Progrès Niederkorn
Full nameFootball Club Progrès Niederkorn
Founded1919 (1919)
GroundStade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn
Capacity4,830
ChairmanThomas Gilgemann
ManagerLéon Greiveldinger
CoachJeff Strasser
LeagueNational Division
2021–22Nationaldivisioun, 5th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is a professional football club based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg.

History

During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43, behind champions TuS Neuendorf.

Three times domestic league winners, the club's most successful years were at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. They haven’t won a major trophy since the 1981 league title.

In the 2005–06 season, Niederkorn finished second in Luxembourg's second division, the Division of Honour. As the top league, the National Division, expanded from twelve teams to fourteen, Niederkorn were promoted along with Differdange 03.

In the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Progrès Niederkorn drew the league's highest attendance that year: 1,820. Their average home attendance was 710.[1]

On 4 July 2017, Progrès beat Scottish side Rangers in the 1st qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. They overcame a 1–0 defeat at Ibrox with a 2–0 win at the Stade Josy Barthel, having scored only once before in European competition. This victory was also the club's first ever win in European football.[2] They enjoyed an even greater campaign in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, defeating FK Gabala and Budapest Honvéd FC to reach the third qualifying round against Russian side FC Ufa. The tie seemed destined for extra-time but a last-minute goal for Ufa sent Progres out, denying them a rematch against Rangers in the play-offs.

Honours

European competition

Their first European goal was against Glentoran in the 1981–82 European Cup, where they drew 1–1.

Record by competition

Up to date as of match played 3 August 2023

Competition Game Won Drawn Lost GF GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 4013117
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 2463161834
UEFA Europa Conference League 421165
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 2002010
Overall 3485222566

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Denmark Vejle Boldklub 0–1 0–9 0–10
1978–79 European Cup 1R Spain Real Madrid 0–7 0–5 0–12
1979–80 UEFA Cup 1R Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich 0–2 0–4 0–6
1981–82 European Cup 1R Northern Ireland Glentoran 1–1 0–4 1–5
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R Switzerland Servette 0–1 0–3 0–4
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–0 0–3 0–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Scotland Rangers 2–0 0–1 2–1
2Q Cyprus AEL Limassol 0–1 1–2 1–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Azerbaijan Gabala 0–1 2–0 2–1
2Q Hungary Honvéd 2–0 0–1 2–1
3Q Russia Ufa 2–2 1–2 3–4
2019–20 UEFA Europa League PR Wales Cardiff Metropolitan University 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
1Q Republic of Ireland Cork City 1–2 2–0 3–2
2Q Scotland Rangers 0–0 0–2 0–2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Zeta 3–0
2Q Netherlands Willem II 0–5
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Kosovo Gjilani 2–2 2–0 4–2
2Q Denmark Midtjylland 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–2 2–3

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Sébastien Flauss
4 DF France FRA Hamadou Karamoko
6 MF Niger NIG Chris Lybohy
7 DF Luxembourg LUX Yannick Bastos
8 MF Luxembourg LUX Gilson Delgado
9 FW France FRA Walid Jarmouni
10 MF Luxembourg LUX Belmin Muratovic
12 MF France FRA Brian Amofa
15 DF Luxembourg LUX Gerard Mersch
16 GK Luxembourg LUX Eldin Latik
17 FW Luxembourg LUX Issa Bah
18 DF Cameroon CMR Alex Guett (on loan from Sochaux)
19 FW France FRA Antoine Mazure
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Luxembourg LUX Omar Natami
22 FW Luxembourg LUX David Turpel
24 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emir Bijelic
25 FW Guadeloupe GLP Kenny Mixtur
27 DF France FRA Vincent Peugnet
28 DF Luxembourg LUX Jáder Soares
29 FW France FRA Yanis Lhéry (on loan from Saint-Étienne B)
30 GK Portugal POR Rodrigo Ribeiro
38 DF France FRA Metin Karayer
45 MF Luxembourg LUX Diego Ribeiro
70 FW Comoros COM Soiyir Sanali
97 MF Luxembourg LUX Lucas Figueiredo

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Luxembourg LUX Alexandre Sacras (at UNA Strassen until 30 June 2024)

Women's team

The women's team plays in Luxembourg's highest league, the Dames Ligue 1. The team has won 15 championships and are therefore the national record champions. The last title was won in 2010–11, which qualified them for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.

References

  1. "EFS Attendances". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk.
  2. Ostlere, Lawrence (4 July 2017). "Rangers suffer humiliating loss to Luxembourg side in Europa League qualifying". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. "FC Progrès Niederkorn". UEFA. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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