FC Wiltz 71 is a
football club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
, based in
Wiltz
Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the e ...
, in north-western
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 ...
. The club is currently playing in the highest football league in Luxembourg.
History
It was formed in 1971 as an amalgam of
Union Sportive Niederwiltz and
Gold a Ro'd Wiltz. In 1976, it absorbed
Arminia Weidingen.
In the
2005–06 season, Wiltz finished fifth in the
National Division, but the team was relegated to the
Division of Honour after finishing twelfth in the
2007–08 season.
Despite the relegation in 2010–11 into the "Promotion d'Honneur",
Sanel Ibrahimović succeed in scoring the most goals (18), which let him win the trophy for best topscorer of the season.
Alle Torschützenkönige auf einen Blick
- Fussbal-Lux FC Wiltz 71 managed to climb once again to the "BGL Ligue" for the season 2012–13.
Honours
*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
...
:''Runners-up (1):'' 2000–01
Current squad
''As of 5 August, 2022.''
Managers
* Mike Ney (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
* Steve Majerus (July 1, 2009 – Oct 27, 2010)
* Pascal Lebrun (Oct 27, 2010 – Nov 5, 2012)
* Samir Kalabic (Nov 6, 2012 – June 30, 2014)
* Claude Ottelé (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015)
* Henri Bossi (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)
* Dan Huet (July 1, 2016 – October, 2021)
* David Vandenbroeck (October, 2021 – now)
References
External links
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Wiltz
Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the e ...
FC Wiltz 71
Wiltz
Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the e ...
1971 establishments in Luxembourg
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