R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football

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R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football
ClubR.S.C. Anderlecht
Seasons played61
First entry1955–56 European Cup
Latest entry2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Titles
Europa League1983[1]
Cup Winners' Cup1976, 1978[1]
Super Cup1976, 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[edit]

Updated 20 April 2023

[1]

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
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[edit]

[1]

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

Summary of Anderlecht's best reults in European competitions[edit]

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, 2000–01

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[edit]

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

Records[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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[edit]

  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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