Editing Standard Liège (section)

{{Short description|Belgian association football club}}
{{about|the men's football team|the women's team|Standard Liège (women)}}
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| clubname = Standard Liège
| image = Standard Liège logo.svg
| image_size = 155px
| 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 = [[Ivan Leko]]
| 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.