FC Wiltz 71
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| Full name | Football Club Wiltz 71 | ||
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| Founded | 12 March 1971 | ||
| Ground | Stade Am Pëtz, Weidingen | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Michael Schenk | ||
| Manager | Mikhail Zaritskiy | ||
| League | Luxembourg Division of Honour | ||
| 2024-25 | Luxembourg National Division, 13th of 16 (relegated via play-offs) | ||
| Website | https://www.fcwiltz.com/ | ||
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FC Wiltz 71 is an 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.
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History
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 4 February, 2025[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Former Players
[edit]- Théo Malget, Luxembourgish international
- Samuel Ipoua, Cameroon international
Managers
[edit]As of August 2024
Albert Adams (July 1, 1976 - June 30, 1978)- Charles Pauly (July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1993)
Marc Grosjean (November 30, 1993 - November 30, 1995)
Rob Delahaije (July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1998)- Albert Adams (July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999)
Rachid Belhout (July 1, 1998 - November 1, 1998)- Jacques Dodemont (? - March 30, 2002)
- Raphaël Quaranta (July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2004)
- Charles Pauly (July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005)
- Daniel Boccar (July 1, 2005 - November 1, 2006)
- Marc Glod (November 10, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
- Joel Crahay (July 1, 2007 - April 21, 2008)
- Marc Glod (April 22, 2008 - June 30 2008)
- Mike Ney (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
- Steve Majerus (July 1, 2009 – Oct 27, 2010)
- Pascal Lebrun (Oct 27, 2010 – Nov 5, 2012)
Samir Kalabic (Nov 6, 2012 – June 30, 2014)- Claude Ottelé (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015)
- Henri Bossi (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)
- Dan Huet (July 1, 2016 – October 18, 2021)
- David Vandenbroeck (October 20, 2021 – September 27, 2024)
- Mikhail Zaritskiy (September 30, 2024 – present)
Club Officials
[edit]- As of 21 August, 2024[3]
- 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
[edit]- Luxembourg Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2000–01
References
[edit]- ^ "50 Jahre FC Wiltz FC" [50 years of FC Wiltz 71] (in German). FC Wiltz 71. March 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Untere Divisionen abgebrochen: Keine Absteiger, Wiltz und Hesperingen steigen in die BGL Ligue auf" [Lower divisions cancelled: No relegation, Wiltz and Hesperange promoted to the BGL Ligue] (in German). Tageblatt. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "1. Ekipp" [First team] (in Luxembourgish). FC Wiltz 71. Retrieved 4 February 2025.