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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.
RFC Liège Club, the first Belgian Champion in 1896. Alfred Wahl, La balle au pied : Histoire du football (p. 53), "Découvertes Gallimard" collection (vol. 83).. The city of Liège was introduced to football at the end of the 19th century by English workers, and the Parc de la Boverie, which housed a velodrome, quickly became the home for the first football players in the region. [1]
The 2024–25 season is the 127th season in the history of Standard Liège, and the club's 65th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Belgian Cup .
The 'Classico': Anderlecht vs. Standard Liège [1] The Topper: R.S.C. Anderlecht–Club Brugge KV rivalry: Anderlecht vs. Club Brugge. The Battle of Flanders: Club Brugge vs. Gent. Named after the Battle of Flanders, a name given to several historic actual battles fought in the region, during World War I. [2]
The Meuse rises in Pouilly-en-Bassigny, commune of Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse on the Langres plateau in France from where it flows northwards past Sedan (the head of navigation) and Charleville-Mézières into Belgium. [13] At Namur it is joined by the Sambre. Beyond Namur the Meuse winds eastwards and passes Liège before turning north.
Steelmaking along the Meuse at Ougrée, near Liège. The sillon industriel was the first fully industrialized area in continental Europe, [2] experiencing its first industrialisation wave from 1800 to 1820. [3] Its industry brought much wealth to Belgium, and it was the economic core of the country.
Namur is an important commercial and industrial centre, located on the Walloon industrial backbone, the Sambre and Meuse valley. It produces machinery, leather goods, metals and porcelain. [ 6 ] Its railway station is also an important junction situated on the north–south line between Brussels and Luxembourg City , and the east–west line ...
K.A.S. Eupen (short for Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen, English: Royal General Sports Association Eupen, simply referred to as Eupen) is a Belgian professional association football club located in Eupen, Province of Liège, which currently plays in the Belgian Pro League, the top tier of Belgian football. The club was formed on 9 ...