FC Marisca Mersch are a Luxembourg football club, based in Mersch. They currently compete in the Luxembourg National Division, having been promoted from the Luxembourg Division of Honour at the end of the 2022/23 season.[1][2]
| Full name | FC Marisca Mersch |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1908 |
| Stadium | Terrain Schintgespesch |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Chairman | Frédéric Wiseler |
| Manager | Mikhail Zaritskiy |
| League | Luxembourg Division of Honour |
| 2023-24 | National Division, 15th (relegated) |
| Website | fcmarisca.lu |
History
editThe club was founded in 1908 under its current name. In 1940 as part of Germanisation of Luxembourg, FC Marisca Mersch was renamed Fussballklub (FK) Mersch. Following the liberation of Luxembourg, the original name FC Marisca Mersch was restored.[3]
In 1947, as runners up in Division 2 Serie 1, Marisca Mersch were promoted for the first time to the third level of the Luxembourg league pyramid for the first time, where they remained for 10 seasons. In 1963 they reached the Luxembourg Division of Honour, the second division in Luxembourg's football pyramid for the first time.[4]
In 2012 Marisca Mersch reached the final of the Coupe FLF, a cup competition for teams in the third to fifth divisions of the Luxembourg football league system. They lost in the final 6–0 to Jeunesse Junglinster.[3][5]
In 2023 Marisca Mersch were promoted to the Luxembourg National Division for the first time, after finishing runners up in the 2022/23 Luxembourg Division of Honour season.[6][7] 2023 also saw the club reach the final of the Luxembourg Cup for the first time, where they were beaten 4–2 by Differdange 03.[8][9][10]
The club has played at Terrain Schintgespesch since 1989.[11][12]
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
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- ^ Butel, Simon. "[Football] Montées et descentes : le bilan" (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b "marisca_mersch.html". www.fussball-lux.lu. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Saison1963-1964.html". www.fussball-lux.lu. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Trotta, Laurent (14 June 2011). "La belle annee de Junglinster" (PDF). Le Quotidien. p. 35.
- ^ "PROMOTION D'HONNEUR". Soccerway.
- ^ "Finale gegen Differdingen: das größte Spiel der Merscher Geschichte!". FuPa (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "LE FC DIFFERDANGE 03 S'IMPOSE 4-2 CONTRE LE FC MARISCA MERSCH". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football.
- ^ "As it happened: Luxembourg Cup Final: FC Differdange 03 4 - 2 Marisca Mersch". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Kampfsportarten, Christelle DiederichNach drei Jahren Romanistik an der Uni Lëtzebuerg und der Sorbonne-Paris IV schloss die ehemalige Judoka ihr Masterstudium in grenzüberschreitender Kommunikation an der Université Paul Verlaine in Metz ab Seit Februar 2011 Teil der Sportredaktion des "Tageblatt" Schwerpunkte: nationaler Fußball und. "Coupe de Luxembourg / Am Tag vor dem Finale: Mersch steht kopf". www.tageblatt.lu (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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- ^ "nuit-du-sport-plan-des-sites-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "First team squad". FC Marisca.Lu.
- ^ "RTL". RTL.LU.