Editing West Ham United F.C. (section)

===Move to London Stadium and European success (2016–)===
Following Manchester United's win in the [[2016 FA Cup final]], West Ham took their Europa League place and qualified for the third qualifying round of the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|2016–17 edition]].<ref name="europe201617">{{Cite web |date=21 May 2016 |title=Hammers qualify for UEFA Europa League |url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/May/21-May/Hammers-qualify-for-UEFA-Europa-League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524190640/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/May/21-May/Hammers-qualify-for-UEFA-Europa-League |archive-date=24 May 2016 |access-date=22 May 2016 |publisher=West Ham United F.C. }}</ref> At the end of the [[2016–17 Premier League|first season at the London Stadium]], the team finished 11th, along with having to deal with the departure of star man [[Dimitri Payet]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Ham 2016/17 Premier League season review |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/10887457/west-ham-201617-premier-league-season-review |access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> However, the team suffered a poor start to the following season, taking only two wins in their opening 11 games. Following a 4–1 defeat to Liverpool at home and with the team threatened by relegation, Bilić was sacked on 6 November 2017. He was replaced by former Sunderland boss [[David Moyes]] on a contract until the end of the season. The team battled inconsistent form for the rest of the season but managed to avoid relegation and finish 13th. Moyes was not offered a new contract and left the club on the expiration of it on 16 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Moyes Departs West Ham After Expiration of His Contract |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2776278-david-moyes-departs-west-ham-after-expiration-of-his-contract |access-date=22 May 2018 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>

On 22 May 2018, the club appointed former [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] boss [[Manuel Pellegrini]] as the new manager on a three-year contract.<ref name="WestHamIn">{{Cite news |date=22 May 2018 |title=West Ham: Manuel Pellegrini named new manager at London Stadium |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44163423 |access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref> In his first season in charge, the Hammers finished 10th, once again suffering from inconsistent form. However, after a poor first half to the following season, Pellegrini was sacked in December 2019 with the team only one point above the relegation zone. His last game in charge was a 2–1 home loss to Leicester City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Ham United statement &#124; West Ham United |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/december/28-december/west-ham-united-statement |website=www.whufc.com}}</ref> He was replaced by David Moyes, who returned for a second spell in charge a day later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Ham re-appoint David Moyes on 18-month deal |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11897082/west-ham-re-appoint-david-moyes-on-18-month-deal |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>

On 22 July 2020, the club secured their Premier League status for another season, following a 1–1 draw away to Manchester United.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2020 |title=West Ham secure safety with Old Trafford draw |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1725689 |website=Premier League}}</ref> Ahead of the [[2020–21 West Ham United F.C. season|2020–21 season]], West Ham's ownership attracted criticism, including from club captain Mark Noble who publicly criticized the sale of academy graduate [[Grady Diangana]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2020 |title=Mark Noble slams West Ham United board over sale of Grady Diangana with social media post |url=https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/news/noble-criticises-west-ham-diangana-18883006 |website=football.london}}</ref> Despite losing the opening two games of the season, West Ham's form improved and by the end of November, the club sat in fifth place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2020 |title=West Ham United 2–1 Aston Villa |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55039201 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> The club would not drop out of a European spot for the rest of the season and went on to qualify for the [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League]] group stages after finishing in 6th.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2021 |title=West Ham United qualify for UEFA Europa League with final-day win over Southampton |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/may/23-may/west-ham-united-qualify-uefa-europa-league-final-day-win-over |website=West Ham United F.C.}}</ref> Moyes signed a new three-year contract on 12 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Moyes: West Ham manager signs new three-year deal |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/12330894/david-moyes-west-ham-manager-signs-new-three-year-deal |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>

[[File:West Ham Europa Conference champions.jpeg|thumb|West Ham players, staff and fans celebrate winning the [[2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final]]]]

West Ham won their first three games of the year 2022, temporarily elevating the club to fourth place in the Premier League.<ref name = "2122Stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=2022&united=Premier_League_2021-22|title=Premier League 2021-22|access-date=22 May 2022|publisher=West Ham Stats}}</ref> The team beat [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] 2–1 on aggregate to reach a first European quarter-final in 41 years,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60771093|title=West Ham United 2–0 Sevilla|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 March 2022|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> followed by a 4–1 aggregate win over [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] for a first such semi-final since 1976.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61088177|title=West Ham stun Lyon to reach Europa League semis|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> Playing the same opposition they met in their 1976 [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] semi-final, [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], the ''Hammers'' were knocked out of the Europa League, following a 3–1 aggregate loss to the German side.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61323868|title=Frankfurt end West Ham's European dream|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> At the end of the [[2021–22 Premier League]] season, West Ham confirmed a second successive season of European football, qualifying for the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] after finishing seventh. The season was also notable for being Mark Noble's final as a West Ham player, with the midfielder retiring from football after 18 years as a first team player at the club, making 550 appearances in all competitions, scoring 62 times.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61453547|title=Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 West Ham United|access-date=22 May 2022|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> By finishing 7th in the 2021–22 Premier League, West Ham qualified for the [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23 Europa Conference League]], entering at the [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round|play-off stage]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/soccer/news/european-places-premier-league-qualification-scenarios-2023/uk5uxsqmpq5wbeqqfzmbwzhy|title=European places in Premier League for 2022-2023: Full breakdown of qualification scenarios|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=5 May 2022 }}</ref>

The [[2022–23 West Ham United F.C. season|2022–23 campaign]] was a mixed bag for the ''Hammers''. The club finished 14th in the Premier League, only securing their Premier League status with two games remaining and exiting the League Cup to lower league opposition in a season that saw manager David Moyes come under pressure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-v-leeds-united-all-you-need-know-1|title=West Ham United v Leeds United - All You Need To Know|date=19 May 2023|access-date=10 June 2023|publisher=West Ham United F.C. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/15/david-moyes-west-ham-premier-league|title=David Moyes' low-risk formula points to a summer change for West Ham|date=15 April 2023|access-date=10 June 2023|work=The Guardian}}</ref> In January 2023, Mark Noble returned to the club as sporting director.<ref name = "NobleDirector">{{Cite news |title=Noble to return to West Ham as sporting director |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62991996 |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref> Despite the troubles in West Ham's domestic campaign, they excelled in the Europa Conference League. The club progressed to the [[2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final|final]] unbeaten, winning 13 games and drawing just once.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=2023&united=Premier_League_2022-23|title=Premier League 2022-23|access-date=10 June 2023|publisher=West Ham Stats }}</ref> They went on to win the competition, defeating [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] 2–1 in the final to claim their first major trophy since 1980 and their first European trophy in 58 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2023 |title=Europa Conference League: Bowen gives West Ham late lead |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/65746142 |access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref> Moyes was not offered a new contract in 2024, having led West Ham to three consecutive European seasons for the first time in their history, reaching at least the quarter-finals of each.<ref>{{cite news |title=The long Moyes West Ham goodbye is over - what will his legacy be? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6pyj22z5d8o |access-date=13 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=6 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Moyes' impressive West Ham legacy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjewwd28j82o |access-date=13 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2024}}</ref> On 23 May  the club named [[Julen Lopetegui]] as his replacement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/julen-lopetegui-appointed-west-ham-united-head-coach |title=Julen Lopetegui Appointed West Ham United Head Coach |date=23 May 2024 |website=West Ham United |access-date=23 May 2024}}</ref>
He was sacked on 8 January 2025 with the team in 14th position, seven points above the relegation positions; during his tenure, they lost nine of 20 Premier League games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c87xvw87e0go|title=West Ham to appoint Potter after sacking Lopetegui|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Stone|first=Simon|date=8 January 2025|access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref>
On 9 January [[Graham Potter]] was appointed as head coach signing a two–and–a–half year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2025 |title=Graham Potter appointed West Ham United Head Coach |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/graham-potter-appointed-west-ham-united-head-coach |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=West Ham United FC}}</ref>