RFC Liège
| Full name | Royal Football Club de Liège | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Sang et Marine (The Blood and Marine) | ||
| Founded | 1892 | ||
| Ground | Stade de Rocourt, Liège | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Chairman | Jean-Paul Lacomble | ||
| Manager | Gaëtan Englebert | ||
| League | Challenger Pro League | ||
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League, 9th of 16 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Royal Football Club de Liège (more commonly known as RFC Liège) is a professional football club based in Liège, capital of Liège Province, Belgium. The team currently play in Challenger Pro League, the second tier in Belgian football. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation (founded 1895), and the club was the first Belgian champion in history (5 Championships & 1 Cup). The 'philosophy' of the club is based on integration of local young players and on popular and faithful support. The club was also known for being 'homeless' between 1995 and 2015, but is now playing on its own ground in the Rocourt area of Liège.
In 1990, FC Liège precipitated a ground-breaking ruling for European football, when its refusal to release Jean-Marc Bosman after his contract ran out led to the Bosman ruling, a European Court of Justice decision that caused major changes to the structure of European football.