2009–10 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

• 5 June: Following the Fortis takeover, BNP Paribas will now feature as sponsor on the Anderlecht shirts.[1]
• 17 June: Hervé Kage moves to Charleroi on a free transfer. At Anderlecht, the 20-year-old had never made it into the first squad.[2]
• 24 June: Czech defender Ondřej Mazuch joins the squad as he is loaned for one season from Italian giants Fiorentina. In the contract there is also an option to buy him at the end of the season.[3]
• 25 June: In the new Superleague Formula season, the Anderlecht racing team will be represented by Dutch driver Yelmer Buurman. Last season's driver Craig Dolby moves to Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
• 30 June: The sponsor deal with BNP Paribas is now fully sealed, the contract will initially just be for one year, until the end of the current season.[5]
• 30 June: During a collision while training, Cheikhou Kouyaté fractures his Zygomatic bone, causing him to be out for two months.[6]
• 20 July: After half a year of recovering from various injuries in Argentina, Anderlecht's goal getter Nicolás Frutos returns to Belgium and immediately claims to be fit enough to play.[7]
• 24 July: Anderlecht presents itself to the press for the new season. Although few transfers were made, the staff claims the team has "definitely improved" compared to last season.[8]
• 27 July: Just one day before the vital UEFA Champions League match against Sivasspor, the news spreads that Jelle Van Damme shows interest in leaving the club immediately as he "needs a challenge" and would like to "play at a club sure of Champions League participation". He is still under contract for two more seasons however and coach Ariël Jacobs therefore neglects his requests and uses Van Damme in his starting lineup against Sivasspor. This made it impossible for him to play at any other team in the Champions League this season. As Van Damme claimed to be offered a contract by an unnamed club with negotiations pending, Anderlecht suspected Standard Liège to have offered him a contract to destabilize Anderlecht. Standard however have denied this.[9]
• 3 August: Argentinian midfielder Hernán Losada is loaned out for one season to Dutch team Heerenveen.[10]
• 30 August: In the Jupiler Pro League, the two best teams of last season play each other as Anderlecht receives Standard at home, which results in an extremely rough and chaotic match. After a wild and gruesome tackle, Standard's Axel Witsel causes multiple open fractures in both the calf and tibia of Marcin Wasilewski, leaving him sidelined for a very long period of time, with estimates going from 8 to 13 months after several successful operations. In the same match Jan Polák tore the ligaments in his knee after contact with Igor De Camargo, leaving him out for probably about half a year. As a result of this match, Axel Witsel got suspended for eight matches in the Belgian League and received numerous anonymous death threats, together with Standard captain Steven Defour. Witsel was removed from the cover of the upcoming Panini sticker album of the Jupiler Pro League. Anderlecht coach Ariël Jacobs expressed his disgust in football and claimed he had "enough of it all", insinuating to quit at the end of the season when his contract ends. Standard sponsor BASE reacted by naming "the brutal tackle by Witsel untolerable" and claimed to support any penalty the club would give Witsel. After the earlier trouble concerning Jelle Van Damme near the end of July, both the staff of Anderlecht and Standard agree to meet and reconcile their differences for the good of Belgian football. Also, the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[11]
• 31 August: Just before the end of the transfer deadline, 22-year-old Ukrainian winger Oleksandr Yakovenko is loaned out for one season to Westerlo.[12]
• 21 September: Just recently recovered from his previous injury, Cheikhou Kouyaté now fractures his nose after colliding with Marko Šuler in the match versus Gent, causing him to be out for another six weeks.[13]
• 30 October: In contrary to earlier statements that he would be leaving, Ariël Jacobs signs a new contract for two more seasons at Anderlecht.[14]

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	28 July	UEFA Champions League	QR3	H	Sivasspor	5 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:45 CET Referee Craig Thomson Anderlecht Sivasspor 17', 76' De Sutter 22' Boussoufa 32' Chatelle 90+2' Frutos  64' Van Damme  26' Dereli  35' Bayrak  64' Tuncer
2	1 August	Jupiler Pro League	1	A	Kortrijk	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 8,640 Referee Serge Gumienny Anderlecht Kortrijk 8' Boussoufa 71' Wasilewski  45+1' Boussoufa  73' Biglia  52' Verbrugghe
3	4 August	UEFA Champions League	QR3	A	Sivasspor	1 – 3	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 CET Referee Manuel Mejuto González Anderlecht Sivasspor 34' Van Damme 12' Martin 19' (pen) Kamanan 58' Aydın  5' Kavuk
4	8 August	Jupiler Pro League	2	H	Cercle Brugge	3 – 2	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 22,400 Referee Tim Pots Anderlecht Cercle Brugge 13' Suárez 43' (o.g.) Boi 64' Boussoufa  72' Wasilewski 28' Portier 74' Buffel  45+1' Evens  59' Boi
5	15 August	Jupiler Pro League	3	H	Westerlo	3 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 CET Attendance 22,553 Referee Luc Wouters Anderlecht Westerlo 29' Van Damme 45+1' Suárez 74' Boussoufa  11' Adams  82' van Kerckhoven
6	19 August	UEFA Champions League	PO	A	Lyon	1 – 5	Report Report link Kick off 20:45 CET Referee Wolfgang Stark Anderlecht Lyon 58' Suárez  14' Proto  15' Van Damme  67' Suárez  68' Polák 10' Pjanić 15' (pen) Lisandro 39' Bastos 42', 63' Gomis
7	22 August	Jupiler Pro League	4	A	Zulte Waregem	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 8,285 Referee Claude Bourdouxhe Anderlecht Zulte Waregem 44' Boussoufa 89' Lukaku  26' Polák  33' Boussoufa  68' Chatelle
8	25 August	UEFA Champions League	PO	H	Lyon	1 – 3	Report Report link Kick off 20:45 CET Referee Nicola Rizzoli Anderlecht Lyon 51' (pen) Suárez  69' Boussoufa 26', 32', 41' Lisandro  66' Toulalan
9	30 August	Jupiler Pro League	5	H	Standard Liège	1 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 23,869 Referee Jérôme Efong Nzolo Anderlecht Standard Liège 44' Gillet  17' Polák  44' Boussoufa  65' Chatelle 38' Mbokani  10' De Camargo  27' Witsel  45+2' Collet  45+3' Mbokani  89' Bolat  90+2' Defour
10	12 September	Jupiler Pro League	6	A	Sint-Truiden	1 – 2	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 CET Attendance 11,400 Referee Johan Verbist Anderlecht Sint-Truiden 83' Juhász  31' Mazuch  38' Chatelle  57' Van Damme 6' Chimedza 9' Sidibe  27' Mennes  37' Sidibe  52' Delorge
11	17 September	UEFA Europa League	GS	A	Dinamo Zagreb	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CET Referee Zsolt Szabó Anderlecht Dinamo Zagreb 74' Bernárdez 88' Legear  32' Saré  69' Badelj
12	20 September	Jupiler Pro League	7	H	Gent	1 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 21:00 CET Attendance 23,616 Referee Jean-Baptist Bultynck Anderlecht Gent 32' Mazuch  43'  53' Boussoufa  50' Biglia  53' Van Damme 35' Leye  57' Elghanassy
13	24 September	Jupiler Pro League	8	A	Mouscron	2 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 6,258 Referee Tim Pots Anderlecht Mouscron 32' (pen) Suárez 74' Lukaku  31' Van Damme  49' De Sutter 24' El Araichi  17' Aspas
14	27 September	Jupiler Pro League	9	H	Germinal Beerschot	1 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 CET Attendance 23,282 Referee Peter Vervecken Anderlecht Germinal Beerschot 54' Lukaku  90+1' Boussoufa  70' Van Dooren  71' Cruz  87' Wanyama
15	1 October	UEFA Europa League	GS	H	Ajax	1 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 21:05 CET Referee Kristinn Jakobsson Anderlecht Ajax 85' Legear  69' Bernárdez  77' Deschacht  82' Van Damme 72' Rommedahl  82' de Zeeuw  90+2' Vertonghen
16	4 October	Jupiler Pro League	10	A	Club Brugge	2 – 4	Report Report link Kick off 16:00 CET Attendance 28,151 Referee Luc Wouters Anderlecht Club Brugge 32', 90+4' De Sutter  25' Biglia  53' De Sutter  58' Gillet 17' Alcaraz 38' (o.g.) Van Damme 40' Sonck 83' Vargas  62' Geraerts  82' Odjidja-Ofoe
17	17 October	Jupiler Pro League	11	H	Charleroi	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 23,333 Referee Claude Bourdouxhe Anderlecht Charleroi 26' Biglia 38' Lukaku  90+2' Van Damme  87' Kage
18	22 October	UEFA Europa League	GS	A	Politehnica Timișoara	0 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 21:05 CET Referee Claudio Circhetta Anderlecht Politehnica Timișoara  44' Kanu  19' Bonfim  67' Mera  87' Parks
19	25 October	Jupiler Pro League	12	A	Mechelen	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 12,931 Referee Jérôme Efong Nzolo Anderlecht Mechelen 12' Lukaku 57' Boussoufa  16' Gillet  18' Deschacht  38' Saré  76' Boussoufa  90+3' Proto  75' Ghomsi
20	28 October	Cofidis Cup	Sixth	H	Verviers	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Referee Frederik Geldhof Anderlecht Verviers 27' (o.g.) Spinosa 47' Frutos  56' Spinosa
21	31 October	Jupiler Pro League	13	H	Lokeren	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 22,814 Referee Björn Kuipers Anderlecht Lokeren 34' Lukaku 66' Suárez  64' Suárez  68' Mazuch  70' Ziv  74' Malki
22	5 November	UEFA Europa League	GS	H	Politehnica Timișoara	3 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CET Referee Tony Chapron Anderlecht Politehnica Timișoara 30' Suárez 69' Boussoufa 90+5' Legear 51' Parks  29' Maxim
23	8 November	Jupiler Pro League	14	A	Genk	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 CET Attendance 21,232 Referee Stéphane Breda Anderlecht Genk 25' Mazuch 90+5' Lukaku  19' Boussoufa  90+4' Lukaku  41' Matoukou  57' Anele  62' Joneleit
24	21 November	Jupiler Pro League	15	H	Roeselare	3 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 22,711 Referee Joeri van de Velde Anderlecht Roeselare 4' Juhász 34' (o.g.) Sierens 45+1' Lukaku  34'  64' Boussoufa  64' Juhász 50' Viðarsson  31' Kučera  66' Nikolić  87' Van Loo
25	27 November	Jupiler Pro League	16	H	Kortrijk	1 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 22,795 Referee Serge Gumienny Anderlecht Kortrijk 13' Juhász  75' Biglia  90+1' Mazuch  32' Ciman  81' Belhocine
26	2 December	UEFA Europa League	GS	H	Dinamo Zagreb	0 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 21:05 CET Referee Douglas McDonald Anderlecht Dinamo Zagreb  15' Deschacht  79' Mazuch  90+1' Van Damme 57' Slepička  8' Sammir  41' Ibáñez  81' Badelj  89' Mandžukić
27	6 December	Jupiler Pro League	17	A	Cercle Brugge	3 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Referee Laurent Colemonts Anderlecht Cercle Brugge 39' Legear 41' Boussoufa 90+1' Frutos  79' Biglia  90+1' Frutos 80' Iachtchouk  24' Gjuzelov  41' Viane
28	11 December	Jupiler Pro League	18	A	Westerlo	2 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 8,000 Referee Paul Allaerts Anderlecht Westerlo 35' Lukaku 82' Frutos
29	17 December	UEFA Europa League	GS	A	Ajax	3 – 1	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CET Referee Cüneyt Çakır Anderlecht Ajax 13', 22' Lukaku 43' Legear  75' Deschacht 77' Emanuelson  90+3' Suárez
30	23 December	Cofidis Cup	Seventh	H	Dender	3 – 0	Report Report link Kick off 20:30 CET Referee Sebastien Delferiere Anderlecht Dender 6', 90' De Sutter 9' Biglia  27' Bernárdez  32' Imschoot
31	27 December	Jupiler Pro League	20	A	Gent	2 – 2	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 CET Attendance 12,919 Referee Serge Gumienny Anderlecht Gent 61' Legear 89' De Sutter  14' Van Damme  43' Mazuch  53' Deschacht 7' Marić 51' Coulibaly  29' Hanstveit
32	30 December	Jupiler Pro League	21	H	Zulte Waregem	2 – 1	Kick off 20:35 CET Attendance 23,195 Referee Peter Vervecken Anderlecht Zulte Waregem 35', 45+1' De Sutter  27' Kouyaté  48' Van Damme  90+1' Boussoufa 55' Berrier  63' Ernemann  67' Buysse  89' Nfor
33	17 January	Jupiler Pro League	22	A	Standard Liège	4 – 0	Kick off 14:30 CET Attendance 27,000 Referee Johan Verbist Anderlecht Standard Liège 8' Legear 52' Lukaku 81' (o.g.) Traore 83' (o.g.) Mangala  8' Legear  24' Gillet  57' Deschacht  90+1' Mazuch  43' Witsel  58' Camozzato  70' Dacourt
34	23 January	Cofidis Cup	QF	H	Cercle Brugge	2 – 1	Kick off 20:00 CET Referee Stéphane Breda Anderlecht Cercle Brugge 3' (pen.) Boussoufa 78' Kouyaté  45' Mazuch 64' Božović  3' Sergeant  50' Kelhar  55' Evens
35	26 January	Cofidis Cup	QF	A	Cercle Brugge	0 – 1	Kick off 20:30 CET Referee Claude Bourdouxhe Anderlecht Cercle Brugge  83' Diandy 5' Božović
36	29 January	Jupiler Pro League	24	A	Germinal Beerschot	5 – 0	Kick off 20:30 CET Referee Paul Allaerts Anderlecht Germinal Beerschot 11', 75' Lukaku 45+1' Kanu 60' Legear 64' Boussoufa  69' Van Damme  45+1' Clement  61' Mikulić
37	3 February	Jupiler Pro League	19	H	Club Brugge	3 – 2	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 23,800 Referee Luc Wouters Anderlecht Club Brugge 7' Juhász 74' Frutos 90+1' Boussoufa  41' Boussoufa 19' Odjidja-Ofoe 59' Kouemaha  16' Odjidja-Ofoe  18' Blondel  33' Kouemaha  64' Boussoufa  88' Perišić
38	6 February	Jupiler Pro League	25	H	Sint-Truiden	1 – 2	Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 23,366 Referee Stéphane Breda Anderlecht Sint-Truiden 24' Van Damme  35' Gillet  89' Van Damme 30' Delorge 89' (pen.) Chimedza  31' Wilmet  33' Buysens  52' Delorge
39	18 February	UEFA Europa League	R32	A	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 1	Kick off 21:05 CET Referee Matteo Trefoloni Anderlecht Athletic Bilbao 35' Biglia  20' Legear  34' Juhász  60' Kouyaté 58' San José
40	21 February	Jupiler Pro League	27	H	Mechelen	2 – 0	Kick off 18:00 CET Attendance 23,405 Referee Serge Gumienny Anderlecht Mechelen 74' Gillet 76' Lukaku  39' Juhász  25' Ivens  57' Chen  67' Destorme  88' Biset
41	25 February	UEFA Europa League	R32	H	Athletic Bilbao	4 – 0	Kick off 19:00 CET Referee Thomas Einwaller Anderlecht Athletic Bilbao 4' Lukaku 27' (o.g.) San José 49' Juhász 68' Legear  8' Deschacht  43' Proto  45+2' Boussoufa  65' Lukaku  2' San José  64' Yeste  65' Amorebieta  90+2' Martínez
42	28 February	Jupiler Pro League	28	A	Roeselare	2 – 1	Kick off 20:30 CET Referee Johan Verbist Anderlecht Roeselare 36' Mazuch 62' Suárez  24'  77' Mazuch  57' Biglia  65' Gillet 25' Rukavytsya  78' Eyjólfsson  85' Tomou
43	6 March	Jupiler Pro League	26	A	Charleroi	2 – 0	Kick off 18:00 CET Referee Jean-Baptist Bultynck Anderlecht Charleroi 17' Suárez 45+1' De Sutter  62' Deschacht  71' Proto  89' Van Damme  13' Christ  42' Kéré
44	11 March	UEFA Europa League	R16	A	Hamburger SV	1 – 3	Kick off 19:00 CET Referee Laurent Duhamel Anderlecht Hamburger SV 45' Legear 23' Mathijsen 40' van Nistelrooy 76' Jarolím
45	14 March	Jupiler Pro League	29	H	Genk	2 – 0	Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 23,119 Referee Bas Nijhuis Anderlecht Genk 52' Lukaku 89' De Sutter  40' Boussoufa  43' Suárez  44' Biglia  25' Matoukou  87' Pudil
46	18 March	UEFA Europa League	R16	H	Hamburger SV	4 – 3	Kick off 21:05 CET Attendance 23,500 Referee Terje Hauge Anderlecht Hamburger SV 45' Lukaku 45+4' (pen.) Suárez 60' Biglia 67' Boussoufa  26' Van Damme  73' Suárez 43' Boateng 55' Jansen 76' Petrić  34' Boateng
47	21 March	Jupiler Pro League	30	A	Lokeren	4 – 0	Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 8,352 Referee Claude Bourdouxhe Anderlecht Lokeren 3' Lukaku 29' Kouyaté 59' (o.g.) Gueye 64' Boussoufa  31' Juhász  84' Biglia  25' Gueye  31' Overmeire
48	28 March	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 1	H	Zulte Waregem	6 – 0	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 22,000 Referee Luc Wouters Anderlecht Zulte Waregem 9', 86' Boussoufa 51' (pen.) Suárez 57' Van Damme 79' De Sutter 83' Gillet
49	31 March	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 2	A	Gent	3 – 1	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 9,830 Referee Paul Allaerts Anderlecht Gent 11' Boussoufa 23' Juhász 40' Gillet 62' Čustović  39' Myrie  66' Thompson
50	3 April	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 3	H	Club Brugge	2 – 2	Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 23,279 Referee Serge Gumienny Anderlecht Club Brugge 16' (o.g.) Donk 54' Suárez  60' Van Damme  61' Suárez 56' Dirar 82' Donk  34' Sonck  37' Perišić  54' Stijnen  84' Lestienne  90' Donk
51	9 April	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 4	A	Sint-Truiden	1 – 1	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 10,000 Referee Jérôme Efong Nzolo Anderlecht Sint-Truiden 30' Boussoufa  44' Suárez  61' Juhász 31' Schouterden  63' Wagemakers  75' Delorge
52	14 April	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 5	H	Kortrijk	1 – 0	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 22,250 Referee Joeri van de Velde Anderlecht Kortrijk 34' Mazuch  70' de Ly  87' Benko
53	18 April	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 6	A	Club Brugge	2 – 1	Kick off 16:00 CET Attendance 25,686 Referee Johan Verbist Anderlecht Club Brugge 29' Van Damme 89' Suárez  41' Saré 90+3' Sonck  37' Blondel  38' Kouemaha  45' Alcaraz  72' Dirar  89' Stijnen
54	25 April	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 7	H	Gent	4 – 2	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 22,762 Referee Stéphane Breda Anderlecht Gent 3' Van Damme 14' Suárez 17' Chatelle 72' Gillet 65' Coulibaly 71' Grondin
55	30 April	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 8	A	Zulte Waregem	0 – 0	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 6,500 Referee Laurent Colemonts Anderlecht Zulte Waregem  33' Saré  26' Minne  28' Van Nieuwenhuyze
56	5 May	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 9	A	Kortrijk	3 – 1	Kick off 20:30 CET Attendance 6,500 Referee Philippe Flament Anderlecht Kortrijk 29' Van Damme 44' Boussoufa 84' Badibanga  77' Polák  78' Bernárdez  83'  86' Badibanga  50' Benteke
57	8 May	Jupiler Pro League	Playoff Round 10	H	Sint-Truiden	2 – 1	Kick off 20:00 CET Attendance 22,839 Referee Paul Allaerts Anderlecht Sint-Truiden 18' Van Damme 58' Suárez  23' Chatelle  54' Van Damme 72' (pen.) Cantaluppi  28' Deferm  84' Cantaluppi

Last updated: 22 March 2010
Source: sporza.be
¹Anderlecht goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Anderlecht.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

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