FC Progrès Niederkorn

Progrès Niederkorn

Full name	Football Club Progrès Niederkorn
Founded	1919
Ground	Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn
Ground Capacity	4,830
Chairman	Marcel Bossi
Manager	Olivier Ciancanelli
League	Luxembourg National Division
2014–15	4th
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is a football club, based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg.

History

During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43, behind champions TuS Neuendorf.

Three times domestic league winners, the club's most successful years were arguably in the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. They have not won any major silverware since their 1981 league title.

In the 2005–06 season, Niedercorn finished second in Luxembourg's second division, the Division of Honour. As the top league, the National Division, is expanding from twelve teams to fourteen, Niedercorn was promoted along with Differdange 03.

Honours

• National Division

Winners (3): 1952–53, 1977–78, 1980–81

Runners-up (5): 1931–32, 1936–37, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82

• Luxembourg Cup

Winners (4): 1932–33, 1944–45, 1976–77, 1977–78

Runners-up (3): 1945–46, 1955–56, 1979–80

European competition

The club has never won a game in European competition. Niedercorn's only managed two draws (and only one goal), the first was against Glentoran in the 1981–82 European Cup, where they drew 1–1; the second was against Shamrock Rovers in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Record by competition

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1977–78	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Vejle Boldklub	0–1	0–9	0–10
1978–79	European Cup	1R	Real Madrid	0–7	0–5	0–12
1979–80	UEFA Cup	1R	Grasshopper Club Zürich	0–2	0–4	0–6
1981–82	European Cup	1R	Glentoran	1–1	0–4	1–5
1982–83	UEFA Cup	1R	Servette	0–1	0–3	0–4
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	0–3	0–3

Current squad

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 Fabiano Castellani 4 DF Samuel Dog 5 DF Ismaël Bouzid 6 DF Kenzo Fabbro 7 MF Valentin Poinsignon 8 MF Dženid Ramdedović 9 FW Hakim Menaï 10 MF Olivier Cassan 11 DF Jonathan Rigo (Captain) 12 FW Garry Balsas 14 MF Jeff Bertemes 15 DF Paulo Ferrajota 16 GK Andy Theves 17 DF David Marques 18 MF Jo Barnabo

No. Position Player 19 GK Giacomo Marinelli 20 GK João Machado 21 DF Tim Lehnen 22 DF Alessandro Fiorani 23 DF Adrien Ferino 25 FW Giuseppe Rossini 26 GK Sébastien Flauss 27 FW Cristophe Cunha 28 MF Mickael Garos 29 MF Olivier Thill 31 MF Sébastien Thill 32 DF Nelson Cabral 44 FW Levy Rougeaux 77 MF Paul Bossi

Former coaches

• Hubert Meunier (2002–06)
• Olivier Ciancanelli (2006)
• Lex Wilhelm (March 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006), (July 1, 2008 – March 5, 2009)
• Marc Chaussy (caretaker) (March 5, 2009 – June 30, 2009)
• Manuel Peixoto (July 1, 2009 – March 15, 2010)
• Giovanni Barnabo (March 15, 2010 – June 30, 2010)
• Henri Bossi (July 1, 2010 – Oct 1, 2012)
• Paolo Amodio (Oct 2, 2012–)

Women's team

The women's team plays in Luxembourg's highest league, the Dames Ligue 1. The team has won 15 championships and therefore is national record champion. The last title was won in 2010–11 and qualified them for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

References

External links

• Official website – Progres Niederkorn