2011–12_Luxembourg_National_Division
2011–12 Luxembourg National Division
Football league season
The 2011–12 Luxembourg National Division was the 98th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 5 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions having won their ninth league championship in the previous season.
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | F91 Dudelange |
| Relegated | FC Swift Hesperange US Rumelange US Hostert |
| Champions League | F91 Dudelange |
| Europa League | Jeunesse Esch CS Grevenmacher FC Differdange 03 |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 592 (3.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Omar Er Rafik (Differdange 03) (23) |
| Biggest home win | F91 10-0 Pétange |
| Biggest away win | Hostert 1-9 F91 |
| Highest scoring | Hostert 1-9 F91 RM Hamm B. 8-2 Swift F91 10-0 Pétange |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
Etzella Ettelbruck and Jeunesse Canach were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. Jeunesse Canach were relegated after one year in the top flight while Etzella leave after an eight-year stay in the league. They were replaced by 2010–11 Division of Honour champions Union 05 Kayl-Tétange and runners-up Rumelange. Kayl-Tétange are taking part in this competition for the first time in their history, while Rumelange return to the league after a one-year absence.
Wiltz 71 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side Hostert. 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.
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| FC Differdange 03 | Stade du Thillenberg | 7,830 |
| F91 Dudelange | Stade Jos Nosbaum | 2,600 |
| CS Fola Esch | Stade Émile Mayrisch | 3,900 |
| CS Grevenmacher | Op Flohr Stadion | 4,000 |
| US Hostert | Stade Jos Becker | 1,500 |
| 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 |
| US Rumelange | Stade Municipal (Rumelange) | 2,950 |
| FC Swift Hesperange | Stade Alphonse Theis | 3,058 |
| Union 05 Kayl-Tétange | Stade Victor Marchal | 1,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F91 Dudelange (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 51 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Grevenmacher | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 49 | |
| 4 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 48 | |
| 5 | UN Käerjeng 97 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 43 | |
| 6 | Fola Esch | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | RM Hamm Benfica | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | Pétange | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 36 | |
| 9 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Racing FC | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 32 | |
| 11 | Union 05 Kayl-Tétange | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Swift Hesperange (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 26 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Rumelange (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 71 | −44 | 19 | Relegation to Luxembourg Division of Honour |
| 14 | US Hostert (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 82 | −60 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since 2011–12 Luxembourg Cup winners and runners-up (F91 Dudelange and Jeunesse Esch) finished first and second respectively, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th-placed teams will enter the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
| Home \ Away | DIF | DUD | FOL | GRE | HOS | JEU | KÄE | PET | PRO | RAC | RMH | RUM | SWI | UKT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Differdange 03 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | |
| F91 Dudelange | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 10–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Fola Esch | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Grevenmacher | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| US Hostert | 0–2 | 1–9 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| UN Käerjeng 97 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Pétange | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Racing FC | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | |
| RM Hamm Benfica | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 9–1 | 8–2 | 1–0 | |
| Rumelange | 0–7 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | |
| Swift Hesperange | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Union 05 Kayl-Tétange | 2–6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The 12th-placed club in the National Division, Swift Hesperange, competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour, Wiltz, for one spot in the following season's competition. Wiltz won the match by 6 goals to 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.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Omar Er Rafik |
Differdange 03 | 23 |
| 2 |  Daniel Huss |
CS Grevenmacher | 20 |
 Sanel Ibrahimović |
RM Hamm Benfica | ||
| 4 | Aurélien Joachim |
F91 Dudelange | 19 |
| 5 | Stefano Bensi |
F91 Dudelange | 16 |
| 6 |  Tony Lopes |
Union 05 Kayl-Tétange | 14 |
| 7 | Gauthier Caron |
Differdange 03 | 13 |
| Johan Carlos Miranda |
Swift Hesperange | ||
| 9 | Daniel Gomez |
Jeunesse Esch | 12 |
| Nicolas Romero |
Racing FC |