CS Fola Esch
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| Full name | Cercle Sportif Fola Esch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stade Emile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette |
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| Capacity | 3,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Philippe Guerard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Luxembourg Third Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-5 | Promotion d'Honneur, 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sporting Circle Fola Esch (French: Cercle Sportif Fola Esch), usually abbreviated to Fola Esch or simply Fola, is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg.
Founded in 1906 by a British professor, Fola was the first football club in Luxembourg. During its heyday, it was the best club in the country, winning four league championships and two Luxembourg Cups between 1918 and 1924. Fola won another championship in 1930 and the Luxembourg Cup in 1955, but has since lost its place in Luxembourg's top flight.
Fola stubbornly rejected a merger with its larger neighbours, Jeunesse Esch, during the wave of consolidation in the 1990s. In 2004-05, Fola was relegated to the third tier of Luxembourgish football.
[edit] History
- 1906: Club founded as Football and Lawn Tennis Club Esch
- 1907: Adopts current colours of red and white stripes
- 1910: Absorbs FC Nerva, becoming Cercle Sportif Fola Esch
- 1918: Wins first championship title
- 1924: Wins the Double
- 1930: Wins last championship title
- 1935: Moves to current stadium, Stade Emile Mayrisch
- 1973: First participation in European competition (season 1973-74)
[edit] Honours
- Winners (5): 1917-18, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1929-30
- Runners-up (7): 1916-17, 1918-19, 1920-21, 1928-29, 1948-49, 1953-54, 1954-55
- Winners (3): 1922-23, 1923-24, 1954-55
- Runners-up (1): 1972-73
[edit] European Competition
Fola Esch have qualified for UEFA European competition once.
- First round (1): 1973-74
Overall, Fola's record in European competition reads:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| CS Fola Esch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | -10 |
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