2024–25 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

R.S.C. Anderlecht
2024–25 season
Chairman	Wouter Vandenhaute
Manager	Brian Riemer; (until 19 September); David Hubert; (from 19 September)
Stadium	Lotto Park
Belgian Pro League	4th
Belgian Cup	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kasper Dolberg (8); All: ; Kasper Dolberg (12)
Highest home attendance	18,731 vs Standard Liège
Lowest home attendance	14,802 vs OH Leuven
Biggest win	Cercle Brugge 0–5 Anderlecht
Biggest defeat	Anderlecht 0–2 Genk
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 117th season in the history of the R.S.C. Anderlecht, and the club's 65th consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Squad

Position	Player	Date joined
GK	Colin Coosemans	2021
DF	Ismaël Baouf	2022
DF	Moussa N'Diaye	2022
DF	Nunzio Engwanda-Ongena	2023
DF	Killian Sardella	2011
DF	Jan-Carlo Simić	2024
DF	Jan Vertonghen	2022
DF	Thomas Foket	2024
DF	Ludwig Augustinsson	2024
DF	Zanka	2024
MF	Thorgan Hazard	2023
MF	Majeed Ashimeru	2021
MF	Théo Leoni	2012
MF	Mats Rits	2023
MF	Mario Stroeykens	2012
MF	Yari Verschaeren	2010
MF	Leander Dendoncker	2024
MF	Samuel Edozie	2024
FW	Francis Amuzu	2015
FW	Nilson Angulo	2022
FW	Kasper Dolberg	2023
FW	Luis Vázquez	2023
FW	Robbie Ure	2023
FW	Anders Dreyer	2023

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ishaq Abdulrazak	BK Häcken	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[1]
MF	Alexis Flips	MKE Ankaragücü	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Marco Kana	Kortrijk	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Jan-Carlo Simić	AC Milan	€3,000,000	23 July 2024	^[2]
DF	Thomas Foket	Reims	Free	3 August 2024	^[3]
DF	Ludwig Augustinsson	Sevilla FC	Undisclosed	6 August 2024
DF	Zanka	Brentford	Free	15 August 2024
MF	Leander Dendoncker	Aston Villa	Loan	31 August 2024	^[4]
MF	Samuel Edozie	Southampton	Loan	4 September 2024	^[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Ludwig Augustinsson	Sevilla FC	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Federico Gattoni	Sevilla FC	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[6]
MF	Thomas Delaney	Sevilla FC	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[7]
DF	Zeno Debast	Sporting CP	€15,500,000	4 July 2024	^[8]
MF	Kristian Arnstad	AGF	€2,100,000	31 August 2024
MF	Ishaq Abdulrazak	Odds BK	Loan	2 September 2024	^[9]
DF	Louis Patris	Sint-Truiden	Loan	4 September 2024	^[10]
MF	Alexis Flips	Charleroi	Loan	6 September 2024	^[11]

Friendlies

Pre-season

26 June 2024 Friendly	Tubize	1–4	Anderlecht	Tubize
14:30	Hazard 90+4'	Report	Amuzu 5' 10' (o.g.) Degreef 41' Ure 67'	Stadium: Stade Edmond Luberton Attendance: 4,000

29 June 2024 Friendly	Anderlecht	2–1	Dender	Neerpede
14:30	27' (pen.) Ure 41'		7' (o.g.)	Attendance: 0

6 July 2024 Friendly	PSV	0–3	Anderlecht	Eindhoven
14:30	Oppegård 65' Babadi 75'		Angulo 31' Vázquez 47', 47' Degreef 85'	Stadium: De Herdgang

14 July 2024 Friendly	Braga	2–1	Anderlecht	Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
11:00	Stroeykens 46' (o.g.) Martínez 78'		Amuzu 63'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho

20 July 2024 Gala match	Anderlecht	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Anderlecht
13:30	Dolberg 66' Angulo 69'		Amoura 14'	Stadium: Lotto Park

21 July 2024 Friendly	Anderlecht	6–2	Amiens	Anderlecht
11:00	Flips 11' Ure 13', 40', 83' Arnstad 45+2', 53'		36' 81' 89' (pen.)	Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League regular season	27 July 2024	14–16 March 2025	Matchday 1	14	6	5	3	24	12	+12	042.86
Belgian Cup	31 October 2024		Seventh round	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
UEFA Europa League	22 August 2024		Play-off round	6	5	1	0	9	3	+6	083.33
Total				21	12	6	3	37	15	+22	057.14

Last updated: 10 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Antwerp	14	8	2	4	27	11	+16	26	Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3	Club Brugge	14	7	4	3	23	16	+7	25
4	Anderlecht	14	6	5	3	24	12	+12	23
5	Gent	14	6	4	4	23	12	+11	22
6	Mechelen	14	6	3	5	28	19	+9	21

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[12]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	6	5	3	24	12	+12	23	3	3	1	11	5	+6	3	2	2	13	7	+6

Last updated: 10 November 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W
Position	2	2	3	1	3	3	4	6	7	4	6	6	5	4

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.^[13]

27 July 2024 1	Anderlecht	1–0	Sint-Truiden	Anderlecht
20:45	Stroeykens 90+2'			Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote
Note: The match was held behind closed doors as a result of a probationary sanction imposed due to unsportsmanlike behavior exhibited by fans from both teams during a match hosted by Standard in October 2022, as well as subsequent misconduct during a cup match against Standard last December.^[14]

4 August 2024 2	Antwerp	1–2	Anderlecht	Antwerp
13:30	Kerk 34' Alderweireld 39' Odoi 90+1'		Lammens 25' (o.g.) Ashimeru 80'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,114 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

10 August 2024 3	Anderlecht	1–1	OH Leuven	Anderlecht
20:45	Simić 26' Dolberg 36' Sardella 39' Vázquez 86'		Maertens 44' Balikwisha 51' Mendyl 62'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 14,802 Referee: Lawrence Visser

17 August 2024 4	Mechelen	1–3	Anderlecht	Mechelen
20:45	Lauberbach 23'		Augustinsson 42' Amuzu 45+5' Leoni 90'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 13,988 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

1 September 2024 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–0	Anderlecht	Forest
18:30	Rodríguez 22' Terho 41' Ait El Hadj 45+7' Vanhoutte 90+5'		Jørgensen 16' Rits 36' Simić 44' Sardella 84'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 8,489 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

14 September 2024 7	Anderlecht	2–2	Westerlo	Anderlecht
20:45	Vázquez 9' Stroeykens 84'		Bayram 38' Vušković 60'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 15,408 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

17 September 2024 5	Anderlecht	0–2	Genk	Anderlecht
20:00			Sadick 37' Adedeji-Sternberg 86'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 14,834 Referee: Erik Lambrechts
Note: The match originally scheduled for 23 August 2024 was postponed due to Anderlecht's participation in the Europa League.

21 September 2024 8	Anderlecht	0–0	Charleroi	Anderlecht
20:45				Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 16,841 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

28 September 2024 9	Dender	1–1	Anderlecht	Denderleeuw
20:45	Fila 46' Scheidler 52' Van Oudenhove 86' Sylla 90+6'		Edozie 28' N'Diaye 82' Degreef 88'	Stadium: Van Roystadion Attendance: 6,122 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

6 October 2024 10	Anderlecht	3–0	Standard Liège	Anderlecht
13:30	Simić 9', 83' Dolberg 30' Dreyer 90+2' Sardella 90+5'		Hautekiet 54'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 18,731 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

18 October 2024 11	Beerschot	2–1	Anderlecht	Antwerp
20:45	Al-Sahafi 30', 70', 90+2' Dagba 48' Plat 51' Kosiah 86'		Dolberg 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 7,093 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui

27 October 2024 12	Club Brugge	2–1	Anderlecht	Bruges
13:30	Vermant 8' Talbi 76'		Leoni 45+2' Dendoncker 54' Dolberg 55' Simić 88'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 25,978 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

3 November 2024 13	Anderlecht	4–0	Kortrijk	Anderlecht
18:30	Dolberg 37' (pen.), 77' Kadri 50' (o.g.) Stroeykens 57'			Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 16,620 Referee: Wim Smet

10 November 2024 14	Cercle Brugge	0–5	Anderlecht	Bruges
13:30	Diakité 82' Delanghe 90'		Dolberg 19', 62' (pen.), 75' N'Diaye 27' Verschaeren 54' Leoni 72' Stroeykens 83' Vázquez 90'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Wesli De Cremer

24 November 2024 15	Anderlecht	v	Gent	Anderlecht
18:30				Stadium: Lotto Park

Belgian Cup

31 October 2024 Seventh round	Tubize	0–4	Anderlecht	Tubize
20:30 UTC+1			Dreyer 26' (pen.) Dolberg 65', 66', 86'	Stadium: Stade Leburton Referee: Anthony Letellier

5 December 2024 Round of 16	Anderlecht	v	Westerlo	Anderlecht
20:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Lotto Park

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

22 August 2024 First leg	Dinamo Minsk	0–1	Anderlecht	Mezőkövesd, Hungary
20:45			Augustinsson 9'	Stadium: Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

29 August 2024 Second leg	Anderlecht	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Dinamo Minsk	Anderlecht
20:00	Verschaeren 62' Amuzu 83'		Selyava 47'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 17,102 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Galatasaray	4	3	1	0	12	8	+4	10	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
4	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	10
5	Anderlecht	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	10
6	Athletic Bilbao	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	10
7	Tottenham Hotspur	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	9

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: UEFA^[15]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D
Position	11	5	3	5

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

25 September 2024 1	Anderlecht	2–1	Ferencváros	Anderlecht
21:00 UTC+2	Dolberg 42', 66' (pen.) Verschaeren 60' Angulo 78' 81' Ashimeru 90+5'		Cissé 19' Zachariassen 32' Botka 73' Traoré 86' Ćivić 90+3' Varga 90+5'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 15,417 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

3 October 2024 2	Real Sociedad	1–2	Anderlecht	San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 UTC+2	Marín 5' Óskarsson 52'	Report	Vázquez 28' Leoni 39' Rits 45+1' Foket 61'	Stadium: Anoeta Stadium Attendance: 30,985 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

24 October 2024 3	Anderlecht	2–0	Ludogorets Razgrad	Anderlecht
21:00 UTC+2	Degreef 28' Edozie 67' Foket 80' Sardella 89' Dreyer 90+4'	Report	Vidal 30' Verdon 41' Chochev 45+3' Naressi 45+4' Rick 45+5' Bonmann 64' Padt 90+7'	Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

7 November 2024 4	RFS	1–1	Anderlecht	Riga, Latvia
22:00 UTC+2	N'Diaye 90+6' (o.g.)		Stroeykens 85'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

28 November 2024 5	Anderlecht	v	Porto	Anderlecht
18:45 UTC+1				Stadium: Lotto Park

12 December 2024 6	Slavia Prague	v	Anderlecht	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Fortuna Arena

23 January 2025 7	Viktoria Plzeň	v	Anderlecht	Plzeň, Czech Republic
18:45 UTC+1				Stadium: Doosan Arena

30 January 2025 8	Anderlecht	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Anderlecht
21:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Lotto Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		Belgian Cup		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
16	GK	DEN	Mads Kikkenborg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	BEL	Colin Coosemans	10	0	8	0	0	0	2	0
35	GK	GER	Timo Schlieck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	GK	BEL	Timon Vanhoutte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4	DF	SRB	Jan-Carlo Simić	9	0	6+1	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	SEN	Moussa N'Diaye	5	0	4	0	0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	SWE	Ludwig Augustinsson	7	2	4+1	1	0	0	2	1
13	DF	DEN	Mathias Jørgensen	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
14	DF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	BEL	Thomas Foket	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
54	DF	BEL	Killian Sardella	10	0	7+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
55	DF	BEL	Marco Kana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	DF	BEL	Nunzio Engwanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	DF	BEL	Amando Lapage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	BEL	Francis Amuzu	7	2	3+3	1	0	0	0+1	1
10	MF	BEL	Yari Verschaeren	10	0	6+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
11	MF	BEL	Thorgan Hazard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	BEL	Théo Leoni	10	1	7+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
18	MF	GHA	Majeed Ashimeru	7	1	2+4	1	0	0	0+1	0
21	MF	GUI	Amadou Diawara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	BEL	Mats Rits	9	0	7	0	0	0	2	0
27	MF	ENG	Samuel Edozie	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	BEL	Mario Stroeykens	10	2	5+3	2	0	0	2	0
32	MF	BEL	Leander Dendoncker	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	DEN	Anders Dreyer	8	0	6	0	0	0	2	0
74	MF	BEL	Nathan De Cat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	MF	MAR	Anas Tajaouart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	MF	USA	Devon De Corte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
83	MF	BEL	Tristan Degreef	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
12	FW	DEN	Kasper Dolberg	9	1	7	1	0	0	1+1	0
19	FW	ECU	Nilson Angulo	9	0	2+5	0	0	0	2	0
20	FW	ARG	Luis Vázquez	9	1	1+6	1	0	0	1+1	0
90	FW	SCO	Robbie Ure	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
8	MF	FRA	Alexis Flips	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	BEL	Louis Patris	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
61	MF	NOR	Kristian Arnstad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 22 September 2024
Source: Competitions

References

^ "Swedish club let go 'Golden Boy' Abdulrazak". 4 June 2024.
^ "Simic saluta il Milan e i suoi tifosi: "Sarete sempre nel mio cuore, sarò sempre uno di voi"". Milan News.
^ "Anderlecht rapatrie Thomas Foket, libéré de son contrat au Stade de Reims". RTL Info. August 3, 2024.
^ "Welcome back, Leander | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.
^ "Samuel Edozie joins us on loan | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.
^ "El mensaje de despedida de Gattoni antes de su regreso al Sevilla". 31 May 2024.
^ "NY udvikling: Fredberg forhandler med Delaney". 10 June 2024.
^ "Alles in kannen en kruiken, details over transfer van Zeno Debast uitgelekt: zoveel betaalt Sporting CP aan Anderlecht". OneFootball. July 4, 2024.
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^ "Calendar Pro League 2024-2025 | RSC Anderlecht".
^ "Home game against STVV behind closed doors | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.
^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[1] "Swedish club let go 'Golden Boy' Abdulrazak". 4 June 2024.

[2] "Simic saluta il Milan e i suoi tifosi: "Sarete sempre nel mio cuore, sarò sempre uno di voi"". Milan News.

[3] "Anderlecht rapatrie Thomas Foket, libéré de son contrat au Stade de Reims". RTL Info. August 3, 2024.

[4] "Welcome back, Leander | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.

[5] "Samuel Edozie joins us on loan | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.

[6] "El mensaje de despedida de Gattoni antes de su regreso al Sevilla". 31 May 2024.

[7] "NY udvikling: Fredberg forhandler med Delaney". 10 June 2024.

[8] "Alles in kannen en kruiken, details over transfer van Zeno Debast uitgelekt: zoveel betaalt Sporting CP aan Anderlecht". OneFootball. July 4, 2024.

[9] "Ishaq Abdulrazak wordt uitgeleend aan Odds BK | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.

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[12] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.

[13] "Calendar Pro League 2024-2025 | RSC Anderlecht".

[14] "Home game against STVV behind closed doors | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	6	5	3	24	12	+12	23	3	3	1	11	5	+6	3	2	2	13	7	+6

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	6	5	3	24	12	+12	23	3	3	1	11	5	+6	3	2	2	13	7	+6

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	6	5	3	24	12	+12	23	3	3	1	11	5	+6	3	2	2	13	7	+6