2006–07 Luxembourg National Division
Season | 2006–07 |
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← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
The 2006–07 Luxembourg National Division was the 93rd season of top level association football in Luxembourg. The competition ran from 5 August 2006 to 30 May 2007. F91 Dudelange continued their domination of the National Division by winning their third league title in a row; Dudelange also won the Luxembourg Cup to complete the Double.
Teams[]
The National Division was expanded from the 2005–06 season's complement of twelve teams to fourteen. Those fourteen clubs were:
Club | Town | 2005–06 Season |
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FC Differdange 03 | Differdange | Division of Honour, 1st |
F91 Dudelange | Dudelange | 1st |
FC Etzella Ettelbruck | Ettelbruck | 3rd |
CS Grevenmacher | Grevenmacher | 4th |
Jeunesse Esch | Esch-sur-Alzette | 2nd |
UN Käerjeng 97 | Bascharage | 6th |
FC Mamer 32 | Mamer | Division of Honour, 4th |
FC Mondercange | Mondercange | Division of Honour, 3rd |
CS Pétange | Pétange | 8th |
FC Progrès Niedercorn | Niederkorn | Division of Honour, 2nd |
Racing FC Union Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | 7th |
FC Swift Hesperange | Hesperange | 9th |
FC Victoria Rosport | Rosport | 10th |
FC Wiltz 71 | Wiltz | 5th |
Format[]
Unlike in previous seasons, when a more complicated system was used, the 2006–07 season involved only a round-robin among the fourteen teams. Thus, each team played 26 games over the course of the calendar.
European qualification[]
Luxembourg was assigned one spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, for the league champions; it was also assigned two spots in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, for the runners-up and the Luxembourg Cup winners. However, as F91 Dudelange won both the National Division and the Luxembourg Cup (as they had in 2005-06), the UEFA Cup spot for the Luxembourg Cup winners went to the losing finalists, UN Käerjeng 97.
Pre-season predictions[]
At the beginning of the season, F91 Dudelange were widely predicted to successfully defend their title.[1] Dudelange strengthened their first-team squad by signing and , whilst also holding on to most of their existing players. By comparison, Jeunesse Esch and Etzella Ettelbruck, Dudelange's closest challengers in 2005-06, have lost key players; Jeunesse captain Manuel Cardoni became player-manager of US Rumelange, whilst Etzella lost Patrick Grettnich to retirement, and both Luc Mischo and to Racing FC Union Luxembourg.
Final standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | F91 Dudelange (C) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Racing FC | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 41 | |
5 | Swift Hesperange | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 41 | |
6 | Grevenmacher | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 41 | |
7 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 35 | |
8 | UN Käerjeng 97 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 32 | |
10 | Pétange | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 32 | |
11 | Wiltz 71 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 31 | |
12 | Victoria Rosport (O) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 27 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
13 | Mondercange (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 18 | Relegation to Luxembourg Division of Honour |
14 | Mamer 32 (R) | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 71 | −52 | 9 |
Results[]
Relegation play-off[]
Victoria Rosport | 2–0 | Fola Esch |
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As a result of their victory, FC Victoria Rosport remained in the National Division for the 2007–08 season.
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Daniel da Mota | Etzella Ettelbruck | 24 |
2 | Pierre Piskor | FC Differdange 03 | 23 |
3 | F91 Dudelange | 21 | |
4 | Racing FC | 16 | |
Progrès Niedercorn | |||
Progrès Niedercorn | |||
7 | Marcel Christophe | FC Differdange 03 | 15 |
8 | Swift Hesperange | 14 | |
9 | Sergio Pupovac | Racing FC | 13 |
10 | Progrès Niedercorn | 12 | |
Jeunesse Esch |
Footnotes[]
- ^ Berens, André (26 July 2006). "Dudelange still the team to beat". UEFA. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ^ "Luxembourg 2006/07". rsssf.com.
- Luxembourg National Division seasons
- 2006–07 in European association football leagues
- 2006–07 in Luxembourgian football