2004–05 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

During the 2004–05 Belgian football season, Anderlecht competed in the Belgian First Division.

R.S.C. Anderlecht
2004–05 season
Manager Hugo Broos (until 7 February)
Franky Vercauteren (from 8 February)
StadiumConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
First Division1st
Belgian CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Belgian SupercupRunners-up
Top goalscorerNenad Jestrović (18)

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CZE Daniel Zítka
3 DF  BEL Olivier Deschacht
4 MF  BEL Yves Vanderhaeghe
6 DF  POL Michał Żewłakow
7 MF  SCG Goran Lovre[2]
8 FW  SCG Nenad Jestrović
9 FW  BEL Mbo Mpenza[3]
10 MF  BEL Walter Baseggio (captain)
11 MF  CZE Martin Kolář
15 MF  ALB Besnik Hasi[4]
16 FW  AUS Clayton Zane
17 MF  SWE Christian Wilhelmsson
18 MF  BEL Christophe Grégoire
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   SUI Fabrice Ehret
21 MF  SWE Pär Zetterberg (vice-captain)
22 FW  UKR Oleg Yashchuk
24 GK  BEL Tristan Peersman
25 GK  BEL Jan Van Steenberghe
26 FW  CIV Aruna Dindane
27 DF  BEL Vincent Kompany
28 MF  RUS Anatoli Gerk
30 DF  FIN Hannu Tihinen
31 MF  BEL Mark De Man
34 DF  BFA Lamine Traoré
36 FW  BEL Jonathan Legaer
37 DF  BEL Anthony Vanden Borre[5]

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  BEL Glen De Boeck (retired)
14 MF  BEL Marc Hendrikx (to Lokeren)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  KOR Seol Ki-Hyeon (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23 MF  COD Gabriel N'Galula (to Mons)

Results

Belgian First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge (C) 34 24 7 3 83 25 +58 79 Qualified for 2005–06 UEFA Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Anderlecht 34 23 7 4 75 34 +41 76
3 Racing Genk 34 21 7 6 59 37 +22 70 Qualified for 2005–06 UEFA Cup
4 Standard Liège 34 21 7 6 64 30 +34 70
5 Charleroi 34 19 7 8 47 34 +13 64 Qualified for 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Source:
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Club Brugge competed in the UEFA Cup last 32, after finishing third in their Champions League group.

Champions League

Third qualifying round

24 August 2004 Anderlecht 3–0 BenficaConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
Dindane  34', 59'
Jestrović  73' (pen.)
Report MatchCentre Argel  72' Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

Group stage

14 September 2004 Valencia 2–0 AnderlechtEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
20:45 Vicente  16'
Baraja  45'
Report MatchCentre Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
29 September 2004 Anderlecht 1–3 Inter MilanConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:45 Baseggio  90+4' Report MatchCentre Martins  9'
Adriano  51'
Stanković  55'
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
20 October 2004 Anderlecht 1–2 Werder BremenConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:45 Wilhelmsson  26' Report MatchCentre Klasnić  36', 59' Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
2 November 2004 Werder Bremen 5–1 AnderlechtWeserstadion, Bremen
20:45 Klasnić  2', 16', 79'
Klose  33'
Jensen  90'
Report MatchCentre Iachtchouk  30' Attendance: 37,579
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
24 November 2004 Anderlecht 1–2 ValenciaConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:45 Wilhelmsson  24' Report MatchCentre Corradi  19'
Di Vaio  48'
Attendance: 25,866
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
7 December 2004 Inter Milan 3–0 AnderlechtSan Siro, Milan
20:45 Cruz  33'
Martins  60', 63'
Report MatchCentre Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
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References

  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/belgium/2004-2005/eerste/ander.htm
  2. Lovre was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia).
  3. Mpenza was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo).
  4. Hasi was born in Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo).
  5. Vanden Borre was born in Likasi, Zaire (now DR Congo).
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