On Thursday, May 22, Anderlecht's U23 will play a friendly match against Olympique Marseille. The game will take place in the stadium of Deinze, with kick-off at 11.30 a.m. Tickets for this match are available through the official ticket sales of Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. Read more »
The Belgium U17 team has a golden generation.and is competing in the European Championships. Belgium played a 1-1 draw against one of the top teams, England. The English took the lead, but not very much later the Belgians evened the score through Fernandez. Belgium had just a little less ball possession, but would eventually force more chances than the English. Read more »
After a good season and play-offs that ended with a perfect record, Anderlecht's U14s travelled to the Netherlands this weekend for the Roosendaal tournament. For this tough annual event, which is their penultimate duty before closing their season with a competition in Tangiers, the mauves put in a solid tournament, winning their first 7 matches to reach the semi-finals. Unfortunately, they stalled a little towards the end, losing twice to drop back to 4th place. Read more »
Bram Van Driessche has been appointed as referee for Sunday's 6:30 p.m. match between Genk and Anderlecht. He will be assisted by assistant referees Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux. Kevin Van Damme fills the role of fourth official. Read more »
In the match between Charleroi and KV Mechelen, Alexis Flips played once again: He was allowed 9 minutes in the match that ended 1-1. Charleroi is first in playoff 2 and guarantees a barragematch for European soccer. Read more »
Ismael Baouf played the entire final of the U20 Africa Cup with Morocco against South Africa. Baouf got a yellow cardboard in injury time and could not prevent his team from losing the final ven 1-0. Morocco must therefore be satisfied with second place. Read more »
Zeno Debast has become champion with Sporting CP in Portugal. It was an exciting battle with Benfica, but Sporting won its last match with 2-0. Read more »
In a decisive match, Club Brugge secured their fifth win of the season against Anderlecht, showcasing a blend of direct and efficient football. The West Flanders team quickly established a commanding lead, scoring three goals before halftime. Although Anderlecht's Stroeykens managed to score in stoppage time, the home side struggled to create significant threats in the attacking zone, leaving them largely ineffective aside from Dolberg's efforts. Brugge opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Vanaken set up Vermant, capitalizing on a defensive lapse from Anderlecht. Read more »
The RSCA Women failed to become champions for the eighth time in a row. OHL won 2-0 from Anderlecht on the last matchday. Because OHL finished the regular competition as the leader, it is champion. Read more »
In the U20 match between Morocco and Egypt, Ismael Baouf played the entire match He received yellow at the end of the match, but Morocco did win the match 1-0, which qualifies them for the final. This final will take place on May 18 against South Africa. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal qualified for the final of the playoffs tonight by defeating FAL Soumagne 7-4 in the second round of the semifinals. After an earlier 2-6 victory in Liege, the team was in a seat for qualification in Roosdaal. Still, it was shaky for a while with a deficit of 0-1, 1-2 and even 2-4 at the beginning of the second half. Read more »
Despite the banning of Club Brugge supporters by the mayor of Anderlecht, authorities remain alert to prevent possible disturbances. Police are working closely with clubs and supporters' associations to discourage Brugge fans from coming to the stadium. These precautions were prompted primarily by the incidents of violence that took place during the cup final two weeks ago. To ensure security, coordination has been established between different police zones, with a special security plan and deployment of drones and a helicopter. Read more »
After a convincing 2-6 victory in the first round of the semifinals of the playoffs, RSC Anderlecht Futsal faces FAL Soumagne tonight in Roosdaal. A win will qualify the team for the final of the playoffs. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. in the Alfasun Indoor Arena. Tickets are still available for those interested. Read more »
On Friday, May 16, Anderlecht's U23 (RSCA Futures) will take on Jong Genk in a friendly match. The encounter will take place at the Deinze stadium, with kickoff at 15:30. Tickets are available through the official ticket sales of Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. Jong Genk had a terrible season and finished at the bottom of 1B. The Futures also battled for a long time to get away from the relegation zone, eventually finishing thirteenth with a wide lead over Genk. Read more »
In an exciting match, Morocco's U20 soccer players, with Ismael Baouf in the starting lineup, secured victory against Sierra Leone. After an evenly matched game, they managed to make the difference in the extension and won 1-0. This victory means that the Moroccan team qualifies for the semifinals of the CAN U20. In the next round, they will face Egypt. Read more »
Erik Lambrechts has been appointed as referee for the match between Anderlecht and Bruges, which takes place Sunday at 1:30 p.m. He will be assisted by assistant referees Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. Lawrence Visser has been appointed as the fourth referee for this encounter. Read more »
Cedric Hatenboer did not play in Excelsior Rotterdam's match against Jong AZ, in which his team lost 2-1. The player's absence is attributed to an ankle injury, according to press reports. Despite his injury, Hatenboer was present to say goodbye to his supporters. With Excelsior's promotion to the Eredivisie, Hatenboer has achieved his goals for the season. Read more »
Anderlecht took part in a U16 tournament organized by Arsenal in London this weekend. The purple-white U16, reinforced with four players from the 2008 generation, lived up to their international reputation by reaching the final. In this, however, they had to acknowledge their superiority to Sparta Prague, which won 2-0. Prior to the tournament, Anderlecht decided to forfeit their final U18 playoff match. Read more »
Francis Amuzu has finally scored his first goal for Gremio. At home against Bragantino, he put his team ahead in the 87th minute with a well-placed shot from just outside the box. Unfortunately for him, it still did not result in a victory. Read more »
Colin Coosemans noted that his team made too many individual mistakes against Union. "Our mistakes played a decisive role in the outcome of the game," he said. Coosemans stressed that the last two games should not be considered practice matches: "They are crucial to determine who can really prove themselves as a valuable player for Anderlecht." Read more »
The good news of the evening today came from RSCA Women. They overcame Club Brugge 3-1. With co-leader OH Leuven's 1-0 loss at Standard, purple and white now take the lead alone with three more points than OHL. Read more »
Anderlecht has lost yet again to Union. It owed the 0-1 defeat to itself after losing the ball which was the basis of the goal and due to a missed penalty kick in the second half. Union, which also missed a penalty early in the match, otherwise easily held its own against a sloppy playing Anderlecht. Read more »
Anderlecht is not yet completely sure of fourth place. Antwerp would have to get nine on nine and Anderlecht zero on nine. Despite the lost cup final, there is still something at stake. Read more »
Ismael Baouf played the full match for Morocco during their clash with Tunisia in the CAN U20. The young Moroccans secured a convincing 1-3 victory. Thanks to this win, Morocco finishes first in their group, ahead of Nigeria by two points. The Lions of the Atlas have thus secured a place in the next round, although the opponent is not yet known. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht still has a chance to take third place in the league, currently held by Genk. However, regardless of the outcome, Genk has already secured the European ticket because Club Brugge won the cup and Genk finished first in the league. This means that Anderlecht must prepare for a challenging route in the Europa League anyway, with the team having to go through at least two preliminary rounds to qualify for the group stage.
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Wim Smet has been appointed referee for next Saturday's match at 8:45 p.m. at Lotto Park, where Purple-White will take on Union. He will be assisted by assistant referees Gianni Seeldraeyers and Michiel De Cuyper. The role of fourth official has been assigned to Wesli De Cremer. Read more »
Thorgan Hazard saw strong moments from both Anderlecht and Club Brugge in the cup final, but he admitted Club Brugge was more effective in front of goal than Anderlecht. “That was the most important factor in this match,” he said. Hazard was obviously disappointed after the defeat, but sees a positive evolution within the team. “We only really started playing offensively when it was already 2-0 and that was too late to turn the tide,” he added. Read more »
Excelsior Rotterdam has won the match against Jong PSV with supremacy. It became 5-0. Cedric Hatenboer played 57 minutes and contributed to the convincing victory. With this victory Excelsior remains in second place, but is still eight points behind leader Volendam. In Belgium, Alexis Flips remained on the sidelines during Charleroi's match against Standard. Charleroi won the Walloon derby 0-1 and remains in the lead in playoff 2. Read more »
