2021–22 Standard Liège season

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Standard Liège
season
ChairmanBruno Venanzi
ManagerMbaye Leye
StadiumStade Maurice Dufrasne
Belgian First Division A6th
Belgian CupPre-season
Top goalscorerLeague:
Klauss (2)
All:
Klauss (2)
Highest home attendance9,000
(vs. Genk, 23 July 2021)
Lowest home attendance8,038
(vs. Antwerp, 8 August 2021)
Biggest win2–1
(vs. Zulte Waregem, 1 August 2021)
Biggest defeat2–5
(vs. Antwerp, 8 August 2021)
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The 2021–22 season is the 118th season in the existence of Standard Liège and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Standard Liège are participating in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 14 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Jean-François Gillet
3 DF Belgium BEL Zinho Vanheusden
5 DF France FRA Moussa Sissako
6 DF Belgium BEL Noë Dussenne
7 FW Croatia CRO Duje Čop
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Gojko Cimirot
9 FW Belgium BEL Obbi Oularé
10 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Carcela
11 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD William Balikwisha
12 MF France FRA Eddy Sylvestre
13 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD John Nekadio
14 FW Brazil BRA Klauss (on loan from Hoffenheim)
15 MF Israel ISR Eden Shamir
16 GK Belgium BEL Arnaud Bodart
17 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jackson Muleka
19 MF Morocco MAR Selim Amallah
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Merveille Bokadi
21 DF Cameroon CMR Collins Fai
22 MF Belgium BEL Maxime Lestienne
23 FW Burkina Faso BFA Abdoul Tapsoba
24 DF France FRA Nicolas Gavory
26 MF Belgium BEL Nicolas Raskin
27 DF Luxembourg LUX Laurent Jans
28 MF Belgium BEL Samuel Bastien
29 MF Belgium BEL Joachim Carcela
30 GK Belgium BEL Laurent Henkinet
31 FW Belgium BEL Mitchy Ntelo
32 MF Belgium BEL Michel-Ange Balikwisha
33 DF Belgium BEL Damjan Pavlovic
34 DF Cyprus CYP Konstantinos Laifis
41 DF Belgium BEL Hugo Siquet
42 DF Belgium BEL Allan Delferrière

Transfers[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 1–3 Belgium Union Rochefortoise Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Note: Four halves of 30 minutes.
30 June 2021 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 0–0 Belgium Union SG Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus
3 July 2021 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 3–2 Belgium Cercle Brugge Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
7 July 2021 Friendly Lens France 1–1 Belgium Standard Liège Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre
10 July 2021 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 2–2 Belgium KV Mechelen Liège, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus
17 July 2021 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 3–3 France Rennes Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 23 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 5 3 1 1 7 7 +0 060.00
Belgian Cup TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 5 3 1 1 7 7 +0 060.00

Last updated: 21 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A[]

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian First Division A

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge 7 4 2 1 15 11 +4 14 Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I[a]
2 Union SG 7 4 1 2 14 6 +8 13 Qualification for the Play-offs I
3 Standard Liège 7 4 1 2 8 11 −3 13
4 Charleroi 7 3 4 0 15 8 +7 13
5 Genk 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 Qualification for the Play-offs II
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs or for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League through the 2021–22 Belgian Cup.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 3 1 1 7 7  0 10 1 1 1 4 6  −2 2 0 0 3 1  +2

Last updated: 21 August 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round[]

Round123456
GroundHAHAH
ResultDWLWW
Position114127
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[3]

23 July 2021 1 Standard de Liège 1–1 Genk Liège
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
1 August 2021 2 Zulte Waregem 1–2 Standard de Liège Waregem
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Elindus Arena
Attendance: 4,124
Referee:
8 August 2021 3 Standard de Liège 2–5 Antwerp Liège
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 8,038
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
15 August 2021 4 Beerschot 0–1 Standard de Liège Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kielstadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
20 August 2021 5 Standard de Liège 1–0 KV Oostende Liège
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Referee: Lawrence Visser

Belgian Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Joueurs" [Players] (in French). Standard Liège.
  2. ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Associtation Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.
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