Standard Liège is a football club from the city of Liege, Belgium. The team was established in 1898 by the students of the Saint-Servais High School. The side participates in the first division since 1921 which is the longest run in the top flight among any other Belgian teams. In 1923 the club became Royal Standard Club Liégeois.
In 1951 Standard won its first silverware in the shape of the Belgian Cup. Four years later Standard became the national champion. The successful period continued when in the 1960s the side won three titles of the national championship, one Belgian Cup and reached the semifinal of the Champions Cup. Late 1960s and early 1970s was time Standard dominated in the Belgian championship, claiming the title three times in a row (1969, 1970, 1971), as well as winning the 1973 National Cup.
During the 1980s the team collected its 8th and 9th titles, Standard also performed successfully in the European competitions, progressing to the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1982 where they lost to Barcelona 2–1.
On April 20, 2008 the side grabbed their 10th Belgian League title.
The nickname of the team is Les Rouches (The Reds).
The home ground of the team is Stade Maurice Dufrasne that can sit up to 30,023 football fans.
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№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
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1 | Guillermo Ochoa | goalkeeper |
92 |
38 years | 73 kg | 183 cm | Mexico |
2 | Mehdi Carcela-González | midfielder |
9 |
34 years | 69 kg | 176 cm | Morocco |
3 | Maxime Lestienne | midfielder |
3 |
31 years | 63 kg | 176 cm | Belgium |
4 | Réginal Goreux | defender |
3 |
36 years | 175 cm | Haiti | |
5 | Orlando Sá | forward |
1 |
35 years | 89 kg | 186 cm | Portugal |
6 | Carlinhos | defender |
0 |
29 years | 179 cm | Brazil | |
7 | Sébastien Pocognoli | defender |
0 |
36 years | 75 kg | 181 cm | Belgium |
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