2011–12 Luxembourg National Division

Luxembourg National Division
Season 2011–12
Champions F91 Dudelange
Relegated FC Swift Hesperange
US Rumelange
US Hostert
Champions League F91 Dudelange
Europa League Jeunesse Esch
CS Grevenmacher
FC Differdange 03
Matches played 182
Goals scored 592 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer Omar Er Rafik (Differdange 03) (23)
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

The 2011–12 Luxembourg National Division was the 98th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 5 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions having won their ninth league championship in the previous season.

Team changes from 2010-11

Etzella Ettelbruck and Jeunesse Canach were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous 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.

Stadia and locations

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 Niederkorn 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 F91 Dudelange (C) 26 16 6 4 67 20+47 54 2012–13 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Jeunesse Esch 26 15 6 5 56 37+19 51 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
3 Grevenmacher 26 14 7 5 50 27+23 49
4 Differdange 03 26 13 9 4 64 26+38 48
5 UN Käerjeng 97 26 12 7 7 37 35+2 43
6 Fola Esch 26 10 8 8 41 30+11 38
7 RM Hamm Benfica 26 12 2 12 54 47+7 38
8 Pétange 26 10 6 10 29 378 36
9 Progrès Niederkorn 26 9 6 11 32 353 33
10 Racing FC 26 7 11 8 40 411 32
11 Union 05 Kayl-Tétange 26 8 5 13 39 5112 29
12 Swift Hesperange (R) 26 7 5 14 34 5319 26 Relegation play-offs
13 Rumelange (R) 26 5 4 17 27 7144 19 Relegation to 201213 Luxembourg Division of Honour
14 US Hostert (R) 26 2 2 22 22 8260 8

Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since 2011–12 Luxembourg Cup winners and runners-up (F91 Dudelange and Jeunesse Esch) finished first and second respectively, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th-placed teams will enter the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away DIF DUD FOLGREHOSJEUKÄEPETPRORACRMHRUMSWIUKT
Differdange 03 31 22 00 30 03 50 21 23 22 22 61 61 41
F91 Dudelange 11 10 11 30 33 41 100 50 01 10 20 21 20
Fola Esch 11 11 12 31 13 40 01 11 00 20 00 41 41
Grevenmacher 21 02 21 40 12 20 20 12 21 22 21 20 02
US Hostert 02 19 13 06 16 02 01 25 22 12 10 12 03
Jeunesse Esch 12 21 20 12 32 00 20 21 22 23 10 21 43
UN Käerjeng 97 11 00 23 21 30 30 32 00 32 30 21 10 12
Pétange 00 00 21 22 30 30 02 01 11 20 00 03 20
Progrès Niederkorn 10 12 01 01 02 11 00 12 12 02 42 10 20
Racing FC 10 20 22 11 33 13 12 00 33 30 31 13 33
RM Hamm Benfica 12 14 20 13 31 24 23 04 20 40 91 82 10
Rumelange 07 06 11 05 32 15 20 30 21 03 13 33 41
Swift Hesperange 03 03 12 11 13 11 33 31 10 10 12 30 11
Union 05 Kayl-Tétange 26 13 03 33 50 13 00 12 11 20 32 10 20

Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: soccerway.com
1 ^ The 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, Swift Hesperange, competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour, Wiltz, for one spot in the following season's competition. Wiltz won the match by 6 goals to 2, and they returned to the top division after a one-year absence. Swift Hesperange were relegated to the Division of Honour after an eleven-year stay in the top division.

17 May 2012
19:00 CEST
Swift Hesperange 2 6 Wiltz

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Omar Er Rafik Differdange 03 23
2 Luxembourg Daniel Huss CS Grevenmacher 20
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Ibrahimovic FC RM Hamm Benfica 20
4 Luxembourg Aurélien Joachim F91 Dudelange 19
5 Luxembourg Stefano Bensi F91 Dudelange 16

See also

References

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