FC Differdange 03
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| Full name | Football Club Differdange 03 | ||
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| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Stade du Thillenberg, Differdange (Capacity: 7,150) |
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| Chairman |  Fabrizio Bei |
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| Manager | Paolo Amodio |
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| League | Luxembourg National Division | ||
| 2010–11 | 4th | ||
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Football Club Differdange 03 is a football club, based in Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg.
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[edit] History
Differdange 03 was formed in 2003 as an amalgam of two clubs from the city of Differdange: FA Red Boys Differdange and AS Differdange. When the clubs merged, in time for the 2003–04 season, Red Boys was languishing in the bottom half of the Division of Honour, while AS was in mid-table position in the third tier of Luxembourgian football. The new club took Red Boys league position, and was promoted back into the National Division in the 2005–06 season, when the top division was expanded from twelve clubs to fourteen.
Red Boys Differdange had previously been one of the largest and most successful teams in Luxembourgian football, having won the Luxembourg Cup more times than any other team (16). During the 1920s and 1930s, Red Boys competed with Spora Luxembourg for dominance of Luxembourgian football. Red Boys was the more successful of the two, and won thirteen trophies in as many years between 1923 and 1936. Despite the staunch competition (Spora won 8 trophies in the same period), this record has never been matched.
In the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League Differdange 03 progressed to the 3rd qualifying round of the competition after they eliminated Levadia Tallinn 1–0 on aggregate, one of the club's most famous european victories and one of the most historic victories for a club from Luxembourg has ever had in European Competitions. In the 3rd qualifying round they met Olympiakos Volou and lost 3-0 in both legs, 6-0 on aggregate. However, as Olympiakos Volou was presumably involved in a corruption case, UEFA decided on 11 August 2011 that Differdange would progress to the Play Off Round and meet Paris Saint-Germain, the furthest a club from Luxembourg has reached in European competitions.
[edit] Honours
[edit] As Red Boys Differdange
- Winners (6): 1922–23, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1978–79
- Runners-up (11): 1910–11, 1926–27, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1957–58, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1984–85
- Winners (16): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, *2009–10, *2010–2011
- Runners-up (11): 1923–24, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1989–90
- * as FC Differdange 03
[edit] European Competition
[edit] As Red Boys Differdange
Red Boys Differdange qualified for UEFA European competition three times.
- First round (1): 1979–80
- First round (3): 1972–73, 1982–83, 1985–86
- First round (6): 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85
Red Boys never progressed past the first tie in any European competition. They won one match in Europe, winning their 1979 Champions League first leg 2–1 against Omonia Nicosia before losing 6–1 in Cyprus. In the 1984 UEFA Cup, Red Boys managed a surprise goalless draw with the giants of Ajax Amsterdam, but were crushed 14–0 in the return (which remains a UEFA Cup record).
[edit] As FC Differdange 03
In the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League Differdange progressed to the 3rd qualifying round of the competition after they eliminated Levadia Tallinn 1–0 on aggregate. This is the club's most famous european victory and one of the greatest wins a club from Luxembourg has ever made. In the 3rd qualifying round they met Olympiakos Volou and lost two times 0-3. Yet, as Olympiakos Volou was presumably involved in a corruption case, UEFA decided on the 08/11/2011 that Differdange would progress to the Play Off Round and meet Paris Saint-Germain. Overall, Differdange's record in European competition reads: As of August 28, 2011
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| Red Boys Differdange | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 103 | −95 |
| FC Differdange 03 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 |
| Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| UEFA Cup/Europa League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 85 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
[edit] Current squad
As of 14 July 2011.[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] Staff
Head Coach/Team Manager: Paulo Amodio
Assistant Coach: 
Emilio Lobo
Goalkeeper Coach: Olimpio Rocha
[edit] Former coaches
Roland Schaack (2008–09)- Dan Theis (2009–11)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
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