The RSCA Futures will once again be able to enjoy the talents of Pape Aliya N'dao this season. Initially, Anderlecht had signed the Senegalese winger on loan until the end of last season, but his parent club has now informed Anderlecht-Online that the loan has been extended until June 30, 2027.
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If things go wrong against PAOK, there's still a safety net for Anderlecht in Europe this season. Anderlecht would then drop back to the final qualifying round of the Conference League, where it would face the winner of the SK Brann vs. Apollon Limassol match. If it emerges victorious from that matchup, it will advance to the group stage of the Conference League. Read more »
If Anderlecht can defeat the Greek side PAOK, a match against Levski Sofia or Kairat Almaty awaits in the final round. If Almaty were to lose to Sofia, Anderlecht would have to make a very long trip to Kazakhstan, a country that lies largely in Asia.
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Raphaël Mira Torres will be RSC Anderlecht's new video analyst for the upcoming season. He is joining from FC Richelle Visé United, but is best known for serving as one of Rudy Garcia's assistants during the Red Devils' World Cup campaign. Read more »
This afternoon, the draw will take place for the final qualifying round of both the Europa League and the Conference League. Depending on the result against PAOK, Anderlecht will end up in one path or the other. Read more »
Before his arrival at Anderlecht, there were a lot of doubts surrounding Lukáš Ambros. The Brussels club paid around five million euros for the Czech midfielder, but the reactions from his home country weren't all positive. After his first real appearance in the purple and white, however, the debate seems to be dying down quickly. Read more »
Three months after his arrival, Antoine Sibierski has already made a strong mark on RSC Anderlecht. The French sporting director is known for his uncompromising approach, his eye for detail, and his tremendous work ethic. With these qualities, he aims to lead the Purple & White back to the top of Belgian soccer. In Neerpede, it's gradually becoming clear how the Frenchman operates. Read more »
Starting September 1, RSC Anderlecht is introducing two new faces to the club's organization. With the arrival of Jonas Geleyn as Chief Commercial Officer, the revamped executive committee is now complete. In addition, Leen De Witte is joining as the brand-new Media Relations & Community Manager. Read more »
The Belgian league is set to begin in a few days, but the schedule is already subject to change. Anderlecht and AA Gent's performances in European competition have already led to the first schedule changes. Read more »
Colin Coosemans saw Anderlecht play a game of two halves against Hammarby. After a difficult first half, the Purple & White took control of the match convincingly after the break and secured their qualification. Read more »
Today Colin Coosemans celebrates his birthday! He becomes 34 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
On the eve of the return leg against Hammarby, Marco Kana comes across as determined. For the Anderlecht midfielder, qualification is the only goal, and last year's elimination against Häcken must serve as motivation. He stresses: “That must not happen again.” In Sweden, Anderlecht showed a far more convincing side than in recent months, with more character and intensity. Kana is pleased that this change is also visible from the outside: in his view, the group has the qualities needed to hurt Hammarby and gain the upper hand in this two-legged tie. Read more »
Anderlecht has not given up on the transfer of Ștefan Baiaram after all. According to reports in the Romanian press, Anderlecht and Universitatea Craiova are set to resume negotiations following this week's European second-leg match.
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Anderlecht unveiled its new away kit for this season on Thursday evening. It is a sober white shirt that refers to the 1976 jersey, when the purple-and-white side won its first European trophy. The Adidas logo on the chest is also from that period. “Fifty years ago, Anderlecht made football history. Read more »
Former Anderlecht player Massimo Bruno has retired from football at the age of 32. He announced the news on Instagram a short while ago. Bruno broke through at Anderlecht at the age of 19 under coach John van den Brom. Afterwards, he never quite managed to live up to expectations. Read more »
Anas Tajaouart has been loaned to La Louvière for this season; the club also holds an option to buy the player. The young midfielder, who came up through the ranks at Neerpede, sees this as an opportunity to get more playing time. He believes the move to a Pro League team is a step forward, rather than staying in the Challenger Pro League for another season. He adds that it was time for him to move on from the Challenger Pro League. Read more »
The Disciplinary Council of the Belgian Football Association (KBVB) has today decided to annul the ruling at first instance. That ruling had barred Anderlecht supporters from attending the away match at Union, following the incidents after last season's Belgian Cup final. After Anderlecht's appeal, the Council has now decided that the original decision wrongly affected all supporters indiscriminately, including those acting in good faith: “Such a ban affects not only the club, but also the supporters who genuinely care about their team...” A €10,000 fine was not waived. Read more »
If Anderlecht manage to avoid the tricky obstacle of Hammarby in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, they will face either PAOK Thessaloniki or Dynamo Kyiv. On paper, that is not too bad, as Anderlecht are unseeded and could have drawn a tougher opponent. PAOK finished third in the Greek league, while Kyiv qualified as Ukrainian Cup winners. Kyiv started one round earlier and beat Cluj on penalties. Read more »
Anderlecht is keeping a close eye on the condition of the pitch at Lotto Park in the build-up to the second leg against Hammarby in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. On Thursday, July 30, the purple and white will host the Swedes, but the field is still not in ideal condition. For a moment, a move to the King Baudouin Stadium was considered, although that option has since been definitively ruled out. The problems stem from the second phase of the extensive renovation of the playing surface, a €1.3 million investment that began last year. Read more »
As has become customary in recent years, there is once again plenty of movement in Anderlecht's staff. CEO Sports Tim Borguet and CEO Non-Sports Isabelle Vanden Eede are leaving the club. Following the return of Jean Kindermans, Frédéric Delooz will once again take up the role of Head of Coaching. Borguet worked for the Mauves for six seasons. Read more »
As the summer transfer window gathers pace, Anderlecht appears to have clearly identified its next attacking priority: Stefan Baiaram, the Romanian winger from Universitatea Craiova. Anderlecht is said to have already tabled a bid of €4 million, an amount the Romanian club considers insufficient. Craiova are reportedly asking for €5 million. The 22-year-old Baiaram has developed into one of the most promising players in his league. Read more »
It's all but done: Nathan De Cat successfully completed his medical tests at Hoffenheim today. That is according to transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri. All that remains now is for the final signatures to be put on paper. Those signatures — and the official announcement — will most likely have to wait until July 19, the day De Cat turns 18. Read more »
Today Samuel Ntanda-Lukisa celebrates his birthday! He becomes 21 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
Anderlecht have added an extra friendly to their schedule. Beerschot coach Mo Messoudi revealed that his side will take on Anderlecht on Saturday 11 July. Notably, Anderlecht's pre-season calendar already lists a friendly on 11 July, namely against NEC Nijmegen. Beerschot were originally due to play OHL on 11 July, but that match will not take place. Read more »
After an extra week of holiday, Ali Maamar (photo), Jayden Onia Seke and Joshua Nga Kana also reported back at the club on Friday. The trio joined up later because they were still on duty with their national teams after the end of the season. The current first-team squad now consists of twenty players (see here). With World Cup participants Nathan Saliba and Cesar Huerta, everyone has started preparations for the new season. Read more »
Bram Geers and Anderlecht have immediately ended their collaboration. The decision was taken after a meeting between Geers and Antoine Sibierski. Geers returned to Anderlecht last year from Bayern Munich, where he had been put in charge of the strategic oversight of the players' physical development and medical support. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, the decision not to continue with Geers follows an audit of the club's operational workings by Sibierski. Read more »
Vítor Bruno's first day as Anderlecht head coach made it immediately clear what he stands for. The Portuguese coach wants to create a professional working environment in which discipline and responsibility are central. During the first training session, it stood out that all players stepped onto the pitch with their socks pulled up and wearing shin guards. According to Bruno, that is not a minor detail, but a matter of course. Read more »
While in Seattle in the United States for business and football-related meetings, chairman Michael Verschueren is closely following developments at Anderlecht. With the appointment of Vitor Bruno as the club's new head coach now in place, he is looking ahead to the future of the purple-and-white with optimism. He also expects the club to unveil several new signings in the coming weeks. According to Verschueren, the search for a new coach was handled much more thoroughly this time than in the past. Read more »
Vitor Bruno is leading Anderlecht's training session for the second time today. The press was welcome and immediately witnessed an adjustment from the new coach: from now on, players will be required to wear shin guards in training as well. Bruno clearly seems intent on making the sessions more intense. Read more »
According to Het Nieuwsblad, Anderlecht had all but reached an agreement with Alfred Schreuder to become their manager for the new season. The Dutchman, however, decided at the last moment not to accept the proposal and preferred to wait for other offers. Schreuder is currently at the World Cup as assistant to Julian Nagelsmann, Germany's national coach. He was reportedly set to sign a three-year deal and could have started immediately after the World Cup, or once Germany were eliminated. Read more »
Anderlecht have found their new head coach. The Brussels side are betting on 43-year-old Portuguese Vítor Bruno, a name that will mean little outside Portugal. Yet the club sees him as the ideal man to usher in a new era. His record as a head coach is still limited, but his career has already featured striking highs and lows. Read more »
The search for a new coach has been dragging on for several weeks. Sporting director Antoine Sibierski and CEO Kenneth Bornauw are taking their time to select the right candidate. The club is deliberately opting for a manager who can build for the long term, rather than having to change course again in short order. The name of Karel Geraerts has been mentioned regularly in recent weeks, but Anderlecht has made it clear that he is no longer in the running to become the next head coach. Read more »
As the squad returns to the training ground on Monday, the position of head coach at Anderlecht remains open for the time being. Behind the scenes, however, work is under way on an agreement that, according to internal sources, is now in the final stage of negotiations. If the new coach is not announced in time, assistant Jérémy Taravel will temporarily take charge of the first sessions at the training centre in Neerpede. The Frenchman will also remain part of the technical staff after the arrival of the new coach. Read more »
Anderlecht's pre-season does not just bring in fresh faces, but also a few familiar names back to Neerpede. Several players are returning after loan spells and rejoining the first-team squad. Forward Luis Vázquez has reported back after spending last season at Getafe. Moussa N'Diaye is also back in Brussels after his successful stint at Schalke 04, where he celebrated promotion to the Bundesliga. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht have bolstered their defence with the signing of Giulian Biancone (26). The French centre-back joins from Olympiakos and has put pen to paper on a three-year deal at Lotto Park, with the option of an additional season. Biancone is no stranger to Belgian football: he spent two seasons on loan in the Jupiler Pro League with Cercle Brugge, arriving from Monaco. He then went on to feature in France's Ligue 1 with Troyes and in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest, before spending the past three seasons in Greece. Read more »
Anderlecht will have to do without the support of its fans next season for away match(es) at Union's Joseph Mariën Stadium. The sanction follows numerous incidents that took place after the lost cup final against Union. Anderlecht has also been fined €8,000. Fans launched fireworks and destroyed a number of seats in the stadium. Read more »
Today Nilson Angulo celebrates his birthday! He becomes 23 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
The Pro League has announced the schedule for the new season. Anderlecht will kick off with a home match against La Louvière. They will then face newly promoted sides Beveren and Kortrijk. On matchday four, their first major fixture awaits: an away trip to Union. Read more »
In Switzerland, the draw for the second qualifying round of the Europa League has been made. Anderlecht were the first team out of the hat and were paired with Hammarby from Sweden. Read more »
Mihajlo Cvetkovic will not take part in the U19 European Championship at the end of the month. Het Nieuwsblad reports that Anderlecht has refused to release its striker. Because the tournament is not on the official FIFA calendar, Anderlecht is not obliged to do so. The Euros run from 28 June to 11 July. Read more »
Today Moussa N'Diaye celebrates his birthday! He becomes 24 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
While the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada is in full swing, Anderlecht is already looking ahead to the coming season. The Brussels club will reconvene at Neerpede on Friday for the traditional start of pre-season. The first two days will be entirely devoted to medical and fitness tests, with the squad split into two groups. On Monday the first on-field training session will follow. Read more »
The 20-year-old Lander Gijsbers has signed a new contract with Anderlecht for one season, with an option for an additional year, the club announced today. The goalkeeper arrived last year from OH Leuven and was due to see his contract expire at the end of this month. Gijsbers was part of the Futures squad this past season. He didn't play, but was on the bench as second goalkeeper fourteen times in 1B. Read more »
Within ten days Anderlecht wants to have its new coach for next season in place, Het Nieuwsblad reports. According to the paper, Antoine Sibierski has held talks with several candidates and two of them made the strongest impression. Jérémy Taravel will remain on board as assistant coach. Sibierski believes the new head coach will be fine with two assistants — Taravel will be one, the second name is not yet known. Read more »
Today Joshua Nga Kana celebrates his birthday! He becomes 17 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
Whether talks are actually taking place between Toluca and Anderlecht remains unclear. Rumours of a personal agreement between Toluca and Huerta are also hard to verify, but that hasn't stopped the Mexican media from openly speculating about Huerta's transfer fee. According to Mexican sources and transfer specialist César Luis Merlo, advanced negotiations are indeed underway — yet the transfer fee is a sticking point. Toluca is reportedly willing to spend around €4 million on Huerta, whose market value fell sharply over the past year due to injuries, while Anderlecht is asking roughly €6.5 million. Read more »
Fifty years after the partnership began, Adidas officially returns to RSC Anderlecht's shirt. The Brussels club unveiled on Thursday its new home kit for the 2026–2027 season, in a carefully staged mise-en-scène by directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. To mark the renewal of the contract, RSCA entrusted the presentation video to the two film-world icons. The new shirt is now on sale in the renovated Fanshop at Lotto Park and in RSCA's official webshop. Read more »
Anderlecht will enter the second qualifying round of the Europa League as a seeded team. That spares them a number of tough opponents, although there are also a few heavyweights among the unseeded clubs. Anderlecht could face: - Besiktas - Twente - Tromsø - Hammarby - St. Gallen .There are also a number of teams that will come through from the first qualifying round. Read more »
After his somewhat surprising substitute appearance for Morocco in a World Cup warm-up friendly, Anderlecht player Ali Maamar will not be heading off on holiday just yet. Maamar has been named to the World Cup squad as a provisional replacement for Genk's El Ouahdi, who is currently facing visa problems and has so far been unable to travel to the US with the Moroccan team. Morocco are of course working to resolve the issues in time, so it remains uncertain whether Maamar will actually feature at the World Cup. Read more »
Today Alexander De Ridder celebrates his birthday! He becomes 18 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
