SERAING — brief dossier (around the 1995/96 season)

• Club identity: R.F.C. Seraing (commonly called Seraing) is a Belgian club from the town of Seraing, in the Liège region. Historically the club played home matches at the Stade du Pairay.
• League context (mid‑1990s): In the mid‑1990s Seraing were competing in the Belgian national league system and moved between the top two divisions in that era. Exact divisional status, league position and cup progress for 1995/96 should be confirmed from season records.
• Coach — Manuel Ferreira: Some archival references list a Manuel Ferreira as the club’s coach around the mid‑1990s. Publicly available online season databases and contemporary press are the best way to confirm precise dates, full name spelling, and his staff/tenure details, since coverage and indexing for lower‑profile appointments from that time can be sparse or inconsistent.

What can be compiled and where to verify

• Season squad list (players, positions, shirt numbers)
• Fixture list, match results and league table for 1995/96
• Cup results (Belgian Cup) and any notable friendlies
• Managerial timeline and confirmation of Manuel Ferreira’s exact role and dates
• Contemporary press reports (match reports, interviews) from local papers such as La Meuse / L’Avenir and national sports press

Recommended primary sources to check (archives & databases)

• RSSSF (Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation) — season-by-season Belgian league tables and results
• WorldFootball.net and Footballdatabase.eu — club season pages and manager lists
• Transfermarkt — squad, transfers, and manager history (user‑maintained but detailed)
• Royal Belgian FA (URBSFA/KBVB) archives — official match and registration records
• Local newspaper archives (La Meuse, L’Avenir) and national sports press from 1995–96 for match reports and announcements
• National or regional libraries and digitized newspaper collections for contemporary coverage

Next step (available deliverable): I can compile a detailed season dossier for Seraing 1995/96 — including confirmed manager tenure, full squad, match results, league position and primary source citations — by extracting information from the databases and archives listed above and presenting it in one consolidated report.