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| Full name | Football Club Progrès Niederkorn | ||
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| Founded | 14 August 1919; 106 years ago (1919-08-14) | ||
| Ground | Stade Jos Haupert,Niederkorn | ||
| Capacity | 4,830 | ||
| President | Thomas Gilgemann[1] | ||
| Head Coach | Vivian Reydel[2] | ||
| League | BGL Ligue | ||
| 2024–25 | National Division, 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Football Club Progrès Niederkorn is a professionalfootball club based inNiederkorn,Luxembourg.
The club was founded on 14 August 1919 as Cercle Sportif Progrès Niederkorn.[3] During theGerman occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in theGauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942–43 behind championsTuS Neuendorf. Once football returned to Luxembourg in 1944 the club renamed itself the current FC Progrès Niederkorn name.
Three times domestic league winners, the club's most successful years were at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. They haven't won a major trophy since the 1981 league title.
In the 2005–06 season, Niederkorn finished second in Luxembourg's second division, theDivision of Honour. As the top league, theNational Division, expanded from twelve teams to fourteen, Niederkorn were promoted along withDifferdange 03.
In the2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Progrès Niederkorn drew the league's highest attendance that year: 1,820. Their average home attendance was 710.[4]
On 4 July 2017, Progrès beat Scottish sideRangers in the 1st qualifying round of the2017–18 UEFA Europa League. They overcame a 1–0 defeat atIbrox with a2–0 win at the Stade Josy Barthel, having scored only once before in European competition. This victory was also the club's first ever win in European football.[5] They enjoyed an even greater campaign in the2018–19 UEFA Europa League, defeatingFK Gabala andBudapest Honvéd FC to reach the third qualifying round against Russian sideFC Ufa. The tie seemed destined for extra-time but a last-minute goal for Ufa sent Progres out, denying them a rematch against Rangers in the play-offs.
Their first European goal was againstGlentoran in the1981–82European Cup, where they drew 1–1.
Up to date as of match played 25 July 2024
| Competition | Game | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
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| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| UEFA Cup /UEFA Europa League | 24 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall | 34 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 66 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1977–78 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Vejle Boldklub | 0–1 | 0–9 | 0–10 |
| 1978–79 | European Cup | 1R |  Real Madrid | 0–7 | 0–5 | 0–12 |
| 1979–80 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Grasshopper Club Zürich | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| 1981–82 | European Cup | 1R |  Glentoran | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 |
| 1982–83 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Servette | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Shamrock Rovers | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Rangers | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2Q |  AEL Limassol | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Gabala | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 2Q |  Honvéd | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3Q |  Ufa | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | PR |  Cardiff Metropolitan University | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1Q | Cork City | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 2Q | Rangers | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Zeta | 3–0 | — | — |
| 2Q |  Willem II | 0–5 | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q |  Gjilani | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| 2Q | Midtjylland | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2Q |  Djurgårdens IF | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1−3 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The women's team plays in Luxembourg's highest league, theDames Ligue 1. The team has won 15 championships and are therefore the national record champions. The last title was won in 2010–11, which qualified them for the2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.
