Founded in 1906 by the English language teacher Jean Roeder, Fola was the first football club in Luxembourg. During its heyday, it was the best club in the country, winning four NationalDivision championships and two Luxembourg Cups, between 1918 and 1924. Fola won another championship in 1930 and the Luxembourg Cup in 1955, but had since this time lost its place in Luxembourg's top flight.
Fola stubbornly rejected a merger with its larger neighbours, Jeunesse Esch, during the "wave of consolidation" in the 1990s. In 2004–05, Fola were relegated to the third tier of Luxembourg football, but were promoted the following season. In 2006–07 they finished third, qualifying for a promotion play-off.
In 2008, the club managed to secure second place in the championship, granting them promotion to the nation's Fortis League (National Division, the top league in the country, renamed BGL League in March 2009 due to the financial crisis).
In May 2013, CS Fola Esch won the championship in the BGL Ligue with a historic 5–1 win against their rivals, Jeunesse Esch in the 25th match of the season. The club had a gap of 83 years since their last championship.
Fola participated in the second qualifying round of the Champions League 2013–14, but lost to Dinamo Zagreb, 0–5 in the first leg (at home) and 0–1 in the second leg (away). In 2015, Fola won the championship again, after finishing second in 2014. In 2016 they again finished second with an equal number of points with the champions, F91 Dudelange.
In 2016 CS Fola Esch, celebrated their 110th birthday, and also became a member of the exclusive Club of Pioneers, as the oldest football club of Luxembourg.
Other fixtures against England:
21 May 1927 | Luxembourg v England | W | 2-5 | International Friendly |
19 Oct 1960 | Luxembourg v England | W | 0-9 | FIFA World Cup |
28 Sep 1961 | England v Luxembourg | W | 4-1 | FIFA World Cup |
30 Mar 1977 | England v Luxembourg | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup |
12 Oct 1977 | Luxembourg v England | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup |
15 Dec 1982 | England v Luxembourg | W | 9-0 | UEFA European Championship |
16 Nov 1983 | Luxembourg v England | W | 0-4 | UEFA European Championship |
14 Oct 1998 | Luxembourg v England | W | 0-3 | UEFA European Championship |
04 Sep 1999 | England v Luxembourg | W | 6-0 | UEFA European Championship |
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