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2008–09 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

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RSC Anderlecht competed in the Belgian League and Cup in Season 2008-09. After the 34 league matches, they ended with 77 points tied for first place. As Standard Liège had the same amount of points and the same amount of matches won, test matches were organised to determine the winner. Anderlecht drew 1–1 at home but then lost 1–0 at Standard and thus ended in second position. In the cup they were eliminated in the early rounds by Mechelen, who progressed on to lose the final.

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Anderlecht also played in the UEFA Champions League, but failed to progress through the qualifying rounds. The club also failed to qualify for the UEFA Cup. Anderlecht competed in the Belgian Supercup as cup-winners, but lost to Standard Liège.

Players out

Last updated: 27 December 2008
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loaned out

Last updated: 29 May 2008
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Competitions

Last updated: 24 July 2008
Source: Competitions

Classification

Source: Belgian First Division 2008-09
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

As both Anderlecht and Standard were tied for points and had the same number of matches won, a two-legged playoff was organised to determine the champion.

Results summary

Source: Jupiler League

Results by round

Source: Competitive Matches and Soccerassociation.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Note: during the summer transfer window, Kouyaté and Proto are loaned out while Lamah and Pareja were sold. During the winter transfer window, Goor was sold and Kanu was loaned out.

As of game played May 21, 2009

Scorers

Last updated on May 21, 2009.

Per Match

The list of matches is chronological, as presented at the list of competitive matches.

A '-' denotes the player was at that time not on the books of Anderlecht.

Disciplinary record

Last updated: May 22, 2009
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitive Matches

Last updated: 3 May 2009
Source: sporza.be
1Anderlecht goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Anderlecht.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

References

2008–09 R.S.C. Anderlecht season Wikipedia