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FC Swift Hesperange

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Swift Hesperange
Full nameFootball Club Swift Hesperange
Founded1916; 108 years ago (1916)
GroundStade Alphonse Theis
Capacity3,058
OwnerPrince Sébastien
ChairmanFernand Laroche
ManagerEmmanuel Da Costa
LeagueBGL Ligue
2023–24National Division, 2nd of 16
Websitehttps://www.swifthesper.lu

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

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  • 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

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

European competition

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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

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As of 14 September, 2024

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 Luxembourg LUX Noah Scheidweiler
2 MF Luxembourg LUX Eldin Cikotic
4 DF Luxembourg LUX Aldin Skenderović
6 MF Belgium BEL Yanis Bouazzati
7 MF France FRA El Hedi Belameiri
8 FW Guadeloupe GLP Florian David
9 FW Algeria ALG Karim Bouhmidi
10 MF Germany GER Dominik Stolz
11 MF France FRA Mohamed Ali Gueddar
12 DF France FRA Négo Ekofo
13 DF Luxembourg LUX Dylan Cardoso
14 DF Belgium BEL Kobe Bohets
15 DF Luxembourg LUX Ricardo Delgado
16 MF France FRA Bryan Nouvier
17 DF Portugal POR Simão Martins
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Belgium BEL Mohamed Loua
20 FW Cameroon CMR Jerome Mabom
21 FW Luxembourg LUX Dejvid Sinani
22 FW Luxembourg LUX Yanis Jankovic
24 FW Ivory Coast CIV Ambroise Gboho
25 DF France FRA Mathis Lemeray
26 DF Ghana GHA Jerry Prempeh
27 MF France FRA Jérôme Simon
28 MF Belgium BEL Charles Morren
29 DF Cameroon CMR Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda
32 DF Luxembourg LUX Yann Marques
37 DF Belgium BEL Luca Ferrara
38 MF Luxembourg LUX Lucas Correia
40 GK France FRA Geordan Dupire
44 DF France FRA Adrien Kack

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Managers

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