Luxembourg National Division

Association football league in Luxembourg

Football league
Luxembourg National Division
Founded1910
CountryLuxembourg Luxembourg
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toDivision of Honour
Domestic cup(s)Luxembourg Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsSwift Hesperange (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsJeunesse Esch (28 titles)
Current: 2023–24 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. Following the abandonment of the previous season, the 2020–21 season saw the further expansion of the league to 16 teams. The current champions are Swift Hesperange.

The competition was first held in 1909–10, and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1912–13 and four seasons during the Second World War. The competition was called the Luxembourgish Championship (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Championnat, French: Championnat Luxembourgeois) until 1913–14. From the 1914–15 season until 1931–32 it was called the Premier Division (Luxembourgish: Éischt Divisioun, French: Première Division). It was then called the Division of Honour (Luxembourgish: Éirendivisioun, French: Division d'Honneur) from 1932–33 to 1956–57. Since the 1957–58 season, the competition has been known as the National Division. Presently, the representatives of the National Division occupy three bottom places in the UEFA all-time Champions League table.[1]

Winners

Champions were (team names in French):[2]

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
2017–18 F91 Dudelange Progrès Niederkorn
2018–19 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2019–20
Not awarded, abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
2020–21 Fola Esch F91 Dudelange
2021–22 F91 Dudelange FC Differdange 03
2022–23 Swift Hesperange Progrès Niederkorn

Statistics

Performance by club

Teams in bold are playing in First Division. Teams in italics no longer exist.

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 16 6 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, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
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 8 11 1917–18, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1929–30, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2020–21
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 Niederkorn 3 6 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
Swift Hesperange 1 - 2022–23
US Dudelange - 4
FC Differdange 03 - 4
US Rumelange - 3
FC Etzella Ettelbruck - 2
Alliance Dudelange - 1
Sporting Club Differdange - 1
Racing FC Union Luxembourg - 1

Top scorers

Year Player Team Goals
2003–04 Cape Verde José Andrade Spora Luxembourg 24
2004–05 Luxembourg Sergio Pupovac Alliance 01 24
2005–06 Turkey Fatih Sözen Grevenmacher 23
2006–07 Luxembourg Daniel da Mota Etzella Ettelbruck 24
2007–08 France Emmanuel Coquelet F91 Dudelange 20
2008–09 France Pierre Piskor[5] Differdange 03 30
2009–10 Luxembourg Daniel Huss[6] Grevenmacher 22
2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Ibrahimović[7] Wiltz 71 18
2011–12 France Omar Er Rafik[8] Differdange 03 23
2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edis Osmanović[9] Wiltz 71 21
2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Ibrahimović[10] Jeunesse Esch 22
2014–15 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Ibrahimović[11] Jeunesse Esch 21
2015–16 France Julien Jahier[12] Racing 25
2016–17 France Omar Er Rafik[13] Differdange 03 26
2017–18 Luxembourg David Turpel[14] F91 Dudelange 33
2018–19 Morocco Samir Hadji[15] Fola Esch 23
2019–20 Not awarded, abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 France Zachary Hadji Fola Esch 33
2021–22 Germany Dominik Stolz Swift Hesperange 19
2022–23 France Rayan Philippe Swift Hesperange 29

References

  1. ^ "Champions League + European Cup: All-time league table," World Football Net, https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_table/champions-league/
  2. ^ "Luxembourg - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Informations aux clubs de la FLF – crise du CORONA COVID-19 Décisions du Conseil d'Administration". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football. 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Four top clubs to play European football, no team to be crowned champion". RTL.lu. 29 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2008-09 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ "2009-10 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ^ "2010-11 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. ^ "2011-12 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  9. ^ "2012-13 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. ^ "2013-14 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  11. ^ "2014-15 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  12. ^ "2015-16 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  13. ^ "2016-17 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  14. ^ "2017-18 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  15. ^ "2018-19 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

External links

  • Official website (in French)
  • League on FIFA.com (archived 17 December 2013)
  • v
  • t
  • e
Luxembourg National Division seasons
  • v
  • t
  • e
Top-level men's football leagues of Europe (UEFA)
Current
Defunct
Liechtenstein is the only UEFA member association without a national league.