The 2025–26 season is the 118th season in the history of the R.S.C. Anderlecht, and the club's 91st consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Wouter Vandenhaute | |||
| Manager | Besnik Hasi (until 1 February) Edward Still (from 1 February until 9 February) Jérémy Taravel (from 9 February) | |||
| Stadium | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | |||
| Belgian Pro League | 4th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | |||
| UEFA Conference League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nilson Angulo Thorgan Hazard (6 each) All: Thorgan Hazard (8 goals) | |||
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Season summary
editOn 1 February 2026, Besnik Hasi was dismissed from his role as manager. Edward Still was appointed as interim coach in his place.[1]
On 9 February 2026, Edward Still left his role as interim manager to join Watford.[2] Jérémy Taravel was appointed caretaker manager of the club.[3]
Current squad
edit- As of 31 January 2026[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transactions
editTransfers in
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  Mihajlo Cvetković |
Čukarički |
23 April 2025 | [5] | |
| DF |  Zoumana Keita |
Viktoria Köln |
3 June 2025 | [6] | |
| MF |  Nathan Saliba |
CF Montréal |
26 June 2025 | [7] | |
| MF |  Enric Llansana |
Go Ahead Eagles |
1 July 2025 | [8] | |
| MF |  Ilay Camara |
 Standard Liège |
5 July 2025 | [9] | |
| FW | Adriano Bertaccini |
Sint-Truiden |
1 August 2025 | [10] | |
| DF |  Yasin Özcan |
 Aston Villa |
Loan | 2 August 2025 | [11] |
| DF | Mihajlo Ilić |
 Bologna |
8 September 2025 | [12] | |
| GK | Justin Heekeren |
FC Schalke 04 |
Transfer | 20 January 2026 | [13] |
| FW |  Danylo Sikan |
Trabzonspor |
Transfer | 21 January 2026 | [14] |
| DF |  Moussa Diarra |
 Deportivo Alavés |
Loan with an option to buy | 27 January 2026 | [15] |
| MF | Coba da Costa |
Getafe CF |
Loan with option to buy | 2 February 2026 | [16] |
| DF |  Mathys Angély |
VfL Wolfsburg |
Loan | 3 February 2026 | [17] |
Transfers out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF | Cedric Hatenboer |
SC Telstar |
Loan | 5 January 2026 | [18] |
| GK |  Mads Kikkenborg |
 Molde FK |
Transfer | 20 January 2026 | [19] |
| FW |  Luis Vázquez |
Getafe CF |
Loan | 21 January 2026 | [20] |
| DF | Yasin Özcan |
Beşiktaş J.K. |
Loan | 28 January 2026 | [21] |
| DF | Moussa N'Diaye |
FC Schalke 04 |
Loan | 2 February 2026 | [22] |
Friendlies
edit| 28 June 2025 | KWSC Lauwe | 1–3 | Anderlecht | |
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| 2 July 2025 | Anderlecht | 2–2 | AEK Larnaca | |
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| 12 July 2025 | Anderlecht | 2–2 | Raków Częstochowa | |
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| 12 July 2025 | Anderlecht | 5–0 | FC Dordrecht | |
| 17:00 |
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| 19 July 2025 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Dender E.H. | |
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| 7 January 2026 | FC St. Gallen | 2–1 | Anderlecht | |
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Competitions
editBelgian Pro League
editRegular season
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Gent | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 5 | Mechelen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 45 | |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Genk | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 42 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 8 | Standard Liège | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 40 |
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[23]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[23]
Matches
edit| 27 July 2025 1 | Anderlecht | 5–2 | Westerlo | Anderlecht |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui |
| 3 August 2025 2 | Cercle Brugge | 0–2 | Anderlecht | Jan Breydel Stadium |
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| 10 August 2025 3 | Anderlecht | 2–3 | Zulte Waregem | |
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| 31 August 2025 5 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Anderlecht | Brussels |
| 18:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium |
| 20 September 2025 7 | Anderlecht | 0–0 | Antwerp | Anderlecht |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 23 September 2025 8 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | KAA Gent | |
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| 26 September 2025 9 | OH Leuven | 1–1 | Anderlecht | |
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| 5 October 2025 10 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Standard Liège | |
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| 19 October 2025 11 | Sint-Truiden | 2–2 | Anderlecht | |
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| 24 October 2025 12 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Charleroi |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 9,984 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 1 November 2025 13 | Anderlecht | 3–1 | K.V. Mechelen | |
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| 9 November 2025 14 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Club Brugge | |
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| 23 November 2025 15 | RAAL La Louvière | 0–1 | Anderlecht | |
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| 30 November 2025 16 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Brussels |
| 18:30 CET |
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| 7 December 2025 17 | K.V.C. Westerlo | 4–0 | Anderlecht | |
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| 13 December 2025 18 | Anderlecht | 2–1 | Sint-Truiden | |
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| 21 December 2025 19 | Antwerp | 2–2 | Anderlecht | Antwerp |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 20,495 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 26 December 2025 20 | Anderlecht | 1–2 | Charleroi | Anderlecht |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Bram van Driessche |
| 18 January 2026 21 | KAA Gent | 4–2 | Anderlecht | |
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| 25 January 2026 22 | Anderlecht | 0–0 | F.C.V. Dender E.H. | |
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| 1 February 2026 23 | Standard Liège | 2–0 | Anderlecht | |
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| 8 February 2026 24 | KRC Genk | 2–0 | Anderlecht | |
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| 15 February 2026 25 | Anderlecht | 0–0 | RAAL La Louvière | |
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| 22 February 2026 26 | SV Zulte Waregem | 2–4 | Anderlecht | |
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| 28 February 2026 27 | Anderlecht | 5–1 | OH Leuven | |
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| 8 March 2026 28 | Club Brugge | 2–2 | Anderlecht | |
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| 15 March 2026 29 | Mechelen | 1–0 | Anderlecht | |
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Champions' play-offs
editLeague table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CLU | USG | STR | AND | GNT | MEC | |
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| 1 | Club Brugge (C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Union SG | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Sint-Truiden | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| 5 | Gent (O) | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 29 | Qualification for the European competition play-off | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 6 | Mechelen | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 29 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[24]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[24]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ↑ Union SG won the 2025–26 Belgian Cup and qualified for the Champions League through finishing in the top two, the Europa League play-off round berth was therefore transferred to Sint-Truiden.
Matches
edit| 6 April 2026 1 | Club Brugge | 4–2 | Anderlecht | Jan Breydel Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 24,484 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 12 April 2026 2 | Anderlecht | 3–1 | KAA Gent | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
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Report | Attendance: 15,029 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 18 April 2026 3 | K.V. Mechelen | 1–2 | Anderlecht | Achter de Kazerne |
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Attendance: 13,827 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 23 April 2026 4 | Sint-Truiden | 2–0 | Anderlecht | Stayen |
| Report | Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui |
| 26 April 2026 5 | Anderlecht | 1–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 16,458 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 3 May 2026 6 | Anderlecht | 1–3 | Club Brugge | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
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Report | Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 10 May 2026 7 | KAA Gent | 1–1 | Anderlecht | Planet Group Arena |
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Report | Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 17 May 2026 8 | Anderlecht | 2–2 | K.V. Mechelen | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
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Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 21 May 2026 9 | Anderlecht | 3–1 | Sint-Truiden | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
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Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 24 May 2026 10 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 5–1 | Anderlecht | Joseph Marien Stadium |
| Report | Referee: Lawrence Visser |
Belgian Cup
edit| 28 October 2025 Seventh round | Anderlecht | 2–0 | Ninove | Anderlecht |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Lotto Park |
| 4 December 2025 Eighth round | Genk | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Anderlecht | Genk |
| 20:30 CET |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena |
| 15 January 2026 Quarter-finals | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Gent | Anderlecht |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
First and second leg
edit| 5 February 2026 Semi-finals | Anderlecht | 0–1 | Antwerp | Brussels |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock – Lotto Park |
| 12 February 2026 Semi-finals | Antwerp | 0–4 | Anderlecht | Antwerp |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Bosuilstadion |
Final
edit| 14 May 2026 Final | Union SG | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Anderlecht | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
| 15:00 CEST |
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Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
UEFA Europa League
edit| 24 July 2025 | Anderlecht | 1–0 |  BK Häcken | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:00 |
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Report[25] | Attendance: 12,291[26] Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania) |
Statistics
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | Belgian Cup | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 16 | GK | DEN |
Mads Kikkenborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | BEL |
Colin Coosemans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 63 | GK | BEL |
Timon Vanhoutte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | SEN |
Moussa N'Diaye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | SWE |
Ludwig Augustinsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | BEL |
Thomas Foket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | DF | BEL |
Killian Sardella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | DF | BEL |
Marco Kana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | BEL |
Yari Verschaeren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | BEL |
Thorgan Hazard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF |  GHA |
Majeed Ashimeru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | BEL |
Mats Rits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | BEL |
Mario Stroeykens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 74 | MF | BEL |
Nathan De Cat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | MF |  MAR |
Anas Tajaouart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 83 | MF | BEL |
Tristan Degreef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 19 | FW |  ECU |
Nilson Angulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ARG |
Luis Vázquez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Last updated: 22 September 2024
Source: Competitions
References
edit- ↑ Taildeman, Yves; Van der Pluym, Romain (1 February 2026). "Officiel : Besnik Hasi n'est plus l'entraîneur d'Anderlecht, Edward Still assure l'intérim" [Official: Besnik Hasi is no longer the manager of Anderlecht, Edward Still takes over as interim]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Official: Hornets Appoint Still As Head Coach". Watford F.C. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nog maar twee stafleden over: interim-coach Edward Still verlaat Anderlecht na twee matchen voor Watford" [Only two staff members left: caretaker manager Edward Still leaves Anderlecht after two matches for Watford] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "A-Team". R.S.C. Anderlecht. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mihajlo Cvetković (18) signs for four seasons". rsca.be. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ "RSCA adds defender Zoumana Keita to the squad". www.rsca.be.
- ↑ "Midfielder Nathan Saliba joins RSCA". RSC Anderlecht. 26 June 2025.
- ↑ "Enric Llansana joins RSCA". www.rsca.be.
- ↑ "Retour à la case départ : Ilay Camara quitte le Standard pour Anderlecht" [Back to the starting point: Ilay Camara leaves Standard for Anderlecht] (in French). RTBF. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Adriano Bertaccini joins RSCA". www.rsca.be.
- ↑ "Yasin Özcan seals Anderlecht loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ "The Mauves sign Mihajlo Ilić on loan from Bologna". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 8 September 202. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ "Justin Heekeren moves to RSC Anderlecht". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Микола Титюк (21 January 2026). "ОФІЦІЙНО. Найтитулованіший клуб Бельгії оформив трансфер Сікана" (in Ukrainian). sport.ua.
- ↑ "RSCA versterkt zich in de verdediging met Moussa Diarra" [RSCA strengthens its defense with Moussa Diarra]. www.rsca.be (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Coba da Costa se marcha cedido al Anderlecht" [Coba da Costa moves out on loan to Anderlecht] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ Belga. "Pro League – Mathys Angély, 18 ans, prêté par Wolfsburg à Anderlecht - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ Duijn, Tim van; Zwartkruis, Simon (3 January 2026). "Welkome versterking: Telstar haalt Hatenboer terug naar Nederland" [Welcome addition: Telstar brings Hatenboer back to the Netherlands]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Mads Kikkenborg trekt naar Molde FK" [Mads Kikkenborg moves to Molde FK]. www.rsca.be.
- ↑ "Luis Vázquez uitgeleend aan Getafe CF" [Luis Vázquez loaned to Getafe CF]. www.rsca.be (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Yasin Ozcan joins Besiktas in loan deal". Aston Villa Football Club. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "FC Schalke 04 sign Moussa N'Diaye on loan from RSC Anderlecht". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ↑ "Anderlecht vs BK Häcken". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Anderlecht vs. BK Häcken" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "BK Häcken vs Anderlecht". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "BK Häcken vs. Anderlecht" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.