Full name | Football Club Swift Hesperange | |||
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Founded | 1916 | |||
Ground | Stade Alphonse Theis | |||
Capacity | 3,058 | |||
Owner | Prince Sébastien | |||
Chairman | Fernand Laroche | |||
Manager | Emmanuel Da Costa | |||
League | BGL Ligue | |||
2023–24 | National Division, 2nd of 16 | |||
Website | https://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.
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.
Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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FC Swift Hesperange | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 |
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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1990–91 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Legia Warsaw | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Domžale | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Slovan Bratislava | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | The New Saints | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4−3 | |
3QR | Struga | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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