2022–23 Luxembourg National Division

Luxembourg National Division
Season2022–23
Dates7 August 2022 – 21 May 2023
ChampionsSwift Hesperange
RelegatedEtzella Ettelbruck
Hostert
Champions LeagueSwift Hesperange
Conference LeagueFC Differdange 03
Progrès Niederkorn
F91 Dudelange
Matches played240
Goals scored726 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerRayan Philippe
(29 goals)
Biggest home winSwift Hesperange 8–1 Fola Esch
(18 September 2022)
Biggest away winUN Käerjéng 97 0–8 Differdange 03
(8 April 2023)
Highest scoringSwift Hesperange 8–1 Fola Esch
(18 September 2022)
Longest winning run10 matches
F91 Dudelange
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Progrès Niederkorn
Longest winless run16 matches
UN Käerjéng 97
Longest losing run6 matches
Fola Esch
Etzella Ettelbruck
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2023.

The 2022–23 Luxembourg National Division season, also known as BGL Ligue, for sponsorship reasons, was the 109th of top-tier association football in Luxembourg. The season began on 7 August 2022 and will end on 21 May 2023.[1] The league champion qualified to compete in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.

F91 Dudelange were the defending league champions, their 16th title.[2]

The league is notable for being one of the few top-flight leagues to use the three substitute rule for the duration of the 2022-23 season, and it is the only top-flight men's European league to use the rule within the period.

Teams

Rodange 91 and RM Hamm Benfica were relegated at the end of the previous season, while Mondercange and UN Käerjéng 97 were promoted from the Luxembourg Division of Honour.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2022–23 Luxembourg National Division teams
Team Town Venue Capacity
Differdange 03 Differdange Stade Municipal Ralf Jänisch 3,000
Etzella Ettelbruck Ettelbruck Stade Wëllem Durkheim 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 Guillaume Schinker 4,000
Mondercange Mondercange Stade Communal, Mondercange 3,300
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
Swift Hesperange Hesperange Stade Alphonse Theis 3,058
UN Käerjéng 97 Bascharage Stade um Bëchel 1,000
UNA Strassen Strassen Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz 2,000[3]
UT Pétange Pétange Stade Municipal Jérémy Schulz 2,400
Victoria Rosport Rosport Stade Wëllem Hess 1,000[4]
Wiltz Wiltz Stade Christophe Turpel 3,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Swift Hesperange (C) 30 24 5 1 100 28 +72 77 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Progrès Niederkorn 30 22 4 4 67 31 +36 70 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 F91 Dudelange 30 22 1 7 86 38 +48 67
4 Union Titus Pétange 30 18 5 7 62 38 +24 59
5 Differdange 03 30 14 3 13 60 43 +17 45 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
6 Mondorf-les-Bains 30 14 3 13 52 52 0 45
7 Jeunesse Esch 30 12 7 11 44 39 +5 43
8 Racing Union 30 11 10 9 43 39 +4 43
9 UNA Strassen 30 12 3 15 33 46 −13 39
10 Wiltz 71 30 10 6 14 48 59 −11 36
11 Victoria Rosport 30 8 8 14 48 58 −10 32
12 Mondercange 30 7 8 15 41 55 −14 29
13 Fola Esch (O) 30 8 2 20 36 71 −35 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 UN Käerjéng 97 (O) 30 5 10 15 30 69 −39 25
15 Etzella Ettelbruck (R) 30 6 5 19 32 71 −39 23 Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour
16 Hostert (R) 30 4 6 20 20 65 −45 18
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Differdange 03 qualified to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as Cup Winners.

Results

Home \ Away DIF ETZ DUD FOL HOS JEU MND MON PRO RAC SWI UNK UNA UTP VIC WIL
Differdange 03 — 6–0 0–4 6–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–3 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 4–0 2–1
Etzella Ettelbruck 0–2 — 2–5 0–4 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–5 1–2
F91 Dudelange 3–1 4–0 — 2–1 3–1 5–0 5–1 4–0 1–4 0–1 0–4 4–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
Fola Esch 3–2 0–0 0–2 — 0–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–2
Hostert 0–5 0–3 0–4 0–1 — 0–1 0–0 2–5 1–0 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–3
Jeunesse Esch 1–0 6–0 4–2 3–1 1–2 — 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0
Mondercange 0–0 1–2 2–3 3–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–2 3–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 5–1 0–3
Mondorf-les-Bains 0–1 3–0 0–7 5–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 — 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–6 3–0
Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 3–1 2–3 3–2 6–0 2–1 4–0 4–2 — 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–0
Racing Union 0–1 2–2 2–4 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 — 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–1
Swift Hesperange 4–0 2–2 4–3 8–1 5–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 4–2 2–0 — 4–2 3–0 3–3 5–1 4–2
UN Käerjéng 97 0–8 0–3 2–4 3–2 0–0 1–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–6 — 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1
UNA Strassen 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 — 0–3 2–2 4–3
Union Titus Pétange 4–2 3–2 1–2 2–3 4–1 0–0 5–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 — 5–1 2–1
Victoria Rosport 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 — 0–0
Wiltz 71 1–2 3–0 0–3 5–1 2–2 3–2 1–4 4–4 1–2 1–1 0–6 2–3 2–1 0–2 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Two play-off matches were played between two teams from the 2022–23 Luxembourg National Division and two teams from the 2022–23 Luxembourg Division of Honour to determine which teams would participate in the 2023–24 Luxembourg National Division.

FC Jeunesse Canach3–4 (a.e.t.)Fola Esch
SC Bettembourg2–3UN Käerjéng 97

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 30 April 2023[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Rayan Philippe Swift Hesperange 29
2 Germany Dominik Stolz Swift Hesperange 26
3 France Elias Filet Progrès Niederkorn 20
4 France Samir Hadji F91 Dudelange 18
Luxembourg Dejvid Sinani F91 Dudelange
6 Germany Kempes Tekiela Union Titus Pétange 17
7 Brazil João Magno F91 Dudelange 15
8 Morocco El Hassane M'Barki Mondercange 14
9 Luxembourg Artur Abreu Union Titus Pétange 13
10 Angola Érico Castro Differdange 03 12

Streaming

Almost all matches (95%+) from the 2022-23 season were streamed live on RTL.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Calendrier Général". FLF. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "National Division". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz". soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ "FC Victoria Rosport". soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ^ Flashscore
  6. ^ "RTL - Livearena".