R.F.C. de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. 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.

1 History
2 Stadium
3 Current squad
4 Trivia
5 Former Players
6 Honours
7 References

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 club is the first Belgian Champion (1896). In 1920 the prefix Royal was added to the name of the club that already had won 3 championships. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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 word Tilleur was finally excluded from the team name in 2000. Since 1995, the club is moving between the second and fourth divisions, with a title of 3rd division Champions in 1996.

Stadium

The stadium of the club is currently located rue Gilles Magnée, in Ans where a temporary stand was built. The new stadium will be ready for the 2006-07 season.

Current squad

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Ludovic Govoni
		DF	Arnaud Winandts
		DF	Gaëtan Audoor
		DF	Stéphane Callegari
		DF	Nicolas Lacroix
		MF	Geert Thijs
		MF	Jean-Sébastien Legros
		MF	Christophe Kinet
		MF	Serge Djamba-Shango
		FW	Joseph Zappia
		FW	Guillaume Legros
		GK	Kevin Aerts
		DF	Nicolas Lapaix
		MF	Ludovic Lambert

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Eladio Ramirez
		FW	Benjamin Maréchal
		DF	David Aktan
		DF	Jâcques Ciammaglichella
		DF	Sébastien Dubois
		DF	Christophe Bouzid
		MF	Geoffrey Lizen
		MF	Maté Marin
		MF	Davy Heymans
		MF	Sébastien Gonzatti
		FW	Giresse Mwemwe
		FW	Yassine Neetens
		FW	Phillipe Nizet
		DF	Benoit Sotteau

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).

Former Players

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

Belgian Second Division, 2008-09

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Football in Belgium

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Jupiler League	Belgium U-21 Youth	Cup
Second division	Women	Supercup
Third division (A, B)	List of clubs	Golden Shoe
Promotion (A, B, C, D)	List of venues	Professional football awards

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