The 2010–11

Luxembourg National Division The National Division (, , ), known as the BGL Ligue for sponsorship reasons, is the highest association football, football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to sea ...

(also known as ''BGL Ligue'' due to sponsorship reasons) was the 97th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 7 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011.

Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch (full name ''Association Sportive la Jeunesse d'Esch/Alzette'') is a professional football club based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. The side play in the National Division, the highest league in the country, and ...

went into the season as the defending champions having won their 28th Luxembourgish championship during the 2009–10 season.

Team changes from 2009–10

Rumelange Rumelange (; ; ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with List of towns in Luxembourg, town status in south-western Luxembourg, on the border with France. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Rumelange * Haut-Té ...

and

Mondercange Mondercange (; ; ) is a commune in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. the commune has a population of 7,119 inhabitants. , the town of Mondercange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 3,948. Oth ...

were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. They were replaced by 2009–10 Division of Honour champions Wiltz 71 and runners-up Jeunesse Canach. Käerjéng 97 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side

Oberkorn Oberkorn (, de: Oberkorn ) is a town in the commune of Differdange in south-western Luxembourg. , the town had a population of 4,737. Etymology Both the towns of Oberkorn and Niederkorn get their names from the river D'Kuer (also called as ...

. Käerjéng 97 won the match 3–1 and thus retained their National Division status.

Stadia and locations

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs

The 12th-placed club in the National Division,

FC Wiltz 71 FC Wiltz 71 is a professional association football (soccer), association football football club, club based in the town of Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg. The team competes in the Luxembourg National Division, the top tier of football in Luxem ...

, competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour,

US Hostert Football Club Union Sportive Hostert A.s.b.l. is a football club, based in Hostert, Niederanven, in central Luxembourg. In 2011, the club was promoted to the highest tier for the first time in its history. The club is also a home to many youth t ...

, for one spot in the following season's

competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indi ...

. Hostert won the match after a penalty shootout, thus winning promotion to the league for the first time in their history. Meanwhile, Wiltz 71 were relegated after one year in the league.

Top goalscorers

''Including matches played on 21 May 2011; Source
Soccerway
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References

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