The 2011–12 Luxembourg National Division was the 98th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 5 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions having won their ninth league championship in the previous season.
Team changes from 2010–11 Etzella Ettelbruck and Jeunesse Canach were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. Jeunesse Canach were relegated after one year in the top flight while Etzella leave after an eight-year stay in the league. They were replaced by 2010–11 Division of Honour champions Union 05 Kayl-Tétange and runners-up Rumelange. Kayl-Tétange are taking part in this competition for the first time in their history, while Rumelange return to the league after a one-year absence.
Wiltz 71 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side Hostert. Hostert won the match after a penalty shootout, thus winning promotion to the league for the first time in their history. Meanwhile, Wiltz 71 were relegated after one year in the league.
Stadia and locations
TeamVenueCapacityStade du Thillenberg7,830Stade Jos Nosbaum2,600Stade Émile Mayrisch3,900Op Flohr Stadion4,000Stade Jos Becker1,500Stade de la Frontière5,400Stade um Bëschel1,000Stade Municipal (Pétange)3,300Stade Jos Haupert4,830Stade Achille Hammerel5,814Luxembourg-Cents2,800Stade Municipal (Rumelange)2,950Stade Alphonse Theis3,058Stade Victor Marchal1,000
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The 12th-placed club in the National Division, Swift Hesperange, competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour, Wiltz, for one spot in the following season's competition. Wiltz won the match by 6 goals to 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.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Omar Er Rafik Differdange 03232 Daniel Huss CS Grevenmacher20 Sanel Ibrahimović RM Hamm Benfica4 Aurélien Joachim F91 Dudelange195 Stefano Bensi F91 Dudelange166 Tony Lopes Union 05 Kayl-Tétange147 Gauthier Caron Differdange 0313 Johan Carlos Miranda Swift Hesperange9 Daniel Gomez Jeunesse Esch12 Nicolas Romero Racing FC
See also 2011–12 Luxembourg Cup
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