: ▁Ger ard ▁Qu a ey ha eg ens ▁as ▁chairman , ▁Gust ▁van ▁den ▁Ro ye ▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁Georges ▁Pe eters ▁as ▁Tre as urer . ▁Graf ▁Mar n ix ▁de ▁Sainte - Al deg onde ▁agreed ▁to ▁become ▁honor ary ▁chairman . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁foundation , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁L ier se ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Belg ian ▁Football ▁Association , ▁where ▁it ▁started ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁lowest ▁tier ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁Football . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁the ▁club ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁impact ▁in ▁Belg ian ▁football , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁club ▁ever ▁out ▁a ▁regional ▁league ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Cup . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁clim bed ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁football . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁after ▁winning ▁a ▁national ▁play - off ▁round ▁L ier se ▁gained ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁levels ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁Football , ▁which ▁they ▁would ▁never ▁leave ▁until ▁present . ▁▁ 1 9 2 7 – 1 9 4 8 : ▁First ▁spell ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁ ▁Five ▁years ▁after ▁reaching ▁the ▁national ▁levels , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁L ier se ▁became ▁champions ▁in ▁division ▁ 1 ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁football , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 ▁points ▁advantage ▁over ▁R SC ▁And er lecht . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁L ier se ▁succeeded ▁promotion ▁to ▁the