Football Club Swift Hesperange ( lb, Football Club Swift Hesper, german: Football Club Swift Hesperingen) is a

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club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg.

History

*1916: Club founded as ''FC Swift Hesperange'' *1940: Club renamed as ''FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen'' during the German occupation *1944: Original name ''FC Swift Hesperange'' restored *1985: First season in National Division *1990: Winners of

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*1990: First participation in European competition (season 1990–91) In the 2005–2006 season, Hesperange finished ninth in the National Division. The following year, they improved this position to fifth, level on points with fourth-placed

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and sixth-placed

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. During the 2013–2014 season, Hesperange finished 13th and has thus been relegated to the Éierepromotioun. The gained promotion back to the top division in the 2019–2020 season where they finished third in their first season back and qualified for play in Europe.

Honours

:Winners (1): 1989–90

European competition

Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads: ;Notes * QR: Qualifying round * 1R: First round

Current squad

Managers

* Théo Scholten (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001) *

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(2004–05) *

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(1 July 2004 – 30 June 2008) * Théo Scholten (1 July 2008 – 29 March 2010) *

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(29 March 2010 – 14 March 2011) * Nedžib Selimović (14 March 2011 – 8 March 2012) *

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(9 March 2012 – 30 June 2012) *

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(1 July 2012–) * Serge Missler (1 July 2014–)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swift Hesperange Football clubs in Luxembourg FC Swift Hesperange Association football clubs established in 1916 FC Swift Hesperange