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Standard Liège’s stadium was first opened in 1909 and was immediately named in honour of the club’s fifth president Maurice Dufrasne who oversaw the club’s move to the new ground and would be in charge for the next twenty years until 1931. Initially consisting of a few poor quality stands, Maurice Dufrasne oversaw the stadium’s growth to a 20,000 capacity stadium by 1925 and helped set the standard of expansion with a further 10,000 seats added in 1940. By 1971 Stade Dufrasne’s highest capacity was reached when it could accommodate 43,000 seated fans with the priority then changed towards modernisation in the 1980s, and 1990s with each three out of four stands being completely rebuilt. Galvanised by the Euro 2000 Tournament which Belgium was co-hosted with Netherlands, the stadium was transformed into a state of the art 27,500 capacity all seater stadium. Stade Maurice Dufrasne hosted three group games including Norway against Yugoslavia and Denmark against Czech Republic. In 2009 Standard Liège again wished to develop their stadium with a view to host a major sporting tournament such as the 2018 World Cup but this time Belgium were unsuccessful. As a result the redevelopment plans were scaled down from 50,000 to around 40,000. The ground is commonly known , and more often than not referred to by fans as Stade de Sclessin after the district in which Liege and the stadium is located. Situated in an industrial area next to steel mills, the ground is sometimes known as “Sclessin Caludron” with fans drawing comparisons between the melting of metal and the intense fiery atmosphere inside Stade Maurice Dufrasne on matchdays.

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Rue de la Centrale 2, 4000 Liège, Belgium