2023–24 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

The 2023–24 season is Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht's 116th season in existence and 88th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They will also compete in the Belgian Cup.

R.S.C. Anderlecht
2023–24 season
ChairmanWouter Vandenhaute
ManagerBrian Riemer
StadiumLotto Park
Belgian Pro League2nd
Belgian CupPre-season
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kasper Dolberg (4)
All:
Kasper Dolberg (4)
All statistics correct as of 24 September 2023.

Players

First-team squad
As of 7 September 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Maxime Dupé
5 DF Senegal SEN Moussa N'Diaye
7 MF Belgium BEL Francis Amuzu
8 MF France FRA Alexis Flips
9 FW Belgium BEL Benito Raman
10 MF Belgium BEL Yari Verschaeren
11 MF Belgium BEL Thorgan Hazard
12 FW Denmark DEN Kasper Dolberg
14 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen (captain)
15 DF Sweden SWE Ludwig Augustinsson (on loan from Sevilla)
17 MF Belgium BEL Théo Leoni
18 MF Ghana GHA Majeed Ashimeru
19 MF Netherlands NED Justin Lonwijk (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
20 FW Argentina ARG Luis Vázquez
21 MF Guinea GUI Amadou Diawara
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Belgium BEL Louis Patris
23 MF Belgium BEL Mats Rits
25 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Delaney (on loan from Sevilla)
26 GK Belgium BEL Colin Coosemans
29 FW Belgium BEL Mario Stroeykens
32 FW Ecuador ECU Nilson Angulo
33 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel
36 MF Denmark DEN Anders Dreyer
47 DF Belgium BEL Lucas Lissens
54 DF Belgium BEL Killian Sardella
56 DF Belgium BEL Zeno Debast
61 MF Norway NOR Kristian Arnstad
63 GK Belgium BEL Timon Vanhoutte
77 MF England ENG Tudor Mendel-Idowu

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Belgium BEL Antoine Colassin

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Nigeria NGA Ishaq Abdulrazak (at Häcken until 30 June 2024)
— DF Belgium BEL Marco Kana (at Kortrijk until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Denmark Kasper Dolberg France Nice Free 7 July 2023 [2]
DF Belgium Louis Patris Belgium OH Leuven €3,500,000 8 July 2023 [3]
GK France Maxime Dupé France Toulouse Free 18 July 2023 [4]
MF Netherlands Justin Lonwijk Ukraine Dynamo Kiev Loan 25 July 2023 [5]
FW Argentina Luis Vázquez Argentina Boca Juniors €4,500,000 26 July 2023 [6]
MF England Tudor Mendel-Idowu England Chelsea Free 27 July 2023 [7]
MF France Alexis Flips France Reims €3,500,000 8 August 2023 [8]
MF Belgium Mats Rits Belgium Club Brugge €2,000,000 15 August 2023 [9]
DF Sweden Ludwig Augustinsson Spain Sevilla Loan 16 August 2023 [10]
MF Denmark Thomas Delaney Spain Sevilla Loan 22 August 2023 [11]
GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel France Nice Free 5 September 2023 [12]
MF Belgium Thorgan Hazard Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed 6 September 2023 [13]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Ghana Mohammed Dauda Spain Tenerife Undisclosed 24 May 2023 [14]
GK Germany Timon Wellenreuther Netherlands Feyenoord Undisclosed 2 June 2023 [15][16]
MF Sweden Kristoffer Olsson Denmark Midtjylland Undisclosed 3 July 2023 [17]
GK Netherlands Bart Verbruggen England Brighton & Hove Albion €20,000,000 4 July 2023 [18]
DF Belgium Hendrik Van Crombrugge Belgium Genk €1,300,000 18 July 2023 [19]
DF Ukraine Bogdan Mykhaylichenko Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Free 24 July 2023 [20]
DF Belgium Noah Sadiki Belgium Union SG €1,400,000 27 July 2023 [21]
FW Belgium Lucas Stassin Belgium Westerlo €1,500,000 27 July 2023 [22][23]
DF Belgium Hannes Delcroix England Burnley Undisclosed 22 August 2023 [24]
DF Panama Michael Amir Murillo France Marseille Undisclosed 30 August 2023 [25]
FW Sierra Leone Mustapha Bundu England Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [26]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 June 2023 Friendly Oudenaarde Belgium 0–5 Belgium Anderlecht Oudenaarde
19:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Burgemeester Thienpontstadion
7 July 2023 Friendly Anderlecht Belgium 3–1 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb Brussels
13:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Complexe Sportif Neerpede - Terrein 6
14 July 2023 Friendly Anderlecht Belgium 0–6 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
16:00 UTC+2
Note: Three periods of 45 minutes.
22 July 2023 Friendly Anderlecht Belgium 3–0 Netherlands Ajax Brussels
13:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Lotto Park

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 28 July 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 10 6 3 1 16 10 +6 060.00
Belgian Cup 1–2 November 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 10 6 3 1 16 10 +6 060.00

Last updated: 7 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League
Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union SG 11 8 1 2 26 13 +13 25 Europa League and Play-off I[lower-alpha 1]
2 Anderlecht 11 6 3 2 18 13 +5 21 Play-off I
3 Gent 11 5 5 1 16 11 +5 20
4 Cercle Brugge 11 6 0 5 13 11 +2 18
5 Genk 11 4 6 1 20 10 +10 18
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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.[27]
Notes:
  1. The regular season winner will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 6 3 1 16 10  +6 21 4 1 0 9 4  +5 2 2 1 7 6  +1

Last updated: 7 October 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundAHAHHAAHAH
ResultLWWWWDDDWW
Position15974122232
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[28]

28 July 2023 1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Anderlecht Brussels
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
6 August 2023 2 Anderlecht 1–0 Antwerp Brussels
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 15,068
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
13 August 2023 3 Sint Truiden 0–1 Anderlecht Sint-Truiden
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Lawrence Visser
20 August 2023 4 Anderlecht 2–1 Westerlo Brussels
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 14,903
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
27 August 2023 5 Anderlecht 2–1 Charleroi Brussels
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 16,082
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
3 September 2023 6 Genk 1–1 Anderlecht Genk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 20,655
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
17 September 2023 7 Kortrijk 2–2 Anderlecht Kortrijk
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
24 September 2023 8 Anderlecht 1–1 Club Brugge Anderlecht
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Referee: Lawrence Visser
30 September 2023 9 Eupen v Anderlecht Eupen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
7 October 2023 10 Anderlecht v Mechelen Brussels
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Lotto Park

Belgian Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup
30 October 2023 Seventh round RAAL La Louvière v Anderlecht La Louvière
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Tivoli

References
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  2. "Kasper Dolberg signs for RSCA | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be.
  3. "Louis Patris is our second summer signing". www.rsca.be.
  4. "RSCA welcomes goalkeeper Maxime Dupé". www.rsca.be.
  5. "Justin Lonwijk strengthens our midfield". rsca.be. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. "Striker Luis Vázquez joins us from Boca Juniors". www.rsca.be.
  7. "RSCA welcomes Tudor Mendel-Idowu from Chelsea FC". www.rsca.be. 27 Jul 2023.
  8. "Alexis Flips signs a five-year deal". rsca.be. 8 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
  9. "Mats Rits signs a contract for three seasons". rsca.be. 15 Aug 2023. Retrieved 17 Aug 2023.
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  11. "Thomas Delaney is our 10th summer signing". rsca.be. 22 Aug 2023. Retrieved 26 Aug 2023.
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  13. "Thorgan Hazard is a Mauve". RSC Anderlecht. 6 September 2023.
  14. "Dauda Mohammed's final move to Tenerife has been announced". Footballghana.com. 25 May 2023.
  15. "Feyenoord sign Timon Wellenreuther on a permanent deal". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 2 June 2023.
  16. "Feyenoord legt Wellenreuther vast na 'bijzonder mooi en goed seizoen'" [Feyenoord sign Wellenreuther after 'exceptionally beautiful and good season']. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  17. "Kristoffer Olsson makes permanent switch to FC Midtjylland". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 3 July 2023.
  18. "Verbruggen makes the permanent move to Brighton & Hove Albion". www.rsca.be.
  19. "Hendrik Van Crombrugge is leaving RSCA after 4 seasons". www.rsca.be.
  20. "All the best, Mykha". www.rsca.be.
  21. "Noah Sadiki is leaving RSCA and joins RUSG". www.rsca.be.
  22. "Lucas Stassin joins Westerlo". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 27 July 2023.
  23. "Lucas Stassin va bel et bien quitter Anderlecht : le jeune attaquant est en route pour Westerlo" [Lucas Stassin will indeed leave Anderlecht: the young striker is on his way to Westerlo]. Le Soir (in French). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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  25. "Amir Murillo moves to Olympique de Marseille". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 30 August 2023.
  26. "Mustapha Bundu makes the permanent move to Plymouth". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 1 September 2023.
  27. "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.
  28. "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.
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