The first time RSC Anderlecht qualified for European football was in 1955. The last time they were in European football is in 2025. In that time-frame they have won five titles in European football. They won the UEFA Cup in 1983, the Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 and 1978, and the Super Cup in 1976 and 1978. Anderlecht are by far the most successful football club in Belgian football history.

European record Overall record

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDWin%European Cup / Champions LeagueUEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup / Europa LeagueUEFA Conference LeagueInter-Cities Fairs CupUEFA Super CupTotal

Pld = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against, GD = goal difference.

Matches Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away1955–56European Cup First round Vörös Lobogó SE1–43–61956–57European CupPreliminary round Manchester United0–20–101959–60European CupPreliminary round Rangers0–22–51962–63European CupPreliminary round Real Madrid1–03–3First round CDNA Sofia2–02–2Quarter-final Dundee1–41–21964–65European CupPreliminary round Bologna1–01–2Play off game finished 0–0 with Anderlecht winning a coin toss to progress to the next roundFirst round Liverpool0–10–31965–66European CupPreliminary round Fenerbahçe5–10–0First round Derry City9–0w/oGame was put down as a walk-over due to the withdrawal of DerryQuarter-final Real Madrid1–02–41966–67European CupFirst round Haka2–010–1Second round Dukla Prague1–21–41967–68European CupFirst round Karl-Marx-Stadt2–13–1Second round Sparta Prague3–32–31968–69European CupFirst round Glentoran3–02–2Second round Manchester United3–10–31969–70Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst round Valur2–06–0Second round Coleraine6–17–3Third round Dunfermline Athletic1–02–3Quarter-final Newcastle United2–01–3Semi-final Internazionale0–12–0Final Arsenal3–10–31970–71Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst round Željezničar5–44–3Second round AB4–03–1Third round Vitória de Setúbal2–11–31971–72UEFA CupFirst round Bologna0–21–11972–73European CupFirst round Vejle BK4–23–0Second round Spartak Trnava0–10–11973–74Cup Winners' CupFirst round Zürich3–20–11974–75European CupFirst round Slovan Bratislava3–12–4Second round Olympiacos5–10–3Quarter-final Leeds United0–10–31975–76Cup Winners' CupFirst round Rapid București2–00–1Second round Borac Banja Luka3–00–1Quarter-final Wrexham1–01–1Semi-final Sachsenring Zwickau2–03–0Final West Ham United4–21976European Super CupFinal Bayern Munich4–11–21976–77Cup Winners' CupFirst round Roda JC2–13–2Second round Galatasaray5–15–1Quarter-final Southampton2–0 1–2Semi-final Napoli2–00–1Final Hamburger SV0–21977–78Cup Winners' CupFirst round Lokomotiv Sofia2–06–1Second round Hamburger SV1–12–1Quarter-final Porto3–00–1Semi-final Twente2–01–0Final Austria Wien4–01978European Super CupFinal Liverpool3–11–21978–79Cup Winners' CupSecond round Anderlecht were given a bye in to the second round Barcelona3–00–3 1979–80UEFA CupFirst round Dundee United1–10–01980–81UEFA CupFirst round 1. FC Kaiserslautern3–20–11981–82European CupFirst round Widzew Łódź2–14–1Second round Juventus3–11–1Quarter-final Red Star Belgrade2–12–1Semi-final Aston Villa0–00–11982–83UEFA CupFirst round Koparit Kuopio3–03–1Second round Porto4–02–3Third round FK Sarajevo6–10–1Quarter-final Valencia3–12–1Semi-final Bohemians Prague3–11–0Final Benfica1–01–11983–84UEFA CupFirst round Bryne1–13–0Second round Baník Ostrava2–02–2Third round Lens1–01–1Quarter-final Spartak Moscow4–20–1Semi-final Nottingham Forest3–00–2Final Tottenham Hotspur1–11–1 1984–85UEFA CupFirst round Werder Bremen1–01–2Second round Fiorentina6–21–1Third round Real Madrid3–01–61985–86European CupFirst round Everton-- Everton were unable to fulfill this fixture due to the ban on English clubs entering European competition following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.Second round Omonia1–03–1Quarter-final Bayern Munich2–01–2Semi-final Steaua București1–00–31986–87European CupFirst round Górnik Zabrze2–01–1Second round Steaua București3–00–1Quarter-final Bayern Munich2–20–51987–88European CupFirst round Malmö FF1–11–0Second round Sparta Prague1–02–1Quarter-final Benfica1–00–21988–89Cup Winners' CupFirst round Metz2–03–1Second round KV Mechelen0–20–11989–90Cup Winners' CupFirst round Ballymena United6–04–0Second round Barcelona2–01–2 Quarter-final FC Admira/Wacker2–01–1Semi-final Dinamo București1–01–0Final Sampdoria0–2 1990–91UEFA CupFirst round Petrolul Ploiești2–02–0Second round Omonia3–01–1Third round Borussia Dortmund1–01–2Quarter-final Roma2–30–31991–92European CupFirst round Grasshopper1–13–0Second round PSV Eindhoven2–00–0Group A Panathinaikos0–00–0 Red Star Belgrade3–22–3 Sampdoria3–20–21992–93UEFA CupFirst round Hibernian1–12–2Second round Dynamo Kyiv4–23–0Third round Paris Saint-Germain1–10–01993–94Champions LeagueFirst round HJK3–03–0Second round Sparta Prague4–21–0Group B Milan0–00–0 Werder Bremen1–23–5 Porto1–00–21994–95Champions LeagueGroup C Steaua București0–01–1 Benfica1–11–3 Hajduk Split0–01–21995–96Champions LeagueQualifying round Ferencváros0–11–11996–97UEFA CupFirst round Alania Vladikavkaz4–01–2Second round Vitória de Guimarães0–01–1Third round Helsingborgs IF1–00–0Quarter-final Internazionale1–11–21997–98UEFA CupSecond Qualifying round Vorskla Poltava2–02–0First round Austria Salzburg4–23–4Second round Schalke 041–20–11998–99UEFA CupFirst qualifying round Tiligul Tiraspol5–01–0Second qualifying round Osijek2–01–3First round Grasshopper0–20–01999–2000UEFA CupQualifying round KS/Leiftur6–13–0First round Olimpija Ljubljana3–13–0Second round Bologna2–10–32000–01Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round Anorthosis Famagusta4–20–0Third qualifying round Porto1–00–0Group G Manchester United2–11–5 PSV Eindhoven1–03–2 Dynamo Kyiv4–20–4Group D Lazio1–01–2 Real Madrid2–01–4 Leeds United1–41–22001–02Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round Sheriff Tiraspol4–02–1Third qualifying round Halmstads BK1–13–2Group A Lokomotiv Moscow1–51–1 Roma0–01–1 Real Madrid0–21–42002–03UEFA CupFirst round Stabæk0–12–1Second round Midtjylland3–13–0Third round Bordeaux2–22–0Fourth round Panathinaikos2–00–32003–04Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round Rapid București3–20–0Third qualifying round Wisła Kraków3–11–0Group A Lyon1–00–1 Bayern Munich1–10–1 Celtic1–01–32004–05Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Benfica3–00–1Group G Valencia1–20–2 Internazionale1–30–3 Werder Bremen1–21–52005–06Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round Neftchi Baku5–00–1Third qualifying round Slavia Prague2–12–0Group G Chelsea0–20–1 Real Betis0–11–0 Liverpool0–10–32006–07Champions LeagueGroup H Lille1–12–2 AEK Athens2–21–1 Milan0–11–42007–08Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Fenerbahçe0–20–1UEFA CupFirst round Rapid Wien1–11–0Group G Hapoel Tel Aviv2–0N/A AaBN/A1–1 Tottenham Hotspur1–1N/A GetafeN/A1–2 Round of 32 Bordeaux2–11–1Round of 16 Bayern Munich0–52–12008–09Champions LeagueSecond qualifying roundBATE Borisov1–22–22009–10Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Sivasspor5–01–3Play-Offs Lyon1–31–5Europa LeagueGroup A Dinamo Zagreb0–12–0 Ajax1–13–1 FC Timișoara3–10–0Round of 32 Athletic Bilbao4–01–1Round of 16 Hamburger SV4–31–32010–11Champions LeagueThird qualifying round The New Saints3–03–1Play-Offs Partizan2–2 2–2Europa LeagueGroup G Zenit Saint Petersburg1–31–3 Hajduk Split2–00–1 AEK Athens3–01–1Round of 32 Ajax0–30–22011–12Europa LeaguePlay-Offs Bursaspor2–22–1Group L AEK Athens4–12–1 Lokomotiv Moscow5–32–0 Sturm Graz3–02–0Round of 32 AZ0–10–12012–13Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Ekranas5–06–0Play-Offs AEL Limassol2–01–2Group C Milan1–30–0 Málaga0–32–2 Zenit Saint Petersburg1–00–12013–14Champions LeagueGroup C Benfica2–30–2 Olympiacos0–31–3 Paris Saint-Germain0–51–12014–15Champions LeagueGroup D Galatasaray2–01–1 Borussia Dortmund0–31–1 Arsenal1–23–3Europa LeagueRound of 32 Dynamo Moscow0–01–32015–16Europa LeagueGroup J Monaco1–12–0 Qarabağ2–10–1 Tottenham Hotspur2–11–2Round of 32 Olympiacos1–02–1 Round of 16Shakhtar Donetsk0–11–32016–17Champions LeagueThird qualifying round Rostov0–22–2Europa LeaguePlay-Offs Slavia Prague3–03–0Group C Gabala3–13–1 Saint-Étienne2–31–1 Mainz 056–11–1Round of 32 Zenit Saint Petersburg2–01–3Round of 16 APOEL1–01–0Quarter-final Manchester United1–11–2 2017–18Champions LeagueGroup B Bayern Munich1–20–3 Celtic0–31–0 Paris Saint-Germain0–40–52018–19Europa LeagueGroup D Spartak Trnava0–00–1 Dinamo Zagreb0–20–0 Fenerbahçe2–20–22021–22Europa Conference LeagueThird qualifying round Laçi2–13–0Play-Offs Vitesse3–31–22022–23Europa Conference LeagueThird qualifying round Paide Linnameeskond3–02–0Play-Offs Young Boys0–1 1–0Group B Silkeborg1–02–0 FCSB2–2 0–0 West Ham United0–11–2Knockout Round Play-Offs Ludogorets Razgrad2–1 0–1Round of 16 Villarreal1–11–0Quarter-final AZ2–00–2 2024–25Europa LeaguePlay-Offs Dinamo Minsk1–01–0League phase Ferencváros2–1N/A Real SociedadN/A2–1 Ludogorets Razgrad2–0N/A RFSN/A1–1 Porto2–2N/A Slavia PragueN/A2–1 Viktoria PlzeňN/A0–2 TSG Hoffenheim3–4N/AKnockout Phase Play-Offs Fenerbahçe2–20–32025–26Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round BK Häcken1–01–2 Conference LeagueThird qualifying round Sheriff Tiraspol3–01–1Play-Offs AEK Athens1–10–22026–27Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round Hammarby IF3–11–1Third qualifying round PAOK3–21–0Play-Offs Kairat3–03–0League phase Lyon1–2N/A Dinamo ZagrebN/A Jagiellonia BiałystokN/A Red Bull SalzburgN/A OFIN/A TSG HoffenheimN/A SunderlandN/A MarseilleN/A

Summary of Anderlecht's best results in European competitions From the quarter-finals upwards:

(5 cups) + (4 finals)

European Cup/UEFA Champions League: - semi-finalists in 1982 and 1986 - quarter-finalists in 1963, 1966, 1975, 1987 and 1988 - group stage (last 8) in 1991–92*, 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2) + (2): - winners in 1976 and 1978 - finalists in 1977 and 1990 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (1) + (2): - winners in 1983 - finalists in 1984 - quarter-finalists in 1991, 1997, and 2017 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: - finalists in 1970 UEFA Europa Conference League: - quarter-finalists in 2023 UEFA Super Cup (2): - winners in 1976 and 1978

*in the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons, there were no semi-finals after the group stage.

UEFA club coefficient ranking

Rank Country Team Points70Djurgården32.00071Bologna30.75072Anderlecht30.75073Newcastle United29.75074Rapid Wien29.750

Records Most goals in European competition: Rob Rensenbrink, 33 First European match: Vörös Lobogó 6–3 Anderlecht in the European Cup, 7 September 1955 First goal scored in Europe: René Vanderwilt against Vörös Lobogó, 7 September 1955 Biggest win: Anderlecht 10–1 Haka, in the European Cup, 14 September 1966 Biggest defeat: Manchester United 10–0 Anderlecht in the European Cup, 26 September 1956 Highest European home attendance:

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