U.N. Käerjeng '97 is a

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, based in

Bascharage Bascharage (; ; ) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng. History Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, and Pétange were owned by the "Hoheit Ker ...

, in south-western

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History

A young club, it was only formed in 1997 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Bascharage and Jeunesse

Hautcharage Hautcharage (; , ) is a small town in the commune of Käerjeng, in south-western Luxembourg. As of 2024, it had a population of 1,971. Geography Neighbouring towns include Clemency, Fingig, Hivange, Schouweiler, Bascharage and Linger. The s ...

. In the 2005–06 season, Käerjeng finished sixth in the National Division. They finished second in their relegation group, but were already guaranteed their safety before they played any games in it.

Honours

As Jeunesse Hautcharage

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:''Winners (1):'' 1970–71

European competition

As Jeunesse Hautcharage

Jeunesse Hautcharage qualified for

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European competition once. *

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:''First round (1):'' 1971–72 On their first tie in Europe, they suffered the largest ever aggregate defeat in UEFA competition: 21–0 against Chelsea. Which to this date, is the largest ever aggregate score for an official UEFA football match (but is equal with

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, who achieved the very same result against

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winning first leg 9–0 and second 12–0 in

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)

As U.N. Käerjeng '97

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:Second qualifying round, 2007–08 After losing the previous season's cup final against

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U.N. Käerjeng '97 qualified for the

for the second time in the club's history, drawing Norwegian side

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in the first qualifying round. Losing merely 2–1 away at

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in itself was a remarkable feat for the club, but after a very surprising 1–0 win at home, U.N. Käerjeng '97 was through to the second qualifying round on away goals after a 2–2 aggregate score

U.N. Käerjeng '97 lost 4–0 in the second qualifying round to

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. Thus, Käerjeng's overall European record is:

Former managers

* Angelo Fiorucci (July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2009) * Claude Heinz (July 1, 2009 – Dec 8, 2009) * Roland Schaack (Jan 1, 2010–)

Current squad

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:UN Kaerjeng 97 Bascharage Kaerjeng Kaerjeng 97 1997 establishments in Luxembourg