F.C. Schëffleng 95 or FC Schifflange 95 is a football club in

Schifflange Schifflange ( lb, Schëffleng , german: Schifflingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. , the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 9,332. ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. It was founded in 1995. They play in the second tier- Division of Honour, after being promoted from the Division of Honour after the 2019–20 season. They play their home games at the Stade Rue Denis Netgen.

History

FC Schifflange 95 is the result of a merger between former Schifflange sides ''Amis des Sports'' (founded in 1936) and ''National Schifflange'' (founded in 1912). National Schifflange was a one-time Luxembourg champion after winning the

1951–52 Luxembourg National Division The 1951–52 Luxembourg National Division was the 38th season of top level association football in Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembo ...

. National also won the 1960

Luxembourg Cup The Luxembourg Cup () is the national knockout cup competition in Luxembourgian football. It was first held in 1922, and has been held annually since, with the exception of the four seasons during the German occupation during Second World War ...

. The new merger club was established on 21 April 1995. The first season of the new club saw them winning the 1st Division, with a four-point lead. After three seasons in the Promotion d'Honneur, FC Schifflange 95 clinched promotion to the top level

Luxembourg National Division The National Division ( lb, Nationaldivisioun, french: Division Nationale, german: Nationaldivision) is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to sea ...

but got relegated immediately after that one season. Since its establishment, the club has therefore played only one season at the top level, six seasons in Division of Honour, 11 seasons in Division 1 and five seasons in Division 2.

Honours

Domestic

;as National Schifflange

League

**Winners (1): 1951–52 **Runners-up (2): 1949–50, 1950-51

Cup

**Winners (1): 1960 **Runners-up (1): 1938

Players

Current squad

Roster
- FC Schifflange

Former Players

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, has started his youth career at age 7 in Schifflange, and stayed with the club for 7 years.

References

External links

Official club siteClub page
- FLF Football clubs in Luxembourg Association football clubs established in 1995 1995 establishments in Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-footyclub-stub