2004–05 RSC Anderlecht season
R.S.C. Anderlecht 2004–05 football season
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During the 2004–05 Belgian football season, Anderlecht competed in the Belgian First Division.
ManagerHugo Broos (until 7 February)
Franky Vercauteren (from 8 February)
Franky Vercauteren (from 8 February)
Belgian CupRound of 16
| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Manager | Hugo Broos (until 7 February) Franky Vercauteren (from 8 February) | ||
| Stadium | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | ||
| First Division | 2nd | ||
| Belgian Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Belgian Supercup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | Nenad Jestrović (18) | ||
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Season summary
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
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Results
Belgian First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 10 August 2004 | Benfica  | 1–0 |  Anderlecht | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
Zahovič  13' |
Report MatchCentre[link removed] | Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
| 24 August 2004 | Anderlecht | 3–0 (3–1 agg.) | Benfica | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| Dindane 34', 59' Jestrović 73' (pen.) |
Report MatchCentre[link removed] | Argel  72' |
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy) |
Group stage
| 14 September 2004 | Valencia  | 2–0 | Anderlecht | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
| 20:45 | Vicente 16' Baraja 45' |
Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Bertrand Layec (France) |
| 29 September 2004 | Anderlecht | 1–3 |  Inter Milan | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 | Baseggio 90+4' |
Report MatchCentre[dead link] | Martins 9' Adriano 51'Stanković 55' |
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 20 October 2004 | Anderlecht | 1–2 |  Werder Bremen | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 | Wilhelmsson 26' |
Report MatchCentre[dead link] | Klasnić 36', 59' |
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
| 2 November 2004 | Werder Bremen | 5–1 | Anderlecht | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:45 | Klasnić 2', 16', 79' Klose 33'Jensen 90' |
Report MatchCentre[link removed] | Iachtchouk 30' |
Attendance: 37,579 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
| 24 November 2004 | Anderlecht | 1–2 | Valencia | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 | Wilhelmsson 24' |
Report MatchCentre[dead link] | Corradi 19' Di Vaio 48' |
Attendance: 25,866 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
| 7 December 2004 | Inter Milan | 3–0 | Anderlecht | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:45 | Cruz 33' Martins 60', 63' |
Report MatchCentre[dead link] | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |