FC Wiltz 71 is a professional

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based in the town of

Wiltz Wiltz ( or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near t ...

, in north-western

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. The team competes in the

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, the top tier of football in Luxembourg.

History

The club was founded on March 12, 1971 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

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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

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, 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

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. Due to the

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, 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

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announced that the season would be ended, meaning that Wiltz were promoted to the National Division by default.

Current squad

Notable Former Players

Théo Malget Théo Malget (born 2 March 1961) is a Luxembourgish retired international association football, footballer who played club football for FC Wiltz 71 and FC Avenir Beggen, as a midfielder. He is, as of August 2021, an assistant coach at FC Etzella ...

* Samuel Ipoua

Managers

''As of August 2024'' * Albert Adams (July 1, 1976 - June 30, 1978) * Charles Pauly (July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1993) *

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(November 30, 1993 - November 30, 1995) * Rob Delahaije (July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1998) * Albert Adams (July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999) *

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(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 David Vandenbroeck (born 12 July 1985 in Braine-l'Alleud) is a retired Belgian football centre-back and current manager of Union Namur . Career Managerial career On 20 October 2021 Vandenbroeck decided to hang up his boots in favor of accepti ...

(October 20, 2021 – September 27, 2024) * Mikhail Zaritskiy (September 30, 2024 – present)

Club Officials

''As of 21 August 2024'' * President: Michael Schenk * Vice-President: Christian Lisch * Sporting Director: Robert Jansen First Team * Coach:

* 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

**''Runners-up (1):'' 2000–01

References

External links

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FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 is a professional association football (soccer), association football football club, 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 Luxem ...

1971 establishments in Luxembourg