FC Wiltz 71

FC Wiltz 71 is an association football club based in the town of Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg. The team competes in the Luxembourg National Division, the top tier of football in Luxembourg.

History

The club was founded on March 12, 1971 by the merger of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and FC Gold a Roud and in 1976, the club also absorbed Arminia Weidingen. Together, all three clubs formed the new FC Wiltz 71 and the team began playing at the Stade Géitz located in Wiltz. Later, the club moved to the Stade Am Pëtz in nearby Weidingen which increased capacity by 1,000 to a total of 3,000 fans.

Within ten years of its formation, the club achieved promotion to the National Division. The club has been relegated from the top tier to the second tier of Luxembourg football, the Division of Honour, a total of seven times, most recently during the 2015-2016 season when they finished 12th.

In 2001, Wiltz reached their only cup final to date when they played in the Luxembourg Cup, against rivals Etzella Ettelbruck. Wiltz lost the match 3-5 in a closely contested affair.

The clubs highest finish in the league is 5th, which they have achieved twice, once during the 1996/97 season and again in the 2005/06 season and on both occasions narrowly missing out on qualification for European football.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, football in Luxembourg was suspended on March 12, 2020. At the time, the club was in second place in the Division of Honor after 15 matches, an automatic promotion spot. On April 22, 2020, the Luxembourg Football Federation announced that the season would be ended, meaning that Wiltz were promoted to the National Division by default.

Current squad

As of 8 April, 2026

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

Notable Former Players

• Théo Malget, Luxembourgish international
• Samuel Ipoua, Cameroon international

Managers

As of August 2024

• Luxembourg Albert Adams (July 1, 1976 - June 30, 1978)
• Luxembourg Charles Pauly (July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1993)
• Belgium Marc Grosjean (November 30, 1993 - November 30, 1995)
• Netherlands Rob Delahaije (July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1998)
• Luxembourg Albert Adams (July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999)
• Algeria Rachid Belhout (July 1, 1998 - November 1, 1998)
• Belgium Jacques Dodemont (? - March 30, 2002)
• Belgium Raphaël Quaranta (July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2004)
• Luxembourg Charles Pauly (July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005)
• Belgium Daniel Boccar (July 1, 2005 - November 1, 2006)
• Luxembourg Marc Glod (November 10, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
• Belgium Joel Crahay (July 1, 2007 - April 21, 2008)
• Luxembourg Marc Glod (April 22, 2008 - June 30, 2008)
• Luxembourg Mike Ney (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
• Luxembourg Steve Majerus (July 1, 2009 – Oct 27, 2010)
• Belgium Pascal Lebrun (Oct 27, 2010 – Nov 5, 2012)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Kalabic (Nov 6, 2012 – June 30, 2014)
• Luxembourg Claude Ottelé (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015)
• Luxembourg Henri Bossi (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)
• Luxembourg Dan Huet (July 1, 2016 – October 18, 2021)
• Belgium David Vandenbroeck (October 20, 2021 – September 27, 2024)
• Luxembourg Mikhail Zaritskiy (September 30, 2024 – present)

Club Officials

As of 21 August 2024

• President: Michael Schenk
• Vice-President: Christian Lisch
• Sporting Director: Robert Jansen

First Team

• Coach: David Vandenbroeck
• Assistant Coaches: Guy Libambu, Joel Hausman, Phillipe Goullier
• Goalkeeping Coach: Alain Leclerf
• Club Doctor: Maureen Poncin
• Fitness Coach: Arnaud Scalco
• Physiotherapists: Justine Deremiens, Jeason Diez, Bernard Heens
• Nutritionist: Simon Mathieu
• Assistants: Roland Fraiture, Eric Greisch
• Volunteer: Mario Raffaelli

Academy

• President: Christian Lisch
• U15 - U19 Coach: Marcel Bamberg
• U7 - U13 Coach: Joel Hausman

Honours

• Luxembourg Cup Runners-up (1): 2000–01

Women's team

Wiltz have a women's team, currently competing in the Dames Ligue 3 Series 1, the 3rd tier of women's football in Luxembourg, having previously competed in the Dames Ligue 1 as part of a Union with AS Wincrange between 2021 and 2023.

External links

• on Facebook
• on Instagram

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