During the 2004–05 Belgian football season, Anderlecht competed in the Belgian First Division.
2004–05 season | |||
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Manager | Hugo Broos (until 7 February) Franky Vercauteren (from 8 February) | ||
Stadium | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | ||
First Division | 2nd | ||
Belgian Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Champions League | Group stage | ||
Belgian Supercup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | Nenad Jestrović (18) | ||
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Season summary
editAnderlecht were unable to defend their title and finished three points behind champions Club Brugge in second. Despite this, the club still qualified for the Champions League.
The club had a poor run in the Champions League, losing all six of their games in the group stage.
First-team squad
edit- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Results
editBelgian First Division
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Club Brugge (C) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 83 | 25 | +58 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Anderlecht | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Genk | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 70 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
4 | Standard Liège | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 70 | |
5 | Charleroi | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 64 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
Champions League
editThird qualifying round
edit10 August 2004 | Benfica | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
Zahovič 13' | Report MatchCentre | Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
24 August 2004 | Anderlecht | 3–0 (3–1 agg.) | Benfica | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
Dindane 34', 59' Jestrović 73' (pen.) |
Report MatchCentre | Argel 72' | Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy) |
Group stage
edit14 September 2004 | Valencia | 2–0 | Anderlecht | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
20:45 | Vicente 16' Baraja 45' |
Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Bertrand Layec (France) |
29 September 2004 | Anderlecht | 1–3 | Inter Milan | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
20:45 | Baseggio 90+4' | Report MatchCentre | Martins 9' Adriano 51' Stanković 55' |
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
20 October 2004 | Anderlecht | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
20:45 | Wilhelmsson 26' | Report MatchCentre | Klasnić 36', 59' | Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
2 November 2004 | Werder Bremen | 5–1 | Anderlecht | Weserstadion, Bremen |
20:45 | Klasnić 2', 16', 79' Klose 33' Jensen 90' |
Report MatchCentre | Iachtchouk 30' | Attendance: 37,579 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
24 November 2004 | Anderlecht | 1–2 | Valencia | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
20:45 | Wilhelmsson 24' | Report MatchCentre | Corradi 19' Di Vaio 48' |
Attendance: 25,866 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
7 December 2004 | Inter Milan | 3–0 | Anderlecht | San Siro, Milan |
20:45 | Cruz 33' Martins 60', 63' |
Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |