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, and it has maintained this number since. The current champions are F91 Dudelange.

Luxembourg National Division
Founded1910
CountryLuxembourg
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toDivision of Honour
Domestic cup(s)Luxembourg Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsF91 Dudelange (15th title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsJeunesse Esch (28 titles)
Current: 2020–21 Luxembourg National Division

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.

Clubs competing in the 2019–20 season
Locations of the 2017–18 Luxembourg National Division teams
Team Venue Capacity
FC Blue Boys MuhlenbachStade Mathias Mamer1,100
Differdange 03Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange3,000
Etzella EttelbruckStade Am Deich2,020
F91 DudelangeStade Jos Nosbaum2,558
Fola EschStade Émile Mayrisch3,826
HostertStade Jos Becker1,500
Jeunesse EschStade de la Frontière5,090
Mondorf-les-BainsStade John Grün3,600
Progrès NiederkornStade Jos Haupert2,800
Racing FCStade Achille Hammerel5,814
RodangeStade Joseph Philippart3,400
UNA StrassenComplexe Sportif Jean Wirtz2,000[1]
UT PétangeStade Municipal2,400
Victoria RosportVictoriArena1,000[2]

Winners

Champions were (team names in French):[3]

Year Champions Runners-up
1909–10 Racing Club Luxembourg US Hollerich
1910–11 Sporting Club Luxembourg Sporting Club Differdange
1911–12 US Hollerich Sporting Club Luxembourg
1912–13
Not held
1913–14 US Hollerich Sporting Club Luxembourg
1914–15 US Hollerich Jeunesse Esch
1915–16 US Hollerich Sporting Club Luxembourg
1916–17 US Hollerich Fola Esch
1917–18 Fola Esch US Hollerich
1918–19 Sporting Club Luxembourg Fola Esch
1919–20 Fola Esch Stade Dudelange
1920–21 Jeunesse Esch Fola Esch
1921–22 Fola Esch Union Luxembourg
1922–23 Red Boys Differdange Stade Dudelange
1923–24 Fola Esch Spora Luxembourg
1924–25 Spora Luxembourg Stade Dudelange
1925–26 Red Boys Differdange Spora Luxembourg
1926–27 Union Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
1927–28 Spora Luxembourg Stade Dudelange
1928–29 Spora Luxembourg Fola Esch
1929–30 Fola Esch Spora Luxembourg
1930–31 Red Boys Differdange Spora Luxembourg
1931–32 Red Boys Differdange Progrès Niederkorn
1932–33 Red Boys Differdange Spora Luxembourg
1933–34 Spora Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
1934–35 Spora Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
1935–36 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1936–37 Jeunesse Esch Progrès Niederkorn
1937–38 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1938–39 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1939–40 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1941–1944 Not held due to World War II. Also, the German government
forced the teams from Luxembourg to play in the German championship.
1944–45 Stade Dudelange Spora Luxembourg
1945–46 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1946–47 Stade Dudelange US Dudelange
1947–48 Stade Dudelange Union Luxembourg
1948–49 Spora Luxembourg Fola Esch
1949–50 Stade Dudelange National Schifflange
1950–51 Jeunesse Esch National Schifflange
1951–52 National Schifflange Spora Luxembourg
1952–53 Progrès Niederkorn Jeunesse Esch
1953–54 Jeunesse Esch Fola Esch
1954–55 Stade Dudelange Fola Esch
1955–56 Spora Luxembourg Stade Dudelange
1956–57 Stade Dudelange Jeunesse Esch
1957–58 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1958–59 Jeunesse Esch Spora Luxembourg
1959–60 Jeunesse Esch Stade Dudelange
1960–61 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1961–62 Union Luxembourg Alliance Dudelange
1962–63 Jeunesse Esch Union Luxembourg
1963–64 Aris Bonnevoie Union Luxembourg
1964–65 Stade Dudelange Union Luxembourg
1965–66 Aris Bonnevoie Union Luxembourg
1966–67 Jeunesse Esch Spora Luxembourg
1967–68 Jeunesse Esch US Rumelange
1968–69 Avenir Beggen Jeunesse Esch
1969–70 Jeunesse Esch US Rumelange
1970–71 Union Luxembourg Aris Bonnevoie
1971–72 Aris Bonnevoie US Rumelange
1972–73 Jeunesse Esch Union Luxembourg
1973–74 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1974–75 Jeunesse Esch Avenir Beggen
1975–76 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1976–77 Jeunesse Esch Progrès Niederkorn
1977–78 Progrès Niederkorn Jeunesse Esch
1978–79 Red Boys Differdange Progrès Niederkorn
1979–80 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1980–81 Progrès Niederkorn Red Boys Differdange
1981–82 Avenir Beggen Progrès Niederkorn
1982–83 Jeunesse Esch Avenir Beggen
1983–84 Avenir Beggen Red Boys Differdange
1984–85 Jeunesse Esch Red Boys Differdange
1985–86 Avenir Beggen Jeunesse Esch
1986–87 Jeunesse Esch Avenir Beggen
1987–88 Jeunesse Esch Spora Luxembourg
1988–89 Spora Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1989–90 Union Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
1990–91 Union Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
1991–92 Union Luxembourg Avenir Beggen
1992–93 Avenir Beggen Union Luxembourg
1993–94 Avenir Beggen CS Grevenmacher
1994–95 Jeunesse Esch CS Grevenmacher
1995–96 Jeunesse Esch CS Grevenmacher
1996–97 Jeunesse Esch CS Grevenmacher
1997–98 Jeunesse Esch Union Luxembourg
1998–99 Jeunesse Esch F91 Dudelange
1999–2000 F91 Dudelange CS Grevenmacher
2000–01 F91 Dudelange CS Grevenmacher
2001–02 F91 Dudelange CS Grevenmacher
2002–03 CS Grevenmacher F91 Dudelange
2003–04 Jeunesse Esch F91 Dudelange
2004–05 F91 Dudelange FC Etzella Ettelbruck
2005–06 F91 Dudelange Jeunesse Esch
2006–07 F91 Dudelange FC Etzella Ettelbruck
2007–08 F91 Dudelange Racing FC Union Luxembourg
2008–09 F91 Dudelange FC Differdange 03
2009–10 Jeunesse Esch F91 Dudelange
2010–11 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2011–12 F91 Dudelange Jeunesse Esch
2012–13 Fola Esch F91 Dudelange
2013–14 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2014–15 Fola Esch FC Differdange 03
2015–16 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2016–17 F91 Dudelange FC Differdange 03
2017–18 F91 Dudelange Progrès Niederkorn
2018–19 F91 Dudelange Fola Esch
2019–20
Not awarded, abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic[4][5]

Statistics

Performance by club

Teams in italics no longer exist.

Club Titles Runners-up Years Won
Jeunesse Esch 28 13 1920–21, 1936–37, 1950–51, 1953_54, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2009–10
F91 Dudelange 15 5 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
CA Spora Luxembourg 11 10 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1988–89
Stade Dudelange 10 6 1938–39, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1964–65
CS Fola Esch 7 11 1917–18, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1929–30, 2012–13, 2014–15
FA Red Boys Differdange 6 10 1922–23, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1978–79
Union Luxembourg 6 9 1926–27, 1961–62, 1970–71, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
FC Avenir Beggen 6 5 1968–69, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94
US Hollerich Bonnevoie 5 2 1911–12, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17
FC Progrès Niederkorn 3 6 1952–53, 1977–78, 1980–81
FC Aris Bonnevoie 3 1 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72
Sporting Club Luxembourg 2 3 1910–11, 1918–19
CS Grevenmacher 1 7 2002–03
National Schifflange 1 2 1951–52
Racing Club Luxembourg 1 - 1909–10
US Dudelange - 4
US Rumelange - 3
FC Differdange 03 - 3
FC Etzella Ettelbruck - 2
Alliance Dudelange - 1
Sporting Club Differdange - 1
Racing FC Union Luxembourg - 1

Top Scorers
Year Best scorers Team Goals
2003–04 José AndradeSpora Luxembourg24
2004–05 Sergio PupovacAlliance 0124
2005–06 Fatih SözenGrevenmacher23
2006–07 Daniel da MotaEtzella Ettelbruck24
2007–08 Emmanuel CoqueletF91 Dudelange20
2008–09 Pierre Piskor[6]Differdange 0330
2009–10 Daniel Huss[7]Grevenmacher22
2010–11 Sanel Ibrahimović[8]Wiltz 7118
2011–12 Omar Er Rafik[9]Differdange 0323
2012–13 Edis Osmanović[10]Wiltz 7121
2013–14 Sanel Ibrahimović[11]Jeunesse Esch22
2014–15 Sanel Ibrahimović[12]Jeunesse Esch21
2015–16 Julien Jahier[13]Racing25
2016–17 Omar Er Rafik[14]Differdange 0326
2017–18 David Turpel[15]F91 Dudelange33
2018–19 Samir Hadji[16]Fola Esch23

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