R.S.C. Anderlecht
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{{Infobox Football club |
clubname = Anderlecht |
image = [[Image:R.S.C._Anderlecht.svg|200px|R.S.C. Anderlecht Club Crest]] |
fullname = Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht |
nickname = "The Purple and White" or "The Purple" <br> ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Paarswit''; <br> [[French language|French]]: ''Les Mauves et Blancs'', <br> "Les Mauves") |
founded = [[May 27]], [[1908]] (creation)</br>1909 (registration) |
ground = [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]] </br>[[Anderlecht]], [[Brussels]] |
capacity = 26,361 (full)</br>21,619 (UEFA) |
chairman = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roger Vanden Stock]] |
manager = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Ariël Jacobs]] |
league = [[Jupiler League]] |
season = [[Jupiler League 2007-08|2007-08]] |
position = Jupiler League, 2nd |
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'''Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht''', usually known as '''Anderlecht''' or '''RSCA''', is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Football team|football club]] from [[Anderlecht]], in the [[Brussels Capital Region]]. They are the most successful Belgian football team in European competition (with 5 trophies) as well as in the [[Jupiler League]] (29 championship wins). Although they were founded in [[1908 in football (soccer)|1908]], they only won their first major trophy after [[World War II]] (in [[1947 in football (soccer)|1947]]). Since then, they have only finished outside the top 5 of the Belgian first division twice, in [[1952 in football (soccer)|1952]] and [[1973 in football (soccer)|1973]], finishing in sixth place on each occasion. They have been in the first division since 1935-1936.
==History==
===The early years (1908-1935)===
Founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois in 1908 by some football fans at the ''Concordia'' café (''rue d'Aumale'' 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 in football (soccer)|1913]], they reached the national level, gaining promotion to the [[Belgian Second Division|second division]]. They ended the season in fourth place (behind Uccle Sport, R.C. Mechelen and K.V. Mechelen).
Because of [[World War I]], the championship was stopped until [[1919 in football (soccer)|1919]]. However, with the popularity of the team increasing, in 1917 it was decided that Anderlecht would play at the [[Parc Astrid]] (known as ''Parc du Meir'' at that time) in a new stadium. They baptized the stadium ''Stade Emile Versé'' 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 (city)|Liège]]): Anderlecht, T.S.V. Lyra and [[R.F.C. Liégeois|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 [[R. Union Saint-Gilloise|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 football (soccer)|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. [[Joseph Mermans|Jef Mermans]], a [[striker]] from [[K. Tubantia Borgerhout V.K.|K. Tubantia F.C.]] was signed in 1942 for a fee of 125,000 [[franc|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 [[Belgium national football team|Belgian national football team]] fielded 11 Anderlecht players against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] after [[R.F.C. de Liège|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 "[[Brazil|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 [[England|Englishman]] [[Bill Gormlie]]. After three consecutive title wins, Sinibaldi left the club and was replaced by [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[Andreas Beres]] who coached the team to two league championships in the following two seasons.
====European competitions====
Anderlecht played in the first [[UEFA Champions League|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 F.C.|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 F.C.|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 C.F.|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 F.C.|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 F.C.|Liverpool]]. The year after, they reached the quarter-finals again, this time meeting [[Real Madrid C.F.|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 Republic|Czech]] sides (first [[Dukla Prague]], then [[AC Sparta Praha|Sparta Prague]]).
===The European years (1968-1984)===
====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 [[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]].
====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 Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]] and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] respectively at the second and third stages of the competition (having beaten [[Valur|Valur Reykjavik]] in the first round). In the semifinals, the team from Brussels beat [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Internazionale]], but after they had won the home leg of the final against [[Arsenal F.C.|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 [[Wales|Welsh]] cup winner [[Wrexham A.F.C.]], at that time playing in the old English third division, proved more difficult. They knocked [[East Germany|East German]] side [[FSV Zwickau|Zwickau]] out in the semifinals. It had already been decided that the final would be played at the [[King Baudouin Stadium|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 F.C.|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 (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]]).
The club's defence of the Cup Winners' Cup proved unsuccessful, losing the 1977 final to [[Hamburger SV|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 [[Austria Wien|FK Austria Vienna]] with two goals apiece from Rob Rensenbrink and [[Gilbert Van Binst]]. Again, the team won the Supercup, this time against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].
The day before the journey to [[Koparit|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 CF|Valencia]] saw the club through to the semi-finals, where they faced [[Bohemians Praha|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 [[SL 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 [[France|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 [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in the quarter-finals, they lost 2-0 at [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/42383.stm] In the final, [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] won after a penalty shootout.
===Recent years (1984-2006)===
{{current sport-related|mini=1|R.S.C. Anderlecht season 2008-09}}
====National competitions====
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, [[Alexandre Czerniatynski|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 [[K. Berchem Sport|Berchem Sport]] (who were already relegated) while joint leaders [[Y.R. K.V. Mechelen|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 [[S.V. Zulte-Waregem|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 [[Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]].
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.
====European competitions====
In 2000-2001, 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 (football)|Old Trafford]] and their third one 4-0 at [[Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kiev]]. In the second group stage, they finished third behind Real Madrid and [[Leeds United A.F.C.|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. 2003-04 saw Anderlecht faced a very tough draw against [[Bayern München]], [[Lyon]] and [[Celtic F.C.|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 [[UEFA Champions League 2004-05|2004-05]] and set an unwanted Champions League record of most consecutive defeats. However, in their last match of the [[UEFA Champions League 2005-06|2005-06]] group phase, with Anderlecht already eliminated from the competition, it was [[Vincent Kompany]] whose winning goal at Real Betis ended their nightmare run. For the [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|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.
==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]]''
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]].
==Supporters==
Anderlecht fans are generally considered the most demanding in Belgian football. The club has had the highest average attendance in the Jupiler League 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]].
== Current squad ==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Daniel Zítka]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Belgium|name=[[Olivier Deschacht]]|pos=DF|other=[[Captain (football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Netherlands|name=[[Arnold Kruiswijk]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Argentina|name=[[Lucas Biglia]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jelle Van Damme]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Stanislav Vlček]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Jan Polák]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Argentina|name=[[Matías Suárez]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Brazil|name=[[Kanu (Brazilian footballer)|Kanu]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Morocco|name=[[Mbark Boussoufa]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Belgium|name=[[Thomas Chatelle]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jonathan Legear]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Belgium|name=[[Bart Goor]]|pos=MF|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Argentina|name=[[Hernán Losada]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Argentina|name=[[Nicolás Frutos]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Ukraine|name=[[Oleksandr Iakovenko]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Belgium|name=[[Roland Lamah]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Belgium|name=[[Davy Schollen]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Hungary|name=[[Roland Juhász]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Belgium|name=[[Silvio Proto]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=Argentina|name=[[Nicolás Pareja]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=Poland|name=[[Marcin Wasilewski]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Belgium|name=[[Guillaume Gillet]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=Serbia|name=[[Nemanja Rnić]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end}}
Young players close to A-squad: [[Bakary Saré]], [[Cor Gillis]], [[Cheikhou Kouyaté]], [[Arnaud Sutchuin]], [[Olivier Mukendi]], [[Quentin Crommen]], [[Gil Servaes]], [[Sébastien Bruzzese]], [[Boateng]], [[Kalala]], [[Ciza]], [[Houman]]
===Squad changes for 2008-2009 season===
''For a list of the 2008-09 transfers, see [[R.S.C. Anderlecht season 2008-09]] and [[List of Belgian football transfers Summer 2008]].''
==Noted players==
''Listed according to year of Anderlecht first-team debut (year in parentheses)'':
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*1940s: [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Jef Mermans]] (1942)
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*1950s: [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Martin Lippens]] (1954), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Armand Jurion]] (1954), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Pierre Hanon]] (1954), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Paul Van Himst]] (1959)
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*1960s: [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[Jan Mulder (footballer)|Jan Mulder]] (1965), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Georges Heylens]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Johan Devrindt]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Jacky Stockman]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Laurent Verbiest]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Jean Plaskie]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Jean Cornelis]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Wilfried Puis]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Jean Trappeniers]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Maurice Martens]],[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Julien Kialunda]]
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*1970s: [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Hugo Broos]] (1971), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Ludo Coeck]] †(1972), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[Rob Rensenbrink|Robbie Rensenbrink]] (1972), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[Arie Haan]], {{flagicon|NED}} [[Peter Ressel]] (1975), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Franky Vercauteren]] (1975), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Gilbert Van Binst]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Jacky Munaron]], [[Image:Flag of Hungary.svg|20px|Hungary]] [[Attila Ladynski]], {{flagicon|England}} [[Duncan McKenzie]] (1976)
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*1980s: [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|Denmark]] [[Morten Olsen]] (1980), [[Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg|20px|Yugoslavia]] [[Luka Peruzović]] (1980), [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px|Spain]] [[Juan Lozano]] (1981), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Erwin Vandenbergh]] (1982), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Georges Grün]] (1983), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Enzo Scifo]] (1983), [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|Denmark]] [[Frank Arnesen]] (1983), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Bertrand Crasson]] (1985), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Luc Nilis]] (1986), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[Adri van Tiggelen]] (1986), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Filip De Wilde]] (1987), [[Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg|20px|Nigeria]] [[Stephen Keshi]] (1987), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Luis Oliveira]] (1989), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Marc Degryse]] (1989), [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|Australia]] [[Eddie Krnčević]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[René Vandereycken]], [[Image:Flag of Iceland.svg|20px|Iceland]] [[Arnór Guðjohnsen]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Michel De Wolf]], [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|Denmark]] [[Kenneth Brylle Larsen]], [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Marc Emmers]]
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*1990s: [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|Sweden]] [[Pär Zetterberg]] (1990), [[Nii Lamptey]] (1990), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[John van Loen]] (1990), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[John Bosman]] (1991), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Danny Boffin]] (1991), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Johan Walem]] (1991), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Philippe Albert]] (1992), [[Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg|20px|Nigeria]] [[Celestine Babayaro]] (1994), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Glen De Boeck]] (1995),[[Gilles De Bilde]] (1995), [[Nordin Jbari]] (1995), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Walter Baseggio]] (1996), [[Image:Flag of Romania.svg|20px|Romania]] [[Alin Stoica]] (1996), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Bart Goor]] (1997), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Lorenzo Staelens]] (1998), [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|20px|Canada]] [[Tomasz Radzinski]] (1998), [[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|20px|Czech Republic]] [[Jan Koller]] (1999), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Geert De Vlieger]]
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*2000s: [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Yves Vanderhaeghe]] (2000), [[Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg|20px|Cote d'Ivoire]] [[Aruna Dindane]] (2000), [[Image:Flag_of_South_Korea.svg|20px|South Korea]] [[Seol Ki-Hyeon]] (2001), [[Image:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg|20px|Serbian]] [[Nenad Jestrović]] (2001), [[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|20px|Finland]] [[Hannu Tihinen]] (2002), [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|20px|Poland]] [[Michał Żewłakow]] (2002), [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px|English]] [[Clayton Zane]] (2002), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Vincent Kompany]] (2003), [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Anthony Vanden Borre]] (2003), [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|Sweden]] [[Christian Wilhelmsson]] (2003) [[Image:Flag of Turkey.svg|20px|Turkey]] [[Serhat Akın]] (2006) [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px|Argentina]] Nicolas Frutos (2006) [[Image:Flag of Burundi.svg|20px|Burundi]][[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Mohammed Tchite]] (2006) [[Image:Flag of Egypt.svg|20px|Egypt]] [[Ahmed Hassan]] (2007)
==Noted managers==
*1950s-1960s: [[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px|English]] [[Bill Gormlie]], [[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px|French]] [[Pierre Sinibaldi]], [[Image:Flag of Hungary.svg|20px|Hungarian]] [[Andreas Beres|András Béres]]
*1970s-1980s: [[Raymond Goethals]], [[Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg|20px|Yugoslavia]] [[Tomislav Ivić]] (1980), [[Paul Van Himst]] (1982), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[Arie Haan]] (1986)
*1990s: [[Raymond Goethals]] (1995), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[Johan Boskamp]] (1996), [[René Vandereycken]] (1997), [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px|Netherlands]] [[Arie Haan]] (1997), [[Jean Dockx]] ([[caretaker manager|caretaker]]), [[Franky Vercauteren]] (caretaker)
*2000s: [[Aimé Anthuenis]] (1999), [[Hugo Broos]] (2002), [[Franky Vercauteren]] (2005)
==Chairmen==
*[[Charles Roos]] (1908-1910)
*[[Theo Verbeeck]] (1911-1951)
*[[Albert Roosens]] (1951-1971)
*[[Constant Vanden Stock]] (1971-1996)
*[[Roger Vanden Stock]] (1996-present)
==Honours==
*'''[[Jupiler League|Belgian First Division]]:'''
**'''Winners (29):''' 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, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07
**'''Runners-up (19):''' 1943-44, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08
*'''[[Belgian Second Division]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1923-24, 1934-35
**'''Runners-up (3):''' 1926-27, 1928-29, 1931-32
*'''[[Belgian Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (9):''' 1964-65, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1993-94, [[Belgian Cup 2007-08|2007-08]]
**'''Runners-up (3):''' 1965-66, 1976-77, 1996-97
*'''[[Belgian League Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' 1999-2000
*'''[[Belgian Supercup]]:'''
**'''Winners (8):''' 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2006, [[2007 Belgian Super Cup|2007]]
**'''Runners-up (6):''' 1981, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2004
*'''[[Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu]]:'''
**'''Runners-up (1):''' 2006
*'''[[Bruges Matins (football)|Bruges Matins]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1985, 1988
**'''Runners-up (1):''' 1990
*'''[[Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1975-76, 1977-78
**'''Runners-up (2):''' 1976-77, 1989-90
*'''[[UEFA Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' 1982-83
**'''Runners-up (2):''' 1969-70, 1983-84
*'''[[European Super Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1975-76, 1977-78
{{start box}}
{{succession box | before = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]] | title = [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner]] | years = 1976 <br> Runner up: [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]| after = [[Hamburger SV]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Hamburger SV]] | title = [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner]] | years = 1978 <br> Runner up: [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Vienna]]| after = [[FC Barcelona]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[IFK Göteborg|IFK Göteborg]] | title = [[UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup Winner]] | years = [[1983]] <br> Runner up: [[SL Benfica|SL Benfica]] | after = [[Tottenham Hotspur|Tottenham Hotspur]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[FC Dynamo Kiev|FC Dynamo Kiev]] | title = [[European Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup Winner]] | years = [[1976]] <br> Runner up: [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] | after = [[Liverpool FC|Liverpool FC]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Liverpool FC|Liverpool FC]] | title = [[European Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup Winner]] | years = [[1978]] <br> Runner up: [[Liverpool FC|Liverpool FC]] | after = [[Nottingham Forest FC|Nottingham Forest]]}}
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==European record==
:''As of [[March 5]], [[2006]]:''
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|-----
! style="background:#efefef;" | Competition
! style="background:#efefef;" | Appearances
! style="background:#efefef;" | Matches played
! style="background:#efefef;" | Wins
! style="background:#efefef;" | Draws
! style="background:#efefef;" | Losses
! style="background:#efefef;" | Goals For
! style="background:#efefef;" | Goals Against
|-----
| [[UEFA Champions League]] || 24 || 152
| 61 || 30 || 61 || 220 || 227
|-----
| [[Cup Winners' Cup]] || 7 || 44 || 29 || 4
| 11 || 86 || 34
|-----
| [[UEFA Cup]] || 13 || 84 || 42 || 21
| 21 || 150 || 88
|-----
| [[European Super Cup]] || 2 || 4 || 2 || 0
| 2 || 9 || 6
|}
==UEFA Ranking==
'''Club Ranking for 2006/2007 Euro Season''' (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)
* 51 [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (''64'') {{flagicon|Italy}} [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]] (42.808)
* 52 [[Image:RedDownArrow.svg|15px]] (''47'') {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Olympiacos]] (42.415)
* '''53''' [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (''58'') {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''R.S.C. Anderlecht (41.594)'''
* 54 [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''54'') {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Málaga CF|Malaga]] (41.374)
* 55 [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (''--'') {{flagicon|England}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] (40.618)
* [http://www.kassiesa.com/uefabackup/data/method3/trank2007.html Full List]
==External links==
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*[http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=50074/domestic.html UEFA page] {{en icon}}
*[http://www.anderlecht-online.be/ Biggest fansite] {{nl icon}} / {{fr icon}} / {{en icon}} / {{es icon}} / {{de icon}}
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