R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football

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R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football
Club R.S.C. Anderlecht
Seasons played62
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.

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European record

Overall record

Updated 20 February 2025

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CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
European Cup / Champions League 200704486282320−38035.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 44293128634+52065.91
UEFA Cup / Europa League 166794146273197+76047.59
UEFA Europa Conference League 2010462717+10050.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1813055127+24072.22
UEFA Super Cup 420296+3050.00
Total44219989154720592+128045.02

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

Matches

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SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAway
1955–56 European Cup First round Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Vörös Lobogó SE 1–43–6
1956–57 European Cup Preliminary round Flag of England.svg Manchester United 0–20–10
1959–60 European Cup Preliminary round Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers 0–22–5
1962–63 European Cup Preliminary round Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Real Madrid 1–03–3
First round Flag of Bulgaria.svg CDNA Sofia 2–02–2
Quarter-final Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee 1–41–2
1964–65 European Cup Preliminary round Flag of Italy.svg Bologna 1–01–2 [note 1]
First round Flag of England.svg Liverpool 0–10–3
1965–66 European Cup Preliminary round Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 5–10–0
First round Ulster Banner.svg Derry City 9–0w/o [note 2]
Quarter-final Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Real Madrid 1–02–4
1966–67 European Cup First round Flag of Finland.svg Haka 2–010–1
Second round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague 1–21–4
1967–68 European Cup First round Flag of East Germany.svg Karl-Marx-Stadt 2–13–1
Second round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 3–32–3
1968–69 European Cup First round Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran 3–02–2
Second round Flag of England.svg Manchester United 3–10–3
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Flag of Iceland.svg Valur 2–06–0
Second round Ulster Banner.svg Coleraine 6–17–3
Third round Flag of Scotland.svg Dunfermline Athletic 1–02–3
Quarter-final Flag of England.svg Newcastle United 2–01–3
Semi-final Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 0–12–0
Final Flag of England.svg Arsenal 3–10–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Željezničar 5–44–3
Second round Flag of Denmark.svg AB 4–03–1
Third round Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Setúbal 2–11–3
1971–72 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Italy.svg Bologna 0–21–1
1972–73 European Cup First round Flag of Denmark.svg Vejle BK 4–23–0
Second round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Spartak Trnava 0–10–1
1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich 3–20–1
1974–75 European Cup First round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slovan Bratislava 3–12–4
Second round Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Olympiacos 5–10–3
Quarter-final Flag of England.svg Leeds United 0–10–3
1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Rapid București 2–00–1
Second round Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Borac Banja Luka 3–00–1
Quarter-final Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wrexham 1–01–1
Semi-final Flag of East Germany.svg Sachsenring Zwickau 2–03–0
Final Flag of England.svg West Ham United 4–2
1976 European Super Cup Final Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 4–11–2
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roda JC 2–13–2
Second round Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 5–15–1
Quarter-final Flag of England.svg Southampton 2–01–2
Semi-final Flag of Italy.svg Napoli 2–00–1
Final Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 0–2
1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Lokomotiv Sofia 2–06–1
Second round Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 1–12–1
Quarter-final Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 3–00–1
Semi-final Flag of the Netherlands.svg Twente 2–01–0
Final Flag of Austria.svg Austria Wien 4–0
1978 European Super Cup Final Flag of England.svg Liverpool 3–11–2
1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup Second round [note 3] Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Barcelona 3–00–3 (1–4 p)
1979–80 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee United 1–10–0
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–20–1
1981–82 European Cup First round Flag of Poland.svg Widzew Łódź 2–14–1
Second round Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 3–11–1
Quarter-final Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade 2–12–1
Semi-final Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 0–00–1
1982–83 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Finland.svg Koparit Kuopio 3–03–1
Second round Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 4–02–3
Third round Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg FK Sarajevo 6–10–1
Quarter-final Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 3–12–1
Semi-final Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemians Prague 3–11–0
Final Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1–01–1
1983–84 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Norway.svg Bryne 1–13–0
Second round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Baník Ostrava 2–02–2
Third round Flag of France.svg Lens 1–01–1
Quarter-final Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Spartak Moscow 4–20–1
Semi-final Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest 3–00–2
Final Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 1–11–1 (3–4 p)
1984–85 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 1–01–2
Second round Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 6–21–1
Third round Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 3–01–6
1985–86 European Cup First round Flag of England.svg Everton -- [note 4]
Second round Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Omonia 1–03–1
Quarter-final Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 2–01–2
Semi-final Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Steaua București 1–00–3
1986–87 European Cup First round Flag of Poland.svg Górnik Zabrze 2–01–1
Second round Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Steaua București 3–00–1
Quarter-final Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 2–20–5
1987–88 European Cup First round Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF 1–11–0
Second round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 1–02–1
Quarter-final Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1–00–2
1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of France.svg Metz 2–03–1
Second round Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KV Mechelen 0–20–1
1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup First round Ulster Banner.svg Ballymena United 6–04–0
Second round Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 2–01–2 ( a.e.t. )
Quarter-final Flag of Austria.svg FC Admira/Wacker 2–01–1
Semi-final Flag of Romania.svg Dinamo București 1–01–0
Final Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria 0–2 ( a.e.t. )
1990–91 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Romania.svg Petrolul Ploiești 2–02–0
Second round Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Omonia 3–01–1
Third round Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 1–01–2
Quarter-final Flag of Italy.svg Roma 2–30–3
1991–92 European Cup First round Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper 1–13–0
Second round Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven 2–00–0
Group A Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos 0–00–0
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade 3–22–3
Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria 3–20–2
1992–93 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian 1–12–2
Second round Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv 4–23–0
Third round Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 1–10–0
1993–94 Champions League First round Flag of Finland.svg HJK 3–03–0
Second round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 4–21–0
Group B Flag of Italy.svg Milan 0–00–0
Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 1–23–5
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 1–00–2
1994–95 Champions League Group C Flag of Romania.svg Steaua București 0–01–1
Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1–11–3
Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk Split 0–01–2
1995–96 Champions League Qualifying round Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros 0–11–1
1996–97 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Russia.svg Alania Vladikavkaz 4–01–2
Second round Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Guimarães 0–01–1
Third round Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborgs IF 1–00–0
Quarter-final Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 1–11–2
1997–98 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying round Flag of Ukraine.svg Vorskla Poltava 2–02–0
First round Flag of Austria.svg Austria Salzburg 4–23–4
Second round Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 1–20–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Flag of Moldova.svg Tiligul Tiraspol 5–01–0
Second qualifying round Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek 2–01–3
First round Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper 0–20–0
1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Flag of Iceland.svg KS/Leiftur 6–13–0
First round Flag of Slovenia.svg Olimpija Ljubljana 3–13–0
Second round Flag of Italy.svg Bologna 2–10–3
2000–01 Champions League Second qualifying round Flag of Cyprus.svg Anorthosis Famagusta 4–20–0
Third qualifying round Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 1–00–0
Group G Flag of England.svg Manchester United 2–11–5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven 1–03–2
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv 4–20–4
Group D Flag of Italy.svg Lazio 1–01–2
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 2–01–4
Flag of England.svg Leeds United 1–41–2
2001–02 Champions League Second qualifying round Flag of Moldova.svg Sheriff Tiraspol 4–02–1
Third qualifying round Flag of Sweden.svg Halmstads BK 1–13–2
Group A Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 1–51–1
Flag of Italy.svg Roma 0–01–1
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 0–21–4
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Norway.svg Stabæk 0–12–1
Second round Flag of Denmark.svg Midtjylland 3–13–0
Third round Flag of France.svg Bordeaux 2–22–0
Fourth round Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos 2–00–3
2003–04 Champions League Second qualifying round Flag of Romania.svg Rapid București 3–20–0
Third qualifying round Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Kraków 3–11–0
Group A Flag of France.svg Lyon 1–00–1
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 1–10–1
Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic 1–01–3
2004–05 Champions League Third qualifying round Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 3–00–1
Group G Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 1–20–2
Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 1–30–3
Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 1–21–5
2005–06 Champions League Second qualifying round Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku 5–00–1
Third qualifying round Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague 2–12–0
Group G Flag of England.svg Chelsea 0–20–1
Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis 0–11–0
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 0–10–3
2006–07 Champions League Group H Flag of France.svg Lille 1–12–2
Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 2–21–1
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 0–11–4
2007–08 Champions League Third qualifying round Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 0–20–1
UEFA Cup First round Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien 1–11–0
Group G Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0N/A
Flag of Denmark.svg AaB N/A1–1
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 1–1N/A
Flag of Spain.svg Getafe N/A1–2
Round of 32 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux 2–11–1
Round of 16 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 0–52–1
2008–09 Champions League Second qualifying round Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov 1–22–2
2009–10 Champions League Third qualifying round Flag of Turkey.svg Sivasspor 5–01–3
Play-Offs Flag of France.svg Lyon 1–31–5
Europa League Group A Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 0–12–0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 1–13–1
Flag of Romania.svg FC Timișoara 3–10–0
Round of 32 Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao 4–01–1
Round of 16 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 4–31–3
2010–11 Champions League Third qualifying round Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg The New Saints 3–03–1
Play-Offs Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Partizan 2–2 (2–3 p)2–2
Europa League Group G Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–31–3
Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk Split 2–00–1
Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 3–01–1
Round of 32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 0–30–2
2011–12 Europa League Play-Offs Flag of Turkey.svg Bursaspor 2–22–1
Group L Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 4–12–1
Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 5–32–0
Flag of Austria.svg Sturm Graz 3–02–0
Round of 32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ 0–10–1
2012–13 Champions League Third qualifying round Flag of Lithuania.svg Ekranas 5–06–0
Play-Offs Flag of Cyprus.svg AEL Limassol 2–01–2
Group C Flag of Italy.svg Milan 1–30–0
Flag of Spain.svg Málaga 0–32–2
Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–00–1
2013–14 Champions League Group C Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 2–30–2
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 0–31–3
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 0–51–1
2014–15 Champions League Group D Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 2–01–1
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 0–31–1
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 1–23–3
Europa League Round of 32 Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow 0–01–3
2015–16 Europa League Group J Flag of France.svg Monaco 1–12–0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ 2–10–1
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 2–11–2
Round of 32 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 1–02–1 ( a.e.t. )
Round of 16 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 0–11–3
2016–17 Champions League Third qualifying round Flag of Russia.svg Rostov 0–22–2
Europa League Play-Offs Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague 3–03–0
Group C Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gabala 3–13–1
Flag of France.svg Saint-Étienne 2–31–1
Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 05 6–11–1
Round of 32 Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–01–3
Round of 16 Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL 1–01–0
Quarter-final Flag of England.svg Manchester United 1–11–2 ( a.e.t. )
2017–18 Champions League Group B Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 1–20–3
Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic 0–31–0
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 0–40–5
2018–19 Europa League Group D Flag of Slovakia.svg Spartak Trnava 0–00–1
Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 0–20–0
Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 2–20–2
2021–22 Europa Conference League Third qualifying round Flag of Albania.svg Laçi 2–13–0
Play-Offs Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vitesse 3–31–2
2022–23 Europa Conference League Third qualifying round Flag of Estonia.svg Paide Linnameeskond 3–02–0
Play-Offs Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Young Boys 0–1 (3–1 p)1–0
Group B Flag of Denmark.svg Silkeborg 1–02–0
Flag of Romania.svg FCSB 2–20–0
Flag of England.svg West Ham United 0–11–2
Knockout Round Play-Offs Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 (3–0 p)0–1
Round of 16 Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal 1–11–0
Quarter-final Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ 2–00–2 (1–4 p)
2024–25 Europa League Play-Offs Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo Minsk 1–01–0
League phase Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencváros 2–1N/A
Flag of Spain.svg Real Sociedad N/A2–1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0N/A
Flag of Latvia.svg RFS N/A1–1
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 2–2N/A
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague N/A2–1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň N/A0–2
Flag of Germany.svg TSG Hoffenheim 3–4N/A
Knockout Phase Play-Offs Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 2–20–3

Summary of Anderlecht's best results in European competitions

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

UEFA club coefficient ranking

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

Records

Notes

  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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "RSC Anderlecht". UEFA. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "MTK 6-3 Anderlecht (07/09/1955)". UEFA. Retrieved 29 September 2017.