FC Avenir Beggen

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Avenir Beggen
Avenir-Beggen.png
Full nameFootball Club Avenir Beggen
Nickname(s)Wichtelcher (Pixies)
Founded1 July 1915
Ground Stade rue Henri Dunant,
Beggen
Capacity4,830
Chairman Damien Raths
ManagerSven Loscheider
League 1. Division
2024-25 Division of Honour, 15th (relegated)
Website www.wichtelweb.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.

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The club were founded in 1915 [1] as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later. In 1940, they were renamed SV 1915 Beggen, but in 1944, it was changed again to FC Avenir Beggen.

Avenir Beggen had played in the National Division in consecutive seasons since 1965–66, but were relegated in the 2005–06 season. Finishing second in their first season in the second-tier Division of Honour, Avenir returned to the National Division at the first time of asking. In 2008/09 the club finished 14th and were relegated back to the Luxembourg Division of Honour.

Honours

Winners (6): 1968–69, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94
Runners-up (5): 1974–75, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92
Winners (7): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02
Runners-up (4): 1973–74, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1997–98

European Competition

Avenir have qualified for UEFA European competition sixteen times.

Qualifying round (2): 1993–94, 1994–95
First round (4): 1969–70, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87
Qualifying round (1): 2002–03
First round (4): 1975–76, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96
First round (4): 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93
Second round (1): 1974–75

They have won three ties in European competition (although two were only on technicalities):

Throughout its history the team has won three rounds in Europe, including Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup. In 1969, Avenir Beggen won their first league title in Luxembourg, with a historic victory followed by 10,000 spectators, of 3-1 against Jeunesse d'Esch. Moreover, thanks to this victory, the club qualified for the Champions League for the first time where they played against AC Milan (0-5 to Milan and 0-3 in Luxembourg city).

Another success for Avenir Beggen came on the 60th anniversary of the club, 1 September 1975, when Avenir Beggen played their first UEFA Cup tie (now Europa League) against FC Porto (0-7 in Porto and 0-3 in Luxembourg city).

In addition to those three ties, Avenir has won one game in a tie that they eventually lost (2–1 at home against Inter Bratislava in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, before losing 5–0 in Bratislava).

Overall, Avenir's record in European competition reads:

PWDLGFGAGD
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Current squad

2023/2024 season [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
4 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Gabriele Terenziani
5 MF Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Eurico Gomes
6 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Marlon Rock
7 DF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Yves Rowlings da Cunha
9 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yassine Maziz
10 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Younes Maziz
11 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Luís Magalhães
12 GK Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Carlitos Varela
13 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matteo Akers
14 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Leonel Mao
16 FW Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Nelson Furtado
19 DF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Cliff Bernard
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Dylan Lima Borges
22 GK Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Kevin Straus
24 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Denilson Santos Lopes
28 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Alex Pinheiro
29 FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Jadir Lima
32 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mohammed Guenoun
69 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Maksym Khudoliy
89 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Kevin Bile
99 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Marc Etoundi Mekongo
DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Maruca
MF Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Keiven Goncalves
FW Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Armin Sabotic

Former coaches

References

  1. "FC Avenir Beggen". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. Eis Équipe fir d'Saison 2008/09 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine - Wichtelweb