2010–11 Luxembourg National Division

The 2010–11 Luxembourg National Division (also known as BGL Ligue due to sponsorship reasons) was the 97th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 7 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Jeunesse Esch went into the season as the defending champions having won their 28th Luxembourgian championship during the 2009–10 season.

BGL Ligue
Season2010–11
ChampionsF91 Dudelange
8th title
RelegatedWiltz
FC Etzella Ettelbruck
FC Jeunesse Canach
Champions LeagueF91 Dudelange
Europa LeagueCS Fola Esch
UN Käerjeng 97
FC Differdange 03
Matches played182
Goals scored611 (3.36 per match)
Biggest home winDudelange 15–0 Wiltz
Biggest away winfour matches with a differential of four goals each
Highest scoringDudelange 15–0 Wiltz

Team changes from 2009–10

Rumelange and Mondercange were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. They were replaced by 2009–10 Division of Honour champions Wiltz 71 and runners-up Jeunesse Canach.

Käerjéng 97 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side Oberkorn. Käerjéng 97 won the match 3–1 and thus retained their National Division status.

Stadia and locations

Team Venue Capacity
FC Differdange 03 Stade du Thillenberg 7,830
F91 Dudelange Stade Jos Nosbaum 2,600
FC Etzella Ettelbruck Stade Am Deich 2,650
CS Fola Esch Stade Émile Mayrisch 3,900
CS Grevenmacher Op Flohr Stadion 4,000
FC Jeunesse Canach Stade Rue de Lenningen 1,000
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
FC Swift Hesperange Stade Alphonse Theis 3,058
FC Wiltz 71 Stade Géitz 2,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 F91 Dudelange (C) 26 19 2 5 76 23 +53 59 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Fola Esch 26 14 5 7 48 28 +20 47 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 UN Käerjeng 97 26 13 5 8 53 35 +18 44
4 Differdange 03 26 12 7 7 51 37 +14 43 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Progrès Niederkorn 26 12 5 9 43 43 0 41
6 Grevenmacher 26 11 6 9 43 39 +4 39
7 Pétange 26 10 8 8 37 36 +1 38
8 Jeunesse Esch 26 10 7 9 40 37 +3 37
9 RM Hamm Benfica 26 11 3 12 47 46 +1 36
10 Swift Hesperange 26 9 4 13 38 49 11 31
11 Racing FC 26 8 5 13 38 38 0 29
12 Wiltz (R) 26 8 2 16 38 78 40 26 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
13 Etzella Ettelbruck (R) 26 5 6 15 31 60 29 21 Relegation to Luxembourg Division of Honour
14 Jeunesse Canach (R) 26 5 5 16 28 62 34 20
Source: soccerway.com[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. As winners of the 2010–11 Luxembourg Cup.

Results

Home \ Away DIF DUD ETZ FOL GRE JEC JEU KÄE PET PRO RAC RMH SWI WIL
Differdange 03 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–0 4–4
F91 Dudelange 3–4 4–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 5–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 15–0
Etzella Ettelbruck 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 2–3 1–3
Fola Esch 1–2 0–3 5–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–2 4–0
Grevenmacher 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 4–1
Jeunesse Canach 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–4 2–1 1–5
Jeunesse Esch 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 0–2
UN Käerjeng 97 2–2 1–3 6–1 1–2 5–1 5–0 1–1 0–0 3–4 1–1 1–0 4–1 5–1
Pétange 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–5 1–3 5–1
Progrès Niederkorn 2–4 1–5 3–2 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 5–2 2–0 0–1
Racing FC 1–1 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–1 4–2 4–1 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3
RM Hamm Benfica 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–4 2–0 4–0
Swift Hesperange 0–0 0–3 4–2 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 2–1
Wiltz 2–1 1–5 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–4 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–4 1–3 1–3
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The 12th-placed club in the National Division, FC Wiltz 71, competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour, US Hostert, for one spot in the following season's competition. 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.

US Hostert1 – 1
(a.e.t.)
FC Wiltz 71
Penalties
6 – 4

Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 21 May 2011; Source: Soccerway

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sanel Ibrahimović Wiltz 18
2 Daniel da Mota F91 Dudelange 16
Aurélien Joachim FC Differdange 03
Romain Zewe UN Käerjéng 97
5 Tomasz Gruszczyński F91 Dudelange 15
6 Nicolas Caldieri Progrès Niederkorn 14
Samir Louadj CS Grevenmacher
8 Levy Rougeaux Racing FC 12
Sofian Benzouien F91 Dudelange
10 Djilali Kehal RM Hamm Benfica 11
Johan Sampaio Swift Hesperange
Gustav Schulz Swift Hesperange

See also

References

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