FC Swift Hesperange

Swift Hesperange
Full name	Football Club Swift Hesperange
Founded	2 July 1916; 110 years ago
Ground	Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange
Capacity	4,100
Chairman	Fernand Laroche
Manager	Salem El Foukhari
League	National Division
2025–26	National Division, 12th of 16
Website	www.swifthesper.lu

Football Club Swift Hesperange (Luxembourgish: Football Club Swift Hesper, German: Football Club Swift Hesperingen) is a football club based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg.

History

1916: Club founded as FC Swift Hesperange
1940: Club renamed as FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen during the German occupation
1944: Original name FC Swift Hesperange restored
1985: First season in National Division
1990: Winners of Luxembourg Cup
1990: First participation in European competition (season 1990–91)

In the 2005–2006 season, Hesperange finished ninth in the National Division. The following year, they improved this position to fifth, level on points with fourth-placed Racing FC and sixth-placed CS Grevenmacher. During the 2013–2014 season, Hesperange finished 13th and has thus been relegated to the Éierepromotioun. They gained promotion back to the top division in the 2019–2020 season where they finished third in their first season back and qualified for play in Europe.

Financial Crisis

It was announced at the end of the 2025–26 season that the club would start the 2026–27 National Division with a 12 point deduction: 10 for outstanding tax and payments to players, and 2 for failing to eliminate negative equity.

Honours

Luxembourg National Division

Winners (1): 2022–23

Runners-up (1): 2023–24

Luxembourg Cup

Winners (1): 1989–90

Runners-up (1): 2023–24

European competition

As of 17 August 2023

Overall, Swift's record in European competition reads:

Competition	P	W	D	L	F	A
Champions League	2	0	1	1	1	3
Conference League	6	2	2	2	8	9
Cup Winners' Cup	2	0	0	2	0	6
Total	10	2	3	5	9	18

Season

Competition

Round

Opponent

1st Leg

2nd Leg

Agg

1990–91 Cup Winners' Cup

R1

Legia Warsaw

0–3 (A)

0–3 (H)

0–6

2023–24 Champions League

Q1

Slovan Bratislava

1–1 (A)

0–2 (H)

1–3

2021–22 Conference League

Q1

Domžale

0–1 (A)

1–1 (H)

1–2

2023–24 Conference League

Q2

The New Saints

1–1 (A)

3–2 (H)

4–3

Q3

Struga

1–3 (A)

2–1 (H)

3–4

Q1, Q2, Q3: Qualification Rounds; R1: First Round

Current squad

As of 15 September 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	LUX	Eldin Cikotic
3	DF	FRA	Issam El Foukhari
6	MF	BEL	Yanis Bouazzati
8	MF	FRA	Helias Belliard
9	FW	FRA	Noah Bochu
11	MF	GER	Mohamed Morabet
12	MF	ANG	Edgar Neves
14	FW	POR	Francisco Ninte
17	DF	FRA	Mael Zaim
18	MF	BEL	Jenovi Sthibangu Mbo
19	FW	GUI	Mamady Sylla


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	LUX	Tiago Barros
26	DF	GHA	Jerry Prempeh
27	MF	LUX	Evan Ilunga-Kapongo
28	MF	LUX	Tom Pereira Gonçalves
36	DF	LUX	Kenan Skenderovic
42	GK	COD	Carmel Kiambu
44	GK	LUX	Hugo Costa
78	DF	FRA	Gédéon Tshiabuiye
80	FW	POR	Lucas Jordão
99	GK	FRA	Enzo Iecle

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Managers

Théo Scholten (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2002)
Marco Morgante (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004)
Carlo Weis (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005)
Benny Reiter (1 July 2005 – 3 April 2006)
Luc Muller (3 April 2006 – 3 March 2008)
Daniel Andreosso (4 March 2008 – 30 June 2008)
Théo Scholten (1 July 2008 – 29 March 2010)
Angelo Fiorucci (29 March 2010 – 14 March 2011)
Nedžib Selimović (14 March 2011 – 8 March 2012)
Dany Theis (9 March 2012 – 30 June 2012)
Serge Wolf (1 July 2012 – 19 October 2015)
Carlo Tutucci (19 October 2015 – 1 December 2015)

Serge Wolf (1 January 2016 – 3 October 2018)
Dany Theis (10 October 2018 – 30 June 2020)
Jeff Strasser (1 July 2020 – 14 October 2020)
Pascal Carzaniga (15 October 2020 – 30 June 2021)
Vincent Hognon (1 July 2021 – 20 September 2021)
Aniello Parisi (23 September 2021 – 24 May 2022)
Pascal Carzaniga (24 May 2022 – 30 June 2023)
Carlos Fangueiro (1 July 2023 – 14 November 2023)
Roland Vrabec (21 November 2023 – 30 June 2024)
Emmanuel Da Costa (1 July 2024 – 9 February 2025)
Hakim Menai (9 February 2025 – 27 October 2025)
Salem El Foukhari (5 November 2025 – present)

References

↑ "Geschicht" [History]. FCSwiftHesper.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
↑ "Stade Alphonse Theis". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
1 2 "Neien Trainer: Salem El Foukhari" [New trainer: Salem El Foukhari]. SwiftHesper.lu (in French). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
↑ "Le Swift commencera la saison 2026/2027 avec 12 points de retard s'il reste en DN" [Swift will start the 2026/2027 season 12 points behind if they remain in the National Division]. Quotidien.lu (in French). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
↑ "Kader" [First Team]. FC Swift Hesperange (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 21 October 2025.
↑ "Emmanuel da Costa n'est plus l'entraîneur du Swift Hesperange" [Emmanuel da Costa is no longer the coach of Swift Hesperange]. Virgule.lu (in French). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
↑ "Emmanuel Da Costa n'est plus l'entraîneur du Swift". Virgule.lu (in French). 10 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026. Emmanuel Da Costa is no longer the coach of Swift
↑ "Pagaille au Swift, Bouazzati et Menai virés" [Chaos at Swift, Bouazzati and Menai fired]. Mental.lu (in French). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] "Geschicht" [History]. FCSwiftHesper.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 10 December 2025.

[2] "Stade Alphonse Theis". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 28 April 2025.

[manager_elfoukhari-3] 1 2 "Neien Trainer: Salem El Foukhari" [New trainer: Salem El Foukhari]. SwiftHesper.lu (in French). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[4] "Le Swift commencera la saison 2026/2027 avec 12 points de retard s'il reste en DN" [Swift will start the 2026/2027 season 12 points behind if they remain in the National Division]. Quotidien.lu (in French). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

[5] "Kader" [First Team]. FC Swift Hesperange (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 21 October 2025.

[6] "Emmanuel da Costa n'est plus l'entraîneur du Swift Hesperange" [Emmanuel da Costa is no longer the coach of Swift Hesperange]. Virgule.lu (in French). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.

[7] "Emmanuel Da Costa n'est plus l'entraîneur du Swift". Virgule.lu (in French). 10 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026. Emmanuel Da Costa is no longer the coach of Swift

[8] "Pagaille au Swift, Bouazzati et Menai virés" [Chaos at Swift, Bouazzati and Menai fired]. Mental.lu (in French). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.