2008–09 Standard Liège season

Standard Liège 2008–09 László Bölöni First Division 1st (champions) Dieumerci Mbokani (16) Champions League Final qualifying round Belgian Cup Round of 32 UEFA Cup Round of 32 2007–08 2009–10 Standard Liège won their tenth ever league title thanks to a playoff victory against Anderlecht. They finished on the same point as them with the same number of games won. Following 1-1 away from home in Brussels, Standard won 1-0 at home thanks to a penalty scored by Axel Witsel. The season also saw the club nearly qualifying for the Champions League, following two 0-0 draws against Liverpool. In the extra time, however, Dirk Kuyt scored a decisive late goal. In the UEFA Cup, where Standard dropped down to, they beat Everton in the qualifying phase, which caused Everton to pay £15 million for playmaker Marouane Fellaini, the highest ever fee paid for a Belgian player. In the UEFA Cup proper, Standard reached the Round of 32, where they were knocked out of the competition by Braga of Portugal. Squad Goalkeepers BEL Anthony Moris TURBEL Sinan Bolat ECU Rorys Aragón Defenders BRA Dante GuadeloupeFRA Thomas Phibel BELBRA Alexandre Jansen Da Silva SENBEL Mohamed Sarr BRA Digão USABEL Oguchi Onyewu CRO Tomislav Mikulić BRAITA Marcos Camozzato DR CongoBEL Landry Mulemo BEL Marco Ingrao FRA Eliaquim Mangala Midfielders BEL Réginal Goreux FRA Wilfried Dalmat BEL Jonathan Walasiak BEL Axel Witsel BEL Steven Defour (C) ISR Salim Tuama FRA Benjamin Nicaise BEL Marouane Fellaini MoroccoBEL Mehdi Carcela Attackers SER Milan Jovanović CIV Cyriac DR Congo Dieumerci Mbokani BRA Igor de Camargo CRO Leon Benko JOR Ayman Sources Soccerway - Belgium - Standard de Liège (for results) 2008–09 Category:Belgian football clubs 2008–09 season Category:2008–09 UEFA Champions League participants seasons 2008–09