from the capital city were ready to take the reins of success off of Spora. In total, Luxembourg City would be able to celebrate winning silverware a staggering 15 times during the period 1959–72. The main source of this success was Union Sportive Luxembourg, who had all but disappeared after their victory in the 1927 Championship. They resurfaced and took home two championship titles (1962 & 1971) and five cup wins (1959, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970) in twelve years. Players such as Johny Léonard, three-time top goal scorer in the national league before joining FC Metz, and Nico Braun became emblematic of this period. Before embarking on his professional career, for example, Nico Braun scored 25 goals in 22 matches of the 1970/71 Championship which his club dominated without losing even one match. The 60s saw the arrival of another club, Aris Bonnevoie. In 1963/64, Aris and all of Bonnevoie had huge celebrations when in its 5th season of top-flight football it clinched the title. The club from the most populous area of the city edged out its cousins from the Verlorenkost, Union. It was the first trophy of its existence, dating back to 1922, and it was celebrated at the Parc des Sports, nowadays called Stade Camille Polfer which serves as the training grounds for Racing FC Union. Winning the titles of 1966 and 1972, Aris also managed to win the Cup in 1967, again edging out the Union from Verlorenkost. However, these would prove to be the last successes of this upstart club. It would never again find the same level of success it had in the 60s and early 70s, and after years of sporting decline, it merged with CS Hollerich in 2001. With the decline of the early 70s, it would be a dozen of years before any club from the capital would be able to celebrate a title once more. A Deceptive Turn of the Century The late '80s and the '90s yielded successes for Union, although the team faced struggles in the beginning of the 1980s They lost their most promising talent and top goal scorer in the national leaguer with 26 goals at the age of 20, Robby Langers, and were forced to rely on the most loyal of loyal players for their team. Their fortunes soon changed, and with the wins of the Luxembourg Cup in '86, '89 and '91, they were