Luxembourg. Ranked last in Europe – 33th – by UEFA this season. Yet, football was going on and there was exciting battle for the title between three teams. And much more in the lower leagues. CS Petange easily took 2nd place in the Second Division and got promotion.
FC Wiltz 71 won the second level championship – 13 wins, 7 ties, 2 lost games, 48-27 goal-difference and 33 points – 2 more than CS Petange. The champions were promoted, of course.
Stade Dudelange was pitiful – they did not win even a game in the top league, managed only 2 ties and lost all other gamers. Last and relegated with 2 points. Aris Bonnevoie lost their battle for survival by a single point – they were strange team, though: scored 40 goals in 22 championship games. Only three teams scored more than them – Avenir, Spora and CS Grevenmacher – but points decided and Aril ended with only 15. Thus, they were 11th and went down. Despite their great scoring abilities, CS Grevenmacher was way bellow the leading teams – they finished 4th with 26 points. Above them CA Spora Luxembourg, Jeunesse d’Esch/Alzette, and Avenir Beggen competed for the title. At the end 2 points separated the winners from the bronze medalists: Spora was 3rd with 31, Jeunesse – 2nd with 32 points.
Avenir Beggen – pictured playing against PSV Eindhoven for the UEFA Cup – prevailed with 33 points. They won 14 games, tied 5, lost 3, scored 62 and received 21 goals, and won their 4th title.
At the Cup final met the holders Red Boys Differdange and US Luxembourg. Union prevented Red Boys from winning second consecutive Cup by destroying them 4-1.
Union triumphed and it was sweet victory: it was their 7th Cup, but the previous one was one long time ago, in 1969-70.
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