2012–13_Luxembourg_National_Division
2012–13 Luxembourg National Division
Football league season
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.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fola Esch |
| Relegated | Pétange Union 05 Kayl-Tétange |
| Champions League | Fola Esch |
| Europa League | F91 Dudelange Jeunesse Esch FC Differdange 03 |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 611 (3.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stefano Bensi Edis Osmanović (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | F91 Dudelange 7–1 Wiltz |
| Biggest away win | Wiltz 0–9 Racing FC |
| Highest scoring | Wiltz 0–9 Racing FC |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Jeunesse Esch qualified via 2012–13 Luxembourg Cup.
| 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 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
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 |