The 2011–12

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 ...

was the 98th season of top-tier football in

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

. It began on 5 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012.

F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange (; , ) is a Luxembourgish professional Association football, football club based in Dudelange which plays in the Luxembourg National Division. It was formed in 1991 as a merger between three teams in the town: Alliance Dudelange, ...

were the defending champions having won their ninth league championship in the previous season.

Team changes from 2010–11

Etzella Ettelbruck and Jeunesse Canach were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. Jeunesse Canach were relegated after one year in the top flight while Etzella leave after an eight-year stay in the league. They were replaced by 2010–11 Division of Honour champions

Union 05 Kayl-Tétange Union 05 Käl Téiteng or Union 05 Football Club Kayl-Tétange is a football club, based in the commune of Kayl, in south-western Luxembourg. Union 05 play their home games at the Stade Victor Marchal. History The club was formed in 2005 aft ...

and runners-up

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 ...

. Kayl-Tétange are taking part in this competition for the first time in their history, while Rumelange return to the league after a one-year absence. Wiltz 71 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side Hostert. 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.

Stadia and locations

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs

The 12th-placed club in the National Division,

Swift Hesperange Football Club Swift Hesperange (, ) is a association football, football football club, club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. History *1916: Club founded as ''FC Swift Hesperange'' *1940: Club renamed as ''FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen'' ...

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

Wiltz Wiltz ( or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near 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 ...

. Wiltz won the match by 6 goals to 2, and they returned to the top division after a one-year absence. Swift Hesperange were relegated to the Division of Honour after an eleven-year stay in the top division.

Top goalscorers

References

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