Top scored Lukasz Teodorczyk has signed a contract for Anderlecht until 2020. This allows the club to use the option in his contract to buy the player from Dynamo Kiev for almost 5 million euro. It is likely though Anderlecht will sell Teodorczyk during the summer for a higher amount. It's not yet know whether there are guarantees about a transfer in his contract.
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Youri Tielemans and Leander Dendoncker didn't play this weekend with Belgium. Both players remained on the bench and saw a struggling Belgium obtain a 1-1 draw against Greece. Ex-Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku scored the Belgian goal. Both Anderlecht midfielders may play in Tuesday's friendly match against Russia. Read more »
The Mauves are already preparing the new season and are especially looking for new defensive reinforcements. The club sent out scouts to Argentina, Holland and the United States to look for young and talented players. 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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Andy Najar refuses to extend his current contract. The right back has set his sights on a transfer to a European top club. The player still has a contract for one year in Anderlecht. By not signing a new deal, Anderlecht will only have one serious option during the summer: sell and make some money (or wait one year and see Najar leave for free). 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 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 »
René Weiler has returned to Anderlecht. The trainer travelled to Switzerland after his father had died. Andy Najar and Dennis Appiah are back on the training field after an injury. Acheampong is granted some extra rest after the Africa Cup. The issues with Kara have been straightened out and he'll be back in the selection for the next match. 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 »
The winter transfer window is closed since yesterday. RSC Anderlecht landed a few reinforcements, but a few players also left the club. We'll give you an overview in this article. Read more »
Andy Najar got injured at the knee again. The player made a wrong movement on training and twisted his knee. His ligaments are damaged and he'll be out for about one month. The player confirmed his injury himself in a short message. 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 »
François 'Swat' Van der Elst has died tonight. The former Belgian international and Anderlecht icon suffered a heavy heart attack on New Years' day. Since then, he was in a coma, but he died last night. Van der Elst became an European football star in the 70s. After his career, he owned a snooker bar in Opwijk. Read more »
Anthony Vanden Borre ends his professional football career. The right back was loaned to Montpellier, but he didn't show up anymore since Christmas. Today he announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 29. Read more »
Dennis Appiah will soon be available again. The right back got injured at the calf and his return took a lot longer than expected. Last month, he resumed individual trainings. On Thursday, Anderlecht will leave for Spain on training camp. Appiah will most likely rejoin the team there. Read more »
Nicolae Stanciu became Belgium's most expensive incoming transfer. Anderlecht paid around 10 million euro for the Romanian player. Stanciu made a good impression during his first match, but rapidly disappoint staff and fans in the next games until he finally ended up on the bench. Nonetheless, English club Southampton is showing interest. Read more »
The next game in the Belgian league will take place in one month. What can we expect in the meantime? What do we know about the upcoming transfers right now? 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 »
Bram Nuytinck was replaced with a minor injury during the match against Ghent. The Dutch defender was hit on the foot after a contact with Esiti. It's unclear whether he'll be ready for the next game on Monday. Read more »
English club Liverpool FC may turn its attention to Anderlecht's Frank Acheampong as a possible reinforcement. The Reds may try to land the Ghanese winger during the winter transfer window. Coach Jürgen Klopp would even personally attend the Africa Cup to see him at work (between January 14 and February 5). Read more »
