R.S.C. Anderlecht

Founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois on 27 May 1908 by a dozen football lovers at the Concordia café (located in the Rue d'Aumale/Aumalestraat in the municipality of Anderlecht), the club beat Institut Saint-Georges in their first match, 11–8. They joined the official competition in 1909–10, starting at the lowest level in the Belgian football league system, then the third provincial division. In 1912–13, they gained promotion to the second-higher level of football, then named the Promotion. After only one season at that level, the championships were suspended due to World War I, and resumed in 1919–20. With the popularity of the team increasing, Anderlecht had moved to a new stadium in the Astrid Park in 1917 (then known as Meir Park). They baptized the stadium Stade Emile Versé in honor of the club's first major patron, the industrialist Emile Versé. At the end of the 1920–21 season, Anderlecht was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history. In the next 14 seasons, Anderlecht was relegated four times (1923, 1926, 1928 and 1931) and promoted four times (1924, 1927, 1929, 1935), earning themselves the mockery of local rival clubs Union Saint-Gilloise and Daring Club de Bruxelles, who nicknamed them the "lift club". In 1933, 25 years after their formation, the club changed their name to Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois. Since their promotion in 1935, Anderlecht has remained at the top level of football. With Jef Mermans, a striker signed from K…

s shared record

Minor

Mohammed V Cup: Winners (1): 1976

Friendly

Tournoi de Paris: Winners (3): 1964, 1966, 1977 Amsterdam Tournament: Winners (1): 1976 Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy: Winners (1): 1985 Bruges Matins: Winners (2): 1985, 1988 Youth tournaments (selection): Toulon Tournament (1): 1967, Future Cup (4): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2026 Torneo di Viareggio (1): 2013, Copa Amsterdam (1): 2015, Otten Cup (1): 2016, Kevin De Bruyne Cup (1): 2018

Individual

Belgian First Division topscorer: Jef Mermans (1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50), Hippolyte Van Den Bosch (1953–54), Jacky Stockman (1961–62), Paul Van Himst (1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68), Jan Mulder (1966–67), Robbie Rensenbrink (1972–73), Attila Ladynski (1973–74), François Van Der Elst (1976–77), Erwin Vandenbergh (1982–83, 1985–86), Arnór Guðjohnsen (1986–87), Eddie Krncevic (1988–89), Tomasz Radzinski (2000–01), Nenad Jestrović (2004–05), Romelu Lukaku (2009–10), Aleksandar Mitrović (2014–15), Łukasz Teodorczyk (2016–17), Hamdi Harbaoui (2017–18) European League topscorer: Jef Mermans (1949–50) European Cup topscorer: Paul Van Himst (1966–67) World League Topscorer: Jef Mermans (1949–50)

Club

Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978 Belgian Sports Team of the Year: 2000

Individual

Belgian Golden Shoe: Jef Jurion (1957, 1962), Paul Van Himst (1960, 1961, 1965, 1974), Wilfried Puis (1964), Rob Rensenbrink (1976), Franky Vercauteren (1983), Enzo Scifo (1984), Marc Degryse (1991), Philippe Albert (1992), Pär Zetterberg (1993, 1997), Gilles De Bilde (1994), Lorenzo Staelens (1999), Jan Koller (2000), Aruna Dindane (2003), Vincent Kompany (2004), Mbark Boussoufa (2006, 2010), Matías Suárez (2011), Dieumerci Mbokani (2012), Dennis Praet (2014) Belgian Professional Footballer of the Season: Juan Lozano (1986–87), Marc Degryse (1989–90), Pär Zetterberg (1996–97, 1997–98), Walter Baseggio (2000–01), Aruna Dindane (2003–04), Vincent Kompany (2004–05), Mohammed Tchité (2006–07), Mbark Boussoufa (2008–09, 2009–10), Matías Suárez (2011–12), Youri Tielemans (2016–17) Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Season: Bertrand Crasson (1990–91), Johan Walem (1991–92), Celestine Babayaro (1994–95, 1995–96), Walter Baseggio (1998–99, 1999–2000), Alin Stoica (2000–01), Vincent Kompany (2003–04, 2004–05), Lucas Biglia (2006–07), Youri Tielemans (2013–14, 2014–15), Yari Verschaeren (2018–19) Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Season: Filip De Wilde (1993–94, 1999–2000), Daniel Zitka (2006–07), Silvio Proto (2011–12, 2012–13) Belgian Professional Manager of the Season: Paul Van Himst (1982–83), Aimé Anthuenis (1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01), Hugo Broos (2003–04),…