The last game of the normal competition has been played. Play-off 1 will start in the weekend of April 1 with the following teams: Anderlecht, Bruges, Zulte Waregem, Ostend, AA Ghent and Charleroi. They will decide who wins the title. Their points are divided by two leaving Anderlecht one point ahead of Bruges. Read more »
Anderlecht beat Waasland-Beveren today with 3-0 and took over the lead from Club Bruges that didn't win (2-2 against STVV). KAA Gent took the play-off 1 ticket from KV Mechelen by beating them with 3-0. Westerlo lost against Genk, while Mouscron won. This means Westerlo relegate to 1B. Read more »
Anderlecht beat APOEL Nicosia yesterday with 0-1. With this result, the Mauves are in pole-position to reach the quarter finals of the Europa League. A victory or a draw next week at home is enough for qualification. Read more »
Anderlecht will face APOEL Nicosia this evening in the 1/8th final of the Europa League. Kara Mbodj and Ivan Obradovic are out with injuries. Further, it remains to be seen whether coach Weiler will swap most of his first team like he did against Zenit St. Petersburg or not. APOEL cannot count on the services of their best striker Sotiriou. He's suspended for this match because of a red card in the previous match, against Bilbao. Read more »
Ivan Obradovic got injured against KV Mechelen and was replaced a few minutes before the end of the match. It turns out the player has strained ligaments. He probably won't play against APOEL on Thursday evening. Though coach Weiler does not have a lot of other options on that position. Read more »
Anderlecht lost yesterday evening with 3-2 against KV Mechelen. The Mauves came back after a 2-0 score at half time, but Mechelen player Matthys scored the winning goal a few minutes before the end. Due to the defeat of Club Bruges, Anderlecht remain first, together with Bruges. Read more »
Anderlecht beat Racing Genk this evening with 2-0. Thanks to this victory, the Mauves reclaim their place at the top of the table, next to Bruges. For Genk, the defeat may be problematic as the club is still trying to obtain a place in play-off 1. Read more »
Anderlecht will have to face APOEL Nicosia in the 1/8 final of the Europa League. The matches will be played on March 9 and 16. Remarkable is the clash between two other Belgian clubs: AA Ghent and Racing Genk. Read more »
Anderlecht had 82% chance to qualify after the 2-0 victory in Brussels. Furthermore, Anderlecht had never been eliminated in Europe after a 2-0. And that also didn't happen tonight in St.-Petersburg. Though the Mauves had to wait until the very last minute to secure the qualification. Read more »
The judge has ruled in favour of Anderlecht in their case against Jason Lokilo. The club demanded a compensation of 450.000 euro but will receive 140.000 euro on court order. The club had made a legally binding agreement with the player and his parents stating the player should sign a contract in Brussels as soon as he reaches the age of 16 (the minimum age in Belgium to be able to sign contracts). Read more »
Tomorrow, Anderlecht will defend a 2-0 lead against Zenit St. Petersburg. The Mauves will most likely play with the same eleven as in Brussels. Kara Mbodji will not join the team. He's injured at the knee. Also Badji will stay in Brussels. Diego Capel, who played with the reserves on Monday, is added to the selection. Read more »
Kara Mbodji and Sofiane Hanni were replaced in today's match against Ostend. Both players left the field with injuries. Yet it's not yet known how serious these injuries are and whether they'll be ready in time for the next match. Read more »
Anderlecht won this evening against KV Ostend, the number 4 in the ranking, with 1-4. Thanks to this victory, the Mauves join Bruges again at the top of the table. Ostend is now already 10 points behind. The game was memorable, especially thanks to two world class goals of Tielemans. Read more »
Anderlecht has defeated Russian topclub Zenit Saint Petersburg in the first leg of the 1/16th finals of the Europa League. Frank Acheampong decided the game with two important goals. Read more »
Anderlecht will face Zenit St. Petersburg in the Europa League on Thursday at 9pm. The game will be led by the 31 year old English referee Michael Oliver. The first leg will be played in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht beat Zulte Waregem today with 4-2. Due to the defeat of Club Bruges against Lokeren, the Mauves are now co-leader. Zulte Waregem are five points behind on the third place. Read more »
There is hardly a single grain of doubt, Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly referred to as simply Anderlecht is the biggest and most successful Belgian football clubs. In addition to Club Brugge and Standard Liege, Anderlecht are enjoying the biggest support in the country and have over the years become synonymous with the Belgian football. Read more »
Anderlecht and Lokeren kept each other in balance yesterday. A boring match ended on a scoreless draw. Anderlecht failed to take the lead in the ranking for the second time in a row. Bruges can even increase the gap to three points tomorrow, if they win. Read more »
Anderlecht had the opportunity to take the lead after Bruges had lost against Ghent today. Anderlecht did not come further than a scoreless draw against Standard, despite 15 excellent chances. Standard was reduced to ten men after just one minute of play. Read more »
Anderlecht booked an easy win this evening against Westerlo. The Mauves scored 4 goals, but some defensive mistakes also led to 2 goals against. The Mauves remain second in the ranking, two points behind Bruges. Read more »
Anderlecht beat STVV today with 3-1. The Mauves had to do without Acheampong, Kara and Hanni who are active on the Africa Cup. After a difficult match, the Mauves were able to keep the three points at home, though they needed two penalties for it. Read more »
Tomorrow, Gabon kicks off the Africa Cup (CAN). Five Anderlecht players will be present on the tournament and many others have an Anderlecht past. We'll give you a preview of the tournament and of the interesting games. Read more »
An efficient Anderlecht beat Charleroi with 0-2 and ended the year on the second place in the ranking due to the draw of Zulte Waregem. The Mauves are now just two points behind leader Bruges. Read more »
Anderlecht plays at six O'clock against Charleroi. Bram Nuytinck is recovered from his injury and starts. Kara Mbodj is suspended. Olivier Deschacht will be on the bench. Read more »
