FC Avenir Beggen

Avenir Beggen
Full name	Football Club Avenir Beggen
Nickname(s)	Wichtelcher (Pixies)
Founded	1 July 1915
Ground	Stade rue Henri Dunant,; Beggen
Capacity	4,830
Chairman	Damien Raths
Manager	Sven Loscheider
League	Luxembourg Division of Honour
2023-24	Division of Honour, 9th
Website	http:// wichtelweb.net
Home colours	Away colours

Football Club Avenir Beggenis afootball club,based inBeggen,aquarterofLuxembourg City,in southernLuxembourg.

The club were founded in 1915^[1]asFC Daring Beggenbut changed their name toFC Avenir Beggena year later. In 1940, they were renamedSV 1915 Beggen,but in 1944, it was changed again toFC Avenir Beggen.

Avenir Beggen had played in theNational Divisionin consecutive seasons since 1965–66, but were relegated in the2005–06 season.Finishing second in their first season in the second-tierDivision of Honour,Avenir returned to the National Division at the first time of asking. In 2008/09 the club finished 14th and were relegated back to theLuxembourg Division of Honour.

Honours

National Division

Winners (6):1968–69,1981–82,1983–84,1985–86,1992–93,1993–94

Runners-up (5):1974–75,1982–83,1986–87,1989–90,1991–92

Luxembourg Cup

Winners (7): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02

Runners-up (4): 1973–74, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1997–98

European Competition

Avenir have qualified forUEFAEuropean competition sixteen times.

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying round (2): 1993–94, 1994–95

First round (4): 1969–70, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round (1): 2002–03

First round (4): 1975–76, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1995–96

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round (4): 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93

Second round (1): 1974–75

They have won three ties in European competition (although two were only on technicalities):

In 1974–75, their Cup Winners' Cup first round opponents,Enosis ParalimniofCyprus,withdrew due to ongoing crisis in that country.
In the same competition in 1992–93, Avenir beat theFaroe Islands'B36 Tórshavn2–1 on aggregate in the qualifying round, before losing 5–1 on aggregate toSpartak Moscowin the first round proper.
In the 1995–96 UEFA Cup, Avenir lost on away goals toÖrebro SK,but Avenir were awarded a 3–0 victory when it transpired that theSwedeshad fielded an ineligible player.

Throughout its history the team has won three rounds in Europe, including Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup. In 1969, Avenir Beggen won their first league title in Luxembourg, with a historic victory followed by 10,000 spectators, of 3-1 againstJeunesse d'Esch.Moreover, thanks to this victory, the club qualified for theChampions Leaguefor the first time where they played againstAC Milan(0-5 to Milan and 0-3 in Luxembourg city).

Another success for Avenir Beggen came on the 60th anniversary of the club, 1 September 1975, when Avenir Beggen played their first UEFA Cup tie (now Europa League) againstFC Porto(0-7 in Porto and 0-3 in Luxembourg city).

In addition to those three ties, Avenir has won one game in a tie that they eventually lost (2–1 at home againstInter Bratislavain the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, before losing 5–0 inBratislava).

Overall, Avenir's record in European competition reads:

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Avenir Beggen	36	3	3	30	12	142	-130

Current squad

2023/2024 season^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	LUX	Gabriele Terenziani
5	MF	CPV	Eurico Gomes
6	MF	LUX	Marlon Rock
7	DF	LUX	Yves Rowlings da Cunha
9	MF	FRA	Yassine Maziz
10	FW	FRA	Younes Maziz
11	MF	POR	Luís Magalhães
12	GK	CPV	Carlitos Varela
13	MF	ENG	Matteo Akers
14	FW	CIV	Leonel Mao
16	FW	LUX	Nelson Furtado
19	DF	LUX	Cliff Bernard


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	LUX	Dylan Lima Borges
22	GK	LUX	Kevin Straus
24	MF	LUX	Denilson Santos Lopes
28	MF	LUX	Alex Pinheiro
29	FW	CPV	Jadir Lima
32	DF	FRA	Mohammed Guenoun
69	DF	UKR	Maksym Khudoliy
89	MF	FRA	Kevin Bile
99	FW	FRA	Marc Etoundi Mekongo
—	DF	POR	Maruca
—	MF	CPV	Keiven Goncalves
—	FW	LUX	Armin Sabotic