FC Swift Hesperange
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| Full name | Football Club Swift Hesper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange (Capacity 3,058) |
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| Chairman | Fernand Laroche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Luc Muller |
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| League | Luxembourg National Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-7 | National Division, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 2005-06 season, Hesperange finished ninth in the National Division. The following year, they improved this position to 5th, level on points with fourth-placed Racing FC and sixth-placed CS Grevenmacher.
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[edit] History
- 1916: Club founded as FC Swift Hesperange
- 1940: Club renamed as FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen during the German occupation
- 1944: Original name FC Swift Hesperange restored
- 1985: First season in National Division
- 1990: Winners of Luxembourg Cup
- 1990: First participation in European competition (season 1990-91)
[edit] Honours
- Winners (1): 1989-90
[edit] European Competition
Swift Hesperange have qualified for UEFA European competition once.
- First round (1): 1990-91
Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| FC Swift Hesperange | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
[edit] Current squad
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