R.S.C. Anderlecht

Anderlecht

Full name	Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht
Nickname(s)	"Purple & White", "Sporting" (Dutch: Paars-wit; French: Les Mauves et Blancs)
Founded	27 May 1908 (1908-05-27) (creation) 1909 (registration)
Ground	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Anderlecht, Brussels
Ground Capacity	28,063 (21,845 for European matches)[1][2]
Chairman	Roger Vanden Stock
Manager	Besnik Hasi
League	Belgian Pro League
2013–14	Belgian Pro League, 1st
Website	Club home page

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑndərˌlɛçt], French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃dəʁˈlɛkt], German: [ˈandɐˌlɛçt]) or RSCA (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛrɛseˈjaː], French pronunciation: ​[ˌɛʁ ɛs se ˈɑ], German: [ˌʔɛɐ̯ ʔɛs tseː ˈʔaː]), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. 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 (33 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 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 and Standard Liège, and previously with FC Brussels.

History

Founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois on 27 May 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 inspired those of Al Ain FC in the United Arab Emirates.

Stadium

R.S.C. 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] In 2013 the stadium was refreshed, installing new scoreboards and advertising strips along the perimeter of the pitch in accordance with UEFA regulations for the Champion's League. ColosseoEAS was chosen as the provider for the ultra-modern LED strips and their controllers.

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 (United States) one in Montreal (Canada) and one in Sunderland (England).

Honours

Domestic

• Belgian First Division:
  • Winners (33): 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners (2): 1923-24, 1934-35

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

• Belgian League Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1999-00
• Belgian Supercup:
  • Winners (12): 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014

• Bruges Matins:
  • Winners (2): 1985, 1988

International

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1975-76, 1977-78

• UEFA Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1982-83

• UEFA Super Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1976, 1978

• Toulon Tournament:
  • Winners (1): 1967

• Amsterdam Tournament:
  • Winners (1): 1976

European record

Updated as of 2015.

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League	182	69	43	80	277	298
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
• PO = play-off
• 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		Vörös Lobogó SE	3–6, 1–4	0.0
1956–57	European Cup	Q		Manchester United	0–2, 0–10	0.0
1959–60	European Cup	Q		Rangers	2–5, 0–2	0.0
1962–63	European Cup	Q		Real Madrid	3–3, 1–0	7.0
		1/8		CDNA Sofia	2–2, 2–0
		1/4		Dundee	1–4, 1–2
1964–65	European Cup	Q		Bologna	1–0, 1–2, 0–0	2.0
		1/8		Liverpool	0–3, 0–1
1965–66	European Cup	Q		Fenerbahçe	0–0, 5–1	8.0
		1/8		Derry City	9–0, w/o
		1/4		Real Madrid	1–0, 2–4
1966–67	European Cup	1R		Haka Valkeakoski	10–1, 2–0	4.0
		1/8		Dukla Prague	1–4, 1–2
1967–68	European Cup	1R		Karl-Marx-Stadt	3–1, 2–1	5.0
		1/8		Sparta Prague	2–3, 3–3
1968–69	European Cup	1R		Glentoran	3–0, 2–2	5.0
		1/8		Manchester United	0–3, 3–1
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1R		Valur	6–0, 2–0	19.0
		2R		Coleraine	6–1, 7–3
		1/8		Dunfermline Athletic	1–0, 2–3
		1/4		Newcastle United	2–0, 1–3
		1/2		Internazionale	0–1, 2–0
		F		Arsenal	3–1, 0–3
1970–71	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1R		Željezničar	4–3, 5–4	10.0
		2R		AB Copenhagen	3–1, 4–0
		1/8		Vitória Setúbal	2–1, 1–3
1971–72	UEFA Cup	1R		Bologna	1–1, 0–2	1.0
1972–73	European Cup	1R		Vejle BK	4–2, 3–0	4.0
		1/8		Spartak Trnava	0–1, 0–1
1973–74	Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Zürich	3–2, 0–1	2.0
1974–75	European Cup	1R		Slovan Bratislava	2–4, 3–1	5.0
		1/8		Olympiacos	5–1, 0–3
		1/4		Leeds United	0–3, 0–1
1975–76	Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Rapid Bucureşti	0–1, 2–0	16.0
		1/8		Borac Banja Luka	3–0, 0–1
		1/4		Wrexham	1–0, 1–1
		1/2		Sachsenring Zwickau	3–0, 2–0
		F		West Ham United	4–2
1976	UEFA Super Cup	F		Bayern Munich	4–1, 1-2
1976–77	Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Roda JC	2–1, 3–2	15.0
		1/8		Galatasaray	5–1, 5–1
		1/4		Southampton	2–0, 1–2
		1/2		Napoli	0–1, 2–0
		F		Hamburg	0–2
1977–78	Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Lokomotiv Sofia	6–1, 2–0	18.0
		1/8		Hamburg	2–1, 1–1
		1/4		Porto	0–1, 3–0
		1/2		Twente	1–0, 2–0
		F		Austria Wien	4–0
1978	UEFA Super Cup	F		Liverpool	3–1, 1-2
1978–79	Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Barcelona	3–0, 0–3 (1–4 n.p.)	2.0
1979–80	UEFA Cup	1R		Dundee United	0–0, 1–1	2.0
1980–81	UEFA Cup	1R		Kaiserslautern	0–1, 3–2	2.0
1981–82	European Cup	1R		Widzew Łódź	4–1, 2–1	14.0
		1/8		Juventus	3–1, 1–1
		1/4		Red Star Belgrade	2–1, 2–1
		1/2		Aston Villa	0–1, 0–0
1982–83	UEFA Cup	1R		Koparit Kuopio	3–0, 3–1	22.0
		2R		Porto	4–0, 2–3
		1/8		FK Sarajevo	6–1, 0–1
		1/4		Valencia	2–1, 3–1
		1/2		FC Bohemians Praha	1–0, 3–1
		F		Benfica	1–0, 1–1
1983–84	UEFA Cup	1R		Bryne FK	3–0, 1–1	18.0
		2R		Baník Ostrava	2–0, 2–2
		1/8		Lens	1–1, 1–0
		1/4		Spartak Moscow	4–2, 0–1
		1/2		Nottingham Forest	0–2, 3–0
		F		Tottenham Hotspur	1–1, 1–1 (3–4 a.p.)
1984–85	UEFA Cup	1R		Werder Bremen	1–0, 1–2	7.0
		2R		Fiorentina	1–1, 6–2
		1/8		Real Madrid	3–0, 1–6
1985–86	European Cup	1/8		Omonia	1–0, 3–1	10.0
		1/4		Bayern Munich	1–2, 2–0
		1/2		Steaua București	1–0, 0–3
1986–87	European Cup	1R		Górnik Zabrze	2–0, 1–1	7.0
		1/8		Steaua București	3–0, 0–1
		1/4		Bayern Munich	0–5, 2–2
1987–88	European Cup	1R		Malmö FF	1–0, 1–1	10.0
		1/8		Sparta Prague	2–1, 1–0
		1/4		Benfica	0–2, 1–0
1988–89	Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Metz	3–1, 2–0	4.0
		1/8		KV Mechelen	0–1, 0–2
1989–90	Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Ballymena United	6–0, 4–0	16.0
		1/8		Barcelona	2–0, 1–2
		1/4		FC Admira/Wacker	2–0, 1–1
		1/2		Dinamo București	1–0, 1–0
		F		Sampdoria	0–2
1990–91	UEFA Cup	1R		Petrolul Ploiești	2–0, 2–0	10.0
		2R		Omonia	1–1, 3–0
		1/8		Borussia Dortmund	1–0, 1–2
		1/4		Roma	0–3, 2–3
1991–92	European Cup	1R		Grasshopper	1–1, 3–0	14.0
		2R		PSV Eindhoven	0–0, 2–0
		Group		Panathinaikos	0–0, 0–0
		Group		Red Star Belgrade	2–3, 3–2
		Group		Sampdoria	3–2, 0–2
1992–93	UEFA Cup	1R		Hibernian	2–2, 1–1	8.0
		2R		Dynamo Kyiv	4–2, 3–0
		1/8		Paris Saint-Germain	0–0, 1–1
1993–94	Champions League	1R		HJK Helsinki	3–0, 3–0	14.0
		2R		Sparta Prague	1–0, 4–2
		Group		Milan	0–0, 0–0
		Group		Werder Bremen	3–5, 1–2
		Group		Porto	1–0, 0–2
1994–95	Champions League	Group		Steaua Bucureşti	0–0, 1–1	5.0
		Group		Benfica	1–3, 1–1
		Group		Hajduk Split	1–2, 0–0
1995–96	Champions League	Q		Ferencváros	0–1, 1–1	1.0
1996–97	UEFA Cup	1R		Alania Vladikavkaz	1–2, 4–0	9.0
		2R		Vitória Guimarães	1–1, 0–0
		1/8		Helsingborgs IF	0–0, 1–0
		1/4		Internazionale	1–1, 1–2
1997–98	UEFA Cup	2Q		Vorskla Poltava	2–0, 2–0	6.0
		1R		Austria Salzburg	3–4, 4–2
		2R		Schalke 04	0–1, 1–2
1998–99	UEFA Cup	1Q		Tiligul Tiraspol	1–0, 5–0	4.0
		2Q		NK Osijek	1–3, 2–0
		1R		Grasshopper	0–0, 0–2
1999–2000	UEFA Cup	Q		KS/Leiftur	6–1, 3–0	8.0
		1R		Olimpija Ljubljana	3–1, 3–0
		2R		Bologna	2–1, 0–3
2000–01	Champions League	2Q		Anorthosis	4–2, 0–0	16.0
		3Q		Porto	1–0, 0–0
		Group 1		Manchester United	1–5, 2–1
		Group 1		PSV Eindhoven	1–0, 3–2
		Group 1		Dynamo Kiev	0–4, 4–2
		Group 2		Lazio	1–0, 1–2
		Group 2		Real Madrid	1–4, 2–0
		Group 2		Leeds United	1–2, 1–4
2001–02	Champions League	2Q		Sheriff Tiraspol	4–0, 2–1	7.5
		3Q		Halmstads BK	3–2, 1–1
		Group 1		Lokomotiv Moscow	1–1, 1–5
		Group 1		Roma	0–0, 1–1
		Group 1		Real Madrid	1–4, 0–2
2002–03	UEFA Cup	1R		Stabæk	0–1, 2–1	11.0
		2R		Midtjylland	3–1, 3–0
		3R		Bordeaux	2–0, 2–2
		1/8		Panathinaikos	0–3, 2–0
2003–04	Champions League	2Q		Rapid Bucureşti	0–0, 3–2	9.5
		3Q		Wisła Kraków	3–1, 1–0
		Group		Lyon	0–1, 1–0
		Group		Bayern Munich	1–1, 0–1
		Group		Celtic	1–0, 1–3
2004–05	Champions League	3Q		Benfica	0–1, 3–0	4.0
		Group		Valencia	0–2, 1–2
		Group		Internazionale	1–3, 0–3
		Group		Werder Bremen	1–2, 1–5
2005–06	Champions League	2Q		Neftchi Baku	5–0, 0–1	8.0
		3Q		Slavia Prague	2–1, 2–0
		Group		Chelsea	0–1, 0–2
		Group		Real Betis	0–1, 1–0
		Group		Liverpool	0–1, 0–3
2006–07	Champions League	Group		Lille	1–1, 2–2	7.0
		Group		AEK Athens	1–1, 2–2
		Group		Milan	0–1, 1–4
2007–08	Champions League	3Q		Fenerbahçe	0–1, 0–2	12.0
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1R		Rapid Wien	1–1, 1–0
		Group		Hapoel Tel Aviv	2–0
		Group		Aalborg BK	1–1
		Group		Tottenham Hotspur	1–1
		Group		Getafe	1–2
		3R		Bordeaux	2–1, 1–1
		1/8		Bayern Munich	0–5, 2–1
2008–09	Champions League	2Q		BATE	1–2, 2–2	0.5
2009–10	Champions League	3Q		Sivasspor	5–0, 1–3	13.0
		4Q		Lyon	1–5, 1–3
2009–10	Europa League	Group		Ajax	1–1, 3–1
		Group		Dinamo Zagreb	2–0, 0–1
		Group		FC Timişoara	0–0, 3–1
		2R		Athletic Bilbao	1–1, 4–0
		1/8		Hamburg	1–3, 4–3
2010–11	Champions League	3Q		The New Saints	3–1, 3–0	5.0
		PO		FK Partizan	2–2, 2–2 (2–3, n.s.)
2010–11	Europa League	Group		Zenit Saint Petersburg	1–3, 1–3
		Group		AEK Athens	3–0, 1–1
		Group		Hajduk Split	0–1, 2–0
		2R		Ajax	0–3, 0–2
2011–12	Europa League	PO		Bursaspor	2–1, 2–2	12.0
		Group		AEK Athens	4–1, 2–1
		Group		Lokomotiv Moscow	2–0, 5–3
		Group		Sturm Graz	2–0, 3–0
		2R		AZ	0–1, 0–1
2012–13	Champions League	3Q		Ekranas	5–0, 6–0	7.0
		PO		AEL Limassol	1–2, 2–0
		Group		Milan	0–0, 1–3
		Group		Málaga	0–3, 2–2
		Group		Zenit St. Petersburg	0–1, 1–0
2013–14	Champions League	Group		Benfica	0-2, 2-3	5.0
		Group		Olympiacos	0-3, 1-3
		Group		Paris Saint-Germain	0-5, 1-1
2014–15	Champions League	Group		Arsenal	1-2, 3-3	9.0
		Group		Borussia Dortmund	0-3, 1-1
		Group		Galatasaray	1-1, 2-0
2014–15	Europa League	Round of 32		Dynamo Moscow

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 2014/2015 Euro Season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)

• 42 (34) Girondins de Bordeaux (52.300)
• 43 (36) FC Twente (50.862)
• 44 (51) R.S.C. Anderlecht (50.260)
• 45 (52) Fiorentina (49.387)
• 46 (75) Red Bull Salzburg (46.185)

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Silvio Proto (captain) 2 DF Fabrice N'Sakala 3 DF Olivier Deschacht 7 MF Andy Najar 8 FW Idrissa Sylla 9 FW Matías Suárez 10 FW Dennis Praet 11 MF Marko Marin (on loan from Chelsea F.C.) 12 DF Maxime Colin 13 DF Rolando (on loan from FC Porto) 14 DF Bram Nuytinck 15 FW Gohi Bi Zoro Cyriac 16 MF Steven Defour 17 FW Oswal Álvarez 18 FW Frank Acheampong

No. Position Player 20 MF Ibrahima Conte 22 DF Chancel Mbemba 24 DF Michaël Heylen 26 GK Mulopo Kudimbana 31 MF Youri Tielemans 32 MF Leander Dendoncker 33 GK Davy Roef 34 MF Samuel Bastien 35 FW Aaron Leya Iseka 37 DF Hervé Matthys 38 MF Andy Kawaya 39 DF Anthony Vanden Borre 41 DF Mehdi Tarfi 42 FW Nathan Kabasele 45 FW Aleksandar Mitrović

Notable players

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.

Captains

Franky Vercauteren (1981–87) Georges Grün (1987–90) Filip De Wilde (1990–93) Marc Degryse (1993–95) Georges Grün (1995–96)

Pär Zetterberg (1996–00) Lorenzo Staelens (2000–01) Glen De Boeck (2001–03) Walter Baseggio (2003–2005) Besnik Hasi (2005–06)

Bart Goor (2006–08) Olivier Deschacht (2009–11) Lucas Biglia (2011–13) Guillaume Gillet (2013–2014) Silvio Proto (2014–)

Other sections

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

Chairmen

• Charles Roos (1908–10)
• Théo Verbeeck (1911–51)
• Albert Roosens (1951–71)
• Constant Vanden Stock (1971–96)
• Roger Vanden Stock (1996–)

References

External links

• Official website (Dutch) / (French) / (English) / (Spanish)
• Anderlecht at UEFA.COM

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