FC Aris Bonnevoie was a football

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 club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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. It is now a part of Racing FC Union Luxembourg

Racing FC Union Luxembourg

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History

Founded in 1922, Aris peaked in the 1960s and 1970s, when it won silverware and represented Luxembourg in European competition. In 42 seasons in the top flight, Aris accumulated over 1,100 points, ranking it tenth amongst Luxembourgian clubs. However, Aris is perhaps most fondly remembered for its exploits in European competition, having been one of only a handful of Luxembourgian clubs to reach the second round of any European competition, and having scored a goal in the Camp Nou

Camp Nou

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 against Barcelona

FC Barcelona

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.

Aris ceased to exist in 2001, when it merged with CS Hollerich to form CS Alliance 01. In 2005, Alliance 01 merged with two other clubs from Luxembourg City, CA Spora Luxembourg

CA Spora Luxembourg

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 and Union Luxembourg

Union Luxembourg

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, to form Aris' modern incarnation, Racing FC Union Luxembourg

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Honours

• National Division
  Luxembourg National Division
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Winners (3): 1963-64, 1965-66, 1971-72

Runners-up (1): 1970-71

• Luxembourg Cup
  Luxembourg Cup
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Winners (1): 1966-67

Runners-up (5): 1963-64, 1967-68, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1978-79

European Competition

Aris Bonnevoie qualified for UEFA

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 European competition eleven times.

• UEFA Champions League
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First round (3): 1964-65, 1966-67, 1972-73

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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First round (2): 1967-68, 1976-77

Second round (1): 1979-80

• UEFA Cup
  UEFA Cup
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First round (4): 1962-63, 1963-64, 1971-72, 1983-84

Aris won a single tie in European competition, in the Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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 in 1979-80. In the first round, Aris overcame Reipas Lahti of Finland

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, before falling to mighty FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona

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. Furthermore, to Aris' credit, the team scored in both legs in the tie against Barcelona, but lost 11-2 on aggregate. In the first round of the same competition three years earlier, Aris had beaten Northern Ireland

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's Carrick Rangers

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 2-1, but went out 5-2 on aggregate. Over the years, the club also managed draws against Linfield

Linfield F.C.

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 (also of Northern Ireland), RFC Liège

R.F.C. de Liège

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 (of Belgium

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), and ADO Den Haag

ADO Den Haag

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 (of the Netherlands

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), but lost all three ties.

Overall, Aris' record in European competition reads:

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
FC Aris Bonnevoie	22	3	3	16	16	72	-56