2012–13 Luxembourg National Division

The 2012–13 Luxembourg National Division was the 99th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 5 August 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions having won their tenth league championship in the previous season.

Luxembourg National Division
Season2012–13
ChampionsFola Esch
RelegatedPétange
Union 05 Kayl-Tétange
Champions LeagueFola Esch
Europa LeagueF91 Dudelange
Jeunesse Esch
FC Differdange 03
Matches played182
Goals scored611 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerStefano Bensi
Edis Osmanović
(20 goals)
Biggest home winF91 Dudelange 7–1 Wiltz
Biggest away winWiltz 0–9 Racing FC
Highest scoringWiltz 0–9 Racing FC

Team changes from 2011–12

US Rumelange and US Hostert were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. Both clubs were relegated after one year in the top flight. They were replaced by 2011–12 Division of Honour champions Jeunesse Canach and runners-up Etzella Ettelbruck. Both clubs return to the top flight after a one-year absence.

Hesperange as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against third-placed Division of Honour side Wiltz. Wiltz won the match by 6–2, 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.

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
Union 05 Kayl-Tétange Stade Victor Marchal 1,000
FC Wiltz 71 Stade Géitz 2,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fola Esch (C) 26 18 5 3 66 23 +43 59 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 F91 Dudelange 26 16 7 3 53 20 +33 55 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Jeunesse Esch 26 16 2 8 53 30 +23 50
4 Differdange 03 26 14 5 7 54 34 +20 47
5 RM Hamm Benfica 26 13 7 6 53 38 +15 46
6 Grevenmacher 26 11 9 6 43 32 +11 42
7 Jeunesse Canach 26 10 7 9 40 35 +5 37
8 Racing FC 26 9 6 11 42 44 2 33
9 UN Käerjeng 97 26 9 4 13 44 53 9 31
10 Wiltz 26 9 3 14 42 66 24 30
11 Etzella Ettelbruck 26 6 9 11 41 61 20 27
12 Progrès Niederkorn (O) 26 7 4 15 29 45 16 25 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
13 Pétange (R) 26 3 5 18 21 56 35 14 Relegation to Luxembourg Division of Honour
14 Union 05 Kayl-Tétange (R) 26 3 3 20 29 73 44 12
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Jeunesse Esch qualified via 2012–13 Luxembourg Cup.

Relegation play-offs

The 12th-placed club in the National Division will compete in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour for one spot in the following season's competition. This will take place once both seasons have finished, usually around the middle of May.

FC Progrès Niederkorn1-0Strassen
Rougeaux  118'
Käerjénger Dribbel, Bascharage
Attendance: 1.500

Results

Home \ Away DIF DUD ETZ FOL GRE JEC JEU KÄE PET PRO RAC RMH UKT WIL
Differdange 03 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 3–1 0–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 6–2 4–2 3–1 0–1
F91 Dudelange 3–0 4–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 7–1
Etzella Ettelbruck 0–4 0–1 0–5 1–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–3 3–2
Fola Esch 2–1 1–2 5–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 4–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–0
Grevenmacher 3–2 0–0 4–1 3–3 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 4–1
Jeunesse Canach 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 6–2
Jeunesse Esch 2–4 0–3 3–2 1–4 0–0 5–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 3–4 0–1 4–1 0–2
UN Käerjeng 97 2–2 1–3 5–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 3–2 4–3
Pétange 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–1
Progrès Niederkorn 1–2 1–1 5–1 0–3 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–3
Racing FC 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–3
RM Hamm Benfica 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 5–2 2–2 4–1 3–1 2–0
Union 05 Kayl-Tétange 1–0 1–5 1–4 1–6 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–5 1–5
Wiltz 0–4 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 3–2 4–2 2–1 0–9 2–2 4–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Stefano Bensi Fola Esch 20
Edis Osmanović Wiltz
3 Omar Er Rafik Differdange 03 13
David Turpel Etzella Ettelbruck
5 Sanel Ibrahimović Jeunesse Esch 12
Tony Lopes Union 05 Kayl-Tétange
Oséias Jeunesse Canach
Thierry Steinmetz Dudelange
9 François Augusto RM Hamm Benfica 11
Yassine Benajiba Jeunesse Esch
Daniel Huss Grevenmacher
Žarko Lukić Racing FC

See also

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