FC Wiltz 71

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Wiltz 71
Full nameFootball Club Wiltz 71
Founded12 March 1971; 54 years ago (12 March 1971)
GroundStade Am Pëtz, Weidingen
Capacity3,000
ChairmanMichael Schenk
ManagerMikhail Zaritskiy
LeagueLuxembourg Division of Honour
2024-25Luxembourg National Division, 13th of 16 (relegated via play-offs)
Websitehttps://www.fcwiltz.com/

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.

Stade Am Pëtz, Weidingen, Luxembourg

History

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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

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF  FRA Enzo Raddas
3 DF  LUX Hugo Costa
5 DF  FRA Yohan Mannone
6 MF  LUX Christophe Schroeder
7 MF  LUX Chris Philipps
8 MF  BEL Alexandro Cavagnera
9 FW  GER Victor Gorny
10 DF  LUX Ben Biver
11 MF  LUX Tiago Costa
12 GK  FRA Anthyme Repan
17 DF  LUX Andy Rodrigues
20 MF  SVN Emir Burkic
21 GK  LUX Ralph Schon
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  ITA Luca Guarneri
27 DF  GER Fadhel Morou
30 MF  BRA Gustavo Hemkemeier
32 DF  FRA Nelson Luzein
33 MF  FRA Mathis Quiévreux
37 DF  COD Moise Ngwisani
51 MF  ESP Mamadou Sow
53 GK  LUX Marco Pompei
59 MF  FRA Nawfel Saidi
77 FW  BEL Nabil Hassaïni
81 GK  LUX Youn Czekanowicz
88 FW  BEL Benjamin Romeyns
91 FW  BEL Cheickna Touré

Notable Former Players

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Managers

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As of August 2024

Club Officials

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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

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Women's team

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Wiltz have a women's team, currently competing in the Dames Ligue 3 Series 1[4], the 3rd tier of women's football in Luxembourg, having previously competed in the Dames Ligue 1 as part of a Union with AS Wincrange between 2021[5] and 2023[6].

References

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  1. ^ "50 Jahre FC Wiltz FC" [50 years of FC Wiltz 71] (in German). FC Wiltz 71. March 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "1. Ekipp" [First team] (in Luxembourgish). FC Wiltz 71. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  4. ^ "FC Wiltz 71 Senior F". FC Wiltz 71 (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Luxembourg (Women) 2021/22". RSSSF.org. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Luxembourg (Women) 2022/23". RSSSF.org. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
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