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| Full name | Football Club Swift Hesperange | ||
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| Founded | 1916 | ||
| Ground | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange | ||
| Capacity | 3,058 | ||
| Chairman | Fernand Laroche | ||
| Manager | Jeff Strasser | ||
| League | Luxembourg Division of Honour | ||
| 2018–19 | Division of Honour, 3rd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Swift Hesperange (Luxembourgish: Football Club Swift Hesper, German: Football Club Swift Hesperingen) is a football club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg.
History
- 1916: Club founded as FC Swift Hesperange
- 1940: Club renamed as FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen during the German occupation
- 1944: Original name FC Swift Hesperange restored
- 1985: First season in National Division
- 1990: Winners of Luxembourg Cup
- 1990: First participation in European competition (season 1990–91)
In the 2005–06 season, Hesperange finished ninth in the National Division. The following year, they improved this position to 5th, level on points with fourth-placed Racing FC and sixth-placed CS Grevenmacher. During the 2013–14 season, Hesperange finished 13th and has thus been relegated to the Éierepromotioun. Since then, Hesperange is competing in the second-top tier of Luxembourg football.
Honours
- Winners (1): 1989–90
European competition
Swift Hesperange have qualified for UEFA European competition once, when they were beaten in both legs by Polish side Legia Warsaw.
- First round (1): 1990–91
Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| FC Swift Hesperange | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
Current squad
As of 14 August, 2020. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Theo Scholten (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001)- Carlo Weis (2004–05)
- Luc Muller (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2008)
- Theo Scholten (1 July 2008 – 29 March 2010)
Angelo Fiorucci (29 March 2010 – 14 March 2011)
Nedžib Selimović (14 March 2011 – 8 March 2012)- Dan Theis (9 March 2012 – 30 June 2012)
Serge Wolf (1 July 2012–)- Serge Missler (1 July 2014–)
