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{{Short description|Belgian association football club}}
{{about|the men's football team|the women's team|Standard Liège (women)}}
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| fullname = Royal Standard de Liège
| nickname = ''Les Rouches'' (The Reds)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1898}}
| ground = [[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]]
| capacity = 27,670<ref>[http://standard.be/fr/infos-sur-le-stade/ Stade Maurice Dufrasne] standard.be (last view on 19 October 2017)</ref>
| owner = [[777 Partners]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Mircea Rednic]]
| league = [[Belgian Pro League]]
| season = [[2023–24 Belgian Pro League|2023–24]]
| position = Belgian Pro League, 12th of 16
| current = 2024–25 Standard Liège season
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'''Royal Standard de Liège''', commonly referred to as '''Standard Liège''' ({{langx|fr|Standard de Liège}} {{IPA|fr|stɑ̃daʁ d(ə) ljɛʒ|}}; {{langx|nl|Standard Luik}} {{IPA|nl|ˈstɑndɑrt ˈlœyk|}}; {{langx|de|Standard Lüttich}} {{IPA|de|ˈstandaʁt ˈlʏtɪç, ˈʃtan-|}}) or simply '''Standard''' in Belgium, is a Belgian professional [[association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Liège]].

They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won the [[Belgian football champions|Belgian league]] on ten occasions, most recently in [[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2007–08]] and [[2008–09 Belgian First Division|2008–09]]. They have been in the top flight without interruption since 1921, longer than any other Belgian side. They have also won eight [[Belgian Cup]]s, and in [[1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981–82]] they reached the final of the [[1982 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|European Cup Winners' Cup]], which they lost 2–1 against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1982/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226035114/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1982/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 December 2014 |title=1982: Villa victorious in Europe |work=UEFA |access-date=29 October 2014 }}</ref>

Standard players are nicknamed ''les Rouches'' {{IPA|fr|le ʁuʃ|}} because of their red jerseys. The French word for red, ''rouge'', when pronounced with a Liège accent, sounds like ''rouche''.

In March 2022, Standard Liège was acquired by US-based private investment firm [[777 Partners]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://insidersport.com/2022/03/14/777-partners-complete-takeover-of-belgian-club-standard-liege/|title=777 Partners complete takeover of Belgian club Standard Liege|work=Insider Sport|access-date=26 December 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2024 it was announced that 777 Partners were declared bankrupt by a London court, making the future ownership unclear.

==History==
On the first day of school in September 1898, the pupils of [[Collège Saint-Servais (Liège)|Collège Saint-Servais]] in Liège started a football club, which they called Standard of Liège in reference to [[Standard Athletic Club]] of [[Paris]].<ref name="Rebel Ultras History">{{cite web|url=http://rebelultras.com/2014/01/29/history-of-standard/ |title=History of Standard de Liège |work=Rebel Ultras |access-date=6 November 2014 }}</ref> Standard, whose official name is Royal Standard Club of Liège, was based in Cointe and Grivegnée before settling permanently in 1909 in [[Sclessin]], an industrial neighbourhood in Liège.<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /> Standard initially joined the Belgian First League in 1909 before returning to the lower leagues a few years later. The club then gained promotion back to the top division in 1921 and has never been relegated since.<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /><ref>B. Dubois, Th. Evens, Ph. Leruth, ''1892–1992 : La jeunesse centenaire. Livre officiel du Centenaire du Royal Football Club Liégeois''. Bruxelles, Labor, 1992, {{p.|276}}.</ref>
[[File: Standard de Liège (ancien logo).svg|thumb|160px|Club crest from 1923–1952]]
Shortly after World War II, [[Roger Petit]], a former player and team captain, became general secretary of the club. Petit worked alongside President [[Henrard Paul]] to establish Standard among the elite of Belgian football. In 1954, Standard won their first club trophy, the [[Belgian Cup]], which was soon followed by a first national title in [[1957–58 Belgian First Division|1957–58]].

At European level, in the 1960s, the club reached the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] in [[1961–62 European Cup|1961–62]], falling to beaten finalists [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] 0–6 on aggregate,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1961/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228135143/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1961/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2014 |title=1961/62 Winners: SL Benfica |work=UEFA |access-date=6 November 2014 }}</ref> and the same stage of the Cup Winners' Cup in the year [[1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup|1966–67]], losing to eventual champions [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1966/intro.html |title=1966/67: Bayern exploit home advantage |work=UEFA |access-date=6 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630104154/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1966/intro.html |archive-date=30 June 2010}}</ref> 
[[File:Standaard_Luik_tegen_Real_Madrid_beide_elftallen_en_Koning_Boudewijn_tijdens_wed,_Bestanddeelnr_913-7603.jpg|thumb|260px|Standard faced [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in the semi-finals of the [[1961–62 European Cup]].]]
The 1960s and early 1970s brought much success to the club, as Standard won six Belgian First Division titles, two Belgian Cups and a [[Belgian League Cup|League Cup]].

Driven by the [[Austria]]n [[Ernst Happel]], Standard won the Belgian Cup again in 1981. The following year, [[Raymond Goethals]] took control of the team. Playing by the "Raymond Science" philosophy of football, the club was twice the champions of Belgium, twice winners of the Belgian Supercup (in three appearances) and reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in [[1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup|1982]]. Standard played against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the [[1982 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|final]] at the [[Camp Nou]] on 12 May 1982, losing the match 1–2 to the Spaniards.<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/1982-barca-wins-its-second-european-cup-winners-cup-at-the-camp-nou |title=1982. Barça Wins its Second European Cup Winners' Cup at the Camp Nou |work=FC Barcelona |access-date=6 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107063729/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/1982-barca-wins-its-second-european-cup-winners-cup-at-the-camp-nou |archive-date=7 November 2014}}</ref>

In 1984, these exploits were tainted by the revelation of the {{ill|Standard-Waterschei Affair|fr|Affaire Standard-Waterschei}}. Just days before the match against Barcelona, to secure the championship of Belgium and guard against last minute injuries, Standard had approached [[Roland Janssen]], the captain of [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk|Thor Waterschei]], to ensure that Thor players threw the final game of the season.<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /> This scandal involved several players, including [[Eric Gerets]], and coach [[Raymond Goethals]], who fled to Portugal to escape suspension.<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /> In compensation the Standard players gave their game bonuses to the Waterschei players.<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /> Following the scandal, Standard was deprived of many of its playing staff due to long-term suspensions and it took the club several years to recover from the incident.

On 6 June 1993, Standard won the Belgian Cup for the fifth time in its history, defeating [[Robert Waseige]]'s [[Charleroi SC|Charleroi]] at the [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]] in [[Brussels]].<ref name="Standard History">{{cite web |url=http://www.standard.be/club/l-histoire-du-standard/histoire.htm?lng=en#.VFGdHYvF8z4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228071714/http://www.standard.be/club/l-histoire-du-standard/histoire.htm?lng=en#.VFGdHYvF8z4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2013 |title=Once Upon A Time... |work=Standard |access-date=29 October 2014 }}</ref> This led to another appearance in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], ending in a record 10–0 aggregate defeat to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]— having lost 3–0 at [[Highbury]] in [[London]], Standard were humiliated 0–7 in the second leg at home.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=European Competitions 1994-95 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199495.html#cwc |url-status= |access-date= |work=rsssf.org |language=}}</ref>

Following the scandal of 1982, it took 25 years before Standard won the Belgium Championship again, lifting the title on 20 April 2008.<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /> The club won the Belgian league again the following year, securing the club's tenth league title on 24 May 2009 after a home-and-away game against rivals [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref name="Rebel Ultras History" /> Standard won the national cup once more in [[2010–11 Belgian Cup|2011]], defeating [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] 2–0 in the [[2011 Belgian Cup Final|final]] at the [[King Baudouin Stadium]] on 21 May 2011.<ref name="Standard History" /> The club was bought by businessman [[Roland Duchatelet]] on 23 June 2011,<ref name="Belgian Waffle">{{cite web |url=http://thebelgianwaffle.co.uk/roland-duchatelet-named-new-owner-of-standard-liege/ |title=Roland Duchâtelet takes over Standard Liège |work=The Belgian Waffle |date=23 June 2011 |access-date=6 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107020757/http://thebelgianwaffle.co.uk/roland-duchatelet-named-new-owner-of-standard-liege/ |archive-date=7 November 2014}}</ref> who then took over [[English football league system|English]] club [[Charlton F.C.|Charlton]] in December 2013, creating an affiliation between the two clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/14/charlton-athletic-roland-duchatelet-standard-liege |title=Charlton's new owner hell-bent on raising standards at The Valley |work=The Guardian |date=14 February 2014 |access-date=6 November 2014 }}</ref>
[[File:Standard liege flag.jpg|thumb|left|Flag waving at the [[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]]]]
On 20 October 2014, [[Guy Luzon]] resigned as manager of Standard with the club sitting in 12th position in the [[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|Pro League standings]] and having taken only two points from three [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] matches.<ref name="Luzon resigns">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/021a-0e8d18a297bf-4e881272d6da-1000--luzon-steps-down-at-standard/ |title=Luzon steps down at Standard |work=UEFA |date=20 October 2014 |access-date=6 November 2014 }}</ref> Luzon later [[2005–06 Belgian First Division|became]] head coach of Charlton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/guy-luzon-appointed-as-charlton-head-coach-2200684.aspx |title=Guy Luzon appointed as Head Coach at Charlton Athletic |access-date=7 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910120025/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/guy-luzon-appointed-as-charlton-head-coach-2200684.aspx |archive-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> Assistant and former midfielder [[Ivan Vukomanović]] took over as caretaker-manager.<ref name="Luzon resigns" />

===Golden Shoe===
On nine occasions, Standard players have won the [[Belgian Golden Shoe]] as the best player in the domestic league.<ref name="Standard Domestic Trophies">{{cite web |url=http://www.standard.be/club/l-histoire-du-standard/palmares.htm?lng=en#.VFGa0YvF8z4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331004852/http://www.standard.be/club/l-histoire-du-standard/palmares.htm?lng=en#.VFGa0YvF8z4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 March 2014 |title=Trophies |work=Standard |access-date=29 October 2014 }}</ref> [[Jean Nicolay]] won the award in 1963, [[Wilfried Van Moer]] in 1969 and 1970, [[Christian Piot]] in 1972, [[Eric Gerets]] in 1982, [[Sérgio Conceição]] in 2005, [[Steven Defour]] in 2007, [[Axel Witsel]] in 2008 and [[Milan Jovanović (footballer, born 1981)|Milan Jovanović]] in 2009.<ref name="Standard Domestic Trophies"/>

== Stadium ==
[[File:Standard_Liege02.jpg|thumb|260px|The stadium before a game in the [[2005–06 Belgian First Division|2005–06 season]].]]
The stadium is popularly called Sclessin. That is not the official name, but [[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]]. [[Sclessin]] is the district where the stadium is located. Maurice Dufrasne was the fifth chairman of Standard. He was also the driving force behind the move of Standard from [[Grivegnée]] to Sclessin. It was opened in 1909. Initially it was just a field, players had to change in a nearby pub.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Stade de Sclessin |url=https://www.stadiumguide.com/sclessin/ |website=stadiumguide.com |language=}}</ref>

A year later a first stand was built. By 1924 the club could accommodate 24,000 spectators. Around 1970 it reached its maximum capacity with 43,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Stade Maurice Dufrasne (Sclessin) |url=https://www.santosfootballplanet.nl/europa/belgie/luik/stade-maurice-dufrasne-sclessin/ |url-status= |access-date= |work=santosfootballplanet.nlsclessin/ |language=nl}}</ref>

Sclessin received a new main stand in 1985, and seven years later, in 1992, works started on the stand at the opposite side. Both ends got redeveloped in the late 1990s in preparation of the [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000 tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2022 |title=Stadion Sclessin / Maurice Dufrasnestadion – Standard Luik |url=https://www.stadionkoorts.nl/stadion-sclessin-maurice-dufrasnestadion-%E2%80%93-standard-luik |website=stadionkoorts.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

== Rivalries ==
[[File:Derby de Wallonie 1.jpg|thumb|260px|Standard fan group, prior to a 2017 derby match against [[Royal Charleroi S.C.|Royal Charleroi]].]]
Standard Liège supporters share a fierce rivalry with [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|RSC Anderlecht]], dubbed the Belgian "[[El Clásico|Clasico]]".<ref name=sofoot178773>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/la-belgique-aussi-a-son-classico-178773.html|title=La Belgique aussi a son classico|website=SOFOOT.com|date=20 December 2013 |language=fr|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref> The rivalry not only reflects the traditional geographical one between the two cities of Liège and [[Brussels]], but also a class divide, with Anderlecht being perceived as the team of the bourgeois elite and Standard, based in an industrial district, as the workers club. The two teams were also the two most successful teams in Belgium for long periods until the emergence of [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]].<ref name=sofoot178773 /> Many players have played for both clubs, most notably Standard title winning captain [[Steven Defour]], who when returning to Sclessin under Anderlecht's purple colours was greeted with a large ''[[tifo]]'' with his head decapitated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lalibre.be/sports/football/defour-decapite-par-les-supporters-du-standard-le-tifo-qui-choque-et-scandalise-photos-54c4f1d73570af82d51045d8|title=Defour "décapité" par les supporters du Standard: le tifo qui choque et scandalise (Photos)|last=Libre.be|first=La|date=25 January 2015|website=www.lalibre.be|language=fr|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>

Standard also has a traditional city derbies with [[R.F.C. Seraing (1922)|RFC Seraing]] and [[RFC Liège]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/rfc-liege-le-geant-endormi-444919.html|title=RFC Liège : Le géant endormi|website=SOFOOT.com|date=2 July 2017 |language=fr|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref> In recent years, they have also developed a rivalry with fellow [[Walloons|Walloon]] club [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]], with several matches having been stopped due to crowd disturbances between the two sets of supporters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/division-1a/charleroi-standard-arrete-a-cause-des-supporters-une-forte-amende-et-pas-de-point-pour-les-deux-clubs-video-photos-5843165ccd707c9b300ea9cf|title=Charleroi-Standard arrêté à cause des supporters: une forte amende et pas de point pour les deux clubs? (VIDEO + PHOTOS)|last=DH.be|date=4 December 2016|website=www.dhnet.be|language=fr|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>

Matches with Limburgish clubs [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]] and [[Sint-Truidense V.V.|STVV]] also are characterised with heightened tensions. This is due to the proximity of Genk and Sint-Truiden with the city of Liège and the historical ties of the mining and steel industries of these regions in Belgium. The rivalry between Standard and Racing Genk was fueled by the events of 17 May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2019-02-08/overzicht-deze-duels-tussen-genk-en-standard-zullen-we-nooit-vergeten|title=? Fantastic Five: Deze duels tussen Genk en Standard zullen we nooit vergeten |date=8 February 2019 }}</ref> In this title match Standard winger [[Mehdi Carcela]] was hit in the face with a tackle by Genk defender [[Chris Mavinga]]. Carcela lost consciousness and was subbed off. Mavinga was not sent off after his reckless intervention. Genk went on to win the title with 1–1 draw, but it left many Standard fans with a sour taste.

==Honours==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|+Standard Liège honours
!style="width: 10%;"|Type
!style="width: 10%;"|Competition
!style="width: 5%;"|Titles
!style="width: 30%;"|Seasons
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''Domestic'''
! scope=col|[[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]]
|'''10'''
|
[[1957–58 Belgian First Division|1957–58]], 
[[1960–61 Belgian First Division|1960–61]], 
[[1962–63 Belgian First Division|1962–63]], 
[[1968–69 Belgian First Division|1968–69]], 
[[1969–70 Belgian First Division|1969–70]], 
[[1970–71 Belgian First Division|1970–71]], 
[[1981–82 Belgian First Division|1981–82]], 
[[1982–83 Belgian First Division|1982–83]], 
[[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2007–08]], 
[[2008–09 Belgian First Division|2008–09]]
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palmarès {{!}} Standard de Liège |url=https://standard.be/fr/palmares |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=standard.be}}</ref>
|-
! scope=col| [[Belgian Cup]]
|'''8''' 
|
1953–54, 
1965–66, 
1966–67, 
1980–81, 
[[1992–93 Belgian Cup|1992–93]], [[2010–11 Belgian Cup|2010–11]], [[2015–16 Belgian Cup|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Belgian Cup|2017–18]]
|-
! scope=col| [[Belgian League Cup]]
|'''1'''
|
1975
|-
! scope=col| [[Belgian Supercup]]
|'''4''' 
|
1981, 
1983, 
[[2008 Belgian Super Cup|2008]], [[2009 Belgian Super Cup|2009]]
|}

===Continental===
*'''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]'''<ref name="UEFA R. Standard de Liège profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52165--standard-liege/ |title=R. Standard de Liège |work=UEFA |access-date=6 November 2014 }}</ref>
**''Runners-up (1):'' [[1982 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1981–82]]
*'''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]'''<ref name="UEFA R. Standard de Liège profile" />
**''Runners-up (1):'' [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996|1996]]

===Invitational===
*'''[[Amsterdam Tournament]]:'''
**Runners-up (1): 1981
*'''[[Mohammed V Cup]]:'''
**'''Champions (1):''' 1986

==European record==
{{main|Standard Liège in European football}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! A
! GP
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
|-
| [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup / UEFA Champions League]]
| 14
| 58
| 25
| 10
| 23
| 87
| 73
|-
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
| 6
| 36
| 19
| 5
| 12
| 68
| 49
|-
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League]]
| 23
| 139
| 59
| 35
| 45
| 193
| 182
|-
| [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| 3
| 20
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 25
| 16
|}

A = appearances, GP = games played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.

===Summary of best results===
From the quarter-finals upwards:

*'''[[European Cup]]/[[UEFA Champions League]]:'''
::Semifinalists in [[1961–62 European Cup|1962]]
::Quarterfinalists in [[1958–59 European Cup|1959]], [[1969–70 European Cup|1970]] and [[1971–72 European Cup|1972]]

*'''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] (1):'''
::Runners-up in [[1982 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1982]]
::Semifinalists in [[1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup|1967]]
::Quarterfinalists in [[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup|1968]]

*'''[[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]:'''
::Quarterfinalists in [[1980–81 UEFA Cup|1981]] and [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2010]]

*'''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] (1):'''
::Runners-up in [[1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1996]]
::Semifinalists in [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2000]]

=== UEFA coefficient ===

{{further|UEFA coefficient}}

''Correct as of 21 May 2025.''<ref>{{cite web|publisher = [[UEFA]]|title = Club coefficients|url = https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2025 |access-date = 24 May 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Team
! Points
|-
|140|| align="left" |{{flagicon|EST}} [[FC Flora]]||11.500
|-
|141|| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.R.C. Genk]]||11.370
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="font-weight:bold"
|142|| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège||11.370
|-
|143|| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Royal Charleroi S.C.]]||11.370
|-
|144|| align="left" |{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Pafos FC]]||11.250
|}

==Players==

===Current squad===
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{{Fs player|no=30|pos=GK|nat=BEL|name=[[Laurent Henkinet]]}}
{{Fs player|no=40|pos=GK|nat=BEL|name=[[Matthieu Epolo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|pos=DF|nat=HUN|name=[[Attila Szalai]]|other=<small>on loan from [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|Hoffenheim]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=44|pos=DF|nat=SCO|name=[[David Bates (footballer)|David Bates]]}}
{{Fs player|no=51|pos=DF|nat=BEL|name=[[Lucas Noubi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=54|pos=DF|nat=BEL|name=[[Alexandro Calut]]}}
{{Fs player|no=55|pos=MF|nat=MAR|name=[[Brahim Ghalidi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=BEN|name=[[Andreas Hountondji]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Burnley FC|Burnley]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=88|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Henry Lawrence (footballer)|Henry Lawrence]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|pos=GK|nat=BEL|name=Tom Poitoux}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=CHI|pos=DF|name=[[Nayel Mehssatou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|name=Adnane Abid|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=GER|name=[[Tobias Mohr]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===SL16 FC===
SL16 FC is the reserve/U23 squad of Standard that plays in the third-tier [[Belgian National Division 1]].
{{updated|24 July 2024}}

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=MAR|name=Samy Tory}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=SEN|name=Birame Diaw}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=CRO|name=Mate Šimičić}}
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=Steeven Assengue}}
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=Noah Sy}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=[[Adrien Giunta]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=HOL|name=Junior van Beveren}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=FW|nat=BEL|name=Amine Benfriha}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=BEL|name=Matteo Godfroid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=GK|nat=BEL|name=Noah Radelet}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=[[Noah Makembo-Ntemo]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=Rabby Mateta Pepa}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=DF|nat=BEL|name=Thiago Paulo da Silva}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=DF|nat=BEL|name=Oscar Olivier}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=DF|nat=BEL|name=Noah Dodeigne}}
{{Fs player|no=32|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=Afonso N'Salambi}}
{{Fs player|no=35|pos=FW|nat=BEL|name=[[René Mitongo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|pos=MF|nat=BEL|name=Gabriel Pires de Carvalho}}
{{Fs player|no=42|pos=FW|nat=MAR|name=Anisse Brrou}}
{{Fs player|no=46|pos=MF|nat=LUX|name=[[Rayan Berberi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=90|pos=DF|nat=GER|name=Faroukou Cissé}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=BEL|name=Elias Mago}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=CIV|name=[[Souleyman Doumbia]]|other={{small|to [[Charlotte FC|Charlotte]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=MLI|name=[[Moussa Djenepo]]|other={{small|to [[Antalyaspor]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=DRC|name=[[Noah Mawete|Noah Mawete Kinsiona]]|other={{small|to [[Lierse Kempenzonen]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=RWA|name=[[Hakim Sahabo]]|other={{small|to [[K Beerschot VA|Beerschot]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=FRA|name=[[Grejohn Kyei]]|other={{small|to [[Royal Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs end}}

==Notable players==
{{See also|List of Royal Standard de Liège players}}

===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Standard career
!Apps
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Guy Hellers]]
|1983–2000
|474
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Gilbert Bodart]]
|1981–96, 1997–98
|469
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Guy Vandersmissen]]
|1978–91
|465
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Léon Semmeling]]
|1959–74
|449
|}

===Most goals===
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Standard career
!Goals (App.)
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Capelle (footballer)|Jean Capelle]]
|1929–44
|245 (285)
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Roger Claessen]]
|1956–68
|161 (229)
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Gillis]]
|1919–35
|124 (275)
|}

===Captains===
Player's name in bold when Standard won the title

{| style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap;"
| style="vertical-align: top;" |
* '''1939–43''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Roger Petit]]
* '''1943–53''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Fernand Massay]]
* '''1953–54''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Fernand Blaise]]
* '''1954–55''':
* '''1955–56''':
* '''1956–57''':
* '''1957–62''': '''{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Denis Houf]]'''
* '''1962–63''':
* '''1963–64''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marcel Paeschen]]
* '''1964–65''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Nicolay]]
* '''1965–66''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Lucien Spronck]]
* '''1966–72''': '''{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Léon Semmeling]]'''
* '''1972–74''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Thissen]]
| style="width: 50px;" | &nbsp;
| style="vertical-align: top;" |
* '''1974–76''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wilfried Van Moer]]
* '''1976–77''':
* '''1977–78''':
* '''1978–79''':
* '''1979–80''':
* '''1980–83''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eric Gerets]]
* '''1983–84''':
* '''1984–85''':
* '''1985–86''':
* '''1986–87''':
* '''1987–88''':
* '''1988–90''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Guy Vandersmissen]]
* '''1990–91''':
| style="width: 50px;" | &nbsp;
| style="vertical-align: top;" |
* '''1991–92''':
* '''1992–96''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Gilbert Bodart]]
* '''1996–99''': {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Guy Hellers]]
* '''1999–02''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Didier Ernst]]
* '''2002–04''': {{flagicon|SER}} [[Ivica Dragutinović]]
* '''2004–05''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eric Deflandre]]
* '''2005–07''': {{flagicon|POR}} [[Sérgio Conceição]]
* '''2007–11''': '''{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Steven Defour]]'''
* '''2011–15''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jelle Van Damme]]
* '''2015–16''': {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Adrien Trebel]]
* '''2016–18''': {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Alexander Scholz]]
* '''2018–19''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sébastien Pocognoli]]
* '''2019–21''': {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Zinho Vanheusden]]
| style="width: 50px;" | &nbsp;
| style="vertical-align: top;" |
* '''2021–22''':  {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Konstantinos Laifis]]
* '''2022–25''':  {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Arnaud Bodart]]
|}

==Club officials==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
| Press Officer ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Olivier Smeets
|-
| Global Sports Director ||{{flagicon|GER}} Johannes Spors
|-
| Sporting director ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Fergal Harkin]]
|-
| Head coach ||{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Leko]]
|-
| First-team coach ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Frazer Robertson]]
|-
| First-team coach ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Geoffrey Valenne
|-
| Goalkeeping coach ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean-François Gillet]] 
|-
| Fitness coach ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Léo Djaoui <br/> {{flagicon|BEL}}  Renaat Philippaerts <br/> {{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin Miny
|-
| Video analysis manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Kirby 
|-
| Video analyst ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Lovic Mandela Sound
|-
| Team Doctor ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Bertrand Vanden Bulck
|-
| Physiotherapist ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Ludovic Depreter
|-
| Team Manager ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Piero Rossi
|-
| Player Liaison Officer ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Ricardo Carvalho
|}

==Coaches==
{|
|-
|  style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Name
|-
| July 1912&nbsp;– June 1916
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charles Bunyan, Sr.]]
|-
| July 1916&nbsp;– June 1922
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Camille Van Hoorden|Camille van Hoorden]]
|-
| July 1922&nbsp;– June 1924
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lamport (football coach)|Lamport]] <br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pierre Kogel]]
|-
| July 1924&nbsp;– June 1930
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Percy Wilding Hartley]]
|-
| July 1930&nbsp;– June 1932
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Grisard]]
|-
| July 1932&nbsp;– June 1935
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Percy Wilding Hartley]]
|-
| July 1935&nbsp;– June 1936
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Dupont (footballer)|Jean Dupont]]
|-
| July 1936&nbsp;– March 1937
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Percy Wilding Hartley]]
|-
| April 1937&nbsp;– Nov 1938
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Emile Riff]]
|-
| Dec 1938&nbsp;– June 1939
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Dupont (footballer)|Jean Dupont]]
|-
| July 1939&nbsp;– June 1940
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Grisard]]
|-
| July 1940&nbsp;– June 1942
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[René Dohet]]
|-
| July 1942&nbsp;– June 1945
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Fernand Wertz]]
|-
| July 1945&nbsp;– June 1950
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marcelin Waroux]]
|-
| July 1950&nbsp;– June 1951
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Antoine Basleer]]
|-
| July 1951&nbsp;– June 1953
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Grisard]]
|-
| July 1953&nbsp;– June 1958
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[André Riou]]
|-
| July 1958&nbsp;– June 1961
| {{flagicon|Hungarian People's Republic}} [[Géza Kalocsay]]
|-
|}

|  style="vertical-align:top;"|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Name

|-
| July 1961&nbsp;– June 1963
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Prouff]]
|-
| July 1963&nbsp;– Nov 1964
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Auguste Jordan]]
|-
| Dec 1964&nbsp;– June 1968
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Milorad Pavić (footballer)|Milorad Pavić]]
|-
| July 1968&nbsp;– June 1973
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Hauss]]
|-
| July 1973&nbsp;– Oct 1973
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vlatko Marković]]
|-
| Nov 1973&nbsp;– June 1974
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Ned Bulatović]]
|-
| July 1974&nbsp;– Dec 1975
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Cor van der Hart]]
|-
| Jan 1976&nbsp;– June 1976
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Lempereur]] <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucien Leduc]]
|-
| July 1976&nbsp;– June 1979
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Robert Waseige]]
|-
| July 1979&nbsp;– June 1981
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Ernst Happel]]
|-
| July 1981&nbsp;– Feb 1984
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Raymond Goethals]]
|-
| March 1984&nbsp;– June 1984
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Léon Semmeling]]
|-
| July 1984&nbsp;– April 1985
| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Louis Pilot]]
|-
| May 1985&nbsp;– Feb 1987
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Milorad Pavić (footballer)|Milorad Pavić]]
|-
| Feb 1986&nbsp;– June 1987
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Helmut Graf]]
|-
| July 1987&nbsp;– Sept 1987
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[René Desaeyere]]
|-
| Oct 1987&nbsp;– March 1988
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Milorad Pavić (footballer)|Milorad Pavić]]
|-
| April 1988&nbsp;– June 1988
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jozef Vliers]]
|-
|}

|  style="vertical-align:top;"|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Name
|-
| July 1988&nbsp;– June 1989
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Urbain Braems]]
|-
| July 1989&nbsp;– June 1991
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Georg Kessler]]
|-
| July 1991&nbsp;– Dec 1993
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Arie Haan]]
|-
| Jan 1994&nbsp;– June 1994
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[René Vandereycken]]
|-
| July 1994&nbsp;– June 1996
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Robert Waseige]]
|-
| July 1996&nbsp;– June 1997
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jos Daerden]]
|-
| Jul 1997&nbsp;– Oct 1997
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aad de Mos]]
|-
| Nov 1997&nbsp;– March 1998
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Daniel Boccar]]
|-
| April 1998&nbsp;– June 1998
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Peruzović]]
|-
| July 1998&nbsp;– Sept 1999
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Tomislav Ivić]]
|-
| Oct 1999&nbsp;– Dec 1999
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Željko Mijač]]
|-
| Jan 2000&nbsp;– May 2000
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Thissen]] <br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Henri Depireux]]
|-
| May 2000&nbsp;– Dec 2000
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Tomislav Ivić]]
|-
| Dec 2000&nbsp;– Jan 2001
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dominique D'Onofrio]] <br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Christian Labarbe]]
|-
| Jan 2001&nbsp;– June 2002
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel Preud'homme]]
|-
| Jun 2002&nbsp;– Oct 2002
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Robert Waseige]]
|-
| Oct 2002&nbsp;– June 2006
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dominique D'Onofrio]]
|-
|}

|  style="vertical-align:top;"|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Name
|-
| Jul 2006&nbsp;– Sep 2006
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Boskamp]]
|-
| Sept 2006&nbsp;– June 2008
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel Preud'homme]]
|-
| June 2008&nbsp;– Feb 2010
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[László Bölöni]]
|-
| Feb 2010&nbsp;– June 2011
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dominique D'Onofrio]]
|-
| July 2011&nbsp;– May 2012
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[José Riga]]
|-
| May 2012&nbsp;– Oct 2012
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ron Jans]]
|-
| Oct 2012&nbsp;– May 2013
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Mircea Rednic]]
|-
| May 2013&nbsp;– Oct 2014
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Guy Luzon]]
|-
| Nov 2014&nbsp;– Feb 2015
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ivan Vukomanović]]
|-
| Feb 2015&nbsp;– Jun 2015
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[José Riga]]
|-
| Jun 2015&nbsp;– Aug 2015
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Slavoljub Muslin]]
|-
| Sep 2015&nbsp;– Sep 2016
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Yannick Ferrera]]
|-
| Sep 2016&nbsp;– Apr 2017
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Janković]]
|-
| Apr 2017&nbsp;– May 2017
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[José Jeunechamps]]
|-
| June 2017&nbsp;– May 2018
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ricardo Sá Pinto]]
|-
| June 2018&nbsp;– Jun 2020
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel Preud'homme]]
|-
| June 2020&nbsp;–  Dec 2020
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Montanier]]
|-
| Dec 2020&nbsp;– Oct 2021
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Mbaye Leye]]
|-
| Oct 2021&nbsp;– April 2022
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Luka Elsner]]
|-
| June 2022&nbsp;– June 2023
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ronny Deila]]
|-
| June 2023&nbsp;– December 2023
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Carl Hoefkens]]
|-
| January 2024&nbsp;– present
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Leko]]
|}
|}

==Cultural references==
Standard Liège are mentioned in the song "This One's for Now" by the band [[Half Man Half Biscuit]] on the album ''[[Urge for Offal]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJCApRwQuNE | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/mJCApRwQuNE| archive-date=7 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=Half Man Half Biscuit - This One's for Now [Official Audio] |publisher=Half Man Half Biscuit |via=YouTube.com |date=24 August 2017 |access-date=11 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Royal Standard de Liège}}
* {{Official website|http://www.standard.be/}} {{in lang|fr|nl|en|de}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051022091326/http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=52165/domestic.html Standard Liège] at UEFA.com {{in lang|en}} (archived)
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=232 Standard Liège] at National Football Teams.com

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