2017–18 Luxembourg National Division

Luxembourg National Division
Season2017–18
Dates4 August 2017 – 19 May 2018
ChampionsF91 Dudelange
RelegatedRodange 91
Esch
Champions LeagueF91 Dudelange
Europa LeagueProgrès Niederkorn
Fola Esch
Racing FC
Matches played182
Goals scored633 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid Turpel (33 goals)
Biggest home winFola Esch 9–0 US Esch
(30 March 2018)
Biggest away winDifferdange 03 0–6 F91 Dudelange
(13 May 2018)
UNA Strassen 0–6 Progrès Niederkorn
(19 August 2017)
Highest scoringFola Esch 9–0 US Esch
(30 March 2018)
Fola Esch 6–3 Differdange 03
(15 October 2017)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Luxembourg National Division was the 104th season of top-flight football in Luxembourg. The season began on 4 August 2017 and concluded on 19 May 2018. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions from the previous season.[1]

Teams

The bottom two teams from the previous season, Rumelange and UN Käerjéng 97, were relegated to the 2017–18 Luxembourg Division of Honour. They were replaced by Esch and Rodange 91, champions and runners-up respectively of the 2016–17 Luxembourg Division of Honour.

In addition, the third-placed team from the previous season's Division of Honour, Hostert, defeated the third-from-bottom top-flight team, Jeunesse Canach, in a play-off to seal their top-flight spot for 2017–18.

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Locations of the 2017–18 Luxembourg National Division teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Differdange 03 Differdange Stade Parc des Sports 2,400
Esch Esch-sur-Alzette Stade Walter Malget 1,500
F91 Dudelange Dudelange Stade Jos Nosbaum 2,558
Fola Esch Esch-sur-Alzette Stade Émile Mayrisch 3,826
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
RM Hamm Benfica Hamm, Luxembourg City Terrain de Football Cents 2,800
Rodange 91 Hesperange Stade Jeffrey Strauss 900
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 22 2 2 81 26 +55 68 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Progrès Niederkorn 26 20 3 3 72 28 +44 63 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Fola Esch 26 14 5 7 72 41 +31 47
4 Jeunesse Esch 26 13 5 8 52 35 +17 44
5 Differdange 03 26 11 5 10 48 38 +10 38
6 Mondorf-les-Bains 26 10 8 8 40 36 +4 38
7 Racing FC 26 9 8 9 41 40 +1 35 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
8 Hostert 26 9 7 10 37 46 −9 34
9 Union Titus Pétange 26 9 4 13 43 51 −8 31
10 RM Hamm Benfica 26 8 6 12 30 45 −15 30
11 UNA Strassen 26 8 5 13 38 60 −22 29
12 Victoria Rosport (O) 26 7 5 14 37 59 −22 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Rodange 91 (R) 26 4 10 12 27 55 −28 22 Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour
14 Esch (R) 26 1 1 24 15 73 −58 4
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Racing FC qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning 2017–18 Luxembourg Cup.

Results

Each team played every other team in the league home-and-away for a total of 26 matches played each.

Home \ Away DIF USE DUD FOL HOS JEU MON PRO RAC RMH ROD UNA UTP VIC
Differdange 03 — 4–1 0–6 0–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 5–1 5–0 0–2 6–1
Esch 0–3 — 1–6 0–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–2
F91 Dudelange 0–0 4–0 — 4–3 3–2 2–0 4–2 3–2 2–0 4–0 7–0 3–2 2–1 4–0
Fola Esch 6–3 9–0 2–3 — 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 2–1 7–1 3–1 3–2 1–1
Hostert 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 — 1–2 1–3 1–6 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3
Jeunesse Esch 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–3 4–2 — 4–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–0 3–3 4–1
Mondorf-les-Bains 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–3 3–2
Progrès Niederkorn 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 — 4–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 7–1 5–0
Racing FC 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–3 — 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–3 2–2
RM Hamm Benfica 0–1 3–1 1–3 2–5 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–2
Rodange 91 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 — 2–3 2–1 1–1
UNA Strassen 2–2 2–1 1–4 0–4 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–6 0–1 6–0 2–2 — 4–2 1–4
Union Titus Pétange 0–2 4–1 1–3 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 — 2–1
Victoria Rosport 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

A play-off (on neutral ground) will be played between the twelfth-placed team in the 2017–18 Luxembourg National Division and the third-placed team in the 2017–18 Luxembourg Division of Honour for one place in the 2018–19 Luxembourg National Division.

Victoria Rosport2–0UN Käerjéng 97
  • Lascak 84'
  • Heinz 89'

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luxembourg David Turpel F91 Dudelange 33
2 Armenia Aleksandre Karapetian Progrès Niederkorn 28
3 Morocco Samir Hadji Fola Esch 22
4 France Nicolas Perez Differdange 03 17
5 Senegal Momar N'Diaye Jeunesse Esch 15
6 France Simon Banza UT Pétange 13
7 France Julien Jahier Racing FC 11
Luxembourg Ryan Klapp Fola Esch
Algeria Eddire Mokrani RM Hamm Benfica
10 Luxembourg Edis Agović UNA Strassen 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "BGL Ligue : le F91 sacré champion, Rumelange et Käerjeng relégués" [BGL League: the F91 crowned champion, Rumelange and Käerjeng relegated]. Le Quotidien (in French). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ "National Division 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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