R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football

R.S.C. Anderlecht in European footballClub| R.S.C. Anderlecht

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Seasons played| 62
First entry| 1955–56 European Cup
Latest entry| 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Europa League| 1983[1]
Cup Winners' Cup| 1976, 1978[1]
Super Cup| 1976, 1978[1]

The first time R.S.C. Anderlecht qualified for European football was in 1955. The last time they were in European football is in 2022. In that time-frame they have won 5 titles in European football. They won the Uefa Cup in 1983, the Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 and 1978, and the Super Cup in 1976 and 1978. In total, Anderlecht have played 415 games with a win percentage of 45.30% across all European football competitions. They have competed in 61 seasons in European football. R.S.C. Anderlecht are by far the most successful football club in Belgian football history.

## European record

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Updated 20 April 2023

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Competition  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Win%

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European Cup / Champions League | 200 | 70 | 44 | 86 | 282 | 320 | −38  | 035.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 44 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 86 | 34 | +52  | 065.91
UEFA Cup / Europa League | 154 | 73 | 38 | 43 | 255 | 180 | +75  | 047.40
UEFA Europa Conference League | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10  | 050.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24  | 072.22
UEFA Super Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3  | 050.00
Total  | 434 | 197 | 86 | 151 | 708 | 577 | +131  | 045.39

Pld = games played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.

### Matches

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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1955–56 | European Cup | First round  |  Vörös Lobogó SE | 3–6  | 1–4
1956–57 | European Cup | Preliminary round  |  Manchester United | 0–2  | 0–10
1959–60 | European Cup | Preliminary round  |  Rangers | 2–5  | 0–2
1962–63 | European Cup | Preliminary round  |  Real Madrid | 3–3  | 1–0
First round  |  CDNA Sofia | 2–2  | 2–0
Quarter final  |  Dundee | 1–4  | 1–2
1964–65 | European Cup | Preliminary round  |  Bologna | 1–0  | 1–2[note 1]
First round  |  Liverpool | 0–3  | 0–1
1965–66 | European Cup | Preliminary round  |  Fenerbahçe | 0–0  | 5–1
First round  |  Derry City | 9–0  | w/o[note 2]
Quarter-final  |  Real Madrid | 1–0  | 2–4
1966–67 | European Cup | First round  |  Haka Valkeakoski | 10–1  | 2–0
Second round  |  Dukla Prague | 1–4  | 1–2
1967–68 | European Cup | First round  |  Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3–1  | 2–1
Second round  |  Sparta Prague | 2–3  | 3–3
1968–69 | European Cup | First round  |  Glentoran | 3–0  | 2–2
Second round  |  Manchester United | 0–3  | 3–1
1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round  |  Valur | 6–0  | 2–0
Second round  |  Coleraine | 6–1  | 7–3
Third round  |  Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0  | 2–3
Quarter-final  |  Newcastle United | 2–0  | 1–3
Semi-final  |  Internazionale | 0–1  | 2–0
Final  |  Arsenal | 3–1  | 0–3
1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round  |  Željezničar | 4–3  | 5–4
Second round  |  AB Copenhagen | 3–1  | 4–0
Third round  |  Vitória de Setúbal | 2–1  | 1–3
1971–72 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Bologna | 1–1  | 0–2
1972–73 | European Cup | First round  |  Vejle BK | 4–2  | 3–0
Second round  |  Spartak Trnava | 0–1  | 0–1
1973–74 | Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Zürich | 3–2  | 0–1
1974–75 | European Cup | First round  |  Slovan Bratislava | 2–4  | 3–1
Second round  |  Olympiacos | 5–1  | 0–3
Quarter-final  |  Leeds United | 0–3  | 0–1
1975–76 | Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Rapid București | 0–1  | 2–0
Second round  |  Borac Banja Luka | 3–0  | 0–1
Quarter-final  |  Wrexham | 1–0  | 1–1
Semi-final  |  Sachsenring Zwickau | 3–0  | 2–0
Final |  West Ham United | 4–2
1976 | UEFA Super Cup | Final |  Bayern Munich | 1–2 | 4–1
1976–77 | Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Roda JC | 2–1  | 3–2
Second round  |  Galatasaray | 5–1  | 5–1
Quarter-final  |  Southampton | 2–0  | 1–2
Semi-final  |  Napoli | 0–1  | 2–0
Final  |  Hamburger SV | 0–2
1977–78 | Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 6–1  | 2–0
Second round  |  Hamburger SV | 2–1  | 1–1
Quarter-final  |  Porto | 0–1  | 3–0
Semi-final  |  Twente | 1–0  | 2–0
Final |  Austria Wien | 4–0
1978 | UEFA Super Cup | Final |  Liverpool | 3–1 | 1–2
1978–79 | Cup Winners' Cup | Second round [note 3] |  Barcelona | 3–0  | 0–3 (1–4 p)
1979–80 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Dundee United | 0–0  | 1–1
1980–81 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–1  | 3–2
1981–82 | European Cup | First round  |  Widzew Łódź | 4–1  | 2–1
Second round  |  Juventus | 3–1  | 1–1
Quarter-final  |  Red Star Belgrade | 2–1  | 2–1
Semi-final  |  Aston Villa | 0–1  | 0–0
1982–83 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Koparit Kuopio | 3–0  | 3–1
Second round  |  Porto | 4–0  | 2–3
Third round  |  FK Sarajevo | 6–1  | 0–1
Quarter-final  |  Valencia | 2–1  | 3–1
Semi-final  |  Bohemians Prague | 1–0  | 3–1
Final |  Benfica | 1–0 | 1–1
1983–84 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Bryne FK | 3–0  | 1–1
Second round  |  Baník Ostrava | 2–0  | 2–2
Third round  |  Lens | 1–1  | 1–0
Quarter-final  |  Spartak Moscow | 4–2  | 0–1
Semi-final  |  Nottingham Forest | 0–2  | 3–0
Final  |  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1  | 1–1 (3–4 p)
1984–85 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Werder Bremen | 1–0  | 1–2
Second round  |  Fiorentina | 1–1  | 6–2
Third round  |  Real Madrid | 3–0  | 1–6
1985–86 | European Cup | First round  |  Everton | \-  | \- [note 4]
Second round  |  Omonia | 1–0  | 3–1
Quarter-final  |  Bayern Munich | 1–2  | 2–0
Semi-final  |  Steaua București | 1–0  | 0–3
1986–87 | European Cup | First round  |  Górnik Zabrze | 2–0  | 1–1
Second round  |  Steaua București | 3–0  | 0–1
Quarter-final  |  Bayern Munich | 0–5  | 2–2
1987–88 | European Cup | First round  |  Malmö FF | 1–0  | 1–1
Second round  |  Sparta Prague | 2–1  | 1–0
Quarter-final  |  Benfica | 0–2  | 1–0
1988–89 | Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Metz | 3–1  | 2–0
Second round  |  KV Mechelen | 0–1  | 0–2
1989–90 | Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Ballymena United | 6–0  | 4–0
Second round  |  Barcelona | 2–0  | 1–2
Quarter-final  |  FC Admira/Wacker | 2–0  | 1–1
Semi-final  |  Dinamo București | 1–0  | 1–0
Final  |  Sampdoria | 0–2
1990–91 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Petrolul Ploiești | 2–0  | 2–0
Second round  |  Omonia | 1–1  | 3–0
Third round  |  Borussia Dortmund | 1–0  | 1–2
Quarter-final  |  Roma | 0–3  | 2–3
1991–92 | European Cup | First round  |  Grasshopper | 1–1  | 3–0
Second round  |  PSV | 0–0  | 2–0
Group A  |  Panathinaikos | 0–0  | 0–0
Red Star Belgrade | 2–3  | 3–2
Sampdoria | 3–2  | 0–2
1992–93 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Hibernian | 2–2  | 1–1
Second round  |  Dynamo Kyiv | 4–2  | 3–0
Third round  |  Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0  | 1–1
1993–94 | Champions League | First round  |  HJK Helsinki | 3–0  | 3–0
Second round  |  Sparta Prague | 1–0  | 4–2
Group B  |  Milan | 0–0  | 0–0
Werder Bremen | 3–5  | 1–2
Porto | 1–0  | 0–2
1994–95 | Champions League | Group C  |  Steaua București | 0–0  | 1–1
Benfica | 1–3  | 1–1
Hajduk Split | 1–2  | 0–0
1995–96 | Champions League | Qualifying round  |  Ferencváros | 0–1  | 1–1
1996–97 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Alania Vladikavkaz | 1–2  | 4–0
Second round  |  Vitória de Guimarães | 1–1  | 0–0
Third round  |  Helsingborgs IF | 0–0  | 1–0
Quarter-final  |  Internazionale | 1–1  | 1–2
1997–98 | UEFA Cup | Second Qualifying round  |  Vorskla Poltava | 2–0  | 2–0
First round  |  Austria Salzburg | 3–4  | 4–2
Second round  |  Schalke 04 | 0–1  | 1–2
1998–99 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round  |  Tiligul Tiraspol | 1–0  | 5–0
Second qualifying round  |  Osijek | 1–3  | 2–0
First round  |  Grasshopper | 0–0  | 0–2
1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round  |  KS/Leiftur | 6–1  | 3–0
First round  |  Olimpija Ljubljana | 3–1  | 3–0
Second round  |  Bologna | 2–1  | 0–3
2000–01 | Champions League | Second qualifying round  |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 4–2  | 0–0
Third qualifying round  |  Porto | 1–0  | 0–0
Group G  |  Manchester United | 1–5  | 2–1
PSV | 1–0  | 3–2
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–4  | 4–2
Group D  |  Lazio | 1–0  | 1–2
Real Madrid | 1–4  | 2–0
Leeds United | 1–2  | 1–4
2001–02 | Champions League | Second qualifying round  |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 4–0  | 2–1
Third qualifying round  |  Halmstads BK | 3–2  | 1–1
Group A  |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1  | 1–5
Roma | 0–0  | 1–1
Real Madrid | 1–4  | 0–2
2002–03 | UEFA Cup | First round  |  Stabæk | 0–1  | 2–1
Second round  |  Midtjylland | 3–1  | 3–0
Third round  |  Bordeaux | 2–0  | 2–2
Fourth round  |  Panathinaikos | 0–3  | 2–0
2003–04 | Champions League | Second qualifying round  |  Rapid București | 0–0  | 3–2
Third qualifying round  |  Wisła Kraków | 3–1  | 1–0
Group A  |  Lyon | 0–1  | 1–0
Bayern Munich | 1–1  | 0–1
Celtic | 1–0  | 1–3
2004–05 | Champions League | Third qualifying round  |  Benfica | 0–1  | 3–0
Group G  |  Valencia | 0–2  | 1–2
Internazionale | 1–3  | 0–3
Werder Bremen | 1–2  | 1–5
2005–06 | Champions League | Second qualifying round  |  Neftchi Baku | 5–0  | 0–1
Third qualifying round  |  Slavia Prague | 2–1  | 2–0
Group G  |  Chelsea | 0–1  | 0–2
Real Betis | 0–1  | 1–0
Liverpool | 0–1  | 0–3
2006–07 | Champions League | Group H  |  Lille | 1–1  | 2–2
AEK Athens | 1–1  | 2–2
Milan | 0–1  | 1–4
2007–08 | Champions League | Third qualifying round  |  Fenerbahçe | 0–1  | 0–2
UEFA Cup | First round  |  Rapid Wien | 1–1  | 1–0
Group G  |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0  | N/A
AaB | N/A | 1–1
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1  | N/A
Getafe | N/A | 1–2
Round of 32  |  Bordeaux | 2–1  | 1–1
Round of 16  |  Bayern Munich | 0–5  | 2–1
2008–09 | Champions League | Second qualifying round  | BATE Borisov | 1–2  | 2–2
2009–10 | Champions League | Third qualifying round  |  Sivasspor | 5–0  | 1–3
Play-Offs  |  Lyon | 1–5  | 1–3
Europa League | Group A  |  Ajax | 1–1  | 3–1
Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0  | 0–1
FC Timișoara | 0–0  | 3–1
Round of 32  |  Athletic Bilbao | 1–1  | 4–0
Round of 16  |  Hamburger SV | 1–3  | 4–3
2010–11 | Champions League | Third qualifying round  |  The New Saints | 3–1  | 3–0
Play-Offs  |  Partizan | 2–2  | 2–2 (2–3 p)
Europa League | Group G  |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–3  | 1–3
AEK Athens | 3–0  | 1–1
Hajduk Split | 0–1  | 2–0
Round of 32  |  Ajax | 0–3  | 0–2
2011–12 | Europa League | Play-Offs  |  Bursaspor | 2–1  | 2–2
Group L  |  AEK Athens | 4–1  | 2–1
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–0  | 5–3
Sturm Graz | 2–0  | 3–0
Round of 32  |  AZ | 0–1  | 0–1
2012–13 | Champions League | Third qualifying round  |  Ekranas | 5–0  | 6–0
Play-Offs  |  AEL Limassol | 1–2  | 2–0
Group C  |  Milan | 0–0  | 1–3
Málaga | 0–3  | 2–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–1  | 1–0
2013–14 | Champions League | Group C  |  Benfica | 0–2  | 2–3
Olympiacos | 0–3  | 1–3
Paris Saint-Germain | 0–5  | 1–1
2014–15 | Champions League | Group D  |  Arsenal | 1–2  | 3–3
Borussia Dortmund | 0–3  | 1–1
Galatasaray | 1–1  | 2–0
Europa League | Round of 32  |  Dynamo Moscow | 0–0  | 1–3
2015–16 | Europa League | Group J  |  Monaco | 1–1  | 2–0
Qarabağ | 2–1  | 0–1
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1  | 1–2
Round of 32  |  Olympiacos | 1–0  | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Round of 16  | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–3  | 0–1
2016–17 | Champions League | Third qualifying round  |  Rostov | 0–2  | 2–2
Europa League | Play-Offs  |  Slavia Prague | 3–0  | 3–0
Group C  |  Saint-Étienne | 2–3  | 1–1
Gabala | 3–1  | 3–1
Mainz 05 | 6–1  | 1–1
Round of 32  |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–0  | 1–3 (a.g.)
Round of 16  |  APOEL | 1–0  | 1–0
Quarter-final  |  Manchester United | 1–1  | 1–2 (a.e.t.)
2017–18 | Champions League | Group B  |  Bayern Munich | 0–3  | 1–2
Celtic | 0–3  | 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain | 0–4  | 0–5
2018–19 | Europa League | Group D  |  Spartak Trnava | 0–1  | 0–0
Fenerbahçe | 2–2  | 0–2
Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2  | 0–0
2021–22 | Europa Conference League | Third qualifying round  |  Laçi | 3–0  | 2–1
Play-Offs  |  Vitesse | 3–3  | 1–2
2022–23 | Europa Conference League | Third qualifying round  |  Paide Linnameeskond | 3–0  | 2–0
Play-Offs  |  Young Boys | 0–1 (a.e.t.)  | 1–0
Group B  |  Silkeborg | 1–0  | 2–0
FCSB | 2–2  | 0–0
West Ham United | 0–1  | 1–2
Knockout Round Play-Offs  |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 (3–0 p) | 0–1
Round of 16  |  Villarreal | 1–1  | 1–0
Quarter-final  |  AZ | 2–0  | 0–2 (1–4 p)
2024–25 | Europa League | Play-Offs  |  Dinamo Minsk |  |

### Summary of Anderlecht's best results in European competitions

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From the quarter-finals upwards:

(5 cups) \+ (4 finals)

European Cup/UEFA Champions League:

\- semi-finalists in 1982 and 1986
\- quarter-finalists in 1963, 1966, 1975, 1987 and 1988
\- group stage (last 8) in 1991–92*, 1993–94

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2) \+ (2):

\- winners in 1976 and 1978
\- finalists in 1977 and 1990

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (1) \+ (2):

\- winners in 1983
\- finalists in 1984
\- quarter-finalists in 1991, 1997, and 2017

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:

\- finalists in 1970

UEFA Europa Conference League:

\- quarter-finalists in 2023

UEFA Super Cup (2):

\- winners in 1976 and 1978

* *in the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons, there were no semi-finals after the group stage.

## UEFA club coefficient ranking

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Club ranking for 2016–17 European season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)

* 36  (67)  VfL Wolfsburg (56.035)
* 37  (36)  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (55.476)
* 38 (41)  Anderlecht (54.000)
* 39  (31)  Rubin Kazan (52.216)
* 40  (33)  Sporting CP (51.616)

## Records

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* Most goals in European competition: Rob Rensenbrink, 33[1]
* First European match: Vörös Lobogó 6–3 Anderlecht in the European Cup, 7 September 1955[2]
* First goal scored in Europe: René Vanderwilt against Vörös Lobogó, 7 September 1955[2]
* Biggest win: Anderlecht 10–1 Haka, in the European Cup, 14 September 1966[1]
* Biggest defeat: Manchester United 10–0 Anderlecht in the European Cup, 26 September 1956[1]
* Highest European home attendance:

## Notes

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1. ^ Play off game finished 0–0 with Anderlecht winning a coin toss to progress to the next round
2. ^ Game was put down as a walk-over due to the withdrawal of Derry
3. ^ Anderlecht were given a bye in to the second round
4. ^ Everton were unable to fulfill this fixture due to the ban on English clubs entering European competition following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h "RSC Anderlecht". UEFA. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
2. ^ a b "MTK 6-3 Anderlecht (07/09/1955)". UEFA. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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