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The 2014–15 season is a season played by Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. Anderlecht will be participating in the Belgian Pro League, Belgian Cup, Belgian Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

ChairmanRoger Vanden Stock
ManagerBesnik Hasi
GroundConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
Belgian Pro League3rd
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Anderlecht
2014–15 season
ChairmanRoger Vanden Stock
ManagerBesnik Hasi
GroundConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
Belgian Pro League3rd
Belgian CupRunners-up
Belgian Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Aleksandar Mitrović (20)
All: Aleksandar Mitrović (28)
Highest home attendance26,300 vs Club Brugge, Belgian Pro League, 21 January 2015
Lowest home attendance7,000 vs Zulte-Waregem, Belgian Cup, 10 May 2015
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Pre-season

It was announced that Anderlecht would play six matches in preparation for the 2014-15 season, with games against Royal Knokke, Oudenaarde, Mons, Dynamo Kyiv, RFC Liège and Deinze with the pre-season matches starting from 28 June 2014 and ending on 22 July 2014.[1]

Anderlecht kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 1-4 victory away to Royal Knokke on 28 June at Stadion Olivier.[2] The club followed that with a 0-2 win at Oudenaarde, with goals coming from Youri Tielemans and Frank Acheampong.[3] Anderlecht then drew 0-0 with Mons in match remembered less so for the result but more so for the return of Matías Suárez who had been out injured since October 2013 due to a serious knee injury he suffered in training at that time.[4] On 11 July, Anderlecht faced Dynamo Kyiv in Austria. A match they won 2-1 thanks to a brace from Frank Acheampong.[5]

On the following Wednesday, Anderlecht won their penultimate pre-season fixture when they beat RFC Liège 0-2 at the Stade du Pairay, with goals coming from Aleksandar Mitrović and Samuel Armenteros.[6] Anderlecht won their sixth and final friendly match on July 22, beating Deinze 0-1 at the Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion thanks to a goal from Nathan Kabasele.[7] Which meant the club ended pre-season unbeaten, winning five and drawing just one.

Transfers

Anderlecht's first summer signing was Brazilian Wigor Alan do Nascimento who was signed from Brazilian club Capivariano after a successful trial.[8] The club also signed goalkeeper Mulopo Kudimbana on a permanent contract in June, with the Congolese international joining from Oostende.[9] Samuel Armenteros, Michaël Heylen, Mehdi Tarfi and Fede Vico all returned from their loan spells at Feyenoord, Kortrijk, Zulte Waregem and Oostende respectively while Demy de Zeeuw left in the opposite direction following the completion of his loan spell from Spartak Moscow.

Numerous outgoings were completed also. Fernando Canesin completed a permanent transfer to Oostende,[10] Nabil Jaadi left the club to join Italian Serie A side Udinese[11] while Jordan Lukaku joined Oostende permanently after a successful loan spell.[12] Four other players also completed permanent moves away from the club, Massimo Bruno to Red Bull Salzburg,[13] Cheikhou Kouyaté to West Ham United,[14] David Pollet to Gent[15] and Dalibor Veselinović to Mechelen.[16] Elis Koulibaly and Youri Lapage were loaned to Eendracht Aalst,[17] the Belgian Second Division side also claimed to have signed Jonathan Kindermans on loan but Anderlecht later confirmed Kindermans was to join Eerste Divisie side Telstar on loan.[17][18]

Guillaume Gillet also left the club on loan, he joined French Ligue 1 side Bastia on a season-long loan deal on 10 July.[19]

July

On 20 July, Anderlecht played their first competitive fixture of the season in the 2014 Belgian Super Cup against Lokeren, a match they won 2-1 at their home ground of Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. Aleksandar Mitrović gave Anderlecht the early lead on twenty-nine minutes after a byline pass from Cyriac. Lokeren equalised on seventy-three minutes thanks to a looping header from Tunisian striker Hamdi Harbaoui. As the match was heading for extra time Anderlecht found a ninety first-minute winner, Andy Najar put in a cross which was met by Lokeren's Denis Odoi who put the ball into his own net for an own goal. That won Anderlecht their twelfth Belgian Super Cup triumph.[20]

Match details

League positions are sourced by Statto,[21] while the remaining information is referenced individually.

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2014–15 Belgian Pro League

Regular season

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge 30 17 10 3 69 28 +41 61 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2 Gent 30 16 9 5 52 29 +23 57
3 Anderlecht 30 16 9 5 51 30 +21 57
4 Standard Liège 30 16 5 9 49 39 +10 53
5 Kortrijk 30 16 3 11 54 35 +19 51
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Source: Belgian Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a play-off is organised.
Matches
More information Date, League position ...
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
27 July 2014 2ndMouscron-PéruwelzH W3–1Acheampong 15', Mitrović 75', Suárez 80' 20,000 [22]
1 August 2014 1stKV OostendeA W2–0Mitrović 58', Suárez 90+3' 7,000 [23]
10 August 2014 1stSporting CharleroiH W1–0Mitrović 45' 21,000 [24]
17 August 2014 1stWesterloA D2–2Cyriac 50', Tielemans 67' pen. 8,000 [25]
24 August 2014 1stWaasland-BeverenH W1–0Kabasele 55' 20,500 [26]
31 August 2014 1stClub BruggeA D2–2Defour 7', Mitrović 16' 29,042 [27]
13 September 2014 1stLierseA D2–2Acheampong 50', Cyriac 83' 8,200 [28]
20 September 2014 1stCercle BruggeH W3–2Mitrović 6', Suárez 45', Najar 76' 23,000 [29]
27 September 2014 1stZulte-WaregemA W2–0Suárez 42', Najar 67' 8,500 [30]
5 October 2014 1stGenkH D0–0 20,000 [31]
18 October 2014 1stMechelenA D1–1Defour 62' 13,400 [32]
26 October 2014 1stStandard LiègeH L0–2 21,000 [33]
29 October 2014 1stKortrijkA W3–2Defour 10' pen., Mitrović 60', Kljestan 85' 9,399 [34]
1 November 2014 1stLokerenH D1–1Cyriac 90+1' 25,361 [35]
9 November 2014 1stGentA W2–0Mitrović 42', Conté 79' 19,999 [36]
22 November 2014 2ndSporting CharleroiA L1–3Mitrović 17' 11,420 [37]
30 November 2014 2ndClub BruggeH D2–2Praet 33', Deschacht 55' 21,500 [38]
6 December 2014 3rdMouscron-PéruwelzA L2–4Mbemba 45', Cyriac 81' 8,990 [39]
13 December 2014 2ndKV OostendeH W3–0Praet (2) 20', 61', Mitrović 23' 21,000 [40]
20 December 2014 2ndWaasland-BeverenA W2–0Defour 29' pen., Praet 90+3' 7,957 [41]
26 December 2014 2ndWesterloH W4–0Mitrović 15', Conté 24, Praet 81', Colin 90+1' 20,521 [42]
18 January 2015 2ndLierseH W3–0Tielemans 23' pen., Dendoncker 45+2', Álvarez 80' 21,000 [43]
25 January 2015 2ndStandard LiègeA L0–2 27,700 [44]
1 February 2015 2ndZulte-WaregemH D0–0 19,000 [45]
8 February 2015 2ndCercle BruggeA W2–0Vanden Borre 40', Defour 85' 13,143 [46]
15 February 2015 2ndMechelenH D1–1Mitrović 78' 21,000 [47]
22 February 2015 2ndGenkA W1–0Defour 51' 22,075 [48]
1 March 2015 2ndKortrijkH W2–0Mitrović 40', Dendoncker 85' 21,000 [49]
7 March 2015 2ndLokerenA W2–1Tielemans 45+3' pen., Mitrović 87' 10,250 [50]
15 March 2015 3rdGentH L1–2Mitrović 15' 21,000 [51]
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Championship playoff

Playoff table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gent (C) 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 49 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Club Brugge 10 5 1 4 16 16 0 47 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Anderlecht 10 5 2 3 18 13 +5 46 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Standard Liège 10 4 1 5 14 13 +1 40 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Charleroi 10 3 2 5 13 15 −2 36 Qualification for the Testmatches to Europa League[b]
6 Kortrijk 10 2 2 6 11 22 −11 34
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Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points after deduction of (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) number of wins; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of away goals scored; 7) number of away wins.[52]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since winners of the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, Club Brugge, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the other spots were adjusted accordingly.
  2. [b]
    The team finishing in fifth place, Charleroi, will play the testmatches against the winner of the Belgian Europa League playoff final, for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.

Matches

More information Date, League position ...
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
6 April 2015 3rdSporting CharleroiH W1–0Mitrović 63' 21,000 [53]
12 April 2015 3rdStandard LiègeA L1–3Tielemans 71' 24,062 [54]
19 April 2015 3rdClub BruggeA L1–2Mitrović 26' 29,000 [55]
25 April 2015 3rdKortrijkH W5–1Deschacht (2) 17', 24', Tielemans 43', Mitrović 51', Najar 62' 21,000 [56]
30 April 2015 3rdGentA L1–2Tielemans 58' 19,999 [57]
3 May 2015 3rdSporting CharleroiA W1–0Najar 21' 14,662 [58]
10 May 2015 2ndClub BruggeH W3–1Najar 1', Mitrović 54', Praet 89' 26,300 [59]
17 May 2015 2ndStandard LiègeH D1–1Najar 10' 21,000 [60]
21 May 2015 3rdKortrijkA D2–2Praet 49', Mitrović 53' 9,283 [61]
24 May 2015 3rdGentH W2–1Deschacht 21', Mitrović 51' 21,000 [62]
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Belgian Super Cup

Main article: 2014 Belgian Super Cup
More information Round, Date ...
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Final 20 July 2014 LokerenH W2–1Mitrović 29', Odoi 90+1' o.g. 13,733 [63]
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Belgian Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Belgian Cup
More information Round, Date ...
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Sixth round 24 September 2014 Patro EisdenA W5–3 (a.e.t.)Kabasele (2) 5' pen., 20' pen., Mitrović (2) 39', 109', Conté 120+1' 3,100 [64]
Seventh round 3 December 2014 Racing MechelenH W4–1Cyriac 15', Kabasele (2) 23', 82', Tielemans 35' 9,000 [65]
QF first leg 17 December 2014 Zulte-WaregemA W3–0Acheampong 72', Praet 74', Kljestan 86' 4,520 [66]
QF second leg 21 January 2015 Zulte-WaregemH W4–2Kljestan (2) 25', 44', Cyriac 40', Leya 68' 7,000 [67]
SF first leg 4 February 2015 GentA W2–0Najar 33', Vanden Borre 56' 14,473 [68]
SF first leg 12 February 2015 GentH W3–0Defour 11', Mitrović 14', Tielemans 57' pen. 9,113 [69]
Final 22 March 2015 Club BruggeN L1–2Mitrović 89' 45,000 [70]
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UEFA Champions League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR ARS AND GAL
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–1 4–1
2 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 2–0 — 3–3 4–1
3 Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–2 — 2–0
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 0 1 5 4 19 −15 1 0–4 1–4 1–1 —
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Source: UEFA[link removed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Round, Date ...
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Group 16 September 2014 GalatasarayA D1–1Praet 52' 28,553 [71]
Group 1 October 2014 Borussia DortmundH L0–3 18,649 [72]
Group 22 October 2014 ArsenalH L1–2Najar 71' 19,881 [73]
Group 4 November 2014 ArsenalA D3–3Vanden Borre (2) 61', 73' pen., Mitrović 90' 59,872 [74]
Group 26 November 2014 GalatasarayH W2–0Mbemba (2) 44', 86' 19,857 [75]
Group 9 December 2014 Borussia DortmundA D1–1Mitrović 84' 65,851 [76]
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UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
More information Round, Date ...
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Round of 32 19 February 2015 Dynamo MoscowH D0–0 17,317 [77]
Round of 32 26 February 2015 Dynamo MoscowA L1–3Mitrović 28' 12,316 [78]
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Appearances and goals

Source:[79]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Anderlecht.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Belgian Cup Super Cup UEFA CL UEFA EL Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1GK BEL Silvio Proto 3604000502047010
2DF COD Fabrice N'Sakala 2305010102032060
3DF BEL Olivier Deschacht 4047010602056470
7MF HON Andy Najar 34 (1)64 (1)10 (1)0511 (1)044 (4)870
8MF SRB Luka Milivojević † 30001000004000
8MF GUI Idrissa Sylla 00000000000000
9FW ARG Matías Suárez 6 (7)40 (1)00 (1)01 (2)0007 (11)420
10MF BEL Dennis Praet 28 (1)72110610037 (1)920
11MF GER Marko Marin * 5 (1)0200000007 (1)000
12DF FRA Maxime Colin 12 (5)16000000 (1)018 (6)140
13GK BEL Thomas Kaminski † 20001000003000
13DF POR Rolando * 5 (1)01 (1)00000208 (2)001
14DF NED Bram Nuytinck 9 (2)00 (1)010200012 (3)020
15FW CIV Gohi Bi Cyriac 9 (20)43 (3)2102 (3)00 (1)015 (27)620
16MF BEL Steven Defour 2964100402039791
17FW COL Oswal Álvarez 2 (3)10 (1)00000002 (4)100
18FW GHA Frank Acheampong 22 (13)23 (1)1105 (1)02033 (15)350
19MF USA Sacha Kljestan † 5 (8)13 (1)3002 (2)00010 (11)430
20MF GUI Ibrahima Conté 14 (10)22 (3)100601023 (13)330
22DF COD Chancel Mbemba 2812010620037361
24DF BEL Michaël Heylen 12 (2)040000 (1)00016 (3)010
26GK COD Mulopo Kudimbana 00000000000000
29MF ESP Fede Vico 00000000000000
31MF BEL Youri Tielemans 34 (5)63 (1)2105 (1)02046 (6)840
32MF BEL Leander Dendoncker 17 (9)260001 (3)02026 (12)221
33GK BEL Davy Roef 20300010006000
34MF BEL Samuel Bastien 0 (1)00 (1)00000000 (2)000
35FW BEL Aaron Leya Iseka 1 (8)00 (4)100000 (2)01 (14)120
37DF BEL Hervé Matthys 000 (1)00000000 (1)000
38FW BEL Andy Kawaya 0 (7)020000 (2)0002 (9)000
39DF BEL Anthony Vanden Borre 20131004220294110
40MF BRA Wigor * † 00000000000000
40DF BEL Nathan de Medina 00000000000000
41MF BEL Mehdi Tarfi 00000000000000
42FW BEL Nathan Kabasele 5 (7)12 (1)40 (1)00 (1)00 (1)07 (11)500
45FW SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 36 (1)2064114 (1)22149 (2)28110
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Club

Coaching staff

More information Position, Staff ...
Position Staff
Manager AlbaniaKosovo Besnik Hasi
Assistant manager Belgium Geert Emmerechts
Team manager Belgium Gunter Van Handenhoven
Goalkeeping coach Netherlands Max de Jong
Club doctors Belgium Geert Declercq
Peter Wieme
Physical trainer Belgium Jurgen Seegers
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Last updated: 14 July 2014
Source: R.S.C. Anderlecht Staff

Other information

More information Chairman, Ground (capacity and dimensions) ...
Chairman Belgium Roger Vanden Stock
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (28,063 / 105 x 68 metres)
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Updated to match played 14 July 2014
Source: R.S.C. Anderlecht Stadium History

Transfers

Transfers in

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# Position: Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
26 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo Mulopo Kudimbana Belgium Oostende Undisclosed June 2014 [9]
40 MF Brazil Wigor Brazil Capivariano Undisclosed 20 June 2014 [8]
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Loans in

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# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Team Source
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Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed

Transfers out

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# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
34 MF Morocco Nabil Jaadi Italy Udinese Undisclosed 10 May 2014 [11]
37 DF Belgium Jordan Lukaku Belgium Oostende Undisclosed 25 May 2014 [12]
FW Serbia Dalibor Veselinović Belgium Mechelen Undisclosed 7 June 2014 [16]
17 MF Belgium Massimo Bruno Austria Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed 12 June 2014 [13]
55 MF Brazil Fernando Canesin Belgium Oostende Undisclosed 16 June 2014 [10]
16 MF Senegal Cheikhou Kouyaté England West Ham United Undisclosed 18 June 2014 [14]
11 FW Belgium David Pollet Belgium Gent Undisclosed 30 June 2014 [15]
36 FW Belgium David Henen England Everton F.C. Undisclosed (~£1.5) 2 August 2014 [80]
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Loans out

More information #, Position ...
# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
FW Burkina Faso Elis Koulibaly Belgium Eendracht Aalst 22 May 2014 End of season [17]
FW Belgium Youri Lapage Belgium Eendracht Aalst 22 May 2014 End of season [17]
FW Belgium Jonathan Kindermans Netherlands Telstar 26 June 2014 End of season [18]
30 DF Belgium Guillaume Gillet France Bastia 10 July 2014 End of season [19]
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Total income: Increase Undisclosed

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