2018–19 Luxembourg National Division
Football league season
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2018 – 19 May 2019 |
| Champions | F91 Dudelange |
| Relegated | RM Hamm Benfica Rumelange |
| Champions League | F91 Dudelange |
| Europa League | Fola Esch Jeunesse Esch |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 592 (3.25 per match) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018–19 Luxembourg National Division was the 105th season of top-flight association football in Luxembourg. The season began on 5 August 2018 and ended on 19 May 2019.[1]
F91 Dudelange were the defending champions from the previous season.[2]
Teams
Rodange 91 and Esch were relegated at the end of the previous season.[2] Etzella Ettelbruck and Rumelange joined the league this season after earning promotion from the Luxembourg Division of Honour.[3]
Esch
Differdange 03
F91 Dudelange
FC Etzella Ettelbruck
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Locations of the 2018–19 Luxembourg National Division teamsStadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Differdange 03 | Differdange | Stade Parc des Sports | 2,400 |
| F91 Dudelange | Dudelange | Stade Jos Nosbaum | 2,558 |
| Fola Esch | Esch-sur-Alzette | Stade Émile Mayrisch | 3,826 |
| FC Etzella Ettelbruck | Ettelbruck | Stade Am Deich | 2,020 |
| Hostert | Hostert | Stade Jos Becker | 1,500 |
| Jeunesse Esch | Esch-sur-Alzette | Stade de la Frontière | 5,400 |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | Mondorf-les-Bains | Stade Jeannot Mayrisch | 3,600 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | Niederkorn | Stade Jos Haupert | 2,800 |
| Racing FC | Luxembourg City | Stade Josy Barthel | 9,000 |
| US Rumelange | Rumelange | Stade Municipal | 2,950 |
| RM Hamm Benfica | Hamm, Luxembourg City | Terrain de Football Cents | 2,800 |
| UNA Strassen | Strassen | Stade Municipal de Strassen | 2,000 |
| Union Titus Pétange | Pétange | Stade Municipal de Pétange | 2,400 |
| Victoria Rosport | Rosport | VictoriArena | 1,000 |
Source: Scoresway
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F91 Dudelange (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Fola Esch | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 48 | |
| 4 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round |
| 5 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Racing FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 39 | |
| 7 | UNA Strassen | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Union Titus Pétange | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 37 | |
| 9 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 35 | |
| 10 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 28 | |
| 11 | Victoria Rosport | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hostert (O) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | RM Hamm Benfica (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 19 | Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour |
| 14 | Rumelange (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 16 |
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Play-off.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Play-off.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Each team played every other team in the league home-and-away for a total of 26 matches each.[5]
| Home \ Away | DIF | ETZ | DUD | FOL | HOS | JEU | MON | PRO | RAC | RMH | RUM | UNA | UTP | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Differdange 03 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–0 |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| F91 Dudelange | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 |
| Fola Esch | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–5 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Hostert | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Jeunesse Esch | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Racing FC | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| RM Hamm Benfica | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Rumelange | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–9 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| UNA Strassen | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Union Titus Pétange | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Victoria Rosport | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
A play-off was played between the twelfth-placed team in the 2018–19 Luxembourg National Division and the third-placed team in the 2018–19 Luxembourg Division of Honour for one place in the 2019–20 Luxembourg National Division.
| Hostert | 2–0 | Swift Hesperange |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
US Hostert remained in 2019–20 Luxenbourg National Division and FC Swift Hesperange remained in 2019–20 Luxenbourg Division d'Honneur
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Samir Hadji | Fola Esch | 23 |
| 2 |  Mickaël Jager | UNA Strassen | 14 |
 David Turpel | F91 Dudelange | ||
| 4 | Marwane Benamra | Mondorf-les-Bains | 13 |
 Bertino Cabral | RM Hamm Benfica | ||
| 6 |  Alexandar Biedermann | Victoria Rosport | 12 |
| 7 |  Sanel Ibrahimović | F91 Dudelange | 11 |
 Aleksandre Karapetian | Progrès Niederkorn | ||
| 9 | Stefano Bensi | Fola Esch | 10 |
| Kevin Holtz | Etzella Ettelbruck | ||
| Corenthyn Lavie | US Hostert |
See also
References
- ^ "Programmes des matchs de la BGL Ligue et Promotion d'Honneur, Répartition Seniors I". FLF. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ a b "National Division". soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Promotion d'Honneur". soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "National Division: Season Rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "National Division: Season Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links
- Official website
