Editing Standard Liège (section)

==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> 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]].

[[File:Standard liege flag.jpg|thumb|left|Flag waving at the [[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]]]]
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.{{cn|date=October 2017}}

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>

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 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"/>