Football in Luxembourg

Football in Luxembourg
Country	Luxembourg
Governing body	Luxembourg Football Federation
National team(s)	men's national team
National competitions
	Luxembourg Cup
Club competitions
	Luxembourg National Division
International competitions
	Champions League ; Europa League ; Super Cup ; FIFA Club World Cup; FIFA World Cup(National Team); European Championship(National Team)

Football is the most popular sport in Luxembourg. Football in Luxembourg is governed by the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF), which is a member of FIFA and UEFA. The FLF organises the men's, women's and futsal national teams, in addition to the main domestic competitions, the National Division and the Luxembourg Cup. Despite football being so popular, Luxembourg has rarely had a club pass the second round of qualifying for the Champions League. However, in the 2018-19 Europa League, F91 Dudelange became the first team from Luxembourg to qualify to the group stage of a major European Competition when they beat CFR Cluj of Romania in the Play-Offs 5-2 on aggregate. The first match of the national team was played on October 29, 1911 (defeat 1-4 against France).

Rankings

FIFA Ranking^[1]

Rank	Country	Points	Prev. Points	Change
83	Congo	1292	393
84	Oman	1288	391
85	Luxembourg	1286	390
86	Gabon	1284	390	1
87	Cyprus	1280	384

UEFA Coefficient^[2]

Rank	Country	Points	Prev. Points	Change
46	Armenia	4.875	5.125	1
47	Malta	4.500	4.000	2
48	Luxembourg	4.375	4.875	2
49	Northern Ireland	4.250	4.500	2
50	Wales	3.875	3.875

League system

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Luxembourg National Division 14 clubs
	↓↑ 2-3 clubs
2	Luxembourg Division of Honour 14 clubs
	↓↑ 2-4 clubs
3	Luxembourg 1. Division 28 clubs divided in 2 series of 14
	↓↑ 4-6 clubs
4	Luxembourg 2. Division 28 clubs divided in 2 series of 14
	↓↑ 3-6 clubs
5	Luxembourg 3. Division 20 clubs divided in 2 series of 10 ^[3]

Seasons in Luxembourg Football

The National Division started with the 1909–10 season, which was won by Racing Club Luxembourg. The Luxembourg Cup was started twelve seasons later, with the 1921–22 edition being won by Racing Club Luxembourg. During the 1912–13 and 1940–41 to 1943–44 there were no competitive competitions held in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg National Division Seasons

1900s										1909–10
1910s	1910–11	1911–12	1912–13	1913–14	1914–15	1915–16	1916–17	1917–18	1918–19	1919–20
1920s	1920–21	1921–22	1922–23	1923–24	1924–25	1925–26	1926–27	1927–28	1928–29	1929–30
1930s	1930–31	1931–32	1932–33	1933–34	1934–35	1935–36	1936–37	1937–38	1938–39	1939–40
1940s	1940–41	1941–42	1942–43	1943–44	1944–45	1945–46	1946–47	1947–48	1948–49	1949–50
1950s	1950–51	1951–52	1952–53	1953–54	1954–55	1955–56	1956–57	1957–58	1958–59	1959–60
1960s	1960–61	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69	1969–70
1970s	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80
1980s	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90
1990s	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00
2000s	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
2010s	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19

Luxembourg Cup Seasons

1900s
1910s
1920s		1921–22	1922–23	1923–24	1924–25	1925–26	1926–27	1927–28	1928–29	1929–30
1930s	1930–31	1931–32	1932–33	1933–34	1934–35	1935–36	1936–37	1937–38	1938–39	1939–40
1940s	1940–41	1941–42	1942–43	1943–44	1944–45	1945–46	1946–47	1947–48	1948–49	1949–50
1950s	1950–51	1951–52	1952–53	1953–54	1954–55	1955–56	1956–57	1957–58	1958–59	1959–60
1960s	1960–61	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69	1969–70
1970s	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80
1980s	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90
1990s	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00
2000s	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
2010s	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19

Luxembourg Clubs in European Competitions

Luxembourg football clubs have participated in European football competitions since Spora Luxembourg first took part in the 1956–57 European Cup. In total, 23 different clubs have since represented Luxembourg in European competition. Of these, 14 are still in existence while the remaining 9 were merged into a new or existing team.

In the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, F91 Dudelange became the first Luxembourgish club to compete in the Group Stage of a modern European competition.

National team

The national team has had limited international success and has never qualified for a European Championship or World Cup. ^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings". FIFA. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
↑ "Member Associations-UEFA Coefficients". UEFA. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
↑ "Werkkalendar STate all gamdat all division". FLF (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2018.
↑ Ames, Nick (10 September 2018). "Luxembourg thrive among their peers and can dream of Euro 2020 place - Nick Ames". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
↑ "When Saturday Comes - Life of Luxe". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

External links

(in French) flf.lu - Luxembourg football federation
(in French) - Luxembourg

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[1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings". FIFA. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-05-09.

[2] "Member Associations-UEFA Coefficients". UEFA. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-05-09.

[3] "Werkkalendar STate all gamdat all division". FLF (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2018.

[4] Ames, Nick (10 September 2018). "Luxembourg thrive among their peers and can dream of Euro 2020 place - Nick Ames". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

[5] "When Saturday Comes - Life of Luxe". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

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