FC Swift Hesperange

Swift Hesperange
Full nameFootball Club Swift Hesperange
Founded1916; 107 years ago (1916)
GroundStade Alphonse Theis
Capacity3,058
OwnerPrince Sébastien
ChairmanFernand Laroche
ManagerRoland Vrabec
LeagueLuxembourg National Division
2022–23National Division, 1st of 16 (champions)
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 2005–2006 season, Hesperange finished ninth in the National Division. The following year, they improved this position to fifth, level on points with fourth-placed Racing FC and sixth-placed CS Grevenmacher. During the 2013–2014 season, Hesperange finished 13th and has thus been relegated to the Éierepromotioun. The gained promotion back to the top division in the 2019–2020 season where they finished third in their first season back and qualified for play in Europe.

Honours

Winners (1): 2022–23
Winners (1): 1989–90

European competition

As of 17 August 2023

Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:

P W D L GF GA GD
FC Swift Hesperange 10 2 3 5 9 18 −9
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
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1QR Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 0–2 1–1 1–3
UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Wales The New Saints 3–2 1–1 4−3
3QR North Macedonia Struga 2–1 1–3 3–4
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1R: First round

Current squad

As of 10 July 2023

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

Managers

  • Luxembourg Théo Scholten (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2002)
  • France Marco Morgante (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004)
  • Luxembourg Carlo Weis (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005)
  • Luxembourg Benny Reiter (1 July 2005 – 3 April 2006)
  • Luxembourg Luc Muller (3 April 2006 – 3 March 2008)
  • Luxembourg Daniel Andreosso (4 March 2008 – 30 June 2008)
  • Luxembourg Théo Scholten (1 July 2008 – 29 March 2010)
  • Italy Angelo Fiorucci (29 March 2010 – 14 March 2011)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedžib Selimović (14 March 2011 – 8 March 2012)
  • Luxembourg Dany Theis (9 March 2012 – 30 June 2012)
  • France Serge Wolf (1 July 2012 – 19 October 2015)
  • Italy Carlo Tutucci (19 October 2015 – 1 December 2015)
  • France Serge Wolf (1 January 2016 – 3 October 2018)
  • Luxembourg Dany Theis (10 October 2018 – 30 June 2020)
  • Luxembourg Jeff Strasser (1 July 2020 – 14 October 2020)
  • Italy Pascal Carzaniga (15 October 2020 – 30 June 2021)
  • France Vincent Hognon (1 July 2021 – 20 September 2021)
  • Italy Aniello Parisi (23 September 2021 – 24 May 2022)
  • Italy Pascal Carzaniga (24 May 2022 – 30 June 2023)
  • Portugal Carlos Fangueiro (1 July 2023 – 14 November 2023)
  • Germany Roland Vrabec (21 November 2023 – )

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