FC Wiltz 71

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Wiltz 71
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Full nameFootball Club Wiltz 71
Founded12 March 1971;53 years ago (12 March 1971)
Ground Stade Am Pëtz, Weidingen
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMichael Schenk
Manager David Vandenbroeck
League BGL Ligue
2023-24 Luxembourg National Division, 11th of 16
Website Club website

FC Wiltz 71 is a professional association football club based in the town of Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg. The team competes in the Luxembourg National Division, the top tier of football in Luxembourg.

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Stade Am Petz, Weidingen, Luxembourg Stade Am Petz (9).jpg
Stade Am Pëtz, Weidingen, Luxembourg

History

The club was founded on March 12, 1971 [1] by the merger of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and FC Gold a Roud and in 1976, the club also absorbed Arminia Weidingen. Together, all three clubs formed the new FC Wiltz 71 and the team began playing at the Stade Géitz located in Wiltz. Later, the club moved to the Stade Am Pëtz in nearby Weidingen which increased capacity by 1,000 to a total of 3,000 fans.

Within ten years of its formation, the club achieved promotion to the National Division. The club has been relegated from the top tier to the second tier of Luxembourg football, the Division of Honour, a total of seven times, most recently during the 2015-2016 season when they finished 12th.

In 2001, Wiltz reached their only cup final to date when they played in the Luxembourg Cup, against rivals Etzella Ettelbruck. Wiltz lost the match 3-5 in a closely contested affair.

The clubs highest finish in the league is 5th, which they have achieved twice, once during the 1996/97 season and again in the 2005/06 season and on both occasions narrowly missing out on qualification for European football.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, football in Luxembourg was suspended on March 12, 2020. At the time, the club was in second place in the Division of Honor after 15 matches, an automatic promotion spot. On April 22, 2020, the Luxembourg Football Federation announced that the season would be ended, meaning that Wiltz were promoted to the National Division by default. [2]

Current squad

As of 4 September, 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
2 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Enzo Raddas
3 DF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Hugo Costa
4 DF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Kevin Malget
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yohan Mannone
6 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Christophe Schroeder
7 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Chris Philipps
8 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alexandro Cavagnera
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Victor Gorny
10 DF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Ben Biver
11 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Tiago Costa
12 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Anthyme Repan
17 DF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Andy Rodrigues
18 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Noa Sunny Sanjug
20 MF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Emir Burkic
21 GK Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Ralph Schon
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jack Mmaee
27 FW Flag of Mozambique.svg  MOZ Jonathan Muiomo
30 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gustavo Hemkemeier
32 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Nelson Luzein
33 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mathis Quiévreux
37 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Moise Ngwisani
51 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Mamadou Sow
52 GK Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Hugo Faway
53 GK Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Marco Pompei
59 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Nawfel Saidi
77 FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Mirza Jašarević
81 GK Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Youn Czekanowicz
88 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Benjamin Romeyns
91 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Cheickna Touré

Notable Former Players

Managers

As of August 2024

Club Officials

As of 21 August 2024 [4]

First Team

Academy

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "50 Jahre FC Wiltz 71". www.fcwiltz.com. March 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Untere Divisionen abgebrochen: Keine Absteiger, Wiltz und Hesperingen steigen in die BGL Ligue auf". www.tageblatt.lu. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kader". FC Wiltz. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "FC Wiltz 71 0 (Senior M)". www.fcwiltz.com/. 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

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