2015–16 Luxembourg National Division
| Season | 2015–16 |
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| Champions | F91 Dudelange |
| Relegated | Grevenmacher Etzella Ettelbruck Wiltz |
| Champions League | F91 Dudelange |
| Europa League | Fola Esch Differdange 03 |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 607 (3.34 per match) |
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The 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division was the 102nd season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. The league season started on 2 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff following on 27 May.[1]
F91 Dudelange claimed the title on goal difference over defending champions Fola Esch.
Contents
Teams
RM Hamm Benfica, the 2014-15 Division of Honour champion, and UNA Strassen, which won the promotion play-off, were promoted to the top level for the first time in their history. Runner-up Racing FC rejoins the National Division just one year after their relegation.
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Differdange 03 | Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange | 3,000 |
| Stade du Thillenberg | 6,300 | |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | Stade Am Deich | 2,102 |
| F91 Dudelange | Stade Jos Nosbaum | 2,558 |
| Fola Esch | Stade Émile Mayrisch | 3,826 |
| Grevenmacher | Op Flohr Stadion | 4,000 |
| Jeunesse Esch | Stade de la Frontière | 5,090 |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | Stade John Grün | 3,600 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | Stade Jos Haupert | 2,800 |
| Racing FC | Stade Achille Hammerel | 5,814 |
| Stade Camille Polfer | 2,740 | |
| Hollerich Stadion | 2,120 | |
| RM Hamm Benfica | Luxembourg-Cents | 2,800 |
| Rumelange | Stade Municipal | 2,950 |
| UNA Strassen | Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz | 2,000[2] |
| Victoria Rosport | VictoriArena | 1,000[3] |
| Wiltz | Stade Géitz | 2,000 |
Source: World Stadiums[4]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F91 Dudelange (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Fola Esch | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 55 | |
| 4 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 46 | |
| 5 | UNA Strassen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 38 | |
| 6 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 36 | |
| 7 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 36 | |
| 8 | Racing FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 35 | |
| 9 | RM Hamm Benfica | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 34 | |
| 10 | Rumelange | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 28 | |
| 11 | Victoria Rosport | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 26 | |
| 12 | Wiltz (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 21 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Etzella Ettelbruck (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 17 | Relegation to Luxembourg Division of Honour |
| 14 | Grevenmacher (R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 53 | −38 | 13 |
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.[5]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- ↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Luxembourg Cup, F91 Dudelange, qualified for European competitions based on league position, the spot in the Europa League first qualifying round is passed to the fourth-placed team, Jeunesse Esch.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | DIF | ETZ | DUD | FOL | GRE | JEU | MON | PRO | RAC | RMH | RUM | UNA | VIC | WIL |
| Differdange 03 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 1–1 | |
| F91 Dudelange | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | |
| Fola Esch | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Grevenmacher | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 6–4 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Racing FC | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | |
| RM Hamm Benfica | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Rumelange | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| UNA Strassen | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | |
| Victoria Rosport | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Wiltz | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
A match was played between Wiltz, the twelfth-placed team in the 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division and Jeunesse Canach, the third-placed team in the 2015–16 Luxembourg Division of Honour.[6] The winners, Jeunesse Canach, earned a place in the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division.[7]
Top goalscorers
- As of 15 april 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Jahier | R. Union Luxembourg | 18 |
| 2 | Omar Er Rafik | Differdange | 17 |
| David Turpel | F91 Dudelange | 17 |
See also
References
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