Extreme Football Tourism: LUXEMBOURG: FC Red Black Pfaffenthal (1934-1940, 1944-2007) / FK Rot-Schwarz Pfaffenthal (1940-1944) / FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch (2007-2025) / AS Red Black Luxembourg (2025-)

Stade Gaston Diderich, Luxembourg = Luxemburg Pfaffenthal (AS Red Black Luxembourg, formerly FC Red Black Pfaffenthal / FK Rot-Schwarz Pfaffenthal / FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch)

Luxembourg, canton: Luxembourg

25 V 2025 / FC Red Black Egalité Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch - Daring Club Echternach 2-2 / Division 1 Série 2 (= LUX level 3)

Timeline

1909 / Foundation of a football club in Pfaffenthal, a northern suburb of Luxembourg, which is given the name FC Pfaffenthal. For the 1909-10 season, the first-ever Luxembourgian football season, the club is placed in Klasse B, i.e. the second division.
1911 / FC Pfaffenthal finishes as runners-up in Klasse B, 3 points behind champions Daring Club Eich. Following the 1910-11 season, FC Pfaffenthal folds, ceasing all activities.
1919 / Following the years of hardship of World War I and the German occupation, football clubs are founded across Luxembourg, one of those being FC Red Black Pfaffenthal. The foundation meeting is held at Café Schumacher, Rue Laurent Menager, where Jos Reuter is elected as the new club’s first chairman. A local brewer, Michel Brauer, puts a plot of land at the club’s disposal, where a pitch is laid out – the so-called Terrain Descherwé.
1920 / As FC Red Black Pfaffenthal joins the Luxembourgian league, the club is placed in Division 3, the fourth and lowest level of the country’s football pyramid.
1921 / Champions in Division 3 Region Luxembourg, 2 points ahead of runners-up AS Luxembourg, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal goes on to defeat FC Éclair Bettembourg (3-0) and FC Obercorn (3-1) in the promotion play-offs. As a result, the club wins promotion to Division 2 (level 3).
1922 / Clinching its second title in a row, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal finishes in first place in Division 2, 6 points ahead of FC Éclair Bettembourg, winning promotion to Promotion (level 2) along with the aforementioned club.
1923 / Clinching its third title in a row, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal finishes in first place in Promotion, 5 points ahead of FC Éclair Bettembourg, winning promotion to Division 1, the top flight of Luxembourg’s football pyramid, along with the aforementioned club.
1924 / Finishing in second-last place in Division 1, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Promotion (level 2) after just one season, along with bottom club FC Éclair Bettembourg.
1925 / Champions in Promotion, 2 points ahead of runners-up US Esch, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages an immediate return to Division 1 (level 1) along with the aforementioned club.
1926 / FC Red Black Pfaffenthal has the best cup run in its history, reaching the semis of the Coupe du Luxembourg, in which the club bows out against FA Red Boys Differdange (1-9).
1928 / In the best season in club history, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal finishes in fourth place in the top tier of Luxembourg’s football pyramid, only preceded by CA Spora Luxembourg, CS Stade Dudelange, and FA Red Boys Differdange.
1931 / Finishing bottom of the table in Division 1, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Promotion (level 2) along with the club finishing in second-last place, CS Stade Dudelange.
1932 / Finishing as runners-up in Promotion, with an equal number of points as champions CS Stade Dudelange, but with a slightly inferior goal difference (+17 vs. +16), FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages a return to the top division of Luxembourg’s football pyramid, which has meanwhile been renamed Division of Honour. Also in 1932, the club has to leave Terrain Descherwé, which has to make way for housing. Although no exact information is available on the matter, the club must have led a wandering life of groundsharing with other clubs in the two following years.
1933 / Finishing bottom of the table in the Division of Honour, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal descends into Division 1 (level 2) along with the club in second-last place, CS Stade Dudelange.
1934 / Champions in Division 1, with an equal number of points as runners-up FC Aris Bonnevoie, but with a better goal difference (+32 vs. +18), FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages an immediate return to the Division of Honour (level 1). Also in 1934, the club moves into a newly laid-out ground, Terrain Siechenhof, situated at Rue Laurent Menager. The ground was put at the disposal of the club in large part thanks to the engagement of Luxembourg’s mayor, Gaston Diderich.
1937 / Finishing in second-last place in the Division of Honour, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Division 1 (level 2) along with bottom club FC Aris Bonnevoie.
1940 / During the German occupation of Luxembourg in the spring of 1940, Terrain Siechenhof suffers badly, being rendered unusable for the duration of the war. In the rigorous Germanisation campaign developed in Luxembourg by the Germans, all football clubs have to drop their references to the French and English languages, with FC Red Black Pfaffenthal being renamed FK (Fussballklub) Rot-Schwarz Pfaffenthal as a result. However, mainly due to the horrendous state of its playing field, the club hardly develops any activities in the following years.
1944 / As the Germans are driven out of the southern half of Luxembourg in the Allied onslaught, FK Rot-Schwarz Pfaffenthal takes on its original name FC Red Black Pfaffenthal.
1945 / Returning to its ground, Terrain Siechenhof, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal resumes its activities as a league club in Division 1, the second tier of the Luxembourgian football pyramid.
1946 / Champions in Division 1, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal wins promotion to the Division of Honour (level 1) along with the clubs in second and third place, SC Bettembourg and SC Tétange. Also in 1946, Gaston Diderich, the mayor of Luxembourg Ville who had helped FC Red Black Pfaffenthal finding a new ground in the 1930s, passes away at the age of 61. Subsequently – the exact year is unknown – Terrain Siechenhof is officially renamed Stade Gaston Diderich in honour of the progressive liberal politician.
1948 / Finishing bottom of the table in the Division of Honour, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Division 1 (level 2) along with AS La Jeunesse d’Esch and SC Bettembourg.
1951 / In spite of finishing bottom of the table in Division 1, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal avoids relegation thanks to the fact that the club in second-last place, derby rivals FC Egalité Weimerskirch, are punished with relegation to Division 3, the bottom level of the Luxembourgian football pyramid, due to unsportsmanlike behaviour.
1957 / Finishing in third-last place in Division 1 Group 1, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal descends into the third level of Luxembourg’s football pyramid, renamed Division 1 in mid-1957, along with FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach and bottom club FC Orania Vianden.
1958 / Runners-up in Division 1, 1 point behind champions FC Claravallis Clervaux, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal wins promotion to Promotion d’Honneur (level 2).
1959 / Finishing bottom of the table in Promotion d’Honneur, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Division 1 along with the club in second-last place, FC Claravallis Clervaux.
1966 / Floodlights are added to the set-up at Stade Gaston Diderich.
1967 / Finishing in second-last place in Division 1, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal is retrograded into Division 2 (level 4) along with FC Marisca Mersch, FC Sporting Steinfort, and bottom club FC Jeunesse 07 Kayl.
1968 / Champions in Division 2 Group 2, 2 points ahead of closest rivals FC Swift Hesperange, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages an immediate return to Division 1 (level 3) along with the aforementioned club.
1969 / Managing its second title in a row, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal clinches the title in Division 1, thus winning promotion to Promotion d’Honneur (level 2) along with runners-up FC Red Star Merl-Belair.
1970 / Finishing in second-last place in Promotion d’Honneur, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Division 1 (level 3) after just one season, along with bottom club CS Oberkorn. Also in 1970, the club celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a four-way tournament at Stade Gaston Diderich, with derby rivals Union Luxembourg, CA Spora Luxembourg, and FC Aris Bonnevoie being the invited clubs. In the end, Union Luxembourg walks away with the trophy.
1973 / Champions in Division 1 Group 1, 1 point ahead of closest rivals CS Pétange, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal wins promotion to Promotion d’Honneur (level 2) along with the aforementioned club.
1976 / Runners-up in Promotion d’Honneur, 3 points behind champions CS Grevenmacher, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages a return to the top flight of Luxembourgian football, meanwhile called the National Division, for the first time since the 1930s.
1977 / Unable to cope with the higher level in the National Division, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal finishes bottom of the table, thus dropping back into Promotion d’Honneur (level 2) after just one season, along with the club in second-last place, FC Aris Bonnevoie.
1978 / Finishing in second-last place in Promotion d’Honneur, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal suffers its second relegation in a row, dropping back into Division 1 (level 3) along with bottom club FC Orania Vianden.
1979 / Finishing in tenth place in Division 1 Group 2, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal staves off relegation by winning a three-way promotion-relegation play-off against US Esch and US Mertert.
1980 / Finishing in tenth place in Division 1 Group 2, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal staves off relegation for the second year running by winning a three-way promotion-relegation play-off against US Esch and FC Jeunesse Biwer.
1981 / Finishing in second-last place in Division 1 Group 2, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal proves unable to save its skin in the promotion-relegation play-off against FC Rapid Neudorf and FC Sporting Steinfort, having to cede its D1 place to the former club. As such, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Division 2 (level 4), only four years after the club found itself in the top division of the Luxembourgian football pyramid.
1984 / Champions in Division 2 Group 3, 2 points ahead of closest followers AS Remich, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages a return to Division 1 (level 3) after an absence of three years.
1986 / Finishing in last place in Division 1 Group 2, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal drops back into Division 2 (level 4) along with SC Bettembourg and CS Sanem.
1987 / Champions in Division 2 Group 2, with an equal number of points as runners-up FC Résidence Walferdange, but with a slightly better goal difference (+41 vs. +35), FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages an immediate return to Division 1 (level 3).
1989 / Runners-up in Division 1 Group 1, with an equal number of points as champions US Mertert, but with a marginally worse goal difference (+22 vs. +20), FC Red Black Pfaffenthal joins the aforementioned club in acceding to Promotion d’Honneur (level 2).
1991 / Finishing in eighth place in Promotion d’Honneur, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal proves unable to avoid the drop in the relegation round, descending into Division 1 (level 3) along with FCM Young Boys Diekirch, FC Olympique Eischen, and RM 86 Luxembourg.
1992 / Runners-up in Division 1 Group 2, 3 points behind The National Schifflange, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages an immediate return to Promotion d’Honneur (level 2).
1993 / Finishing in tenth place in Promotion d’Honneur, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal proves unable to avoid the drop in the relegation round, descending into Division 1 (level 3) along with FC Jeunesse Hautcharage, FC The Belval Belvaux, and FC Olympique Eischen.
1994 / Finishing in second-last place in Division 1 Group 1, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal descends into Division 2 (level 4) along with FC Sporting Steinfort and bottom club FC Atert Bissen.
2001 / Finishing bottom of the table in Division 2 Group 2, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal suffers relegation into Division 3, the fifth and lowest tier of Luxembourg’s league system, for the first time, along with the club in second-last place, AS Rupensia Lusitanos Larochette.
2002 / Champions in Division 3 Group 2, 3 points ahead of runners-up FC Cebra 01, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal manages an immediate return to Division 2 (level 4) along with the aforementioned club as well as FC Syra Mensdorf.
2007 / In its last season as an independent club, FC Red Black Pfaffenthal finishes in sixth place in Division 2 Group 2. Following the 2006-07 season, the club concludes a merger with FC Egalité Weimerskirch, resulting in the foundation of FC Red Black Egalité (RBE) 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch. Taking the place of FC Red Black Pfaffenthal in Division 2, the new club’s first team plays its home matches at Pfaffenthal’s Stade Gaston Diderich, with Stade Michel Wagner “Terrain Riedgen” in Weimerskirch being retained for lower team football and training sessions.
2008 / Finishing in tenth place in Division 2 Group 2, FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch suffers relegation in its first season, descending into Division 3 (level 5) along with FC Jeunesse Biwer, US Moutfort-Medingen, FC Vinesca Ehnen, and bottom club FC Red Boys Aspelt.
2009 / Runners-up in Division 3 Group 2, 2 points behind champions FC Résidence Walferdange, FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch manages an immediate return to Division 2 (level 4).
2011 / Finishing in second-last place in Division 2 Group 2, FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch drops back into Division 3 (level 5) along with bottom club FC Vinesca Ehnen.
± 2012 / In or around 2012, the pitch of Stade Gaston Diderich is laid out anew as a 3G. Around that same time, the club must have abandoned its training ground, the Stade Michel Wagner in Weimerskirch, which is renamed Stade Gust Jacquemart and taken over by rugby club CSCE Rugby Luxembourg and Gaelic sports club GAA Luxembourg.
2014 / Champions in Division 3 Group 2, with an equal number of points as runners-up FC Red Star Merl-Belair, but with a marginally better goal difference (+42 vs. +41), FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch wins promotion to Division 2 (level 4) along with the aforementioned club.
2015 / Finishing in fourth place in Division 2 Group 2, FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch qualifies for the promotion-relegation play-offs, in which the club suffers a 1-0 defeat at the hands of FC Berdenia Berbourg.
2016 / Finishing in third place in Division 2 Group 2, FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch goes on to win a promotion-relegation play-off against SC Bettembourg (3-2), resulting in the club winning promotion to Division 1 (level 3) along with champions CS Sanem and runners-up FC Blo-Wäiss Izeg.
2018 / In the best season in the history of FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch, the club manages a seventh place in Division 1 Group 2.
2025 / Finishing in thirteenth place in Division 1 Group 2, FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch goes on to suffer defeat in a promotion-relegation play-off against FC Sporting Bertrange (4-2), playing at Stade Jean Wirtz in Strassen. As a result, the club drops back into Division 2 (level 4) along with FC Ehlerange, Union 05 Kayl-Tétange, and bottom club US Berdorf-Consdorf. Following the 2024-25 season, FC Red Black Egalité 07 Pfaffenthal-Weimerskirch concludes a merger with AS Luxembourg-Feschmaart, resulting in the foundation of AS Red Black Luxembourg. Activities are to be subdivided between the grounds of the two clubs, Stade Gaston Diderich in Luxembourg-Pfaffenthal and Stade Boy Konen in Cessange.

Note – Part of the information above has been derived from an article published in Revue on the occasion of FC Red Black Pfaffenthal’s fiftieth anniversary celebrations in 1970: “Red Black Pfaffenthal: 50 Jahre am Ball” (Revue: 1970, no. 37).