2007–08 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

RSC Anderlecht compete in the Belgian League, Belgian Cup, Belgian Supercup and UEFA Cup. (They were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round) in Season 2007-08.

Contents

Players

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK CZE Zítka 32 EU 2002 2010
13 GK BEL Proto 24 EU 2005 2010
22 GK BEL Schollen 29 EU 2006 2009
25 GK BEL Bruzzese 18 EU 2007
27 RB POL Wasilewski 27 EU 2007 2011
32 CB BEL Gillis 18 EU Youth system
23 CB HUN Juhász 24 EU 2003 2011
26 CB ARG Pareja 23 Non-EU 2006 2012
6 CB BEL Van Damme 24 EU 2006 2010
3 LB BEL Deschacht (VC) 26 EU 1996 2011
5 DM ARG Biglia 21 Non-EU 2006 2010
31 DM BEL De Man 24 EU 1997 2009
30 DM BEL Gillet 22 EU 2008 (Winter) 2011
15 AM BEL Chatelle 26 EU 2008 (Winter) 2011
14 AM BEL Goor (captain) 34 EU 2005 2009
10 AM EGY Hassan 32 Non-EU 2006 2008
36 AM BEL Legear 20 EU 2003 2011
11 MF NEDMAR Boussoufa 23 EU 2006 2010
35 MF BEL Crommen 16 EU Youth system
18 MF UKR Iakovenko 20 EU 2008 (Winter) 2008 Loan On loan from Genk
8 MF CZE Polák 26 EU 2007 2011
19 MF CIV Sare 17 Non-EU Youth system
24 CF TUR Akın 26 Non-EU 2007 2008
29 CF ARG Frutos 26 Non-EU 2005 2010
9 CF BEL Mpenza 31 EU 2004 2008
17 CF COD Mukendi 16 Non-EU Youth system
40 CF BEL Pieroni 27 EU 2008 (Winter) 2008 Loan On loan from Nantes (via Lens)
7 CF CZE Vlček 31 EU 2008 (Winter) 2009

Last updated: 25 Jan 2008
Source: rsca.be, players' Wikipedia articles, soccerbase.com, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Transfers 2007-08

Players in

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
25 GK Bruzzese EU BEL 23 Transferred Y RFC Liège Summer 2011 Undisclosed
22 GK Schollen EU BEL 34 Transferred Y NAC Breda Summer Undisclosed
20 LB Triguinho Non-EU BRA 33 6-month loan Y São Caetano Summer 2008 n/a Uefa.com
8 MF Polák EU CZE 31 Transferred Y 1. FC Nuremberg Summer 2011 €3.5m Uefa.com
15 FW Théréau EU FRA 28 Transferred Y Steaua București Summer 2011 €2.9m Uefa.com
30 DF Gillet EU BEL 26 Transferred Y Gent Winter 2011 About €2m Uefa.com
12 RW Chatelle EU BEL 30 Transferred Y Genk Winter 2012 Undisclosed
18 MF Iakovenko EU UKR 24 6-month loan Y Genk Winter 2008 n/a
40 CF Pieroni EU BEL 31 6-month loan Y Lens Winter 2008 n/a
7 FW Vlček EU CZE 36 Transferred Y Slavia Prague Winter 2009 Undisclosed Uefa.com

Players out

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Status
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
GK Ujkani EU ALB
BEL
23 Transferred Y Palermo Summer Undisclosed
GK Van Steenberghe EU BEL 39 Contract ended Y Dender Summer Free
DF Felipe Non-EU BRA 24 Transferred Y Nacional Summer Undisclosed
DF Kone EU BEL 23 Transferred Y Londerzeel Summer Undisclosed
DF Olufemi Non-EU NGA 23 Transferred Y Boavista Summer Undisclosed
DF Weydisch EU BEL 22 Transferred Y UR Namur Summer Undisclosed
MF Al-Abdeen Non-EU IRQ 23 Transferred Y Al Hazm Summer Undisclosed
MF Cavallo EU BEL 22 Transferred Y Mons Summer Undisclosed
MF Gündoğan EU BEL
TUR
21 Transferred Y Gençlerbirliği Summer Undisclosed
MF Kolář EU CZE 28 Transferred Y Helsingborgs IF Summer Undisclosed
MF Lacroix EU BEL 24 Transferred Y Tienen Summer Undisclosed
MF Lifondja EU BEL
COD
23 Transferred Y RKC Waalwijk Summer Undisclosed
MF Vanden Borre EU BEL 24 Transferred Y Fiorentina Summer €3.8m
MF Yakassongo EU BEL 22 Transferred Y Mouscron Summer Undisclosed
FW Allagui EU GER
TUN
25 Transferred Y Carl Zeiss Jena Summer Undisclosed
FW Mbokani Non-EU COD 26 Transferred Y Standard Summer Undisclosed
FW Owusu Acheampong Non-EU GHA 31 End of trial Y Real Tamale Summer n/a
FW Tchité Non-EU COD 28 Transferred Y Racing Santander Summer €7.5m
28 MF Baseggio EU BEL 33 Transferred Y Mouscron Winter Undisclosed
39 DF Odjidja-Ofoe EU BEL 23 Transferred Y Hamburger SV Winter Undisclosed Uefa.com
20 DF Triguinho Non-EU BRA 33 End of loan Y São Caetano Winter n/a
4 DF von Schlebrügge EU SWE 35 Transferred Y Brøndby IF Winter Undisclosed

Last updated: 19 January 2007
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loaned out

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Status
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
MF Habarugira EU BEL
BDI
23 Loaned out Y Union Summer n/a
MF Ngolok EU BEL
CMR
23 Loaned out Y Union Summer n/a
MF Siani Non-EU CMR 25 Loaned out Y Union Summer n/a
MF Tiote Non-EU CIV 25 Loaned out Y Roda JC Summer n/a
FW Lamah EU BEL 24 Loaned out Y Roda JC Summer n/a
MF Kums EU BEL 24 Loaned out Y Kortrijk Winter n/a
15 FW Théréau EU FRA 28 Loaned out Y Charleroi Winter n/a Uefa.com

Last updated: 19 January 2007
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Competitions

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Belgian Supercup Winner 28 Jul 2007
Jupiler League 2 3 Aug 2007 10 May 2008
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Third Qualifying Round 15 Aug 2007 29 Aug 2007
UEFA Cup First Round Round of 16 21 Sep 2007 12 Mar 2008
Belgian Cup Round 6 Winner 24 Nov 2007 18 May 2008

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source: Competitions

Jupiler League

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Standard (C) 34 22 11 1 61 19 +42 77 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Anderlecht 34 21 7 6 59 31 +28 70 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Club Brugge 34 20 7 7 45 30 +15 67 UEFA Cup 2008–09 Second qualifying round
4 Cercle Brugge 34 17 9 8 62 33 +29 60 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 Second round
5 Germinal Beerschot 34 16 7 11 46 34 +12 55

Source: Jupiler League 2007-08
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 21 7 6 59 31 +28 70 14 2 1 35 10 +25 7 5 5 24 21 +3

Source: Jupiler League

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A
Result W W D W W D D L D W D W L D L L W W D W W W L W W W W W W W L W W W

Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Competitive

M
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 28 Jul 2007 Belgian Supercup Final H Club Brugge 3 – 1
2 3 Aug 2007 Jupiler League 1 A Mechelen 1 – 0
3 11 Aug 2007 Jupiler League 2 H Lokeren 1 – 0
4 15 Aug 2007 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round A Fenerbahçe 0 – 1
5 18 Aug 2007 Jupiler League 3 A Dender 2 – 2
6 25 Aug 2007 Jupiler League 4 H Brussels 3 – 0
7 29 Aug 2007 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round H Fenerbahçe 0 – 2
8 2 Sep 2007 Jupiler League 5 A Mouscron 2 – 1
9 15 Sep 2007 Jupiler League 6 H Zulte-Waregem 2 – 2
10 21 Sep 2007 UEFA Cup First Round H Rapid Wien 1 – 1
11 23 Sep 2007 Jupiler League 7 A Genk 1 – 1
12 29 Sep 2007 Jupiler League 8 H Charleroi 0 – 1
13 5 Oct 2007 UEFA Cup First Round A Rapid Wien 1 – 0
14 7 Oct 2007 Jupiler League 9 A Roeselare 2 – 2
15 21 Oct 2007 Jupiler League 10 H Gent 2 – 1
16 25 Oct 2007 UEFA Cup Group stage H Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 – 0
17 28 Oct 2007 Jupiler League 11 A Cercle Brugge 0 – 0
18 3 Nov 2007 Jupiler League 12 H Westerlo 3 – 1
19 8 Nov 2007 UEFA Cup Group stage A AaB 1 – 1
20 11 Nov 2007 Jupiler League 13 A Germinal Beerschot 0 – 2
21 24 Nov 2007 Belgian Cup Sixth H Hamme 2 – 1
22 30 Nov 2007 Jupiler League 14 H Standard 0 – 0
23 6 Dec 2007 UEFA Cup Group stage H Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 1
24 9 Dec 2007 Jupiler League 15 A Sint-Truiden 3 – 4
25 16 Dec 2007 Jupiler League 16 A Club Brugge 0 – 1
26 19 Dec 2007 UEFA Cup Group stage A Getafe 1 – 2
27 22 Dec 2007 Jupiler League 17 H Mons 3 – 2
28 12 Jan 2008 Belgian Cup Seventh H Waasland 2 – 0
29 19 Jan 2008 Jupiler League 18 H Mechelen 1 – 0
30 27 Jan 2008 Jupiler League 19 A Lokeren 0 – 0
31 30 Jan 2008 Belgian Cup Quarter-finals H Dender 3 – 0
32 2 Feb 2008 Jupiler League 20 H Dender 1 – 0
33 9 Feb 2008 Jupiler League 21 A Brussels 4 – 2
34 13 Feb 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 32 H Bordeaux 2 – 1
35 16 Feb 2008 Jupiler League 22 H Mouscron 2 – 1
36 21 Feb 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 32 A Bordeaux 1 – 1
37 24 Feb 2008 Jupiler League 23 A Zulte-Waregem 0 – 1
38 27 Feb 2008 Belgian Cup Quarter-finals A Dender 1 – 1
39 2 Mar 2008 Jupiler League 24 H Genk 1 – 0
40 6 Mar 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 16 H Bayern Munich 0 – 5
41 9 Mar 2008 Jupiler League 25 A Charleroi 2 – 0
42 12 Mar 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 16 A Bayern Munich 2 – 1
43 15 Mar 2008 Jupiler League 26 H Roeselare 5 – 0
44 19 Mar 2008 Belgian Cup Semi-finals H Germinal Beerschot 1 – 0
45 23 Mar 2008 Jupiler League 27 A Gent 3 – 2
46 30 Mar 2008 Jupiler League 28 H Cercle Brugge 3 – 1
47 6 Apr 2008 Jupiler League 29 A Westerlo 2 – 0
48 13 Apr 2008 Jupiler League 30 H Germinal Beerschot 2 – 0
49 16 Apr 2008 Belgian Cup Semi-finals A Germinal Beerschot 1 – 1
50 20 Apr 2008 Jupiler League 31 A Standard 0 – 2
51 26 Apr 2008 Jupiler League 32 H Sint-Truiden 4 – 1
52 3 May 2008 Jupiler League 33 H Club Brugge 2 – 0
53 10 May 2008 Jupiler League 34 A Mons 2 – 1
54 18 May 2008 Belgian Cup Final N Gent 3 – 2

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source: sporza.be
1Anderlecht goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Anderlecht.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendly

Match
Date
Competition or tour
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Scorers
GD
1 7 Jul 2007 Friendly A Knokke 11 - 0 Mpenza (4), Hassan (2 (1 pen)), Deschacht, Lamah, Mukendi, Van Damme, own goal 11
2 10 Jul 2007 OBI-Cup N Galatasaray 0 - 1 -1
3 12 Jul 2007 OBI-Cup N Borussia Dortmund 1 - 2 Baseggio -1
4 18 Jul 2007 Friendly A Nancy 2 - 1 Mpenza, von Schlebrügge 1
5 19 Jul 2007 Friendly A Wolvertem 3 - 0 Kums, Mukendi, Odjidja-Ofoe 3
6 21 Jul 2007 Friendly A Marseille 2 - 4 Théréau, Wasilewski -2
7 22 Jul 2007 Friendly A OH Leuven 0 - 2 -2
8 25 Jul 2007 Friendly N Alemannia Aachen 0 - 1 -1
9 31 Jul 2007 Friendly A Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Théréau 0
10 6 Jan 2008 Friendly N Be Quick 7 - 0 Théréau (3), Vlček (3), Crommen 7
11 8 Jan 2008 Friendly A Cartagena 0 - 2 -2
12 21 May 2008 Friendly A Wolvertem 4 - 1 Boateng, Boussoufa, Mpenza, Pieroni 3

Last updated: 21 May 2008
1Anderlecht goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Anderlecht.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

See also

References