FC Wiltz 71

Wiltz 71
Full nameFootball Club Wiltz 71
Founded12 March 1971; 53 years ago (12 March 1971)
GroundStade Am Pëtz, Weidingen
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMichael Schenk
ManagerDavid Vandenbroeck
LeagueBGL Ligue
2023-24Luxembourg National Division, 11th of 16
Websitehttps://www.fcwiltz.com/home

FC Wiltz 71 is a professional association football club based in the town of Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg. The team competes in the Luxembourg National Division, the top tier of football in Luxembourg.

Stade Am Pëtz, Weidingen, Luxembourg

History

The club was founded on March 12, 1971[1] by the merger of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and FC Gold a Roud and in 1976, the club also absorbed Arminia Weidingen. Together, all three clubs formed the new FC Wiltz 71 and the team began playing at the Stade Géitz located in Wiltz. Later, the club moved to the Stade Am Pëtz in nearby Weidingen which increased capacity by 1,000 to a total of 3,000 fans.

Within ten years of its formation, the club achieved promotion to the National Division. The club has been relegated from the top tier to the second tier of Luxembourg football, the Division of Honour, a total of seven times, most recently during the 2015-2016 season when they finished 12th.

In 2001, Wiltz reached their only cup final to date when they played in the Luxembourg Cup, against rivals Etzella Ettelbruck. Wiltz lost the match 3-5 in a closely contested affair.

The clubs highest finish in the league is 5th, which they have achieved twice, once during the 1996/97 season and again in the 2005/06 season and on both occasions narrowly missing out on qualification for European football.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, football in Luxembourg was suspended on March 12, 2020. At the time, the club was in second place in the Division of Honor after 15 matches, an automatic promotion spot. On April 22, 2020, the Luxembourg Football Federation announced that the season would be ended, meaning that Wiltz were promoted to the National Division by default.[2]

Current squad

As of 4 September, 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF France FRA Enzo Raddas
3 DF Luxembourg LUX Hugo Costa
4 DF Luxembourg LUX Kevin Malget
5 DF France FRA Yohan Mannone
6 MF Luxembourg LUX Christophe Schroeder
7 MF Luxembourg LUX Chris Philipps
8 MF Belgium BEL Alexandro Cavagnera
9 FW Germany GER Victor Gorny
10 DF Luxembourg LUX Ben Biver
11 MF Luxembourg LUX Tiago Costa
12 GK France FRA Anthyme Repan
17 DF Luxembourg LUX Andy Rodrigues
18 MF Germany GER Noa Sunny Sanjug
20 MF Slovenia SVN Emir Burkic
21 GK Luxembourg LUX Ralph Schon
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Belgium BEL Jack Mmaee
27 FW Mozambique MOZ Jonathan Muiomo
30 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Hemkemeier
32 DF France FRA Nelson Luzein
33 MF France FRA Mathis Quiévreux
37 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Moise Ngwisani
51 MF Spain ESP Mamadou Sow
52 GK Luxembourg LUX Hugo Faway
53 GK Luxembourg LUX Marco Pompei
59 MF France FRA Nawfel Saidi
77 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mirza Jašarević
81 GK Luxembourg LUX Youn Czekanowicz
88 FW Belgium BEL Benjamin Romeyns
91 FW Belgium BEL Cheickna Touré

Notable Former Players

Managers

As of August 2024

Club Officials

As of 21 August 2024[4]

  • President: Michael Schenk
  • Vice-President: Christian Lisch
  • Sporting Director: Robert Jansen

First Team

  • Coach: David Vandenbroeck
  • Assistant Coaches: Guy Libambu, Joel Hausman, Phillipe Goullier
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Alain Leclerf
  • Club Doctor: Maureen Poncin
  • Fitness Coach: Arnaud Scalco
  • Physiotherapists: Justine Deremiens, Jeason Diez, Bernard Heens
  • Nutritionist: Simon Mathieu
  • Assistants: Roland Fraiture, Eric Greisch
  • Volunteer: Mario Raffaelli

Academy

  • President: Christian Lisch
  • U15 - U19 Coach: Marcel Bamberg
  • U7 - U13 Coach: Joel Hausman

Honours

References

  1. ^ "50 Jahre FC Wiltz 71". www.fcwiltz.com. March 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Untere Divisionen abgebrochen: Keine Absteiger, Wiltz und Hesperingen steigen in die BGL Ligue auf". www.tageblatt.lu. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Kader". FC Wiltz. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "FC Wiltz 71 0 (Senior M)". www.fcwiltz.com/. 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

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