FC Etzella Ettelbruck

FC Etzella

Full name	Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck
Founded	21 May 1917
Ground	Stade Am Deich, Ettelbruck (Capacity: 2,020)
Chairman	Tun DiBari
Manager	Eddie Rob (caretaker)
League	Luxembourg National Division
2007-08	4th
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck, abbreviated to either FC Etzella or Etzella Ettelbruck, is a football club, based in Ettelbruck, in north-eastern Luxembourg.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Timeline 2 Honours 3 European Competition 4 Current squad 5 Former coaches 6 Former Personal 7 Former Chairmans 8 Former Notable Players 9 External links

History

In the 2005-06 season, Etzella finished third in the National Division, winning a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round, where they lost to Åtvidabergs FF of Sweden 7:0 on aggregate. In 2006-07, the club improved to a second place finish, this time falling to HJK Helsinki of Finland 3:0 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. In 2007-08 season, Etzella slipped to fourth place, but returned to European competition. In the first round of the Intertoto Cup, they beat Georgian side Lokomotiv Tbilisi by drawing 0:0 at home and 2:2 away, advancing to play FC Saturn Moscow Oblast in the second round.

Timeline

• 1917: Club founded as FC Etzella Ettelbruck
• 1940: Club renamed as FV Ettelbrück during the German occupation
• 1944: Original name FC Etzella Ettelbruck restored
• 1971: First season in National Division
• 1981: Moved to current stadium, Stade Am Deich
• 2001: Winners of Luxembourg Cup
• 2001: First participation in European competition (season 2001-02)
• 2007: Finished second in the National Division
• 2008: Won first round tie in Intertoto Cup

Honours

• National Division

Runners-up (1): 2006-07

• Luxembourg Cup

Winners (1): 2000-01

Runners-up (2): 2002-03, 2003-04

European Competition

FC Etzella have qualified for UEFA European competition five times.

• UEFA Cup

Qualifying round (6): 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08

• Intertoto Cup

Second round: 2008

Overall, Etzella's record in European competition reads:

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Cup	12	0	0	12	4	36	-32
Intertoto Cup	4	0	3	1	3	10	-7

Current squad

2010/2011 season Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Philippe Hahm 2 DF Jacques Plein 3 MF Charles Leweck 4 DF Bartlomiej Pietrasik 5 DF Tom Kopecky 6 MF André Bastos 7 FW Nilton 8 MF Anouar Belli 9 FW Michael Barrela 10 DF Sidney 11 MF Gauthier Remacle

No. Position Player 12 GK Joé Flick 13 FW Claudio Da Luz 14 MF Carlos Ferreira 15 MF Okay Ugur 16 FW Cleudir 17 DF Gilles Engeldinger 18 FW Soriba Camara 19 DF Claude Reiter 20 MF Michaël Sarfati 21 FW Bruno Alves 24 GK Damien Raths

Former coaches

• Florim Aliaj
• Luc Holtz
• Alvaro Antonio da Cruz

Former Personal

• Romain Kill
• Jean Goetzinger

Former Chairmans

• Jean-Pierre Gauthier

Former Notable Players

Roberto Borges Paulo Borrega Marco Bulas Dias Daniel da Mota Amara Dabo Georges Eiden Philippe Felgen Daniel Fellens Ralph Ferron Armand Goldschmit Patrick Grettnich Tim Heinz

Pit Hilbert Luc Holtz Samir Kalabic Claude Kreins Claude Mausen Luc Melchior Victor Mestre Alen Milak Luc Mischo Jalison Moreira Mike Ney Nuno Oliveira

Mputu Papi Neil Pattison Yves Picard Carlos Pimenta Patrick Posing Marc Reuter Carlo Schiltges Chris Spogen Albert van Zeebroeck Jean Vanek Mario Zannier Dan Zanon

External links

• FC Etzella official website