Editing Charlton Athletic F.C. (section)

===Duchâtelet's ownership (2014–2019)===
In early January 2014 during the 2013–14 season, Belgian businessman [[Roland Duchâtelet]] took over Charlton as owner in a deal worth £14million. This made Charlton a part of a network of football clubs owned by Duchâtelet. On 11 March 2014, two days after an FA Cup quarter-final loss to Sheffield United, and with Charlton sitting bottom of the table, Powell was sacked, private emails suggesting a rift with the owner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grace |first1=Alex |title=The Demise Of Charlton Athletic Since 2014 |url=https://alloutfootball.co.uk/the-demise-of-charlton-athletic-since-2014/ |website=All Out Football |date=29 August 2018 |access-date=16 January 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122174343/https://alloutfootball.co.uk/the-demise-of-charlton-athletic-since-2014/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

New manager [[Jose Riga]], despite having to join Charlton long after the transfer window had closed, was able to improve Charlton's form and eventually guide them to 18th place, successfully avoiding relegation. After Riga's departure to manage Blackpool, former Millwall player [[Bob Peeters]] was appointed as manager in May 2014 on a 12-month contract. Charlton started strong, but a long run of draws meant that after only 25 games in charge Peeters was dismissed with the team in 14th place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30772664|title=Bob Peeters sacked as Charlton coach after 25 league games|work=BBC Sport|access-date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112163554/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30772664|archive-date=12 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/551456/Charlton-Athletic-Sack-Bob-Peeters|title=Charlton Athletic have sacked Bob Peeters after a dismal run of form|work=Daily Express|location=London}}</ref> His replacement, [[Guy Luzon]], ensured there was no relegation battle by winning most of the remaining matches, resulting in a 12th-place finish.

The 2015–16 season began promisingly but results under Luzon deteriorated and on 24 October 2015 after a 3–0 defeat at home to [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] he was sacked.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34629428|title=Guy Luzon: Charlton Athletic sack manager after winless run|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205203857/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34629428|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Luzon said in a ''[[News Shopper]]'' interview that he "was not the one who chose how to do the recruitment" as the reason why he failed as manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/14379470.Former_Charlton_Athletic_boss_reveals_he_never_had_final_say_on_transfers/|title=Former Charlton Athletic boss reveals he never had final say on transfers|website=News Shopper|date=24 March 2016 |language=en|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511220015/http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/14379470.Former_Charlton_Athletic_boss_reveals_he_never_had_final_say_on_transfers/|archive-date=11 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Karel Fraeye]] was appointed "interim head coach",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34636033|title=Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic appoint interim head coach|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206034937/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34636033|archive-date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> but was sacked after 14 games and just two wins, with the club then second from bottom in the Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35307403|title=Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic sack interim head coach|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805002513/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35307403|archive-date=5 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 January 2016, Jose Riga was appointed head coach for a second spell,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35312174|title=Jose Riga: Charlton Athletic reappoint Belgian as head coach|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523070041/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35312174|archive-date=23 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> but could not prevent Charlton from being relegated to [[EFL League One|League One]] for the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36021764|title=Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Charlton Athletic|work=BBC Sport |access-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421232242/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36021764|archive-date=21 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Riga resigned at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-jose-riga-leaves-role-head-coach-3099477.aspx|title=Jose Riga: Charlton Athletic head coach resigns following Burnley defeat|website=CAFC.co.uk|access-date=11 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507180344/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-jose-riga-leaves-role-head-coach-3099477.aspx|archive-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> To many fans, the managerial changes and subsequent relegation to League One were symptomatic of the mismanagement of the club under Duchâtelet's ownership and several protests began.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35329778 | title= Charlton Athletic fans call for Roland Duchatelet to sell club | work= BBC Sport | access-date= 8 February 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160213064342/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35329778 | archive-date= 13 February 2016 | url-status= live | df= dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35680770 | title= Charlton Athletic fans protest against owners in England and Belgium | work= BBC Sport | access-date= 28 February 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160229191251/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35680770 | archive-date= 29 February 2016 | url-status= live | df= dmy-all }}</ref>

After a slow start to the new season, with the club in 15th place of League One, the club announced that it had "parted company" with [[Russell Slade]] in November 2016.<ref name="Charlton parted with Slade">{{cite news |title=Charlton Athletic has today parted company with manager Russell Slade |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-athletic-football-club-club-statement-russell-slade-3416899.aspx |work=Charlton Athletic F.C. |date=14 November 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115193628/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-athletic-football-club-club-statement-russell-slade-3416899.aspx |archive-date=15 November 2016 }}</ref> [[Karl Robinson]] was appointed on a permanent basis soon after.<ref name="Kevin Nugent placed in caretaker charge of Charlton Athletic">{{cite news |title=Kevin Nugent placed in caretaker charge of Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38013331 |work=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121201537/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38013331 |archive-date=21 November 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref> He led the Addicks to an uneventful 13th-place finish. The following season Robinson had the team challenging for the play-offs, but a drop in form in March led him to resign by mutual consent. He was replaced by former player [[Lee Bowyer]] as caretaker manager who guided them to a 6th-place finish, but lost in the play-off semi-final.

Bowyer was appointed permanently in September on a one-year contract and managed Charlton to third place in the [[2018–19 EFL League One]] season, qualifying for the [[2019 English Football League play-offs#League One|play-offs]]. In their first visit to the [[Wembley Stadium|New Wembley Stadium]] and a repeat of their famous match in 1998, Charlton beat [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] 2–1 in the League One play-off final to earn promotion back to the [[EFL Championship]] after a three-season absence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48324840|title=Charlton 2–1 Sunderland – League One Play-off Final|work=BBC Sport|date=26 May 2019}}</ref> Bowyer later signed a new one-year contract following promotion, which was later extended to three years in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11915175/charlton-boss-lee-bowyer-signs-new-three-year-contract|title=Charlton boss Lee Bowyer signs new three-year contract|work=Sky Sports }}</ref>