FC Progrès Niederkorn

Fortschrëtter Nidderkuer

Full name	Football Club Fortschrëtter Nidderkuer
Founded	1919; 103 years ago (1919)
Ground	Jos Haupert Stadion, Nidderkuer
Capacity	4,830
Chairman
Manager
Coach
League	Nationaldivisioun Lëtzebuerg
2020–21	Nationaldivisioun, 5th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is a football club based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg.

History[]

During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43, behind champions TuS Neuendorf.

Three times domestic league winners, the club's most successful years were at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. They have not won any major silverware since the 1981 league title.

In the 2005–06 season, Niederkorn finished second in Luxembourg's second division, the Division of Honour. As the top league, the National Division, expanded from twelve teams to fourteen, Niederkorn were promoted along with Differdange 03.

In the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Progrès Niederkorn drew the league's highest attendance that year: 1,820. Their average home attendance was 710.^[1]

On 4 July 2017, Progrès beat Scottish side Rangers in the 1st qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. They overcame a 1–0 defeat at Ibrox with a 2–0 win at the Stade Josy Barthel, having scored only once before in European competition. This victory was also the club's first ever win in European football.^[2] They enjoyed an even greater campaign in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, defeating FK Gabala and Budapest Honvéd FC to reach the third qualifying round against Russian side FC Ufa. The tie seemed destined for extra-time but a last-minute goal for Ufa sent Progres out, denying them a rematch against Rangers in the play-offs.

Honours[]

• National Division

Winners (3): 1952–53, 1977–78, 1980–81

Runners-up (6): 1931–32, 1936–37, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82, 2017–18

• Luxembourg Cup

Winners (4): 1932–33, 1944–45, 1976–77, 1977–78

Runners-up (3): 1945–46, 1955–56, 1979–80

European competition[]

Their first European goal was against Glentoran in the 1981–82 European Cup, where they drew 1–1.

Record by competition[]

As of match played 26 August 2020

Matches[]

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1977–78	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Vejle Boldklub	0–1	0–9	0–10
1978–79	European Cup	1R	Real Madrid	0–7	0–5	0–12
1979–80	UEFA Cup	1R	Grasshopper Club Zürich	0–2	0–4	0–6
1981–82	European Cup	1R	Glentoran	1–1	0–4	1–5
1982–83	UEFA Cup	1R	Servette	0–1	0–3	0–4
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	0–3	0–3
2017–18	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Rangers	2–0	0–1	2–1
		2Q	AEL Limassol	0–1	1–2	1–3
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Gabala	0–1	2–0	2–1
		2Q	Honvéd	2–0	0–1	2–1
		3Q	Ufa	2–2	1–2	3–4
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	PR	Cardiff Metropolitan University	1–0	1−2	2–2 (a)
		1Q	Cork City	1−2	2–0	3–2
		2Q	Rangers	0–0	0−2	0–2
2020–21	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Zeta	3–0	N/A	N/A
		2Q	Willem II	0−5	N/A	N/A

Current squad[]

As of 28 January 2022^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FRA Sébastien Flauss 4 DF  LUX Aldin Skenderovic 5 MF  LUX Ben Vogel 6 MF  LUX Irvin Latic 7 MF  LUX Yannick Bastos 8 MF  LUX Clayton Duarte 11 FW  FRA Bilal Hend 12 MF  FRA Brian Amofa 15 MF  LUX Florian Bohnert 16 GK  LUX Eldin Latik 17 FW  BEL Mayron De Almeida 18 MF  GNB Lamine Bá

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  FRA Antoine Mazure 20 FW  FRA Laurent Pomponi 21 DF  LUX Mathias Jänisch 23 DF  FRA Adrien Ferino 24 MF  BIH Emir Bijelic 25 MF  LUX Ryan Klapp 27 DF  FRA Vincent Peugnet 38 DF  FRA Metin Karayer 68 MF  LUX Antonio Luisi 77 FW  GER Conrad Azong 98 GK  LUX Tom Boussong

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  LUX Yann Matias (at Mondorf-les-Bains) — MF  LUX Kevin Holtz (at Atert Bissen) — MF  LUX Sébastien Thill (at Sheriff Tiraspol)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  FRA Ryad Habbas (at Hostert) — FW  LUX Issa Bah (at Venezia Primavera)

Women's team[]

The women's team plays in Luxembourg's highest league, the Dames Ligue 1. The team has won 15 championships and are therefore the national record champions. The last title was won in 2010–11, which qualified them for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website – Progres Niederkorn