The 2015–16

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was the 102nd season of top-tier football in

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. The league season started on 2 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff following on 27 May.

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claimed the title on goal difference over defending champions

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Teams

RM Hamm Benfica, the 2014-15 Division of Honour champion, and UNA Strassen, which won the promotion play-off, were promoted to the top level for the first time in their history. Runner-up

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rejoins the National Division just one year after their relegation. Source: World Stadiums

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs

A match was played between

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, the twelfth-placed team in the 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division and Jeunesse Canach, the third-placed team in the 2015–16 Luxembourg Division of Honour. The winners, Jeunesse Canach, earned a place in the

2016–17 Luxembourg National Division The 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division was the 103rd season of football in Luxembourg. The season started on 6 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. Teams The following 3 clubs left the National Division before the season - * FC Wiltz 71 – ...

Top goalscorers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Luxembourg National Division Luxembourg National Division seasons

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