2015–16 Luxembourg National Division
# 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division

The 2015–16 Luxembourg National Division was the 102nd season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. The league season started on 2 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff following on 27 May.

F91 Dudelange claimed the title on goal difference over defending champions Fola Esch.

## 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 Racing FC rejoins the National Division just one year after their relegation.

| Team | Venue | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Differdange 03 | Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange | 3,000 |
| Differdange 03 | Stade du Thillenberg | 6,300 |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | Stade Am Deich | 2,102 |
| F91 Dudelange | Stade Jos Nosbaum | 2,558 |
| Fola Esch | Stade Émile Mayrisch | 3,826 |
| Grevenmacher | Op Flohr Stadion | 4,000 |
| Jeunesse Esch | Stade de la Frontière | 5,090 |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | Stade John Grün | 3,600 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | Stade Jos Haupert | 2,800 |
| Racing FC | Stade Achille Hammerel | 5,814 |
| Racing FC | Stade Camille Polfer | 2,740 |
| Racing FC | Hollerich Stadion | 2,120 |
| RM Hamm Benfica | Luxembourg-Cents | 2,800 |
| Rumelange | Stade Municipal | 2,950 |
| UNA Strassen | Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz | 2,000 |
| Victoria Rosport | VictoriArena | 1,000 |
| Wiltz | Stade Géitz | 2,000 |

Source: World Stadiums

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | F91 Dudelange (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Fola Esch | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | UNA Strassen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 38 | |
| 6 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 36 | |
| 7 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 36 | |
| 8 | Racing FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 35 | |
| 9 | RM Hamm Benfica | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 34 | |
| 10 | Rumelange | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 28 | |
| 11 | Victoria Rosport | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 26 | |
| 12 | Wiltz (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Etzella Ettelbruck (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 17 | Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour |
| 14 | Grevenmacher (R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 53 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour |

* ↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Luxembourg Cup, F91 Dudelange, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

## Results

| Home \ Away | DIF | ETZ | DUD | FOL | GRE | JEU | MON | PRO | RAC | RMH | RUM | UNA | VIC | WIL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Differdange 03 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 2–3 | | 0–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
| F91 Dudelange | 0–1 | 6–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 |
| Fola Esch | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Grevenmacher | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 6–4 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Racing FC | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 |
| RM Hamm Benfica | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Rumelange | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| UNA Strassen | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 | | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Victoria Rosport | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 |
| Wiltz | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |

## Relegation play-offs

A match was played between Wiltz, 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.

## Top goalscorers

    As of 15 April 2016

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Julien Jahier | Racing FC | 25 |
| 2 | Momar N’Diaye | Jeunesse Esch | 24 |
| 3 | David Turpel | F91 Dudelange | 20 |
| 4 | Omar Er Rafik | Differdange 03 | 18 |
| 4 | Stefano Bensi | Fola Esch | 18 |
| 6 | Mickaël Jager | UNA Strassen | 17 |
| 7 | Jeff Lascak | Victoria Rosport | 14 |
| 8 | Samir Hadji | Fola Esch | 13 |
| 8 | Patrick Stumpf | RM Hamm Benfica | 13 |
| 10 | Sanel Ibrahimović | F91 Dudelange | 12 |
