FC RM Hamm Benfica
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FC Rapid Mansfeldia Hamm Benfica is a football
Football (soccer)
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 club, based in Hamm
Hamm, Luxembourg
Hamm is a quarter in eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the home of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, the final resting place of 5,076 American servicemen, including General Patton....

, a quarter
Quarters of Luxembourg City
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 of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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.

History

The club was founded on 26 March 2004 after a fusion between FC Hamm 37 and FC RM 86 Luxembourg. They spent their first seasons in the Second Division
Luxembourg Division of Honour
The Division of Honour is the second-level football league in Luxembourg. It lies below the National Division and above the 1. Division.-2011–12 clubs:-References:**...

 but clinched promotion to the Luxembourg National Division
Luxembourg National Division
The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...

 after the 2006/2007 season.

FC RM (Rapid Mansfeldia) 86 Luxembourg was itself founded after FC Rapid Neudorf (founded in 1909) and FC Mansfeldia Clausen-Cents (founded in 1919) merged in 1986 after both clubs were relegated from their respective divisions. FC Hamm 37 was originally founded in 1937.

Current squad

2009–2010 season
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