R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football

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.

R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football
ClubR.S.C. Anderlecht
Seasons played62
First entry1955–56 European Cup
Latest entry2024–25 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Europa League1983[1]
Cup Winners' Cup1976, 1978[1]
Super Cup1976, 1978[1]

European record

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Overall record

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Updated 12 December 2024

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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 162 79 40 43 268 186 +82 048.77
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 438 199 88 151 715 581 +134 045.43

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

Matches

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1955–56 European Cup First round   Vörös Lobogó SE 1–4 3–6
1956–57 European Cup Preliminary round   Manchester United 0–2 0–10
1959–60 European Cup Preliminary round   Rangers 0–2 2–5
1962–63 European Cup Preliminary round   Real Madrid 1–0 3–3
First round   CDNA Sofia 2–0 2–2
Quarter-final   Dundee 1–4 1–2
1964–65 European Cup Preliminary round   Bologna 1–0 1–2[note 1]
First round   Liverpool 0–1 0–3
1965–66 European Cup Preliminary round   Fenerbahçe 5–1 0–0
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 2–0 10–1
Second round   Dukla Prague 1–2 1–4
1967–68 European Cup First round   Karl-Marx-Stadt 2–1 3–1
Second round   Sparta Prague 3–3 2–3
1968–69 European Cup First round   Glentoran 3–0 2–2
Second round   Manchester United 3–1 0–3
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round   Valur 2–0 6–0
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 5–4 4–3
Second round   AB 4–0 3–1
Third round   Vitória de Setúbal 2–1 1–3
1971–72 UEFA Cup First round   Bologna 0–2 1–1
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 3–1 2–4
Second round   Olympiacos 5–1 0–3
Quarter-final   Leeds United 0–1 0–3
1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup First round   Rapid București 2–0 0–1
Second round   Borac Banja Luka 3–0 0–1
Quarter-final   Wrexham 1–0 1–1
Semi-final   Sachsenring Zwickau 2–0 3–0
Final   West Ham United 4–2
1976 European Super Cup Final   Bayern Munich 4–1 1–2
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 2–0 0–1
Final   Hamburger SV 0–2
1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup First round   Lokomotiv Sofia 2–0 6–1
Second round   Hamburger SV 1–1 2–1
Quarter-final   Porto 3–0 0–1
Semi-final   Twente 2–0 1–0
Final   Austria Wien 4–0
1978 European 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 1–1 0–0
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round   1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2 0–1
1981–82 European Cup First round   Widzew Łódź 2–1 4–1
Second round   Juventus 3–1 1–1
Quarter-final   Red Star Belgrade 2–1 2–1
Semi-final   Aston Villa 0–0 0–1
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 3–1 2–1
Semi-final   Bohemians Prague 3–1 1–0
Final   Benfica 1–0 1–1
1983–84 UEFA Cup First round   Bryne 1–1 3–0
Second round   Baník Ostrava 2–0 2–2
Third round   Lens 1–0 1–1
Quarter-final   Spartak Moscow 4–2 0–1
Semi-final   Nottingham Forest 3–0 0–2
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 6–2 1–1
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 2–0 1–2
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 2–2 0–5
1987–88 European Cup First round   Malmö FF 1–1 1–0
Second round   Sparta Prague 1–0 2–1
Quarter-final   Benfica 1–0 0–2
1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup First round   Metz 2–0 3–1
Second round   KV Mechelen 0–2 0–1
1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup First round   Ballymena United 6–0 4–0
Second round   Barcelona 2–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-final   FC Admira/Wacker 2–0 1–1
Semi-final   Dinamo București 1–0 1–0
Final   Sampdoria 0–2 (a.e.t.)
1990–91 UEFA Cup First round   Petrolul Ploiești 2–0 2–0
Second round   Omonia 3–0 1–1
Third round   Borussia Dortmund 1–0 1–2
Quarter-final   Roma 2–3 0–3
1991–92 European Cup First round   Grasshopper 1–1 3–0
Second round   PSV Eindhoven 2–0 0–0
Group A   Panathinaikos 0–0 0–0
  Red Star Belgrade 3–2 2–3
  Sampdoria 3–2 0–2
1992–93 UEFA Cup First round   Hibernian 1–1 2–2
Second round   Dynamo Kyiv 4–2 3–0
Third round   Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 0–0
1993–94 Champions League First round   HJK 3–0 3–0
Second round   Sparta Prague 4–2 1–0
Group B   Milan 0–0 0–0
  Werder Bremen 1–2 3–5
  Porto 1–0 0–2
1994–95 Champions League Group C   Steaua București 0–0 1–1
  Benfica 1–1 1–3
  Hajduk Split 0–0 1–2
1995–96 Champions League Qualifying round   Ferencváros 0–1 1–1
1996–97 UEFA Cup First round   Alania Vladikavkaz 4–0 1–2
Second round   Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 1–1
Third round   Helsingborgs IF 1–0 0–0
Quarter-final   Internazionale 1–1 1–2
1997–98 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying round   Vorskla Poltava 2–0 2–0
First round   Austria Salzburg 4–2 3–4
Second round   Schalke 04 1–2 0–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round   Tiligul Tiraspol 5–0 1–0
Second qualifying round   Osijek 2–0 1–3
First round   Grasshopper 0–2 0–0
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 2–1 1–5
  PSV Eindhoven 1–0 3–2
  Dynamo Kyiv 4–2 0–4
Group D   Lazio 1–0 1–2
  Real Madrid 2–0 1–4
  Leeds United 1–4 1–2
2001–02 Champions League Second qualifying round   Sheriff Tiraspol 4–0 2–1
Third qualifying round   Halmstads BK 1–1 3–2
Group A   Lokomotiv Moscow 1–5 1–1
  Roma 0–0 1–1
  Real Madrid 0–2 1–4
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round   Stabæk 0–1 2–1
Second round   Midtjylland 3–1 3–0
Third round   Bordeaux 2–2 2–0
Fourth round   Panathinaikos 2–0 0–3
2003–04 Champions League Second qualifying round   Rapid București 3–2 0–0
Third qualifying round   Wisła Kraków 3–1 1–0
Group A   Lyon 1–0 0–1
  Bayern Munich 1–1 0–1
  Celtic 1–0 1–3
2004–05 Champions League Third qualifying round   Benfica 3–0 0–1
Group G   Valencia 1–2 0–2
  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 0–2 0–1
  Real Betis 0–1 1–0
  Liverpool 0–1 0–3
2006–07 Champions League Group H   Lille 1–1 2–2
  AEK Athens 2–2 1–1
  Milan 0–1 1–4
2007–08 Champions League Third qualifying round   Fenerbahçe 0–2 0–1
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 1–3 1–5
Europa League Group A   Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 2–0
  Ajax 1–1 3–1
  FC Timișoara 3–1 0–0
Round of 32   Athletic Bilbao 4–0 1–1
Round of 16   Hamburger SV 4–3 1–3
2010–11 Champions League Third qualifying round   The New Saints 3–0 3–1
Play-Offs   Partizan 2–2 (2–3 p) 2–2
Europa League Group G   Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–3 1–3
  Hajduk Split 2–0 0–1
  AEK Athens 3–0 1–1
Round of 32   Ajax 0–3 0–2
2011–12 Europa League Play-Offs   Bursaspor 2–2 2–1
Group L   AEK Athens 4–1 2–1
  Lokomotiv Moscow 5–3 2–0
  Sturm Graz 3–0 2–0
Round of 32   AZ 0–1 0–1
2012–13 Champions League Third qualifying round   Ekranas 5–0 6–0
Play-Offs   AEL Limassol 2–0 1–2
Group C   Milan 1–3 0–0
  Málaga 0–3 2–2
  Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0 0–1
2013–14 Champions League Group C   Benfica 2–3 0–2
  Olympiacos 0–3 1–3
  Paris Saint-Germain 0–5 1–1
2014–15 Champions League Group D   Galatasaray 2–0 1–1
  Borussia Dortmund 0–3 1–1
  Arsenal 1–2 3–3
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 0–1 1–3
2016–17 Champions League Third qualifying round   Rostov 0–2 2–2
Europa League Play-Offs   Slavia Prague 3–0 3–0
Group C   Gabala 3–1 3–1
  Saint-Étienne 2–3 1–1
  Mainz 05 6–1 1–1
Round of 32   Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 1–3
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 1–2 0–3
  Celtic 0–3 1–0
  Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 0–5
2018–19 Europa League Group D   Spartak Trnava 0–0 0–1
  Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 0–0
  Fenerbahçe 2–2 0–2
2021–22 Europa Conference League Third qualifying round   Laçi 2–1 3–0
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 (3–1 p) 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 1–0 1–0
League phase   Ferencváros 2–1 N/A
  Real Sociedad N/A 2–1
  Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 N/A
  RFS N/A 1–1
  Porto 2–2 N/A
  Slavia Prague N/A 2–1
  Viktoria Plzeň N/A
  TSG Hoffenheim N/A

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)

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