Football Club Avenir Beggen is a
football club
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Brands and enterprises ...
, based in
Beggen
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Luxembourg
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The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later. In 1940, they were renamed SV 1915 Beggen, but in 1944, it was changed again to FC Avenir Beggen.
Avenir Beggen had played in the
National Division in consecutive seasons since 1965–66, but were relegated in the
2005–06 season. Finishing second in their first season in the second-tier
Division of Honour, Avenir returned to the National Division at the first time of asking. In 2008/09 the club finished 14th and were relegated back to the
Luxembourg Division of Honour
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.
Honours
*
National Division
:Winners (6):
1968–69,
1981–82,
1983–84,
1985–86,
1992–93
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,
1993–94
:Runners-up (5):
1974–75,
1982–83,
1986–87,
1989–90,
1991–92
*
Luxembourg Cup
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:Winners (7): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02
:Runners-up (4): 1973–74, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1997–98
European Competition
Avenir have qualified for
UEFA
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European competition sixteen times.
*
UEFA Champions League
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:Qualifying round (2): 1993–94, 1994–95
:First round (4): 1969–70, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87
*
UEFA Cup
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:Qualifying round (1): 2002–03
:First round (4): 1975–76, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96
*
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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:First round (4): 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93
:Second round (1): 1974–75
They have won three ties in European competition (although two were only on technicalities):
*In 1974–75, their Cup Winners' Cup first round opponents,
Enosis Paralimni of
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, withdrew due to ongoing crisis in that country.
*In the same competition in 1992–93, Avenir beat the
Faroe Islands
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B36 Tórshavn
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2–1 on aggregate in the qualifying round, before losing 5–1 on aggregate to
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in the first round proper.
*In the 1995–96 UEFA Cup, Avenir lost on away goals to
Örebro SK
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, but Avenir were awarded a 3–0 victory when it transpired that the
Swedes had fielded an ineligible player.
Throughout its history the team has won three rounds in Europe, including Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup. In 1969, Avenir Beggen won their first league title in Luxembourg, with a historic victory followed by 10,000 spectators, of 3-1 against
Jeunesse d'Esch
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. Moreover, thanks to this victory, the club qualified for the
Champions League for the first time where they played against
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(0-5 to Milan and 0-3 in Luxembourg city).
Another success for Avenir Beggen came on the 60th anniversary of the club, 1 September 1975, when Avenir Beggen played their first UEFA Cup tie (now Europa League) against
FC Porto (0-7 in Porto and 0-3 in Luxembourg city).
In addition to those three ties, Avenir has won one game in a tie that they eventually lost (2–1 at home against
Inter Bratislava
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History
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in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, before losing 5–0 in
Bratislava).
Overall, Avenir's record in European competition reads:
Current squad
2008–09 season
Eis Équipe fir d'Saison 2008/09
- Wichtelweb
Former coaches
* Marc Boreux (1966–72)
* Henri Cirelli (1973–76)
* Josy Kirchens (1976–77)
* Willi Macho (1979–80)
* Albert Adams (1980–82)
* Jean Bettinger (1982–83)
* Paul Philipp
Paul Philipp (born 21 October 1950) is a former Luxembourgian football player and manager.
He is the president of the Luxembourg Football Federation.
Club career
As a player, Philipp started his career at local club Avenir Beggen before movin ...
(1983–85)
* Michel Clement (1985–88)
* Louis Pilot (1988–90)
* Albert Adams (1990–95)
* Jacky Pérignon (1995–96)
* Theo Scholten (1996)
* Vinicio Monacelli (2000)
* Jeannot Reiter
Jeannot Reiter (born 14 October 1958) is a retired football striker.
During his club career, Reiter played for FC Etzella Ettelbruck, FC Chalon, Guingamp, FC Montceau Bourgogne
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(2000–02)
* Gilbert Dresch (2002–03)
* Jean Fiedler (2003)
* Jacky Pérignon (2003)
* Michel Clement (2003–04)
* Florim Alijaj (2004–05)
* Fernando Gutiérrez (2004–05)
* Florim Alijaj (2005)
* Fernando Gutiérrez (2005–08)
* Manuel Peixoto (2008–09)
* Jos Steffen (2009–11)
* Dan Santos (2013–16)
* Gilles Wagner (2016)
* Paulo Gomes (2016–17)
* Carlo Feipel (2017)
* Jeannot Reiter
Jeannot Reiter (born 14 October 1958) is a retired football striker.
During his club career, Reiter played for FC Etzella Ettelbruck, FC Chalon, Guingamp, FC Montceau Bourgogne
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(2017–18)
* Almir Civic (2018–)
References
External links
FC Avenir Beggen official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Avenir Beggen
Football clubs in Luxembourg City
Association football clubs established in 1915
1915 establishments in Luxembourg