Bram Van Driessche has been appointed referee for Sunday's 1:30 p.m. match against Antwerp. He will be assisted by assistant referees Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux. Kevin Van Damme fills the role of fourth official. Read more »
Forty Anderlecht supporters have received a one-year stadium ban for reselling their ticket to Turkish fans before the home match against Fenerbahçe. Some received a fine up to 500 euros for this. Read more »
Louis Patris, who will be permanently acquired by STVV at the end of the season, scored an important victory with the Canaries against Cerlce Brugge. It was 3-1, allowing STVV to capture first place in the Relegation Play-Offs. At Charleroi, Alexis Flips remained on the bench. His match against Westerlo ended in a 2-2 draw, which means Charleroi is currently second in the European Play-offs. It counts as many points as Mechelen and two more than Standard and OHL. Read more »
Philippe Albert, ex-Anderlecht and now analyst in French-speaking Belgium, saw that Union won easily against Anderlecht on Saturday all in all. “The team from Forest didn't even have to be good to easily place themselves above RSC Anderlecht,” it sounded. In his opinion piece, Albert mainly expressed his dissatisfaction with coach Besnik Hasi's five-man defense, which he believes is ineffective. Albert therefore advocates a more offensive style of play: "I note that the basic lineup of purple and white contained no less than eight defensive players. That way, of course, you get a lone Dolberg up front, who gets little support in attack." Read more »
In a straight duel for 12th place, the RSCA Futures lost 3-2 at Franc Borains tonight. Despite a red card just after halftime, the Futures led 1-2 on the hour. Afterwards, the home team scored two more goals. For the Futures already the fifth defeat in six matches Read more »
Nathan De Cat's good substitute performance was one of the few bright spots at Anderlecht against Union. “It was not an easy night,” he told us after the game. “For me personally it was nice (to be able to fill in for so long, ed.), but the team failed to respond.” Read more »
How can you win a soccer match by making a minimum of effort? You just play against Anderlecht, a team that does not create any danger and sooner or later makes a mistake from which the opponent can take advantage. Tonight it was the turn of Union who didn't have to play well for a long time to put their neighbors aside. Union won 2-0, two goals scored after losing the ball to the Purple White. Read more »
The purple and white ladies won so recently against Club Brugge. The 0-1 final score was already on the board at halftime. Co-leader OH Leuven, by the way, immediately finished leader. OHL suffered a 0-3 defeat at home against Standard. Anderlecht is now alone in the lead, three points ahead of Leuven. Read more »
The final of the Cup of Belgium will take place on Monday, April 21 at 3 p.m. at the Den Dreef stadium in Leuven. RSCA Women will take on Standard Fémina. Tickets are available through the official ticket sales of Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, with prices of 15 euros for adults and 10 euros for children under 12. No tickets will be sold at the box office on match day. Online sales will close on Sunday evening, April 20. Read more »
The regular competition has concluded for Anderlecht's youth teams and the playoffs have now begun. This competition has no official status this year, as the results do not count in determining the champions. Nevertheless, it remains a valuable opportunity for the development of young players and a good indicator. This was already evident during the first day of competition, in which Anderlecht's U18 and U14 teams were in action. Read more »
Two weeks after their participation in an international tournament in Portugal, Anderlecht's U13 team was once again on the starting line abroad last weekend. This time they traveled to the Netherlands for a prestigious competition. After a respectable sixth place in the Algarve, the youngsters performed even better in Utrecht by reaching the final, where they unfortunately lost to local FC Utrecht. Read more »
Referee Lothar D'Hondt will lead Sunday's game between Anderlecht and Union. He will be assisted by linesmen Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. Lawrence Visser is fourth official. Read more »
Louis Patris played the first 76 minutes in the match between STVV and Kortrijk, in which his team lost 0-3. This shrunk the Canaries' lead over Kortrijk to four points in the play-downs, while counting two fewer than Cercle who are in the lead. Alexis Flips remained on the sidelines during Charleroi's game against Standard, which was won 1-0 by Charleroi. This result places them in second place in playoff 2 behind Mechelen. Read more »
Nicholas Rutgeerts, goalkeeper with the RSCA Futures, will play for KVK Tienen next season. The club from the Sugar City announced that news Sunday. The 19-year-old Rutgeerts has played for Anderlecht since he was eight years old and signed a professional contract in 2023. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal U21 have captured the title after a convincing 0-5 victory over FAL Soumagne. The victory marks an impressive season in which the team remained unbeaten, with 19 wins and only 3 draws in 22 matches. Most of the team's players come from RSC Anderlecht's training system. Manager Lieven Bart expressed his pride in the team's performance and stressed that the championship achieved is more than deserved. Read more »
One week after the meritorious participation of the U13 in the Algarve Elite Cup, Anderlecht's U16 also participated this weekend in the tournament in Portugal, specifically for players born in 2009. Led by coach Yannick Kindermans, the team managed to win no less than five of the seven matches and remained undefeated, resulting in third place. Jayden Onia-Seke was awarded best player of the tournament. The U16 formation was bolstered by three players who previously became champions in the U15 category. Read more »
The match between Anderlecht and Genk on Sunday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. is completely sold out. The Lotto Park is full, but there is still a chance for those interested via RSCA Resale. That starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 4. When a game is fully booked, season ticket holders who cannot attend can put their tickets up for sale. These available tickets will be offered at ticketing.rsca.be. Read more »
Kasper Dolberg made his return to the pitch yesterday after a knee injury that kept him sidelined for several weeks. Although the Anderlecht striker could not convince during the match at the Jan Breydel Stadium, he remains optimistic about his team's chances in the final of the Belgian Cup, which takes place in early May. “I haven't played for a while, it will take some time for me to get back to 100 percent,” the Dane declared after the match. Despite his positive attitude, the performance of both Dolberg and the team was disappointing. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal secured a convincing victory in its top match against Hasselt, the league's number two, in Roosdaal on Friday night. The home team went into halftime with a comfortable 5-2 lead, already deciding the match largely in their favor. Edu was the big star of the evening, scoring an impressive hat trick. The remaining goals were scored by Raul, Sekulic, Darlan, Cainan, Dillien and Mancuso, who combined for a dominant team performance. Read more »
Anderlecht lost 2-0 to Club Brugge and there is nothing to criticize. Just like in the regular competition, Anderlecht could not make an offensive fist at any time, it even managed not to play a single chance together. Tzolis before halftime and Vermant after halftime provided the goals. Anderlecht's rivals in these Champions' playoffs are not Genk and Club Brugge, but rather Antwerp and Gent.
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At Club Brugge, the situations of Joel Ordóñez and Joaquin Seys are being looked out for. Both players are still uncertain. In all likelihood, they will be included in the selection but there is a chance that they will not make the match sheet in the end due to being too risky. Read more »
Besnik Hasi will be allowed to sit on the bench for the match against Bruges. Hasi is hanging a possible sanction over the head because of the harsh criticism he made of the game management when he was still coach of KV Mechelen. However, the final ruling will not follow until next week. Read more »
Het Nieuwsblad published the amounts paid out as wages by clubs from 1A last season. With 42.3 million euros, Anderlecht is in fourth place. Club Brugge is in the lead. They paid just under 84.9 million euros in salaries last season. Read more »
It remains highly uncertain whether Anderlecht will be able to have Kasper Dolberg (photo) and Yari Verschaeren in Sunday's first playoff match against Club Brugge. According to Het Nieuwsblad, Verschaeren will not make it to the match, while it is uncertain for Dolberg. The reports in Het Laatste Nieuws are a bit more positive. Read more »
Anderlecht may have to do without coach Besnik Hasi in the dugout during Sunday's match against Club Brugge. The Federal Prosecutor's Office is appealing Hasi's acquittal for hate speech against the referees when he was still coach of KV Mechelen. On Friday, the case will be heard. Read more »
On Friday, March 28 at 8:15 p.m., an exciting top match is scheduled in the futsal competition. RSC Anderlecht Futsal will host FULL Hasselt in Roosdaal. The visitors from Limburg currently occupy second place in the overall standings, trailing the leaders from Brussels by 9 points. Read more »
In an important qualifying match for the upcoming World Cup, the Senegalese team, without Moussa N'Diaye, won 2-0 over Togo. This victory currently places Senegal in second place in their group, one point behind RD Congo. The Belgian U19 squad also achieved success in their match against Israel, in which Ludovick Wola-Wetshay played the entire match. Kaïs Barry was substituted in the 78th minute, while Lilian Vergeylen and Basile Vroninks came into the field in the 69th minute. Read more »
Jasper Vergoote has been appointed referee for the match between Club Brugge and RSCA, which takes place Sunday at 1:30 p.m. He will be assisted by assistant referees Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. Wim Smet fills the role of fourth official during this important encounter. Read more »
Anderlecht's U23 face a challenging away game against Zulte Waregem on Saturday, March 29. Led by trainer Jelle Coen, the team will travel to the Elindus Arena, where the home team is battling for the title in the Challenger Pro League. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m., led by referee Dunken Van De Velde. Zulte Waregem is currently second in the league, just one point behind leaders RWDM, and two points ahead of La Louvière. Read more »
In the last round of international matches, the Mexican team, with Cesar Huerta playing 64 minutes, won 2-1 against Panama thanks to a penalty in the closing stages. This victory means Mexico wins the 2024-2025 Concacaf Nations League. Jan-Carlo Simic then again remained on the bench for Serbia, which triumphed 2-0 over Austria. Serbia secures a spot in the A competition of the Nations League. Read more »
In a friendly match, Morocco's U20s won 2-0 over Sierra Leone. Ali Mamaar started the match in the starting lineup, while Ismaël Baouf was on the bench. The young Moroccans dominated the match and recorded a convincing victory. Read more »
The Belgian U17 got a win against Iceland. The score was 2-1. The winning goal was scored by young Anderlecht player Nathan De Cat in the 82nd minute. Gassimou Sylla made his entrance into the match in the 73rd minute. With this victory, Belgium is on 6 points after two matches. Read more »
In the Super League, OHL took sole charge after Saturday's matches. Leuven recorded a convincing victory over Westerlo (0-3), while Anderlecht did not get beyond a draw against Club YLA (1-1). Vigdís Kristjánsdóttir opened the score for the Brussels team in the 7th minute. Luna Vanzeir gave the assist. But Brugge came back into the game in the second half and equalized. OHL now has a 2-point lead over RSCA Women in the standings. Read more »
In a friendly match, Belgium's U18, featuring RSCA's Nunzio Engwanda-Ongena, lost to Italy with 0-1. Engwanda-Ongena was the only representative of the club in the selection. A return match is scheduled for March 24. The U17, on the other hand, did record a victory against Ireland, with Nathan De Cat in the starting lineup. This match ended 1-0. Gassimou Sylla came into the field in the closing stages.
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