs, just 16 days after winning the Europa League final.
Vilahamn was appointed in July 2023 from Swedish Premiership side BK Hacken, and led Spurs to a top-six Women’s Super League (WSL) finish and the club’s first-ever FA Cup final, which they lost to Manchester United, in the 2023-24 campaign.
The 42-year-old Swedish head coach subsequently signed a three-year contract extension through to 2027 at the north London club.
However, this season saw a downturn in results with a 10-game winless run from January seeing Spurs recording an 11th-place WSL finish, just one place from the foot of the table and relegation.
Spurs picked up just three points from their final 10 WSL matches of the season to finish second-from-bottom and 10 points above relegated Crystal Palace.
Vilahamn and Postecoglou shared similar Spurs path
Vilahamn joined Spurs in the same summer as Postecoglou and their reigns followed similar trajectories. They both enjoyed promising debut seasons before everything unravelled in the second year.
Spurs finished sixth in the WSL under Vilahamn in the 2023-24 campaign and reached the FA Cup final which they lost 4-0 to Manchester United. Spurs lost several key players in the summer of 2024 including Grace Clinton and Celine Bizet. Clinton returned to her parent club Manchester United following a successful loan and Bizet joined them permanently too.
Spurs endured a dreadful start to the season as they only won one of their opening five games. They were unbeaten for four matches across December and January but have been awful in the second half of the campaign. Vilahamn’s side lost five matches in a row, including being thrashed 5-0 by their north London rivals Arsenal. They have not won a game since a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on January 26.
Spurs finished the season second bottom with 20 points. Only one team in the WSL was relegated and Crystal Palace were bottom with 10 points.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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