Stade Maurice Dufrasne

The Stade Maurice Dufrasne (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis dyfʁan]) is a football stadium in Liège, Belgium. The stadium holds 27,670 people.^[2] It is also known as Stade de Sclessin, from the name of the quarter of Liège where it is located, and is the home stadium of Standard Liège. Belgium have also played here, notably against Estonia in September 2008 in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier and against Gibraltar on 31 August 2017 in a World Cup Qualifier. The stadium hosted one Euro 1972 match and three Euro 2000 matches.

Full name

Stade Maurice Dufrasne

LocationLiège, Belgium

Capacity27,670^[1] (limited capacity),
30,023 (maximum capacity)

Opened1909

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Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Sclessin
Stade Maurice Dufrasne before a 2007 home game
Interactive map of Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Full name	Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Location	Liège, Belgium
Capacity	27,670[1] (limited capacity), 30,023 (maximum capacity)
Construction
Opened	1909
Renovated	1985, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2006, 2012
Tenants
Standard Liège

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The stadium's namesake, Maurice Dufrasne, was Chairman of Royal Standard de Liège from 1909 (when the stadium was built) until 1931. He was known to take players to his home and cook them a meal if they played well, especially at home fixtures.