Founded | 1910 |
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Country | Luxembourg |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Division of Honour |
Domestic cup(s) | Luxembourg Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa Conference League |
Current champions | Differdange 03 (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Jeunesse Esch (28 titles) |
Current: 2023–24 Luxembourg National Division |
The National Division (Luxembourgish : Nationaldivisioun, French : Division Nationale, German : Nationaldivision) is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was 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. Following the abandonment of the previous season, the 2020–21 season saw the further expansion of the league to 16 teams. The current champions are Differdange 03.
The competition was first held in 1909–10, and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1912–13 and four seasons during the Second World War. The competition was called the Luxembourgish Championship (Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuerger Championnat, French : Championnat Luxembourgeois) until 1913–14. From the 1914–15 season until 1931–32 it was called the Premier Division (Luxembourgish : Éischt Divisioun, French : Première Division). It was then called the Division of Honour (Luxembourgish : Éirendivisioun, French : Division d'Honneur) from 1932–33 to 1956–57. Since the 1957–58 season, the competition has been known as the National Division. Presently, the representatives of the National Division occupy three bottom places in the UEFA all-time Champions League table. [1]
Champions were (team names in French): [2]
Teams in bold are playing in First Division. Teams in italics no longer exist.
Year | Player | Team | Goals |
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2003–04 | José Andrade | Spora Luxembourg | 24 |
2004–05 | Sergio Pupovac | Alliance 01 | 24 |
2005–06 | Fatih Sözen | Grevenmacher | 23 |
2006–07 | Daniel da Mota | Etzella Ettelbruck | 24 |
2007–08 | Emmanuel Coquelet | F91 Dudelange | 20 |
2008–09 | Pierre Piskor [5] | Differdange 03 | 30 |
2009–10 | Daniel Huss [6] | Grevenmacher | 22 |
2010–11 | Sanel Ibrahimović [7] | Wiltz 71 | 18 |
2011–12 | Omar Er Rafik [8] | Differdange 03 | 23 |
2012–13 | Edis Osmanović [9] | Wiltz 71 | 21 |
2013–14 | Sanel Ibrahimović [10] | Jeunesse Esch | 22 |
2014–15 | Sanel Ibrahimović [11] | Jeunesse Esch | 21 |
2015–16 | Julien Jahier [12] | Racing | 25 |
2016–17 | Omar Er Rafik [13] | Differdange 03 | 26 |
2017–18 | David Turpel [14] | F91 Dudelange | 33 |
2018–19 | Samir Hadji [15] | Fola Esch | 23 |
2019–20 | Not awarded, abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2020–21 | Zachary Hadji | Fola Esch | 33 |
2021–22 | Dominik Stolz | Swift Hesperange | 19 |
2022–23 | Rayan Philippe | Swift Hesperange | 29 |
2023-24 | Jorge Gabriel Costa Monteiro | Differdange 03 | 25 |
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