2021–22 Standard Liège season

Standard Liège
2021–22 season
Chairman	Bruno Venanzi
Manager	Mbaye Leye; (until 5 October); Luka Elsner; (from 7 October until 20 April)
Stadium	Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Belgian First Division A	14th
Belgian Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Denis Drăguș (6); All: ; Denis Drăguș (6)
Highest home attendance	9,000 ; (vs. Genk, 23 July 2021)
Lowest home attendance	8,038 ; (vs. Antwerp, 8 August 2021)
Biggest win	2–1 ; (vs. Zulte Waregem, 1 August 2021)
Biggest defeat	2–5 ; (vs. Antwerp, 8 August 2021)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 118th season in the existence of Standard Liège and the club's 100th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Standard Liège participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	BEL	Gilles Dewaele
4	DF	SRB	Damjan Pavlović
5	DF	MLI	Moussa Sissako
6	DF	BEL	Noë Dussenne
7	FW	ROU	Denis Drăguș
8	MF	BIH	Gojko Cimirot
10	MF	MAR	Mehdi Carcela
13	MF	BEL	Joachim Van Damme
14	DF	FRA	Niels Nkounkou (on loan from Everton)
15	MF	BEL	Daouda Peeters (on loan from Juventus)
16	GK	BEL	Arnaud Bodart
18	FW	BEL	Renaud Emond
19	MF	MAR	Selim Amallah
20	MF	COD	Merveille Bokadi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	BFA	Abdoul Tapsoba
24	MF	FRA	Mathieu Cafaro
26	MF	BEL	Nicolas Raskin
28	MF	COD	Samuel Bastien
30	GK	BEL	Laurent Henkinet
31	DF	BEL	Alexandro Calut
33	DF	BEL	Nathan Ngoy
34	DF	CYP	Konstantinos Laifis
37	MF	BEL	Olivier Dumont
38	FW	BEL	Cihan Çanak
40	GK	BEL	Matthieu Epolo
41	FW	MAR	Camil Mmaee
—	FW	MNE	Aleksandar Boljević

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BEL	Fostave Mabani (at MVV)
—	MF	ISR	Eden Shamir (at Maccabi Tel Aviv)
—	FW	URU	Felipe Avenatti (at K Beerschot VA)
—	FW	NOR	Aron Dønnum (at Vålerenga)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	COD	Jackson Muleka (at Kasımpaşa)
—	FW	BEL	Mitchy Ntelo (at MVV)
—	FW	FRA	Eddy Sylvestre (at Pau FC)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly	Standard Liège	1–3	Union Rochefortoise	Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Note: Four halves of 30 minutes.

30 June 2021 Friendly	Standard Liège	0–0	Union SG	Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

3 July 2021 Friendly	Standard Liège	3–2	Cercle Brugge	Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

7 July 2021 Friendly	Lens	1–1	Standard Liège	Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre

10 July 2021 Friendly	Standard Liège	2–2	KV Mechelen	Liège, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Drăguș 30' Klauss 46'		Hairemans 7' Walsh 29'	Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

17 July 2021 Friendly	Standard Liège	3–3	Rennes	Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Klauss 22' (pen.), 45+2' Raskin 41'		Bourigeaud 69' (pen.) Abline 74' Tait 90'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

24 July 2021 Friendly	Heist	1–3	Standard Liège	Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: KSK Heist Terrein 3

7 January 2022 Friendly	Standard Liège	2–2	Liège	Liège, Belgium
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	23 July 2021	10 April 2022	Matchday 1	14th	34	9	9	16	32	51	−19	026.47
Belgian Cup	26 October 2021	22 December 2021	Sixth round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
Total					37	11	9	17	36	54	−18	029.73

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Oostende	34	10	7	17	34	61	−27	37
13	Kortrijk	34	9	10	15	43	48	−5	37
14	Standard Liège	34	9	9	16	32	51	−19	36
15	Eupen	34	8	8	18	37	61	−24	32
16	Zulte Waregem	34	8	8	18	42	69	−27	32

Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[1]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	9	9	16	32	51	−19	36	3	5	9	15	26	−11	6	4	7	17	25	−8

Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L
Position	12	3	12	7	3	6	3	7	11	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	10	11	12	15	14	14	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	14

Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.^[2]

23 July 2021 1	Standard Liège	1–1	Genk	Liège
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sissako 32' Laifis 69'	Report	Heynen 55' Paintsil 88' Bongonda 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

1 August 2021 2	Zulte Waregem	1–2	Standard Liège	Waregem
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sissako 74'	Report	Klauss 59' (pen.) Tapsoba 89'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

8 August 2021 3	Standard Liège	2–5	Antwerp	Liège
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sissako 39' Bastien 49' Muleka 55' Drăguș 77' Pavlovic 80'	Report	Frey 6', 37', 59', 61', 68' Seck 8' Benson 44' De Laet 79' B. Verstraete 80' Gerkens 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 8,038 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

15 August 2021 4	Beerschot	0–1	Standard Liège	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Klauss 64'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

20 August 2021 5	Standard Liège	1–0	Oostende	Liège
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Amallah 78'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 16,261 Referee: Lawrence Visser

28 August 2021 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–0	Standard Liège	Brussels
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Nielsen 23', 75' Vanzeir 39', 52', 71'	Report	Peeters 22' Al Dakhil 53' Rafia 70' Amallah 87' Klauss 91'	Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 6,255 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

12 September 2021 7	Seraing	0–1	Standard Liège	Seraing
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Amallah 21'	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

19 September 2021 8	Standard Liège	0–1	Anderlecht	Liège
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Al-Dakhil 7' Klauss 37' Nkounkou 67' Amallah 84' Fai 84'	Report	Gómez 9' Refaelov 12' Harwood-Bellis 24' Ashimeru 90' Zirkzee 90'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

25 September 2021 9	Standard Liège	1–2	Sint-Truiden	Liège
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 20,456 Referee: Wim Smet

1 October 2021 10	Mechelen	3–1	Standard Liège	Mechelen
CEST (UTC+2)	Cuypers 4' Mrabti 10' (pen.) Walsh 18'	Report	Drăguș 82'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 15,067 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

16 October 2021 11	Standard Liège	2–2	OH Leuven	Liège
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tapsoba 39' Drăguș 50'	Report	Mercier 90+6' Kaba 90+9'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 18,645 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

23 October 2021 12	Cercle Brugge	1–1	Standard Liège	Bruges
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Daland 16'	Report	Bastien 4'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 3,552 Referee: Jan Boterberg

30 October 2021 13	Standard Liège	1–1	Kortrijk	Liège
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bokadi 82'	Report	Moreno 52'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 16,852 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

7 November 2021 14	Club Brugge	2–2	Standard Liège	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dost 15' De Ketelaere 35'	Report	Dønnum 39' Dussenne 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 26,305 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

20 November 2021 15	Standard Liège	1–0	Eupen	Liège
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Raskin 16' Agbadou 45+2' (o.g.)	Report	N'Dri 53' Keita 90'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 16,341 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

28 November 2021 16	Gent	3–1	Standard Liège	Ghent
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tissoudali 22', 67' Siquet 57' (o.g.)	Report	Dønnum 68'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 18,120 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

5 December 2021 17	Standard Liège	0–3	Charleroi	Liège
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Nicholson 22', 57' Knežević 38'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 22,512 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

12 December 2021 18	Antwerp	2–3	Standard Liège	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Seck 45+3' Yusuf 49' Nainggolan 64' Engels 66', 90+12' Balikwisha 77' Bataille 90+2' Butez 90+6'	Report	Fai 27' Amallah 45+3' Dussenne 55' Laifis 57' Raskin 55' Bokadi 64' Carcela 87' Muleka 90' Pavlović 90+2' Nkounkou 90+12'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 10,980 Referee: Lawrence Visser

19 December 2021 20	OH Leuven	2–1	Standard Liège	Leuven
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Maertens 15', 38'	Report	Fai 90+4'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 4,820 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

26 December 2021 21	Standard Liège	0–1	Zulte Waregem	Liège
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Fai 49' 88'	Report	Gano 55' Boya 81'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

16 January 2022 22	Anderlecht	1–1	Standard Liège	Anderlecht
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Verschaeren 32'	Report	Drăguș 86'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

23 January 2022 23	Standard Liège	2–2	Club Brugge	Liège
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Cafaro 10' Emond 48'	Report	Dost 40', 59'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

26 January 2022 24	Eupen	0–2	Standard Liège	Eupen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Emond 45' Drăguș 90'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet

30 January 2022 25	Standard Liège	1–2	Mechelen	Liège
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Cafaro 44'	Report	Mrabti 49' Storm 90'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 10,286 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

5 February 2022 26	Standard Liège	1–1	Cercle Brugge	Liège
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Raskin 55'	Report	Hotić 44'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

13 February 2022 27	Genk	2–0	Standard Liège	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bongonda 44' Onuachu 53'	Report		Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 13,581 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

19 February 2022 28	Oostende	1–0	Standard Liège	Ostend
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Santos 28' Capon 62'	Report	Emond 26' Cafaro 34' Raskin 53' Bokadi 81' Nkounkou 86'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

27 February 2022 29	Standard Liège	0–1	Gent	Liège
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Tissoudali 88'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

2 March 2022 19	Standard Liège	1–0	Beerschot	Liège
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Drăguș 34'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 9,423 Referee: Christof Dierick

6 March 2022 30	Charleroi	0–0	Standard Liège	Charleroi
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

13 March 2022 31	Standard Liège	0–1	Seraing	Liège
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bernier 55'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 16,167 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

20 March 2022 32	Kortrijk	0–1	Standard Liège	Kortrijk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Amallah 77'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 6,576 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

3 April 2022 33	Standard Liège	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liège
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sissako 24'	Report	Teuma 9' Nieuwkoop 70' Nielsen 83'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 21,367 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

10 April 2022 34	Sint-Truiden	3–0	Standard Liège	Sint-Truiden
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hara 22' Hayashi 28' Klauss 77'	Report		Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 10,076 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Belgian Cup

26 October 2021 Sixth round	Excel Mouscron	0–1	Standard Liège	Mouscron
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Klauss 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

2 December 2021 Seventh round	Standard Liège	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Beerschot	Liège
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Muleka 97' Bokadi 119'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Kevin Van Damme

22 December 2021 Quarter-finals	Gent	3–1	Standard Liège	Ghent
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kums 8' Tissoudali 53', 90+2'	Report	Dønnum 46'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Jonathan Lardot

References

^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.

[1] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[2] "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.

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