2003–04 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

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R.S.C. Anderlecht 2003–04 football season

R.S.C. Anderlecht2003–04 season

Chairman| Roger Vanden Stock
Manager| Hugo Broos
Belgian First Division| 1st
Belgian Cup| Semi-finals
Champions League| Group stage
Top goalscorer| Aruna Dindane (15)

Home colours

Away colours

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During the 2003–04 season, R.S.C. Anderlecht participated in the Belgian First Division.

## Season summary[edit]

Anderlecht won the title for the first time in three seasons. They had held a big lead over their title rivals Club Brugge for some time, but a bad finish from Anderlecht kept the suspense until the 31st matchday, when Club Brugge drew with Mouscron while the team from Brussels also drew (1-1) at Lierse to confirm their title.

## First-team squad[edit]

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

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1  | GK |  CZE | Daniel Zítka
3  | DF |  BEL | Olivier Deschacht
4  | MF |  BEL | Yves Vanderhaeghe
5  | DF |  BEL | Glen De Boeck
6  | DF |  POL | Michał Żewłakow
7  | MF |  SCG | Goran Lovre[notes 1]
8  | FW |  SCG | Nenad Jestrović
9  | FW |  AUS | Clayton Zane
10  | MF |  BEL | Walter Baseggio (captain)
11  | MF |  CZE | Martin Kolář
12  | DF |  BEL | Olivier Doll
14  | MF |  BEL | Marc Hendrikx
15  | DF |  ALB | Besnik Hasi[notes 2]
17  | MF |  SWE | Christian Wilhelmsson
18  | MF |  KOR | Seol Ki-hyeon
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19  | FW |  CRO | Ivica Mornar
21  | MF |  SWE | Pär Zetterberg
22  | FW |  UKR | Oleg Yashchuk
23  | MF |  COD | Gabriel N'Galula
24  | GK |  BEL | Tristan Peersman
26  | FW |  CIV | Aruna Dindane
27  | DF |  BEL | Vincent Kompany
30  | DF |  FIN | Hannu Tihinen
31  | MF |  BEL | Mark De Man
34  | DF |  BFA | Lamine Traoré
35  | FW |  NED | Sherjill MacDonald
25  | GK |  BEL | Jan Van Steenberghe
37  | DF |  BEL | Anthony Vanden Borre
28  | MF |  RUS | Anatoli Gerk

### Left club during season[edit]

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

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2  | DF |  SCG | Aleksandar Ilić (to Vitesse)

## Results[edit]

### Belgian First Division[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Anderlecht (C) | 34  | 25  | 6  | 3  | 77  | 27  | +50  | 81  | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2  | Club Brugge | 34  | 22  | 6  | 6  | 77  | 31  | +46  | 72  | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3  | Standard Liège | 34  | 18  | 11  | 5  | 68  | 31  | +37  | 65  | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4  | Genk | 34  | 17  | 8  | 9  | 58  | 40  | +18  | 59  | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5  | Mouscron | 34  | 15  | 14  | 5  | 64  | 42  | +22  | 59  |

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

### Champions League[edit]

#### Second qualifying round[edit]

Rapid București v  Anderlecht 30 July 2003 |  Rapid București | 0–0|  Anderlecht | Stadionul Național, Bucharest

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20:00 |  | Report |  | Referee: Anton Stredák (Slovakia)

Anderlecht v  Rapid București 6 August 2003 |  Anderlecht | 3–2|  Rapid București | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

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20:30 | Jestrović 50'
Zetterberg 52'
Seol 75' | Report | Ilyés 42'
Bratu 45' | Referee: Emil Bozinovski (Macedonia)

Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.

#### Third qualifying round[edit]

Anderlecht v  Wisła Kraków 13 August 2003 |  Anderlecht | 3–1|  Wisła Kraków | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

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20:30 | Jestrović 13'
Lovre 38'
Dindane 59' | Report | Żurawski 77' (pen.) | Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

Wisła Kraków v  Anderlecht 26 August 2003 |  Wisła Kraków | 0–1|  Anderlecht | Stadion Miejski, Kraków

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21:00 |  | Report | Dindane 85' | Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.

#### Group stage[edit]

Lyon v  Anderlecht 17 September 2003 |  Lyon | 1–0|  Anderlecht | Stade de Gerland, Lyon

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20:45 | Juninho 25' (pen.) | Report |  | Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)

Anderlecht v  Bayern Munich 30 September 2003 |  Anderlecht | 1–1|  Bayern Munich | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

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20:45 | Mornar 52' | Report | Santa Cruz 73' | Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Anderlecht v  Celtic 21 October 2003 |  Anderlecht | 1–0|  Celtic | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

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20:45 | Dindane 72' | Report |  | Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Celtic v  Anderlecht 5 November 2003 |  Celtic | 3–1|  Anderlecht | Celtic Park, Glasgow

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20:45 | Larsson 12'
Miller 17'
Sutton 29' | Report | Dindane 77' | Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Anderlecht v  Lyon 25 November 2003 |  Anderlecht | 1–0|  Lyon | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

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20:45 | Tihinen 69' | Report |  | Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Bayern Munich v  Anderlecht 10 December 2003 |  Bayern Munich | 1–0|  Anderlecht | Olympic Stadium, Munich

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20:45 | Makaay 42' (pen.) | Report |  | Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

## References[edit]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Lovre was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) internationally and represented them at U-19, U-21, and U-23 level.
2. ^ Hasi was born in Gjakova, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but also qualified to represent Albania internationally and made his international debut for Albania in 2000.

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2003–04 in Belgian football

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League competitions|

* First Division
* Second Division

Cup competitions|

* Belgian Cup (Final)
* Super Cup

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup

Related to national team|

* UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying (Group 8)
* Aimé Anthuenis

Club seasons

First Division|

* Anderlecht
* Antwerp
* Beveren
* Cercle Brugge
* Charleroi
* Club Brugge
* Genk
* Gent
* Germinal Beerschot
* Heusden-Zolder
* Lierse
* Lokeren
* La Louvière
* Mons
* Mouscron
* Sint-Truiden
* Standard Liège
* Westerlo

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*[Pos.]: Position
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*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points