2015–16 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

Anderlecht
2015–16 season
ChairmanRoger Vanden Stock
ManagerBesnik Hasi
GroundConstant Vanden Stock Stadium
Belgian Pro League3rd
Belgian CupSeventh round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Stefano Okaka (15)
All: Stefano Okaka (17)
Highest home attendance26,000 vs Club Brugge, Belgian Pro League, 25 October 2015 & 17 April 2016
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs Spouwen-Mopertingen, Belgian Cup, 23 September 2015

The 2015–16 season is a season played by Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Anderlecht will be participating in the Belgian Pro League, Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Match details

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

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2015–16 Belgian Pro League

Regular season

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge 30 21 1 8 64 30 +34 64 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2 Gent 30 17 9 4 56 29 +27 60
3 Anderlecht 30 15 10 5 51 29 +22 55
4 Oostende 30 14 7 9 55 44 +11 49
5 Genk 30 14 6 10 42 30 +12 48
Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.
Date League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref
26 July 2015 4th Waasland-Beveren H W 3–2 Gillet 3', Sylla 35', Tielemans 90+2' 18,700
2 August 2015 1st OH Leuven A W 2–0 Sylla 69', Tielemans 75' 8,000
9 August 2015 1st Gent H D 1–1 Sylla 12' 23,000
16 August 2015 6th KV Oostende A L 1–3 Milić 48' o.g. 7,200
23 August 2015 3rd Lokeren H W 1–0 Praet 90+1' 21,000
30 August 2015 1st Westerlo A W 3–0 Okaka 19', Tielemans 53', Praet 70' 8,000
13 September 2015 2nd Genk H D 0–0 21,000
20 September 2015 2nd Sporting Charleroi A D 1–1 Okaka 59' 11,592
27 September 2015 2nd Sint-Truiden H W 1–0 Okaka 32' 20,300
4 October 2015 3rd Mechelen H D 1–1 Okaka 55' 19,550
18 October 2015 3rd Zulte-Waregem A W 4–0 Okaka (2) 14', 52', Defour 45+3' pen., Dendoncker 86' 9,550
25 October 2015 1st Club Brugge H W 3–1 Okaka 12', Ezekiel 47', Praet 57' 26,000
29 October 2015 3rd Kortrijk A D 1–1 Ezekiel 51' 9,198
1 November 2015 2nd Mouscron-Péruwelz H W 2–0 Najar (2) 52', 90+3' 21,000
8 November 2015 3rd Standard Liège A L 0–1 27,735
29 November 2015 4th OH Leuven H W 3–2 Suárez 31', Sylla (2) 39', 69' 16,500
6 December 2015 4th Genk A D 0–0 17,675
13 December 2015 4th KV Oostende H D 1–1 Suárez 47' 20,000
20 December 2015 4th Club Brugge A W 4–1 Okaka 6', Praet (2) 35', 90+3', Suárez 79' pen. 27,065
23 December 2015 3rd Lokeren A D 1–1 Gillet 90+2' 10,683
27 December 2015 2nd Westerlo H W 2–1 Okaka 45+1', Gillet 59' pen. 21,000
17 January 2016 3rd Gent A L 0–2 19,999
25 January 2016 3rd Sporting Charleroi H W 2–1 Baby 3' o.g., Okaka 54' 20,000
29 January 2016 2nd Sint Truiden A W 2–1 Tielemans 2' pen., Sylla 84' 12,101
5 February 2016 3rd Mechelen A D 2–2 Acheampong (2) 18', 70' 10,973
13 February 2016 3rd Zulte-Waregem H W 3–0 Acheampong 30', Büttner 60', Suárez 90+1' 21,000
21 February 2016 3rd Waasland-Beveren A L 0–1 7,900
28 February 2016 3rd Standard Liège H D 3–3 Suárez 13', Okaka 55', Lukebakio 74' 20,000
5 March 2016 3rd Mouscron-Péruwelz A L 1–2 Okaka 43' 8,000
13 March 2016 3rd Kortrijk H W 3–0 Okaka 6', Acheampong 49', Mbodji 60' 19,500

Championship play-offs

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLU AND GNT GNK OOS ZWA
1 Club Brugge (C) 10 7 1 2 25 9 +16 54 Qualification for the Champions League group stage — 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 5–0
2 Anderlecht 10 6 1 3 15 16 −1 47 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 1–0 — 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
3 Gent 10 3 3 4 10 15 −5 42 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 1–4 1–1 — 0–0 2–0 1–1
4 Genk 10 5 1 4 20 13 +7 40 Qualification for the play-off final 4–2 5–2 1–2 — 4–0 2–0
5 Oostende 10 3 2 5 14 19 −5 36 0–1 4–2 0–1 2–1 — 3–3
6 Zulte Waregem 10 1 2 7 11 23 −12 27 0–2 1–2 4–2 1–2 1–2 —
Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Matches won; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Away matches won; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Date League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref
3 April 2016 2nd Genk H W 1–0 Bizot 65' o.g. 21,500
10 April 2016 2nd Zulte-Waregem A W 2–1 Praet 54', Okaka 87' 9,540
17 April 2016 2nd Club Brugge H W 1–0 Tielemans 61' 26,000
21 April 2016 1st Gent A D 1–1 Nuytinck 64' 19,999
24 April 2016 2nd KV Oostende A L 2–4 Defour 77', Sylla 90' 5,000
1 May 2016 2nd Gent H W 2–0 Mbodji 38', Acheampong 87' 20,000
8 May 2016 2nd KV Oostende H W 2–1 Tielemans 53' pen., Okaka 90+4' 20,000
15 May 2016 2nd Club Brugge A L 0–4 27,695
19 May 2016 2nd Genk A L 2–5 Đuričić 25', Suárez 60' 19,159
22 May 2016 2nd Zulte-Waregem H W 2–0 Nuytinck 31', Praet 72' 19,500

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Belgian Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref
Sixth round 23 September 2015 Spouwen-Mopertingen H W 3–1 Tielemans 65' pen., Dendoncker 89', Suárez 90+2' 6,000
Seventh round 2 December 2015 Kortrijk A L 2–4 Ezekiel 33', Defour 63' 4,047

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT AND MON QAR
1 Tottenham Hotspur 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 4–1 3–1
2 Anderlecht 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 — 1–1 2–1
3 Monaco 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 1–1 0–2 — 1–0
4 Qarabağ 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref
Group 17 September 2015 Monaco H D 1–1 Gillet 11' 15,576
Group 1 October 2015 Qarabağ A L 0–1 25,000
Group 22 October 2015 Tottenham Hotspur H W 2–1 Gillet 13', Okaka 75' 18,504
Group 5 November 2015 Tottenham Hotspur A L 1–2 Ezekiel 72' 33,479
Group 26 November 2015 Monaco A W 2–0 Gillet 45+1', Acheampong 78' 5,913
Group 10 December 2015 Qarabağ H W 2–1 Najar 28', Okaka 31' 16,075

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref
Round of 32 18 February 2016 Olympiakos Piraeus H W 1–0 Mbodji 67' 15,397
Round of 32 25 February 2016 Olympiakos Piraeus A W 2–1 (a.e.t.) Acheampong (2) 103', 111' 31,005
Round of 16 10 March 2016 Shakhtar Donetsk A L 1–3 Acheampong 68' 23,621
Round of 16 17 March 2016 Shakhtar Donetsk H L 0–1 13,785

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
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Belgian Cup UEFA EL Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  BEL Silvio Proto 40 0 0 0 10 0 50 0 2 0
2 DF  FRA Maxime Colin † 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
2 DF  BRA Rafael Galhardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF  BEL Olivier Deschacht 28 (4) 0 1 0 10 0 39 (4) 0 7 0
4 DF  SEN Kara Mbodji 32 2 0 0 9 1 41 3 10 2
7 MF  HON Andy Najar 24 (3) 2 1 (1) 0 9 1 34 (4) 3 8 0
8 MF  SEN Stéphane Badji 13 (1) 0 0 0 4 0 17 (1) 0 4 1
9 FW  ARG Matías Suárez 18 (9) 6 0 (2) 1 3 (4) 0 21 (15) 7 3 0
10 MF  BEL Dennis Praet 36 (1) 7 0 0 9 0 45 (1) 7 8 1
11 FW  BEL Nathan Kabasele † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF  SER Filip Đuričić * 11 (6) 1 0 0 2 (1) 0 13 (7) 1 1 0
13 GK  BEL Thomas Kaminski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF  NED Bram Nuytinck 13 (5) 2 2 0 2 (2) 0 17 (7) 2 4 0
16 MF  BEL Steven Defour 32 2 1 1 8 (1) 0 41 (1) 3 15 0
17 MF  GUI Ibrahima Conté 4 (1) 0 2 0 0 (3) 0 6 (4) 0 0 0
18 FW  GHA Frank Acheampong 21 (7) 5 1 0 5 (4) 4 27 (11) 9 2 0
19 FW  COL Oswal Álvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  COD Fabrice N'Sakala 5 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 9 (1) 0 6 0
22 DF  COD Chancel Mbemba † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK  BEL Frank Boeckx 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF  BEL Michaël Heylen 6 (2) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 7 (3) 0 1 0
26 FW  GUI Idrissa Sylla 10 (20) 7 0 (1) 0 0 (4) 0 10 (25) 7 0 0
27 MF  EGY Trezeguet * 1 (6) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (7) 0 0 0
28 DF  NED Alexander Büttner * 14 1 0 0 2 0 16 1 4 0
30 MF  BEL Guillaume Gillet † 18 3 2 0 6 3 26 6 3 0
31 MF  BEL Youri Tielemans 29 (5) 6 2 1 5 (4) 0 36 (9) 7 6 0
32 MF  BEL Leander Dendoncker 23 (1) 1 1 1 6 0 30 (1) 2 5 0
33 GK  BEL Davy Roef 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
34 MF  BEL Samuel Bastien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW  BEL Aaron Leya Iseka 0 (3) 0 1 0 0 0 1 (3) 0 0 0
36 DF  BEL Nathan de Medina 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
37 DF  SRB Ivan Obradović 13 0 0 0 3 0 16 0 1 0
38 FW  BEL Andy Kawaya 0 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (4) 0 1 0
39 DF  BEL Anthony Vanden Borre 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
44 DF  BEL Hervé Matthys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF  COD Dodi Lukebakio 3 (14) 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 (15) 1 2 0
50 GK  IRL Liam Bossin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 FW  NGA Imoh Ezekiel * 11 (9) 2 2 1 4 (3) 1 17 (12) 4 2 0
99 FW  ITA Stefano Okaka 30 (7) 15 1 (1) 0 10 2 41 (8) 17 5 1

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