Luxembourg National Division
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Founded | 1910 |
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Country | ![]() |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Division of Honour |
Domestic cup(s) | Luxembourg Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa Conference League |
Current champions | Differdange 03 (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Jeunesse Esch (28 titles) |
Current: 2024–25 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 Differdange 03.
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
[edit]Champions were (team names in French):[2]
Statistics
[edit]Performance by club
[edit]Teams in bold are playing in First Division. Teams in italics no longer exist.
Top scorers
[edit]Year | Player | Team | Goals |
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2003–04 | ![]() |
Spora Luxembourg | 24 |
2004–05 | ![]() |
Alliance 01 | 24 |
2005–06 | ![]() |
Grevenmacher | 23 |
2006–07 | ![]() |
Etzella Ettelbruck | 24 |
2007–08 | ![]() |
F91 Dudelange | 20 |
2008–09 | ![]() |
Differdange 03 | 30 |
2009–10 | ![]() |
Grevenmacher | 22 |
2010–11 | ![]() |
Wiltz 71 | 18 |
2011–12 | ![]() |
Differdange 03 | 23 |
2012–13 | ![]() |
Wiltz 71 | 21 |
2013–14 | ![]() |
Jeunesse Esch | 22 |
2014–15 | ![]() |
Jeunesse Esch | 21 |
2015–16 | ![]() |
Racing | 25 |
2016–17 | ![]() |
Differdange 03 | 26 |
2017–18 | ![]() |
F91 Dudelange | 33 |
2018–19 | ![]() |
Fola Esch | 23 |
2019–20 | Not awarded, abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2020–21 | ![]() |
Fola Esch | 33 |
2021–22 | ![]() |
Swift Hesperange | 19 |
2022–23 | ![]() |
Swift Hesperange | 29 |
2023-24 | ![]() |
Differdange 03 | 25 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Champions League + European Cup: All-time league table," World Football Net, https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_table/champions-league/ Archived 14 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Luxembourg - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Informations aux clubs de la FLF – crise du CORONA COVID-19 Décisions du Conseil d'Administration". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Four top clubs to play European football, no team to be crowned champion". RTL.lu. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "2008-09 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2009-10 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2010-11 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2011-12 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2012-13 National Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2013-14 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2014-15 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2015-16 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2016-17 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2017-18 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 National Division". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
- League on FIFA.com (archived 17 December 2013)