R.S.C. Anderlecht

Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht Club Crest
Full name Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht
Nickname(s) "Purple & White", "Sporting"
(Dutch: Paars-wit;
French: Les Mauves et Blancs)
Founded May 27, 1908 (creation)
1909 (registration)
Ground Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Anderlecht, Brussels
(Capacity: 26,361 (full)
21,619 (UEFA))
Chairman Roger Vanden Stock
Manager Ariël Jacobs
League Belgian Pro League
2009-10 Belgian Pro League, 1st
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, 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 (30 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. Anderlecht are currently ranked 45th in the 2010 UEFA team ranking.[1] In 1986, they achieved their best UEFA ranking with a joint first place with Juventus FC.[2]

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.

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History

The early years (1908-1935)

Founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois in 1908 by some football fans at the Concordia café (D'Aumalestraat in Anderlecht), the club beat Institut Saint-Georges in its first match (11-8). As they were winning most of their matches, the secretary decided to join the official competition in 1909. They began at the regional level and at the end of the season, they had already qualified to play in the higher division. In 1913, they reached the national level, gaining promotion to the second division. They ended the season in fourth place (behind Uccle Sport, RC Malines and FC Malinois).

Because of World War I, the championship was stopped until 1919. However, with the popularity of the team increasing, in 1917 it was decided that Anderlecht would play at the Astridpark (known as Meirpark at that time) in a new stadium. They baptized the stadium Emile Verséstadion in honor of the club's first major patron, the industrialist Emile Versé, who also allegedly chose the team colours (purple and white). In 1919-1920, they finished third but failed to qualify for the top division. Nonetheless, at the end of that season, the Belgian Football Association decided to let two more clubs play in the first division which meant that the three top clubs in the second division would be promoted. Three teams finished with 22 points behind Tilleur and Standard Liège (two teams from Liège): Anderlecht, T.S.V. Lyra and F.C. Liégeois. A play-off match was organized, which was won by Anderlecht.

The first season at the top level was tough as the club finished in 12th place. With only 15 points from 26 matches (a win being worth two points at the time) at the end of the 1922-1923 season, they were unable to secure their status in the first division. They managed to win the second division in the following season and finished 9th in first division in 1925, but were relegated again in 1926. In total, they were relegated four times in ten years to the second division (1923, 1926, 1928 and 1931), earning themselves the mockery of local rival clubs Union Saint-Gilloise and Daring de Bruxelles. They achieved their best league position up to that point in reaching fifth spot in 1930. 25 years after their formation, the club changed its name to Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois in 1933. In 1935, they won one of the two tiers of the second division competition (the other one was won by Club Brugge) and were promoted to the first division again, where they have remained since.

First major successes (1935-1968)

National competitions

Anderlecht reached fifth place again in 1939. The championship was then suspended due to World War II for two years. Jef Mermans, a striker from K. Tubantia F.C. was signed in 1942 for a fee of 125,000 Belgian francs, a record in Belgium at that time. Anderlecht won their first league title in 1947 after having finished 2nd in 1944 and 3rd in 1946 (the championship was abandoned in 1945). Their success increased in the following years as they won 6 more titles between 1949 and 1956 (twice winning three consecutive titles) and 2 more in 1959 and 1962. In the 1960s, under the coaching of Pierre Sinibaldi, the club even won 5 titles in a row (from 1964 until 1968), 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). On September 30, 1964, the Belgian national football team fielded 11 Anderlecht players against the Netherlands after F.C. Liégeois goalkeeper Delhasse was substituted, to be replaced by Jean Trappeniers. The 10 other players were Georges Heylens, Laurent Verbiest, Jean Plaskie, Jean Cornelis, Pierre Hanon, Joseph Jurion, Jacky Stockman, Johan Devrindt, Paul Van Himst and Wilfried Puis. Since the arrival of Sinibaldi, the team had played in a "Brazilian" 4-2-4 formation, a departure from the W-M tactics (defense in a W-shape and attack in an M-shape, i.e. a kind of 2-3-3-2) used by former coach, the Englishman Bill Gormlie. After three consecutive title wins, Sinibaldi left the club and was replaced by Hungarian Andreas Beres who coached the team to two league championships in the following two seasons.

European competitions

Anderlecht played in the first Champions' Cup in 1955, and lost both legs of their tie against MTK Budapest. A year later, they were eliminated after the preliminary round against Manchester United (12-0 on aggregate). In 1959, on their next venture into European competition, they lost both legs of their opening tie to Rangers. Anderlecht then had to wait until the 1962-1963 season to compete in Europe again, and they won their first European match 1-0 with a goal by Joseph "Jef" Jurion in the second leg of their tie with Real Madrid following a 3-3 draw in Spain. For the first time they advanced to the second round, where they beat CSKA Sofia before losing to Dundee in the quarter-finals.

In 1964, after a 1-0 win at home, Anderlecht lost 2-1 at Bologna FC, and both teams had to play a third match (in Barcelona) that finished 0-0. Anderlecht finally qualified on the toss of a coin. In the second round, they were knocked out by Liverpool. The year after, they reached the quarter-finals again, this time meeting Real Madrid. But dubious refereeing in the second leg helped the Spanish to progress in the cup after a 4-3 victory on aggregate (the Belgians had won the first match 1-0). In 1966-1967 and 1967-1968, they suffered consecutive second round knockouts to Czech sides (first Dukla Prague, then Sparta Prague).

The European years (1968-1990)

National competitions

Anderlecht won their next domestic title in 1972 on the last matchday of the season, with a little help from another team from Brussels. Racing White's draw with Club Brugge, who had gone into the final round of matches as league leaders, enabled Anderlecht to claim the championship. The same year, Rob Rensenbrink was signed from Club Brugge. In 1973, the club from Brugge won the championship at the Parc Astrid, a measure of revenge after they had finished second for five seasons in a row, while Les Mauves et Blancs ended the season in sixth place, a poor performance (their worst since 1952). This was the beginning of a long rivalry between the two teams. A year later, Anderlecht finished on top once again with a team comprising players like Rensenbrink, Ludo Coeck, Paul Van Himst and Attila Ladynski. Between 1975 and 1984, Anderlecht only won one championship but they achieved considerable European success (see below). Their worst finish in the Belgian championship during this period was fifth place in 1980. Juan Lozano, Morten Olsen, Luka Peruzović and coach Tomislav Ivic all joined the following season, which culminated in a 17th championship win for Anderlecht. The season 1982-1983 was a noteworthy season for the club for numerous reasons: former Anderlecht favourite Paul Van Himst was named the new coach, there was further European success, and the rebuilding of the club stadium began in 1983. But in the domestic league, Anderlecht had to settle for second place behind Beveren.

After three second-place finishes in a row, the Purple and Whites secured an easy 18th title in 1985, 11 points ahead of Club Brugge. The club scored 100 goals in 34 league matches that season. It was the first title under the coaching of Paul Van Himst, who was fired in the middle of the following season, replaced by Arie Haan. Franky Vercauteren and Morten Olsen still featured in the team alongside players like goalkeeper Munaron, Luka Peruzović, Erwin Vandenbergh, Alex Czerniatynski, Enzo Scifo and Georges Grün. In 1986, Anderlecht won the championship again, but this time after a two-legged play-off against Club Brugge. Club Brugge forced a 1-1 draw away to Anderlecht, and led 2-0 at home after thirty minutes, but Anderlecht managed to equalise.

Anderlecht won its 20th championship on the last matchday of the 1986-1987 season. They easily beat Berchem Sport (who were already relegated) while joint leaders KV Mechelen lost to Club Brugge, who needed a win to qualify for the UEFA Cup. Franky Vercauteren and Enzo Scifo were transferred in the summer and Juan Lozano had been heavily injured in a game at KSV Waregem a few months earlier. 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.

European competitions

Anderlecht reached their first European final in 1970 in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which became the UEFA Cup two years later. That year, it was decided that, in the case of teams being level on aggregate after two matches, the team that had scored the most goals away would qualify. The new rule saw Anderlecht past Dunfermline and Newcastle United respectively at the second and third stages of the competition (having beaten Valur Reykjavik in the first round). In the semifinals, the team from Brussels beat Internazionale, but after they had won the home leg of the final against Arsenal 3-1, they lost 3-0 at Highbury in the second leg.

Six years later, Anderlecht won their first European trophy, the Cup Winners' Cup. They easily eliminated Rapid Bucureşti, then Banja Luka (from Yugoslavia). The third round tie against Welsh cup winner Wrexham A.F.C., at that time playing in the old English third division, proved more difficult. They knocked East German side Zwickau out in the semifinals. It had already been decided that the final would be played at the Heysel in Brussels. This presented a good opportunity for the team from Brussels to win their first European title, and they did so with a 4-2 win over West Ham United. Rob Rensenbrink and François Van Der Elst scored twice each, while Ludo Coeck, one of the key players of the team, was injured. Anderlecht also won the European Supercup that year against Bayern Munich, winning the home leg 4-1 after a 2-1 defeat at the Olympic Stadium).

The club's defence of the Cup Winners' Cup proved unsuccessful, losing the 1977 final to SV Hamburg (2-0). They took their revenge against the German side the following season at the second round stage of the Cup Winners' Cup, then eliminated FC Porto and FC Twente to reach the final for the third time in a row, and they won the cup again with a 4-0 victory against the FK Austria Vienna with two goals apiece from Rob Rensenbrink and Gilbert Van Binst. Again, the team won the Supercup, this time against Liverpool.

The day before the journey to Kuopion Pallotoverit for their UEFA Cup first round match in 1982, Paul Van Himst replaced Tomislav Ivic as coach. Anderlecht easily won (6-1 on aggregate), and they knocked out FC Porto (6-3 on aggregate) and Sarajevo (6-2 on aggregate) in the following two rounds. Two wins over Valencia saw the club through to the semi-finals, where they faced Bohemians Prague, who were beaten 4-1 over two legs. For their first UEFA Cup final since the UEFA Cup replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Anderlecht beat S.L. Benfica to win their fifth European trophy in 7 years. The key players in this Anderlecht team were Franky Vercauteren and Juan Lozano.

In 1984, Anderlecht reached the UEFA Cup final again but their route to the final was less straightforward. In the round of 16, they were leading 1-0 at RC Lens with a goal by Erwin Vandenbergh but the Frenchmen equalized with a goal from a wicked deflection which left goalkeeper Jacky Munaron helpless. At home, Anderlecht secured a 1-0 win. After beating Spartak Moscow in the quarter-finals, they lost 2-0 at Nottingham Forest. Anderlecht won the second leg 3-0 in extremely scandalous circumstances. It later emerged that the referee officiating the match had been paid a bribe totalling £27,000 by the club's chairman.[3] In the final, Tottenham Hotspur won after a penalty shootout.

In 1990 Anderlecht reached its last European final to date in that year's Cup Winners' Cup, after beating FC Barcelona in the quarter finals, eventually losing the final 2-0 to U.C. Sampdoria after extra time.

Recent years (1990-2010)

National competitions

A successful generation, including Luc Nilis, Marc Degryse, Danny Boffin, Philippe Albert and Bertrand Crasson helped the early nineties to be glorious for Anderlecht, as they clinched 4 titles in five seasons between 1990 and 1995. The second half of the decade proved to be harder, with the next championship win only in 2000. At the end of the 1992-1993 season, R.S.C. Anderlechtois merged with the women's team Brussels Dames '71 to become R.S.C. Anderlecht.

The next decade, Anderlecht confirmed its status as number one club in Belgium, finishing only once out of the top 2 (third in 2001-2002), winning 6 titles between 1999 and 2010 and finishing very close to champions Standard de Liège after a two-legged title play-off in 2009 and winning the next championship in a dominating fashion, losing only 3 games out of 38 and finishing 18 points ahead of K.A.A. Gent even after their bonus of 12 points after the regular competition had been halved to 6 for the remaining 10 games of the championship play-off.

European competitions

After the inception of the Champions League in 1992, they reached the group stage in two consecutive years, placing fourth in a group with Werder Bremen, F.C. Porto and eventual winners A.C. Milan in 1993-1994 and repeating the same the next year in a group with Benfica, Hajduk Split and Steaua Bucureşti. The latter half of the 1990s, Anderlecht competed in the UEFA Cup, losing the quarter finals of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup 3-2 on aggregate against eventual runners-up Internazionale.

In 2000-2001, their most successful European campaign since reaching the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1990, Anderlecht beat FC Porto in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League to progress to the first group stage. They finished first in their group ahead of Manchester United, despite having lost their first group match 5-1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford and their third one 4-0 at Dynamo Kiev. In the second group stage, they finished third behind Real Madrid and Leeds United, securing a 2-0 victory in their last match against Real Madrid, who had already qualified for the quarter-final stage of the tournament.

The 2003-04 season saw Anderlecht face a very tough draw against Bayern München, Lyon and Celtic - although they managed one win and a draw from their home games and put up a credible showing in the away matches, seven points and 4th place was the outcome. In seasons 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, Anderlecht again qualified for the group stage quite easily, but were drawn in a very tough group on both occasions, firstly with Valencia, Inter Milan and Werder Bremen, then with Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Betis the following season. Anderlecht lost all matches at the group stage in 2004-05 and set an unwanted Champions League record of most consecutive defeats. However, in their last match of the 2005-06 group phase, with Anderlecht already eliminated from the competition, it was Vincent Kompany's winning goal at Real Betis ended their nightmare run.

For the 2006-07 season, Anderlecht gained direct qualification for the Champions League proper, and although they had dropped from the third into the fourth pot of the draw, they got what seemed to be an easier draw with AC Milan, Lille OSC and AEK Athens. However, they disappointingly failed to win a single game, losing two and drawing four, and were eliminated from European contention altogether with 4 points in 4th place.

In season 2007-2008 Anderlecht lost in the third qualifying round of the Champions League from Fenerbahce. Consequently, they beat Rapid Wien in the first round of the Uefa Cup. A win against Hapoel Tel-Aviv, a loss against Getafe and draws against Aalborg and Tottenham Hotspur proved enough to finish 3rd in the group to go to the next round, where Anderlecht eliminated Girondins Bordeaux. In the 1/8th finals Bayern Munich was too strong, and had a big win in Anderlecht. The 2-1 win in Munich was not enough to go to the quarter finals.

In the UEFA Champions League 2008–09 Anderlecht failed to reach the third qualifying round when losing to FC BATE.

During the 2009-2010 season, after winning against Turkish side Sivasspor on a 6-3 aggregate, Anderlecht lost both matches in the third qualifying round to Olympique Lyonnais, losing away 1-5 and home 1-3 after Lisandro Lopez (Lyon) scored a hattrick. In the Europa League of the 2009-2010, they became winners of their group with Ajax Amsterdam, Dinamo Zagreb and Romanian side Timisoara. In in the 1/16 finals they knocked out Athletic de Bilbao after drawing 1-1 and winning 4-0 at home in the return game. They were eventually knocked out in the 1/8 finals against Hamburger SV.

In the 2010-2011 season, after winning against Welsh side The New Saints on a 6-1 aggregate, Anderlecht were eliminated from the Champions League in the play-off round against Partizan Belgrade on a 4-4 aggregate and 3-2 after a penalty shootout.

Sponsors

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

R.S.C. Anderlecht play their home matches at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium located within the Parc Astrid in the municipality of Anderlecht. The board of directors is currently considering a move to a bigger stadium that would not necessarily lie in Anderlecht.

Anderlecht has been playing in the Parc Astrid 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. Now they will build a third ring on top of the stadium, so the capacity will rise up to 30,000 by the year 2012.

Supporters

Anderlecht fans are generally considered the most demanding in Belgian football. 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 76 fan clubs, three of which are abroad (one in France, one in Poland and one in Texas (USA), and 20 of which are in the province of East Flanders.

Honours

Domestic

International

Preceded by
FC Dynamo Kyiv		 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner
1976
Runner up: West Ham United		 Succeeded by
Hamburger SV
Preceded by
Hamburger SV		 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner
1978
Runner up: Austria Vienna		 Succeeded by
FC Barcelona
Preceded by
IFK Göteborg		 UEFA Cup Winner
1983
Runner up: S.L. Benfica		 Succeeded by
Tottenham Hotspur
Preceded by
FC Dynamo Kiev		 UEFA Super Cup Winner
1976
Runner up: Bayern Munich		 Succeeded by
Liverpool FC
Preceded by
Liverpool FC		 UEFA Super Cup Winner
1978
Runner up: Liverpool FC		 Succeeded by
Nottingham Forest

European record

As of August 24, 2010.
Competition Matches played Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against
UEFA Champions League 170 64 37 69 248 261
Cup Winners' Cup 44 29 3 12 86 34
UEFA Cup/Europa League 104 51 28 25 181 112
European Super Cup 4 2 0 2 9 6

UEFA Ranking

Club Ranking for 2009/2010 Euro Season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)

Current squad

As of 12 June 2010:[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Belgium GK Silvio Proto
2 Czech Republic DF Ondřej Mazuch
3 Belgium DF Olivier Deschacht Captain sports.svg
5 Argentina MF Lucas Biglia
6 Argentina DF Pier Barrios (on loan from Belgrano)
7 Czech Republic DF Jan Lecjaks (on loan from Viktoria Plzen)
8 Czech Republic MF Jan Polák
9 Argentina FW Matías Suárez
10 Brazil MF Kanu
11 Morocco MF Mbark Boussoufa
13 Belgium MF Jonathan Legear
14 Belgium FW Romelu Lukaku
16 Senegal MF Cheikhou Kouyaté
18 Czech Republic MF Lukáš Mareček
No. Position Player
19 United States MF Sacha Kljestan
21 Belgium FW Tom De Sutter
22 Belgium GK Davy Schollen
23 Hungary DF Roland Juhász
25 Argentina FW Pablo Chavarría
26 Honduras DF Víctor Bernárdez
27 Poland DF Marcin Wasilewski
28 Belgium GK Michaël Cordier
30 Belgium MF Guillaume Gillet
32 Senegal MF Christophe Diandy
34 Democratic Republic of the Congo GK Nicaise Kudimbana
39 Belgium MF Ziguy Badibanga
44 Serbia DF Nemanja Rnić
54 Belgium DF Birger Longueville

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
12 Belgium MF Thomas Chatelle (at NEC)
17 Argentina MF Hernán Losada (at Charleroi)
20 Ukraine FW Oleksandr Yakovenko (at Westerlo)
29 Russia FW Dmitri Bulykin (at ADO Den Haag)
34 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Olivier Mukendi (at Cercle Brugge)
37 Brazil MF Reynaldo (at Cercle Brugge)
41 Belgium MF René Sterckx (at Zulte Waregem)
99 Côte d'Ivoire MF Bakary Saré (at Rosenborg)

For recent transfers, see R.S.C. Anderlecht season 2009-10 and List of Belgian football transfers summer 2009.

Non-playing staff

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
34 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Olivier Mukendi
35 Belgium MF Quentin Crommen
Belgium GK Kenny de Broyer
Belgium GK Lars Knipping
Italy DF Alessandro Astorino
Belgium DF Dennes de Kegel
Belgium DF Jens de Proft
Belgium DF Yannick Lodders
Cameroon DF Christian M’Pon A Rim
No. Position Player
Belgium DF Niels Ringoot
Morocco DF Karim Tarfi
Côte d'Ivoire MF Mohamed Bengali
Belgium MF René Sterckx y Calle
Belgium MF Andreas Luckermans
Argentina MF Pablo Montes Suarez
Belgium FW Bruno Baras
Brazil FW Camilo Dandois-Devos
Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Nathan Kabasele

Staff

Noted players

Listed according to year of Anderlecht first-team debut (year in parentheses):

1940s
  • Belgium Jef Mermans (1942)
1950s
  • Belgium Armand Jurion (1954)
  • Belgium Pierre Hanon (1954)
  • Belgium Jacky Stockman (1957)
  • Belgium Jean Cornelis (1958)
  • Belgium Paul van Himst (1959)
  • Belgium Jean Trappeniers (1959)
1960s
  • Belgium Wilfried Puis (1960)
  • Belgium Georges Heylens (1960)
  • Belgium Laurent Verbiest (1960)
  • Belgium Johan Devrindt (1964)
  • Belgium Jean Plaskie (1964)
  • Netherlands Jan Mulder (1965)
  • Belgium Maurice Martens (1967)
  • Belgium Gilbert van Binst (1968)
1970s
  • Belgium Hugo Broos (1971)
  • Belgium Ludo Coeck †(1972)
  • Netherlands Robbie Rensenbrink (1972)
  • Hungary Attila Ladynski (1973)
  • Belgium Jacky Munaron (1974)
  • Netherlands Arie Haan (1975)
  • Netherlands Peter Ressel (1975)
  • Belgium Franky Vercauteren (1975)
  • England Duncan McKenzie (1976)
  • Denmark Kenneth Brylle Larsen (1979)
1980s
  • Denmark Morten Olsen (1980)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Luka Peruzović (1980)
  • Spain Juan Lozano (1981)
  • Belgium Erwin Vandenbergh (1982)
  • Denmark Per Frimann (1982)
  • Belgium Georges Grün (1983)
  • Belgium Enzo Scifo (1983)
  • Belgium René Vandereycken (1983)
  • Iceland Arnór Guðjohnsen (1983)
  • Denmark Frank Arnesen (1983)
  • Belgium Bertrand Crasson (1985)
  • Belgium Luc Nilis (1986)
  • Australia Eddie Krnčević (1986)
  • Netherlands Adri van Tiggelen (1986)
  • Belgium Filip de Wilde (1987)
  • Nigeria Stephen Keshi (1987)
  • Belgium Luís Oliveira (1989)
  • Belgium Marc Degryse (1989)
1990s
  • Belgium Michel de Wolf (1990)
  • Sweden Pär Zetterberg (1990)
  • Ghana Nii Lamptey (1990)
  • Netherlands John van Loen (1990)
  • Netherlands John Bosman (1991)
  • Belgium Danny Boffin (1991)
  • Belgium Johan Walem (1991)
  • Belgium Philippe Albert (1992)
  • Belgium Marc Emmers (1992)
  • Nigeria Celestine Babayaro (1994)
  • Belgium Glen de Boeck (1995)
  • Belgium Gilles de Bilde (1995)
  • Belgium Nordin Jbari (1995)
  • Belgium Geert de Vlieger (1995)
  • Belgium Walter Baseggio (1996)
  • Belgium Ukraine Oleg Iachtchouk (1996)
  • Romania Alin Stoica (1996)
  • Romania Tibor Selymes (1996)
  • Belgium Bart Goor (1997)
  • Belgium Lorenzo Staelens (1998)
  • Canada Tomasz Radzinski (1998)
  • Czech Republic Jan Koller (1999)
2000s
  • Belgium Yves Vanderhaeghe (2000)
  • Côte d'Ivoire Aruna Dindane (2000)
  • South Korea Seol Ki-Hyeon (2001)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Jestrović (2001)
  • Finland Hannu Tihinen (2002)
  • Poland Michał Żewłakow (2002)
  • Belgium Vincent Kompany (2003)
  • Belgium Anthony Vanden Borre (2003)
  • Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson (2003)
  • Hungary Roland Juhász (2005)
  • Turkey Serhat Akın (2006)
  • Belgium Burundi Mohammed Tchité (2006)
  • Sweden Max von Schlebrügge (2006)
  • Egypt Ahmed Hassan (2007)
  • Czech Republic Jan Polák (2007)
  • Poland Marcin Wasilewski (2007)

Highest transfer fees received

Rank Player To Transfer Fee
(€ millions)		 Year
1 Czech Republic Jan Koller Germany Borussia Dortmund 12.5 2001
2 Belgium Mohammed Tchité Spain Racing Santander 8 2007
3 Belgium Vincent Kompany Germany Hamburger SV 8 2006
4 Belgium Bart Goor Germany Hertha BSC 6.2 2001
5 Canada Tomasz Radzinski England Everton F.C. 5 2001

List of Anderlecht managers

  • England Matt Sullington (1908-10)
  • England Charles Howard (1910-15)
  • England William Growning (1920-28)
  • England Charles Howard (1928-36)
  • Belgium Willem Defour (1936-38)
  • Belgium Emile Defevere (1938-41)
  • Belgium Peter Rage (1941-45)
  • Belgium Emile Defevere (1945-46)
  • Belgium Georges Perino (1946-47)
  • Belgium Ernst Smit (1947-50)
  • Belgium William Gormlie (1950-60)
  • France Pierre Sinibaldi (1960-66)
  • Belgium Andrad Beres (1966-67)
  • Belgium Arnold Deraeymaeker (1967-68)
  • Romania Norberto Höfling (1968-70)
  • France Pierre Sinibaldi (1970-71)
  • Germany Georg Keßler (1971-73)
  • Belgium Urbain Braems (1973-75)
  • Netherlands Hans Croon (1975-76)
  • Belgium Raymond Goethals (1976-79)
  • Belgium Urbain Braems (1970-80)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tomislav Ivic (1980-83)
  • Belgium Paul Van Himst (1983-85)
  • Netherlands Arie Haan (1986-87)
  • Belgium Georges Leekens (1987-88)
  • Belgium Raymond Goethals (1988-89)
  • Netherlands Aad de Mos (1989-92)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Luka Peruzovic (1992-93)
  • Netherlands Johan Boskamp (1993-95)
  • Germany Herbert Neumann (1995-96)
  • Netherlands Johan Boskamp (1997-98)
  • Belgium René Vandereycken (1997-98)
  • Netherlands Arie Haan (1998-99)
  • Belgium Jean Dockx (1999)
  • Belgium Aimé Anthuenis (1999-02)
  • Belgium Hugo Broos (2002-05)
  • Belgium Franky Vercauteren (2005-07)
  • Belgium Ariël Jacobs (2007-)

List of Anderlecht captains

  • Belgium Franky Vercauteren (1981-87)
  • Belgium Georges Grün (1987-90)
  • Belgium Filip De Wilde (1990-93)
  • Belgium Marc Degryse (1993-95)
  • Belgium Georges Grün (1995-96)
  • Sweden Pär Zetterberg (1996-00)
  • Belgium Lorenzo Staelens (2000-01)
  • Belgium Glen De Boeck (2001-03)
  • Belgium Walter Baseggio (2004)
  • Sweden Pär Zetterberg (2005-06)
  • Belgium Bart Goor (2006-08)
  • Belgium Olivier Deschacht (2009-)

Chairmen

References

  1. ↑ http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2010.html
  2. ↑ http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method1/trank1986.html
  3. ↑ "Forest sues Anderlecht over '84 bribery scandal". BBC Sport. December 24, 1997. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/42383.stm. Retrieved March 19, 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Players 2009-10". RSC Anderlecht. http://www.rsca.be/playersateam.php?menu=3&submenu=15. Retrieved Sept 2, 2009. 

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