2004–05 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

R.S.C. Anderlecht
2004–05 season
Manager Belgium Hugo Broos (until 7 February)
Belgium Franky Vercauteren (from 8 February)
Stadium Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
First Division 1st
Belgian Cup Round of 16
Champions League Group stage
Belgian Supercup Runners-up
Top goalscorer Nenad Jestrović (18)

During the 2004–05 Belgian football season, Anderlecht competed in the Belgian First Division.

Season summary

Anderlecht 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

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.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Daniel Zítka
3 Belgium DF Olivier Deschacht
4 Belgium MF Yves Vanderhaeghe
6 Poland DF Michał Żewłakow
7 Serbia and Montenegro MF Goran Lovre[2]
8 Serbia and Montenegro FW Nenad Jestrović
9 Belgium FW Mbo Mpenza[3]
10 Belgium MF Walter Baseggio (captain)
11 Czech Republic MF Martin Kolář
15 Albania MF Besnik Hasi[4]
16 Australia FW Clayton Zane
17 Sweden MF Christian Wilhelmsson
18 Belgium MF Christophe Grégoire
No. Position Player
20 Switzerland MF Fabrice Ehret
21 Sweden MF Pär Zetterberg (vice-captain)
22 Ukraine FW Oleg Yashchuk
24 Belgium GK Tristan Peersman
25 Belgium GK Jan Van Steenberghe
26 Ivory Coast FW Aruna Dindane
27 Belgium DF Vincent Kompany
28 Russia MF Anatoli Gerk
30 Finland DF Hannu Tihinen
31 Belgium MF Mark De Man
34 Burkina Faso DF Lamine Traoré
36 Belgium FW Jonathan Legaer
37 Belgium DF Anthony Vanden Borre[5]

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
5 Belgium DF Glen De Boeck (retired)
14 Belgium MF Marc Hendrikx (to Lokeren)
No. Position Player
18 South Korea FW Seol Ki-Hyeon (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Gabriel N'Galula (to Mons)

Results

Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

References

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