2023–24 Luxembourg National Division

The 2023–24 Luxembourg National Division season, also known as BGL Ligue, for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th of top-tier association football in Luxembourg. The season began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 26 May 2024.

Luxembourg National Division
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 26 May 2024
ChampionsDifferdange 03
7th title
RelegatedMarisca Mersch
Schifflange 95
U.N. Käerjeng '97
Champions LeagueDifferdange 03
Conference LeagueF91 Dudelange
Progrès Niederkorn
UNA Strassen
Matches played240
Goals scored750 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerJorginho (25 Goals)
Biggest home win Mondorf-les-Bains 6-0 Fola Esch
(18 May 2024)
Biggest away winUNA Strassen 1–5 Swift Hesperange
(6 August 2023)
Highest scoringMondorf-les-Bains 5–3 UN Käerjéng 97
(20 August 2023)
Longest winning run4 matches
Differdange 03
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Differdange 03
Longest winless run9 matches
Schifflange 95
Longest losing run6 matches
Schifflange 95
All statistics correct as of 18 March 2024.

The winners (Differdange 03, their seventh title win) qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League. The 2023–24 Luxembourg Cup winners (Progrès Niederkorn) qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, with the third and sixth-placed teams (F91 Dudelange and UNA Strassen) qualifying for the first qualifying round. The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams (U.N. Käerjeng '97 and Fola Esch) qualified for the Luxembourg National Division play-offs, with Fola Esch winning and retaining their place in the league, and U.N Käerjeng '97 losing and being relegated to the 2024–25 Luxembourg Division of Honour alongside the bottom two teams (Marisca Mersch and Schifflange 95).

Teams

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Etzella Ettelbruck and Hostert were relegated at the end of the previous season, while Schifflange 95 and Marisca Mersch were promoted from the Luxembourg Division of Honour. Swift Hesperange entered the season as defending league champions.

Stadia and locations

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Team Town
Differdange 03 Differdange
F91 Dudelange Dudelange
Fola Esch Esch-sur-Alzette
Jeunesse Esch Esch-sur-Alzette
Marisca Mersch Mersch
Mondercange Mondercange
Mondorf-les-Bains Mondorf-les-Bains
Progrès Niederkorn Niederkorn
Racing FC Luxembourg
Schifflange 95 Schifflange
Swift Hesperange Hesperange
U.N. Käerjeng '97 Bascharage
UNA Strassen Strassen
UT Pétange Pétange
Victoria Rosport Rosport
Wiltz Wiltz

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Differdange 03 (C) 30 19 9 2 70 23 +47 66 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Swift Hesperange 30 18 7 5 66 35 +31 61
3 F91 Dudelange 30 19 4 7 59 36 +23 61 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
4 Progrès Niederkorn 30 16 7 7 54 35 +19 55 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
5 Jeunesse Esch 30 13 6 11 51 41 +10 45
6 UNA Strassen 30 11 11 8 40 38 +2 44 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
7 Victoria Rosport 30 12 8 10 45 44 +1 44
8 Union Titus Pétange 30 11 6 13 48 47 +1 39
9 Mondorf-les-Bains 30 10 8 12 55 53 +2 38
10 Racing Union 30 11 5 14 46 58 −12 38
11 Wiltz 71 30 7 12 11 43 52 −9 33
12 Mondercange 30 8 8 14 33 57 −24 32
13 U.N. Käerjeng '97 (R) 30 7 7 16 31 49 −18 28 Qualification for the Luxembourg National Division play-offs
14 Fola Esch (O) 30 8 4 18 33 61 −28 28
15 Marisca Mersch (R) 30 7 5 18 40 62 −22 26 Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour
16 Schifflange 95 (R) 30 6 7 17 36 59 −23 25
Source: UEFA, Flashscore
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. ^ a b Swift Hesparange and Jeunesse Esch were refused a UEFA license; the second Conference League first round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.
  2. ^ Progrès Niederkorn qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Luxembourg Cup.


Results

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Home \ Away DIF DUD FOL JEU MAR MND MON PRO RAC SCH SWI UNK UNA UTP VIC WIL
Differdange 03 2–0 5–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 7–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
F91 Dudelange 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 4–3 3–0 3–0 3–1
Fola Esch 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1
Jeunesse Esch 4–3 1–2 4–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 3–3 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 5–2
Marisca Mersch 1–1 3–4 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–4 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–4 1–2 1–1
Mondercange 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–4 2–1 0–6 2–1 0–0 0–3 3–3 1–3
Mondorf-les-Bains 0–2 4–0 6–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 2–4 1–3 3–3 0–2 5–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0
Progrès Niederkorn 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 4–3 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0
Racing Union 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 2–5 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–4
Schifflange 95 0–4 0–3 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–1
Swift Hesperange 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–3 3–2 1–1
U.N. Käerjeng '97 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–4 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2
UNA Strassen 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–5 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Union Titus Pétange 1–4 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 4–0 4–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–0
Victoria Rosport 0–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–4 0–3 3–1 3–1
Wiltz 71 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 4–5 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Luxembourg National Division play-offs

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The thirteenth and fourteenth-placed teams (U.N. Käerjeng '97 and Fola Esch) each faced the fourth and third-placed teams from the 2023–24 Luxembourg Division of Honour (Hostert and Rumelange) for the final two places in the 2024–25 Luxembourg National Division.

U.N. Käerjeng '971–3 (a.e.t.)Hostert
Thiel   48' Amehi   59'
M'Barki   99'
Muric   111'
Fola Esch2–2 (a.e.t.)Rumelange
Flick   15'
Klein   90+3'
Moukam   51'
Maison   79'
Penalties
Martins  
Diallo  
Flick  
Tawaba  
4–1 Donval  
Dragovic  
Moukam  

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 26 August 2024[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Jorge Gabriel Costa Monteiro Differdange 03 25
2   Benjamin Bresch Marisca Mersch 22
3   Samir Hadji F91 Dudelange 20
4   Dominik Stolz Swift Hesperange 17
5   Andreas Buch Racing FC 12
  Oumar Gassama Mondorf-les-Bains
  Walid Jarmouni Progrès Niederkorn

See also

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References

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