Racing FC Union Luxembourg

The Racing Club Foussball Union Luxemburg ( German: Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg; short: RFC Union Luxemburg; Nickname: Racing- FC ) is a football club based in Luxembourg. The club was founded on 12 May 2005, when the tradition Associations Union Luxembourg, Luxembourg Spora CA and CS Alliance merged 01. In his first season the club finished in seventh place in the Luxembourg National Division. In the 2007 /08 season, the runner-up title was won - by a wide margin to the Master F91 Dudelange.

  • 2.1 Spora Luxembourg
  • 2.2 Union Luxembourg
  • 2.3 FC Aris Bonneweg (CS Alliance 01 Luxembourg )

The ordinary clubs

Spora Luxembourg

The club Athletique Spora Luxembourg was founded in 1923 by a merger of Racing Sporting Club Luxembourg and Luxembourg. Both stem clubs were among the most successful clubs in the early years of the Luxembourg football. Racing was founded in 1910 first master. Sporting in 1911 and 1919 champion. In the twenties and thirties Spora Luxembourg and the Red Boys Differdange fought for dominance in the Grand Duchy. In the first fifteen years Spora winning seven league titles and won three times the trophy. After the Second World War, the triumphs were rare. Four times they became champion and five times the Cup was won. 1956 saw Spora for the greatest success a Luxembourg team in the European Cup. In Europe Champions Cup they beat the German champions Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on aggregate. The first leg was lost 4-3. If even then the away goals rule been applied, Spora would be progressed. At that time a play was set, which Spora lost 7-0. In the UEFA Cup 1964/65 was beaten in the return match FC Basel 1-0 after the first leg was lost 2-0. Spora was thus the most successful club in Luxembourg. The "Racing" is in the name of the new association for this association.

Union Luxembourg

Union Sportive Luxembourg was founded in 1925 by the merger of U.S. Hollerech Bonnevoie and Jeuness Sportive Verlorenkost. Hollerech was before the merger, one of the best clubs in Luxembourg. Among other things, the club won five consecutive championships ( Masters in 1912 and 1914 to 1917 - 1913 No championship played ). After the merger, the league title in 1927 fetched. By the end of the Second World War, the club got any further securities. 1940 had the club at the behest of the Nazis in his name * Association for lawn games 08 Luxembourg change ". 1945, the club took back to its old name. It was not until 1959, the club should collect title. Between 1959 and 1971 the club two league titles and five cup wins fetched. In Europe Cup Winners' Cup 1970/71, the Union defeated the Turkish representative Göztepe Izmir in the return leg 1-0. For the Union, it was the first victory in the European Cup. The second victory went Union with a 1-0 victory over the Norwegian representative FK Bodø / Glimt. In the seventies and eighties, the club still finished second in the championship courses in the top four. Beginning of the nineties, the club won another three championships in a row. The last title was won in 1996 with the Union Cup victory. After the turn of the millennium it went downhill with the club. Low point was the descent from the National Division in 2005 and formed an inglorious end for one of the most successful clubs in Luxembourg. For this club, the "Union" is in the name of the new association.

FC Aris Bonneweg (CS Alliance 01 Luxembourg )

On 14 March 2001 merged the tradition established in 1922 FC Aris Bonneweg with the smaller CS Hollerech for ephemeral FC Alliance 01 Luxembourg. Aris Bonneweg, French Bonnevoie, was a three -time champion of the Grand Duchy, and a six-time Cup finalist, albeit with only one win in these Finals. Aris Bonneweg spent 42 seasons in the top division of Luxembourg. For the association, the "FC" is in the name of the new association.

Achievements

Spora Luxembourg

  • Champion: 1925, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1956, 1961, 1989 ( 1910 Racing Luxembourg as well as in 1911 and 1919 as Sporting Club Luxembourg )
  • Cup Winners' Cup: 1928, 1932, 1940, 1950, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1980 ( 1922 Racing Luxembourg )

Union Luxembourg

  • Champion: 1927, 1962, 1971, 1990, 1991, 1992 (1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 as U.S. Hollerech / Bonneweg )
  • Cup Winners' Cup: 1947, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1996

FC Aris Bonneweg (CS Alliance 01 Luxembourg )

  • Master: (1964, 1966, 1972 FC Aris Bonneweg )
  • Cup Winners' Cup: ( 1967 FC Aris Bonneweg )

Historically, the Racing FC Union Luxembourg with its predecessor associations thus 28 times the Luxembourg championship won ( as often as Jeunesse Esch) and 20 times the Coupe de Luxembourg.

Stadium

The Racing FC plays its home matches at the Stade Achille Hammerel, the extended former stadium of the " Union Sportive Luxembourg " (groups 5'814 spectators ).

More stages belonging to the club are the Stade Camille Polfer, the former stadium of Club Athletique Spora Luxembourg ( summarizes 2'740 spectators ) and Stade Hollerech, the former stadium of Club Sportive Alliance 01 Luxembourg ( holds 2,120 spectators ). Some matches will be played in the National Stadium Stade Josy Barthel ( summarizes 8'054 spectators ).

Known player

  • Marc Birsens
  • Nico Brown
  • Josef Frühwirth
  • Robert Langer's
  • Victor Nurenberg
Luxembourg Cup Nico Braun 2013–14 Luxembourg National Division FC Jeunesse Canach CS Fola Esch CS Grevenmacher FC RM Hamm Benfica US Rumelange FC Wiltz 71
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