FC Avenir Beggen


Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later. In 1940, they were renamed SV 1915 Beggen, but in 1944, it was changed again to FC Avenir Beggen.
Avenir Beggen had played in the National Division in consecutive seasons since 1965–66, but were relegated in the [Luxembourg Luxembourg National Division|National Division 2005-06|2005–06 season]. Finishing second in their first season in the second-tier Division 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 the Luxembourg Division of Honour.
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Honours

National Division

European Competition

Avenir have qualified for UEFA European competition sixteen times.
They have won three ties in European competition :
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 against Jeunesse d'Esch. Moreover, thanks to this victory, the club qualified for the Champions League for the first time where they played against AC Milan.
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 against FC Porto.
In addition to those three ties, Avenir has won one game in a tie that they eventually lost.
Overall, Avenir's record in European competition reads:
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Current squad

2023/2024 season

Former coaches