R.S.C. Anderlecht

This article is about the men's football team. For the women's football team, seeRSC Anderlecht (women).For the racing team, seeR.S.C. Anderlecht (Superleague Formula team).

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Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht,commonly abbreviated toRSCAnderlecht(Dutch:[ˈɑndərlɛxt],French:[ɑ̃dɛʁlɛkt],German:[ˈandɐlɛçt]) orRSCA(Dutch:[ˌɛr.ɛs.seːˈaː,-ˈʔaː],French:[ɛʁ.ɛs.se.ɑ],German:[ˌɛʁʔɛs.tseːˈʔaː]), is a Belgian professionalfootballclub based inAnderlecht,BrusselsCapital-Region. Anderlecht plays in theBelgian First Division Aand is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They have also won nineBelgian Cupsand hold the record for most consecutive Belgian championship titles, winning five between the1963–64and1967–68seasons.

Anderlecht

Full name	Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht
Nickname(s)	Purple & White,Sporting (Dutch:Paars-wit; French:Les Mauve et Blanc)
Short name	R.S.C.A.
Founded	27 May 1908(1908-05-27)
Ground	Constant Vanden Stock – Lotto Park
Capacity	22,500
Chairman	Wouter Vandenhaute
Head coach	David Hubert
League	Belgian Pro League
2023–24	Belgian Pro League, 3rd of 16
Website	rsca.be
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Founded in 1908, the club first reached the highest level in Belgian football in1921–22and have been playing in the first division continuously since1935–36and in Europe since 1964–65. They won their first major trophy afterWorld War IIwith a championship win in1946–47.They never finished outside the top six of the Belgian first division with the exception of2019–20(8th) and2022–23.They are ranked 14th amongst all-timeUEFA club competition winners,tenth in theInternational Federation of Football History & Statisticscontinental Clubs of the 20th Century European ranking and were 41st in the 2012UEFA team rankings.In 1986, they achieved their best UEFA ranking with a joint first place withJuventus.

Anderlecht have been playing their matches in theAstrid Parkin the municipality of Anderlecht since 1917. Their current stadium was renamed Lotto Park in 2019. Previously it was calledConstant Vanden Stock Stadiumwhich was first opened in 1983 to replace the former Emile Versé Stadium. They play in purple and white outfits. They have long-standing rivalries withClub BruggeandStandard Liège.

History

Main article:History of R.S.C. Anderlecht

See also:List of R.S.C. Anderlecht seasons

Founded asSporting Club Anderlechtoison 27 May 1908 by a dozen football lovers at the Concordia café (located in theRue d'Aumale/Aumalestraatin the municipality of Anderlecht), the club beat Institut Saint-Georges in their first match, 11–8.They joined the official competition in1909–10,starting at the lowest level in theBelgian football league system,then the third provincial division. In1912–13,they gained promotion to the second-higher level of football, then named thePromotion.After only one season at that level, the championships were suspended due toWorld War I,and resumed in1919–20.With the popularity of the team increasing, Anderlecht had moved to a new stadium in theAstrid Parkin 1917 (then known as Meir Park). They baptized the stadiumStade Emile Verséin honor of the club's first major patron, the industrialist Emile Versé.

At the end of the1920–21 season,Anderlecht was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history. In the next 14 seasons, Anderlecht was relegated four times (1923, 1926, 1928 and 1931) and promoted four times (1924, 1927, 1929, 1935), earning themselves the mockery of local rival clubsUnion Saint-GilloiseandDaring Club de Bruxelles,who nicknamed them the "lift club". In 1933, 25 years after their formation, the club changed their name toRoyal Sporting Club Anderlechtois.Since their promotion in 1935, Anderlecht has remained at the top level of football. WithJef Mermans,astrikersigned fromK Tubantia FCin 1942 for a record fee of 125,000Belgian francs,Anderlecht won their first league title in 1947. Their success increased in the following years as they won six more titles between1949–50and1955–56(winning three consecutive titles twice) and two more in1958–59and1961–62.In the 1960s, under the coaching ofPierre Sinibaldiand then ofAndreas Beres,the club even won five titles in a row (from1963–64to1967–68), which is still a Belgian league record. The star of this team wasPaul Van Himst,topscorer in 1965, 1967 and 1969 andBelgian Golden Shoewinner in 1960, 1961, 1965 and 1974.

Anderlecht played in the firstEuropean Champion Clubs' Cupin1955–56,and lost both legs of their tie againstVörös Lobogo.They had to wait until the1962–63 seasonto win their first European tie, with a 1–0 victory overReal Madrid,which followed a 3–3 draw in Spain. For the first time, they advanced to the second round, where they beatCSKA Sofiabefore losing toDundeein the quarter-finals. In the1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,Anderlecht lost in the final againstArsenal.Between 1975 and 1984, Anderlecht only won one championship but they achieved considerable European success: they won the1975–76and1977–78 European Cup Winners' CupsagainstWest Ham UnitedandAustria Wienrespectively, as well as the two subsequentEuropean Super Cups.

Anderlecht eliminatedTwenteto reach the1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cupfinal.

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 the1982–83 UEFA Cupand under the impulse of sporting directorMichel Verschueren,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 sideTottenham Hotspur.Anderlecht reached the final by bribing the semi-final referee to the equivalent of £27,000, ensuring passage against another English side,Nottingham Forest.

After three second-place finishes in a row, thePurple and Whitessecured an easy 18th title in 1984–85, 11 points ahead ofClub 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 playersFranky Vercauteren,Enzo Scifo(transferred in the summer of 1987) andJuan Lozano(heavily injured in a game atKSV Waregema few months earlier).A weakened team coached byRaymond Goethalsfinished only fourth in 1988 behind Club Brugge,KV MechelenandRoyal Antwerp,but they nonetheless managed to lift theBelgian Cupfor the sixth time in club history after a 2–0 victory overStandard Liège,with goals byLuc NilisandEddie Krnčević.The next year, Anderlecht retained the trophy with goals byEddie KrncevicandMilan Janković(again with a 2–0 win over Standard), but finished second in the championship. After his second cup win, Goethals left forBordeauxin the FrenchLigue 1.

During the 1990s, Anderlecht reached one more European final, the1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final,which they lost to Italian clubSampdoria.The club then declined in European competitions, with the1990–91and1996–97 UEFA Cupquarter-finals their best results. In national competition, they won four championship titles and a cup. During the 2000s, Anderlecht secured five more Belgian champion titles, reaching a total of 29 titles in2007,in addition to one more cup victory. In the2000–01 UEFA Champions League,they qualified for the first time to the second round, then another group stage, where they finished third in their group behind Real Madrid andLeeds United.

In2009–10,thePurple and Whiteswon their 30th Belgian league title, while in the2011–12 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, dominating group oppositionLokomotiv Moscow,Sturm GrazandAEK 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,while on 22 July, they won their tenthBelgian Super Cup.

The seasons2014–15and2015–16were a disappointment sportively. After the appointiment of young Swiss coachRené Weiler,Anderlecht, with youth players likeYouri TielemansandLeander Dendoncker,became champions again in the2016–17season.

2016–17 UEFA Europa League1/4 final return game in Manchester, April 2017.

In theEuropa Leaguethey were eliminated in the quarter final byManchester Unitedin extra time. After businessmanMarc Coucketook over the club in 2018, structural changes followed, together with regular personnel changes.Sportingly, a low point was reached in2019–20:despite the return of club iconVincent Kompany,the club did not qualify for theEuropean club competitionsthe following season, which it had managed for the previous 55 years.

After a few disappointing seasons, Anderlecht could again compete for the championship title in the2023-24 season,finishing 2nd on the regular season of Belgian Pro League.

Colours and badge

Anderlecht colours are purple and white, and the club's home kit is generally purple with white trim, though they did wear a black and purple home kit in the 2005–06 season, and a grey in the 2007–08 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 was inspired by Belgian immigrants that lived in Antigua Guatemala. Purple is the color of the city of Antigua and the color of the Belgian monarchy.

Conversely, Anderlecht's colours inspired United Arab EmiratesAl Ain FCclub to change their colours to purple, after they saw Anderlecht play in a friendly tournament in 1977.

Kit evolution

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

Stadium

Main article:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

Atmosphere before a2024 Champions' Play-offshome game againstCercle Brugge

Anderlecht play their home matches at theLotto Parkstadium located within theAstrid Parkin the municipality of Anderlecht. It currently has a capacity of 22,500 places.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 renamed in honour of the then chairmanConstant Vanden Stock.Prior to 1917, the club has played on a pitch in the currentRue du Serment/Eedstraatfor a couple of years since 1908, then in a stadium located inRue Verheydenstraat(nowRue Démosthènestraat).In 2013 the stadium was refurbished, with installation of new scoreboards and advertising strips alongside the border of the pitch in accordance with UEFA regulations for theChampions League.AIM Sportwas chosen as the provider for the ultra-modern LED strips and their controllers.

Anderlecht would move to the 60,000-capacityEurostadiumwhen it was expected to be completed in 2019.The Eurostadion would also become home to theBelgium national teamand hostUEFA Euro 2020.However, during the years that followed, the project was plagued by numerous delays caused by political infighting.In February 2017, Anderlecht eventually pulled out of the project.In the 2018–19 season, Anderlecht drew an average home attendance of 18,536 in 15 league games at their stadium.

In July 2019, the new owner Marc Coucke sold the naming rights of the Constant Vanden Stockstadion to the firm Lotto, and changed the name to Lotto Park.

Club's anthem

Before the start of every home match, the song "Anderlecht Champion"byLange Jojois played in the stadium.It was released in 1985 in French and Flemish (Brussels dialect) after Anderlecht became national champions. The song was reworked into a Belgian national supporters' song and was used at the1986 FIFA World Cupin Mexico, after which the chorus "Oléé, Olé, Olé, Oléé"became an international anthem used in sports, musical performances and political activities.

Supporters

The club had the highest average attendance in the Belgian First Division for ten years, until 2004–05.Anderlecht supporters hail from all over the country and only a minority come from theBrussels Capital Region.Anderlecht counts 77 fan clubs, of which 5 are abroad (one inFrance,one inPoland,one inTexas,USA, one inMontreal,Canada and one inSunderland,England).

Rivals

Main article:Anderlecht vs Club Brugge derby

Anderlecht's main rivals are Standard Liege and Club Brugge, the two other teams of the "Big Three"in Belgium. Only a few players made the transfer from Club Brugge to Anderlecht, and when it happened it often caused controversy. For example, during his ninth season with Club Brugge, the transfer ofLorenzo Staelensto Anderlecht was already announced in April 1998, after which he had to finish the remaining 10 games for Club Brugge with constant whistling of furious Bruges supporters. Even when Staelens had to take a penalty for their club he was booed, and there were cheers when he eventually missed it.Transfers from players to and from Standard are more common. Atifoof a Standard supporters association, with the image of a decapitatedSteven Defourin 2015 directed to their former player caused the necessary controversy in Belgium, with theFederal Public Service Interiorlaunching an investigation.

Honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons
Domestic	Belgian First Division	34	1946–47,1948–49,1949–50,1950–51,1953–54,1954–55,1955–56,1958–59,1961–62,1963–64,1964–65,1965–66,1966–67,1967–68,1971–72,1973–74,1980–81,1984–85,1985–86,1986–87,1990–91,1992–93,1993–94,1994–95,1999–2000,2000–01,2003–04,2005–06,2006–07,2009–10,2011–12,2012–13,2013–14,2016–17
	Belgian Cup	9	1964–65,1971–72,1972–73,1974–75,1975–76,1987–88,1988–89,1993–94,2007–08
	Belgian League Cup	3	1973, 1974, 2000
	Belgian Super Cup	13	1985,1987,1993,1995,2000,2001,2006,2007,2010,2012,2013,2014,2017
Continental	UEFA Europa League	1	1982–83
	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	2	1975–76,1977–78
	UEFA Super Cup	2	1976,1978

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Minor

• Bruges Matins:
  • Winners (2):1985, 1988
• Tournoi de Paris:
  • Winners (3):1964, 1966, 1977
• Toulon Tournament:
  • Winners (1):1967
• Amsterdam Tournament:
  • Winners (1):1976
• Mohammed V Cup:
  • Winners (1):1976

Individual

• Belgian Golden Shoe:
  • Jef Jurion(1957, 1962),Paul Van Himst(1960, 1961, 1965, 1974),Wilfried Puis(1964),Rob Rensenbrink(1976),Franky Vercauteren(1983),Enzo Scifo(1984),Marc Degryse(1991),Philippe Albert(1992),Pär Zetterberg(1993, 1997),Gilles De Bilde(1994),Lorenzo Staelens(1999),Jan Koller(2000),Aruna Dindane(2003),Vincent Kompany(2004),Mbark Boussoufa(2006, 2010),Matías Suárez(2011),Dieumerci Mbokani(2012),Dennis Praet(2014)
• Professional Footballer of the season:
  • Juan Lozano(1986–87),Marc Degryse(1989–90),Pär Zetterberg(1996–97,1997–98),Walter Baseggio(2000–01),Aruna Dindane(2003–04),Vincent Kompany(2004–05),Mohammed Tchité(2006–07),Mbark Boussoufa(2008–09,2009–10),Matías Suárez(2011–12),Youri Tielemans(2016–17)
• Belgian First Division topscorer:
  • Jef Mermans(1946–47,1947–48,1949–50),Hippolyte Van Den Bosch(1953–54),Jacky Stockman(1961–62),Paul Van Himst(1963–64,1965–66,1967–68),Jan Mulder(1966–67),Robbie Rensenbrink(1972–73),Attila Ladynski(1973–74),François Van Der Elst(1976–77),Erwin Vandenbergh(1982–83,1985–86),Arnór Guðjohnsen(1986–87),Eddie Krncevic(1988–89),Tomasz Radzinski(2000–01),Nenad Jestrović(2004–05),Romelu Lukaku(2009–10),Aleksandar Mitrović(2014–15),Łukasz Teodorczyk(2016–17),Hamdi Harbaoui(2017–18)
• European League topscorer:Jef Mermans(1949–50)
• European Cuptopscorer:Paul Van Himst(1966–67)
• World League Topscorer:Jef Mermans(1949–50)

Players

See also:List of R.S.C. Anderlecht players

For a list of all former and current R.S.C. Anderlecht players with a Wikipedia article, seeCategory:R.S.C. Anderlecht players.

Current squad

As of 18 November 2024

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	SRB	Jan-Carlo Simić
5	DF	SEN	Moussa N'Diaye
6	DF	SWE	Ludwig Augustinsson
7	FW	BEL	Francis Amuzu
10	MF	BEL	Yari Verschaeren
11	FW	BEL	Thorgan Hazard
12	FW	DEN	Kasper Dolberg
13	DF	DEN	Mathias Jørgensen
14	DF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen(captain)
16	GK	DEN	Mads Kikkenborg
17	MF	BEL	Théo Leoni
18	MF	GHA	Majeed Ashimeru
19	FW	ECU	Nilson Angulo
20	FW	ARG	Luis Vázquez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	GUI	Amadou Diawara
23	MF	BEL	Mats Rits
25	DF	BEL	Thomas Foket
26	GK	BEL	Colin Coosemans
27	MF	ENG	Samuel Edozie(on loan fromSouthampton)
29	MF	BEL	Mario Stroeykens
32	MF	BEL	Leander Dendoncker(on loan fromAston Villa)
36	FW	DEN	Anders Dreyer
54	DF	BEL	Killian Sardella
55	DF	BEL	Marco Kana
72	MF	BEL	Nathan De Cat
73	MF	BEL	Amando Lapage
83	MF	BEL	Tristan Degreef

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BEL	Louis Patris(atSint-Truidenuntil 30 June 2025)
—	MF	NGA	Ishaq Abdulrazak(atOdduntil 31 December 2024)
—	MF	FRA	Alexis Flips(atCharleroiuntil 30 June 2025)

RSCA Futures (Reserves and Youth Academy)

Main article:RSCA Futures

Notable players

Rob Rensenbrink,awarded as the club's best player of the 20th century	Paul Van Himst,awarded as Belgium's best player of the 20th century	Jef Mermans,the club's all-time topscorer (367 goals in 399 games)	Olivier Deschachtplayed most games for Anderlecht (602)

Name	Nationality	Position	RSC Anderlecht career	League record		Honours
				Apps	Goals
Hugo Broos		DF	1970-1983	350	1	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,2UEFA Super Cups,1UEFA Cup,3Belgian Championships,4Belgian Cups
Ludo Coeck		MF	1972-1983	292	54	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,2UEFA Super Cups,1UEFA Cup,2Belgian Championships,3Belgian Cups
Jean Cornelis		DF	1958-1971	287	6	7Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Bertrand Crasson		DF	1989-1996 1998–2003	291	19	6Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Michel De Groote		DF	1975-1977 1979–1989	294	27	1UEFA Cup Winners' Cup,1UEFA Super Cup,1UEFA Cup,4Belgian Championships,3Belgian Cups
Filip De Wilde		GK	1987-1996 1998–2003	369	0	6Belgian Championships,3Belgian Cups
Olivier Deschacht		DF	2001-2018	395	8	8Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Jean Dockx		DF	1971-1978	214	12	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,1UEFA Super Cup,2Belgian Championships,4Belgian Cups
Georges Grün		DF	1982-1990 1994–1996	258	31	1UEFA Cup,4Belgian Championships,2Belgian Cups
Pierre Hanon		DF/MF	1954-1970	353	31	9Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Georges Heylens		DF	1960-1973	361	10	7Belgian Championships,3Belgian Cups
Jef Jurion		MF	1953-1968	390	73	8Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Henri Meert		GK	1942-1960	343	1	8Belgian Championships
Jef Mermans		FW	1942-1957	384	343	7Belgian Championships
Jacky Munaron		GK	1974-1989	293	0	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,2UEFA Super Cups,1UEFA Cup,4Belgian Championships,4Belgian Cups
Luc Nilis		FW	1986-1994	223	124	4Belgian Championships,3Belgian Cups
Silvio Proto		GK	2005-2016	246	0	6Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Wilfried Puis		FW	1960-1971	267	52	6Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Rob Rensenbrink		FW	1971-1980	262	143	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,2UEFA Super Cups,2Belgian Championships,4Belgian Cups
Jan Ruiter		GK	1971-1977	179	0	1UEFA Cup Winners' Cup,1UEFA Super Cup,2Belgian Championships,4Belgian Cups
Jacques Stockman		FW	1957-1966	236	142	5Belgian Championships,2Belgian Cups
Jean Trappeniers		GK	1959-1971	359	0	6Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Gilbert Van Binst		DF	1968-1980	262	28	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,2UEFA Super Cups,2Belgian Championships,4Belgian Cups
François Van der Elst		FW	1971-1980	243	82	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,2UEFA Super Cups,1Belgian Championship,1Belgian Cup
Paul Van Himst		FW	1959-1975	457	233	8Belgian Championships,4Belgian Cups
Franky Vercauteren		MF	1975-1987	367	93	2UEFA Cup Winners' Cups,2UEFA Super Cups,1UEFA Cup,4Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup
Pär Zetterberg		MF	1989-2000 2003–2006	284	72	6Belgian Championships,1Belgian Cup

Vincent Kompany (in action for Belgium at the2018 FIFA World Cup) has a past as player and head coach of Anderlecht

Other notable players include

• Philippe Albert
• Henrik Andersen
• Lucas Biglia
• Mbark Boussoufa
• Marc Degryse
• Jérémy Doku
• Arnór Guðjohnsen
• Arie Haan
• Jan Koller
• Vincent Kompany
• Juan Lozano
• Romelu Lukaku
• Aleksandar Mitrović
• Jan Mulder
• Charly Musonda
• Morten Olsen
• Tomasz Radzinski
• Graeme Rutjes
• Enzo Scifo
• Matías Suárez
• Youri Tielemans
• Jean Thissen
• Erwin Vandenbergh
• René Vandereycken

Club staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	David Hubert
Assistant Coach	Roel Clement Jan Michaelsen
Sporting Director	Olivier Renard
First Team Coach	Guillaume Gillet
Goalkeeper Coach	Laurent Deraedt
Video Analyst	Sandro Salamone
Physical Coach	Thibaut Meyer
Team Manager	Tom Colpaert
Head Physio	Niels Mathieu
Team doctor	Luc Vanden Bossche
Physical Data Analyst	Josephine Knipschild
Physio	Tim Wattez Simon Van Elewijck Maarten Brecko
Masseur	Kenny Dehaes Franky De Buyst
Nutritionist	Stéphanie Scheirlynck
Mental Coach	Michael Verschaeve
Kit Manager	Kalid Boudraa Michaël Lacroix Djorven Verlinden

Club presidents

Anderlecht Ownership

Owner	President	From	To	Notes
Group Concordia	Charles Roos	1908	1911
Group Concordia	Théo Verbeeck	1911	1951	Former club player
	Albert Roosens	1951	1971	Former club player
Constant Vanden Stock	Constant Vanden Stock	1971	1996	Belgium national team manager
Constant Vanden Stock	Roger Vanden Stock	1996	2008
Roger Vanden Stock	Roger Vanden Stock	2008	2018	Son ofConstant Vanden Stock
Marc Coucke	Marc Coucke	2018	2020	Entrepreneur
Marc Coucke	Wouter Vandenhaute	2020	Present	Entrepreneur

Managers

For a list of former and current managers, seeList of R.S.C. Anderlecht managers.

There have been a total of 37 permanent managers and 3caretaker managersof Anderlecht since the appointment of the first manager, Sylva Brébart, in 1920. The club's longest-serving manager is EnglishmanBill Gormlie,who served during nine seasons between 1950 and 1959. Frenchman Georges Perino is the first Anderlecht manager to have claimed a trophy, with the first championship win in1946–47.Seven Anderlecht managers have managed the club on two occasions: Ernest Churchill Smith,Pierre Sinibaldi,Urbain Braems,Raymond Goethals,Arie Haan,Johan BoskampandFranky Vercauteren.Other managers have also played another role in the club before being appointed manager, includingJean Dockx,who served three times as caretaker before being appointed manager

Women's football team

In 1993, Brussels Dames 71 becameAnderlecht's women team.The team has won tenLeagues,sevenSuper Leaguesand elevenBelgian Cupssince.

Other sections

Rugby

The oldest, still active rugby team in Belgium isR.S.C. Anderlecht Rugby,established in 1931. The club won theBelgian Elite Leaguefor a record of 20 times.

Superleague Formula

The Superleague Formula car

TheSuperleague Formulawas a race class that existed between 2008 and 2011. The competition counted 16 to 19 teams, with every race car typically linked to an international football club. Theteam of R.S.C. Anderlechtwon the championship in the2010 season.

Futsal

For the 2022/23 season, RSC Anderlecht took over theFirst Divisionand multipleUEFA Futsal Champions Leagueparticipant FP Halle-Gooik and renamed itRSC Anderlecht Futsal.The team plays inRoosdaal,at the Belleheide Center, a new arena with a capacity of 1,200 spectators.

RSCA Futsal hosted the venue for the main round of the2022/23 UEFA Futsal Champions League.After advancing in the main round, they were able to beat the previous year's winner,FC Barcelona,in the elite round of the UEFA Futsal Champions League due to a better goal difference. Then the team advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals againstSporting Lisbonwhere they were eliminated.

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• RSC Anderlecht: 110 jaar voetbaltraditieby Sam van Clemen in 2019, Aspekt B.V., 360 p.(in Dutch)ISBN9789463384889
• Eeuwige 25 van Anderlecht: van Mermans tot Kompanyby Raf Willems in 2019, Willems Uitgevers, 100 p.(in Dutch)ISBN9789492419651
• Gang of Brussels: L'histoire vraie de hooligans d'Anderlecht, entre foot et banditismeby Louis Dabir and Barthelemy Gaillard in 2020, Cherche Midi, 100 p.(in French)ISBN9782749161624
• RSCA: We are Anderlecht!by Marc van Staen in 2021,Lannoo,253 p.(in French and Dutch)ISBN9789401474771
• Jef Mermans: Bombardier: de Voetballer die Anderlecht naar de Top Loodsteby Stefan van Loock in 2022, Sportumi, 272 p.(in Dutch)ISBN9789493242586

External links

• Official website(in Dutch, French, English, and Spanish)
• Anderlechton UEFA
• The Anderlecht academy way–These Football Times(2015)
• Daily Anderlecht news and largest online fanzone(in Dutch, French, English, Spanish, and German)