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| Full name | Royal Football Club de Liège | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Sang et Marine (The Blood and Marine) |
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| Founded | 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stade de la rue Gilles Magnée, Ans (Capacity 2,500 (500 seats)) |
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| Chairman | Jules Dethier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Raphaël Quaranta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Belgian Third Division B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Belgian Third Division B, 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ans ( Anse in Walloon) is a small Belgian Municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the The Belgian Third Division counts two leagues ( A and B) at the same level The Belgian Third Division B is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third The Belgian Third Division counts two leagues ( A and B) at the same level The Belgian Third Division B is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third F. C. de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch It currently plays in the Belgian Third division B. Its matricule is the n°4. The club is perhaps best-known today for its refusal to release Jean-Marc Bosman after his contract ran out in 1990, which in turn led to the Bosman ruling, a European Court of Justice decision that caused major changes to the structure of European football. Jean-Marc Bosman (born October 30, 1964) is a former Belgian footballer, whose Judicial challenge of the football transfer rules The following are the association football events of the year 1990 throughout the world The Bosman ruling (Union Royal Belges des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL & others v This article refers to the European Union court not the European Court of Human Rights of the Council of Europe The Court of Justice
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History
It was founded in 1892 as Liège Football Club and became a member of the Belgian Football Association as Football Club Liégeois when it was founded in 1895. The following are the Association football events of the year 1892 throughout the world The Belgian Football Association ( KBVB/URBSFA) ( Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond, French: Union Royale Belge des Societes de Football The following are the Association football events of the year 1895 throughout the world The club is the first Belgian Champion (1896). The following are the Association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world In 1920 the prefix Royal was added to the name of the club that already had won 3 championships. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1920 throughout the world In 1952 and 1953, the RFC Liège won two more championships, being at that time the only team which was able to contest the undisputed domination of Anderlecht. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels Between 1965 and 1985, there were poor results, and the club survived with the help of his own tradition: young players coming from inside the club, and faithful supporters. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
At the end of the 1980s, the RFC Liège played in European competitions (notably against Benfica, Juventus, Rapid Vienna, Hibs, Werder Bremen and Athletic Bilbao) and also won a Belgian Cup in 1990. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The Belgian Cup (Coupe de Belgique Beker van België is the main knockout football competition in Belgium. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Unfortunately, after that, bankruptcy was inevitable, and the stadium was sold and destroyed to build a movie theatre. The team joined with R.F.C. Tilleur-Saint-Nicolas, (a team from the suburb of Liège) in 1995, to become R. RFC Tilleur-Saint-Nicolas was a Belgian Football club from the municipality of Tilleur in the Liège suburb Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Tilleur F. C. de Liège.
The club went down from the first division (which it hadn't left since 1945) to the third division. The Belgian First Division, also known as Jupiler Pro League (it is sponsored by InBev, the makers of Jupiler) is the top competition in Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Belgian Third Division counts two leagues ( A and B) at the same level The word Tilleur was finally excluded from the team name in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Since 1995, the club is moving between the second and fourth divisions, with a title of 3rd division Champions in 1996. The Belgian Second Division, also known as EXQI League (it is sponsored by commercial broadcaster Euro1080, who have a Culture The Belgian Promotion is the lowest nationwide division in Belgian football. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
Stadium
The stadium of the club is currently located rue Gilles Magnée, in Ans where a temporary stand was built. Ans ( Anse in Walloon) is a small Belgian Municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. The new stadium will be ready for the 2006-07 season. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Current squad
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Trivia
RFC de Liège other "names" are: Liège, RFC Liège, RTFCL, Football Club Liégeois, Club Luik (in Dutch), FC Liegi (Italian), FC Lieja (Spanish) and FC Lüttich (German). For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
Former Players
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Jean-Marc Bosman
Ian Hamilton (1983-85) 48 apps 6 goals
Victor Ikpeba- Sunday Oliseh
- Benoît Thans
Honours
- Belgian First Division:
- Winners (5): 1895-96, 1897-98, 1898-99, 1951-52, 1952-53
- Runners-up (3): 1896-97, 1958-59, 1960-61
- Belgian Cup:
- Winners (1): 1989-90
- Runners-up (1): 1986-87
- Belgian Second Division:
- Winners (3): 1911-12, 1922-23, 1943-44
- Belgian Third Division:
- Winners (2): 1942-43, 1995-96, 2007-2008
References
- (French) Official website
- (French) Unofficial website
- (French) Club history website
- (French) statistics website
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