FC Wiltz 71

{{Short description|Association football club in Luxembourg}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Wiltz 71 | nickname = | ground = Stade Am Pëtz, Weidingen | capacity = 3,000 | season = 2024-25 | pattern_la1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = ff0000 | body1 = ff0000 | rightarm1 = ff0000 | shorts1 = ff0000 | socks1 = ff0000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 000000 | body2 = 000000 | rightarm2 = 000000 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | image = F.C. Wiltz 71.png | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Football Club Wiltz 71 | founded = {{Start date and age|1971|03|12|df=yes}} | chairman = Michael Schenk | manager = Mikhail Zaritskiy | league = Luxembourg Division of Honour | position = Luxembourg National Division, 13th of 16 (relegated via play-offs) | pattern_b1 = | website = https://www.fcwiltz.com/ |}} '''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. thumb|Stade Am Pëtz, Weidingen, Luxembourg|right|260px

==History== The club was founded on March 12, 1971<ref>{{cite web |title=50 Jahre FC Wiltz FC|url=https://www.fcwiltz.com/50-jahre-fc-wiltz-71-271648v4 |publisher=FC Wiltz 71 |access-date=22 August 2024 |language=de |date=March 2021 |trans-title=50 years of FC Wiltz 71}}</ref> 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. thumb|Historical league performance chart of FC Wiltz 71

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Untere Divisionen abgebrochen: Keine Absteiger, Wiltz und Hesperingen steigen in die BGL Ligue auf |url=https://www.tageblatt.lu/sport/fussball/untere-divisionen-abgebrochen-keine-absteiger-wiltz-und-hesperingen-steigen-in-die-bgl-ligue-auf/ |publisher=Tageblatt |access-date=22 August 2024 |language=de |date=22 April 2020 |trans-title=Lower divisions cancelled: No relegation, Wiltz and Hesperange promoted to the BGL Ligue}}</ref>

==Current squad== {{Updated|8 April, 2026}}<ref name="first-team-roster">{{cite web |title=1. Ekipp |url=https://www.fcwiltz.com/1-mannschaft-271627v4/groups/244/seasons/216 |publisher=FC Wiltz 71 |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=lb |trans-title=First team}}</ref>

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Luca Guarneri}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Enzo Raddas}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=LUX|pos=DF|name=Hugo Costa}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Loïc Reciputi}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=LUX|pos=MF|name=Christophe Schroeder}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=LUX|pos=MF|name=Chris Philipps}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Alexandro Cavagnera}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Ridwane Bouchibti}} (''on loan from Lorentzweiler'') {{Fs player|no=10|nat=LUX|pos=DF|name=Ben Biver}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=LUX|pos=MF|name=Tiago Costa}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=Quentin Bosquin}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=LUX|pos=DF|name=Andy Rodrigues}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=LUX|pos=MF|name=Dany Fernandes}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Louka Franco}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Alex Taylor}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=LUX|pos=DF|name=Preston Paciencia}} (''on loan from Racing Union'') {{Fs player|no=31|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Moustaphe Coulibaly}} {{Fs player|no=51|nat=ROM|pos=GK|name=Raul Toma}} {{Fs player|no=55|nat=GAM|pos=GK|name=Omar Choi}} {{Fs player|no=71|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=Fine Bop}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Nabil Hassaïni}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Elie Thelcide-Badia}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=LUX|pos=FW|name=Esmir Dragolovcanin}} {{Fs player|no=93|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Serkan Gecgin}} {{Fs player|no=95|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Ryan Noubli}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Thiago Pato}} {{Fs end}}

===Notable Former Players=== * Théo Malget, ''Luxembourgish international'' * Samuel Ipoua, ''Cameroon international''

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

==Club Officials== {{Updated|21 August 2024}}<ref name="first-team-roster" />

* 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,<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Wiltz 71 Senior F |url=https://www.fcwiltz.com/tabellen-50423v4/leagues/9864/groups/15535/seasons/218 |website=FC Wiltz 71 |access-date=20 October 2025 |language=lb}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web |title=Luxembourg (Women) 2021/22 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lux-wom2022.html |website=RSSSF.org |access-date=20 October 2025}}</ref> and 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luxembourg (Women) 2022/23 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lux-wom2023.html |website=RSSSF.org |access-date=20 October 2025}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.fcwiltz.com/}} * {{facebook|fcwiltz71}} * {{instagram|fcwiltz71}}

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