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62-648: The initial plans intended for it to be the home ground of RSC Anderlecht as well, but they withdrew from the project in an early stage. In contrast to the current stadium at the Heysel Plateau , the King Baudouin Stadium , it would no longer contain an athletics track. In March 2015, the City of Brussels council chose the Ghelamco / BAM Consortium as best candidate to finance, build and exploit

124-605: A 2–0 win over Standard), but finished second in the championship. After his second cup win, Goethals left for Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1 . During the 1990s, Anderlecht reached one more European final, the 1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final , which they lost to Italian club Sampdoria . The club then declined in European competitions, with the 1990–91 and 1996–97 UEFA Cup quarter-finals their best results. In national competition, they won four championship titles and

186-495: A cup. During the 2000s, Anderlecht secured five more Belgian champion titles, reaching a total of 29 titles in 2007 , in addition to one more cup victory. In the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League , they qualified for the first time to the second round, then another group stage, where they finished third in their group behind Real Madrid and Leeds United . In 2009–10 , the Purple and Whites won their 30th Belgian league title, while in

248-527: A disappointment sportively. After the appointiment of young Swiss coach René Weiler , Anderlecht, with youth players like Youri Tielemans and Leander Dendoncker , became champions again in the 2016–17 season. In the Europa League they were eliminated in the quarter final by Manchester United in extra time. After businessman Marc Coucke took over the club in 2018, structural changes followed, together with regular personnel changes. Sportingly,

310-594: A dozen football lovers at the Concordia café (located in the Rue d'Aumale/Aumalestraat in the municipality of Anderlecht), the club beat Institut Saint-Georges in their first match, 11–8. They joined the official competition in 1909–10 , starting at the lowest level in the Belgian football league system , then the third provincial division. In 1912–13 , they gained promotion to the second-higher level of football, then named

372-689: A friendly tournament in 1977. Anderlecht play their home matches at the Lotto Park stadium located within the Astrid Park in the municipality of Anderlecht. It currently has a capacity of 22,500 places. Anderlecht has been playing in the Astrid Park since the building of the Emile Versé Stadium in 1917. The stadium was completely rebuilt in 1983 and renamed in honour of the then chairman Constant Vanden Stock . Prior to 1917,

434-527: A game at KSV Waregem a few months earlier). A weakened team coached by Raymond Goethals finished only fourth in 1988 behind Club Brugge, KV Mechelen and Royal Antwerp , but they nonetheless managed to lift the Belgian Cup for the sixth time in club history after a 2–0 victory over Standard Liège , with goals by Luc Nilis and Eddie Krnčević . The next year, Anderlecht retained the trophy with goals by Eddie Krncevic and Milan Janković (again with

496-512: A host city for Euro 2020. The games scheduled to be held there were instead awarded to Wembley Stadium in London, which meant that London would now host a total of seven matches (this increased to eight during the actual tournament, following the removal of Dublin as a host due to sanitary issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic ). On 30 January 2018, Flemish Minister Joke Schauvliege rejected

558-503: A low point was reached in 2019–20 : despite the return of club icon Vincent Kompany , the club did not qualify for the European club competitions the following season, which it had managed for the previous 55 years. After a few disappointing seasons, Anderlecht could again compete for the championship title in the 2023-24 season , finishing 2nd on the regular season of Belgian Pro League. Anderlecht colours are purple and white, and

620-504: A new ground, called De Klokke (after a nearby pub), which was renamed the Albert Dyserynckstadion after the sudden death of Club Brugge chairman Albert Dyserynck. Their current stadium, since 1975, was rebranded in honour of local butcher and revolutionary Jan Breydel in 1998. Breydel led a rising against the city's French overlords in the 1300s. The venue – which Club Brugge share with local rivals Cercle Brugge –

682-427: A number of proposed locations, but the project never really took off due to problems with ground availability and endangered animal species on the proposed grounds. However, when a new city council and mayor were sworn into office in the city of Bruges, the project went through a rebirth. Instead of moving out of the current Jan Breydelstadium, the site on which this stadium is built will be completely reconstructed into

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744-641: A park with a brand new stadium next to where the current stadium is situated. Although this project has been criticised by some, it's the furthest the club has come with a project. In October 2021 the club received their building permit. The club, the city and the Flemish government aim to have a functioning stadium by mid-2023, which will hold up to 40,116 spectators. Some of the fans are part of 62 supporter clubs in Belgium, which have more than 10,000 members. The "Supportersfederatie Club Brugge KV", founded in 1967,

806-826: A penalty for their club he was booed, and there were cheers when he eventually missed it. Transfers from players to and from Standard are more common. A tifo of a Standard supporters association, with the image of a decapitated Steven Defour in 2015 directed to their former player caused the necessary controversy in Belgium, with the Federal Public Service Interior launching an investigation. 1982–83 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Other notable players include There have been

868-559: A rare sight in and around the stadium. The winner of this derby is crowned "de Ploeg van Brugge ", which translates to "the team of Bruges". It has become a tradition for the winning side to plant a flag with the club's crest or colours on the center spot after the game. The rivalry between the oldest clubs in Flanders and Belgium, is one that dates back to the 1900s. In 1908, due to Bruges supporters attacking Antwerp players after they had lost 2–1 to what we'll later call Club Brugge, one of

930-436: A row, the Purple and Whites secured an easy 18th title in 1984–85, 11 points ahead of Club Brugge . In 1985–86, Anderlecht won the championship again, but this time after a two-legged play-off against Club Brugge. Anderlecht won their 20th championship on the last matchday of the 1986–87 season. They then lost key players Franky Vercauteren , Enzo Scifo (transferred in the summer of 1987) and Juan Lozano (heavily injured in

992-430: A third bear named Bibi, made its appearance. He is described as the child of the first two mascots, and is oriented towards the young supporters. Like many historic clubs, Club Brugge contests rivalries with other Belgian clubs, whether at local ( Cercle Brugge ) or regional level ( Antwerp ) or nationally competitive ( Anderlecht and Standard Liège ). The rivalry between Club Brugge and Anderlecht has developed since

1054-482: A third time in a row at Antwerp's ground, the first time since 1977–79. They would go on and qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout for the first time in the modern history, after losing only once and keeping 5 clean sheets in the group stage. The club don a blue and black home kit as has been traditional through their history. Away from home they wear a light coloured kit. Colours like white, light blue and yellow have been used in recent years. As of

1116-428: A total of 37 permanent managers and 3 caretaker managers of Anderlecht since the appointment of the first manager, Sylva Brébart, in 1920. The club's longest-serving manager is Englishman Bill Gormlie , who served during nine seasons between 1950 and 1959. Frenchman Georges Perino is the first Anderlecht manager to have claimed a trophy, with the first championship win in 1946–47 . Seven Anderlecht managers have managed

1178-508: Is R.S.C. Anderlecht Rugby , established in 1931. The club won the Belgian Elite League for a record of 20 times. The Superleague Formula was a race class that existed between 2008 and 2011. The competition counted 16 to 19 teams, with every race car typically linked to an international football club. The team of R.S.C. Anderlecht won the championship in the 2010 season . For the 2022/23 season, RSC Anderlecht took over

1240-624: Is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht , Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They have also won nine Belgian Cups and hold the record for most consecutive Belgian championship titles, winning five between

1302-625: Is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges , Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium , which has a capacity of 29,042. They play in the Belgian Pro League , the top domestic league in Belgian football. One of the most decorated clubs in Belgian football , Club Brugge has been crowned Belgian league champions 19 times, second only to major rivals Anderlecht , and shares

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1364-409: Is a bear, symbol of the city of Bruges . The history of the bear is related to a legend of the first Count of Flanders , Baldwin I of Flanders , who had fought and defeated a bear in his youth. Since the end of 2000, a second mascot, also a bear, travels along the edge of the field during home games for fans to call and encourage both their favorites. These two bears are called Belle and Bene. In 2010,

1426-595: Is often called 'The Hate Game'. They are arguably the most heated fixtures in Belgian football together with clashes between the other two members of the Big Three – Anderlecht and Standard Liège . The Bruges Derby is seen as one of the most important games of the season for a lot of fans from both teams. Every season, the game attracts a huge deal of fans which results in huge choreographies on both sides. Tifos , flags and banners made specifically for this confrontation and accompanied by flares and smoke bombs aren't

1488-587: Is recognized as the official supporters club of Club Brugge. The federation is made up of 60 recognized supporters' clubs and has an elected board to steer the operation in the right direction. In tribute to the fans, often dubbed the twelfth man in football, Club Brugge no longer assigns the number 12 to players. Club Brugge also has a TV show, CLUBtv, on the Telenet network since 21 July 2006. This twice weekly show features exclusive interviews with players, coaches and managers. The official mascot of Club Bruges

1550-507: The 1919–20 season . They celebrated by changing their title to Royal FC Brugeois – with their regal status now reflected in their modern prefix KV, standing for Koninklijke Vereniging (royal club). Only eight years later though, the club was relegated to the Belgian Second Division for the first time in their history following a relegation play-off. Further lean times followed the relegation in 1928, as they spent much of

1612-426: The 1920–21 season , Anderlecht was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history. In the next 14 seasons, Anderlecht was relegated four times (1923, 1926, 1928 and 1931) and promoted four times (1924, 1927, 1929, 1935), earning themselves the mockery of local rival clubs Union Saint-Gilloise and Daring Club de Bruxelles , who nicknamed them the "lift club". In 1933, 25 years after their formation,

1674-520: The 1962–63 season to win their first European tie, with a 1–0 victory over Real Madrid , which followed a 3–3 draw in Spain. For the first time, they advanced to the second round, where they beat CSKA Sofia before losing to Dundee in the quarter-finals. In the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup , Anderlecht lost in the final against Arsenal . Between 1975 and 1984, Anderlecht only won one championship but they achieved considerable European success: they won

1736-452: The 1963–64 and 1967–68 seasons. Founded in 1908, the club first reached the highest level in Belgian football in 1921–22 and have been playing in the first division continuously since 1935–36 and in Europe since 1964–65. They won their first major trophy after World War II with a championship win in 1946–47 . They never finished outside the top six of the Belgian first division with

1798-411: The 1975–76 and 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cups against West Ham United and Austria Wien respectively, as well as the two subsequent European Super Cups . The 1982–83 season was a noteworthy season for the club for numerous reasons: former Anderlecht favourite Paul Van Himst was named the new coach, they won the 1982–83 UEFA Cup and under the impulse of sporting director Michel Verschueren ,

1860-506: The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League , Anderlecht made history by becoming the first Belgian team to finish the group stage of a European competition with the maximum number of points, dominating group opposition Lokomotiv Moscow , Sturm Graz and AEK Athens . They were also the only team of that year's Europa League to achieve this feat. On 6 May 2012, Anderlecht won their 31st Belgian championship, while on 22 July, they won their tenth Belgian Super Cup . The seasons 2014–15 and 2015–16 were

1922-423: The Astrid Park in the municipality of Anderlecht since 1917. Their current stadium was renamed Lotto Park in 2019. Previously it was called Constant Vanden Stock Stadium which was first opened in 1983 to replace the former Emile Versé Stadium. They play in purple and white outfits. They have long-standing rivalries with Club Brugge and Standard Liège . Founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois on 27 May 1908 by

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1984-624: The First Division and multiple UEFA Futsal Champions League participant FP Halle-Gooik and renamed it RSC Anderlecht Futsal . The team plays in Roosdaal , at the Belleheide Center, a new arena with a capacity of 1,200 spectators. RSCA Futsal hosted the venue for the main round of the 2022/23 UEFA Futsal Champions League . After advancing in the main round, they were able to beat the previous year's winner, FC Barcelona , in

2046-540: The Jan Breydel Stadium with city rival Cercle Brugge , with whom they contest the Bruges derby . Throughout its long history, "Club" has enjoyed much European football success, reaching two European finals and three European semi-finals. Club Brugge is the only Belgian club to have played the final of the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League ) as of November 2024, losing to Liverpool in

2108-464: The Promotion . After only one season at that level, the championships were suspended due to World War I , and resumed in 1919–20 . With the popularity of the team increasing, Anderlecht had moved to a new stadium in the Astrid Park in 1917 (then known as Meir Park). They baptized the stadium Stade Emile Versé in honor of the club's first major patron, the industrialist Emile Versé. At the end of

2170-560: The 1940s and 1950s in the second division of Belgian football. Following the 1958–59 season, the club earned promotion back to the First Division and have not been relegated since. The club were able to add to their trophy cabinet in 1968, winning the first of their record 11 Belgian Cup titles for the first time after defeating Beerschot A.C. 7–6 in a penalty-shootout after a 1–1 draw. The club enjoyed their most success under legendary Austrian manager Ernst Happel as he led

2232-487: The 1960s, under the coaching of Pierre Sinibaldi and then of Andreas Beres , the club even won five titles in a row (from 1963–64 to 1967–68 ), which is still a Belgian league record. The star of this team was Paul Van Himst , topscorer in 1965, 1967 and 1969 and Belgian Golden Shoe winner in 1960, 1961, 1965 and 1974. Anderlecht played in the first European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1955–56 , and lost both legs of their tie against Vörös Lobogo . They had to wait until

2294-498: The 1970s. At that time, the Brussels -based club and Club Brugge won most trophies between them, leaving little room for other Belgian teams. Matches between these two teams were often contested for the title of champion of Belgium. Three Belgian Cup finals were played between the two clubs (with Anderlecht winning once and Club Brugge twice), and they played seven Belgian Supercups (Club Bruges won five). A match between these two sides

2356-520: The 2022–23 season, the club's current kit supplier is Macron . The club's original home in the Sint-Andries district of Bruges was known as the Rattenplein (rats' stadium) since it was owned by the local fox terrier club, who used it for another imported English pastime: rat baiting. This non-UEFA affiliated 'sport' involved getting dogs to chase and kill rats. In 1911, the team moved to

2418-824: The Belgian First Division for ten years, until 2004–05. Anderlecht supporters hail from all over the country and only a minority come from the Brussels Capital Region . Anderlecht counts 77 fan clubs, of which 5 are abroad (one in France , one in Poland , one in Texas , USA, one in Montreal , Canada and one in Sunderland , England). Anderlecht's main rivals are Standard Liege and Club Brugge,

2480-565: The Brugsche Football Club. The former students christened the club's founding by establishing the Latin motto ' mens sana in corpore sano ' (a healthy mind in a healthy body). A year later on 13 November 1891, the club was re-created under Brugsche FC, and this is now seen as the official foundation of the current Club Brugge. In 1892, an official board was installed at the club to oversee all operations and team decisions. In 1895,

2542-584: The UBSSA, and soon after, Football Club Brugeois was formed by breakaway club members. The two sides were reunited in 1897 under the French name of Football Club Brugeois; they did not take on the Dutch title Club Brugge until 1972. In 1914, FC Brugeois reached their first Belgian Cup final, but lost 2–1 to Union SG . Six years later, the club claimed their first trophy, by winning the Belgian First Division during

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2604-470: The application from Ghelamco for an environmental permit, and as a result, the project was cancelled. RSC Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht , commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht ( Dutch: [ˈɑndərlɛxt] , French: [ɑ̃dɛʁlɛkt] , German: [ˈandɐlɛçt] ) or RSCA ( Dutch: [ˌɛr.ɛs.seːˈaː, -ˈʔaː] , French: [ɛʁ.ɛs.se.ɑ] , German: [ˌɛʁʔɛs.tseːˈʔaː] ),

2666-1224: The biggest and fiercest rivalries in Europe came to be. Confrontations between the two sides bring a lot of fighting and havoc to the stadium and the surrounding neighbourhoods. This hatred has reached new highs ever since Antwerp gained promotion back to the first division. 1919–20 , 1972–73 , 1975–76 , 1976–77 , 1977–78 , 1979–80 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1991–92 , 1995–96 , 1997–98 , 2002–03 , 2004–05 , 2015–16 , 2017–18 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2021–22 , 2023–24 1967–68, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1990–91 , 1994–95, 1995–96 , 2001–02 , 2003–04 , 2006–07 , 2014–15 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2016 , 2018 , 2021 , 2022 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 12  – The 12th man. Reserved for

2728-507: The club changed their name to Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois . Since their promotion in 1935, Anderlecht has remained at the top level of football. With Jef Mermans , a striker signed from K Tubantia FC in 1942 for a record fee of 125,000 Belgian francs , Anderlecht won their first league title in 1947. Their success increased in the following years as they won six more titles between 1949–50 and 1955–56 (winning three consecutive titles twice) and two more in 1958–59 and 1961–62 . In

2790-545: The club has played on a pitch in the current Rue du Serment/Eedstraat for a couple of years since 1908, then in a stadium located in Rue Verheydenstraat (now Rue Démosthènestraat ). In 2013 the stadium was refurbished, with installation of new scoreboards and advertising strips alongside the border of the pitch in accordance with UEFA regulations for the Champions League . AIM Sport was chosen as

2852-595: The club on two occasions: Ernest Churchill Smith, Pierre Sinibaldi , Urbain Braems , Raymond Goethals , Arie Haan , Johan Boskamp and Franky Vercauteren . Other managers have also played another role in the club before being appointed manager, including Jean Dockx , who served three times as caretaker before being appointed manager In 1993, Brussels Dames 71 became Anderlecht's women team . The team has won ten Leagues , seven Super Leagues and eleven Belgian Cups since. The oldest, still active rugby team in Belgium

2914-441: The club to three straight league championships from 1975–76 to 1977–78 and a Belgian Cup victory in 1976–77. Happel also guided Club Brugge to their first European final, reaching the 1976 UEFA Cup Final . Over the two-legged final against English giants Liverpool , Club Brugge fell 3–4 on aggregate. Two years later, Brugge again met Liverpool in a European final, this time in the 1978 European Cup Final at Wembley , becoming

2976-415: The club's home kit is generally purple with white trim, though they did wear a black and purple home kit in the 2005–06 season, and a grey in the 2007–08 season. In the beginning, purple was the main colour of the shirts. The motto of Anderlecht (" Mens sana in corpore sano ") is written on its badge as are the three letters "SCA", referring to the initial name of the club (Sporting Club Anderlechtois). A crown

3038-638: The elite round of the UEFA Futsal Champions League due to a better goal difference. Then the team advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals against Sporting Lisbon where they were eliminated. Club Brugge KV Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging ( Dutch pronunciation: [klʏ ˈbrʏɣə ˌkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈvudbɑlvəˌreːnəɣɪŋ] ), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: Club Bruges ),

3100-513: The exception of 2019–20 (8th) and 2022–23 . They are ranked 14th amongst all-time UEFA club competition winners , tenth in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics continental Clubs of the 20th Century European ranking and were 41st in the 2012 UEFA team rankings . In 1986, they achieved their best UEFA ranking with a joint first place with Juventus . Anderlecht have been playing their matches in

3162-565: The final of the 1978 season. They also lost in the 1976 UEFA Cup Final to the same opponents. Club Brugge holds the European record for number of consecutive participations in the UEFA Europa League (20), the record number of Belgian Cups (11), and the record number of Belgian Super Cups (17). In 1890, students from the Catholic school Broeders Xaverianen and the neutral school Koninklijk Atheneum joined together to form

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3224-428: The first Belgian club to reach the final of the competition. Brugge fell to a lone second-half goal from Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool won their second European Cup and third European trophy in succession. Following the cup final loss to Liverpool, Happel left Club Brugge and would lead Netherlands later that summer to the final of the 1978 FIFA World Cup . On 25 November 1992, Brugge player Daniel Amokachi became

3286-494: The first goal scorer in the Champions League . He scored in a 1–0 win over CSKA Moscow . On 20 May 2021, Brugge drew 3–3 with rivals Anderlecht to win the Belgian First Division A title for the fourth time in six years and 17th time overall. It was the first time since 1973 that Club Brugge had been crowned champions at Anderlecht's ground and the first time since 1976–77 and 1977–78 that Brugge had won back-to-back league titles. A year later, they would become champions for

3348-457: The national athletics sports union was founded, predecessor of the later national football association, under the name UBSSA (Union Belge des Sociétés de Sports Athlétiques); Brugsche FC was a founding member of the UBSSSA and as such took part in the first league campaign organized in Belgian football during the 1895–96 season . Financial difficulties in the following year forced the club to leave

3410-486: The project. In the 2018–19 season, Anderlecht drew an average home attendance of 18,536 in 15 league games at their stadium. In July 2019, the new owner Marc Coucke sold the naming rights of the Constant Vanden Stockstadion to the firm Lotto, and changed the name to Lotto Park. Before the start of every home match, the song " Anderlecht Champion " by Lange Jojo is played in the stadium. It

3472-499: The provider for the ultra-modern LED strips and their controllers. Anderlecht would move to the 60,000-capacity Eurostadium when it was expected to be completed in 2019. The Eurostadion would also become home to the Belgium national team and host UEFA Euro 2020 . However, during the years that followed, the project was plagued by numerous delays caused by political infighting. In February 2017, Anderlecht eventually pulled out of

3534-499: The rebuilding of the club stadium began. But in the domestic league, Anderlecht had to settle for second place behind Standard. Their bid to retain the UEFA Cup in 1983–84 failed at the final hurdle against English side Tottenham Hotspur . Anderlecht reached the final by bribing the semi-final referee to the equivalent of £27,000, ensuring passage against another English side, Nottingham Forest . After three second-place finishes in

3596-586: The stadium. During the years that followed, however, the project was plagued by numerous political delays. Anderlecht eventually pulled out of the project in February 2017. Because of the delays, concerns rose that the stadium would not be built in time for Euro 2020, or even at all. On 7 December 2017, the UEFA Executive Committee decided, due to these delays and the uncertainty that the stadium would be completed in time, to remove Brussels as

3658-519: The two other teams of the " Big Three " in Belgium. Only a few players made the transfer from Club Brugge to Anderlecht, and when it happened it often caused controversy. For example, during his ninth season with Club Brugge, the transfer of Lorenzo Staelens to Anderlecht was already announced in April 1998, after which he had to finish the remaining 10 games for Club Brugge with constant whistling of furious Bruges supporters. Even when Staelens had to take

3720-519: Was added in 1933 following the name change to Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois. Anderlecht's colours was inspired by Belgian immigrants that lived in Antigua Guatemala. Purple is the color of the city of Antigua and the color of the Belgian monarchy. Conversely, Anderlecht's colours inspired United Arab Emirates Al Ain FC club to change their colours to purple, after they saw Anderlecht play in

3782-526: Was previously named the Olympiastadion. In November 2016, the club broke ground on a new training complex at Westkapelle , including four training pitches and an additional training centre for the senior squad plus the U21 and U19 teams; all in addition to the already available sports complex Molenhoek. Since 2007, Club Brugge has been working on developing a new stadium. Since then, there have been

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3844-466: Was released in 1985 in French and Flemish (Brussels dialect) after Anderlecht became national champions. The song was reworked into a Belgian national supporters' song and was used at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, after which the chorus " Oléé, Olé, Olé, Oléé " became an international anthem used in sports, musical performances and political activities. The club had the highest average attendance in

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