2025–26 RSC Anderlecht season

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The 2025–26 season is the 118th season in the history of the R.S.C. Anderlecht, and the club's 91st consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

ChairmanWouter Vandenhaute
ManagerBesnik Hasi
(until 1 February)
Edward Still (from 1 February until 9 February)
Jérémy Taravel (from 9 February)
StadiumConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
Belgian Pro League4th
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R.S.C. Anderlecht
2025–26 season
ChairmanWouter Vandenhaute
ManagerBesnik Hasi
(until 1 February)
Edward Still (from 1 February until 9 February)
Jérémy Taravel (from 9 February)
StadiumConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
Belgian Pro League4th
Belgian CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nilson Angulo
Thorgan Hazard
(6 each)
All:
Thorgan Hazard
(8 goals)
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Season summary

On 1 February 2026, Besnik Hasi was dismissed from his role as manager. Edward Still was appointed as interim coach in his place.[1]

On 9 February 2026, Edward Still left his role as interim manager to join Watford.[2] Jérémy Taravel was appointed caretaker manager of the club.[3]

Current squad

As of 31 January 2026[4]

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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Out on loan

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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Transactions

Transfers in

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Serbia Mihajlo Cvetković Serbia Čukarički 23 April 2025 [5]
DF Germany Zoumana Keita Germany Viktoria Köln 3 June 2025 [6]
MF Canada Nathan Saliba Canada CF Montréal 26 June 2025 [7]
MF Netherlands Enric Llansana Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles 1 July 2025 [8]
MF Senegal Ilay Camara Belgium Standard Liège 5 July 2025 [9]
FW Belgium Adriano Bertaccini Belgium Sint-Truiden 1 August 2025 [10]
DF Turkey Yasin Özcan England Aston Villa Loan 2 August 2025 [11]
DF Serbia Mihajlo Ilić Italy Bologna 8 September 2025 [12]
GK Germany Justin Heekeren Germany FC Schalke 04 Transfer 20 January 2026 [13]
FW Ukraine Danylo Sikan Turkey Trabzonspor Transfer 21 January 2026 [14]
DF Mali Moussa Diarra Spain Deportivo Alavés Loan with an option to buy 27 January 2026 [15]
MF Spain Coba da Costa Spain Getafe CF Loan with option to buy 2 February 2026 [16]
DF France Mathys Angély Germany VfL Wolfsburg Loan 3 February 2026 [17]
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Transfers out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Netherlands Cedric Hatenboer Netherlands SC Telstar Loan 5 January 2026 [18]
GK Denmark Mads Kikkenborg Norway Molde FK Transfer 20 January 2026 [19]
FW Argentina Luis Vázquez Spain Getafe CF Loan 21 January 2026 [20]
DF Turkey Yasin Özcan Turkey Beşiktaş J.K. Loan 28 January 2026 [21]
DF Senegal Moussa N'Diaye Germany FC Schalke 04 Loan 2 February 2026 [22]
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Friendlies

28 June 2025 KWSC Lauwe 1–3 Anderlecht
Report

2 July 2025 Anderlecht 2–2 AEK Larnaca
Report
5 July 2025 Anderlecht 1–0 Aris
Report
12 July 2025 Anderlecht 2–2 Raków Częstochowa
12:00 Report
12 July 2025 Anderlecht 5–0 FC Dordrecht
17:00

Report
19 July 2025 Anderlecht 1–0 Dender E.H.
12:00 Report
7 January 2026 FC St. Gallen 2–1 Anderlecht

Competitions

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Pro League

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Gent 30 13 6 11 49 43 +6 45 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
5 Mechelen 30 12 9 9 39 37 +2 45
6 Anderlecht 30 12 8 10 43 39 +4 44
7 Genk 30 11 9 10 46 47 −1 42 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Standard Liège 30 11 7 12 27 35 −8 40
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Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[23]

Matches

27 July 2025 1 Anderlecht 5–2 Westerlo Anderlecht
13:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui
3 August 2025 2 Cercle Brugge 0–2 Anderlecht Jan Breydel Stadium
Report
10 August 2025 3 Anderlecht 2–3 Zulte Waregem
Report
17 August 2025 4 Dender EH 0–2 Anderlecht
Report
31 August 2025 5 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Anderlecht Brussels
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
14 September 2025 6 Anderlecht 1–1 KRC Genk
Report
20 September 2025 7 Anderlecht 0–0 Antwerp Anderlecht
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
23 September 2025 8 Anderlecht 1–0 KAA Gent
Report
26 September 2025 9 OH Leuven 1–1 Anderlecht
Report
5 October 2025 10 Anderlecht 1–0 Standard Liège
Report
19 October 2025 11 Sint-Truiden 2–2 Anderlecht
Report
24 October 2025 12 Charleroi 1–0 Anderlecht Charleroi
20:45 UTC+2
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 9,984
Referee: Lawrence Visser
1 November 2025 13 Anderlecht 3–1 K.V. Mechelen
Report
9 November 2025 14 Anderlecht 1–0 Club Brugge
Report
23 November 2025 15 RAAL La Louvière 0–1 Anderlecht
Report
30 November 2025 16 Anderlecht 1–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Brussels
18:30 CET
Stadium: Lotto Park
7 December 2025 17 K.V.C. Westerlo 4–0 Anderlecht
Report
13 December 2025 18 Anderlecht 2–1 Sint-Truiden
Report
21 December 2025 19 Antwerp 2–2 Anderlecht Antwerp
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
26 December 2025 20 Anderlecht 1–2 Charleroi Anderlecht
20:45 UTC+2
Stadium: Lotto Park
Referee: Bram van Driessche
18 January 2026 21 KAA Gent 4–2 Anderlecht
Report
25 January 2026 22 Anderlecht 0–0 F.C.V. Dender E.H.
Report
1 February 2026 23 Standard Liège 2–0 Anderlecht
Report
8 February 2026 24 KRC Genk 2–0 Anderlecht
  • Sor 68'
  • Mirisola 84'
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15 February 2026 25 Anderlecht 0–0 RAAL La Louvière
Report
22 February 2026 26 SV Zulte Waregem 2–4 Anderlecht
Report
28 February 2026 27 Anderlecht 5–1 OH Leuven
Report
8 March 2026 28 Club Brugge 2–2 Anderlecht
Report
15 March 2026 29 Mechelen 1–0 Anderlecht
Report
22 March 2026 30 Anderlecht 2–3 Cercle Brugge
Report

Champions' play-offs

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CLU USG STR AND GNT MEC
1 Club Brugge (C) 10 8 1 1 32 9 +23 57 Qualification for the Champions League league phase — 5–0 2–0 4–2 5–0 6–1
2 Union SG 10 6 2 2 16 10 +6 53 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 2–1 — 1–0 5–1 0–0 3–0
3 Sint-Truiden 10 4 2 4 14 11 +3 43 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] 1–2 2–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–0
4 Anderlecht 10 3 2 5 16 23 −7 33 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round 1–3 1–3 3–1 — 3–1 2–2
5 Gent (O) 10 0 6 4 4 14 −10 29 Qualification for the European competition play-off 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 1–1
6 Mechelen 10 1 3 6 9 24 −15 29 2–2 0–1 1–4 1–2 1–0 —
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Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[24]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Union SG won the 2025–26 Belgian Cup and qualified for the Champions League through finishing in the top two, the Europa League play-off round berth was therefore transferred to Sint-Truiden.
Matches
6 April 2026 1 Club Brugge 4–2 Anderlecht Jan Breydel Stadium
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Attendance: 24,484
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
12 April 2026 2 Anderlecht 3–1 KAA Gent Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
 Report
Attendance: 15,029
Referee: Lawrence Visser
18 April 2026 3 K.V. Mechelen 1–2 Anderlecht Achter de Kazerne
  • Boersma 45+8'
 Report
Attendance: 13,827
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
23 April 2026 4 Sint-Truiden 2–0 Anderlecht Stayen
 Report Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui
26 April 2026 5 Anderlecht 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
 Report
Attendance: 16,458
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
3 May 2026 6 Anderlecht 1–3 Club Brugge Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
 Report
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
10 May 2026 7 KAA Gent 1–1 Anderlecht Planet Group Arena
 Report
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
17 May 2026 8 Anderlecht 2–2 K.V. Mechelen Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
 Report
Referee: Jan Boterberg
21 May 2026 9 Anderlecht 3–1 Sint-Truiden Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
 Report
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
24 May 2026 10 Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Anderlecht Joseph Marien Stadium
 Report
Referee: Lawrence Visser

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Cup
See also: 2026 Belgian Cup final
28 October 2025 Seventh round Anderlecht 2–0NinoveAnderlecht
20:30 CET
Report Stadium: Lotto Park
4 December 2025 Eighth roundGenk1–3 (a.e.t.) Anderlecht Genk
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
15 January 2026 Quarter-finals Anderlecht 1–0 Gent Anderlecht
20:30 CET
Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

First and second leg

5 February 2026 Semi-finals Anderlecht 0–1 Antwerp Brussels
20:30 CET
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock – Lotto Park
12 February 2026 Semi-finals Antwerp 0–4 Anderlecht Antwerp
20:30 CET
Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Final

14 May 2026 Final Union SG 3–1 (a.e.t.) Anderlecht King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
15:00 CEST
Referee: Bram Van Driessche

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) Anderlecht 1–0 Sweden BK Häcken Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:00
Report[25] Attendance: 12,291[26]
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
31 July 2025 (2025-07-31) BK Häcken Sweden 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Anderlecht Bravida Arena, Gothenburg
19:00
Report[27]
Attendance: 4,016[28]
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)
Penalties

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueBelgian CupUEFA Europa
League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
16 GK Denmark DEN Mads Kikkenborg 00000000
26 GK Belgium BEL Colin Coosemans 00000000
63 GK Belgium BEL Timon Vanhoutte 00000000
Defenders
5 DF Senegal SEN Moussa N'Diaye 00000000
6 DF Sweden SWE Ludwig Augustinsson 00000000
25 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Foket 00000000
54 DF Belgium BEL Killian Sardella 00000000
55 DF Belgium BEL Marco Kana 00000000
Midfielders
10 MF Belgium BEL Yari Verschaeren 00000000
11 MF Belgium BEL Thorgan Hazard 00000000
18 MF Ghana GHA Majeed Ashimeru 00000000
23 MF Belgium BEL Mats Rits 00000000
29 MF Belgium BEL Mario Stroeykens 00000000
74 MF Belgium BEL Nathan De Cat 00000000
78 MF Morocco MAR Anas Tajaouart 00000000
83 MF Belgium BEL Tristan Degreef 00000000
Forwards
19 FW Ecuador ECU Nilson Angulo 00000000
20 FW Argentina ARG Luis Vázquez 00000000
Players transferred out during the season
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Last updated: 22 September 2024
Source: Competitions

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