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club, based in
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, in south-western
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. It is now a part of
FC Differdange 03 Foussballclub Differdange 03 is a professional association football, football club based in Differdange, Luxembourg. The club currently competes in Luxembourg National Division, the highest division in Luxembourg. Founded in 2003, FDC03 played i ...
.


History

Red Boys was founded as ''SC Differdange'' in 1907, the year after Luxembourg's first club, Fola Esch, had been set up. Despite the clubs provenance, its first appearance in Luxembourg's league as Red Boys Differdange came only in 1919 (and, then, only in the second division). Soon, though, Red Boys would embark upon the greatest runs of success in Luxembourgish football. During the 1920s and 1930s, Red Boys competed with Spora Luxembourg for dominance of Luxembourgish football. Red Boys was the more successful of the two, and won thirteen trophies in as many years between 1923 and 1936. Despite the staunch competition (Spora won 8 trophies in the same period), this record has never been matched. Despite fading after the
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, Red Boys remained one of the largest and most successful teams in Luxembourgish football. Differdange's record was most impressive in the
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, which the club won more times than any other team (15). In 2003, the club merged with city rivals ''AS Differdange'' to become
FC Differdange 03 Foussballclub Differdange 03 is a professional association football, football club based in Differdange, Luxembourg. The club currently competes in Luxembourg National Division, the highest division in Luxembourg. Founded in 2003, FDC03 played i ...
.


Honours

* National Division **Winners (6): 1922–23, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1978–79 **Runners-up (10): 1926–27, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1957–58, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1984–85 *
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**Winners (15): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85Luxembourg - List of Cup Finals
– RSSSF **Runners-up (9): 1923–24, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1985–86


European competition

Red Boys Differdange qualified for
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European competition ten times. *
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::First round (1): 1979–80 *
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::First round (3):
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, 1982–83, 1985–86 *
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::First round (6): 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85 Red Boys never progressed past the first tie in any European competition. The club won one match in Europe, winning their
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first leg 2–1 against
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before losing 6–1 in
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. In the
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, Red Boys managed a surprise goalless draw with giants
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, but was crushed 14–0 in the return (which remains a UEFA Cup record). In the 2009–10 season, they played in the UEFA Europa League qualification against Croatian
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. Overall, Differdange's record in European competition reads:


References

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