æz ðə tˈɑːp lˈiːɡ, ðə nˈæʃənəl dᵻvˈɪʒən, wʌz ɛkspˈændɪŋ fɹʌm twˈɛlv tˈiːmz tə fˈoːɹtiːn, mˈeɪmɚ wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐ tʃˈæns ʌv pɹəmˈoʊʃən baɪ plˈeɪɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst jˌuːˈɛs ɹˈuːmɪlˌændʒ, hˌuː hæd fˈɪnɪʃt bˈɑːɾəm ʌv ðɛɹ nˈæʃənəl dᵻvˈɪʒən ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈuːp.
As the top league, the National Division, was expanding from twelve teams to fourteen, Mamer was given a chance of promotion by playing against US Rumelange, who had finished bottom of their National Division relegation group.