2008–09 Standard Liège season

Standard Liège won their tenth ever league title, thanks to a playoff victory against Anderlecht, having 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

• Anthony Moris
• Sinan Bolat
• Rorys Aragón

Defenders

• Thomas Phibel
• Alexandre Jansen Da Silva
• Mohamed Sarr
• Digão
• Oguchi Onyewu
• Tomislav Mikulić
• Marcos Camozzato
• Landry Mulemo
• Marco Ingrao
• Eliaquim Mangala

Midfielders

• Réginal Goreux
• Wilfried Dalmat
• Jonathan Walasiak
• Axel Witsel
• Steven Defour (C)
• Salim Tuama
• Benjamin Nicaise
• Marouane Fellaini
• Mehdi Carcela

Attackers

• Milan Jovanović
• Cyriac
• Dieumerci Mbokani
• Igor de Camargo
• Leon Benko
• Christian Benteke

Sources

• Soccerway - Belgium - Standard de Liège (for results)