Jeunesse Esch

Jeunesse d'Esch
Full name AS la Jeunesse d'Esch
Founded 1907
Ground Stade de la Frontière,
Esch-sur-Alzette
Ground Capacity 4,000 (1,200 Seated)[1]
Chairman Jean Cazzaro
Manager Dan Theis
League Luxembourg National Division
2014–15 5th

Jeunesse Esch (full name AS la Jeunesse d'Esch) is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. The side play in the National Division, the highest league in the country, and have won the league title on 28 occasions between 1921 and 2010, the most of any team in Luxembourg.[2] Jeunesse Esch is the only Luxembourgish club to have reached the second round of the European Cup.

History

The club was founded in 1907 as Jeunesse la Frontière d'Esch in reference to the proximity of their stadium to the border with France. "La frontière" was dropped to give the club its current name in 1918, which it retained until World War II, where the Nazi regime implemented the German name SV Schwarz-Weiß 07 Esch and the club had to play in the Gauliga Moselland, finishing runners-up in the 1943–44 season. After the liberation of Luxembourg, the name reverted to AS la Jeunesse d'Esch.

Historically, Jeunesse Esch has been the most successful side in Luxembourgish football. They have won the National Division on 28 occasions: first in 1921, and most recently in 2010. This is a national record, unless Racing FC Union Luxembourg's many predecessor clubs are counted together (they won a total of 28, divided between six incarnations). Jeunesse has also won the Luxembourg Cup on twelve occasions, second behind the fourteen won by FA Red Boys Differdange (now a part of FC Differdange 03). In total, they have completed the coveted Double on eight occasions.

They first entered the European Cup in 1958, but like most of Luxembourg's clubs, have failed to pass the preliminary rounds of the competition. Their most famous result came in the early stages of the 1973 competition when they held then-UEFA Cup holders Liverpool to a 1–1 draw at home before losing the second leg 2-0 at Anfield.

Today

Jeunesse have been drawn to face Dundalk in the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 Europa League. Jeunesse have continued their success into recent times, being one of the top three Luxembourgish clubs, along with F91 Dudelange and FC Etzella Ettelbruck, of the past few years. However, the club had a disastrous 2006–07 season, in which the club finished ninth, and only just avoided a relegation play-off.

Honours

Winners (28): 1920–21, 1936–37, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2009–10
Runners-up (13): 1914–15, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1968–69, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2005–06
Winners (13): 1934–35, 1936–37, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2012–13
Runners-up (11): 1921–22, 1926–27, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2005–06

European Competition

Jeunesse Esch has qualified for UEFA European competition thirty two times.

Qualifying round (5): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2010–11
First round (15): 1958–59, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89
Second round (2): 1959–60, 1963–64
Qualifying round (2): 1995–96, 1998–99
Qualifying round (3): 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01
First round (4): 1969–70, 1978–79, 1986–87, 1989–90
First Qualifying round (1): 2012–13
Second Qualifying round (1): 2013–14

Jeunesse Esch is the only club from Luxembourg to have reached the second round of the European Cup, and it has achieved that feat on two occasions, both under the leadership of George Berry in the early years of the competition:

Overall, Jeunesse's record in European competition reads:

P W D L GF GA GD
AS la Jeunesse d'Esch 71 9 8 54 56 224 -168

Current squad

As of 23 September, 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Luxembourg GK Marc Oberweis
3 France DF Alexandre Vitali
4 Luxembourg DF Eric Hoffmann
5 France DF Adrien Portier
7 Luxembourg FW Ken Corral
8 Portugal MF Hugo Fernandes
9 France FW Grégory Molnar
10 Armenia MF Achot Sardarian
11 Senegal FW Momar N'Diaye
12 Luxembourg GK Frank Devas
15 Luxembourg DF Ricardo Delgado
No. Position Player
16 Luxembourg GK Gilles Krecke
17 Luxembourg FW Andrea Deidda
18 France DF Sébastian Do Rosario
20 Luxembourg MF David Soares
21 Luxembourg DF Yannick Breckler
22 Luxembourg DF Marvin Martins
24 Benin MF Arsene Menessou
25 Luxembourg DF Miloš Todorović
29 Luxembourg MF Samuel Hargarten
30 Luxembourg DF Kim Kintziger
75 France DF Bryan Mélisse

Managers

  • England Bill Berry (July 1, 1958–June 30, 1961)
  • Luxembourg Alex Pecquer (July 1, 1985–June 30, 1986), (July 1, 1987–June 30, 1988)
  • Germany Norbert Müller (July 1, 1988–June 30, 1990)
  • Luxembourg Vinicio Monacelli (July 1, 1991–June 30, 1992)
  • Luxembourg Alex Pecquer (July 1, 1997–June 30, 1998)
  • Luxembourg Maurice Spitoni (July 1, 1998–June 30, 1999)
  • Germany Roger Lutz (July 1, 2004–Feb 15, 2005)

  • Germany Harald Kohr (July 1, 2005–05)
  • France Waldemar Korycki (June 5, 2006–March 1, 2007)
  • Luxembourg Jacques Müller (July 1, 2007–Sept 23, 2010)
  • Argentina Fernando Gutiérrez (Sept 23, 2010–March 13, 2011)
  • Luxembourg Vinicio Monacelli (interim) (March 14, 2011–March 17, 2011)
  • Belgium Sébastian Grandjean (March 17, 2011–Oct 18, 2012)
  • Luxembourg Dan Theis (April 16, 2013–)

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