# F91 Dudelange

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Association football club in Luxembourg

Football club

F91 Dudelange Full name F91 Dudelange Short name F91 Founded 26 April 1991; 35 years ago (1991-04-26)[1] Ground Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange Capacity 2,558[2] President Gerry Schintgen[3] Manager Claudio Lombardelli[4] League National Division 2024–25 National Division, 3rd of 16 Website www.f91.lu Home colours Away colours

**F91 Dudelange** (French: [\[ɛf katʁəvɛ̃.ɔ̃z dydlɑ̃ʒ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); [Luxembourgish](/source/Luxembourgish_language): **F91 Diddeleng**, pronounced [\[ævˌeːnɑˈnontsəɕ ˈdidəleŋ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Luxembourgish)) is a Luxembourgish professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Dudelange](/source/Dudelange) which plays in the [Luxembourg National Division](/source/Luxembourg_National_Division).

It was formed in 1991 as a merger between three teams in the town: [Alliance Dudelange](/source/Alliance_Dudelange), [Stade Dudelange](/source/Stade_Dudelange) and [US Dudelange](/source/US_Dudelange). Domestically, it has since won the National Division on 16 occasions and the [Luxembourg Cup](/source/Luxembourg_Cup) eight times.

F91 Dudelange made it to the [2018–19 UEFA Europa League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Europa_League) group stage, becoming the first club from the country to reach the group stage of a [European competition](/source/UEFA). Dudelange also made the [2019–20 UEFA Europa League](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_UEFA_Europa_League) group stage where they became the first team from Luxembourg to win a game in the group stage after a shock 4–3 victory over [APOEL](/source/APOEL_FC) of [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus).[5]

## History

History of F91 Dudelange Unknown founded date Minerva Deich Dudelange 1908 Jeunesse Dudelange 1912 (merge) US Dudelange 1909 SC Dudelange 1908 Gallia Dudelange 1912 (rename) Sparta Luxembourg 1913 (rename) Stade Dudelange 1991 (merge) F91 Dudelange 1908 Étoile Bleue Dudelange 1916 (merge) Alliance Dudelange 1912 Étoile Rouge Dudelange

It was formed in 1991 from the clubs [Alliance Dudelange](/source/Alliance_Dudelange), [Stade Dudelange](/source/Stade_Dudelange), and [US Dudelange](/source/US_Dudelange). All three clubs had won the [National Division](/source/Luxembourg_National_Division) or the [Luxembourg Cup](/source/Luxembourg_Cup) before, but each had fallen upon hard times, and the amalgamated club was expected to be more stable, in both a sporting and financial sense.

Turning the club into a title-challenging team took a while. Stade Dudelange and US Dudelange had been in Luxembourg's third tier (the [1. Division](/source/Luxembourg_1._Division)), whilst Alliance Dudelange was struggling to remain in the second league (the [Division of Honour](/source/Luxembourg_Division_of_Honour)). The new club would take Alliance's place in the Division of Honour in the 1991–92 season.

F91 was promoted in its first season, and soon established itself as a competent top-flight team, not finishing outside the top half of the table until 1996–97. Towards the end of the 1990s, Dudelange gradually improved, and brought to an end [Jeunesse Esch](/source/Jeunesse_Esch)'s era of dominance by storming to the 1999–00 league title by eleven points.

In [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Luxembourg_National_Division), Dudelange won the title and competed in the [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) for the 2005–06 season. In the competition Dudelange became the first club in Luxembourg's history to reach the second qualifying round, after a remarkable victory over [NK Zrinjski](/source/H%C5%A0K_Zrinjski_Mostar) (they lost 0–1 at home in the first leg, in the second leg they scored a goal in the 3rd minute of [stoppage time](/source/Association_football#Duration_and_tie-breaking_methods) to equalize on aggregate, and then scored 3 more goals in extra time). However, Dudelange were easily beaten by [Rapid Wien](/source/SK_Rapid_Wien) in the second qualifying round.

In the [2005–06 season](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Luxembourg_National_Division), Dudelange completed the [league](/source/Luxembourg_National_Division) and [cup](/source/Luxembourg_Cup) [Double](/source/The_Double_(Luxembourg)) for the first time since the merger. They replicated this feat in the [2006–07 season](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Luxembourg_National_Division), and won a fourth consecutive National Division title in [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Luxembourg_National_Division).

In the [2012–13 UEFA Champions League](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_UEFA_Champions_League), F91 Dudelange defeated [Tre Penne](/source/S.P._Tre_Penne) 11–0 on aggregate, earning them an appointment with Austrian champion [Red Bull Salzburg](/source/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg) in the second round. They defeated Salzburg 1–0 in Luxemburg, and lost 3–4 in Salzburg, to win the tie on the away goal rule. For the first time in club history, Dudelange qualified for the third round of the competition, in which they were beaten 5–1 on aggregate by [Maribor](/source/NK_Maribor).

In [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Luxembourg_National_Division), Dudelange reclaimed the title with a 3–0 victory over [Fola Esch](/source/CS_Fola_Esch) on the final day of the season. This earned the club a spot in the [2014–15 UEFA Champions League](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_UEFA_Champions_League).

In 2018, F91 Dudelange became the first Luxembourgish team to reach the group stage of a major European competition, after defeating [CFR Cluj](/source/CFR_Cluj) 5–2 on aggregate in the [UEFA Europa League play-off round](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Europa_League_qualifying_phase_and_play-off_round#Play-off_round).[6] Due to Dudelange's apparent [underdog](/source/Underdog) status, daily newspaper *[Gazeta Sporturilor](/source/Gazeta_Sporturilor)* regarded CFR's elimination as "the biggest shame in the history of Romanian football".[7] Dudelange had also previously defeated Polish side [Legia Warsaw](/source/Legia_Warsaw) in the third qualifying round. The men from the Grand Duchy were drawn into a 'Group of Death', containing European powerhouses [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan), [Olympiacos](/source/Olympiacos_F.C.) and Spanish side [Real Betis](/source/Real_Betis). The Luxembourgers did, however, managed to pick up a famous and hard-fought point, on the last matchday, when they drew 0–0 against Real Betis at the [Stade Josy Barthel](/source/Stade_Josy_Barthel).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2019, Dudelange qualified for the [Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League) [group stages](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_UEFA_Europa_League) for the second successive season after defeating [FC Ararat-Armenia](/source/FC_Ararat-Armenia) in the play-off round in a penalty shootout.

Dudelange fared much better in their second European group stage adventure, being drawn into a group with [Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League) stalwarts [Sevilla](/source/Sevilla_FC), Cypriot champions [APOEL](/source/APOEL_FC) and [Qarabağ](/source/Qaraba%C4%9F_FK) of Azerbaijan.

On the first group stage matchday, on 19 September 2019, Dudelange became the first ever team from Luxembourg to win a game in a European group stage after beating [APOEL](/source/APOEL) 4–3 in [Nicosia](/source/Nicosia). Dudelange, whose coach Emilio Ferrera had resigned only two days prior, came back from a 3–2 deficit to defeat the Cypriots.[8]

After losing their next four group matches, Dudelange faced Qarabag on the last matchday in [Baku](/source/Baku), where they came within two minutes of recording another famous win before the Azeri side equalised in injury time. Dudelange finished bottom of the group with 4 points.

## Honours

### Domestic

#### League

Historical league performance chart of F91 Dudelange and its predecessors

- **[Luxembourg National Division](/source/Luxembourg_National_Division)** - **Winners (16):** [1999–2000](/source/1999-2000_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Luxembourg_National_Division) - Runners-up (5): [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Luxembourg_National_Division), [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Luxembourg_National_Division)

#### Cups

- **[Luxembourg Cup](/source/Luxembourg_Cup)** - **Winners (8):** 2003–04, 2005–06, [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Luxembourg_Cup), [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Luxembourg_Cup), [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Luxembourg_Cup), [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Luxembourg_Cup), [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Luxembourg_Cup), [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Luxembourg_Cup) - Runners-up (8): 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02, [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Luxembourg_Cup), [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Luxembourg_Cup), [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Luxembourg_Cup), [2021–22](/source/2021-22_Luxembourg_Cup), [2024–25](/source/2024-25_Luxembourg_Cup)

## European record

### Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Maccabi Haifa 0–1 1–6 1–7 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Ferencváros 1–6 1–6 2–12 1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Hajduk Split 1–1 0–5 1–6 2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q Levski Sofia 0–4 0–2 0–6 2001–02 UEFA Champions League 1Q Skonto 1–6 1–0 2–6 2002–03 UEFA Champions League 1Q Vardar 1–1 0–3 1–4 2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Artmedia Petrzalka 0–1 0–1 0–2 2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q FK Ekranas 1–2 0–1 1–3 2005–06 UEFA Champions League 1Q Zrinjski Mostar 0–1 4–0[A] 4–1 2Q Rapid Wien 1–6 2–3 3–9 2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Rabotnički 0–1 0–0 0–1 2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1Q MŠK Žilina 1–2 4–5 5–7 2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Domžale 0–1 0–2 0–3 2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q Ventspils 1–3 0–3 1–6 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Randers 2–1 1–6 3–7 2011–12 UEFA Champions League 1Q FC Santa Coloma 2–0 2–0 4–0 2Q Maribor 1–3 0–2 1–5 2012–13 UEFA Champions League 1Q Tre Penne 7–0 4–0 11–0 2Q Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 3–4 4–4 (a) 3Q Maribor 0–1 1–4 1–5 UEFA Europa League PO Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–3 0–4 1–7 2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Milsami Orhei 0–0 0–1 0–1 2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Ludogorets Razgrad 0–4 1–1 1–5 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q UCD 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a) 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Qarabağ 1–1 0–2 1–3 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2Q APOEL 0–1 0–1 0–2 2018–19 UEFA Champions League 1Q MOL Vidi 1–1 1–2 2–3 UEFA Europa League 2Q Drita 2–1 1–1 3–2 3Q Legia Warsaw 2–2 2–1 4–3 PO CFR Cluj 2–0 3–2 5–2 Group F Olympiacos 0–2 1–5 4th Milan 0–1 2–5 Real Betis 0–0 0–3 2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1Q Valletta 2–2 1−1 3–3 (a) UEFA Europa League 2Q Shkëndija 1–1 2−1 3–2 3Q Nõmme Kalju 3−1 1−0 4–1 PO Ararat-Armenia 2–1 1−2 3–3 (p) Group A Sevilla 2–5 0−3 4th APOEL 0−2 4−3 Qarabağ 1−4 1–1 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Bohemians 0–1 0–3 0–4 2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1Q Tirana 1–0 2−1 3–1 2Q Pyunik 1−4 1–0 2–4 UEFA Europa League 3Q Malmö FF 2–2 0−3 2–5 UEFA Europa Conference League PO Lech Poznań 1–1 0–2 1–3 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 3–2 5–3 2Q Gżira United 2−1 0–2 2–3 2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 2−0 1−0 3–0 2Q Häcken 2−6 1−6 3–12 2025–26 UEFA Conference League 1Q Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 2−3 0−2 2–5

### Notes

- **QR**: Qualifying round

- **1Q**: First qualifying round

- **2Q**: Second qualifying round

- **3Q**: Third qualifying round

- **PO**: Play-off round

- **A** **[^](#ref_note_a1)** [After extra time](/source/Overtime_(sports)).

## Current squad

- *As of 14 March, 2026*[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF BEL Kino Delorge 4 DF LUX Rodrigo Tavares 5 MF ROU Tudor Neamțiu 6 MF LUX Ivan Englaro 7 MF USA Evan Rotundo 8 MF LUX Diogo Monteiro 11 MF LUX Samuel Almeida 12 FW LUX Oskar Ekeberg 14 DF FRA Adrien Pianelli 16 GK LUX Eldin Latik 20 DF LUX Valentino Tallarico No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF BEL Charles Morren 23 DF BRA Isaque Gavioli 24 DF FRA Mehdi Kirch 25 GK LUX Dzenis Novalic 27 MF LUX Belmin Muratovic 29 DF LUX Mario Mancini 33 DF LUX Chris Stumpf 36 DF COD Wilson Kamavuaka 38 MF LUX Enzo Lima 71 GK FRA Marlon N'Guessan 77 FW GNB Agostinho 80 FW POR Dinho

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 35 DF LUX Tiziano Mancini (at Jeunesse Esch until 30 June 2026)

## Managers

Philippe Guérard (1 July 1994 – Sept 25, 1994) Benny Reiter (1 July 1996 – 1 Dec 1997) Angelo Fiorucci (1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000) Carlo Weis (1 July 2000 – Sept 24, 2003) Roger Lutz (25 Oct 2003 – 30 June 2004) Michel Leflochmoan (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2009) Marc Grosjean (1 July 2009 – 10 June 2011) Claude Origer (caretaker) (15 Aug 2009 – 31 Dec 2009) Dan Theis (13 June 2011 – 17 Oct 2011) Ralph Pinatti Stange (caretaker) (18 Oct 2011 – 25 Nov 2011) Didier Philippe (25 Oct 2011 – 13 Nov 2012) Patrick Hesse (16 Nov 2012 – 30 May 2013) Pascal Carzaniga (1 July 2013 – 28 May 2014) Sébastien Grandjean (1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015) Michel Leflochmoan (1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016) Dino Toppmöller (1 July 2016 – 30 June 2019) Emilio Ferrera (1 July 2019 – 17 September 2019 ) Bertrand Crasson (17 September 2019 – 7 May 2020 ) Carlos Fangueiro (1 July 2020 – 30 June 2023) Jamath Shoffner (1 July 2023 – unknown) Mickael Almeida Pinto (3 December 2025 – 23 February 2026)[10][11] Claudio Lombardelli (25 February 2026 – present)[4]

## Women's team

F91 have a women's team, currently competing in the Dames Ligue 3 Series 2,[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] the 3rd tier of women's football in Luxembourg. In the 1997–98 season, the team won the [Dames Ligue 1](/source/Dames_Ligue_1) title.[12]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["F91 Dudelange"](https://www.fussball-lux.lu/f91_dudelange.html). *Fussball-lux.lu* (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Stade Jos Nosbaum"](https://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/lux/stade_jos_nosbaum). *StadiumDB.com*. Retrieved 28 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Organigramme F91 Diddeleng"](https://www.f91.lu/organigramme-90624v4) [F91 Organisation Chart]. *F91.lu* (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lombardelli-feb26_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lombardelli-feb26_4-1) ["Lombardelli nouveau coach du F91"](https://www.mental.lu/football/lombardelli-nouveau-coach-du-f91/) [Lombardelli is the new coach of F91]. *Mental.lu* (in French). 25 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Mollereau, Julien (19 September 2019). ["Victoire 3-4 à Nicosie : Le F91 gagne le match le plus fou de l'histoire du foot luxembourgeois"](http://www.lequotidien.lu/football/victoire-3-4-a-nicosie-le-f91-gagne-le-match-le-plus-fou-de-lhistoire-du-foot-luxembourgeois/) (in French). Le Quotidien.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["UEFA Europa League – CFR Cluj-Dudelange"](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2025442--cfr-cluj-vs-diddeleng/). UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["CFR CLUJ – DUDELANGE 2-3 // 5 motive pentru care "dubla" CFR – Dudelange este cea mai mare rușine din istoria fotbalului românesc"](https://www.gsp.ro/international/europa-league/cfr-cluj-dudelange-2-3-5-motive-pentru-care-dubla-cfr-dudelange-este-cea-mai-mare-rusine-din-istoria-fotbalului-romanesc-547348.html) [CFR CLUJ – DUDELANGE 2-3 // 5 reasons why the CFR – Dudelange "double" is the biggest shame in the history of Romanian football]. *[Gazeta Sporturilor](/source/Gazeta_Sporturilor)* (in Romanian). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Hippert, Franky (17 September 2019). ["F91 Dudelange trainer Emilio Ferrera steps down"](https://today.rtl.lu/sport/local/a/1404921.html). RTL Sport.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["F91 Dudelange 1 (Senior M) - Saison 2025/26"](https://www.f91.lu/kader-90630v4/groups/50/seasons/218). F91 Diddeleng. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["De Mickael Almeida Pinto gëtt neien Trainer vum F91 Diddeleng"](https://www.rtl.lu/sport/news/de-mickael-almeida-pinto-gett-neien-trainer-vum-f91-diddeleng-2263802) [Mickael Almeida Pinto becomes new coach of F91 Dudelange]. *RTL.lu* (in Luxembourgish). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Mickael Almeida Pinto net méi Trainer vum F91 Diddeleng"](https://www.rtl.lu/sport/futtball/news/mickael-almeida-pinto-net-mei-trainer-vum-f91-diddeleng-1571720623) [Mickael Almeida Pinto no longer coach of F91 Dudelange]. *RTL.lu* (in Luxembourgish). 23 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Luxembourg (Women) 1997/98"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lux-wom98.html). *RSSSF.org*. Retrieved 1 December 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.f91.lu/) (in Luxembourgish)

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