▁highest ▁level ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁history . ▁This ▁first ▁spell ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁tier ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁successful ▁immediately ▁as ▁L ier se ▁became ▁champions ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁seasons ▁that ▁followed ▁they ▁finished ▁only ▁ 1 ▁time ▁outside ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 , ▁becoming ▁runner ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁championship ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁( uno fficial ▁due ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II ) ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁factors ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁Bernard ▁Voor ho of , ▁who ▁scored ▁ 3 5 0 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 5 2 9 ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁He ▁was ▁voted ▁" L ier se ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁century " ▁when ▁the ▁club ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Until ▁now ▁Voor ho of ▁is ▁also ▁still ▁the ▁to ps cor er ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ium ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 6 1 ▁matches ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁players ▁world wide ▁to ▁have ▁competed ▁in ▁all ▁ 3 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cu ps ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁World ▁War ▁had ▁its ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁club ▁though . ▁▁ 2 ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁club , ▁national ▁goal keeper ▁Fr ans