F91 Dudelange facts for kids
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| Full name | F91 Dudelange | ||
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| Short name | F91 | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Ground | Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange |
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| Capacity | 2,558 | ||
| Chairman | Gerry Schintgen | ||
| Manager | Mika Pinto | ||
| League | BGL Ligue | ||
| 2024–25 | National Division, 3rd of 16 | ||
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F91 Dudelange is a professional football club from Dudelange, a town in Luxembourg. They play in the top football league in Luxembourg, called the BGL Ligue.
The club was created in 1991. It was formed by combining three older teams from Dudelange: Alliance Dudelange, Stade Dudelange, and US Dudelange. Since then, F91 Dudelange has become very successful. They have won the National Division 15 times and the Luxembourg Cup eight times.
F91 Dudelange made history in 2018. They became the first club from Luxembourg to reach the group stage of a major European competition, the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. They did it again in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. In that season, they also became the first team from Luxembourg to win a game in a European group stage, beating APOEL 4–3.
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Club History
F91 Dudelange was formed in 1991. It brought together three older football clubs from the town of Dudelange: Alliance Dudelange, Stade Dudelange, and US Dudelange. These clubs had won titles before, but they were having a tough time. The new combined club was hoped to be stronger and more stable.
It took some time for the new club to become a top team. The older clubs were playing in lower leagues. F91 Dudelange started in the second league, the Division of Honour, in the 1991–92 season.
In their very first season, F91 Dudelange was promoted to the top league. They quickly became a strong team, always finishing in the top half of the table. By the end of the 1990s, they got even better. In the 1999–2000 season, they won their first league title by a large margin. This ended the long winning streak of another strong team, Jeunesse Esch.
European Adventures
In the 2004–05 season, Dudelange won the league again. This meant they could play in the UEFA Champions League for the 2005–06 season. They made history by becoming the first Luxembourg club to reach the second qualifying round. They had an amazing win against NK Zrinjski. They lost the first game 0–1 at home. In the second game, they scored a goal in the last minute of regular time to tie the score overall. Then, they scored three more goals in extra time to win! However, they were later beaten by Rapid Wien.
Dudelange continued to dominate in Luxembourg. In the 2005–06 season, they won both the league and the Luxembourg Cup for the first time. This is called winning "the Double." They did it again in the 2006–07 season and won their fourth league title in a row in 2007–08.
In the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, F91 Dudelange had another big success. They beat Tre Penne with a huge 11–0 score over two games. This led them to play against the Austrian champions, Red Bull Salzburg. Dudelange won the first game 1–0 in Luxembourg. They lost the second game 3–4 in Salzburg, but they still won the overall match because of the "away goals rule." This meant they scored more goals away from home. For the first time, Dudelange reached the third round of the Champions League, where they were eventually defeated by Maribor.
In 2013–14, Dudelange won the league title again. This earned them a spot in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.
Making European History
In 2018, F91 Dudelange made a huge step for Luxembourgish football. They became the first team from Luxembourg to reach the group stage of a major European competition. This happened in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. They beat CFR Cluj from Romania, which was a big surprise. People called it "the biggest shame in the history of Romanian football" because Dudelange was seen as a much smaller team. Before that, they had also beaten Legia Warsaw from Poland.
In the Europa League group stage, Dudelange was in a very tough group. They played against famous teams like Milan from Italy, Olympiakos from Greece, and Real Betis from Spain. Even though they were in a tough group, they managed to get a valuable point by drawing 0–0 against Real Betis.
In 2019, Dudelange qualified for the Europa League group stages for the second year in a row. They won a penalty shootout against FC Ararat-Armenia to get there.
Their second time in the group stage was even better. They were in a group with Sevilla (a very strong team from Spain), APOEL from Cyprus, and Qarabağ from Azerbaijan.
On September 19, 2019, Dudelange made history again. They became the first team from Luxembourg to win a game in a European group stage! They beat APOEL 4–3 in Cyprus. This was an amazing comeback, as their coach had even resigned just two days before the game.
After that historic win, they lost their next four group matches. In their last game against Qarabag, they almost won again but the Azeri side scored in injury time, making it a 1-1 draw. Dudelange finished last in their group, but they earned a respectable 4 points.
Club Achievements
F91 Dudelange has won many titles in Luxembourg.
League Titles
- Luxembourg National Division
- Winners (16 times):
- 1999–2000
- 2000–01
- 2001–02
- 2004–05
- 2005–06
- 2006–07
- 2007–08
- 2008–09
- 2010–11
- 2011–12
- 2013–14
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2021–22
- Runners-up (5 times):
- 1998–99
- 2002–03
- 2003–04
- 2009–10
- 2012–13
- 2020–21
Cup Wins
- Luxembourg Cup
- Winners (8 times):
- 2003–04
- 2005–06
- 2006–07
- 2008–09
- 2011–12
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2018–19
- Runners-up (8 times):
- 1992–93
- 1993–94
- 2001–02
- 2010–11
- 2013–14
- 2014–15
- 2021–22
- 2024-25
See also
In Spanish: F91 Dudelange para niños
