FC Avenir Beggen
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| Full name | Football Club Avenir Beggen | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Wichtelcher (Pixies) | ||
| Founded | 1 July 1915 | ||
| Ground | Stade rue Henri Dunant, Beggen (Capacity: 4,830) |
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| Chairman |  Jean Hansen |
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| Manager | vacant | ||
| League | Luxembourg Division of Honour | ||
| 2009-10 | 9th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later. In 1940, they were renamed SV 1915 Beggen, but in 1944, it was changed again to FC Avenir Beggen.
Avenir Beggen had played in the National Division in consecutive seasons since 1965–66, but were relegated in the 2005–06 season. Finishing second in their first season in the second-tier Division of Honour, Avenir have returned to the National Division at the first time of asking. In 2008/09 the club finished 14th and were relegated back to the Luxembourg Division of Honour.
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[edit] Honours
- Winners (6): 1968–69, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94
- Runners-up (5): 1974–75, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92
- Winners (7): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02
- Runners-up (4): 1973–74, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1997–98
[edit] European Competition
Avenir have qualified for UEFA European competition sixteen times.
- Qualifying round (2): 1993–94, 1994–95
- First round (4): 1969–70, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87
- Qualifying round (1): 2002–03
- First round (4): 1975–76, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96
- First round (4): 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93
- Second round (1): 1974–75
They have won three ties in European competition (although two were only on technicalities):
- In 1974–75, their Cup Winners' Cup first round opponents, Enosis Paralimni of Cyprus, withdrew due to ongoing crisis in that country.
- In the same competition in 1992–93, Avenir beat the Faroe Islands' B36 Tórshavn 2–1 on aggregate in the qualifying round, before losing 5–1 on aggregate to Spartak Moscow in the first round proper.
- In the 1995–96 UEFA Cup, Avenir lost on away goals to Örebro SK, but Avenir were awarded a 3–0 victory when it transpired that the Swedes had fielded an ineligible player.
In addition to those three ties, Avenir have won one game in a tie that they eventually lost (2–1 at home against Inter Bratislava in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, before losing 5–0 in Bratislava).
Overall, Avenir's record in European competition reads:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| Avenir Beggen | 36 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 142 | -130 |
[edit] Current squad
2008–09 season[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Former coaches
Fernando Gutiérrez (2005–08)
Manuel Peixoto (2008–09)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Eis Équipe fir d'Saison 2008/09 - Wichtelweb
