2022–23 Luxembourg Cup

The 2022–23 Luxembourg Cup, also known as Loterie Nationale Coupe de Luxembourg, for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th year of the football knockout tournament in Luxembourg. The cup began on 7 September 2022.^[1] The winner of the cup earned a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.^[2]

2022–23 Luxembourg Cup

Tournament details
Country	Luxembourg
Final positions
Champions	Differdange 03
Runners-up	Marisca Mersch
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Racing FC were the defending champions after winning the Luxembourg Cup final in the previous season over F91 Dudelange by the score of 3–2.^[3]

The competition was notable for being one of the few top-tier cup competitions that still used the three substitute rule.

Preliminary round

Seven preliminary round matches were played on 7 September 2022.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Koerich	4–0	Boevange-Attert
Red Boys Aspelt	1–4	Jeunesse Biwer
Wincrange	3–1	Reisdorf
Olympia Christnach-Waldbillig	0–3	Obercorn
Kopstal 33	2–3	Minière Lasauvage
Claravallis Clervaux	0–6	Rupensia Lusitanos
Ehlerange	4–2	Rambrouch

First round

Thirty-two first round matches were played on 9, 10 and 11 September 2022.^[4]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Stengefort	2–1	Union Mertert
Kischpelt Wilwerwiltz	1–10	Young Boys
Clemency	4–3	Colmarberg
Berdorf Consdorf	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	CeBra 01
Koerich	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Lorentzweiler
Vinesca Ehnen	3–4	Sporting Mertzig
Kehlen	2–1	Jeunesse Useldange
Pratzerthal-Redange	2–0	Hosingen
Luxembourg-Porto	2–0	Bourscheid
Red Star Merl-Belair	6–2	The Belval Belvaux
Norden	4–3	Union Kayl-Tétange
Bastendorf	3–1	Minerva Lintgen
Les Aiglons Dalheim	1–6	Résidence Walferdange
Orania Vianden	0–5	Koeppchen
Daring Echternach	4–2	Alliance Aischdall
Ehlerange	0–2	Sandweiler
Green Boys	3–0	Obercorn
Les Ardoisiers Perlé	3–2	Rupensia Lusitanos
Schouweiler	0–4	Schengen
Luna Oberkorn	1–3	Avenir Beggen
Minière Lasauvage	0–2	Fola Esch
Biekerech	1–3	Sporting Bertrange
Heiderscheid / Eschdorf	0–6	Blo-Wäiss Izeg
Moutfort / Medingen	1–3	Jeunesse Gilsdorf
Excelsior Grevels	2–8	Red Black / Egalité
Munsbach	3–2	Folschette
Erpeldange	0–2	Feulen
Tricolore Gasperich	0–2	URB
SC Ell	0–6	Syra Mensdorf
Noertzange	0–2	Sanem
Brouch	1–3	Racing Troisvierges
Wincrange	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Jeunesse Biwer

Second round

Thirty-two second round matches were played on 30 September, 1 and 2 October 2022.^[5]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Lorentzweiler	0–3	Victoria Rosport
Bastendorf	0–4	Racing FC
CeBra 01	4–2	Jeunesse Junglinster
Stengefort	0–8	Monnerich
Daring Echternach	3–2	Atert Bissen
Avenir Beggen	2–0	Jeunesse Canach
Feulen	4–3	Yellow Boys Weiler
URB	1–3	Etzella Ettelbrück
Syra Mensdorf	2–1	Rodange
Sporting Bertrange	1–8	UNA Strassen
Sandweiler	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Jeunesse Schieren
Red Star Merl-Belair	0–1	Blô-Weiss Medernach
Racing Troisvierges	0–12	Differdange 03
Pratzerthal-Redange	0–5	Berdenia Berbourg
Norden	1–4	Grevenmacher
Sporting Mertzig	0–4	Mondorf-les-Bains
Les Ardoisiers Perlé	1–14	Jeunesse d'Esch
Koeppchen	1–2	Hostert
Kehlen	0–6	Fola Esch
Jeunesse Gilsdorf	0–5	Wiltz
Green Boys	0–9	Swift Hesperange
Schengen	3–2	Schifflange
Red Black / Egalité	1–0	Alisontia Steinsel
Munsbach	1–5	F91 Dudelange
Esch	1–7	Bettembourg
Young Boys	1–4	Luxembourg City
Sanem	1–3	Marisca Mersch
Clemency	1–4	Rumelange
Blo-Wäiss Izeg	0–2	UT Pétange
Wincrange	0–6	Progrès Niederkorn
Luxembourg-Porto	0–5	UN Käerjéng
Résidence Walferdange	1–2	Mamer

Third round

Sixteen third round matches were played on 28, 29 and 30 October 2022.^[6]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Syra Mensdorf	0–2	Marisca Mersch
Mamer	2–5	Hostert
Red Black / Egalité	1–5	Swift Hesperange
Daring Echternach	0–7	Mondorf-les-Bains
Monnerich	0–2	Victoria Rosport
Jeunesse d'Esch	0–1	Wiltz
CeBra 01	1–6	UNA Strassen
Etzella Ettelbrück	2–3	UT Pétange
Bettembourg	1–4	F91 Dudelange
Feulen	1–2	Berdenia Berbourg
Grevenmacher	0–2	Differdange 03
Schengen	1–3	Fola Esch
Blô-Weiss Medernach	1–4	Luxembourg City
Avenir Beggen	0–3	Racing FC
Rumelange	3–1	Jeunesse Schieren
Progrès Niederkorn	1–0	UN Käerjéng

Fourth round

Eight fourth round matches were played on 12 April 2023.^[6]

Differdange 03 v Swift Hesperange

12 April 2023	Differdange 03	1–0	Swift Hesperange	Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange
20:00 (UTC+2)

US Rumelange v Progrès Niederkorn

12 April 2023	US Rumelange	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Progrès Niederkorn	Stade Municipal
20:00 (UTC+2)

Victoria Rosport v Fola Esch

12 April 2023	Victoria Rosport	2–0	Fola Esch	Party-Rent-Arena
20:00 (UTC+2)

Union Titus Pétange v F91 Dudelange

12 April 2023	Union Titus Pétange	2–3	F91 Dudelange	Stade Municipal
20:00 (UTC+2)

Wiltz v Hostert

12 April 2023	Wiltz	4–1	Hostert	Stade Am Pëtz
20:00 (UTC+2)

Luxembourg City v Marisca Mersch

12 April 2023	Luxembourg City	0–6	Marisca Mersch	Stade du Cents
20:00 (UTC+2)

US Mondorf-les-Bains v UNA Strassen

12 April 2023	US Mondorf-les-Bains	2–1	UNA Strassen	Stade John Grün
20:00 (UTC+2)

Berdenia Berbourg v Racing FC

12 April 2023	Berdenia Berbourg	0–4	Racing FC	Stade Rénert
20:00 (UTC+2)

Quarter-final

Four quarter-final matches were played on 26 April 2023.^[6]

US Mondorf-les-Bains v Racing FC

26 April 2023	US Mondorf-les-Bains	1-0	Racing FC	Stade John Grün
20:00 (UTC+2)

F91 Dudelange v Victoria Rosport

26 April 2023	F91 Dudelange	2-3 (a.e.t.)	Victoria Rosport	Stade Jos Nosbaum
20:00 (UTC+2)

Differdange 03 v Progrès Niederkorn

26 April 2023	Differdange 03	3-2	Progrès Niederkorn	Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange
20:00 (UTC+2)

Marisca Mersch v Wiltz

26 April 2023	Marisca Mersch	3-1	Wiltz	Stade Schintgespesch
20:00 (UTC+2)

Semi-final

Two semi-final matches were played on 10 May 2023.^[6]

Marisca Mersch v US Mondorf-les-Bains

10 May 2023	Marisca Mersch	2-1	US Mondorf-les-Bains	Stade Schintgespesch
20:00 (UTC+2)

Differdange 03 v Victoria Rosport

10 May 2023	Differdange 03	1-0	Victoria Rosport	Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange
20:00 (UTC+2)

Final

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26)

20:00 (UTC+02:00)

Differdange 03	4-2	Marisca Mersch
Castro 31' Ulisses 42' Naïfi 71' Pomponi 90+1'	Report	Rodrigues da Cruz 65' Thill 82'

Stade de Luxembourg

Attendance: 8,385

Referee: Ricardo Morais

GK 37 Christoffer Mafoumbi RCB 4 Kevin D'Anzico CB 14 Juan Bedouret LCB 5 Théo Brusco RM 25 Geoffrey Franzoni  63' (c) RCM 6 Manuel Pami Costa  77' LCM 88 Ulisses  79' LM 21 Dylan Lempereur AM 8 Guillaume Trani  81' RF 11 Amine Naïfi  90' LF 9 Érico Castro  74' Substitutes: GK 16 Rémy Pereira DF 77 Gianluca Bei  90+6'  81' MF 2 Gianni Medina  74' MF 23 Kilian Gulluni FW 24 Laurent Pomponi  90' Manager: Hélder Dias

GK 30 Stéphan Moussima RB 13 Patrick Neves Esteves RCB 45 Danilo Marcelino  76' LCB 96 Valter Barros Andrade  67' LB 14 Ernest Agovic  59'  81' CM 18 David Dadashev RCM 43 Tun Held LCM 19 Nicola Schreiner RW 75 Alison Martins LW 77 Joel Rodrigues da Cruz CF 11 Benjamin Bresch (c) Substitutes: GK 33 Arian Schmitt DF 5 Valentin Duarte  67' DF 12 Tidiane Sacko  76' MF 7 Frédéric Thill  81' MF 25 Rayan Natami Manager: Mikhail Zaritski

Assistant referees: Joaquim Da Silva Yannick Mentz Fourth official: Cédric Biever

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with an additional substitution allowed in extra time.

Streaming

There was partial live coverage of the cup for the third round, with full live coverage from the fourth round onwards, on RTL.^[7]