# 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division

The 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division was the 103rd season of football in Luxembourg. The season started on 6 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017.

## Teams

The following 3 clubs left the National Division before the season -
* FC Wiltz 71 – relegated to Luxembourg Division of Honour
* FC Etzella Ettelbruck – relegated to Luxembourg Division of Honour
* CS Grevenmacher – relegated to Luxembourg Division of Honour
The following 3 clubs joined the National Division before the season -
* UN Käerjeng 97 – promoted from Luxembourg Division of Honour
* Union Titus Pétange – promoted from Luxembourg Division of Honour
* FC Jeunesse Canach – promoted from Luxembourg Division of Honour
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
| FC Differdange 03 | Stade Parc des Sports | 2,400 |
| F91 Dudelange | Stade Jos Nosbaum | 2,558 |
| Fola Esch | Stade Émile Mayrisch | 3,826 |
| FC Jeunesse Canach | Stade Rue de Lenningen | 1,000 |
| Jeunesse Esch | Stade de la Frontière | 5,400 |
| US Mondorf-les-Bains | Stade John Grün | 3,600 |
| FC Progrès Niederkorn | Stade Jos Haupert | 2,800 |
| Racing FC Union Luxembourg | Stade Achille Hammerel | 5,814 |
| FC RM Hamm Benfica | Terrain de Football Cents | 2,800 |
| US Rumelange | Stade Municipal | 2,950 |
| UN Käerjeng 97 | Terrain Jos Bloes | 2,500 |
| FC UNA Strassen | Complexe Sportif Jean Wirtz | 2,000 |
| Union Titus Pétange | Stade Municipal de Pétange | 2,400 |
| Victoria Rosport | VictoriArena | 1,000 |
Source: Soccerway

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | F91 Dudelange (C) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 14 | +54 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Fola Esch | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Progrès Niederkorn | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | UNA Strassen | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Union Titus Pétange | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 30 | |
| 8 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Victoria Rosport | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 28 | |
| 10 | Racing FC | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 27 | |
| 11 | RM Hamm Benfica | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 26 | |
| 12 | Jeunesse Canach (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Rumelange (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 23 | Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour |
| 14 | UN Käerjéng 97 (R) | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to the Luxembourg Division of Honour |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 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

Each team plays every other team in the league twice, home-and-away, for a total of 26 matches played each.
| Home \ Away | DIF | DUD | FOL | JEC | JES | MON | PRO | RAC | RMH | RUM | KÄE | UNA | PÉT | VIC |
| Differdange 03 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| F91 Dudelange | 0–1 | — | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Fola Esch | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Jeunesse Canach | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Racing FC | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–5 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| RM Hamm Benfica | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Rumelange | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| UN Käerjéng 97 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 4–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| UNA Strassen | 4–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Pétange | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 |
| Victoria Rosport | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

A play-off (on neutral ground) was played between the twelfth-placed team in the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division and the third-placed team in the 2016–17 Luxembourg Division of Honour for one place in the 2017–18 Luxembourg National Division.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Omar Er Rafik | Differdange 03 | 26 |
| 2 | Remi Laurent | Progrès Niederkorn | 24 |
| 3 | David Turpel | F91 Dudelange | 21 |
| 4 | Samir Hadji | Fola Esch | 20 |
| 5 | Aleksandre Karapetian | Victoria Rosport | 19 |
| 6 | Bertino Cabral Barbosa | RM Hamm Benfica | 16 |
| 7 | Mickael Jager | UNA Strassen | 15 |
| 8 | Julien Jahier | Racing FC | 14 |