2015–16 Luxembourg National Division

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]

Luxembourg National Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsF91 Dudelange
RelegatedGrevenmacher
Etzella Ettelbruck
Wiltz
Champions LeagueF91 Dudelange
Europa LeagueFola Esch
Differdange 03
Matches played182
Goals scored607 (3.34 per match)

F91 Dudelange claimed the title on goal difference over defending champions Fola Esch.

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.

Location of the 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division teams
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 for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Fola Esch 26 19 5 2 61 23 +38 62 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
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 for the relegation play-offs
13 Etzella Ettelbruck (R) 26 4 5 17 25 70 −45 17 Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour
14 Grevenmacher (R) 26 3 4 19 15 53 −38 13
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.[5]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Luxembourg Cup, F91 Dudelange, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

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
Legend: 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]

Wiltz0–1 (a.e.t.)Jeunesse Canach
Report Maurer  120'
Attendance: 1,282

Top goalscorers
As of 15 April 2016
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Julien Jahier Racing FC 25
2 Momar N’Diaye Jeunesse Esch 24
3 David Turpel F91 Dudelange 20
4 Omar Er Rafik Differdange 03 18
Stefano Bensi Fola Esch
6 Mickaël Jager UNA Strassen 17
7 Jeff Lascak Victoria Rosport 14
8 Samir Hadji Fola Esch 13
Patrick Stumpf RM Hamm Benfica
10 Sanel Ibrahimović F91 Dudelange 12

See also

References
  1. "Programme détaillé Ligue BGL et Promotion d'Honneur + Répartition Seniors 2015/2016". Luxembourg Football Federation. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. "Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "FC Victoria Rosport". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. "Worldstadiums Luxembourg". worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. "National Division 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football - Résultats et classement Promotion d'Honneur - journée 26" (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. "National Division 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  8. "Luxembourg National Division-Top Scorers".
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