FC Progrès Niederkorn

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

Progrès Niederkorn
Full nameFootball Club Progrès Niederkorn
Founded1919 (1919)
GroundStade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn
Capacity4,830
ChairmanThomas Gilgemann
ManagerLéon Greiveldinger
CoachJeff Strasser
LeagueBGL Ligue
2023–24National Division, 4th of 16
WebsiteClub website

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 haven't won a major trophy 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 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 Josy 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, defeating FK Gabala and Budapest Honvéd FC to reach the third qualifying round against Russian side FC Ufa. The tie seemed destined for extra-time but a last-minute goal for Ufa sent Progres out, denying them a rematch against Rangers in the play-offs.

Honours

European competition

Their first European goal was against Glentoran in the 1981–82 European Cup, where they drew 1–1.

Record by competition

Up to date as of match played 3 August 2023

Competition Game Won Drawn Lost GF GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 4013117
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 2463161834
UEFA Europa Conference League 421165
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 2002010
Overall 3485222566

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
2019–20 UEFA Europa League PR Cardiff Metropolitan University 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
1Q Cork City 1–2 2–0 3–2
2Q Rangers 0–0 0–2 0–2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q Zeta 3–0
2Q Willem II 0–5
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Gjilani 2–2 2–0 4–2
2Q Midtjylland 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–2 2–3
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q Djurgården

Current squad

As of 1 March 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
1 GK  FRA Sébastien Flauss
4 DF  FRA Hamadou Karamoko
6 MF  NIG Chris Lybohy
7 DF  LUX Yannick Bastos
8 MF  LUX Gilson Delgado
9 FW  FRA Walid Jarmouni
10 MF  ALG Sofiane Daham
11 MF  FRA Jonathan Schmid
12 MF  FRA Brian Amofa
15 DF  LUX Gerard Mersch
16 GK  LUX Eldin Latik
17 FW  LUX Issa Bah
18 DF  CMR Alex Guett (on loan from Sochaux)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  FRA Antoine Mazure
20 MF  LUX Omar Natami
22 FW  LUX David Turpel
23 DF  LUX Clayton Duarte
25 FW  GLP Kenny Mixtur
27 DF  FRA Vincent Peugnet
28 DF  LUX Jáder Soares
30 GK  POR Rodrigo Ribeiro
38 DF  FRA Metin Karayer
45 MF  LUX Diego Ribeiro
70 FW  COM Soiyir Sanali
97 MF  LUX Lucas Figueiredo

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  LUX Alexandre Sacras (at UNA Strassen until 30 June 2024)

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

  1. "EFS Attendances". european-football-statistics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. Ostlere, Lawrence (4 July 2017). "Rangers suffer humiliating loss to Luxembourg side in Europa League qualifying". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. "FC Progrès Niederkorn". UEFA. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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