The 2014–15 season is a season played by

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as th ...

, a Belgian football club based in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. Anderlecht will be participating in the

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, 2014 Belgian Super Cup, Belgian Super Cup and the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League.

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Background

Pre-season

It was announced that

would play six matches in preparation for the 2014-15 season, with games against Royal Knokke,

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and

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with the pre-season matches starting from 28 June 2014 and ending on 22 July 2014. Anderlecht kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 1-4 victory away to Royal Knokke on 28 June at

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. The club followed that with a 0-2 win at

, with goals coming from

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and

Frank Acheampong Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen and the Ghana national team. Youth career He started his career with Ghanaian side King Faisal ...

. Anderlecht then drew 0-0 with

in match remembered less so for the result but more so for the return of

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who had been out injured since October 2013 due to a serious knee injury he suffered in training at that time. On 11 July, Anderlecht faced

in Austria. A match they won 2-1 thanks to a brace from

. On the following Wednesday, Anderlecht won their penultimate pre-season fixture when they beat

0-2 at the

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, with goals coming from

Aleksandar Mitrović Aleksandar Mitrović ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Митровић, (); born 16 September 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Fulham and the Serbia national team. A youth product at Partizan, he tur ...

and

Samuel Armenteros Kristiano Samuel Armenteros Nunez Mendoza (born 27 May 1990), known as Samuel Armenteros, is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood. Club career Born in Masthugget, Gothenburg, Sweden, to a Cuban fathe ...

. Anderlecht won their sixth and final friendly match on July 22, beating

0-1 at the

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thanks to a goal from Nathan Kabasele. Which meant the club ended pre-season unbeaten, winning five and drawing just one.

Transfers

's first summer signing was Brazilian

Wigor Alan do Nascimento Wigor Alan do Nascimento (born 7 January 1995), simply known as Wigor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Club career Born in Colorado, Paraná, Wigor started his career with Ranchariense, and graduated with Capiva ...

who was signed from Brazilian club Capivariano after a successful trial. The club also signed goalkeeper

Mulopo Kudimbana Nicaise Mulopo Kudimbana (born 21 January 1987) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sint-Eloois-Winkel. Career On 21 December 2007, Anderlecht saved the rights on him after he had played one season for Union Sai ...

on a permanent contract in June, with the Congolese international joining from Oostende.

Michaël Heylen Michaël Heylen (born 3 January 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Emmen. Club career Heylen joined Anderlecht in 2007 from Germinal Beerschot. As a 16-year-old he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. ...

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and

Fede Vico Federico 'Fede' Vico Villegas (born 4 July 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a left-back. Club career Vico was born in Córdoba, Andalusia. Midway through the 2010– ...

all returned from their loan spells at

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and larges ...

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and Oostende respectively while

Demy de Zeeuw Demy Patrick René de Zeeuw (born 26 May 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for AGOVV, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and AFC Ajax. While at AZ he was a key player in the squad that ...

left in the opposite direction following the completion of his loan spell from

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. Numerous outgoings were completed also.

Fernando Canesin Fernando Canesin Matos (born 27 February 1992) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Criciúma as an attacking midfielder. Career statistics Honours R.S.C. Anderlecht * Belgian First Division: 2011–12 * Belgian Supercup: 2012 Athlet ...

completed a permanent transfer to Oostende,

Nabil Jaadi Nabil Jaadi (born 1 July 1996) is a Belgium-born Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward. Career On 30 January 2018, Jaadi will continue his career at the Super League One club Asteras Tripoli on loan until the summer of 2018. The 21-year-o ...

left the club to join Italian

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side

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while

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joined Oostende permanently after a successful loan spell. Four other players also completed permanent moves away from the club,

Massimo Bruno Massimo Bruno (born 17 September 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right winger for Kortrijk. Club career Charleroi Born in Boussu, Belgium, Bruno started his football career at RSB Frameries before he moved to Mons. Bruno joined And ...

to Red Bull Salzburg,

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and

Dalibor Veselinović Dalibor Veselinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Далибор Веселиновић; born 21 September 1987) is a Serbian-Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Veselinović started his senior career with OFK Beog ...

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

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and Youri Lapage were loaned to

Eendracht Aalst SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders. History During World War I, citizens from Aalst played football matches to raise money for prisoners of war. In 1919 Sport-Club Eendracht Aalst became an official f ...

, the

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side also claimed to have signed

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on loan but Anderlecht later confirmed Kindermans was to join

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side

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on loan.

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also left the club on loan, he joined French

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side

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on a season-long loan deal on 10 July.

July

On 20 July, Anderlecht played their first competitive fixture of the season in the

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against

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, a match they won 2-1 at their home ground of

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gave Anderlecht the early lead on twenty-nine minutes after a byline pass from

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. Lokeren equalised on seventy-three minutes thanks to a looping header from Tunisian striker

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. As the match was heading for extra time Anderlecht found a ninety first-minute winner,

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put in a cross which was met by Lokeren's

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who put the ball into his own net for an own goal. That won Anderlecht their twelfth

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triumph.

Match details

League positions are sourced by Statto, while the remaining information is referenced individually.

Belgian Pro League

Regular season

=League table

=Matches

Championship playoff

Playoff table

Matches

Belgian Super Cup

Belgian Cup

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

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 –

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; DF – Defender; MF –

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; FW –

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Background

Pre-season

Transfers

July

Match details

Belgian Pro League

Regular season

=League table

=Matches

Championship playoff

Playoff table

Matches

Belgian Super Cup

Belgian Cup

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

Appearances and goals

Club

Coaching staff

Other information

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

References