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2019–20 Luxembourg National Division

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Luxembourg National Division
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 8 March 2020
(Remaining matches cancelled)
Championsnot awarded
Relegatedno relegation
Champions LeagueFola Esch
Europa LeagueProgrès Niederkorn
Differdange 03
Union Titus Pétange
Matches played119
Goals scored403 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorerDanel Sinani
(14 goals)
Biggest home winFola Esch 5–0 Rodange 91
(3 November 2019)
Biggest away winVictoria Rosport 0–7 F91 Dudelange
(29 September 2019)
Highest scoringHostert 3–5 Progrès Niederkorn
(11 August 2019)
Longest winning run6 matches
Differdange 03
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Fola Esch
Longest winless run12 matches
Mondorf-les-Bains
Longest losing run5 matches
Hostert
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2020.

The 2019–20 Luxembourg National Division was the 106th season of top-tier association football in Luxembourg. The season began on 3 August 2019 and the last matches were played on 8 March 2020.[1]

F91 Dudelange were the defending champions of the league.[2]

On 28 April 2020, the league was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The title was not awarded, and no teams were relegated, with the league expanded to 16 teams next season for a transitional year.[4]

Teams

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RM Hamm Benfica and Rumelange were relegated after the previous season.[2] Muhlenbach Blue Boys and Rodange 91 earned promotion from the Luxembourg Division of Honour and joined the league this season.[5]

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Locations of the 2019–20 Luxembourg National Division teams

Stadia and locations

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Team Town Venue Capacity
FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach Muhlenbach Stade Mathias Mamer 1,100
Differdange 03 Differdange Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange 3,000
Etzella Ettelbruck Ettelbruck Stade Am Deich 2,020
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 5,090
Mondorf-les-Bains Mondorf-les-Bains Stade John Grün 3,600
Progrès Niederkorn Niederkorn Stade Jos Haupert 2,800
Racing FC Luxembourg City Stade Achille Hammerel 5,814
Rodange Rodange Stade Joseph Philippart 3,400
UNA Strassen Strassen Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz 2,000[6]
UT Pétange Pétange Stade Municipal 2,400
Victoria Rosport Rosport VictoriArena 1,000[7]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fola Esch 17 12 3 2 41 17 +24 39 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Progrès Niederkorn 17 11 4 2 43 17 +26 37 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Differdange 03 17 11 2 4 36 25 +11 35
4 Union Titus Pétange 17 10 3 4 34 23 +11 33
5 F91 Dudelange 17 8 2 7 38 24 +14 26
6 UNA Strassen 17 7 5 5 30 26 +4 26
7 Racing FC 17 6 7 4 32 27 +5 25
8 Jeunesse Esch 17 5 4 8 24 34 −10 19
9 Victoria Rosport 17 5 3 9 23 35 −12 18
10 Etzella Ettelbruck 17 5 2 10 22 34 −12 17
11 Hostert 17 5 1 11 17 37 −20 16
12 Mondorf-les-Bains 17 3 6 8 22 28 −6 15
13 Rodange 91 17 4 3 10 21 37 −16 15
14 Muhlenbach Blue Boys 17 3 3 11 20 39 −19 12
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.[8]

Results

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Before the season, each team was expected to play every other team in the league twice for a total of 26 matches each.[8]

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

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 8 March 2020[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luxembourg Danel Sinani F91 Dudelange 14
2 Senegal Moussa Seydi Fola Esch 13
3 France Emmanuel Françoise Progrès Niederkorn 11
France Yann Mabella Racing FC
5 Luxembourg Artur Abreu UT Pétange 10
6 Germany Aleksandar Biedermann Victoria Rosport 8
Italy Martin Boakye Jeunesse Esch
Germany Andreas Buch Differdange 03
Luxembourg Ken Corral Fola Esch
Algeria Eddire Mokrani UT Pétange
France Benjamin Runser UNA Strassen
Germany Sebastian Szimayer UNA Strassen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BGL Ligue – programme détaillé 2019/2020". FLF. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "National Division". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Informations aux clubs de la FLF – crise du CORONA COVID-19 Décisions du Conseil d'Administration". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Four top clubs to play European football, no team to be crowned champion". RTL.lu. 29 April 2020.
  5. ^ "National Division". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz". soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  7. ^ "FC Victoria Rosport". soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "National Division". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Scorers".
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