The 2008–09 Luxembourg National Division (also known as BGL Ligue due to sponsorship reasons) was the 95th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It started on 2 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009.
F91 Dudelange successfully defended their title and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Runners-up FC Differdange 03 and third-placed CS Grevenmacher, as well as domestic cup winners UN Käerjeng 97, will participate in the UEFA Europa League. SC Steinfort and Avenir Beggen were directly relegated while US Rumelange retained their National Division status via relegation play-off.
Team changes from 2007–08 FC Victoria Rosport and CS Pétange were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in 2007–08. They were replaced by Division of Honour 2007–08 champions US Rumelange and runners-up CS Fola Esch.
FC Wiltz 71 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour sides SC Steinfort. Steinfort won the match, 2–0, and thus gained promotion to the National Division while Wiltz were relegated as well.
Stadia and locations
TeamVenueCapacityStade rue Henri Dunant4,830Stade du Thillenberg7,830Stade Jos Nosbaum2,600Stade Am Deich2,650Stade Émile Mayrisch3,900Op Flohr Stadion4,000Stade de la Frontière5,400Stade um Bëschel1,000Stade Jos Haupert4,830Stade Achille Hammerel5,814Luxembourg-Cents2,800Stade Municipal2,950Stade Demy Steichen1,500Stade Alphonse Theis3,058
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs 12th placed US Rumelange competed in a relegation play-offs match against the third placed team of Luxembourg Division of Honour, FC Erpeldange 72.
Top goalscorers Source:
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Pierre PiskorFC Differdange 03302 Daniel HussCS Grevenmacher203 Didier ChaillouProgrès Niederkorn194 Tomasz Gruszczynski F91 Dudelange165 Tony VairellesF91 Dudelange13 Romain ZéwéProgrès Niederkorn7 Nicolas CaldieriProgrès Niederkorn12 Fatih SözenSwift Hesperange9 Stephano BensiUS Rumelange11 Jeremy LarocheJeunesse Esch
References