2011–12 Luxembourg National Division

Luxembourg National Division
Season 2011–12
Matches played 91
Goals scored 303 (3.33 per match)
Biggest home win F91 10-0 Pétange
Biggest away win Hostert 1-9 F91
Highest scoring Hostert 1-9 F91
RM Hamm B. 8-2 Swift
F91 10-0 Pétange
2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Luxembourg National Division is the 98th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 5 August 2011 and is scheduled to end on 12 May 2012. F91 Dudelange are the defending champions having won their ninth league championship last season.

Contents

Teams

Etzella Ettelbruck and Jeunesse Canach were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th last season. Jeunesse Canach were relegated after one year in the top flight while Etzella leave after an eight-year stay in the league. They were replaced by 2010–11 Division of Honour champions Union 05 Kayl-Tétange and runners-up Rumelange. Kayl-Tétange are taking part in this competition for the first time in their history, while Rumelange return to the league after a one-year absence.

Wiltz 71 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side Hostert. Hostert won the match after a penalty shootout, thus winning promotion to the league for the first time in their history. Meanwhile, Wiltz 71 were relegated after one year in the league.

Team Venue Capacity
FC Differdange 03 Stade du Thillenberg 7,830
F91 Dudelange Stade Jos Nosbaum 2,600
CS Fola Esch Stade Émile Mayrisch 3,900
CS Grevenmacher Op Flohr Stadion 4,000
US Hostert Stade Jos Becker 1,500
Jeunesse Esch Stade de la Frontière 5,400
UN Käerjeng 97 Stade um Bëschel 1,000
CS Pétange Stade Municipal (Pétange) 3,300
FC Progrès Niedercorn Stade Jos Haupert 4,830
Racing FC Union Luxembourg Stade Achille Hammerel 5,814
FC RM Hamm Benfica Luxembourg-Cents 2,800
US Rumelange Stade Municipal (Rumelange) 2,950
FC Swift Hesperange Stade Alphonse Theis 3,058
Union 05 Kayl-Tétange Stade Victor Marchal 1,000


League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 CS Grevenmacher 13 8 5 0 29 12 +17 29 2012–13 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 F91 Dudelange 13 7 4 2 42 12 +30 25 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 FC Differdange 03 13 7 3 3 36 12 +24 24
4 Jeunesse Esch 13 6 4 3 27 19 +8 22
5 UN Käerjeng 97 13 6 3 4 22 21 +1 21
6 Racing FC 13 4 7 2 22 17 +5 19
7 RM Hamm Benfica 13 6 1 6 29 25 +4 19
8 Fola Esch 13 5 4 4 18 16 +2 19
9 Progrès Niedercorn 13 5 2 6 12 16 −4 17
10 Union 05 Kayl-Tétange 13 4 3 6 23 30 −7 15
11 Pétange 13 4 3 6 11 25 −14 15
12 Swift Hesperange 13 3 3 7 19 31 −12 12 Relegation play-offs
13 US Rumelange 13 2 1 10 7 29 −22 7 Relegation to the 2012–13 Luxembourg Division of Honour
14 US Hostert 13 2 1 10 10 42 −32 7

Updated to games played on 20 November 2011
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1The winners of the 2011–12 Luxembourg Cup will enter the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away1 DIF DUD FOL GRE HOS JEU KÄE PET PRO RAC RMH RUM SWI UKT
FC Differdange 03 3–1 2–2 3–0 0–3 5–0 6–1
F91 Dudelange 1–1 3–3 10–0 5–0 0–1 2–0
Fola Esch 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–1
CS Grevenmacher 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0
US Hostert 1–9 1–6 0–1 2–2 1–0
Jeunesse Esch 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–0
UN Käerjeng 97 0–0 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–2
Pétange 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–0
Progrès Niedercorn 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–0
Racing FC 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–3 3–0 1–3 3–3
RM Hamm Benfica 1–2 1–4 2–0 3–1 2–3 8–2
US Rumelange 0–7 0–5 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–3
Swift Hesperange 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–3 3–0 1–1
Union 05 Kayl-Tétange 2–6 1–3 3–3 5–0 1–3 3–2 1–0

Updated to games played on 20 November 2011
Source: soccerway.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The 12th-placed club in the National Division will compete in a relegation play-offs match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour for one spot in next season's competition.

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Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Omar Er Rafik Differdange 03 11
Aurélien Joachim Dudelange 11
3 Stefano Bensi Dudelange 10
Daniel Huss CS Grevenmacher 10
Sanel Ibrahimovic FC RM Hamm Benfica 10
6 Tony Lopes Union 05 9
Johan Sampaio FC Swift Hesperange 9

See also

References