Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (French pronunciation: [ˈstɑ̃.daʁ ˈljɛːʒ]) (Dutch: Standard Luik [Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstɑn.ˌdɑrt ˈlœy̯k]], German: Standard Lüttich (German pronunciation: [ˈstan.ˌdaʁt ˈlʏ.tɪç] or [ˈʃtan.ˌdaʁt ˈlʏ.tɪç]), is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won the Belgian league on 10 occasions, most recently in 2007–08 and 2008–09. They have also won 6 Belgian Cups, and in 1981–82 they reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, which they lost 2–1 against Barcelona.
Standard players are nicknamed the "Rouches" because of their red jerseys. The French word for red, rouge, when pronounced with a Walloon accent, sounds like "rouche".
Flag waving in the stadium (2009).
Name evolution [edit]
- 1898: Standard Football Club (Standard FC)
- 1899: Standard FC Liégeois (Standard FCL)
- 1910: Standard Club Liégeois (Standard CL)
- 1923: Royal Standard Club Liège (R. Standard CL)
- 1952: Royal Standard Club Liégeois (R. Standard CL)
- 1972: Royal Standard de Liège
Current squad [edit]
- As of 4 February 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours [edit]
Domestic [edit]
Belgian League
- Champions (10): 1957–58, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Runners-up (11): 1925–26, 1927–28, 1935–36, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2010–11
Belgian Cup
- Champions (6): 1954, 1966, 1967, 1981, 1993, 2011
- Runners-up (9): 1965, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2007
Belgian League Cup
- Champions (1): 1975
Belgian Supercup
- Champions (4) 1981, 1983, 2008, 2009
- Runners-up (3) 1993, 1982, 2011
International [edit]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Runners-up (1) 1982
UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Runners-up (1) 1996
European record [edit]
- As of 3 August 2011.
A = appearances, GP = games played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
Summary of best results [edit]
From the quarter-finals upwards:
(2 finals)
European Cup/UEFA Champions League:
- - semi-finalists in 1962
- - quarter-finalists in 1959, 1970 and 1972
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1):
- - finalists in 1982
- - semi-finalists in 1967
- - quarter-finalists in 1968
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:
- - quarter-finalists in 1981 and 2010
UEFA Intertoto Cup (1):
- - finalists in 1996
- - semi-finalists in 2000
UEFA club coefficient ranking [edit]
(As of 22 November 2012), Source: uefa.com website
Notable players [edit]
Former players [edit]
Player stats [edit]
Appearances [edit]
Coaches [edit]
Captains [edit]
Player's name in bold when Standard won the title
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