Full name | Football Club Avenir Beggen | ||
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Nickname(s) | Wichtelcher (Pixies) | ||
Founded | 1 July 1915 | ||
Ground | Stade rue Henri Dunant, Beggen | ||
Capacity | 4,830 | ||
Chairman | Damien Raths | ||
Manager | Sven Loscheider | ||
League | Luxembourg Division of Honour | ||
2023-24 | Division of Honour, 9th | ||
Website | http://www.wichtelweb.net | ||
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Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
The club were founded in 1915[1] as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later. In 1940, they were renamed SV 1915 Beggen, but in 1944, it was changed again to FC Avenir Beggen.
Avenir Beggen had played in the National Division in consecutive seasons since 1965–66, but were relegated in the 2005–06 season. Finishing second in their first season in the second-tier Division of Honour, Avenir returned to the National Division at the first time of asking. In 2008/09 the club finished 14th and were relegated back to the Luxembourg Division of Honour.