Standard Liège's first game in European football came in the 1958–59 season in the European Cup against Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. Over two legs, Liège won 6–3 on aggregate. Since that time, Liège have participated in multiple European competitions. Their best success came in the 1981–82 season when they reached the final of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup to face off against Barcelona with the ending result of 2–1 loss. In 1996, they took part in the UEFA Intertoto Cup where they reached the finals to face off against Karlsruher SC of Germany. Over two legs, Liège won the first game at home 1–0. In the second game away, they lost 3–1 which was a 3–2 loss on aggregate.

European record

Matches SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg.Ref1958–59European CupQ Heart of Midlothian5–11–26–3R1 Sporting CP3–23–06–2QF Reims2–00–32–31961–62European CupQ Fredrikstad FK2–12–04–1R1 FC Haka Valkeakoski5–12–07–1QF Rangers4–10–24–3SF Real Madrid0–40–20–61963–64European CupQ IFK Norrköping1–00–21–21965–66Cup Winners' CupR1 Cardiff City2–11–03–1R2 Liverpool1–31–22–51966–67UEFA Cup Winners' CupQ Valur1–18–19–2R1 Apollon Limassol5–11–06–1R2 Chemie Leipzig1–21–02–2QF Raba ETO Győr1–22–02–2SF Bayern Munich0–21–31–51967–68UEFA Cup Winners' CupR1 Altay Izmir3–20–03–2R2 Aberdeen3–00–23–2QF Milan1–11–12–21968–69Inter-Cities Fairs CupR1 Leeds United0–02–32–31969–70European CupR1 17 Nëntori Tirana3–01–14–1R2 Real Madrid1–03–24–2QF Leeds United0–10–10–21970–71European CupR1 Rosenborg2–05–07–0R2 Legia Warsaw1–00–21–21971–72European CupR1 Linfield2–03–25–2R2 CSKA Moscow0–12–02–1QF Internazionale0–12–12–21972–73UEFA Cup Winners' CupR1 Sparta Prague1–02–43–41973–74UEFA CupR1 Ards2–36–18–4R2 Universitatea Craiova2–01–13–1R3 Feyenoord1–32–03–31977–78UEFA CupR1 Slavia Prague1–02–33–3R2 AEK Athens2–24–16–3R3 Carl Zeiss Jena0–21–21–41978–79UEFA CupR1 Dundee United1–00–01–0R2 Manchester City0–42–02–41979–80UEFA CupR1 Glenavon1–01–02–0R2 Napoli2–11–13–2R3 Zbrojovska Brno1–22–33–51980–81UEFA CupR1 Steaua Bucharest1–12–13–2R2 1. FC Kaiserslautern2–12–14–2R3 Dynamo Dresden1–14–15–2QF 1. FC Köln0–02–32–31981–82UEFA Cup Winners' CupR1 Floriana3–19–012–1R2 Vasas Budapest2–02–14–1QF Porto2–02–24–2SF Dinamo Tbilisi1–01–02–0F Barcelona1–21982–83European CupR1 Raba ETO Győr5–00–35–3R2 Juventus1–10–21–31983–84European CupR1 Athlone Town3–28–211–4R2 Dundee United0–00–40–41984–85UEFA CupR1 Glentoran1–12–03–1R2 1. FC Köln0–21–21–41986–87UEFA CupR1 NK Rijeka1–01–11–1R2 FC Swarovski Tirol1–23–24–41992–93UEFA CupR1 Portadown5–00–05–0R2 Heart of Midlothian1–01–02–0R3 Auxerre2–21–23–41993–94UEFA Cup Winners' CupR1 Cardiff City5–23–18–3R2 Arsenal0–30–70–101995–96UEFA CupR1 Vitória SC1–30–01–31996UEFA Intertoto CupGroup Cliftonville3–0 Hapoel Haifa2–2 VfB Stuttgart2–0 Aalborg BK1–0SF Nantes2–11–03–1F Karlsruher SC1–01–32–31997UEFA Intertoto CupGroup FC Aarau0–0 Cork City0–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva0–0 1. FC Köln1–12000UEFA Intertoto CupR1 Dinamo Tbilisi2–21–13–3R2 Perugia2–11–13–2R3 Austria Salzburg3–11–14–2SF VfB Stuttgart1–10–11–12001–02UEFA CupQ FK Vardar3–03–16–1R1 Strasbourg2–02–24–2R2 Bordeaux0–20–20–42004–05UEFA CupR1 VfL Bochum0–01–11–1 (a)Group Steaua Bucharest0–2 Parma2–1 Beşiktaş1–1 Athletic Bilbao1–72006–07UEFA Champions League3Q Steaua Bucharest2–21–23–42006–07UEFA CupR1 Celta Vigo0–10–30–42007–08UEFA CupQ2 UN Käerjeng 973–01–04–0R1 Zenit Saint Petersburg0–31–11–42008–09UEFA Champions LeagueQ3 Liverpool0–00–1 2008–09UEFA CupR1 Everton2–22–14–3Group Sevilla1–0 Partizan1–0 Sampdoria3–0 VfB Stuttgart0–3R32 Braga0–31–11–42009–10UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Arsenal2–30–2 AZ1–11–1 Olympiacos1–22–02009–10UEFA Europa LeagueR32 Red Bull Salzburg3–20–03–2R16 Panathinaikos3–11–04–1QF Hamburger SV1–21–32–52011–12UEFA Champions LeagueQ3 Zürich1–10–11–22011–12UEFA Europa LeaguePO Helsingborgs IF1–03–14–1Group Copenhagen3–01–0 Hannover 960–02–0 Vorskla Poltava0–03–1R32 Wisła Kraków1–10–01–1R16 Hannover 962–20–42–62013–14UEFA Europa LeagueQR2 KR3–13–16–2QR3 Xanthi2–12–14–2POR Minsk2–03–15–1Group Esbjerg1–21–2 Elfsborg1–31–1 Red Bull Salzburg1–31–22014–15CLQ3 Panathinaikos0–01–21–2POR Zenit SP0–10–30–42014–15ELGroup Rijeka2–00–2 Feyenoord0–31–2 Sevilla0–01–32015–16UEFA Europa LeagueQR3 Željezničar2–11–03–1POR Molde3–10–23–3 (a)2016–17UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Panathinaikos2–23–0 Celta Vigo1–11–1 Ajax1–10–12018–19UEFA Champions LeagueQ3 Ajax2–20–32–52018–19UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Sevilla1–01–5 Krasnodar2–11–2 Akhisar Belediyespor2–10–02019–20UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Vitória Guimaraes2–01–1 Eintracht Frankfurt2–11–2 Arsenal2–20–42020–21UEFA Europa LeagueQ2 Bala Town2–0Q3 Vojvodina2–1 PO Fehérvár3–1Group Benfica2–20–3 Rangers0–22–3 Lech Poznań2–11–3

Notes

Summary of best results From the quarter-finals upwards:

(2 finals)

European Cup/UEFA Champions League:

semi-finalists in 1962 quarter-finalists in 1959, 1970 and 1972

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1):

finalists in 1982 semi-finalists in 1967 quarter-finalists in 1968

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:

quarter-finalists in 1981 and 2010

UEFA Intertoto Cup (1):

finalists in 1996 semi-finalists in 2000

References

External links Royal Standard de Liège @ UEFA.com