The 2017–18 season is a season played by Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Anderlecht will be participating in the Belgian First Division A, Belgian Super Cup, Belgian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Review and events After winning the 2016–17 First Division A, Anderlecht opened the 2017–18 season with a Belgian Super Cup victory over Zulte Waregem, winners of the 2016–17 Belgian Cup in the first Belgian football match to feature the use of a video assistant referee.

Match details

Belgian First Division A

Regular season

Matches + Belgian First Division A match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRef10thAntwerpAD0–011,5005thKV OostendeHW1–0Hanni 77'20,00011thSporting CharleroiAL0–211,40010thSint-TruidenHL2–3Bruno 18', Teodorczyk 87'18,00011thGentAD0–020,00010thLokerenHW3–2Onyekuru (2) 3', 77', Teodorczyk 90'18,7839thKortrijkAD2–2Harbaoui 23', Onyekuru 76'9,1347thWaasland-BeverenAW2–1Stanciu 75', Spajić 81'8,2357thStandard LiègeHW1–0Onyekuru 89'26,3615thMechelenAW4–3Gerkens 18', Onyekuru (2) 30', 37', Teodorczyk 43'16,7155thGenkHL0–120,0003rdZulte-WaregemHW2–0Gerkens 74', Harbaoui 77'19,5003rdAS EupenAW3–2Leye 30' o.g., Wagué 32' o.g., Hanni 40'5,0003rdClub BruggeHD0–020,5003rdRoyal Excel MouscronAW2–1Bruno 42', Onyekuru 80'10,1013rdKortrijkHW4–0Makarenko 1' o.g., Hanni 15', Trebel 73', Harbaoui 79'19,0003rdLokerenAW2–1Gerkens 17', Onyekuru 52'7,8073rdSporting CharleroiHL1–3Onyekuru 82'19,0003rdClub BruggeAL0–527,6673rdAS EupenHW1–0Amuzu 25'17,0003rdGentHW1–0Hanni 77'21,0002ndGenkAW1–0Hanni 45'19,7553rdWaasland-BeverenHD2–2Teodorczyk 40', Saief 83'19,0003rdStandard LiègeAD3–3Hanni (3) 14', 41', 44'27,2593rdMechelenHD2–2Ganvoula (2) 10', 57'19,5493rdKV OostendeAL0–26,8073rdSint-TruidenAL0–110,4333rdRoyal Excel MouscronHW5–3Morioka (2) 26', 90+2', Teodorczyk (3) 45+2' pen., 57', 61'20,5002ndZulte-WaregemAW3–2Morioka 2', Teodorczyk (2) 12', 32'11,0732ndAntwerpHW2–1Teodorczyk 22', Ganvoula 77' pen.19,886

Championship play-off

+ Belgian First Division A Championship play-off match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRef3rdGentHL0–219,5003rdSporting CharleroiAW2–1Morioka 3', Teodorczyk 64' pen.10,9182ndClub BruggeHW1–0Teodorczyk 52'20,3912ndStandard LiègeAL1–2Trebel 40'27,2592ndGenkAL1–2Marković 20'16,9052ndSporting CharleroiHW3–1Gerkens 44', Morioka 57', Dendoncker 73'19,7212ndClub BruggeAW2–1Teodorczyk 58', Morioka 73'27,6713rdStandard LiègeHL1–3Teodorczyk 63'19,5003rdGentAL0–1 19,9993rdGenkHL1–2Teodorczyk 53'26,361

Belgian Super Cup

+ Belgian Super Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefFinalZulte-WaregemHW2–1Hanni 46', Trebel 59'21,500

Belgian Cup

+ Belgian Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefSixth roundWesterloAW1–0Onyekuru 66'Seventh roundStandard LiègeHL0–120,500

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

+ UEFA Champions League match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefGroupBayern MünchenAL0–370,000GroupCelticHL0–319,898GroupPSGHL0–419,108GroupPSGAL0–546,403GroupBayern MünchenHL1–2Hanni 63'19,753GroupCelticAW1–0Šimunović 62' o.g.57,931

Appearances and goals Source: Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Anderlecht. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+ Players contracted for the 2017–18 seasonNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueSuper CupCupUEFA CLTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKMatz Sels *320101030370102DFJosué Sá17 (5)000100 (3)018 (8)0403DFOlivier Deschacht210001040260214DFKara Mbodji13010104 (1)019 (1)0205DFUroš Spajić27 (1)110205035 (1)11107MFAndy Najar5000001060008MFPieter Gerkens28 (6)40 (1)00 (1)05033 (8)4309FWHenry Onyekuru *14 (5)90 (1)0214 (2)020 (8)105010MFNicolae Stanciu 3 (7)1100 (1)01 (2)05 (10)12010MFRyota Morioka13 (3)600000013 (3)60011MFAlexandru Chipciu10 (7)010102014 (7)03012DFDennis Appiah23 (4)0101 (1)05 (1)030 (6)07015MFKenny Saief *1710000001713017MFMassimo Bruno *7 (10)200200 (4)09 (14)21020MFSven Kums350101 (1)05042 (1)07123GKFrank Boeckx800010301201024FWIsaac Kiese Thelin1 (1)00 (1)000001 (2)00025MFAdrien Trebel30 (3)211106038 (3)310130GKBoy de Jong00000000000032MFLeander Dendoncker35 (1)100206043 (1)18233GKDavy Roef00000000000035FWSilvère Ganvoula4 (11)30000004 (11)31036FWRobert Berić * 1 (5)00000001 (5)00037DFIvan Obradović21 (4)010202 (1)026 (5)05038FWDauda Mohammed0 (2)00000000 (2)00039MFEdo Kayembe0 (1)00000000 (1)00040FWFrancis Amuzu3 (8)10000003 (8)10041DFEmmanuel Sowah10000000101043DFKobe Cools00000000000044DFHannes Delcroix00000000000045GKMile Svilar 00000000000045DFSebastiaan Bornauw00000000000047DFAbdoul Karim Danté0 (3)00000000 (3)00048FWAlbert Sambi Lokonga4 (3)00000004 (3)00050MFLazar Marković *5 (3)10000005 (3)11052MFNelson Azevedo-Janelas10000000100056MFAlexis Saelemaekers7 (4)00000007 (4)02091FWŁukasz Teodorczyk28 (5)1510004 (2)033 (7)1511194MFSofiane Hanni 21 (2)811106129 (2)105099FWHamdi Harbaoui 5 (6)300200 (2)07 (8)340

Transfers In +First TeamDatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer feeRef 1 July 2017 MF 20 Sven Kums Watford Unknown 1 July 2017 MF 8 Pieter Gerkens Sint-Truidense Unknown 1 July 2017 DF 5 Uros Spajic Toulouse Unknown

Out +First TeamDatePositionPlayerTo clubTransfer feeRef 3 July 2017 DF Fabrice N'Sakala Alanyaspor Unknown 22 July 2017 DF Rafael Galhardo Cruzeiro Free 28 July 2017 DF Bram Nuytinck UdineseUnknown28 August 2017 GK Mile Svilar Benfica€2,500,000

Loans In +First TeamStart dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubRef 1 July 2017 30 June 2018 GK 1 Matz Sels Newcastle United 1 July 2017 30 June 2018 FW 9 Henry Onyekuru Everton Loan ext. 30 June 2018 MF 17 Massimo Bruno RB Leipzig Loan ext. 30 June 2018Anderlecht have negotiated an option to buy clause in Thelin's loan extension FW 24 Isaac Kiese Thelin Bordeaux

Out +First TeamStart dateEnd datePositionPlayerTo clubRef July 2017 January 2018 MF Frank Acheampong Tianjin TedaTianjin Teda have an option to purchase clause in this loan agreement 1 July 2017 MF Stéphane Badji Kayserispor 5 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF Mahmoud Hassan Kasımpaşa 19 July 2017 30 June 2018 FW Jorn Vancamp Roda 1 July 2017 30 June 2018 FW Aaron Leya Iseka Zulte Waregem 19 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF Idrissa Doumbia Zulte Waregem 2 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF Dodi Lukebakio Charleroi

See also 2017–18 in Belgian football 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 2017–18 Belgian Cup 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2017 Belgian Super Cup

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