The 2023–24 season is Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht's 116th season in existence and 88th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Wouter Vandenhaute | |||
| Manager | Brian Riemer | |||
| Stadium | Lotto Park | |||
| Belgian Pro League | 2nd | |||
| Belgian Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Anders Dreyer (15) All: Anders Dreyer (17) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 1 April 2024. | ||||
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 7 September 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Kasper Dolberg
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 Nice
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Free | 7 July 2023 | [2] |
| DF |  Louis Patris
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OH Leuven
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€3,500,000 | 8 July 2023 | [3] |
| GK | Maxime Dupé
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Toulouse
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Free | 18 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF |  Justin Lonwijk
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 Dynamo Kiev
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Loan | 25 July 2023 | [5] |
| FW |  Luis Vázquez
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Boca Juniors
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€4,500,000 | 26 July 2023 | [6] |
| MF |  Tudor Mendel-Idowu
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Chelsea
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Free | 27 July 2023 | [7] |
| MF | Alexis Flips
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Reims
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€3,500,000 | 8 August 2023 | [8] |
| MF | Mats Rits
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Club Brugge
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€2,000,000 | 15 August 2023 | [9] |
| DF |  Ludwig Augustinsson
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 Sevilla
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Loan | 16 August 2023 | [10] |
| MF | Thomas Delaney
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Sevilla
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Loan | 22 August 2023 | [11] |
| GK | Kasper Schmeichel
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Nice
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Free | 5 September 2023 | [12] |
| MF | Thorgan Hazard
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 Borussia Dortmund
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Undisclosed | 6 September 2023 | [13] |
Out edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  Mohammed Dauda
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Tenerife
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Undisclosed | 24 May 2023 | [14] |
| GK | Timon Wellenreuther
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Feyenoord
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Undisclosed | 2 June 2023 | [15][16] |
| MF |  Lior Refaelov
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Maccabi Haifa
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Free | 15 June 2023 | [17][18] |
| MF | Kristoffer Olsson
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Midtjylland
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Undisclosed | 3 July 2023 | [19] |
| GK | Bart Verbruggen
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Brighton & Hove Albion
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€20,000,000 | 4 July 2023 | [20] |
| DF | Hendrik Van Crombrugge
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Genk
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€1,300,000 | 18 July 2023 | [21] |
| DF | Bogdan Mykhaylichenko
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 Dinamo Zagreb
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Free | 24 July 2023 | [22] |
| DF | Noah Sadiki
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Union SG
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€1,400,000 | 27 July 2023 | [23] |
| FW | Lucas Stassin
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Westerlo
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€1,500,000 | 27 July 2023 | [24][25] |
| DF | Hannes Delcroix
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Burnley
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Undisclosed | 22 August 2023 | [26] |
| DF |  Michael Amir Murillo
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Marseille
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Undisclosed | 30 August 2023 | [27] |
| FW |  Mustapha Bundu
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Plymouth Argyle
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Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [28] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 24 June 2023 Friendly | Oudenaarde | 0–5 | Anderlecht | Oudenaarde |
| 19:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Burgemeester Thienpontstadion |
| 7 July 2023 Friendly | Anderlecht | 3–1 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Brussels |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Complexe Sportif Neerpede - Terrein 6 |
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Anderlecht | 0–6 |  Sparta Prague | |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | ||||
| Note: Three periods of 45 minutes. | ||||
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Belgian Pro League | 28 July 2023 | 12 February 2024 | Matchday 1 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 56.00 |
| Belgian Cup | 30 October 2023 | 25 January 2024 | Seventh Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 57.14 | |||
Last updated: 12 February 2023
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Union SG | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a] |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 3 | Antwerp | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 52 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 51 | |
| 5 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 47 |
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[29]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[29]
Notes:
- ^ The regular season winner will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
Last updated: 7 October 2023.
Source: Worldfootball
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[30]
| 28 July 2023 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Anderlecht | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 6 August 2023 2 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Antwerp | Brussels |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 15,068 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 13 August 2023 3 | Sint Truiden | 0–1 | Anderlecht | Sint-Truiden |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 8,365 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 20 August 2023 4 | Anderlecht | 2–1 | Westerlo | Brussels |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 27 August 2023 5 | Anderlecht | 2–1 | Charleroi | Brussels |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 16,082 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
| 3 September 2023 6 | Genk | 1–1 | Anderlecht | Genk |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 20,655 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 17 September 2023 7 | Kortrijk | 2–2 | Anderlecht | Kortrijk |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 24 September 2023 8 | Anderlecht | 1–1 | Club Brugge | Anderlecht |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 30 September 2023 9 | Eupen | 1–3 | Anderlecht | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 7 October 2023 10 | Anderlecht | 3–1 | Mechelen | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Lotto Park |
| 22 October 2023 11 | Standard Liège | 3–2 | Anderlecht | Liège |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
| 28 October 2023 12 | Anderlecht | 5–1 | OH Leuven | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Lotto Park |
| 5 November 2023 13 | Cercle Brugge | 0–3 | Anderlecht | Brugge |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 12 November 2023 14 | Gent | 1–1 | Anderlecht | Ghent |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 26 November 2023 15 | Anderlecht | 2–1 | RWDM | Brussels |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
| 1 December 2023 16 | Westerlo | 1–3 | Anderlecht | Westerlo |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Het Kuipje |
Belgian Cup edit
| 30 October 2023 Seventh round | RAAL La Louvière | 0–1 | Anderlecht | La Louvière |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade du Tivoli |
References edit
- ^ "A-Team". R.S.C. Anderlecht.
- ^ "Kasper Dolberg signs for RSCA | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "Louis Patris is our second summer signing". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "RSCA welcomes goalkeeper Maxime Dupé". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "Justin Lonwijk strengthens our midfield". rsca.be. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Striker Luis Vázquez joins us from Boca Juniors". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "RSCA welcomes Tudor Mendel-Idowu from Chelsea FC". www.rsca.be. 27 Jul 2023.
- ^ "Alexis Flips signs a five-year deal". rsca.be. 8 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Mats Rits signs a contract for three seasons". rsca.be. 15 Aug 2023. Retrieved 17 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Ludwig Augustinsson joins RSCA on a loan deal". rsca.be. 16 Aug 2023. Retrieved 17 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Delaney is our 10th summer signing". rsca.be. 22 Aug 2023. Retrieved 26 Aug 2023.
- ^ "RSCA sign Kasper Schmeichel". RSC Anderlecht. 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Thorgan Hazard is a Mauve". RSC Anderlecht. 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Dauda Mohammed's final move to Tenerife has been announced". Footballghana.com. 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Feyenoord sign Timon Wellenreuther on a permanent deal". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Feyenoord legt Wellenreuther vast na 'bijzonder mooi en goed seizoen'" [Feyenoord sign Wellenreuther after 'exceptionally beautiful and good season']. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Feyenoord sign Timon Wellenreuther on a permanent deal". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Feyenoord legt Wellenreuther vast na 'bijzonder mooi en goed seizoen'" [Feyenoord sign Wellenreuther after 'exceptionally beautiful and good season']. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Kristoffer Olsson makes permanent switch to FC Midtjylland". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Verbruggen makes the permanent move to Brighton & Hove Albion". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "Hendrik Van Crombrugge is leaving RSCA after 4 seasons". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "All the best, Mykha". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "Noah Sadiki is leaving RSCA and joins RUSG". www.rsca.be.
- ^ "Lucas Stassin joins Westerlo". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Lucas Stassin va bel et bien quitter Anderlecht : le jeune attaquant est en route pour Westerlo" [Lucas Stassin will indeed leave Anderlecht: the young striker is on his way to Westerlo]. Le Soir (in French). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Hannes Delcroix is transferred to Burnley". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Amir Murillo moves to Olympique de Marseille". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Mustapha Bundu makes the permanent move to Plymouth". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.