FC Etzella Ettelbruck

FC Etzella

Full name	Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck
Founded	21 May 1917
Ground	Stade Am Deich, Ettelbruck
Ground Capacity	2,020
Chairman	Tun DiBari
Manager	Klaus-Peter Wagner
League	Luxembourg National Division
2013–14	6th
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.

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:

Current squad

As of 1 October, 2014.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Philippe Hahm 2 MF Alexander Adrian 4 DF Bartlomiej Pietrasik 5 DF Johannes Kühne 6 MF Cristiano Goncalves 7 FW Nilton 8 MF Frederico Esteves 9 FW Frédéric Thill 10 MF Bruno Matias 11 FW Francois Augusto 12 GK Leo Clement

No. Position Player 14 MF Ernest Agovic 17 FW Marin Jurina 20 MF Kevin Holtz 21 MF Dany Fernandes 22 MF André Bastos 23 MF Gilson Delgado 24 MF Vedran Mesec 25 FW Claudio Teixeira 26 GK Luca Desbordes 28 DF David da Mota

Former Notable Players

Former coaches

• Luc Holtz (July 1, 2003–June 30, 2008)
• Florim Aliaj (July 1, 2008–Oct 1, 2008)
• Alvaro da Cruz (Oct 2, 2008–June 30, 2009)
• Benny Reiter (July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010)
• Gauthier Remacle (July 1, 2010–April 11, 2011)
• Eddie Rob (caretaker) (April 12, 2011–June 30, 2011)
• Patrick Grettnich (July 1, 2011–June 30, 2013)
• Klaus-Peter Wagner (July 1, 2013–)

Former Personal

• Romain Kill
• Jean Goetzinger

Former Chairmans

• Jean-Pierre Gauthier

External links

• FC Etzella official website