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.
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | László Bölöni |
| First Division | 1st |
| Champions League | Final Qualifying Round |
| Belgian Cup | Round of 32 |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | Dieumerci Mbokani (16) |
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
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Defenders
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Dante
Thomas Phibel
Alexandre Jansen Da Silva
Mohamed Sarr- Digão
Oguchi Onyewu
Tomislav Mikulić-
Marcos Camozzato 
Landry Mulemo- Marco Ingrao
- Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielders
edit- Réginal Goreux
- Wilfried Dalmat
- Jonathan Walasiak
- Axel Witsel
- Steven Defour (C)
Salim Tuama- Benjamin Nicaise
- Marouane Fellaini
Mehdi Carcela
