FC Swift Hesperange
Full name | Football Club Swift Hesperange | ||
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Founded | 1916 | ||
Ground | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange | ||
Capacity | 3,058 | ||
Chairman | Fernand Laroche | ||
Manager | Serge Wolf | ||
League | Luxembourg Division of Honour | ||
2014-15 | 6th | ||
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Football Club Swift Hesperange (Luxembourgish: Football Club Swift Hesper, German: Football Club Swift Hesperingen) is a football club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg.
History
- 1916: Club founded as FC Swift Hesperange
- 1940: Club renamed as FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen during the German occupation
- 1944: Original name FC Swift Hesperange restored
- 1985: First season in National Division
- 1990: Winners of Luxembourg Cup
- 1990: First participation in European competition (season 1990-91)
In the 2005-06 season, Hesperange finished ninth in the National Division. The following year, they improved this position to 5th, level on points with fourth-placed Racing FC and sixth-placed CS Grevenmacher. During the 2013-14 season, Hesperange finished 13th and has thus been relegated to the Éierepromotioun. Since then, Hesperange is competing in the second-top tier of Luxembourg football.
Honours
- Winners (1): 1989-90
European Competition
Swift Hesperange have qualified for UEFA European competition once, when they were beaten in both legs by Polish side Legia Warsaw.
- First round (1): 1990-91
Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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FC Swift Hesperange | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
- Theo Scholten (July 1, 1999–June 30, 2001)
- Carlo Weis (2004–05)
- Luc Muller (July 1, 2004–June 30, 2008)
- Theo Scholten (July 1, 2008–March 29, 2010)
- Angelo Fiorucci (March 29, 2010–March 14, 2011)
- Nedžib Selimović (March 14, 2011–March 8, 2012)
- Dan Theis (March 9, 2012–June 30, 2012)
- Serge Wolf (July 1, 2012–)