# 2018–19 Total League season

The 2018–19 Total League season, is the 66th season of the first division of the professional basketball in Luxembourg.
Amicale is the defending champion.

## Competition format

The regular season consisted in a double-legged round robin tournament where the six first qualified teams advanced to the group for the title, while the other four teams played for avoiding relegation.
In the second stage, all wins from the regular season count for the standings, while the points are reset. The four first qualified teams in the group for the title, advanced to the playoffs, played in a format of best-of-three-games series.
Teams of the relegation group play twice against themselves and twice against the four first qualified teams of the first stage of the Nationale 2. The two worst teams would be relegated.

## Teams

| Club | City | Arena |
| Amicale | Steinsel | Hall omnisports "Alain Marchetti" |
| Arantia | Larochette | |
| Esch | Esch-sur-Alzette | Hall omnisport Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Etzella | Ettelbruck | Centre sportif du Deich |
| Kordall Steelers | Rodange | |
| Musel Pikes | Stadtbredimus | Sporthal Stadbriedemes |
| Racing Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | Centre sportif Tramsschapp |
| Résidence | Walferdange | Centre Prince Henri |
| Sparta Bertrange | Bertrange | Centre Atert |
| T71 Dudelange | Dudelange | Salle Fos Grimler |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Etzella | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1698 | 1346 | +352 | 35 | Qualification for the group for the title |
| 2 | Esch | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1538 | 1341 | +197 | 32 | Qualification for the group for the title |
| 3 | Amicale | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1494 | 1316 | +178 | 31 | Qualification for the group for the title |
| 4 | T71 Dudelange | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1629 | 1528 | +101 | 30 | Qualification for the group for the title |
| 5 | Racing Luxembourg | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1412 | 1346 | +66 | 28 | Qualification for the group for the title |
| 6 | Sparta Bertrange | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1414 | 1494 | −80 | 25 | Qualification for the group for the title |
| 7 | Musel Pikes | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1427 | 1469 | −42 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 8 | Arantia | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1441 | 1681 | −240 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 9 | Kordall Steelers | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1418 | 1661 | −243 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 10 | Résidence | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1386 | 1675 | −289 | 20 | Qualification for the relegation group |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMI | ARA | ESC | ETZ | KOR | MUS | RAC | RES | SPA | DUD |
| Amicale | — | 80–60 | 76–78 | 48–73 | 101–72 | 91–77 | 94–62 | 87–55 | 90–76 | 90–86 |
| Arantia | 65–99 | — | 69–87 | 91–115 | 100–96 | 92–100 | 69–83 | 104–100 | 105–97 | 95–104 |
| Esch | 76–71 | 92–74 | — | 89–96 | 94–58 | 81–73 | 74–70 | 102–66 | 94–70 | 99–88 |
| Etzella | 86–84 | 104–64 | 80–67 | — | 108–80 | 95–75 | 93–83 | 101–71 | 88–68 | 90–91 |
| Kordall Steelers | 83–87 | 68–76 | 78–93 | 57–95 | — | 81–76 | 93–77 | 105–92 | 81–95 | 75–106 |
| Musel Pikes | 76–78 | 80–77 | 65–78 | 62–90 | 104–77 | — | 66–53 | 101–89 | 73–79 | 81–84 |
| Racing Luxembourg | 76–60 | 80–73 | 90–73 | 82–84 | 91–74 | 88–77 | — | 94–45 | 84–70 | 93–67 |
| Résidence | 76–79 | 88–89 | 68–103 | 88–102 | 83–79 | 64–92 | 65–74 | — | 87–97 | 76–95 |
| Sparta Bertrange | 60–81 | 97–72 | 65–84 | 69–86 | 79–70 | 71–76 | 92–84 | 76–54 | — | 85–70 |
| T71 Dudelange | 96–82 | 111–66 | 84–74 | 77–107 | 91–104 | 101–73 | 61–64 | 111–97 | 93–90 | — |

## Group for the title
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Etzella | 23 | 22 | 1 | 468 | 409 | +59 | 45 | Qualification for the semifinals |
| 2 | Esch | 23 | 16 | 7 | 357 | 369 | −12 | 39 | Qualification for the semifinals |
| 3 | T71 Dudelange | 23 | 15 | 8 | 474 | 443 | +31 | 38 | Qualification for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Amicale | 23 | 15 | 8 | 378 | 398 | −20 | 38 | Qualification for the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Racing Luxembourg | 23 | 12 | 11 | 357 | 387 | −30 | 35 | Qualification for the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Sparta Bertrange | 23 | 8 | 15 | 435 | 464 | −29 | 31 | Qualification for the quarterfinals |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMI | ESC | ETZ | RAC | SPA | DUD |
| Amicale | — | — | — | 77–54 | 85–80 | 84–93 |
| Esch | 65–47 | — | — | 65–77 | — | 95–84 |
| Etzella | 106–85 | 73–57 | — | — | — | 94–84 |
| Racing Luxembourg | — | — | 76–85 | — | 74–66 | — |
| Sparta Bertrange | — | 88–75 | 107–111 | — | — | — |
| T71 Dudelange | — | — | — | 94–76 | 119–94 | — |

## Relegation group
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Musel Pikes | 32 | 14 | 18 | 1257 | 1141 | +116 | 46 | |
| 2 | Arantia | 32 | 13 | 19 | 1270 | 1218 | +52 | 45 | |
| 3 | Kordall Steelers | 32 | 6 | 26 | 1099 | 1306 | −207 | 38 | Relegation to Nationale 2 |
| 4 | Résidence | 32 | 6 | 26 | 1209 | 1313 | −104 | 38 | Relegation to Nationale 2 |

### Results

Only matches of Total League teams are shown.
| Home \ Away | ARA | CON | HEF | KOR | MUS | RES | SOL | HES |
| Arantia | — | 82–95 | 85–101 | 108–68 | 102–94 | 108–97 | 91–87 | 84–69 |
| Contern | 98–83 | — | — | 105–68 | 95–86 | 105–87 | — | — |
| Heffingen | 83–80 | — | — | 80–59 | 88–79 | 107–66 | — | — |
| Kordall Steelers | 76–97 | 90–124 | 94–105 | — | 69–105 | 82–74 | 102–73 | 62–85 |
| Musel Pikes | 85–89 | 99–58 | 89–60 | 100–81 | — | 100–104 | 80–67 | 93–79 |
| Résidence | 76–84 | 74–97 | 104–77 | 97–92 | 88–94 | — | 109–90 | 77–79 |
| Soleuvre | 103–100 | — | — | 82–76 | 91–87 | 90–66 | — | — |
| Telstar Hesperange | 86–77 | — | — | 72–80 | 70–66 | 108–90 | — | — |

## Playoffs

Quarterfinals are played in a best-of-three format, while semifinals and finals in a best-of-five (1-1-1-1-1) format.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Etzella | 3 |
| | | Amicale | 0 |
| Amicale | 2 | Amicale | 0 |
| Racing Luxembourg | 1 | | | | |
| Racing Luxembourg | 1 | | | Etzella | 3 |
| | | | | T71 Dudelange | 1 |
| | | Esch | 2 | | |
| | | T71 Dudelange | 3 |
| T71 Dudelange | 2 | T71 Dudelange | 3 |
| Sparta Bertrange | 0 | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| T71 Dudelange | 2–0 | Sparta Bertrange | 105–97 | 95–87 | |
| Amicale | 2–1 | Racing Luxembourg | 79–85 | 80–65 | 80–60 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Etzella | 3–0 | Amicale | 101–82 | 73–77 | 86–60 | 0 | 0 |
| Esch | 2–3 | T71 Dudelange | 72–67 | 91–102 | 93–76 | 84–88 | 77–92 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Etzella | 3–1 | T71 Dudelange | 97–77 | 80–89 | 105–95 | 102–100 | 0 |