CS Grevenmacher
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| Full name | Club Sportif Grevenmacher | ||
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| Founded | January 8, 1909 | ||
| Ground | Op Flohr Stadion Grevenmacher, Luxembourg | ||
| Capacity | 4,062 (562 Seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Steve Steffen | ||
| Manager | Erwin Bradasch | ||
| League | Luxembourg Division of Honour | ||
| 2022–23 | TBA | ||
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Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a
History
The club was founded in 1909 as 'Stade Mosellan' . The current name of the club, 'CS Grevenmacher' , was adopted in 1919.
During the
1949–50 was the first season in which Grevenmacher played in the top league, the National Division. In 1950–51, the team reached the final of the Luxembourg Cup, but lost to SC Tétange in a replay.
In the 1990s, Grevenmacher established themselves as one of the perennial challengers for trophies. In 1993–94, CS Grevenmacher finished in second place in the National Division, qualifying for the
In the
In the 2015–16 season, Grevenmacher finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the Luxembourg Division of Honor for the first time since 1984–85.[3]
Honours
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Runners-up (7): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Winners (4): 1994–95, 1997-98, 2002–03, 2007–08
- Runners-up (4): 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1958–59
European competition
CS Grevenmacher have qualified for UEFA European competition twelve times.
- Qualifying round (1): 2003–04
- Qualifying round (2): 1995–96, 1998–99
- UEFA Cup
- Qualifying round (6): 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
- Qualifying round (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
The club has never won a tie in European competition. However, the club has come close on four occasions:
- In the 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup, Grevenmacher beat KR Reykjavík 3–2 in the first (home) leg, but lost 2–0 in Iceland, going out by the narrow margin of 4–3 on aggregate.
- In UEFA Cup first leg against HJK Helsinki 4–1. The club had to win the second leg 3–0 to progress (on away goals). Despite a determined fight-back at home, Grevenmacher won by only 2–0, and were eliminated.
- In the UEFA Cup in 2002–03, Grevenmacher played Cyprus' Anorthosis Famagusta. Another heavy defeat away from home (3–0) saw Grevenmacher requiring a miracle in the second leg. Just as they had two years previously, the Luxembourgish team managed to win, but, again, by the insufficient margin of 2–0.
- In the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, Grevenmacher played Dundalk from the Republic of Ireland. Grevenmacher drew the first leg at home 3–3, but were narrowly defeated 2–1 in the away leg, to lose 5–4 on aggregate.
- In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, Grevenmacher faced KF Tirana. A 0–0 draw in the first leg at home put the Luxembourg side in a strong position going into the second leg in Albania. However, they lost 2–0.
Grevenmacher has also drawn four games in Europe, against
Overall, Grevenmacher's record in European competition reads, as of 8 July 2012:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| CS Grevenmacher | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 56 | −38 |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Marc Thomé (June 30, 1994 – June 30, 1997)
Harald Kohr (1997–98)- Herbert Herres (July 1, 2001 – Dec 12, 2004)
Alvaro da Cruz (Nov 12, 2004 – March 20, 2008)- Claude Osweiler (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2010)
- Marc Thomé (July 1, 2010–2014)
- Jacques Muller (July 1, 2014–2015)
- Roland Schaak (2015– 2016)
- Marcus Weiss (2016-2017)
Manuel Peixoto (2017-2018)- Luc Muller (2018-2019)
- Alvaro da Cruz (2018-2019)
- Erwin Bradasch (2019–Present)