Guillaume Gillet's young U23 team is likely to face a difficult few weeks due to the departure of many players to the first team's training camp in Crete. In total, the Futures cannot count on 10 players, to compensate for this, four U18 players are currently training with them. Read more »
Samba Diawara had been moved back to the RSCA Futures to become an assistant to Guillaume Gillet following the dismissal of Felice Mazzu. However, Diawara had not yet officially accepted the appointment at the Futures. He now reveals that he is leaving RSC Anderlecht and is moving to Stade Reims. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 25 players for the training camp in Crete. The most notable name among them is that of Ethan Butera (photo). Also traveling with him are Nilson Angulo, Theo Leoni and goalkeeper Timon Vanhoutte. Read more »
Beerschot has won 1-2 win at RSCA Futures that did climb into the lead through top scorer Stassin. Before halftime Beerschot still equalized and a little before the hour Thorisson made it 1-2 which put the Antwerp team in the lead for now in the Challenger Pro League. Read more »
Still want to catch an Anderlecht game during the World Cup? Come to the RSCA Futures. During the World Cup, they play three times at Lotto Park. Anderlecht is selling a mini-season ticket for these three games at the advantageous price of 30 euros. Read more »
Théo Leoni was the only first team player to play with the RSCA Futures on Sunday. At least for Futures coach Guillaume Gillet, that's not a problem. "You certainly won't hear me whining if I only have to do it with youngsters," he said. Read more »
The RSCA Futures lost 2-1 at FC Dender last night. Enock Agyei (pictured) had given the visitors the lead, but Stefano Marzo gave Dender the victory with two goals. Read more »
Jesper Fredberg spoke with the press yesterday afternoon. Among other things, he talked about his soccer vision and where he wants to go with Anderlecht. "For me, it's a success when everyone can see from the way we play 'that's Anderlecht'. Even if we don't have our shirts on," Fredberg explained. Read more »
During Jesper Fredberg's press presentation, chairman Wouter Vandenhaute also spoke about Robin Veldman's position. "We see in him a modern Jean Dockx," Vandenhaute said. "In the coming years he has to guarantee continuity between the first team, the Futures and the academy." Read more »
Robin Veldman is thus not returning to the RSCA Futures, but will remain involved with the first team. This means that Guillaume Gillet will now permanently become the head coach of the RSCA Futures. Read more »
Robin Veldman will no longer stay on as Anderlecht's head coach. That was decided yesterday during a conversation between president Wouter Vandenhaute and new sporting boss Jesper Fredberg. Veldman currently wants to remain assistant. Read more »
Is Robin Veldman's adventure as Anderlecht head coach over? He obviously got this question after the game against Racing Genk. According to Veldman, no specific talks about his personal future are planned yet. "But about what is best for Anderlecht. Then my position will probably also be discussed." Read more »
The RSCA Futures drew 2-2 yesterday at Club NXT. Purple and White seemed to be on their way to victory after goals by Lucas Stassin and Simion Michez (pictured), but Lennert Mertens saved a point for the Bruges U23 in the 91st minute. Read more »
No more Lucas Stassin in the first team selection the last few games. A conscious choice, according to coach Robin Veldman. The Dutchman will let Stassin train with the first team, but he will play games with the RSCA Futures. "A striker at his age has to grow by playing games," Veldman said.
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The RSCA Futurs played a friendly game yesterday afternoon against MVV, the number two team in the Dutch second division. Purple and white won 0-1. Ilias Takidine (photo) scored after a strong action by Enock Agyei on the right wing. Sebastiano Esposito also played. Read more »
After several weeks of injury, Nilson Angulo made his reappearance with the RSCA Futures on Friday. "An injury to the adductors, sustained during training at Anderlecht," the Ecuadorian clarified in Het Nieuwsblad. Read more »
The RSCA Futures won 3-0 tonight against SL16 FC, Standard's U23 team. Chris Lokesa (pictured) was the big standout. He scored twice and gave the assist for Hubert's goal, although you could call that a Lokesa goal as well.
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After more than a month of injury, Nilson Angulo makes his reappearance with the RSCA Futures tonight. Angulo has not played since Sept. 27, during an international game with Ecuador against Japan. For tonight's game against Standard II, he is back in the salection. Read more »
Of the last 10 goals Anderlecht have conceded, no fewer than nine fell after set pieces or crosses from the wings. This is what Het Laatste Nieuws notes today. "We need to analyze that properly," says coach Veldman. "I will definitely speak to the boys about it." Read more »
After two defeats, RSCA Futures scored another three-point win. Visiting Beerschot, the young purple and white won 1-2. Anouar Ait El Hadj and Lucas Stassin (pictured) scored. Anderlecht become co-leaders for the time being. Read more »
Anderlecht have announced a selection of 20 players for tomorrow's match against Eupen. Compared to Thursday, Zeno Debast and Hannes Delcroix return from injury. Besides the suspended Arnstad, four other players drop out. Read more »
Will we (finally) get Théo Leoni's debut for the first team tomorrow? It could well be, as the RSCA Futures captain is not present tonight at Beerschot. He is, however, in the selection for the first team's match tomorrow. Will he benefit from Kristian Arnstad's suspension? Read more »
Robin Veldman has announced his first selection as Anderlecht head coach. The 23 names for tomorrow's European match against FCSB include some youngsters from his Futures team. They include Lucas Lissens (pictured), Théo Leoni and Anouar Ait El Hadj Read more »
It looks like the coaching teams of the first team and the RSCA Futures are switching roles. At a press conference this afternoon, president Wouter Vandenhaute said that in addition to Guillaume Gillet, Samba Diawara will also move to the U23s. Frank Boeckx (pictured) will follow Robin Veldman to the first team. Read more »
For the second weekend in a row, the RSCA Futures lost to the last in the ranking. Against Dender tonight, Anderlecht's U23 lost 0-2. Anderlecht are now in shared third place.
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RSC Anderlecht has published the home schedule of the RSCA Futures, and with the exception of the Clasico, all matches are scheduled at Lotto Park. Entrance is free for season ticket holders, but Anderlecht is also offering young people under 23 the opportunity to attend RSCA Futures matches for free throughout the season. Read more »
Peter Verbeke admitted earlier that the intention was to keep Sergio Gomez and sell Francis Amuzu. Fate decided otherwise and RSC Anderlecht acquired Moussa N'Diaye to make up for Gomez's departure with time. Only now that time has come and it saw the market value quadruple. Read more »
Peter Verbeke previously admitted that the intention was to keep Sergio Gomez and sell Francis Amuzu. Fate decided otherwise and RSC Anderlecht acquired Moussa N'Diaye to make up for Gomez's departure with time. Only now that time has come and it saw the market value quadruple. Read more »
The RSCA Futures suffered their first defeat of the season yesterday afternoon. The leader in 1B lost 3-2 at Racing Genk. Purple and white did it without their familiar strikers. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 21 players for tomorrow's match against Club Brugge. Majeed Ashimeru and Lior Refaelov are among them, as is Lucas Stassin. Benito Raman is the most notable absentee. Read more »
With two goals after his substitution Mario Stroeykens provided the turnaround yesterday afternoon at KV Mechelen. The 18-year-old match winner was allowed to tell his story to the press afterwards. "The relief after the match was great," he told them. Read more »
The RSCA Futures continue to do very well in the Challenger Pro League. This time, Veldman's team defeated Virton with 3-1. Sardella scored twice. The Futures are in the lead in the ranking Read more »
The RSCA Futures take on Virton at home tonight. Among the 18 players Robin Veldman included in his selection is Mario Stroeykens. The 18-year-old attacking midfielder has not yet played for the RSCA Futures this season, but has been playing less for the A-team in recent weeks. Read more »
With the lead in 1B, the RSCA Futures are doing very well. Ancien David Hubert enjoys watching the young guard take steps forward. "The question of whether we could stand up to the ranked professional teams has now been answered," he says today in Het Nieuwsblad. Read more »
For tomorrow's European clash with West Ham, Felice Mazzu has selected two youngsters. Lucas Stassin is scoring fluently at the Futures and N'Diaye, who came over from Barcelona B, is also in the selection. Raman seems to have recovered from his illness. Read more »
It's the RSCA Futures that put a smile on the Anderlecht fan's face these days. The U23 of purple and white won 1-3 yesterday at their Standard peers. Lucas Stassin (pictured) scored twice. This puts the RSCA Futures alongside Beerschot in the lead in 1B. Read more »
Does a defeat by Anderlecht have any news value these days? After all, they lost again, this time with 0-1 against a weak Charleroi. In a weak first half, Purple-White did have dominance, but it simply brought too little. After half-time, Morioka was in the right place to score the 0-1. Anderlecht still had chances to score, but it has a problem scoring (among others). The defining players of last season have left and their replacements are playing at the Futures or are just not good enough, which is also evidenced by their non-existent statistics. Read more »
A draw has just been made for the sixteenth finals of the Croky Cup and Anderlecht will certainly not have to underestimate its first assignment. It has to go to Lierse (Challenger Pro League). An interesting fact is that the RSCA Futures recently won with 2-3 at Lierse. Wondering if the A-team is also capable of that at the moment. The match will be played on November 8, 9 or 10. Read more »
The RSCA Futures took a very nice victory on Friday. Robin Veldman's boys won with 2-3 on the field of leader Lierse Kempenzonen. Lucas Stassin scored three goals. Especially his first one was a gem. Read more »
The RSCA Futures played a 1-1 draw against Club NXT today. Notable: it was the older players who scored for both teams. Purple and White was by far the strongest this afternoon, but for the fourth time in five duels they played a draw. Read more »
Julien Duranville will not forget the past weekend quickly, Friday he scored his first goal for the U23 team in the Brussels Derby. Yesterday he scored again, but this time for the first team. And for those wondering, yes that's allowed
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Also for 1B, the Pro League announced the play dates for the coming weeks. The RSCA Futures know their playing times for matchdays 5 to 12. Read more »
