Extreme Football Tourism: LUXEMBOURG: FC US Dudelange (1930-1940, 1944-1991) / SV Düdelingen (1940-1944) / F91 Dudelange (1991-)

Stade Jos Nosbaum "Stade Municipal 'Auf dem Deich'", Dudelange (F91 Dudelange, formerly FC US Dudelange / SV Düdelingen)

Luxembourg, canton: Esch-sur-Alzette

15 VIII 2010 / F91 Dudelange - CS Fola Esch 3-0 / National Division (= LUX level 1)

15 II 2025 / F91 Dudelange - FC Differdange 03 0-1 / National Division (= LUX level 1)

Timeline

1908 / Foundation of a football club in Dudelange, which is given the name Jeunesse de la Frontière 1908 Dudelange.
1909 / Foundation of a football club in Dudelange, which is given the name Sporting Club (SC) Deich Dudelange.
1912 / Jeunesse de la Frontière 1908 Dudelange concludes a merger deal with another club, Minerva Deich Dudelange – of which the year of foundation is unknown – resulting in the foundation of FC Union Sportive (US) Dudelange, usually referred to simply as US Dudelange. It is unclear where the ground or grounds of US Dudelange until the move to the Stade Municipal ‘Auf dem Deich’ in 1930.
1913 / US Dudelange starts its life as a competitive club in Division 2 (level 2) of Luxembourg’s fledgling league pyramid. The two clubs forming US Dudelange in the previous year never competed in any official league organised by Luxembourg’s Football Association (FLF).
1914 / Finishing as runners up Division 2, US Dudelange wins promotion to Division 1 with champions CS Echternach. Also in 1914, SC Deich Dudelange, which had never competed in any FLF league in the five years of its existence, is absorbed into FC US Dudelange.
1915 / With Luxembourg having been occupied by the German Empire the previous summer, football activities in the country go on the backburner, with many clubs withdrawing from regular football for the time being. US Dudelange takes part in the 1914-15 league, placing second (and last) in Division 1 Group 3 behind local rivals CS Le Stade Dudelange. In the following season, the club is excluded after not showing up for two matches due to a lack of players.
1917 / US Dudelange sees its FLF membership suspended due to not paying off its debts in time. That same year, however, the club is readmitted, being placed in Division 3 (level 3, bottom division of the league pyramid) for the 1917-18 season – but withdrawing shortly thereafter due to a lack of players.
1920 / After nearly three years of inactivity, US Dudelange returns to competitive league football in Division 3 South (level 4, bottom division of the league pyramid in Luxembourg).
1922 / Champions in Division 3 South, US Dudelange wins promotion to Division 2 (level 3) along with runners-up FC Obercorn, which finished 3 points behind them.
1923 / Champions in Division 2 Group 2, 6 points ahead of closest followers FC Mansfeldia Clausen, US Dudelange accedes to Promotion (level 2).
1924 / Runners-up in Promotion, 1 point behind champions FC Progrès 08 Grund, and with an equal number of points as SC Tétange, US Dudelange meets the last-mentioned club in a tie-breaker for the second promotion spot. Drawing the first game (1-1 A.E.T.), US Dudelange manages a narrow 1-0 win, thus managing promotion to Division 1, the top tier of Luxembourg’s league pyramid.
1925 / Finishing bottom of the table in Division 1, US Dudelange drops back into Promotion (level 2) after just one season, along with the club finishing in second-last place, FC Progrès 08 Grund.
1929 / Runners-up in Promotion, 4 points behind champions Union Luxembourg, US Dudelange manage a return to Division 1 (level 1) after an absence of four seasons. That same year, works get underway on a new ground for the club, the Stade Municipal ‘Auf dem Deich’ – the future Stade Jos Nosbaum.
1930 / Finishing in second-last place in Division 1, US Dudelange drops back into Promotion (level 2) along with bottom club AS La Jeunesse d’Esch. Later that year, on August 17th, 1930, the Stade Municipal ‘Auf dem Deich’ is inaugurated officially, with the club moving into the ground subsequently.
1931 / Champions in Promotion, US Dudelange wins promotion to Division 1 (level 1) at the first opportunity, along with runners-up FC Aris Bonnevoie, which finished 6 points behind them.
1932 / Finishing in second-last place in Division 1, US Dudelange descends to the second tier of the league pyramid – in fact renamed Division 1, with the top division taking on the name Division d’Honneur – along with bottom club FC Aris Bonnevoie.
1933 / Champions in Division 1, US Dudelange wins promotion to the Division d’Honneur (level 1) along with runners-up AS La Jeunesse d’Esch, which finished 1 point behind them. In the following seasons, the club manages consistent top-five finishes in the Division d’Honneur.
1937 / An unofficial international match between Luxembourg and the Netherlands’ Province of South Holland (0-5) is staged at the Stade Municipal ‘Auf dem Deich’.
1939 / US Dudelange manages its best result to date in the league, finishing as runners-up in the Division d’Honneur (level 1), 3 points behind local rivals Stade Dudelange. That same season, the club clinches its first piece of silverware, conquering the Luxembourg Cup following a 2-1 win over Stade Dudelange in the final. On the way to the final, US Dudelange had successively knocked out CA Spora Luxembourg, FC Progrès Niederkorn, and AS La Jeunesse d’Esch. Also in 1939, the Stade Municipal ‘Auf dem Deich’ stages an unofficial international match between Luxembourg and Belgium B (5-3).
1940 / For the second year running, US Dudelange finishes in second place in the Division d’Honneur (level 1), yet again behind town rivals Stade Dudelange. That same year, US Dudelange conquers the Grand-Duchy’s minor cup competition, the Coupe FLF, having the better of AS La Jeunesse d’Esch in the final (4-2). Following the German conquest of Luxembourg and the absorption of the country into the Third Reich, US Dudelange is forcibly renamed Sportvereing (SV) Düdelingen in the Germanisation programme let loose on the population of Luxembourg by Nazi authorities. As all other clubs in Luxembourg, US Dudelange is integrated into the German league system.
1944 / Following the liberation of the southern half of Luxembourg, SV Düdelingen takes on its old name of FC US Dudelange.
1946 / In the first official post-war season, US Dudelange finishes as runners-up in the Division d’Honneur (level 1), 8 points behind derby rivals Stade Dudelange.
1947 / US Dudelange finishes as runners-up in the Division d’Honneur (level 1) for the fourth time, 12 points behind runaway champions Stade Dudelange. In subsequent years, US Dudelange would never come close to winning a league title again – a piece of silverware which always eluded the club.
1951 / Finishing in second-last place in the Division d’Honneur, US Dudelange descends into Division 1 (level 2) along with FC Chiers Rodange and bottom club FCM Young Boys Diekirch.
1953 / Champions in Division 1 Group 2, 5 points ahead of runners-up US Rumelange, US Dudelange wins promotion to the Division d’Honneur (level 1). Also in 1953, Jos Nosbaum, who had been the club’s chairman for nearly two decades, passes away. Later that same year, the Stade Municipal ‘Auf dem Deich’ is renamed Stade Jos Nosbaum in his honour.
1954 / Finishing in second-last place in the Division d’Honneur, US Dudelange drops back into Division 1 (level 2) along with bottom club CA Spora Luxembourg.
1956 / US Dudelange finishes as runners-up in Division 1 Group 2 (level 2), 1 point behind champions SC Tétange.
1957 / Champions in Division 1 Group 2, 9 points ahead of runners-up FC The Belval Belvaux, US Dudelange wins promotion to the newly renamed National Division (level 1).
1958 / Finishing in second-last place in the National Division, US Dudelange drops back into Promotion d’Honneur (level 2) along with bottom club CS Fola Esch. In spite of the club’s bad run in the regular league, US Dudelange manages to reach the Luxembourg Cup final, in which it suffers defeat at the hands of FA Red Boys Differdange (3-1).
1961 / Runners-up in Promotion d’Honneur, US Dudelange wins promotion to the National Division along with champions – and derby rivals – CS Alliance Dudelange, which finishes 5 points ahead of them.
1970 / Finishing in second-last place in the National Division, US Dudelange drops out of the top tier of Luxembourg’s football pyramid after nine seasons – with the best result during that spell being a third place in 1966 – along with bottom club US Mondorf-les-Bains.
1975 / Finishing in second-last place in Promotion d’Honneur, US Dudelange is retrograded into Division 1 (level 3) along with bottom club The National Schifflange. It is the first time in 52 years that US Dudelange does not feature in one of the two top divisions of Luxembourg’s league system.
1978 / Champions in Division 1 Group 2, 3 points ahead of runners-up AS Differdange, US Dudelange wins promotion to Promotion d’Honneur (level 2).
1984 / Finishing in second-last place in Promotion d’Honneur, US Dudelange drops back into Division 1 (level 3) along with bottom club Daring Club Echternach.
1986 / Champions in Division 1 Group 2, 3 points ahead of closest followers US Mondorf-les-Bains, US Dudelange wins promotion to Promotion d’Honneur (level 2).
1990 / Finishing in fifth place in the relegation round in Promotion d’Honneur, US Dudelange drops back into Division 1 (level 3).
1991 / In its last season as an independent club, US Dudelange finishes in fifth place in Division 1 Group 2 (level 3). Following the 1990-91 season, a merger deal is concluded between the three Dudelange football clubs; FC US Dudelange, CS Le Stade Dudelange, and CS Alliance Dudelange, resulting in the foundation of Football 91 (F91) Dudelange (or F91 Diddeleng in the Luxembourgian language). US Dudelange’s Stade Jos Nosbaum becomes the venue of F91 Dudelange’s first team matches, while Alliance’s Stade Amadéo Barozzi remains in use for lower team football; and Stade’s Stade Aloyse Meyer is reshaped as the new club’s youth academy ground. At the time, the official capacity of Stade Jos Nosbaum is 3,400 (1,700 covered seats on the main stand; and an open terrace on the opposite side). The new club starts its life in Promotion d’Honneur, the second tier of Luxembourg’s league pyramid, taking the place of Alliance Dudelange at that level. Due to reconstruction works at Stade Jos Nosbaum – probably involving the construction of a new main stand – F91 Dudelange plays its first home games in the 1991-92 season at Stade John Fitzgerald (J.F.) Kennedy, also in Dudelange, a ground primarily used by athletics club CA Dudelange.
1992 / Finishing in the top half of the regular Promotion d’Honneur season in its first season, F91 Dudelange qualifies for the promotion-relegation play-offs, in which it manages a second place, enough for promotion to the National Division. In the following years, the club proves a constant feature in the top half of the table in the highest division of Luxembourg’s league system.
1993 / F91 Dudelange reaches the final of Luxembourg’s Cup, in which it suffers a 5-2 defeat at the hands of league champions FC Avenir Beggen at Stade Josy Barthel. As a result, F91 Dudelange qualifies for an international competition, the Cup Winners Cup, for the first time, in which it is eliminated in the qualifying round by Maccabi Haifa FC (7-1 aggr.).
1994 / In a repeat of events in the previous season, F91 Dudelange reaches the final of Luxembourg’s Cup, suffering a 3-1 defeat at the hands of champions FC Avenir Beggen in the final, played at Stade Josy Barthel. In the subsequent Cup Winners Cup competition, the club suffers a 12-2 aggregate drubbing at the hands of Ferencvárosi TC. Also in 1994, in a reflection of the club’s growing reputation in domestic football, F91 Dudelange manages to sign Luxembourg international midfielder Joël Groff from Union Luxembourg. Groff would go on to stay with the club for eight seasons, hanging up his boots in 2002 at the age of 33.
1996 / Former Luxembourg international Benny Reiter becomes F91 Dudelange’s new trainer; however, he leaves the club after just a couple of months. Also in the summer of 1996, F91 Dudelange completes the signing of Luxembourg’s international centre-forward Roby Langers of SV Eintracht Trier 05. Langers, who won 73 caps for his country between 1980 and 1998, was a former professional league player at clubs such as Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Metz, En Avant Guingamp, US Orléans, OGC Nice, and AS Cannes. Langers would only stay with F91 Dudelange for one season, signing for Union Luxembourg in mid-1997.
1998 / Former Luxembourg international goalkeeper Paul Koch joins F91 Dudelange from CS Grevenmacher. Koch would stay with the club for five seasons, eventually moving to lower league club CS Oberkorn in 2003.
1999 / F91 Dudelange finishes as runners-up in the National Division, 4 points behind champions AS La Jeunesse d’Esch. Thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup, the club is eliminated in the qualifying round by HNK Hajduk Split (6-1 aggr.).
2000 / In the 1999-2000 season, 35 years after predecessor club Stade Dudelange had won the last-ever title for a club from the town, F91 Dudelange conquers its first national title, finishing a staggering 11 points ahead of closest followers CS Grevenmacher. Thus qualifying for the Champions League preliminaries, the club bows out in the first qualifying round, suffering a 6-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of PFK Levski Sofia.
2001 / F91 Dudelange wins its second consecutive national title, this time with an even bigger gap of 14 points separating the club from runners-up CS Grevenmacher. The successful coach is former Luxembourg international defender Carlo Weis. In the Champions League, the club is knocked out in the first qualifying round following a 6-2 aggregate defeat at the hands of Skonto FC. However, in the away match in Riga, F91 Dudelange managed a 1-0 win – its first-ever European win.
2002 / In an exact repeat of events in the preceding season, F91 Dudelange conquers its third consecutive National Division title, finishing 14 points ahead of runners-up CS Grevenmacher, with Carlo Weis still being at the helm of the team as trainer. Moreover, the club reaches the Luxembourg Cup final at Stade Josy Barthel, in which it loses out against its bogey adversary FC Avenir Beggen (1-0). In the Champions League preliminaries, F91 Dudelange is eliminated in R1 by FK Vardar (4-1 aggr.).
2003 / F91 Dudelange misses out on a fourth consecutive title, finishing as runners-up in the National Division, 7 points behind champions CS Grevenmacher. That summer, following the departure of goalkeeper Paul Koch, the club signs former Luxembourg international goalkeeper Philippe Felgen, who had interrupted his career three years previously. Felgen stays with F91 Dudelange for one season only before moving on to FC Etzella Ettelbruck. In the 2003-04 UEFA Cup, F91 Dudelange is eliminated in the preliminary round by FK Artmedia Petržalka (2-0 aggr.). In the fall of 2003, Carlo Weis is replaced by German coach Roger Lutz, who only stays with F91 Dudelange for the remainder of the 2003-04 season.
2004 / F91 Dudelange finishes as runners-up in the National Division, 9 points behind champions AS La Jeunesse d’Esch. However, the club manages its first-ever Luxembourg Cup win, defeating FC Etzella Ettelbruck in the final at Stade Jose Barthel (3-1 A.E.T., goals by Sébastien Remy, Olivier Baudry, and Loïc Mouny). On the road to the final, the club had knocked out FC Blo-Wäiss Izeg, FCM Young Boys Diekirch, AS La Jeunesse d’Esch, and FC Mondercange. In the 2004-05 UEFA Cup, F91 Dudelange is eliminated in the first qualifying round by FK Ekranas (3-1 aggr.).
2005 / F91 Dudelange conquers its fourth national title, finishing 6 points ahead of closest followers FC Etzella Ettelbruck in the National Division. The successful coach is Michel Le Flochmoan. In the Champions League qualifiers, the club manages a first-ever aggregate win, eliminating HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the first qualifying round (4-1 aggr.), before being knocked out in R2 by SK Rapid (9-3 aggr.).
2006 / F91 Dudelange conquers its fifth title, finishing an impressive 11 points ahead of runners-up AS La Jeunesse d’Esch. Furthermore, the club also manages its first ‘double’ by winning the Luxembourg Cup, defeating AS La Jeunesse d’Esch in the final, held at Stade Josy Barthel (3-2, two goals bij Thomas Gruszczynski, one by Gaël Hug). In the previous rounds, F91 Dudelange had cruised past FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach, Union Mertert-Wasserbillig, FC Progrès Niederkorn, and RFCU Luxembourg. The successful coach is Michel Le Flochmoan. In the Champions League qualifiers, the club is knocked out in R1 by FK Rabotnički (1-0 aggr.). Also in 2006, the Under 17 European Championships are held in Luxembourg, with two group games (Serbia-Czechia & Belgium-Serbia) taking place at Stade Jos Nosbaum.
2007 / Managing its sixth title – as well as its third in a row – F91 Dudelange are runaway winners in the National Division, finishing 13 points ahead of closest followers FC Etzella Ettelbruck. On top of that, the club also lays its hands on its second Luxembourg Cup in a row, defeating UN Käerjéng 97 in the final at Stade Josy Barthel (2-1, goals by Joris Di Gregorio & Thomas Gruszczyński). In the previous rounds, F91 Dudelange had successively knocked out FC Una Strassen, FC Wiltz 71, FC Etzella Ettelbruck, and CS Grevenmacher. The successful coach is Michel Le Flochmoan. In the Champions League qualifiers, the club is knocked out in R1 by MŠK Žilina (7-5 aggr.).
2008 / F91 Dudelange obtains its seventh national title – as well as its fourth title in a row – finishing a staggering 21 points ahead of closest followers RFCU Luxembourg in the National Division. The successful coach still is Michel Le Flochmoan. In the summer of 2008, winger Daniel Da Mota, who had made his debut in the Luxembourg national team the year before, joins F91 Dudelange from FC Etzella Ettelbruck. Da Mota would be one of the cornerstones of the team in the following years. In the 2008-09 Champions League, F91 Dudelange suffers defeat in qualifying round 1 at the hands of NK Domžale (3-0 aggr.).
2009 / F91 Dudelange conquers its eighth national title – as well as its fifth in a row – finishing 11 points ahead of closest rivals FC Differdange 03. Moreover, the club also wins the Luxembourg Cup, taking apart UN Käerjéng 97 in the final at Stade Josy Barthel (5-0, two goals by Tony Vairelles, one each by Romy Alves Souto, Daniel Da Mota, and Sébastien Remy). At the end of the 2008-09 season, after five years of overseeing the club’s first team performance, coach Michel Le Flochmoan leaves F91 Dudelange, signing a deal with Belgian side R Excelsior Virton. Under his successor Marc Grosjean, the club is eliminated in Champions League qualifying round 2 by FK Ventspils (6-1 aggr.).
2010 / F91 Dudelange misses out on the nationwide title for the first time since 2004, finishing as runners-up in the National Division, 3 points behind champions AS La Jeunesse d’Esch. In the Europa League first qualifying round, the club is knocked out by Randers FC (7-3 aggr.) – with the home leg at Stade Jos Nosbaum being won 2-1. By this time, the ground has been turned into an all-seater, with plastic seats being installed on the open terracing, in order to be allowed to host European matches.
2011 / Reclaiming its status, F91 Dudelange wins its ninth national title, finishing a convincing 12 points ahead of runners-up CS Fola Esch. The club also reaches the Luxembourg Cup final, in which it suffers a 1-0 defeat at the hands of FC Differdange 03 at Stade Josy Barthel. After two years at the helm of the club, coach Marc Grosjean leaves the club, being replaced by former Luxembourg international player Dan Theis. Meanwhile, Polish striker Thomas Gruszczyński, who had joined F91 Dudelange from FC Metz B in 2002, leaves the club after scoring 116 goals in 191 matches, signing a deal with CSO Amnéville. On the other hand, Alemannia Aachen and Luxembourg international defender Kevin Malget – the son of former Luxembourg international player Théo Malget – signs for F91 Dudelange, staying with the club for eight years until joining R Excelsior Virton in 2019. Meanwhile, in the 2011-12 Champions League qualifiers, F91 Dudelange eases past FC Santa Coloma in R1 (4-0 aggr.) prior to being knocked out by NK Maribor in R2 (5-1 aggr.). Dan Theis only stays on as head coach for a couple of months, with his eventual successor being Didier Philippe.
2012 / Coached by Didier Philippe, F91 Dudelange conquers its third double by claiming its tenth National Division title – finishing 3 points ahead of closest rivals AS La Jeunesse d’Esch – as well as winning the Luxembourg Cup following a 4-2 defeat (A.E.T.) of AS La Jeunesse d’Esch in the final at Stade Josy Barthel (two goals by Aurélien Joachim, one each by Sofian Benzouien & Amodou Abdullei). On the way to the final, the club had had the better of FC Minerva Lintgen, RM Hamm Benfica, Union 05 Kayl-Tétange, and CS Fola Esch successively. Luxembourg international striker Aurélien Joachim, who had joined the club from FC Differdange 03, leaves the club after just one season, initially on a loan deal to Willem II, moving to a permanent contract with RKC Waalwijk in the summer of 2012. In the 2012-13 Champions League qualifiers, F91 Dudelange rips apart SP Tre Penne in R1 (11-0 aggr.), going on to manage a major upset by knocking out Austria’s FC Red Bull Salzburg in R2 (4-4 aggr. & away goals). In R3, NK Maribor eliminates the club for the second time in three season (5-1 aggr.). Subsequently, the club draws Hapoel Tel Aviv FC in the Europa League play-offs, with the Israeli side walking away as 7-1 (aggr.) winners.
2013 / F91 Dudelange finishes as runners-up in the National Division, 4 points behind champions CS Fola Esch. In the Europa League qualifiers, the club is eliminated in R1 by FC Milsami Orhei (1-0 aggr.).
2014 / F91 Dudelange conquers its eleventh nationwide title, finishing top of the National Division table, 2 points ahead of closest rivals CS Fola Esch. The successful coach is Pascal Carzaniga. The club also reaches the Luxembourg Cup final, in which a 2-0 defeat is incurred at the hands of FC Differdange 03 at Stade Josy Barthel. In the Champions League qualifiers, F91 Dudelange is knocked out in R2 by PFK Ludogorets 1945 (5-1 aggr.).
2015 / In its worst season since the turn of the century, F91 Dudelange finishes in third place in the National Division. The club reaches the Luxembourg Cup final, but suffers a penalty defeat (1-1 A.E.T.) at Stade Josy Barthel, with FC Differdange 03 once again walking away with the trophy. In the Europa League, F91 Dudelange is eliminated in qualifying round 1 by UCD AFC (2-2 aggr. & away goals).
2016 / F91 Dudelange conquers its twelfth nationwide title, finishing top of the National Division table, tying for first place with CS Fola Esch, but with a slightly better goal difference (+44 vs. +38). The club also wins the Luxembourg Cup, with a sole Daniel Da Mota goal deciding the final against US Mondorf-les-Bains at Stade Josy Barthel. On the road to the final, F91 Dudelange had defeated FC 72 Erpeldange, AS La Jeunesse d’Esch, UN Käerjéng 97, and Union Titus Pétange. Successful coach Michel Le Flochmoan, who had returned to Stade Jos Nosbaum in the summer of 2015 after his successful spell in 2004-09, is replaced by former F91 player Dino Toppmöller, the son of German coaching legend Klaus Toppmöller. Toppmöller’s first assignment, the Champions League qualifiers, ends in failure as F91 Dudelange is eliminated in R2 by Qarabağ FK (3-1 aggr.).
2017 / Under the aegis of Dino Toppmöller, F91 Dudelange manages its thirteenth national title, tying for first place in the National Division with FC Differdange 03, but with a better goal difference (+54 vs. +44). Moreover, the club also clinches the Luxembourg Cup, defeating CS Fola Esch in the final at Stade Josy Barthel (4-1, goals by Edisson Jordanov, Dominik Stolz, David Turpel, and Sanel Ibrahimovic). On the way to the final, the club had eliminated FC Schifflange 95, Union Titus Pétange, FC Wiltz 71, FC Differdange 03, and US Esch. After nine seasons (201 matches, 64 goals), Luxembourg international player Daniel Da Mota leaves the club, signing a deal with FC Differdange 03 in the mid-season. In the 2017-18 Champions League qualifiers, F91 Dudelange is eliminated in R2 by APOEL FC (2-0 aggr.).
2018 / F91 Dudelange conquers its fourteenth national title – also its third title in a row – finishing 5 points ahead of runners-up FC Progrès Niederkorn in the National Division. The successful coach is Dino Toppmöller. In the Champions League qualifiers, the club is eliminated in R1 by MOL Vidi FC (3-2 aggr.). Being drawn in the Europa League subsequently, the club makes international headlines by reaching the group stage following successive wins over FC Drita (3-2 aggr.), Legia Warszawa SA (4-3 aggr.), and FC CFR 1907 Cluj (5-2 aggr.). In a group with PAE Olympiacos Piraeus, AC Milan, and Real Betis Balompié, the club manages one draw (0-0 at home vs. Betis), with all other matches being lost. Due to Stade Jos Nosbaum not being deemed fit to host some of the most reputed clubs in Europe, F91 Dudelange hosts its home games in the group stage at Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg-Ville instead; the preceding ties against Legia Warszawa SA and FC CFR 1907 Cluj had been moved to this venue as well for security reasons.
2019 / F91 Dudelange manages its fifteenth nationwide title – also its fourth title in a row – finishing 9 points ahead of runners-up CS Fola Esch in the National Division. The club goes on to win the double by comprehensively defeating FC Etzella Ettelbruck in the Luxembourg Cup final (5-0, goals by Clément Couturier, David Turpel, Edisson Jordanov, Dominik Stolz, and Nicolas Perez). On the way to the final at Stade Josy Barthel, the club knocked out FC Kehlen, US Sandweiler, CS Fola Esch, US Mondorf-les-Bains, and FC Progrès Niederkorn. The successful coach, Dino Toppmöller, leaves the club after three years, signing a contract with R Excelsior Virton. Toppmöller takes with him Luxembourg international striker David Turpel. Under his successors Emilio Ferrera and Bertrand Crasson, F91 Dudelange has another remarkable European campaign; although first being knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers in R1 by Valletta FC (3-3 aggr. & away goals), the club goes on to successively eliminate KF Shkëndija (3-2 aggr.), Nõmme Kalju FC (4-1 aggr.), and FC Ararat-Armenia (3-3 aggr. & penalty shoot-out) to reach the Europa League group stage for the second year running. Although finishing in fourth and last place again, like the previous season, F91 Dudelange picks up an impressive total of 4 points with an away win at APOEL FC (3-4) and an away draw at Qarabağ FK (1-1). All other matches, including both ties against group winners Sevilla FC, are lost. As in the 2017-18 European season, F91 Dudelange hosts its home matches at Stade Josy Barthel rather than its home ground.
2020 / With the 2019-20 National Division being cut short in the early months of 2020 due to the first COVID lockdown, F91 Dudelange finds itself in fifth place after 17 (of 26) matches played. As such, the club misses out on European qualification for the first time in 22 years. F91’s Luxembourg international winger Danel Sinani signs a contract with English side Norwich City FC, going on to have spells at KV Red Star Waasland-SK Beveren, Huddersfield Town FC, Wigan Athletic FC, and FC St. Pauli. On the incoming side, F91 Dudelange signs Algerian international Kevin Van Den Kerkhof from Olympic Charleroi-Châtelet-Farciennes. Van Den Kerkhof stays with the club for two years before moving on to SC Bastia.
2021 / F91 Dudelange finishes as runners-up in the National Division, 2 points behind champions CS Fola Esch. In the Conference League qualifiers, the club is eliminated in R2 by Bohemian FC (4-0 aggr.).
2022 / Coached by Carlos Fangueiro, F91 Dudelange conquers its sixteenth nationwide title, finishing 5 points ahead of closest followers FC Differdange 03 in the National Division. The club also reaches the Luxembourg Cup final – incidentally also the first edition to be played at the newly built Stade de Luxembourg – in which it suffers a shock defeat at the hands of RFCU Luxembourg (3-2). In the Champions League qualifiers, F91 Dudelange eliminated KF Tirana in R1 (3-1 aggr.) before being knocked out by FC Pyunik in R2 (4-2 aggr.). Subsequently, the club misses its second chance in the Europa League (eliminated by Malmö FF in qualifying round 3, 5-2 aggr.) as well as its third in the Conference League (knocked out by KKS Lech Poznań in the play-off round, 3-1 aggr.).
2023 / With F91 Dudelange ‘only’ managing third place in the National Division, the club’s longtime goalkeeper Jonathan Joubert hangs up his boots after 18 seasons – only interrupted by a one-year spell at FC Swift Hesperange (2020-21). In all, Joubert defended the F91 goal in 378 matches, while also picking up 90 caps for Luxembourg’s national team between 2006 and 2017. In the Conference League qualifiers, F91 Dudelange upsets St. Patrick’s Athletic FC (5-3 aggr.) before being eliminated itself by Maltese minnows Gżira United FC (3-2 aggr.).
2024 / Yet again, F91 Dudelange has to settle for third place in the National Division. In the Conference League qualifiers, the club knocks out Atlètic Club d’Escaldes in R1 (3-0 aggr.) before being wiped out by BK Häcken in R2 (12-3 aggr.).

Note – Below, a compilation of photos of three different visits: pictures 1-3, 5-7, 9-13, 15-24 & 26-32 = match visit, February 2025 / pictures 4 & 8 = non-matchday visit, July 1995 / pictures 14, 25 & 33 = match visit, August 2010.