ring ▁( ), ▁often ▁simply ▁known ▁as ▁L ier se , ▁was ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁professional ▁football ▁club ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁L ier ▁in ▁the ▁Ant werp ▁province . ▁L ier se ▁have ▁won ▁four ▁championship ▁titles ▁and ▁two ▁Belg ian ▁Cu ps . ▁L ier se ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁Belg ian ▁clubs ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁group ▁stage , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁And er lecht , ▁Club ▁Bru g ge , ▁Gen k , ▁Standard ▁Li ège ▁and ▁K AA ▁Gent . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁they ▁first ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 – 2 8 . ▁L ier se ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁division ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁winning ▁two ▁titles ▁and ▁finishing ▁only ▁four ▁times ▁outside ▁the ▁top ▁five . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 4 8 ▁season , ▁they ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁division . ▁L ier se ▁enjoyed ▁two ▁more ▁sp ells ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁level , ▁each ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁championship ▁win ▁( between ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ). ▁L ier se ▁spent ▁five ▁more ▁years ▁in ▁first ▁division ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁and ▁