FC Swift Hesperange
Football Club Swift Hesperange (Luxembourgish: Football Club Swift Hesper, German: Football Club Swift Hesperingen) is a football 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 Luxembourg Cup
- 1990: First participation in European competition (season 1990-91)
In the 2005-06 season, Hesperange finished ninth in the National Division. The following year, they improved this position to 5th, level on points with fourth-placed Racing FC and sixth-placed CS Grevenmacher. During the 2013-14 season, Hesperange finished 13th and has thus been relegated to the Éierepromotioun. Since then, Hesperange is competing in the second-top tier of Luxembourg football.
Honours
- Winners (1): 1989-90
European Competition
Swift Hesperange have qualified for UEFA European competition once, when they were beaten in both legs by Polish side Legia Warsaw.
- First round (1): 1990-91
Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
FC Swift Hesperange |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
1 |
|
GK |
Esteban Delaporte
|
12 |
|
GK |
Celso Gabriel Malheiro Goncalves
|
4 |
|
DF |
Denis Cabrillon
|
2 |
|
DF |
Pit Hilbert
|
3 |
|
DF |
Pit Fehlen
|
15 |
|
DF |
Souleimane Regui
|
18 |
|
DF |
Moreno Fabbro
|
23 |
|
DF |
Abdelhak Maddi
|
5 |
|
DF |
Jordan Swistek
|
8 |
|
MF |
Mohamed Naguez
|
9 |
|
MF |
Antonio Casafina
|
6 |
|
MF |
Patrick Aquaro
|
7 |
|
MF |
Luka Vrebac |
|
|
No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
15 |
|
MF |
Zaccharia Chakir
|
|
|
MF |
Aldin Latic
|
|
|
MF |
Jeff Flies
|
|
|
MF |
Ivan Iovalone
|
11 |
|
FW |
Jordi Merino
|
19 |
|
FW |
Anthony Babit
|
20 |
|
FW |
Alessandro Scanzano
|
14 |
|
FW |
Jordan Morocutti
|
|
|
FW |
Diogo Soares da Costa
|
|
|
FW |
Filipe Martins
|
|
|
DF |
Tiago da Silva Teixeira |
|
Managers
- Theo Scholten (July 1, 1999–June 30, 2001)
- Carlo Weis (2004–05)
- Luc Muller (July 1, 2004–June 30, 2008)
- Theo Scholten (July 1, 2008–March 29, 2010)
- Angelo Fiorucci (March 29, 2010–March 14, 2011)
- Nedžib Selimović (March 14, 2011–March 8, 2012)
- Dan Theis (March 9, 2012–June 30, 2012)
- Serge Wolf (July 1, 2012–)
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