Luxembourg National Division

Luxembourg National Division
Founded 1910
Country Luxembourg
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 14
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Division of Honour
Domestic cup(s) Luxembourg Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions F91 Dudelange (13th title)
(2016–17)
Most championships Jeunesse Esch (28 titles)
2016–17 Luxembourg National Division

The National Division (Luxembourgish: Nationaldivisioun, French: Division Nationale, German: Nationaldivision) is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was 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, and it has maintained this number since. The current champions are F91 Dudelange.

The competition was first held in 1910, and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1913 and four seasons during the Second World War. The competition was called in Luxembourgish and French Lëtzebuerger Championnat / Championnat Luxembourgeois until 1913–14. From 1914–15 until 1931–32, the title was Éischt Divisioun / Première Division. It was called Éirendivisioun / Division d'Honneur from 1932–33 to 1956–57. Since the 1957–58 season, the competition has been called the Nationaldivisioun / Division Nationale.

Clubs competing in the 2015–16 season

RM Hamm Benfica, the 2014–15 Division of Honour champion, and UNA Strassen, which won the promotion play-off, were promoted to the top level for the first time in their history. Runner-up Racing FC rejoins the National Division just one year after their relegation.

Team Venue Capacity
Differdange 03 Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange 3,000
Stade du Thillenberg 6,300
Etzella Ettelbruck (R) Stade Am Deich 2,102
F91 Dudelange Stade Jos Nosbaum 2,558
Fola Esch Stade Émile Mayrisch 3,826
Grevenmacher (R) Op Flohr Stadion 4,000
Jeunesse Esch Stade de la Frontière 5,090
Mondorf-les-Bains Stade John Grün 3,600
Progrès Niederkorn Stade Jos Haupert 2,800
Racing FC Stade Achille Hammerel 5,814
Stade Camille Polfer 2,740
Hollerich Stadion 2,120
RM Hamm Benfica Luxembourg-Cents 2,800
Rumelange Stade Municipal 2,950
UNA Strassen Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz 2,000[1]
Victoria Rosport VictoriArena 1,000[2]
Wiltz (R) Stade Géitz 2,000

Source: World Stadiums[3]

Winners

Champions were (team names in French):[4]

Year Champions Runners-up
1909–10 Racing Club Luxembourg US Hollerich
1910–11 Sporting Club Luxembourg Sporting Club Differdange
1911–12 US Hollerich Sporting Club Luxembourg
1912–13
Not Held
1913–14 US Hollerich Sporting Club Luxembourg
1914–15 US Hollerich Jeunesse Esch
1915–16 US Hollerich Sporting Club Luxembourg
1916–17 US Hollerich Fola Esch
1917–18 Fola Esch US Hollerich
1918–19 Sporting Club Luxembourg Fola Esch
1919–20 Fola Esch Stade Dudelange
1920–21 Jeunesse Esch Fola Esch
1921–22 Fola Esch Union Luxembourg
1922–23 Red Boys Differdange Stade Dudelange
1923–24 Fola Esch Spora Luxembourg
1924–25 Spora Luxembourg Stade Dudelange
1925–26 Red Boys Differdange Spora Luxembourg
1926–27 Union Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
1927–28 Spora Luxembourg Stade Dudelange
1928–29 Spora Luxembourg Fola Esch
1929–30 Fola Esch Spora Luxembourg
1930–31 Red Boys Differdange Spora Luxembourg
1931–32 Red Boys Differdange Progrès Niederkorn
1932–33 Red Boys Differdange Spora Luxembourg
1933–34 Spora Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
1934–35 Spora Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
1935–36 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1936–37 Jeunesse Esch Progrès Niederkorn
1937–38 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1938–39 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1939–40 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1941–1944 Not Held due to World War II. Also the German government
forced the teams from Luxembourg to play in the German championship
1944–45 Stade Dudelange Spora Luxembourg
1945–46 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1946–47 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1947–48 Stade Dudelange Union Luxembourg
1948–49 Spora Luxembourg Fola Esch
1949–50 Stade Dudelange National Schifflange
1950–51 Jeunesse Esch National Schifflange
1951–52 National Schifflange Spora Luxembourg
1952–53 Progrès Niederkorn Jeunesse Esch
1953–54 Jeunesse Esch Fola Esch
1954–55 Stade Dudelange Fola Esch
1955–56 Spora Luxembourg Stade Dudelange
1956–57 Stade Dudelange Jeunesse Esch
1957–58 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1958–59 Jeunesse Esch Spora Luxembourg
1959-60 Jeunesse Esch Stade Dudelange
1960–61 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1961–62 Union Luxembourg Alliance Dudelange
1962–63 Jeunesse Esch Union Luxembourg
1963–64 Aris Bonnevoie Union Luxembourg
1964–65 Stade Dudelange Union Luxembourg
1965–66 Aris Bonnevoie Union Luxembourg
1966–67 Jeunesse Esch Spora Luxembourg
1967–68 Jeunesse Esch US Rumelange
1968–69 Avenir Beggen Jeunesse Esch
1969–70 Jeunesse Esch US Rumelange
1970–71 Union Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie
1971–72 Aris Bonnevoie US Rumelange
1972–73 Jeunesse Esch Union Luxembourg
1973–74 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1974–75 Jeunesse Esch Avenir Beggen
1975–76 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1976–77 Jeunesse Esch Progrès Niederkorn
1977–78 Progrès Niederkorn Jeunesse Esch
1978–79 Red Boys Differdange Progrès Niederkorn
1979–80 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1980–81 Progrès Niederkorn Red Boys Differdange
1981–82 Avenir Beggen Progrès Niederkorn
1982–83 Jeunesse Esch Avenir Beggen
1983–84 Avenir Beggen Red Boys Differdange
1984–85 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1985–86 Avenir Beggen Jeunesse Esch
1986–87 Jeunesse Esch Avenir Beggen
1987–88 Jeunesse Esch Spora Luxembourg
1988–89 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1989–90 Union Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
1990–91 Union Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1991–92 Union Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
1992–93 Avenir Beggen Union Luxembourg
1993–94 Avenir Beggen CS Grevenmacher
1994–95 Jeunesse Esch CS Grevenmacher
1995–96 Jeunesse Esch CS Grevenmacher
1996–97 Jeunesse Esch CS Grevenmacher
1997–98 Jeunesse Esch Union Luxembourg
1998–99 Jeunesse Esch F91 Dudelange
1999–2000 F91 Dudelange CS Grevenmacher
2000–01 F91 Dudelange CS Grevenmacher
2001–02 F91 Dudelange CS Grevenmacher
2002–03 CS Grevenmacher F91 Dudelange
2003–04 Jeunesse Esch F91 Dudelange
2004–05 F91 Dudelange FC Etzella Ettelbruck
2005–06 F91 Dudelange Jeunesse Esch
2006–07 F91 Dudelange FC Etzella Ettelbruck
2007–08 F91 Dudelange Racing FC Union Luxembourg
2008–09 F91 Dudelange FC Differdange 03
2009–10 Jeunesse Esch F91 Dudelange
2010–11 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2011–12 F91 Dudelange Jeunesse Esch
2012–13 Fola Esch F91 Dudelange
2013–14 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2014–15 Fola Esch FC Differdange 03
2015–16 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2016–17 F91 Dudelange FC Differdange 03

Statistics

Performance by club

Club Titles Runners-up Years Won
Jeunesse Esch 28 13 1920–21, 1936–37, 1950–51, 1953_54, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2009–10
F91 Dudelange 13 5 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
CA Spora Luxembourg 11 10 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1988–89
Stade Dudelange 10 6 1938–39, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1964–65
CS Fola Esch 7 10 1917–18, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1929–30, 2012–13, 2014–15
FA Red Boys Differdange 6 10 1922–23, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1978–79
Union Luxembourg 6 9 1926–27, 1961–62, 1970–71, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
FC Avenir Beggen 6 5 1968–69, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94
US Hollerich Bonnevoie 5 2 1911–12, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17
FC Progrès Niedercorn 3 5 1952–53, 1977–78, 1980–81
FC Aris Bonnevoie 3 1 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72
Sporting Club Luxembourg 2 3 1910–11, 1918–19
CS Grevenmacher 1 7 2002–03
National Schifflange 1 2 1951–52
Racing Club Luxembourg 1 - 1909–10
US Dudelange - 4
US Rumelange - 3
FC Differdange 03 - 3
FC Etzella Ettelbruck - 2
Alliance Dudelange - 1
Sporting Club Differdange - 1
Racing FC Union Luxembourg - 1

Performance by town

Town Titles Runners-up
Esch-sur-Alzette 35 21
Luxembourg City 34 31
Dudelange 22 17
Differdange 6 12
Niederkorn 3 5
Grevenmacher 1 7
Schifflange 1 2
Rumelange - 3
Ettelbruck - 2

Performance by canton

Canton Titles Runners-up
Esch-sur-Alzette 64 59
Luxembourg 35 31
Grevenmacher 1 7
Diekirch - 2

Topscorers

Year Best scorers Team Goals
2003–04 Portugal José Gomes CA Spora Luxembourg 24
2004–05 Luxembourg Sergio Pupovac CS Alliance 01 24
2005–06 Turkey Fatih Sözen CS Grevenmacher 23
2006–07 Luxembourg Daniel da Mota FC Etzella Ettelbruck 24
2007–08 France Emmanuel Coquelet F91 Dudelange 20
2008–09 France Pierre Piskor FC Differdange 03 30
2009–10 Luxembourg Daniel Huss CS Grevenmacher 22
2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Ibrahimović Wiltz 18
2011–12 Morocco Omar Er Rafik FC Differdange 03 23
2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edis Osmanović Wiltz 21
2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Ibrahimović Jeunesse Esch 22
2014–15 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Ibrahimović Jeunesse Esch 21
2015-16 France Julien Jahier RFCU Luxembourg 18

References

  1. ↑ "Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "FC Victoria Rosport". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Worldstadiums Luxembourg". worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Luxembourg - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

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