Foussballclub Etzella Ettelbréck, abbreviated to either FC Etzella or Etzella Ettelbruck, is a football club based in Ettelbruck, in north-eastern Luxembourg. Etzella play in the National Division, the top tier of Luxembourgish football, since their promotion at the end of the 2025–26 season.
Together with the FLF, Etzella host an annual National Football Day (), bringing together the youth teams of Luxembourg football clubs.
History In the 2005–06 season, Etzella finished third in the National Division, winning a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round, where they lost to Åtvidabergs FF of Sweden 7–0 on aggregate. In 2006–07, the club improved to a second-place finish, this time falling to HJK Helsinki of Finland 3–0 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. In 2007–08 season, Etzella slipped to fourth place, but returned to European competition. In the first round of the Intertoto Cup, they beat Georgian side Locomotive Tbilisi by drawing 0–0 at home and 2–2 away, advancing to play Saturn Moscow Oblast in the second round.
Timeline 1917: Club founded as FC Etzella Ettelbruck 1940: Club renamed as FV Ettelbrück during the German occupation 1944: Original name FC Etzella Ettelbruck restored 1971: First season in National Division 1981: Moved to current stadium, Stade Am Deich 2001: Winners of Luxembourg Cup 2001: First participation in European competition (season 2001–02) 2005, 2007: Finished second in the National Division 2008: Won first round tie in Intertoto Cup
Honours
National Division Runners-up (2): 2004-05, 2006–07
Luxembourg Cup Winners (1): 2000–01 Runners-up (3): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2018–19
European competition FC Etzella have qualified for UEFA European competition seven times.
UEFA Cup Qualifying round (6): 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
Intertoto Cup Second round: 2008
Overall, Etzella's record in European competition reads:
P W D L GF GA GD UEFA Cup 12 0 0 12 4 36 −32 Intertoto Cup 4 0 3 1 3 10 −7
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2001-02 UEFA Cup QR Legia Warsaw 0–4 1–2 1-6 2003-04 UEFA Cup QR Kamen Ingrad 1–2 0–7 1-9 2004-05 UEFA Cup 1QR Haka Valkeakoski 1–3 1–2 2-5 2005-06 UEFA Cup 1QR Keflavík 0–4 0–2 0-6 2006-07 UEFA Cup 1QR Åtvidaberg 0–3 0–4 0-7 2007-08 UEFA Cup 1QR HJK Helsinki 0–1 0–2 0-3 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Locomotive Tbilisi 0-0 2–2 2-2 (a) 2R Saturn Ramenskoye 1-1 0–7 1-8
Current squad
Former coaches Luc Holtz (July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2008) Florim Aliaj (July 1, 2008 – Oct 1, 2008) Alvaro da Cruz (Oct 2, 2008 – June 30, 2009) Benny Reiter (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) Gauthier Remacle (July 1, 2010 – April 11, 2011) Eddie Rob (caretaker) (April 12, 2011 – June 30, 2011) Patrick Grettnich (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013) Klaus-Peter Wagner (July 1, 2013–)
Former chairmen Jean-Pierre Gauthier
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