FC Aris Bonnevoie

The FC Aris Bonneweg (French: Aris Bonnevoie ) is a former football club from the south suburbs Bonneweg capital of Luxembourg, which existed from 1922 to 2001 and three times the Luxembourg football champion was.

History

The club was founded in 1922 as FC Aris Bonnevoie. In 1940 he was renamed under German occupation in FK Aris Bonneweg and dissolved the following year. In 1944, the foundation under the old name.

First experiences in the cup competitions UEFA Bonneweg already made ​​1962/63 and 1963/64, in the play-off for Fairs Cup.

1964 won Bonneweg first time the Luxembourg Championship and participated in the following season at the European Champions Cup. However, it Aris was eliminated in the qualifiers against Benfica. 1966 Aris was champion again, came in the European Cup against FC Linfield but not on the first round also.

Six times the Bonneweger were taken in the Luxembourg Cup final, but were only able to win the 1967 Coupe de Luxembourg as well. In Europe Cup Winners' Cup they lost in the first round Olympique Lyonnais.

1971/72 Aris played for the first time in the UEFA Cup competition and was eliminated against ADO Den Haag. However, they were again Luxembourg champion, so they again played in this 1972/73 season in the national champion competition; the Vorrundenaus came time against Arges Pitesti.

As Cup finalist, they participated in two more times at the European Cup Winners' Cup; 1976/77 they parted against Carrick Rangers from Northern Ireland again in the first round, but were able to 2-1 in Luxembourg recorded its first victory. In Europe Cup Winners' Cup 1979/80 Aris celebrated the biggest success on the international turf, by two 1-0 victories against Reipas Lahti Bonneweg reached the knockout stages. Here, however, was the Cup holders FC Barcelona a size too big. After all Bonnewegs Wolfgang Tullius was at the Nou Camp a consolation goal to achieve 1:7 (after the 1:4 in the first leg, Gate Jacques Mathes ). Yet another time in the UEFA Cup 1983/84 Aris entered the international stage, but resigned unceremoniously against Austria Wien.

By 2001, Aris Bonneweg completed 42 seasons in the top division of Luxembourg; merged on 14 March 2001 with Aris CS Hollerech for CS Alliance 01 Luxembourg.

Only a few years later, in 2005, this newly created club united again with Union Luxembourg and Luxembourg Spora, two other traditional associations of the Grand Duchy, to Racing FC Union Luxembourg.

Achievements

  • Luxembourg champion: 1964, 1966, 1972
  • Luxembourg Cup Winners: 1967
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