The quarterfinal of the Croky Cup is a duel between the purple and white. RSC Anderlecht will visit Beerschot on Thursday, Jan. 9. Bram Van Driessche will whistle the match at 8:30 p.m., assisted by Yves De Neve and Wouter Cochet along the line. Brent Staessens is fourth official. Read more »
As of January 1, 2025, Sunweb became the new sponsor of RSC Anderlecht. This is a partnership that is set for three seasons. Napoleon has moved to the back of the shirt because of legislation around gambling advertising. The new shirts are available through the club's official fanshop. Read more »
Just as he is about to make a transfer to Anderlecht, Cesar Huerta received sad family news. The winger's grandmother passed away. The player rushed to his family in Guadalajara. Read more »
Gille Van Binst scored the last two goals in the European Cup II final won against Austria Wien. On Anderlecht's official page on Facebook, you can watch a short video with the goals from the match and some of Van Binst's anecdotes. Read more »
Former Anderlecht player Gilbert 'Gille' Van Binst passed away last night in Zaventem at the age of 73. Van Binst was part of Anderlecht's top team at the end of the 1970s, which won the European Cup II twice, among other things.
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Within the Pro League's Christmas campaign, the auction of Anderlecht jerseys raised 11,022 euros. The jerseys worn by the Anderlecht players against Dender went under the hammer in favor of Younited Belgium. Kasper Dolberg's shirt brought in the most. Read more »
As is often the case with transfers from Central and/or South America, Pumas, the club of Mexican César Huerta, is suddenly being difficult about the transfer of their winger. According to Sacha Tavolieri, the Mexicans are trying to capture a higher transfer fee. Read more »
19-year-old Tristan Degreef has extended his contract with Anderlecht until 2028. The midfielder-winger advanced to the first team this season and already showed great things, including in the Europa League where he scored against Porto. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren's goal last week against Dender is among the ten contenders to become Goal of the Year at the Golden Shoe Gala. Supporters can vote until Sunday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. Read more »
Het Laatste Nieuws has announced ten players who have a chance to win the Golden Boot title for the month of December. With Colin Coosemans and Kasper Dolberg (photo), two players from Anderlecht are among them. Read more »
David Hubert has suffered two consecutive defeats in the league, first against Genk and then against Dender. This marks a disappointing end to 2024, especially considering his start. His current statistics are less positive than those of his predecessor, Brian Riemer, with a 53.8% point percentage compared to Riemers 59.8%. La Dernière Heure calculated that. Hubert started with a draw against Charleroi and Dender, but also lost to Dender, Genk, Brugge and Beerschot. Another draw was played against OHL. Read more »
The short winter break has begun and players are enjoying a little vacation. Most first division teams resume training on January 2 or 3. Anderlecht, however, will do so later, together with Cercle and Gent, on Jan. 4. Five days later, the cup game against Beerschot is already on the program. This will be followed by the game against Club Bruges. Read more »
If Anderlecht should fail to get César Huerta after all, it has an alternative behind it with Nicolas Rodríguez. Het Laatste Nieuws reports. Purple White already inquired about the transfer conditions of the 20-year-old Colombian.
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After a small slip against Hasselt (3-3), which marked the first points loss in two years, RSCA Futsal did end the year well, unlike their colleagues on the field. Purple and white knocked My Cars Charleroi 0-5 and of course remains leader in the league. Read more »
Goalkeeper Colin Coosemans also reacted with disappointment after last night's slip. He cited the lack of consistency as the biggest cause of the defeat, as well as the fact that Dender was able to punish Anderlecht's weak second half due to their specific qualities. Read more »
The game between Anderlecht and Dender is completely sold out. For supporters who want to be at the Lotto Park on Friday, December 27, there are still some tickets available via RSCA Resale. The kickoff of this last game of the year is scheduled at 8:45 pm. Subscribers unable to attend the match will have the opportunity to sell their seats through the RSCA Resale platform.
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CIES Football Observatory has included Joel Ordonez (Bruges) and Jan-Carlo Simic (RSCA) in their list of best young central defenders under the age of 21. Seventeen-year-old Pau Cubarsi of FC Barcelona tops the list, followed by Ordonez and Simic. Simic initially received some criticism, but in recent months has emerged as a strong, reliable defender.
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After the last home game of 2024 against Dender, the pitch at Lotto Park will be renewed. Starting Dec. 28, the current turf will be excavated and a new sand base laid. New turf, coming from Italy and delivered by a Swiss company, will be installed in early January. For the home game against Club Brugge on January 12, the renewed field will be ready, so that the rest of the season can be played in optimal conditions. Read more »
In Jan Vertonghen's absence, Leander Dendoncker got the captain's armband around his arm several times immediately after his return. Meanwhile, it has been since late October. In Het Laatste Nieuws today, coach David Hubert says it was a conscious decision to stop making Dendoncker captain (for now?). Read more »
Colin Coosemans acknowledges that the biggest challenge for his team will be to perform better against the top teams during the Champion's Playoffs. He stresses that this result does not mean much in the broader context of the competition. “In the first half, Genk had the upper hand,” Coosemans said, which he said was due to their effective game rotations. However, he noted an improvement in the second half, “But Genk's second goal made the tension disappear from the game.” Read more »
La Dernière Heure reports that Amando Lapage's name is circulating at RWDM. The Molenbeek club may see central defender Christ Makosso leave for England in January. Lapage would be one of the options to replace him. Read more »
In the match between STVV and Charleroi, which ended in a 2-1 victory for Charleroi, Louis Patris played the entire match. Alexis Flips remained on the bench throughout the game. With this victory, Charleroi rises to eighth place in the standings, while Sint-Truiden is in a difficult position as penultimate. Ishaq Abdulrazak was also not active on the pitch this weekend. Read more »
Anderlecht did not yet pick up a single point in the three matches against Genk (2x) and Club Brugge. That is problematic given the high ambitions. It is striking how weak the team comes out in such top games and then gets overrun and played away. Coach David Hubert, however, is not worried yet. Read more »
RSCA Futsal suffered a sour loss of points. Purple-White had been too strong for the Belgian competition for over two years, but that long series has thus come to an end with a 3-3 draw against Hasselt. Read more »
Next Friday, during the last game of 2024, Thorgan Hazard is looking to make his return for Anderlecht. Anderlecht had hoped to have him already this weekend against Deinze with the Futures, but since Deinze no longer exists, the club has to find another means to get him ready. Read more »
At the Pro League general assembly, the professional clubs reached an agreement on the TV contract for the next five years. DAZN, the current rights holder, has reacquired the broadcasting rights for Belgian professional soccer, but is paying a lower sum than in the previous contract from 2020. The new contract, worth at least 91 million euros per season, includes live rights for several leagues and events, including the Jupiler Pro League and the Croky Cup. In addition, the Pro League is entitled to a share of DAZN's additional revenue. Read more »
Three months ago, David Hubert took over as Anderlecht coach. Het Laatste Nieuws took stock and notes that Hubert managed to win 63 percent of his matches. Since the take over in 2017, no coach did better. Also notable: the coach who won the least in his first three months is Vincent Kompany. Read more »
The Pro League has already turned its attention to next season. That will start on July 25, 2025 and will again have an extended winter break. Read more »
For the first time in a long time, there was no midweek soccer for Anderlecht, so for once there was some time for relaxation. Coach David Hubert gave his boys two days off this week. Today, the players went to Pairi Daiza together and with their families in the afternoon. Read more »
The board of RSC Anderlecht is considering a temporary solution to its turf problems. Indeed, the current situation offers little room, as only 16 days are available between the match on Dec. 27 and the next one on Jan. 12. A thorough approach to the field is ideally planned for the summer vacation, with a cost estimate of more than 1 million euros. However, this project requires 12 weeks on the turf to strengthen, while the playoffs end on May 26 and the new league begins as early as the end of July. Read more »
A return of Jan Vertonghen on a soccer field still seems far away. Het Laatste Nieuws wrote this morning that the defender doubts his future in gloomy moments, but at an event held by his foundation this afternoon he sounded hopeful. “I am very positive today. I hope to be able to help my teammates and Anderlecht again in the future.” Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal is currently looking for trainers for its youth teams, ranging from the U6 to the U17. Although a degree as an Initiator Indoor or UEFA B futsal is preferred, it is not strictly required. Interested parties should submit their applications by email to [email protected]. Read more »
Amando Lapage made his debut for the A nucleus against Tubize-braine. He also traveled with the team to Prague but did not get to play. The central defender is now pushing for a departure on temporary loan after the winter. Read more »
Zanka is allowed to play in Sunday's topper against Genk after all, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. The Danish defender was sent off yesterday in a highly debatable manner with direct red. The exclusion in itself was enough and Zanka comes away with a one match suspended. Read more »
Kasper Dolberg already indicated it, the fighter spirit at RSC Anderlecht is top notch. After Zanka's red card, the team took responsibility and closed ranks. Result, three points and another clean sheet. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren was on the bench against STVV, but he was not supposed to fill in. He is still suffering from ligament tears in his collarbone. But because of Zanka's red card, there was no other solution.
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Kasper Dolberg put two in the basket again yesterday, becoming only topscorer in the Jupiler Pro League. “Nice,” was the reaction of the ever-cool Dane afterwards, although he did gloat. Read more »
The red card for Mathias Zanka Jörgensen has caused a lot of frustration for Anderlecht and coach Hubert. The club believes that the referee, Lothar D'Hondt, acted too quickly in penalizing the Danish player for an intervention on Ferrari. David Hubert, who studied footage of the situation, concluded that Zanka touched the ball, stating, “I can't find a single image where he doesn't touch the ball.” Read more »
Klaas Reynaert, Anderlecht's financial director, will become Cercle Brugge's new CEO. So reports Het Laatste Nieuws and Het Nieuwsblad. Reynaert came from Cercle to Anderlecht in June 2021. Now he is once again making the reverse move. Read more »
Soccer club Deinze was declared bankrupt today by the Enterprise Court in Ghent, after months of financial problems. The club, which became entangled in an acquisition dispute this season, was unable to pay off its debts. Hopes of a rescue by Luxembourg-based AAD Invest Group, headed by Doudou Cissé, proved unfounded. Despite promises to players and staff, the financial situation continued to deteriorate, resulting in unpaid bills and a transfer freeze, and thus bankruptcy. Read more »
Daniel Zitka has been invited by RSCA to attend this Thursday's match against Slavia Prague, and will try to make it. He will be behind his former club, adding that the finest moments of his career were spent at RSC Anderlecht.
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Anderlecht will play its quarterfinal on Thursday, Jan. 9, on Beerschot's field. Presumably, the match will start at 8:30 p.m. The first match of the semi-final will be played a week later. If Anderlecht qualifies, Union or Antwerp will be the opponents. Read more »
David Hubert will receive assistance from Jonathan Alves who will be added to his staff. Alves, who was previously in charge of Belgium's U19, was chosen after an evaluation of the current team. Hubert stressed that the two men's visions of soccer are well matched. Alves, a Portuguese, is known for his analytical skills. Read more »
Tomorrow, Westerlo will visit in the eighth finals of the Cup of Belgium. RSC Anderlecht is going full for the quarterfinals but realizes it won't get that as a gift from Westerlo. Read more »
During the previous round in the Cup Of Belgium, Mads Kikkenborg was in goal, that will not be the case tomorrow against Westerlo. David Hubert is sticking with Colin Coosemans in goal: “Coosemans is my number one.” Read more »
Jonathan Alves, was coach of the Purple and White U19, but is now moving to the A-team. There he will become assistant coach to David Hubert. He also performed that function in the past for Vincent Euvrard at RWDM and Zulte-Waregem, respectively. Read more »
Wouter Vandenhaute and Oliver Renard spoke to some supporters yesterday during the Fan Council. The latter in particular is said to have left a positive impression on the supporters present.
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