2004–05 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

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R.S.C. Anderlecht
2004–05 season
ManagerHugo Broos (until 7 February)
Franky Vercauteren (from 8 February)
StadiumConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
First Division2nd
Belgian CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Belgian SupercupRunners-up
Top goalscorerNenad Jestrović (18)

During the 2004–05 Belgian football season, Anderlecht competed in the Belgian First Division.

Season summary[edit]

Anderlecht were unable to defend their title and finished three points behind champions Club Brugge in second. Despite this, the club still qualified for the Champions League.

The club had a poor run in the Champions League, losing all six of their games in the group stage.

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[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 Czech Republic CZE Daniel Zítka
3 DF Belgium BEL Olivier Deschacht
4 MF Belgium BEL Yves Vanderhaeghe
6 DF Poland POL Michał Żewłakow
7 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Goran Lovre[2]
8 FW Serbia and Montenegro SCG Nenad Jestrović
9 FW Belgium BEL Mbo Mpenza[3]
10 MF Belgium BEL Walter Baseggio (captain)
11 MF Czech Republic CZE Martin Kolář
15 MF Albania ALB Besnik Hasi[4]
16 FW Australia AUS Clayton Zane
17 MF Sweden SWE Christian Wilhelmsson
18 MF Belgium BEL Christophe Grégoire
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Switzerland SUI Fabrice Ehret
21 MF Sweden SWE Pär Zetterberg (vice-captain)
22 FW Ukraine UKR Oleg Yashchuk
24 GK Belgium BEL Tristan Peersman
25 GK Belgium BEL Jan Van Steenberghe
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aruna Dindane
27 DF Belgium BEL Vincent Kompany
28 MF Russia RUS Anatoli Gerk
30 DF Finland FIN Hannu Tihinen
31 MF Belgium BEL Mark De Man
34 DF Burkina Faso BFA Lamine Traoré
36 FW Belgium BEL Jonathan Legaer
37 DF Belgium BEL Anthony Vanden Borre[5]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Belgium BEL Glen De Boeck (retired)
14 MF Belgium BEL Marc Hendrikx (to Lokeren)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW South Korea KOR Seol Ki-Hyeon (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gabriel N'Galula (to Mons)

Results[edit]

Belgian First Division[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge (C) 34 24 7 3 83 25 +58 79 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Anderlecht 34 23 7 4 75 34 +41 76 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Genk 34 21 7 6 59 37 +22 70 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4 Standard Liège 34 21 7 6 64 30 +34 70
5 Charleroi 34 19 7 8 47 34 +13 64 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Champions League[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]

10 August 2004 Benfica Portugal 1–0 Belgium Anderlecht Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Zahovič 13' Report MatchCentre Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
24 August 2004 Anderlecht Belgium 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
Dindane 34', 59'
Jestrović 73' (pen.)		 Report MatchCentre Argel Red card 72' Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

Group stage[edit]

14 September 2004 Valencia Spain 2–0 Belgium Anderlecht Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
20:45 Vicente 16'
Baraja 45'		 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
29 September 2004 Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Italy Inter Milan Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:45 Baseggio 90+4' Report MatchCentre Martins 9'
Adriano 51'
Stanković 55'		 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
20 October 2004 Anderlecht Belgium 1–2 Germany Werder Bremen Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:45 Wilhelmsson 26' Report MatchCentre Klasnić 36', 59' Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
2 November 2004 Werder Bremen Germany 5–1 Belgium Anderlecht Weserstadion, Bremen
20:45 Klasnić 2', 16', 79'
Klose 33'
Jensen 90'		 Report MatchCentre Iachtchouk 30' Attendance: 37,579
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
24 November 2004 Anderlecht Belgium 1–2 Spain Valencia Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:45 Wilhelmsson 24' Report MatchCentre Corradi 19'
Di Vaio 48'		 Attendance: 25,866
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
7 December 2004 Inter Milan Italy 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht San Siro, Milan
20:45 Cruz 33'
Martins 60', 63'		 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Anderlecht - 2004/05".
  2. ^ Lovre was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia).
  3. ^ Mpenza was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo).
  4. ^ Hasi was born in Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo).
  5. ^ Vanden Borre was born in Likasi, Zaire (now DR Congo).
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