FC Swift Hesperange

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Swift Hesperange
FC Swift Hesperange Logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Swift Hesperange
Founded1916
GroundStade Alphonse Theis
Capacity3,058
ChairmanFernand Laroche
ManagerDany Theis
LeagueLuxembourg National Division
2020–21National Division, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

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. The gained promotion back to the top division in the 2019–20 season where they finished 3rd in their first season back and qualified for play in Europe.

Honours[]

Winners (1): 1989–90

European competition[]

Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:

P W D L GF GA GD
FC Swift Hesperange 4 0 1 3 1 8 −7
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
1990–91 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Poland Legia Warsaw 0–3 0–3 0–6
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Slovenia Domžale 1–1 0–1 1–2
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1R: First round

Current squad[]

As of 16 July 2021. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF France FRA Andy Minolien
4 DF Luxembourg LUX Kevin Malget
5 DF Luxembourg LUX Tom Schnell
6 MF France FRA Clément Couturier
7 MF Luxembourg LUX Ken Corral
8 MF Luxembourg LUX Olivier Marques
9 FW Algeria ALG Marwane Benamra
10 MF Germany GER Dominik Stolz
11 FW France FRA Achraf Drif
14 DF Luxembourg LUX Cédric Sacras
17 FW France FRA Lenny Leonil
18 MF Belgium BEL Mohamed Loua
19 MF Algeria ALG El Hadi Belameiri
20 MF France FRA Mickael Garos
21 DF France FRA Roman Pierrard
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF France FRA Lamine Fall
23 FW France FRA Hakim Menai
— MF Ghana GHA Blankson Anoff
26 DF Ghana GHA Jerry Prempeh
28 MF Belgium BEL Maxime Electeur
29 MF Luxembourg LUX Jan Ostrowski
31 DF France FRA Bryan Mélisse
39 FW Ivory Coast CIV Hermann Behiratche
40 GK France FRA Geordan Dupire
77 FW Luxembourg LUX Dave Turpel
80 MF Luxembourg LUX Kenan Avdusinovic
81 GK Luxembourg LUX Youn Czekanowicz
90 FW France FRA Franck Koré
93 FW Senegal SEN Hamidou Séné
97 FW Luxembourg LUX Florik Shala
99 FW France FRA El Hadj Coly

Managers[]

  • Luxembourg Théo Scholten (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001)
  • Luxembourg Carlo Weis (2004–05)
  • Luxembourg (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2008)
  • Luxembourg Théo Scholten (1 July 2008 – 29 March 2010)
  • Italy (29 March 2010 – 14 March 2011)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (14 March 2011 – 8 March 2012)
  • Luxembourg Dany Theis (9 March 2012 – 30 June 2012)
  • France (1 July 2012–)
  • France (1 July 2014–)

External links[]

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