2009–10 Luxembourg National Division

BGL Ligue
Season2009–10
ChampionsJeunesse Esch
29th title
RelegatedUS Rumelange
Mondercange
Champions LeagueJeunesse Esch
Europa League
F91 Dudelange
CS Grevenmacher
FC Differdange 03 (via domestic cup)
Matches played182
Goals scored555 (3.05 per match)
Biggest home winFC Differdange 03 7-0 Racing FC
Biggest away winMondercange 0-9 F91 Dudelange
Highest scoringFola Esch 5-4 Etzella Ettelbruck
Mondercange 0-9 F91 Dudelange
RM Hamm Benfica 7-2 Pétange

The 2009–10 Luxembourg National Division (also known as BGL Ligue due to sponsorship reasons) was the 96th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 2 August 2009 and ended on 29 May 2010. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions.

Team changes from 2008–09

SC Steinfort and FC Avenir Beggen were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in 2008–09. They were replaced by Division of Honour 2008–09 champions CS Pétange and runners-up FC Mondercange.

US Rumelange as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side FC Erpeldange 72. Rumelange won the match, 2–0, and thus retained their National Division status.

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in National Division 2009–10
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
Jeunesse Esch Stade de la Frontière 5,400
UN Käerjeng 97 Stade um Bëschel 1,000
FC Mondercange Stade Communal 2,050
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
US Rumelange Stade Municipal (Rumelange) 2,950
FC Swift Hesperange Stade Alphonse Theis 3,058

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jeunesse Esch (C) 26 17 6 3 45 20 +25 57 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 F91 Dudelange 26 16 6 4 62 23 +39 54 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Grevenmacher 26 13 4 9 46 40 +6 43
4 Differdange 03 26 12 6 8 41 30 +11 42 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 RM Hamm Benfica 26 11 8 7 50 29 +21 41
6 Fola Esch 26 11 8 7 49 38 +11 41
7 Racing FC 26 12 5 9 39 47 −8 41
8 Etzella Ettelbruck 26 8 8 10 42 43 −1 32
9 Pétange 26 9 5 12 36 42 −6 32
10 Swift Hesperange 26 8 5 13 33 41 −8 29
11 Progrès Niederkorn 26 6 10 10 39 44 −5 28
12 UN Käerjeng 97 (O) 26 7 7 12 28 36 −8 28 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
13 Rumelange (R) 26 7 1 18 27 63 −36 22 Relegation to Luxembourg Division of Honour
14 Mondercange (R) 26 2 7 17 18 58 −40 13
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of 2009–10 Luxembourg Cup, Differdange, qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.

Results

Home \ Away DIF DUD ETZ FOL GRE JEU KÄE MON PET PRO RAC RMH RUM SWI
Differdange 03 0–1 2–0 0–5 2–0 5–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 7–0 1–0 4–0 1–1
F91 Dudelange 3–1 1–1 3–3 5–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0[a] 3–0 0–0 4–1
Etzella Ettelbruck 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–4 2–2 6–1 1–1 1–2 1–0
Fola Esch 1–1 1–3 5–4 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 4–1
Grevenmacher 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–5 5–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–1
Jeunesse Esch 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 1–0 4–0 3–1
UN Käerjeng 97 1–4 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–2
Mondercange 1–1 0–9 2–1 2–2 1–5 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–5 0–2 0–2
Pétange 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–3 3–1 5–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–3 1–3
Progrès Niederkorn 0–0 4–2 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–4
Racing FC 0–1 2–2 3–4 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–0
RM Hamm Benfica 3–0 4–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 7–2 3–3 1–1 0–3 0–0
Rumelange 1–2 0–5 1–3 2–4 0–2 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–3 0–3 0–6 1–2
Swift Hesperange 3–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–4 2–1 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–0 4–1
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was awarded to Dudelange with a score of 3–0 after it wasn't resumed after the half time due to the fight that escalated between two players.[1]

Relegation play-offs

12th-placed UN Käerjeng 97 competed in a relegation play-offs match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour, CS Oberkorn, for one spot in next season's competition. UN Käerjeng 97 retained their spot in the league, beating CS Obercorn 3–1.

UN Käerjeng 973–1CS Oberkorn

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luxembourg Daniel Huss CS Grevenmacher 20
2 France Joris Di Gregorio Fola Esch 16
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Anel Pjanić CS Pétange 12
France Nicolas Caldieri Progrès Niederkorn
France Romain Zewe UN Käerjéng 97
6 Portugal Johan Sampaio Swift Hesperange 11
7 France Djilali Kehal RM Hamm Benfica 10
8 France Aoued Aouaichia RM Hamm Benfica 9
Luxembourg Daniel da Mota F91 Dudelange
10 Luxembourg Aurélien Joachim FC Differdange 03 8
Belgium Stéphane Piron Jeunesse Esch
France Stéphane Martine Racing FC
France Pierre Piskor FC Differdange 03

See also

References

  1. ^ 19.04.2010: F91 Dudelange – Racing FC Union Lëtzebuerg Archived 11 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in German and French)