The Belgian national U21 suffered a painful 1-2 defeat against Montenegro in the qualification round for the European Championship. Davy Roef, Michaël Heylen (picture) and Dennis Praet played the entire match. Youri Tielemans went off the pitch after 66 minutes and Samuel Bastien was sidelined the entire match. Read more »
Anderlecht failed to win the Future Cup. They lost the final against Arsenal FC after a penalty shoot-out. After a boring match the score was 0-0, Arsenal made the difference with the penalty series. Read more »
The Anderlecht U21 won the clash against Standard de Liège with 2-3. Jorn Vancamp, Dodi Lukebakio and Samy Bourard (picture) scored the goals in an exciting match. Read more »
Samuel Bastien is performing well at Avellino in the Serie B and has been selected for the first time for the Belgian national U21. Also Davy Roef, Michaël Heylen, Youri Tielemans and Dennis Praet have also been called up by national coach Enzo Scifo. Read more »
Anderlecht are playing a friendly match against NEC Nijmegen on 24 March. The game will be played behind closed doors. This is the opportunity for the players that do not need to play for their national teams to get some play time. Read more »
Olivier Deschacht was disappointed after the defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk and was also frustrated because of the referee. "We wanted to keep the pressure high, but that was difficult as the referee whistled for every single interference." Read more »
Anderlecht failed to qualify against Shakhtar Donetsk. In a match with only few scoring opportunities a 0-0 draw seemed to be a logical result, but Donetsk scored the winner in the extra time. Final score: 0-1 and Anderlecht eliminated from the Europe League. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht and Shakhtar Donetsk are battling tonight for the qualification for the quarter finals of the UEFA Europe League. The Mauves should win with two goals difference after the 3-1 defeat in Ukraine and coach Hasi seems to have set up a plan. Read more »
Scouts of nineteen different teams are attending tonight's Europe League match between RSC Anderlecht and Shakhtar Donetsk. The Premier League is well-represented with Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Leicester. Read more »
Alexander Büttner is ill and will probably not be in the selection for tonight's match against Shakhtar Donetsk. Bram Nuytinck might replace him. That would mean Olivier Deschacht is moving to the left wing again. Read more »
The ticket sale for combination tickets for the play-offs is starting on Monday. The prices for these five PO 1 matches range from 165 to 230 Euros. Who already had a season-ticket for the regular competition should not worry: the play-offs are included. Read more »
Mile Svilar once again showed his great skills to the rest of Europe. The Anderlecht goalie was the man of the match in this afternoon's match between Belgium U17 and Spain U17. He stopped two penalty kicks and lead the way to the European Championship in Azerbeidjan. Read more »
Frank Acheampong assisted coach Besnik Hasi in today's press conference for the match against Shakhtar. "We are ready for it. This is not the first time we are playing an important match", he reacted. Read more »
Shakhtar Donetsk arrived in Belgium yesterday to prepare for the Europe League match against RSC Anderlecht. Contrary to Anderlecht, they prefer to have one day extra to prepare themselves for this important match. Read more »
Chelsea won their match in the quarter finals of the Youth League against Ajax Amsterdam this afternoon and will be the next opponent of Anderlecht in the semi-finals. This match will be played in Nyon on 15 April. Chelsea won the Youth League last year, they won the final against Shakthar Donetsk with 3-2. Read more »
Anderlecht are challenging Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Youth League in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium this Thursday at 9.05 pm. Many tickets are still available for this game. Anderlecht are qualified if they manage to win with two goals difference. Read more »
The Belgian U19 are playing an elite round for the qualification for the European Championship between 23 and 28 March. National coach Gert Verheyen selected two Anderlecht players: Nathan de Medina and Orel Mangala. Read more »
The national U17 team have won their second match in the elite round with 1-0 against Israel. Once again, many Anderlecht were selected. Read more »
The Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz has been assigned by the UEFA to whistle the match between RSC Anderlecht and Shakhtar Donetsk this Thursday. The 39-year-old referee also whistled the match between Club Bruges and Manchester United earlier this season. Man United won with 0-4. Read more »
Anderlecht U21 won their fourth match of the play-offs against Saint-Trond with a 1-3 score yesterday. Frank Mikal, Nelson Azevedo and Clément Petit (picture) scored the goals for Anderlecht. Read more »
The Anderlecht U21 are playing their fourth match in the play offs against STVV tonight at 7.30 pm. Nicolas Frutos selected four players of the first team: Bossin, Galhardo, Trezeguet and N' Sakala. Read more »
The playing schedule for the Play Off 1 has been announced. Anderlecht start the PO 1 with a home match against Racing Genk. The clash against Club Bruges is scheduled on 17 April (home) and on 15 May (away). Read more »
Shakhtar Donetsk suffered a surprising 4-1 defeat against Dnjepr Dnjepropetrovsk in the Ukrainian competition. As a result, Dinamo Kiev take over the lead in Ukraine. They are now three points ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk. Read more »
There are 1,000 extra mini-season tickets for sale for the oncoming Play Off 1. Since the beginning of this season, the play offs have been included in the price for the regular season ticket so 19,000 fans are sure to attend all PO 1 matches. There is no more free sale of individual tickets for the rest of the season. Read more »
The regular competition has finished and Zulte Waregem are the last team that managed to qualify for the Play Off 1. Standard have to play in the PO2. Anderlecht start Play Off 1 with four points behind on leader Club Bruges. Read more »
Anderlecht are always a bit better when they are under pressure. Despite the high pressure against KV Kortrijk, they obtained an easy 3-0 victory. Okaka, Acheampong and Kara scored the goals for the Mauves. Read more »
The line-ups for the match between RSC Anderlecht and KV Kortrijk have been announced. Coach Besnik Hasi choose for the expected starting eleven with Alexander Büttner and Filip Djuricic back in the team. Read more »
Today is the last matchday of the regular competition and Anderlecht are challenging KV Kortrijk. The fans and the board demand a sign of the player and only a convincing victory will be good enough tonight. Read more »
