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Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht Club Crest
Full nameRoyal Sporting Club Anderlecht
Nickname(s)"Purple & White", "Sporting"
(Template:Lang-nl;
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FoundedMay 27, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-05-27) (creation)
1909 (registration)
GroundConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
Anderlecht, Brussels
Capacity28,063 (21,845 for European matches)[1][2]
ChairmanRoger Vanden Stock
ManagerJohn van den Brom
LeagueBelgian Pro League
2011–12Belgian Pro League, 1st

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dəʁˈlɛkt], Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑndərˌlɛçt], German: [ˈandɐˌlɛçt]) or RSCA (French pronunciation: [ˌɛʁ ɛs se ˈɑ], Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛrɛseˈjaː], German: [ˌʔɛɐ̯ ʔɛs tseː ˈʔaː]), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions (with 5 trophies) as well as in the Belgian Pro League (31 championship wins). They also have won 9 Belgian Cups. They hold the record of the most consecutive Belgian championship titles, as they are the only side to have won 5 consecutive Belgian championships between 1963–64 and 1967–68.

The club was founded in 1908, first reached the highest level in Belgian football in 1921–22, and have been playing in the first division since 1935–36. They won their first major trophy after World War II, with a championship win in 1946–47. Since then, they have never finished outside the top six of the Belgian first division. They are #12 in the all time List of UEFA club competition winners and #10 in the IFFHS continental Clubs of the 20th Century European ranking. Anderlecht are ranked 41st in the 2012 UEFA team ranking.[3] In 1986, they achieved their best UEFA ranking with a joint first place with Juventus F.C..[4]

Anderlecht have been playing their home matches in the Astrid Park in the municipality of Anderlecht since 1917. Their current stadium, Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, was first opened in 1983, and replaced the former Emile Versé Stadium. They play in purple and white outfits. They have long-standing rivalries with Club Brugge, Standard Liège and FC Brussels.

History

Main article: History of R.S.C. Anderlecht
See also: List of R.S.C. Anderlecht seasons

Founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois on May 27, 1908 by a dozen football lovers at the Concordia café (located in the Rue d'Aumale/Aumalestraat in the municipality of Anderlecht), the club beat Institut Saint-Georges in their first match by 11–8.[5] They joined the official competition in 1909–10, starting at the lowest level in the Belgian football league system, then the 3rd provincial division. In 1912–13, they gained promotion to the second-higher level of football, then named the Promotion. After only one season at that level, the championships were suspended due to World War I, and resumed in 1919–20. With the popularity of the team increasing, Anderlecht had moved to a new stadium in the Astrid Park in 1917 (then known as Meir Park). They baptized the stadium Stade Emile Versé in honor of the club's first major patron, the industrialist Emile Versé. At the end of the 1920–21 season, Anderlecht promoted to the first division for the first time in their history. In the next 14 seasons, Anderlecht was relegated 4 times (1923, 1926, 1928 and 1931) and promoted 4 times (1924, 1927, 1929, 1935), earning themselves the mockery of local rival clubs Union Saint-Gilloise and Daring Club de Bruxelles, who nicknamed them the "lift club". In 1933, 25 years after their formation, the club changed their name to Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois. Since their promotion in 1935, Anderlecht has remained at the top level of football. With Jef Mermans, a striker signed from K Tubantia FC in 1942 for a record fee of 125,000 Belgian francs, Anderlecht won their first league title in 1947. Their success increased in the following years as they won 6 more titles between 1949–50 and 1955–56 (winning three consecutive titles twice) and 2 more in 1958–59 and 1961–62. In the 1960s, under the coaching of Pierre Sinibaldi and then of Andreas Beres, the club even won 5 titles in a row (from 1963–64 to 1967–68), which is still a Belgian league record. The star of this team was Paul Van Himst (topscorer in 1965, 1967 and 1969 and Belgian Golden Shoe winner in 1960, 1961, 1965 and 1974).

Anderlecht played in the first European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1955–56, and lost both legs of their tie against Vörös Lobogo. They had to wait until the 1962–63 season to win their first European tie, with a 1–0 victory over Real Madrid, which followed a 3–3 draw in Spain. For the first time they advanced to the second round, where they beat PFC CSKA Sofia before losing to Dundee in the quarter-finals. In the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Anderlecht lost in the final against Arsenal FC. Between 1975 and 1984, Anderlecht only won one championship but they achieved considerable European success: they won the 1975–76 and 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cups against respectively West Ham United and FK Austria Wien, as well as the two subsequent European Super Cups. The 1982–83 season was a noteworthy season for the club for numerous reasons: former Anderlecht favourite Paul Van Himst was named the new coach, they won the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, and the rebuilding of the club stadium began. But in the domestic league, Anderlecht had to settle for second place behind Standard. Their bid to retain the UEFA Cup in 1983–84 failed at the final hurdle against English side Tottenham Hotspur. Anderlecht reached the final controversially by beating another English side Nottingham Forest with a debatable extra-time penalty to win 3–2 on aggregate. It was later found Anderlecht had bribed the referee the equivalent of £27,000 to ensure passage to the final.[6]

After three second-place finishes in a row, the Purple and Whites secured an easy 18th title in 1984–85, 11 points ahead of Club Brugge. In 1985–86, Anderlecht won the championship again, but this time after a two-legged play-off against Club Brugge. Anderlecht won their 20th championship on the last matchday of the 1986–87 season. They then lost key players Franky Vercauteren, Enzo Scifo (transferred in the summer of 1987) and Juan Lozano (heavily injured in a game at KSV Waregem a few months earlier).[7] A weakened team coached by Raymond Goethals finished only 4th in 1988 behind Club Brugge, Mechelen and Antwerp, but they managed to lift the Belgian Cup for the sixth time in their history, after a 2–0 victory against Standard Liège, with goals by Luc Nilis and Eddie Krnčević. The next year, Anderlecht retained the trophy with goals by Krnčević and Jankovic (again with a 2–0 win over Standard), but finished second in the championship. After his second cup win, Raymond Goethals left for Bordeaux. In the 1990s, Anderlecht reached one more European final, the 1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, that they lost to UC Sampdoria. The club then declined in European competitions, reaching only the 1990–91 and 1996–97 UEFA Cup quarter-finals as their best result. In national competitions, they won 4 championship titles and a cup. In the 2000s, Anderlecht secured 5 more Belgian champion titles, reaching a total of 29 titles in 2007, and 1 more cup. In the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, they qualified for the first time to the second round, then another group stage, where they finished 3rd of their group behind Real Madrid and Leeds United. In 2009–10, the Purple and Whites won their 30th Belgian league title. In the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League, Anderlecht made history by becoming the first Belgian team to finish the group stage of a European competition with the maximum number of points, in a group with Lokomotiv Moscow, Sturm Graz and AEK Athens. They were also the only team of that year's Europa League to achieve this feat. On 6 May 2012 Anderlecht won their 31st Belgian Championship. [8] On 22 July 2012 Anderlecht won their 10th Belgian Super Cup.[9]

Colours and badge

Anderlecht colours are purple and white, and the club's home kit is generally white with purple trim, though they did wear a black and purple home kit in the 2005–06 season, and a grey in the 2007–2008 season. In the beginning, purple was the main colour of the shirts. The motto of Anderlecht (Mens sana in corpore sano) is written on its badge as are the three letters SCA referring to the initial name of the club (Sporting Club Anderlechtois). A crown was added in 1933 following the name change to Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois. Anderlecht's colours were the inspiration for Al Ain FC's colours.

Stadium

Main article: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

RSC Anderlecht play their home matches at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium located within the Astrid Park in the municipality of Anderlecht. It currently has a capacity of 28,063 places, with 6,900 standing places, but the club has planned to extend the stadium to reach a capacity of 30,000 all-seated.[10] The works should start in 2011 and last 2 years. Anderlecht has been playing in the Astrid Park since the building of the Emile Versé Stadium in 1917. The stadium was completely rebuilt in 1983 and it was renamed in honour of the then chairman Constant Vanden Stock. Prior to 1917, the club has played on a ground in the current Rue du Serment/Eedstraat for a couple of years since 1908, then in a stadium located Rue Verheydenstraat (now Rue Démosthènestraat).[11]

Supporters

The club has had the highest average attendance in the Belgian First Division for ten years, except in 2002–03 and 2004–05 (when KRC Genk and Club Brugge respectively had higher averages). Anderlecht supporters hail from all over the country and only a minority come from the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht counts 77 fan clubs, of which five are abroad (one in France, one in Poland, one in Texas (USA) one in Montreal (Canada) and one in Sunderland (England).

Honours

Domestic

  • Belgian Cup:
    • Winners (9): 1964–65, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2007–08

International

Unofficial

European record

As of 4 December 2012.
Competition GP W D L GF GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 180 68 39 73 266 272
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 44 29 3 12 86 34
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 122 60 30 32 211 135
UEFA Super Cup 4 2 0 2 9 6

A = appearances, GP = games played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.

Matches

  • Q = qualification round
  • R = round
  • Group = group stage / Group 1 = first group stage / Group 2 = second group stage
  • 1/8 = eighth finals / 1/4 = quarter-finals / 1/2 = semi-finals
  • F = final
  • PUC = points UEFA coefficient
Season Competition Round Country Club Score PUC
1955–56 European Cup 1/8 Hungary Vörös Lobogó SE 3–6, 1–4 0.0
1956–57 European Cup Q England Manchester United 0–2, 0–10 0.0
1959–60 European Cup Q Scotland Rangers 2–5, 0–2 0.0
1962–63 European Cup Q Spain Real Madrid 3–3, 1–0 7.0
1/8 Bulgaria CDNA Sofia 2–2, 2–0
1/4 Scotland Dundee 1–4, 1–2
1964–65 European Cup Q Italy Bologna 1–0, 1–2, 0–0 2.0
1/8 England Liverpool 0–3, 0–1
1965–66 European Cup Q Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0, 5–1 8.0
1/8 Northern Ireland Derry City 9–0, w/o
1/4 Spain Real Madrid 1–0, 2–4
1966–67 European Cup 1R Finland Haka Valkeakoski 10–1, 2–0 4.0
1/8 Czech Republic Dukla Prague 1–4, 1–2
1967–68 European Cup 1R East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt 3–1, 2–1 5.0
1/8 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–3, 3–3
1968–69 European Cup 1R Northern Ireland Glentoran 3–0, 2–2 5.0
1/8 England Manchester United 0–3, 3–1
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Iceland Valur Reykjavík 6–0, 2–0 19.0
2R Northern Ireland Coleraine 6–1, 7–3
1/8 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 1–0, 2–3
1/4 England Newcastle United 2–0, 1–3
1/2 Italy Internazionale 0–1, 2–0
F England Arsenal 3–1, 0–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar 4–3, 5–4 10.0
2R Denmark AB Copenhagen 3–1, 4–0
1/8 Portugal Vitória Setúbal 2–1, 1–3
1971–72 UEFA Cup 1R Italy Bologna 1–1, 0–2 1.0
1972–73 European Cup 1R Denmark Vejle BK 4–2, 3–0 4.0
1/8 Czech Republic Spartak Trnava 0–1, 0–1
1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Switzerland Zürich 3–2, 0–1 2.0
1974–75 European Cup 1R Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–4, 3–1 5.0
1/8 Greece Olympiacos 5–1, 0–3
1/4 England Leeds United 0–3, 0–1
1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Romania Rapid Bucureşti 0–1, 2–0 16.0
1/8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borac Banja Luka 3–0, 0–1
1/4 Wales Wrexham 1–0, 1–1
1/2 East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau 3–0, 2–0
F England West Ham United 4–2
1976 UEFA Super Cup F Germany Bayern Munich 4–1, 1-2
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Netherlands Roda JC 2–1, 3–2 15.0
1/8 Turkey Galatasaray 5–1, 5–1
1/4 England Southampton 2–0, 1–2
1/2 Italy Napoli 0–1, 2–0
F Germany Hamburg 0–2
1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 6–1, 2–0 18.0
1/8 Germany Hamburg 2–1, 1–1
1/4 Portugal Porto 0–1, 3–0
1/2 Netherlands Twente 1–0, 2–0
F Austria Austria Wien 4–0
1978 UEFA Super Cup F England Liverpool 3–1, 1-2
1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Spain Barcelona 3–0, 0–3 (1–4 n.p.) 2.0
1979–80 UEFA Cup 1R Scotland Dundee United 0–0, 1–1 2.0
1980–81 UEFA Cup 1R Germany Kaiserslautern 0–1, 3–2 2.0
1981–82 European Cup 1R Poland Widzew Łódź 4–1, 2–1 14.0
1/8 Italy Juventus 3–1, 1–1
1/4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–1, 2–1
1/2 England Aston Villa 0–1, 0–0
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R Finland Koparit Kuopio 3–0, 3–1 22.0
2R Portugal Porto 4–0, 2–3
1/8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Sarajevo 6–1, 0–1
1/4 Spain Valencia 2–1, 3–1
1/2 Czech Republic FC Bohemians Praha 1–0, 3–1
F Portugal Benfica 1–0, 1–1
1983–84 UEFA Cup 1R Norway Bryne FK 3–0, 1–1 18.0
2R Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 2–0, 2–2
1/8 France Lens 1–1, 1–0
1/4 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 4–2, 0–1
1/2 England Nottingham Forest 0–2, 3–0
F England Tottenham Hotspur 1–1, 1–1 (3–4 a.p.)
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1R Germany Werder Bremen 1–0, 1–2 7.0
2R Italy Fiorentina 1–1, 6–2
1/8 Spain Real Madrid 3–0, 1–6
1985–86 European Cup 1/8 Cyprus Omonia 1–0, 3–1 10.0
1/4 Germany Bayern Munich 1–2, 2–0
1/2 Romania Steaua București 1–0, 0–3
1986–87 European Cup 1R Poland Górnik Zabrze 2–0, 1–1 7.0
1/8 Romania Steaua București 3–0, 0–1
1/4 Germany Bayern Munich 0–5, 2–2
1987–88 European Cup 1R Sweden Malmö FF 1–0, 1–1 10.0
1/8 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1, 1–0
1/4 Portugal Benfica 0–2, 1–0
1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup 1R France Metz 3–1, 2–0 4.0
1/8 Belgium KV Mechelen 0–1, 0–2
1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Northern Ireland Ballymena United 6–0, 4–0 16.0
1/8 Spain Barcelona 2–0, 1–2
1/4 Austria FC Admira/Wacker 2–0, 1–1
1/2 Romania Dinamo București 1–0, 1–0
F Italy Sampdoria 0–2
1990–91 UEFA Cup 1R Romania Petrolul Ploiești 2–0, 2–0 10.0
2R Cyprus Omonia 1–1, 3–0
1/8 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–0, 1–2
1/4 Italy Roma 0–3, 2–3
1991–92 European Cup 1R Switzerland Grasshopper 1–1, 3–0 14.0
2R Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0, 2–0
Group Greece Panathinaikos 0–0, 0–0
Group Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–3, 3–2
Group Italy Sampdoria 3–2, 0–2
1992–93 UEFA Cup 1R Scotland Hibernian 2–2, 1–1 8.0
2R Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 4–2, 3–0
1/8 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–0, 1–1
1993–94 Champions League 1R Finland HJK Helsinki 3–0, 3–0 14.0
2R Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–0, 4–2
Group Italy Milan 0–0, 0–0
Group Germany Werder Bremen 3–5, 1–2
Group Portugal Porto 1–0, 0–2
1994–95 Champions League Group Romania Steaua Bucureşti 0–0, 1–1 5.0
Group Portugal Benfica 1–3, 1–1
Group Croatia Hajduk Split 1–2, 0–0
1995–96 Champions League Q Hungary Ferencváros 0–1, 1–1 1.0
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1R Russia Alania Vladikavkaz 1–2, 4–0 9.0
2R Portugal Vitória Guimarães 1–1, 0–0
1/8 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 0–0, 1–0
1/4 Italy Internazionale 1–1, 1–2
1997–98 UEFA Cup 2Q Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 2–0, 2–0 6.0
1R Austria Austria Salzburg 3–4, 4–2
2R Germany Schalke 04 0–1, 1–2
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Moldova Tiligul Tiraspol 1–0, 5–0 4.0
2Q Croatia NK Osijek 1–3, 2–0
1R Switzerland Grasshopper 0–0, 0–2
1999–2000 UEFA Cup Q Iceland KS/Leiftur 6–1, 3–0 8.0
1R Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3–1, 3–0
2R Italy Bologna 2–1, 0–3
2000–01 Champions League 2Q Cyprus Anorthosis 4–2, 0–0 16.0
3Q Portugal Porto 1–0, 0–0
Group 1 England Manchester United 1–5, 2–1
Group 1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–0, 3–2
Group 1 Ukraine Dynamo Kiev 0–4, 4–2
Group 2 Italy Lazio 1–0, 1–2
Group 2 Spain Real Madrid 1–4, 2–0
Group 2 England Leeds United 1–2, 1–4
2001–02 Champions League 2Q Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 4–0, 2–1 7.5
3Q Sweden Halmstads BK 3–2, 1–1
Group 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1, 1–5
Group 1 Italy Roma 0–0, 1–1
Group 1 Spain Real Madrid 1–4, 0–2
2002–03 UEFA Cup 1R Norway Stabæk 0–1, 2–1 11.0
2R Denmark Midtjylland 3–1, 3–0
3R France Bordeaux 2–0, 2–2
1/8 Greece Panathinaikos 0–3, 2–0
2003–04 Champions League 2Q Romania Rapid Bucureşti 0–0, 3–2 9.5
3Q Poland Wisła Kraków 3–1, 1–0
Group France Lyon 0–1, 1–0
Group Germany Bayern Munich 1–1, 0–1
Group Scotland Celtic 1–0, 1–3
2004–05 Champions League 3Q Portugal Benfica 0–1, 3–0 4.0
Group Spain Valencia 0–2, 1–2
Group Italy Internazionale 1–3, 0–3
Group Germany Werder Bremen 1–2, 1–5
2005–06 Champions League 2Q Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 5–0, 0–1 8.0
3Q Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–1, 2–0
Group England Chelsea 0–1, 0–2
Group Spain Real Betis 0–1, 1–0
Group England Liverpool 0–1, 0–3
2006–07 Champions League Group France Lille 1–1, 2–2 7.0
Group Greece AEK Athens 1–1, 2–2
Group Italy Milan 0–1, 1–4
2007–08 Champions League 3Q Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–1, 0–2 12.0
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1R Austria Rapid Wien 1–1, 1–0
Group Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0
Group Denmark Aalborg BK 1–1
Group England Tottenham Hotspur 1–1
Group Spain Getafe 1–2
3R France Bordeaux 2–1, 1–1
1/8 Germany Bayern Munich 0–5, 2–1
2008–09 Champions League 2Q Belarus BATE 1–2, 2–2 0.5
2009–10 Champions League 3Q Turkey Sivasspor 5–0, 1–3 13.0
4Q France Lyon 1–5, 1–3
2009–10 Europa League Group Netherlands Ajax 1–1, 3–1
Group Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0, 0–1
Group Romania FC Timişoara 0–0, 3–1
2R Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–1, 4–0
1/8 Germany Hamburg 1–3, 4–3
2010–11 Champions League 3Q Wales The New Saints 3–1, 3–0 5.0
PO Serbia FK Partizan 2–2, 2–2 (2–3, n.s.)
2010–11 Europa League Group Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–3, 1–3
Group Greece AEK Athens 3–0, 1–1
Group Croatia Hajduk Split 0–1, 2–0
2R Netherlands Ajax 0–3, 0–2
2011–12 Europa League PO Turkey Bursaspor 2–1, 2–2 12.0
Group Greece AEK Athens 4–1, 2–1
Group Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 2–0, 5–3
Group Austria Sturm Graz 2–0, 3–0
2R Netherlands AZ 0–1, 0–1
2012–13 Champions League 3Q Lithuania Ekranas 5–0, 6–0 7.0
PO Cyprus AEL Limassol 1–2, 2–0
Group Italy Milan 0–0, 1–3
Group Spain Málaga 0–3, 2–2
Group Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 0–1, 1–0

Summary of best results

From the quarter-finals upwards:

(5 cups) + (4 finals)

European Cup/UEFA Champions League:

- semi-finalists in 1982 and 1986
- quarter-finalists in 1963, 1966, 1975, 1987 and 1988

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2) + (2):

- winners in 1976 and 1978
- finalists in 1977 and 1990

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (1) + (2):

- winners in 1983
- finalists in 1970 and 1984
- quarter-finalists in 1991 and 1997

UEFA Super Cup (2):

- winners in 1976 and 1978

UEFA club coefficient ranking

Club Ranking for 2011/2012 Euro Season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)

Full List

Current coaching staff

As of November 1, 2010.[12][13]
Position Name
Manager John van den Brom
Assistant managers Besnik Hasi and Daniel Renders
Team manager José Garcia Cantero
Goalkeeping coach Max de Jong
U21 team coach Geert Emmerechts and René Peeters
U19 team coach René Peeters
U17 team coach Charly Musonda
Club doctors Kris Vollon
Physical trainers Eric Dehaeseleer and Mario Inaurrato

Players

Current squad

[14] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Silvio Proto
3 DF Belgium BEL Olivier Deschacht
5 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Biglia (captain)
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Mbenza Bedi
8 DF Belgium BEL Denis Odoi
9 FW Argentina ARG Matías Suárez
10 FW Brazil BRA Kanu
11 FW Serbia SRB Milan Jovanović
13 GK Belgium BEL Thomas Kaminski
14 DF Netherlands NED Bram Nuytinck
15 FW Ivory Coast CIV Gohi Bi Zoro Cyriac
16 DF Senegal SEN Cheikhou Kouyaté
17 FW Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Yakovenko
19 MF United States USA Sacha Kljestan
20 DF Sweden SWE Behrang Safari
21 FW Belgium BEL Tom De Sutter
23 DF Hungary HUN Roland Juhász
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Belgium BEL René Sterckx
25 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Dieumerci Mbokani
26 MF Belgium BEL Dennis Praet
27 DF Poland POL Marcin Wasilewski
28 MF Belgium BEL Mehdi Tarfi
30 MF Belgium BEL Guillaume Gillet
33 GK Belgium BEL Davy Roef
37 DF Belgium BEL Jordan Lukaku
45 MF Belgium BEL Massimo Bruno
55 MF Brazil BRA Fernando Canesin
70 MF Venezuela VEN Ronald Vargas
77 MF Brazil BRA Reynaldo
— FW Sweden SWE Samuel Armenteros
— MF Ghana GHA Frank Acheampong (on loan from Buriram)
— MF Honduras HON Andy Najar (on loan from D.C. United)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Sweden SWE Guillermo Molins (at Betis)
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Mareček (at SC Heerenveen)
29 MF Belgium BEL Karim Tarfi (at De Graafschap)
31 DF Belgium BEL Bruno Godeau (at SV Zulte-Waregem)
32 MF Senegal SEN Christophe Diandy (at R. Charleroi S.C.)
34 DF Belgium BEL Jonathan Vervoort (at FC Eindhoven)
37 MF Spain ESP Jordan García-Calvete (at De Graafschap)
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Junior Kabananga Kalonji (at K.S.V. Roeselare)
39 MF Belgium BEL Ziguy Badibanga (at R. Charleroi S.C.)
44 DF Belgium BEL Bryan Verboom (at SV Zulte-Waregem)
87 FW Serbia SRB Dalibor Veselinović (at Beerschot AC)
— FW Argentina ARG Pablo Chavarria (at KV Kortrijk)

For recent transfers, see List of Belgian football transfers summer 2012.

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF Brazil BRA Renan Filipe
36 FW Belgium BEL Nathan Kabasele
40 FW Belgium BEL Bruno Baras
41 MF Belgium BEL René Sterckx
— DF Scotland SCO Akshay Deshpande
— DF Belgium BEL Sebastiaan De Wilde
— DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Chancel Mbemba Mangulu
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Seck
— MF Belgium BEL Anthony D'Alberto
— MF Belgium BEL Luca Falsaperla
— MF Belgium BEL Andreas Luckermans
— MF Belgium BEL Yannick Nulens
— FW Burkina Faso BFA Elis Koulibay

Captains

Noted players

Main article: List of R.S.C. Anderlecht players

Managers

Main article: List of R.S.C. Anderlecht managers

There have been a total of 37 permanent managers and 3 caretaker managers of Anderlecht since the appointment of the first manager, Sylva Brébart in 1920. The club's longest-serving manager is Englishman Bill Gormlie who served during 9 seasons between 1950 and 1959. Frenchman Georges Perino is the first Anderlecht manager to have claimed a trophy, with the first championship win in 1946–47. Seven Anderlecht managers have managed the club on two occasions: Ernest Churchill Smith, Pierre Sinibaldi, Urbain Braems, Raymond Goethals, Arie Haan, Johan Boskamp and Franky Vercauteren. Other managers have also played another role in the club before being appointed manager, for instance Jean Dockx who served 3 times as caretaker before being appointed manager.

Other sections

In 1993 Brussels D71 became Anderlecht's women team. The team has won three Leagues and five Cups since.

Chairmen

References

  1. ^ "Stadium history" (in Dutch). rsca.be. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UEFACup/01/67/59/06/1675906_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  3. ^ "UEFA coefficient". Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  4. ^ "UEFA coefficient". Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  5. ^ "RSC Anderlecht official website". Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Forest sues Anderlecht over '84 bribery scandal". BBC News. 24 December 1997.
  7. ^ Gallez, Marcel & Serkijn Johan (2008). Le dictionnaire du RSC Anderlecht (tome 2). Magnad. p. 122. ISBN 978-2-9600723-3-4.
  8. ^ "Anderlecht crowned champions of Belgium By Berend Scholten". Berend Scholten on UEFA.com. 06 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Anderlecht edge Lokeren to lift Belgian Super Cup By Berend Scholten". Berend Scholten on UEFA.com. 22 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Stade: le RSCA restera à Anderlecht et il a opté pour un troisième anneau" (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Histoire 1908–2005" (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  12. ^ "Staff noyau A 2010–11" (in French). Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  13. ^ "Under 21" (in French). Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  14. ^ "Players 2012–13". RSC Anderlecht. Retrieved Aug 18, 2012.
Preceded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner
1976
Runner up: West Ham United 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner
1978
Runner up: Austria Vienna 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UEFA Cup Winner
1983
Runner up: S.L. Benfica 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UEFA Super Cup Winner
1976
Runner up: Bayern Munich 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UEFA Super Cup Winner
1978
Runner up: Liverpool FC 		Succeeded by

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