Olivier Renard is no longer sports director of RSC Anderlecht. On Sunday evening, after the 2-0 defeat against RC Genk, he received the news by phone while he was abroad on private business. The club chose to act quickly, even though Renard had known for some time that his position was shaky. Read more »
While Anderlecht has not scored a field goal since mid-December, the loaned Vazquez has scored another one for Getafe. The Argentine made it 1-0 and his team eventually won 2-0. Read more »
Anderlecht lost again, this time 2-0 in Genk. A contentious goal in the 68th minute set the tone for the defeat: a clear foul on Saliba in the build-up was not punished, and shortly afterwards Genk doubled their lead. Anderlecht hardly looked like turning the game around and only mustered a chance in stoppage time. This time Anderlecht were not to blame for an individual error or a poor spell; they were unlucky with a refereeing decision. Read more »
RSCA Futures finally returned to winning ways after taking just two points from their previous four matches. The Futures, who played the final half hour with ten men, won 2-1 at Seraing. It was a narrow victory: Devon De Corte only sealed the win in the 90th minute by converting a penalty. Pape Aliya N'dao opened the scoring early to make it 0-1 for Anderlecht. Read more »
After another setback against Antwerp in the Croky Cup, Anderlecht must travel to Racing Genk. The Limburg side are underperforming relative to expectations, but they remain active in Europe. Still will in any case be without De Cat, who is suspended, so he will once again have to reshuffle his team. There are also several question marks because a number of players are in a form crisis. Read more »
For interim coach Edward Still, his first evening in charge of Anderlecht was one of contrasts. The baptism of fire at the helm of the Mauve-and-white went differently than hoped, but it also offered points to build on. “It was an exceptionally intense match,” Still reflected. “It could have gone worse, but equally it could have been much better. Read more »
Anderlecht goalkeeper and captain Colin Coosemans once again emerged as a key figure. Especially in the closing stages he kept the purple-and-white — reduced to nine men — in the game and prevented a heavier defeat, thereby keeping Anderlecht's hopes alive for the return leg. "Of course you'd rather play with eleven," he said afterwards, "but with nine we fought collectively. Everyone threw themselves into it. Read more »
In their search for a new coach, Anderlecht had been in contact in recent days with Maarten Martens. The 41-year-old Martens is a youth product of Anderlecht and delivered good work at AZ in recent years, although he was sacked there two weeks ago. Martens joined Anderlecht as an eight-year-old in 1992. He made it into the first-team squad but never went further than a single substitute appearance. Read more »
Anderlecht lost 0-1 in the first leg of the Croky Cup semi-final. Antwerp will be the most aggrieved: they finished the match with nine men after red cards for Sardella (second yellow) and Diarra. An once again desperately weak Anderlecht did show some commitment, but suffered from a clear lack of quality. It created only half-chances, meaning a near-miracle will be required next week at the Bosuil. Read more »
Mauves Army and South Leaders, the two most fanatical supporters' groups of Anderlecht, will tonight refuse to welcome the team bus for the cup match against Antwerp. They announced this in an open letter. “You no longer deserve this,” it reads. Below is the full open letter from Mauves Army and South Leaders to the squad. Read more »
Anderlecht lost the 'clasico' 2-0 and have collected just two points out of fifteen now. Standard, the side that showed more commitment, took full advantage twice of poor defending from the Mauves: once around the half-hour mark, once just after the break. Anderlecht failed to take their moments through Bertaccini — scoring remains a major problem — and qualification for Play-Off 1 is now in acute danger. Anderlecht can be caught up with on the next matchday. Read more »
RSCA Futures drew 2-2 against Lierse yesterday evening. Jayden Onia Seke seemed to have handed Anderlecht all three points in extra time, but two minutes later Lierse struck back to level the score — and they did so despite having been reduced to nine men. Lierse confirmed the signing of Alexandre Stani? today, and the newcomer opened the scoring in his very first match following an error by keeper Imbrechts. The Futures created the bulk of the chances, but finding the net proved surprisingly difficult. Read more »
Is it down to poor passing, the style of play or the coaching? Who can say... The fact remains that Vazquez hardly made an impression at Anderlecht, but in his first match for Getafe he scored straight away. Vazquez struck the opening goal neatly into the top corner. Read more »
Erik Lambrechts has been appointed referee for the match against Standard on Sunday, February 1, at 1:30 p.m. He will be assisted by linesmen Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The fourth official is Kevin Van Damme. Read more »
In a message on the club's website, Standard's board is urging its supporters to ensure Sunday's match against Anderlecht proceeds smoothly and in a sporting manner. The Rouches also announce they will consult with Anderlecht's board to prevent clashes between supporters' groups. Matches between Anderlecht and Standard have produced many painful moments in recent years. After yet another confrontation in December 2023, visiting fans were even banned for two years. Read more »
The crisis meeting is over. Olivier Renard, his right-hand man Thibault Dochy and CEO Kenneth Bornauw decided that Besnik Hasi remains Anderlecht's coach — for now. The question is how long that will last if Anderlecht does not urgently recover. Chairman Verschueren was abroad and therefore did not attend the meeting. Read more »
Another heavy disappointment for Anderlecht, who failed to get past the league's bottom club. Dender were actually the better side before the interval, with Anderlecht virtually non-existent. After the break, the home side could certainly have taken the lead during a messy phase, but overall they created far too little danger. The red alarm can quietly be raised: with just one point from the last three matches, Anderlecht now travel to Standard and Genk. Read more »
For their third match in the Premier League International Cup, Anderlecht's U23 visited Leeds. As in their two previous appearances, the young Purple & White shone and convincingly defeated a powerless English team 0-3. With 7 out of 9 and one game less, they are currently third; only a victory against West Ham, which is still pointless in three games, can put them in first place and earn them a ticket to the next round. The U23 dominated the entire game and were rarely troubled by a Leeds team that was clearly outclassed.
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A notable appearance in the press room of the Allianz Arena. Michael Verschueren, chairman of RSC Anderlecht, attended Vincent Kompany's press conference. Afterwards, there was a warm reunion between the two men. Verschueren left the room together with the Bayern Munich coach.
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The match between RSC Anderlecht and Dender on Sunday will be refereed by Wesli De Cremer. He will be assisted by Wouter Cochet and Gianni Seeldraeyers. Tom Stevens will be the fourth official. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht is preparing for a busy day in the transfer market. Today, the official announcement of Danylo Sikan, the new Ukrainian striker who is transferring from Trabzonspor, is expected . The 24-year-old forward should bring extra power to the attack and offer coach Brian Riemer an additional option up front. Read more »
Anderlecht and away matches remain a major problem. The Purple & White lost 4-2 in Ghent, having led 1-2 until the 81st minute, thanks to two goals from Angulo. After the break, Anderlecht did absolutely nothing to extend their lead. They immediately fell back, completely handing Gent the initiative, which completely backfired in the final stages after goals from Araujo and Dean. In the final minute, Goore made it 4-2 in an empty net. Read more »
In the final seconds of extra time, Nilson Angulo received a second yellow card when he tried to break the rhythm of the match. Due to this exclusion, the Ecuadorian winger will miss the first leg of the semifinals against Antwerp. Read more »
Anderlecht has qualified for the semifinals of the Belgian Cup. It defeated Gent with a penalty kick goal from Thorgan Hazard. In the final minute, there was still some nervousness when Lopes put the ball in the goal, but fortunately, the VAR had noticed Gent striker Dean's handball.
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Anderlecht lost 2-1 to Sankt-Gallen on training camp in Spain. The Swiss are currently second in the league and had a 2-0 lead. In the closing stages, Cvetkovic was able to ease the pressure, and the Purple & White almost equalized. Read more »
