R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑndərˌlɛçt], French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dəʁˈlɛkt], German: [ˈandɐˌlɛçt]) or RSCA (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛrɛseˈjaː], French pronunciation: [ˌɛʁ ɛs se ˈɑ], German: [ˌʔɛɐ̯ ʔɛs tseː ˈʔaː]), is a Belgian professional football club from Anderlecht, Brussels. They play in the Belgian Pro League. They are the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions (with 5 trophies) and Belgian Pro League (33 championship wins).
| Full name | Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "Purple & White", "Sporting" (Dutch: Paars-wit; French: Les Mauves et Blancs) | ||
| Founded | 27 May 1908 (creation) 1909 (registration) | ||
| Ground | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Anderlecht, Brussels (capacity: 28,063 (21,845 for European matches)[1][2]) | ||
| Chairman | Marc Coucke | ||
| Manager | Vincent Kompany | ||
| League | Belgian Pro League | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League, 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Honours
Domestic
- Belgian First Division:
- Winners (33): 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Belgian Second Division:
- Winners (2): 1923–24, 1934–35
- Belgian Cup:
- Winners (9): 1964–65, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2007–08
- Belgian League Cup:
- Winners (1): 1999–00
- Belgian Supercup:
- Winners (11): 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013
- Bruges Matins:
- Winners (2): 1985, 1988
International
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winners (2): 1975-76, 1977-78
- UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League:
- Winners (1): 1982-83
- UEFA Super Cup:
- Winners (2): 1976, 1978
- Toulon Tournament:
- Winners (1): 1967
- Amsterdam Tournament:
- Winners (1): 1976
R.S.C. Anderlecht Media
Anderlecht eliminated Twente to reach the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup final.
2016–17 UEFA Europa League return game in Manchester, April 2017.
Atmosphere before a 2024 Champions' Play-offs game at Anderlecht
Rob Rensenbrink as player of the Netherlands national football team.
Paul Van Himst 1973
Anderlecht player Jef Mermans in 1953
Anderlecht player Olivier Deschacht in 2009
Vincent Kompany (in action for Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup) has a past as player and head coach of Anderlecht
The Superleague Formula car
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References
- ↑ "Stadium history" (in Dutch). rsca.be. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "UEFA Europa League" (PDF). EUFA.com, p. 112. n.d. Retrieved 18 July 2014.