FC Progrès Niederkorn

Progrès Niederkorn

Full name	Football Club Progrès Niederkorn
Founded	1919 (1919)
Ground	Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn
Capacity	4,830
Chairman	Fabio Marochi
Manager	Thomas Gilgemann
Coach	Paolo Amodio
League	Luxembourg National Division
2017–18	National Division, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is an football club based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg.

History

During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43, behind champions TuS Neuendorf.

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.^[1]

On 4 July 2017, Progrès beat Scottish side Rangers F.C. in the 1st qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. They overcame a 1–0 defeat at Ibrox with a 2–0 win at the Stade Jozy Barthel, having scored only once before in European competition. This victory was also the club's first ever win in European football.^[2] They enjoyed an even greater campaign in the 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, ousting FK Gabala and Budapest Honvéd FC to reach the third qualifying round against Russian side FC Ufa. The tie was destined for extra-time but a last-minute goal for Ufa sent Progres out, denying them a rematch against Rangers at 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

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 in the 1981–82 European Cup, where they drew 1–1.

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1977–78	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Vejle Boldklub	0–1	0–9	0–10
1978–79	European Cup	1R	Real Madrid	0–7	0–5	0–12
1979–80	UEFA Cup	1R	Grasshopper Club Zürich	0–2	0–4	0–6
1981–82	European Cup	1R	Glentoran	1–1	0–4	1–5
1982–83	UEFA Cup	1R	Servette	0–1	0–3	0–4
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	0–3	0–3
2017–18	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Rangers	2–0	0–1	2–1
		2Q	AEL Limassol	0–1	1–2	1–3
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Gabala	0–1	2–0	2–1
		2Q	Honvéd	2–0	0–1	2–1
		3Q	Ufa	2–2	1–2	3–4

Current squad

As of 9 July, 2018^[3]

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 Sébastien Flauss 13 GK Charly Schinker 16 GK Vincent Coelho 5 DF Ben Vogel 17 DF David Marques 20 DF Jordan Gobron 22 DF Marvin da Graça 23 DF Adrien Ferino 34 DF Tim Hall 38 DF Metin Karayer 70 DF Yann Matias 6 MF Farid Ikene

No. Position Player 8 MF Dino Ramdedovic 9 MF Yannick Bastos 11 MF Mike Schneider 19 MF Mario Mutsch 21 MF Kevin Kerger 27 MF Igor Teles 31 MF Sébastien Thill (captain) 7 FW Mayron De Almeida 14 FW Emmanuel Françoise 28 FW Romeu Torres 87 FW Aleksandre Karapetian

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.

References

External links

• Official website – Progres Niederkorn