Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège.
The Royal Belgian Football Association is the governing body of football in Belgium. It was a founding member of FIFA in 1904 and UEFA in 1954 and was based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium. Since October 2021, the headquarters of the RBFA are located in Tubize, next to its technical centre. Its chairman is Robert Huygens.
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 2012–13 season. Charleroi was founded in 1904 and they first reached the first division in 1947–48. Their highest finish was runner-up in the 1968–69 season. They have also twice reached the Belgian Cup final, losing in 1977–78 to Beveren and in 1992–93 to Standard Liège.
K.A.S. Eupen is a Belgian professional association football club located in Eupen, Province of Liège, which currently plays in the Belgian Pro League, the top tier of Belgian football. The club was formed on 9 July 1945 through the merger of two older Eupen clubs, Jugend Eupen and FC Eupen 1920.
Abbas Bayat is an Iranian businessman. He was the chairman of Belgian football club Charleroi.
Mehdi is a common Arabic masculine given name, meaning "rightly guided". People with the name Mehdi generally originate from Iran, with other notable countries of origin being: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United States of America.
Guillaume Gillet is a Belgian professional football coach and former player.
Mehdi François Carcela-González is a former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Royal Association Athlétique Louviéroise La Louvière is a Belgian professional football club based in La Louvière, in the province of Hainaut. The club, founded in 2009 out of a merger, competes in Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
Royal Francs Borains is a football club based in Boussu, Hainaut Province, Belgium. It was founded in 1949 and its home ground is Stade Robert Urbain, which has a capacity of 6,000. The club is affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) with matricule 5192 and has green and white as club colours. They compete in the Challenger Pro League from 2023 to 2024, the second tier in Belgian football.
David Pollet is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French fourth-tier Championnat National 2 club Wasquehal. He also holds French citizenship.
Kaveh Rezaei is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sepahan and the Iran national team.
Adama Niane is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Kapaz.
Isaac Mbenza is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Charleroi. Born in France and eligible to represent DR Congo and Belgium, he has represented the latter at several youth levels.
Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Sevilla and the Belgium national team.
Kouakou Hervé Koffi is a Burkinabe professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Charleroi and the Burkina Faso national team.
Mogi Bayat, official name Arnaud Bayat, is an Iranian-French businessman. He is the head of football of the Football Club de Nantes since 2017. He is the nephew of Abbas Bayat and the brother of Mehdi Bayat.
Ken Nkuba Tshiend is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Genk.
Maxime Vandermeulen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Division 2 club Rebecq.
Mehdi Boukamir is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Charleroi. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco at youth international level.
