| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | F91 Dudelange 7th championship |
| Relegated | |
| Champions League | F91 Dudelange |
| Europa League | |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 582 (3.2 per match) |
| Biggest home win | |
| Biggest away win | Rumelange 0–5Käerjeng |
| Highest scoring | |
2009–10 → | |
The2008–09Luxembourg National Division (also known asBGL 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 theUEFA Champions League. Runners-upFC Differdange 03 and third-placedCS Grevenmacher, as well asdomestic cup winnersUN Käerjeng 97, will participate in theUEFA Europa League.SC Steinfort andAvenir Beggen were directly relegated whileUS Rumelange retained their National Division status via relegation play-off.
FC Victoria Rosport andCS Pétange were relegated to theDivision of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in2007–08. They were replaced by Division of Honour 2007–08 championsUS Rumelange and runners-upCS Fola Esch.
FC Wiltz 71 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour sidesSC Steinfort. Steinfort won the match, 2–0, and thus gained promotion to the National Division while Wiltz were relegated as well.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F91 Dudelange(C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 18 | +52 | 62 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 51 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Grevenmacher | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 46 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 46 | |
| 5 | Fola Esch | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 39 | |
| 6 | RM Hamm Benfica | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 37 | |
| 7 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 32 | |
| 9 | UN Käerjeng 97 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 10 | Racing FC | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 30 | |
| 11 | Swift Hesperange | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Rumelange(O) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 27 | Qualification toRelegation play-offs |
| 13 | SC Steinfort(R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 21 | Relegation toLuxembourg Division of Honour |
| 14 | Avenir Beggen(R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 75 | −59 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | AVE | DIF | DUD | ETZ | FOL | GRE | JEU | KÄE | PRO | RAC | RMH | RUM | STF | SWI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenir Beggen | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Differdange 03 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| F91 Dudelange | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 9–0 | 4–2 | |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Fola Esch | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | |
| Grevenmacher | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| UN Käerjeng 97 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 8–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Racing FC | 9–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0[a] | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| RM Hamm Benfica | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Rumelange | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| SC Steinfort | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Swift Hesperange | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
12th placedUS Rumelange competed in a relegation play-offs match against the third placed team ofLuxembourg Division of Honour,FC Erpeldange 72.
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