Luxembourg National Division 2007-08
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The 2007-08 season of the Luxembourg National Division
ran from August 2007 to 31 May 2008. F91 Dudelange
won their fourth consecutive title.
, the 2007-08 season involved involve only a round-robin
amongst the fourteen teams. Thus, each team played 26 games over the course of the calendar.
The bottom two teams were relegated automatically; these teams were CS Pétange
and FC Victoria Rosport
. The third-bottom (twelfth-placed) team was required to take part in a play-off with the third-placed team from the Division of Honour
for the place in the National Division the following season. In the event, FC Wiltz 71
finished third-bottom, and lost the play-off to FC Sporting Steinfort.
, for the league champions, F91 Dudelange
. It has also been assigned two spots in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup
, for the runners-up, Racing FC Union Luxembourg
, and the Luxembourg Cup
winners. If, as happened two seasons previously, the league champions and runners-up had both reach the cup final, the second UEFA Cup spot would have gone to the team placed third in the league. However, in the event, neither of the top two clubs reached the semi-finals, and the cup-winners spot went to CS Grevenmacher
. Jeunesse Esch
have not applied to play in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
, so Etzella Ettelbruck have qualified in Jeunesse's place.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
As a result of their victory, FC Sporting Steinfort were promoted to the National Division for the 2008-09 season, and FC Wiltz 71
relegated to the Division of Honour
.
Luxembourg National Division
The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...
ran from August 2007 to 31 May 2008. F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:...
won their fourth consecutive title.
Teams
| Club | Town | 2006-07 Season |
|---|---|---|
| FC Avenir Beggen FC Avenir Beggen Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later... |
Beggen Beggen Beggen is a quarter in northern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Château de Beggen, which houses the Embassy of Russia in Luxembourg is located in the quarter.... |
Division of Honour Luxembourg Division of Honour The Division of Honour is the second-level football league in Luxembourg. It lies below the National Division and above the 1. Division.-2011–12 clubs:-References:**... , 2nd |
| FC Differdange 03 FC Differdange 03 Football Club Differdange 03 is a football club, based in Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:Differdange 03 was formed in 2003 as an amalgam of two clubs from the city of Differdange: FA Red Boys Differdange and AS Differdange... |
Differdange Differdange Differdange is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial city that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France... |
3rd |
| F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:... |
Dudelange Dudelange Dudelange is a commune with city status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with over 18,300 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border to France.... |
1st |
| FC Etzella Ettelbruck FC Etzella Ettelbruck Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck, abbreviated to either FC Etzella or Etzella Ettelbruck, is a football club, based in Ettelbruck, in north-eastern Luxembourg.-History:... |
Ettelbruck Ettelbruck Ettelbruck is a commune with city status in central Luxembourg, with a population of approximately 7,500. As of 2005, the town of Ettelbruck itself, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 6,191. The town of Warken and Grentzingen are also within the commune... |
2nd |
| CS Grevenmacher CS Grevenmacher Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.- History :The club was founded in 1909 as 'Stade Mosellan' . The current name, 'CS Grevenmacher' , was adopted in 1919.... |
Grevenmacher Grevenmacher Grevenmacher is a commune with city status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. It is the capital of the canton and the district of Grevenmacher... |
6th |
| Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg.- History :... |
Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second city, and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 29,853 people... |
9th |
| UN Käerjéng 97 UN Käerjeng 97 UN Käerjéng 97 is a football club, based in Bascharage, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:A young club, it was only formed in 1997 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Bascharage and Jeunesse Hautcharage.... |
Bascharage Bascharage Bascharage is a commune and a town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Bascharage, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 7,495... |
8th |
| CS Pétange CS Pétange Club Sportif Pétange is a football club, based in Pétange, in south-western Luxembourg.In the 2007-08 season, Pétange finished fourteenth and last in the National Division and were relegated to the Division of Honour... |
Pétange Pétange Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France.... |
10th |
| FC Progrès Niedercorn FC Progrès Niedercorn Football Club Progrès Niedercorn is a football club, based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942-43, behind champions TuS... |
Niederkorn Niederkorn Niederkorn , sometimes spelled Niedercorn, is a town in the commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 3,044.The town lies on the Chiers river , from which it takes its name... |
7th |
| Racing FC Union Luxembourg Racing FC Union Luxembourg Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg , usually abbreviated to Racing FC, is a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.-History:... |
Luxembourg City | 4th |
| FC RM Hamm Benfica FC RM Hamm Benfica FC Rapid Mansfeldia Hamm Benfica is a football club, based in Hamm, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.-History:The club was founded on 26 March 2004 after a fusion between FC Hamm 37 and FC RM 86 Luxembourg... |
Luxembourg City | Division of Honour Luxembourg Division of Honour The Division of Honour is the second-level football league in Luxembourg. It lies below the National Division and above the 1. Division.-2011–12 clubs:-References:**... , 1st |
| FC Swift Hesperange FC Swift Hesperange Football Club Swift Hesperange is a football club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg.-History:*1916: Club founded as FC Swift Hesperange*1940: Club renamed as FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen during the German occupation... |
Hesperange Hesperange Hesperange is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.The total population of the commune is 13,103 persons... |
5th |
| FC Victoria Rosport FC Victoria Rosport Football Club Victoria Rosport is a football club, based in Rosport, in eastern Luxembourg.In 2005, Rosport took on IFK Gothenburg in the first round of the Intertoto Cup. Because their own stadium was not up to UEFA standard they played this match at the Luxembourg national stadium, Stade Josy... |
Rosport Rosport Rosport is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher., the town of Rosport, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 656... |
12th |
| FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 is a football club, based in Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg.It was formed in 1971 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and Gold a Ro'd Wiltz... |
Wiltz Wiltz Wiltz is a commune with city status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the end of World War II... |
11th |
Format
As in 2006-07Luxembourg National Division 2006-07
The 2006-07 season of Luxembourg's National Division ran from 5 August 2006 to 30 May 2007. F91 Dudelange continued their domination of the National Division by winning their third league title in a row; Dudelange also won the Luxembourg Cup to complete the Double.-Teams:The National Division was...
, the 2007-08 season involved involve only a round-robin
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
amongst the fourteen teams. Thus, each team played 26 games over the course of the calendar.
The bottom two teams were relegated automatically; these teams were CS Pétange
CS Pétange
Club Sportif Pétange is a football club, based in Pétange, in south-western Luxembourg.In the 2007-08 season, Pétange finished fourteenth and last in the National Division and were relegated to the Division of Honour...
and FC Victoria Rosport
FC Victoria Rosport
Football Club Victoria Rosport is a football club, based in Rosport, in eastern Luxembourg.In 2005, Rosport took on IFK Gothenburg in the first round of the Intertoto Cup. Because their own stadium was not up to UEFA standard they played this match at the Luxembourg national stadium, Stade Josy...
. The third-bottom (twelfth-placed) team was required to take part in a play-off with the third-placed team from the Division of Honour
Luxembourg Division of Honour
The Division of Honour is the second-level football league in Luxembourg. It lies below the National Division and above the 1. Division.-2011–12 clubs:-References:**...
for the place in the National Division the following season. In the event, FC Wiltz 71
FC Wiltz 71
FC Wiltz 71 is a football club, based in Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg.It was formed in 1971 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and Gold a Ro'd Wiltz...
finished third-bottom, and lost the play-off to FC Sporting Steinfort.
European qualification
Luxembourg was assigned one spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, for the league champions, F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:...
. It has also been assigned two spots in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, for the runners-up, Racing FC Union Luxembourg
Racing FC Union Luxembourg
Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg , usually abbreviated to Racing FC, is a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.-History:...
, and the Luxembourg Cup
Luxembourg Cup
The Luxembourg Cup is the national knockout cup competition in Luxembourgian football. It was first held in 1922, and has been held annually since, with the exception of the four seasons during the German occupation during Second World War.-Winners:...
winners. If, as happened two seasons previously, the league champions and runners-up had both reach the cup final, the second UEFA Cup spot would have gone to the team placed third in the league. However, in the event, neither of the top two clubs reached the semi-finals, and the cup-winners spot went to CS Grevenmacher
CS Grevenmacher
Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.- History :The club was founded in 1909 as 'Stade Mosellan' . The current name, 'CS Grevenmacher' , was adopted in 1919....
. Jeunesse Esch
Jeunesse Esch
Jeunesse Esch is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg.- History :...
have not applied to play in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw...
, so Etzella Ettelbruck have qualified in Jeunesse's place.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:... |
26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 12 | 71 | |
| 2 | Racing FC Union Luxembourg Racing FC Union Luxembourg Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg , usually abbreviated to Racing FC, is a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.-History:... |
26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 50 | |
| 3 | Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg.- History :... |
26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 39 | 45 | |
| 4 | FC Etzella Ettelbruck FC Etzella Ettelbruck Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck, abbreviated to either FC Etzella or Etzella Ettelbruck, is a football club, based in Ettelbruck, in north-eastern Luxembourg.-History:... |
26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 48 | 44 | |
| 5 | FC Avenir Beggen FC Avenir Beggen Football Club Avenir Beggen is a football club, based in Beggen, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed their name to FC Avenir Beggen a year later... |
26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 37 | |
| 6 | CS Grevenmacher CS Grevenmacher Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.- History :The club was founded in 1909 as 'Stade Mosellan' . The current name, 'CS Grevenmacher' , was adopted in 1919.... |
26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 36 | |
| 7 | FC Differdange 03 FC Differdange 03 Football Club Differdange 03 is a football club, based in Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:Differdange 03 was formed in 2003 as an amalgam of two clubs from the city of Differdange: FA Red Boys Differdange and AS Differdange... |
26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | FC RM Hamm Benfica FC RM Hamm Benfica FC Rapid Mansfeldia Hamm Benfica is a football club, based in Hamm, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.-History:The club was founded on 26 March 2004 after a fusion between FC Hamm 37 and FC RM 86 Luxembourg... |
26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 48 | ||
| 32 | |||||||||
| 9 | FC Swift Hesperange FC Swift Hesperange Football Club Swift Hesperange is a football club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg.-History:*1916: Club founded as FC Swift Hesperange*1940: Club renamed as FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen during the German occupation... |
26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 44 | ||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 10 | UN Käerjéng 97 UN Käerjeng 97 UN Käerjéng 97 is a football club, based in Bascharage, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:A young club, it was only formed in 1997 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Bascharage and Jeunesse Hautcharage.... |
26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | ||
| 30 | |||||||||
| 11 | FC Progrès Niedercorn FC Progrès Niedercorn Football Club Progrès Niedercorn is a football club, based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942-43, behind champions TuS... |
26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 46 | ||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 12 | FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 is a football club, based in Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg.It was formed in 1971 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and Gold a Ro'd Wiltz... |
26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 48 | ||
| 25 | |||||||||
| 13 | FC Victoria Rosport FC Victoria Rosport Football Club Victoria Rosport is a football club, based in Rosport, in eastern Luxembourg.In 2005, Rosport took on IFK Gothenburg in the first round of the Intertoto Cup. Because their own stadium was not up to UEFA standard they played this match at the Luxembourg national stadium, Stade Josy... |
26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 56 | ||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 14 | CS Pétange CS Pétange Club Sportif Pétange is a football club, based in Pétange, in south-western Luxembourg.In the 2007-08 season, Pétange finished fourteenth and last in the National Division and were relegated to the Division of Honour... |
26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 50 | ||
| 19 |
| UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round | |
| UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup First Round | |
| Relegation play-off | |
| Relegation |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Relegation play-off
| National Division | Score | Division of Honour | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 is a football club, based in Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg.It was formed in 1971 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and Gold a Ro'd Wiltz... |
0-2 | FC Sporting Steinfort | 31 May 2008 | Stade Achille Hammerel Stade Achille Hammerel Stade Achille Hammerel is a football stadium in Gare, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is currently the home stadium of Racing FC Union Luxembourg. Until 2005, it was the home of Union Luxembourg. The stadium has a capacity of 5,814.... , Luxembourg City |
As a result of their victory, FC Sporting Steinfort were promoted to the National Division for the 2008-09 season, and FC Wiltz 71
FC Wiltz 71
FC Wiltz 71 is a football club, based in Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg.It was formed in 1971 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and Gold a Ro'd Wiltz...
relegated to the Division of Honour
Luxembourg Division of Honour
The Division of Honour is the second-level football league in Luxembourg. It lies below the National Division and above the 1. Division.-2011–12 clubs:-References:**...
.