Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is a
football
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club based in
Niederkorn
Niederkorn () is a town in the commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg, on the Chiers river (), from which it takes its name. As of March 31, 2020, the town has a population of 7,272.
Niederkorn is home to FC Progrès Niederkorn, a f ...
, in south-western
Luxembourg
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.
History
During the
German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the
Gauliga Moselland
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under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43, behind champions
TuS Neuendorf
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History
Nazi era (1933–1945)
The or ...
.
Three times domestic league winners, the club's most successful years were at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. They have not won any major silverware since the 1981 league title.
In the 2005–06 season, Niederkorn finished second in Luxembourg's second division, the
Division of Honour. As the top league, the
National Division, expanded from twelve teams to fourteen, Niederkorn were promoted along with
Differdange 03.
In the
2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Progrès Niederkorn drew the league's highest attendance that year: 1,820. Their average home attendance was 710.
On 4 July 2017, Progrès beat Scottish side
Rangers in the 1st qualifying round of the
2017–18 UEFA Europa League
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The final was played at the Parc Olympi ...
. They overcame a 1–0 defeat at
Ibrox with a
2–0 win at the Stade Josy Barthel, having scored only once before in European competition. This victory was also the club's first ever win in European football. They enjoyed an even greater campaign in the
2018–19 UEFA Europa League
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The final was played at the Olympic Sta ...
, defeating
FK Gabala and
Budapest Honvéd FC to reach the third qualifying round against Russian side
FC Ufa
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History
During the summer of 2010, Rustem Khamitov, the second Presid ...
. The tie seemed destined for extra-time but a last-minute goal for Ufa sent Progres out, denying them a rematch against Rangers in the play-offs.
Honours
*
National Division
:Winners (3):
1952–53,
1977–78,
1980–81
:Runners-up (6):
1931–32,
1936–37,
1976–77,
1978–79,
1981–82,
2017–18
*
Luxembourg Cup
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W ...
:Winners (4): 1932–33, 1944–45, 1976–77, 1977–78
:Runners-up (3): 1945–46, 1955–56, 1979–80
European competition
Their first European goal was against
Glentoran
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History
Early history
In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...
in the
1981–82 European Cup
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, where they drew 1–1.
Record by competition
''As of match played 26 August 2020''
Matches
Current squad
Out on loan
Women's team
The women's team plays in Luxembourg's highest league, the
Dames Ligue 1. The team has won 15 championships and are therefore the national record champions. The last title was won in 2010–11, which qualified them for the
2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2011−12 UEFA Women's Champions League was the eleventh edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012.
As in the past two Champions League seasons ...
.
References
External links
Official websitenbsp;– Progres Niederkorn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Progres Niederkorn
Football clubs in Luxembourg
Sports teams in Differdange
Association football clubs established in 1919
Football clubs from former German territories
1919 establishments in Luxembourg
Women's football clubs in Luxembourg