The 2012–13 Luxembourg National Division was the 99th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 5 August 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions having won their tenth league championship in the previous season.
Team changes from 2011–12 US Rumelange and US Hostert were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. Both clubs were relegated after one year in the top flight. They were replaced by 2011–12 Division of Honour champions Jeunesse Canach and runners-up Etzella Ettelbruck. Both clubs return to the top flight after a one-year absence.
Hesperange as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against third-placed Division of Honour side Wiltz. Wiltz won the match by 6–2, 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.
Stadia and locations
TeamVenueCapacityStade du Thillenberg7,830Stade Jos Nosbaum2,600Stade Am Deich2,650Stade Émile Mayrisch3,900Op Flohr Stadion4,000Stade Rue de Lenningen1,000Stade de la Frontière5,400Stade um Bëschel1,000Stade Municipal (Pétange)3,300Stade Jos Haupert4,830Stade Achille Hammerel5,814Luxembourg-Cents2,800Stade Victor Marchal1,000Stade Géitz2,000
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The 12th-placed club in the National Division competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the 2012–13 Division of Honour for one spot in the following season's competition.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Stefano Bensi Fola Esch20 Edis OsmanovićWiltz3 Omar Er RafikDifferdange 0313 David TurpelEtzella Ettelbruck5 Sanel IbrahimovićJeunesse Esch12 Tony LopesUnion 05 Kayl-Tétange Oséias Jeunesse Canach Thierry SteinmetzDudelange9 François AugustoRM Hamm Benfica11 Yassine BenajibaJeunesse Esch Daniel HussGrevenmacher Žarko LukićRacing FC
See also 2012–13 Luxembourg Cup
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