Ground | Terrain Route de Luxembourg, Junglinster |
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Capacity | 1,500 |
League | Dames Ligue 1 |
2012–13 | 1st |
Jeunesse Junglinster is a football club, based in Junglinster, Luxembourg. The women's football team has won the national championship Dames Ligue 1 in 2010, 2012, 2013 [1] and 2015 as well as the Luxembourg Women's Cup in 2010, 2011, 2015. [2] The men's team currently plays in the second tier Luxembourg Division of Honour.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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