CS Grevenmacher

Football club infobox
clubname = CS Grevenmacher


fullname = Club Sportif Grevenmacher
nickname =
founded = 8 January 1909
ground = Op Flohr Stadion
capacity = 4,000
chairman =
manager = Claude Ossweiler
league = Luxembourg National Division
season = 2007-08
position = National Division, 6th
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Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.

History

The club was founded in 1909 as " 'Stade Mosellan' ". The current name, " 'CS Grevenmacher' ", was adopted in 1919.

During the Nazi occupation of the Second World War, the club was renamed " 'FK Grevenmacher' ", as part of Gauleiter Gustav Simon's policy of Germanisation. The club's name reverted to " 'CS Grevenmacher' " upon liberation in 1944.

1949-50 was the first season in which Grevenmacher played in the top league, the National Division. In 1950-1951, 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 UEFA Cup for the first time. The club's first piece of silverware came in the 1994-95 Luxembourg Cup; in Grevenmacher's fifth cup final, the club beat Jeunesse Esch 1-1, 3-2. Since 1992-93, Grevenmacher has finished outside the top half of the table just once, and has finished second on seven occasions.

In the 2002-03 season, the club won the National Division championship for the first time, and thus qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In the same year, Grevenmacher won the Luxembourg Cup, completing the Double.

Current squad

Honours

*National Division:Winners (1): 2002-03:Runners-up (7): 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02

*Luxembourg Cup:Winners (3): 1994-95, 2002-03:Runners-up (4): 1950-51, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1958-59

European Competition

CS Grevenmacher have qualified for UEFA European competition nine times.

*UEFA Champions League:Qualifying round (1): 2003-04

*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:Qualifying round (2): 1995-96, 1998-99

*UEFA Cup:Qualifying round (6): 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

The club has never won a tie in European competition. However, the club has come close on three 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 2000-01, Grevenmacher lost their 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 two goals to nil.

Grevenmacher has also drawn two games in Europe, against Dinamo Tbilisi in 1996-97 and FK Leotar in the 2003-04 Champions League.

Overall, Grevenmacher's record in European competition reads:

External links

* [http://www.csg.lu/ CS Grevenmacher official website]