FC Progrès Niederkorn

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

Progrès Niederkorn
Full nameFootball Club Progrès Niederkorn
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919)
GroundStade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn
Capacity4,830
ChairmanThomas Gilgemann
ManagerLéon Greiveldinger
CoachJeff Strasser
LeagueBGL Ligue
2023–24National Division, 4th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

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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 haven't won a major trophy 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

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European competition

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

Record by competition

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Up to date as of match played 3 August 2023

CompetitionGameWonDrawnLostGFGA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League4013117
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League2463161834
UEFA Europa Conference League421165
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup2002010
Overall3485222566

Matches

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SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
1977–78European Cup Winners' Cup1R Vejle Boldklub0–10–90–10
1978–79European Cup1R Real Madrid0–70–50–12
1979–80UEFA Cup1R Grasshopper Club Zürich0–20–40–6
1981–82European Cup1R Glentoran1–10–41–5
1982–83UEFA Cup1R Servette0–10–30–4
2015–16UEFA Europa League1Q Shamrock Rovers0–00–30–3
2017–18UEFA Europa League1Q Rangers2–00–12–1
2Q AEL Limassol0–11–21–3
2018–19UEFA Europa League1Q Gabala0–12–02–1
2Q Honvéd2–00–12–1
3Q Ufa2–21–23–4
2019–20UEFA Europa LeaguePR Cardiff Metropolitan University1–01–22–2 (a)
1Q Cork City1–22–03–2
2Q Rangers0–00–20–2
2020–21UEFA Europa League1Q Zeta3–0
2Q Willem II0–5
2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1Q Gjilani2–22–04–2
2Q Midtjylland2–1 (a.e.t.)0–22–3
2024–25UEFA Conference League2Q

Current squad

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As of 1 March 2024[3]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  FRASébastien Flauss
4DF  FRAHamadou Karamoko
6MF  NIGChris Lybohy
7DF  LUXYannick Bastos
8MF  LUXGilson Delgado
9FW  FRAWalid Jarmouni
10MF  ALGSofiane Daham
11MF  FRAJonathan Schmid
12MF  FRABrian Amofa
15DF  LUXGerard Mersch
16GK  LUXEldin Latik
17FW  LUXIssa Bah
18DF  CMRAlex Guett (on loan from Sochaux)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
19FW  FRAAntoine Mazure
20MF  LUXOmar Natami
22FW  LUXDavid Turpel
23DF  LUXClayton Duarte
25FW  GLPKenny Mixtur
27DF  FRAVincent Peugnet
28DF  LUXJáder Soares
30GK  PORRodrigo Ribeiro
38DF  FRAMetin Karayer
45MF  LUXDiego Ribeiro
70FW  COMSoiyir Sanali
97MF  LUXLucas Figueiredo

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. NationPlayer
DF  LUXAlexandre Sacras (at UNA Strassen until 30 June 2024)

Women's team

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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

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  1. ^ "EFS Attendances". european-football-statistics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. ^ Ostlere, Lawrence (4 July 2017). "Rangers suffer humiliating loss to Luxembourg side in Europa League qualifying". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ^ "FC Progrès Niederkorn". UEFA. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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