SC Bettembourg Féminine explained

Clubname:SC Bettembourg
Fullname:Sporting Club Bettembourg
Ground:Terrain 1, Bettembourg
Capacity:1000
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Patrick Hutmacher[1]
Manager:Olivier Gilson
League:Dames Ligue 1
Season:2023–24
Position:9th
Website:https://www.sc-bettembourg.com/
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SC Bettembourg is a Luxembourgish women's football club based in Bettembourg, Luxembourg. The club was founded in 1908 however the women's section has been in existence since 2012.[2] SC Bettembourg play in Dames Ligue 1, the top flight of domestic women's football in Luxembourg. A second ladies team was introduced in 2014 and they currently play in the second tier. The team's colours are blue and white.

SC Bettembourg plays its home matches at Terrain 1 Bettembourg, a 1,000-capacity stadium that is situated in Bettembourg.[3]

History

SC Bettembourg has been running a men's team since 1908, but it wasn't until 2012 when the women's team was introduced. They began in Division 3 and quickly rose up the rankings. In their inaugural season, the women's team won promotion into the second division, then in the 2013–14 season SC Bettembourg won promotion into Division 1 as well as launching a second women's team.[4]

In their first season in the top flight in the 2014–15 season, SC Bettembourg finished in second place only by goal difference – tied on points with Jeunesse Junglinster.[5] SC Bettembourg's 15 year old attacker Karen Marin won player of the season.[6] The team also finished second in the 2015–16 season,[7] as well as finishing runners-up in the Women's Cup.[8] After successive second places, in the 2016–17 season finally bettered their adversaries Jeunesse Junglinster by winning their first league title by a comfortable 6 points and thus qualifying for their first ever Women's Champions League.[9]

SC Bettembourg did not fare well in the 2017–18 Women's Champions League qualifying round, losing their first match 0–8 to PAOK[10] and not scoring a goal in two further defeats.[11]

The team won their second league title out of just five top-flight seasons in the 2018–19 season[12] and once again qualified for the Women's Champions League. Despite another thrashing in their first game of the 2019–20 edition, losing 0–12 to FC Minsk,[13] SC Bettembourg scored their first Champions League goals in a 2–7 defeat to Split, with Kate Thill scoring both.[14]

Current squad

Honours

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

By season

SeasonRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg
2017–18Qualifying round PAOK0–8 [21] 4th of 4 [22]
SFK 20000–3 [23]
Vllaznia0–2 [24]
2019–20Qualifying round FC Minsk0–12 [25] 4th of 4 [26]
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv0–6 [27]
Split2–7 [28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SC Bettembourg - Comité . www.sc-bettembourg.com . 24 January 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: SC Bettembourg - Historique . www.sc-bettembourg.com . 24 January 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: SC Bettembourg - Dames I . www.sc-bettembourg.com . 24 January 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: SC Bettembourg - Historique . www.sc-bettembourg.com . 5 February 2020 . en.
  5. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Annecca . Aurélien . [Football] Karen Marin, une carrière brisée ? ]. Le Quotidien . 5 February 2020 . fr-FR.
  7. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Bettembourg vs. Jeunesse Junglinster - 4 June 2016 - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com.
  9. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  10. Web site: PAOK-Bettembourg UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 5 February 2020 . en.
  11. Web site: Summary - UEFA Women's Champions League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  12. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com.
  13. Web site: Minsk-Bettembourg UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 5 February 2020 . en.
  14. Web site: Bettembourg-Split UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 5 February 2020 . en.
  15. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  16. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  17. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  18. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  19. Web site: Summary - Ligue 1 Women - Luxembourg - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  20. Web site: Bettembourg vs. Jeunesse Junglinster - 4 June 2016 - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 5 February 2020.
  21. Web site: PAOK-Bettembourg UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 6 February 2020 . en.
  22. Web site: Summary - UEFA Women's Champions League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 6 February 2020.
  23. Web site: Sarajevo-Bettembourg UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 6 February 2020 . en.
  24. Web site: Bettembourg-Vllaznia UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 6 February 2020 . en.
  25. Web site: Minsk-Bettembourg Line-ups UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 6 February 2020 . en.
  26. Web site: Summary - UEFA Women's Champions League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway . us.women.soccerway.com . 6 February 2020.
  27. Web site: Kharkiv-Bettembourg UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 6 February 2020 . en.
  28. Web site: Bettembourg-Split UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com . 6 February 2020 . en.